Key occasions
72 min Kane slips his man within the space and is about to attain his second when Cullen makes a stealthy interception from the facet. Terrific midfield play that.
72 min “Hello Rob,” begins Peter Oh. “That cross from Kane to Bellingham actually tipped the Scales.”
Approach-hay!
71 min Kane virtually provides Madueke a taking pictures probability with an imaginative scooped cross. It bounces barely awkwardly and Madueke’s heavy contact places it behind for a goalkick.
70 min “The Eire non-penalty highlights the important (however under no circumstances solely) downside with VAR,” says Niall Mullen. “If the on area ref doesn’t give it then we bemoan our unhealthy luck and transfer on. Nonetheless, if the accuracy bots don’t give it then we get to cry foul/conspiracy. So on behalf of my nation: FOULSPIRACY!”
I’d wish to see you place that to Roy Keane.
68 min Madueke instantly assessments Manning with a slippery run into the world. He’s about to shoot when Manning makes a superb restoration problem. Eire deserve higher than to be bammered right here. Even the penalty wasn’t actually Scales’ fault; he needed to make that problem. The primary yellow card, for some off-the-ball posturing with Gallagher (I feel) is the one which price him.
66 min: Triple substitution for Eire Ryan Manning, Finn Azaz and Troy Parrott substitute Festy Ebosele, Evan Ferguson and Callum O’Dowda.
64 min Conor Gallagher tries a rabona from the sting of the world which loops over the bar. I can’t spake.
63 min The geometry of Kane’s cross for the penalty was not dissimilar to this Xavi masterpiece in 2009-10. Kane was a lot additional out, on the left wing, and needed to hammer the ball, however Xavi had extra shifting elements and a a lot smaller eye within the center. Each have been actually nice passes.
62 min: England substitution Southampton’s Taylor Harwood-Bellis comes on for his England debut instead of Kyle Walker.
60 min Greece are actually 2-0 up in Finland, a blow to Kári Tulinius’s son however most likely to not England. It’ll be a helluva story if Eire get a consequence from right here.
59 min There was a VAR verify for offside however the purpose stands. England have scored three in lower than six minutes.
GOAL! England 3-0 Republic of Eire (Gallagher 58)
For 50 minutes Eire have been virtually notice good; now they’re at risk of being thrashed. Madueke’s nook from the proper was headed on on the close to publish by Guehi and poked it from two yards by Gallagher. It’s his first England purpose as properly!
That was superbly taken. Livramento scarpered down the proper and clipped a cross in the direction of the close to publish. An tried clearance deflected in the direction of Gordon, who reacted very well to twist his physique and crack a volley into the underside nook from about 10 yards. The Newcastle followers can have cherished that.
GOAL! England 2-0 Republic of Eire (Gordon 56)
Anthony Gordon scores his first purpose for England!
54 min England wanted that purpose as a result of Anastasios Bakasetas had simply put Greece forward in Finland. The cross from Kane was simply gorgeous.
GOAL! England 1-0 Republic of Eire (Kane 53 pen)
Kane sends Kelleher the improper method to give England the lead. He often goes left, and that’s the place Kelleher dived, however this time he sidefooted it to the proper.
GOAL! Finland 0-1 Greece
Penalty to England and a crimson card for Scales!
51 min Kane, 40 yards from purpose on the left wing, drives an unbelievable by means of cross to Bellingham, who chops again inside Scales and is tripped. A transparent penalty – and a second yellow card for Scales, who picked up a useless reserving within the first half.
47 min “Stonewall penalty within the twenty second minute,” says Michael Kiernan. “Verify it once more. Guehi pulls, and holds onto Ferguson’s shirt, pulling him to the bottom. At no stage did Ferguson pull Guehi’s shirt. The place was VAR?”
Sure I meant to say, having seen a replay at half time, that I acquired that one improper. I assume shirt-pulling goes unpunished on a regular basis however Guehi might have had no complaints had it been given. It feels just like the VAR threshold is especially excessive in Uefa competitions. Are they even utilizing VAR immediately? I ought to most likely know that.
46 min Peep peep! England start the second half with no adjustments on both facet.
“The ref not taking any of Jude Bellingham’s guff, and giving him a yellow card as a substitute, was very satisfying,” writes Matthew Lysaught.
Bellingham’s been completely different within the final 12 months or so, hasn’t he? On the Euros I assumed he was a crimson card ready to occur. To borrow a phrase from England’s previous, have a phrase with him.
Do you keep in mind the primary time?
Tim Jones “My first recreation was Swansea v Leeds in about 1962. My uncle took me as a result of John Charles was imagined to play for Leeds. However disappointingly he was changed by somebody known as Jack Charlton.”
Tim Woods “Portsmouth 1-2 Sheffield Wednesday in 1987. I don’t keep in mind a lot of the sport besides that Mark Chamberlain scored a purpose. My abiding reminiscence is the ambiance… Fratton Park was fairly the expertise as a wide-eyed 10-year-old.”
Bogdan Kotarlic “Yugoslavia 5-0 Cyprus, November 1979, European Championship qualification. I used to be seven years outdated, Yugoslavia gained 5-0 and I felt superior. I cherished that nation and I’m nonetheless unhappy that Yugoslavia does’t exist anymore. Nonetheless, there are some nice footballing recollections concerning that nation though we have been all the time underachievers.”
