San Marino Celebrates Something Despite Losing 1-3 at Home

DBasia.news –   In the 2020 European Cup qualifying round, Sunday (17/11), San Marino surrendered to Kazakhstan who visited their turf with a score of 1-3. Despite the defeat, San Marino is still able to celebrate.

Despite losing, San Marino was able to score a goal in this fight. The goal scored by Filippo Berardi is San Marino’s first home goal in six years.

San Marino, who is in 209th place in FIFA rankings, is the caretaker of Group I of the 2020 European Cup qualifiers which is also inhabited by Belgium. Unlike Belgium who recorded nine wins from nine matches, San Marino were actually always defeated with conceding 46 times and a goal.

The only goal was born in the match against Kazakhstan. San Marino managed to make a goal at home after failing in the previous 20 matches, precisely since the 1-5 defeat against Poland in September 2013.

In the realm of Europe, San Marino has always been an opponent’s goal barn. In total they have recorded 35 defeats since their 0-0 draw with Estonia in the 2016 European Cup qualifiers, five years ago.