Rashford On Target As England Sink Belgium
12 October, 2020
UEFA Nations League
Result: England 2-1 Belgium
Date: 11 October 2020
Venue: Wembley Stadium
England secured an essential 2-1 come-from-behind victory over Belgium at Wembley Stadium on Sunday to go top of UEFA Nations League A Group 2.
Belgium were unlucky not to break the deadlock when Yannick Carrasco's strike was eliminated for offside in the 10th minute. However the visitors would take the lead 5 minutes later when Erick Dier slid in uneccessarily in the box to upend Romelu Lukaku, who dusted himself off and dispatched the penalty past Jordan Pickford in the England goal.
Immediately after, Marcus Rashford gave the ball away needlessly straight to Kevin de Bruyne, who slightly scuffed his effort but Pickford still needed to be aware of make the save as England were let off the hook.
However the hosts were back it five minutes prior to the interval. Belgium defender Thomas Meunier was guilty of pulling back Jordan Henderson in the box from a Kieran Trippier corner. Rashford stepped up and slotted the ball into the right-hand corner.
Immediately after, Lukaku did well to hold up play and feed in Carrasco with the back heel but the Atletico Madrid man dragged his effort slightly wide of the left-hand upright from the right-hand side.
In the 64th minute, a chance fell in the area to your toes of Mason Mount, who cut in on his right foot and attemped to whip a go towards the very best right corner. His effort was deflected by Toby Alderweireld and looped over Simon Mignolet in to the back of the web.
Eight minutes later, De Bruyne produced an instant of magic with a wonderfully angled and weighted pass with the outside of his foot for Carrasco, who tried to finesse the ball past Pickford but once more it went the incorrect side of the post.
Rashford could have killed the overall game off with five minutes to follow exchanging multiple passes down the left wing with Declan Rice limited to his effort to sail just above the bar but it mattered much less the Three Lions came away with the three points.
Source: www.soccerladuma.co.za