{"id":55418,"date":"2014-10-11T08:27:18","date_gmt":"2014-10-11T08:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=55418"},"modified":"2014-10-11T11:28:17","modified_gmt":"2014-10-11T11:28:17","slug":"chiellini-scores-all-three-in-2-1-italy-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/10\/chiellini-scores-all-three-in-2-1-italy-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Chiellini scores all three in 2-1 Italy win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"story_continues_1\">Defender Giorgio Chiellini scored all three goals as Italy beat Azerbaijan 2-1 for a second straight win in Euro 2016 qualifying Group H.<\/p>\n<p>Chiellini headed in the opener from Andrea Pirlo&#8217;s cross but then deflected a Dimitrij Nazarov corner into his net.<\/p>\n<p>The Juventus centre-back made amends in the 82nd minute, heading in at the near post to secure a victory that puts the Azzurri top of the standings.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, the\u00a0<strong>Netherlands\u00a0<\/strong>came from behind to beat 10-man<strong>Kazakhstan\u00a0<\/strong>3-1.<\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Robin van Persie \" src=\"http:\/\/news.bbcimg.co.uk\/media\/images\/78150000\/jpg\/_78150999_robinvanpersie_ap.jpg\" width=\"624\" height=\"260\" data-wp-imgselect=\"1\" \/><strong>Robin van Persie scored a late penalty to seal victory for Netherlands, who had trailed Kazakhstan for over an hour<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Renat Abdulin had given Kazakhstan a surprise lead in the Group A match with a diving header from a corner before Klaas-Jan Huntelaar equalised just after the hour with a header.<\/p>\n<p>Kazakhstan were reduced to 10 men when striker Baurzhan Dzholchiyev was sent off two minutes later for a foul on Ibrahim Afellay.<\/p>\n<p>Midfielder Afellay, making his comeback for the national team after an absence of 23 months, then put the Dutch ahead with a 20-yard strike and Robin van Persie converted a last-minute penalty to round off the win.<\/p>\n<p>Netherlands trail joint group leaders Iceland and the Czech Republic by three points in the standings.<\/p>\n<p>Swansea&#8217;s Gylfi Sigurdsson scored as\u00a0<strong>Iceland\u00a0<\/strong>claimed a comfortable 3-0 win against 10-man\u00a0<strong>Latvia,\u00a0<\/strong>who had Artjoms Rudnevs sent off.<\/p>\n<p>Cardiff&#8217;s Aron Gunnarsson and Rurik Gislason also scored for Iceland.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>Czech Republic,\u00a0<\/strong>meanwhile, edged\u00a0<strong>Turkey\u00a0<\/strong>2-1.<\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Belgium beat Andorra 6-0\" src=\"http:\/\/news.bbcimg.co.uk\/media\/images\/78151000\/jpg\/_78151001_belgium_ap.jpg\" width=\"624\" height=\"260\" \/><strong>Tottenham winger Nacer Chadli was among the scorers as Belgium beat Andorra 6-0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Umut Bulut put hosts Turkey ahead but Tomas Sivok equalised and Borek Dockal fired in the winner.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin De Bruyne and Dries Mertens both scored twice as\u00a0<strong>Belgium<\/strong>recorded a 6-0 victory over\u00a0<strong>Andorra\u00a0<\/strong>in their first game in Group B.<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham winger Nacer Chadli and Liverpool striker Divock Origi also scored for Marc Wilmots&#8217; side.<\/p>\n<p>Belgium are second in the standings, behind\u00a0<strong>Wales\u00a0<\/strong>who\u00a0drew 0-0 at home\u00a0to\u00a0<strong>Bosnia-Hercegovina.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Israel,\u00a0<\/strong>in third, also have three points after winning 2-1 against\u00a0<strong>Cyprus\u00a0<\/strong>in Nicosia with Charlton defender Tal Ben Haim on the scoresheet.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, Blackburn&#8217;s Joshua King scored twice as\u00a0<strong>Norway\u00a0<\/strong>won 3-0 at<strong>Malta\u00a0<\/strong>in Group H while\u00a0<strong>Croatia\u00a0<\/strong>won 1-0 in\u00a0<strong>Bulgaria\u00a0<\/strong>thanks to Nikolay Bodurov&#8217;s first-half own goal.<\/p>\n<p>The match between Croatia and Bulgaria was interrupted for a few minutes in the first half as rival supporters threw fireworks at each other, while some flares were thrown from the stands.<\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Iceland beat Latvia 3-0\" src=\"http:\/\/news.bbcimg.co.uk\/media\/images\/78151000\/jpg\/_78151065_iceland2.jpg\" width=\"624\" height=\"260\" \/><strong>Swansea midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson scored as Iceland defeated Latvia 3-0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Israel Cyprus\" src=\"http:\/\/news.bbcimg.co.uk\/media\/images\/78151000\/jpg\/_78151068_israel-cyprus.jpg\" width=\"624\" height=\"260\" \/><\/strong><strong>Israel made a winning start in Group B by beating Cyprus 2-1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Source: BBC Sport<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Defender Giorgio Chiellini scored all three goals as Italy beat Azerbaijan 2-1 for a second straight win in Euro 2016 qualifying Group H. 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