Richard Hirst “Fulham 3-3 Millwall within the FA Cup in 1965. Fulham, within the outdated Division 1, have been main Millwall (Division 4) 3-1 with not lengthy to go. Evidently we misplaced the replay. Good preparation for a life supporting Fulham.”
Nigel “My first match was watching Walton and Hersham at Stompond Lane in what was then the Athenian league. I don’t keep in mind the opponent or the rating however I adopted them for years till they went to the novice FA cup at Wembley the place they gained, 2-1 I feel. I feel my dad was as thrilled as I used to be.”
Bruce Crawford “Outdated Trafford, 5 December 1964. So coming as much as 60 years in the past! My mum and pa took me aged 5 to see United for the primary time and I simply have a reminiscence of fog. The sport was very almost deserted, and in reality was briefly suspended at which level I keep in mind being taken again to the automotive by my mum. Dad arrived later when it lastly completed and Leeds had gained 1-0. I used to be hooked for all times, and acquired to see those that grew to become my heroes Greatest, Regulation & Charlton, but it surely reveals how the reminiscence performs methods as a result of for years I had a picture in my head of Billy Bremner looming out of the fog, solely to seek out out extra lately he hadn’t even signed for Leeds at that time!”
[He was at Leeds but you might be thinking of the FA Cup semi-final later that season.]
Nigel Moore “I keep in mind my dad taking my brother and me to see Sunderland play Man Metropolis at Maine Highway 1953-54 once I was six. The one reminiscence of the sport I’ve is all of the legs of the spectators however afterwards attempting to play like Len Shackleton who was the massive star then.”
Dave Radmore “I’m the anecdotal proof that internet hosting a summer season match creates new followers. After the enjoyment and supreme disappointment of the Euro 96 summer season, I used to be invited to go alongside to the opening match of the season at Cambridge United by a good friend. They gained 1-0, couldn’t inform you who they performed [Barnet – ed], and I used to be instantly hooked for 30 years of just about abject distress with the occasional vibrant spot, and wouldn’t change a factor.”
Darren “I haven’t been to that many matches (5) so I can keep in mind each one. My first was as a glory-hunting Liverpool fan in London. My mum requested if I needed to see them play her crew Arsenal at Highbury. I used to be ten, and this appeared like an incredible concept. We have been within the East Stand, close to to the North, and I couldn’t see a factor. Simply as properly, my beloved ‘Pool acquired tonked 3-1, and I solely knew concerning the late comfort purpose because of commentary from my mom.”
[I think that was September 1984]
John Parry “18 September 18 1971. George Greatest hat trick! United 4-2 West Ham. One of many many issues I’ve to thank my expensive departed dad for. The ITV cameras have been there…”
Thanks for sending in your recollections of your first reside recreation. I’m afraid I didn’t have time to undergo all of them, primarily as a result of it seemed like England have been going to get a crimson card as half-time approached.
Half time: England 0-0 Republic of Eire
Effectively that wasn’t nice. England have been annoyed by a perfectly organised, often niggly Eire facet and didn’t handle a single shot on track. The half-time whistle comes at a superb time for England, who have been beginning to lose their rag.
As issues stand England are nonetheless going to win Group B2, however that’s solely as a result of Greece are additionally drawing in Finland.
45+3 min: It’s kicking off! Molumby tries to dam Kane, who throws him to the canvas, at which level some gamers on either side get entangled. Each gamers are booked.
45 min Three minutes of added time. There nonetheless hasn’t ben a shot on track.
43 min And now Scales has been booked for some off-the-ball nonsense.
42 min That frustration I used to be speaking about: Bellingham has additionally been booked, presumably for dissent.
41 min O’Dowda turns the tables on Madueke, who brings him down and is booked. England are getting more and more annoyed.
39 min Kane overruns the ball barely, permitting Scales to make an empathic and fully truthful man-and-ball problem. The Eire followers loved that.
38 min Corridor’s chipped cross is diverted to Madueke, whose off-balance shot is blocked. Corridor has arguably been England’s finest participant within the first half.
36 min Szmodics, again on the sector, desires a penalty after taking place within the England space. For a split-second it seemed like he could be by means of on purpose after an extended cross by O’Shea (I feel), however Walker stooped to get an important headed contact again to Pickford.
36 min Bellingham slashes a half-volley properly extensive together with his left foot. Eire have executed a extremely good job on England to date.
35 min I’m blissful to say it seems to be like that was a false alarm – he’s prepared to come back again on the sector. The best way he fell seemed horrible, barely paying homage to Simon Jones’ terrible harm within the 2002-03 Ashes.
33 min Sammie Szmodics is down with what seems to be like a nasty harm. His foot acquired caught within the turf, with no one else close to him, and he instantly began punching the bottom in ache. This seems to be severe I’m afraid; it may very well be ligament injury.
30 min England take a brief nook to Bellingham, who performs an imaginative give-and-go with Madueke after which drags a cross on the flip properly extensive. The angle was far too tight by the point he acquired to the ball, but it surely was a pleasant concept.
