Luxembourg shocks Slovakia in friendly
Published
Feb. 9, 2011 5:10 p.m. ET
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Striker Daniel Da Mota scored two second-half goals to give Luxembourg a shock 2-1 win over Slovakia in an international friendly on Wednesday.
After striker Erik Jendrisek gave Slovakia the lead in the 55th minute, Da Mota turned the match with goals in the 61st and 81st minutes.
Slovakia, ranked 20th in the world, was without defender Martin Skrtel, who has a thigh injury. It was a rare international victory for Luxembourg, which is 131st in the FIFA rankings.
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