San Marino end TWENTY-YEAR, 140-game wait for a victory and only second-ever win… and both against the same team

SAN MARINO landed a sensational victory – their first since 2004 and only their second ever.

And amazingly the world’s second-lowest ranked international team have made it a double – after a winless gap of 140 matches!

San Marino celebrate arguably the greatest moment in their footballing history

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Here’s the moment that sent San Marino into dreamland[/caption]

They beat Liechtenstein 1-0 in the Nations League – the same result achieved in 2004 in a friendly.

The 53rd-minute hero was a 19-year-old old midfielder on loan in the Italian fourth tier.

Parent team “San Marino Academy” let Nicko Sensoli join Sangiuliano to gain first-team experience.

Now he’s made history – in just his third full international.

And his winning goal is the second exciting development of the week for San Marino.

They left their long-held spot at the bottom of the global rankings – albeit for an odd reason.

Eritrea are now unranked – as the East African nation have not played for four years.

That still leaves San Marino 210th and lowest-placed of the teams with a ranking.

But perhaps it was the psychological boost of not technically being under everyone else that inspired them to sink Liechtenstein!

England walloped San Marino 10-0 in a World Cup qualifier back in November 2021.

But recent improvement has included a 3-1 defeat to Denmark.

And in march San Marino drew with Caribbean side Saint Kitts and Nevis