Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 - Greece 0; Slovakia 2 - Latvia 1; Lithuania 2 - Liechtenstein 0

Liechtenstein welcomed Lithuania to Vaduz on UEFA Matchday Three.  The first half was played on Lithuania's terms, but no goals were to be had.  The scoreboard read 0-0 after the first forty-five.

In the second frame, Edgaras Cesnauskis brought the full complement of three points to Lithuania.  He scored the first five minutes in from twelve yards when he beat the goalkeeper to the far post despite a touch from the gloves.  His second goal came from a rocket from distance with one quarter hour left.  Lithuania win 2-0.

Slovakia made their way home to Bratislava for their match against Latvia.  Slovakia jumped all over their opponents early.  Vladimir Weiss drew a penalty after the goalkeeper came out to challenge him, setting up a penalty conversion and a lead after five minutes.  Three minutes after that, the second goal was found by the Slovaks.  A Marek Sapara free kick from the corner of the penalty area was struck low and goalward, somehow going through the mass of bodies untouched and disappearing to the point where the goalkeeper had no chance to read the strike before it went into the net.  Slovakia would take the 2-0 lead into halftime, but only after a late Latvia goal was disallowed for offsides.

The second half was mostly uneventful as the Slovaks clearly had lost enthusiasm going forward.  Latvia capitalized in the final ten minutes as they drew a penalty kick from a foul just inside the side of the box.  A Panenka-style chip into the roof of the net made it 2-1 to Slovakia and set up a dramatic finish.  Slovakia held onto their slim lead and win 2-1.

Hosts Greece and Bosnia faced off in the Group G showdown of the day in Piraeus.  Five minutes in, the Greeks had their golden opportunity.  Georgios Samaras drew both defenders on a two-on-two break before slotting across the box with the outside of his foot.  Theofanis Gekas had the goal at his mercy, but he somehow managed only to find the post, breaking the hearts of thousands in the stands.  Zvjezdan Misimovic  cracked a shot for Bosnia toward the far post midway through the first half, but a brave Ioannis Maniatis rose to clear the violent shot with his forehead.  Vassilis Torosidis found a shot inside the box for Greece but his lasered nicked the top of the crossbar on it s way into oblivion.  Senad Lulic nearly pulled a goal out of a quick break, but the Bosnians were denied by a one-handed lunge across the grass by Greece goalkeeper Orestis Karnezis.  The half ended 0-0.

The second period proved that the action in this match was frontloaded as the final forty-five failed to produce the excitement of the first period.  A dull second half allowed the match to end 0-0.

Bosnia 7 pts +10
Slovakia 7 pts +3
Greece 7 pts +3
Lithuania 4 pts 0
Latvia 0 pts -5
Liechtenstein 0 pts -11

Goals
Lithuania
Edgaras Cesnauskis 51, 75

Slovakia
Marek Hamsik 5 PK
Marek Sapara 9

Latvia
Maris Verpakovskis 84 PK

Match Reports:
http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/news/newsid=1784045/index.html
http://football.thestar.com.my/2012/10/13/nowhere-to-turn-for-tiny-liechtenstein/
http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/news/newsid=1784155/index.html
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/soccer/wires/10/12/2080.ap.soc.greece.bosnia.1st.ld.writethru.330/index.html
http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/news/newsid=1784346/index.html

Highlights:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhPMs1qc6Bs (Lithuania v. Liechtenstein)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qsa0ZThYRSE (Slovakia v. Latvia)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWoBy-29XHU (Bosnia v. Greece)