England 4-0 Lithuania: Rooney scores again, Harry Kane shines in his debut.
England defeated Lithuania 4-0 in their Group E match of the EURO 2016 qualifiers.
Playing Lithuania at Wembley, England didn't take long to score. In the 6th minute, Rooney headed in from close range to open the scoring. Before the end of the first half, the score was increased to 2-0 for the "Three Lions" thanks to Danny Welbeck. In the second half, England continued to dominate and they scored again against the visitors.
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| Harry Kane scored on his England debut. |
Sterling extended England's lead to 3-0 in the 58th minute with a gentle tap-in after a perfect pass from Rooney.
Harry Kane, who came on as a substitute for Rooney in the 71st minute, also made his mark with a goal on his debut for the "Three Lions". Just 1 minute and 19 seconds after coming on, Kane scored with a precise header inside the penalty area. The final score was 4-0. With this victory, England tops Group E of the EURO 2016 qualifiers with 15 points after 5 matches, 6 points ahead of the rest of the pack.
Starting lineup: England (4-3-3): Hart, Clyne, Cahill, Jones, Baines, Henderson (Barkley 71'), Carrick, Delph, Sterling, Welbeck (Walcott 76'), Rooney (Kane 71). Goals: Rooney 6', Welbeck 45', Sterling 58', Kane 73' Lithuania (4-4-1-1): Arlauskis; Freidgeimas, Zaliukas, Kijanskas, Andriuskevicius (Slavickas 83'); Chvedukas, Zulpa, Mikuckis (Stankevicius 66'), Mikoliunas (Kazlauskas 88'); Cernych; Matulevicius Results of the recent matches in the EURO 2016 qualifiers. Macedonia 1 - 2 Belarus Slovakia 3 - 0 Luxembourg Spain 1 - 0 Ukraine England 4 - 0 Lithuania Slovenia 6 - 0 San Marino Switzerland 3 - 0 Estonia Liechtenstein 0 - 5 Austria Moldova 0 - 2 Sweden |
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