England Run Riot In Final Nations League Game
19 November, 2020
UEFA Nations League
Result: England 4-0 Iceland
Date: 18 November 2020
Venue: Wembley Stadium
England finished off their UEFA Countries League group stage plan in fine design with a 4-0 thumping of Iceland as Phil Foden grabbed a brace and an assist.
It had been a feisty starting to the match with both Birkir Saevarsson and Kyle Walker picking up yellow cards in the opening ten one fourth of an hour.
The Three Lions took the business lead in the 20th minute. Ben Foden dinked the free-kick right into a fantastic position and Declan Rice nodded it across goal and in to the bottom right corner.
England were seeking confident. Jack Grealish got into a good placement down the kept and scale back for Bukayo Saka, who gone for the bottom corner but Ogmundur Kristinsson built the save. Saka was offered another bite of the cherry by Harry Kane soon after but fired wide.
The game already looked over as a contest when England doubled their lead in the 24th minute. Kane located Mason Mount in the container, who kept his cool to glide previous a defender and roll the ball calmly underneath Kristinsson.
On the half-hour tag, England switched the play quickly to get Maguire, who located Foden free at the far content, who took a touch and fired direct at Kristinsson.
Iceland's right-back Saevarsson earned himself a second yellow card and an early on shower for tripping Saka just beyond your penalty area in the 54th minute.
Foden got his name on the scoresheet found in the 80th minute, sweeping a left-footed shot into the bottom right part from inside the box immediately after Jadon Sancho provided the support.
The Man Metropolis midfielder grabbed his second goal of the overall game, darting inside and firing low past substitue goalkeeper Hannes Halldorsson four minutes after to put the icing on the cake.
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