Montenegro 1 - Ukraine 0; Moldova 2 - San Marino 0

Serravalle, home to San Marino, welcomed Moldova in a match given little attention on a busy day in qualifying.  The two teams played an end-to-end first half, but neither side could convert its chances into goals as the half ended scoreless.

Moldova quickened their rate of play in the second half, and it eventually paid off with eighteen minutes left in the match.  Vitalie Bordian drew a penalty that Moldova side would convert for a 1-0 lead on the road.  Eight minutes later, a Moldova corner kick found a completely unmarked Alexandru Epureanu at the six-yard box, and he made no mistake with his header as he gave his side a two-goal cushion that would hold until the final whistle.  Moldova win 2-0.

Ukraine returned home to Kyiv in the hopes of moving into second spot in the group and leapfrogging their opponents on the day, Montenegro.  The visitors were on the accelerator from the opening whistle, and always looked more likely to score.  It took them until the final minute of the half, but they found a goal.  A lackadaisical pass from Ukraine defender Taras Mykhalyk was intercepted by Elsad Zverotic.  Zverotic passed forward to Steven Jovetic, who then sent a through ball down to center of the pitch to a wide open Dejan  Damjanovic.  His finish sent the goalkeeper the wrong way and sent Montenegro into their locker room with a 1-0 lead.

Montenegro remained the better team in the second half, and they drew a penalty when Miodrag Dzudovic was hugged to the ground by Yevhen Selin inside the Ukrainian six-yard box on a corner kick.  A poorly placed effort by Montenegrin captain Jovetic was easily saved by Ukraine goalkeeper Andriy Pyatov.  Ukraine never truly challenged for an equalizer, even with the support of the crowd.  Montenegro deservedly win 1-0.

England 7 pts +10
Montenegro 7 pts +7
Poland 4 pts +2
Moldova 4 pts -5
Ukraine 2 pts -1
San Marino 0 pts -13

Goals
Moldova
Serghei Dadu 72 PK
Alexandru Epureanu 78

Montenegro
Dejan Damjanovic 45

Match Reports:
http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/news/newsid=1785780/index.html
http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2014/matches/round=2000294/match=2008745/postmatch/report/index.html
http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/news/newsid=1785762/index.html

Highlights:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8BDkpTrSBc (Moldova v. San Marino)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlI5Kh23uik (Montenegro v. Ukraine)

Full Match Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNrjeqE5sOQ (Montenegro v. Ukraine)

England's visit to Warsaw to take on Poland was delayed by torrential rain that made the pitch unplayable just before kickoff was to take place.  The match will instead take place tomorrow, meaning that the matchup will be the only one on Wednesday's schedule for Brasil 2014.

Match time is given in Central Time (GMT-5).

17 October 2012
England at Poland 10:00 Warsaw