But the Austrian flicked a switch to reel off seven straight games, taking the opener and a 3-0 lead in the second. First, Alexander Ring netted a free kick nine minutes into the game, and then the Finnish defense held firm to frustrate Iceland. Oltmans has been in India for a fairly long time, and the team’s performance in his last assignment – the European tour – was decent. Was there pressure on you to select more junior players and change the core group. After Marco Asensio was fouled outside the area in the 13th minute, Isco fired a well-placed shot over the Italian wall and past the outstretched arms of Buffon. Morata also was caught offside when he scored what would have been his second goal in the final minutes. “Of course, there is always room to improve, but it was really way better, and I really like the feeling that it’s getting better from match to match. Mayer briefly threatened a comeback when he pulled a break back for 5-3 in the fourth set but Nadal served it out at 5-4 with Mayer sending a forehand long on match point. Twice a semi-finalist on French Open clay, Thiem was slow to find his footing on the New York hardcourts. o was thrown on by manager Chris Coleman in the second half as Wales struggled to secure the victory essential to keeping their hopes of qualifying alive.