Against weaker opponents, Southgate coaches are active in the offensive lineup, with drills like Defoe, Lallana, Alli or Sterling starting from the start.
Immediately after the whistle, the white team overwhelmed the pitch. Lithuania only know the bulk of the defense to limit the danger before the Setkus.
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Defoe cleared the deadlock in the 21st minute
For the first 15 minutes, the home team's possession time exceeds 80%. Overwhelming possession, the goal opened the scoring to the England of course.
In the 21st minute, Sterling broke through on the left and stretched the ball to Defoe to close the net against the Lithuanian net. After getting over, homeowners compete more freely.
At the end of the first half, Lithuania suddenly had a golden opportunity to level off the gap, as Slivka sneaked past him and Joe Hart. May for the monks Stones had back to the break before the lime.
During the break, Bertrand got the ball on the left wing and swept it into Sterling for a comfortable pass. Unfortunately, the strike of the striker of Manchester City is too negligible to let time travel.
52 minutes, Lithuanian attack deployment is quite coherent. Cernych left foot from a distance of nearly 20m but Joe Hart hugged. Immediately, he responded with a heart attack outside Oxlade-Chamberlain's forbidden area, forcing the Lithuanian goalkeeper to throw the save man.
In order to increase the firepower, Southgate coach Vardy and Rashford added. The three still maintain pressure in hopes of finding more goals. |
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Vardy raised the score to 2-0
The change quickly took effect. In the 66th minute, Lallana flicked down the middle of the line so Vardy sank down to end the double match for the white troopers.
Still do not want to stop, England continue to rush to batter the opponent. Rashford launches a favorable pass for Vardy to sink past the goalkeeper. Unfortunately, the ball went just wide of the net.
82 minutes, from the left corner corner, Dier turned high crossed the crossbar. Next, Oxlade-Chamberlain tossed the left foot of the long-range battery. However, the ball found the right position of goalkeeper Setkus. |
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The joy of the English players after the game
England won 2-0 in a 2-0 win, solidly topping Group F with 13 points after five rounds.
Starting lineup: |
Èngland: Hart, Walker, Keane, Stones, Bertrand; Dier, Oxlade-Chamberlain; Lallana, Alli, Sterling; Defoe
Lithuania: Setkus, Vaitkunas, Kijanskas, Klimavicius, Slavickas, Kuklys, Zulpa, Novikovas, Slivka, Cernych, Valskis.
Goal: Defoe 21', Vardy 66'
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BXH Group F World Cup 2018 World Cup Europe |
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