England 2-1 Wales: Vardy, Sturride help England make a dramatic comeback
(Baonghean.vn) - Two substitute players, Vardy and Sturridge, scored to help England come from behind to beat Wales 2-1 in the second match of Group B of Euro 2016. With this victory, England has 4 points, temporarily leading Group B.
In the first half, England controlled the ball up to 70% but were stuck in approaching goalkeeper Hennessey's goal. The most dangerous situations for England came from dead balls. Although Wales controlled the ball less, thanks to Bale's classy free kick, it made a difference. In the 42nd minute, from a free kick more than 30 meters from the goal, Gareth Bale fired a powerful shot that sent the ball down on its familiar trajectory. Goalkeeper Joe Hart leaned forward to block it but the ball still went into the net.
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12 minutes into the second half, England equalized. In the 57th minute, Sturridge crossed the ball from the left wing, the Welsh defender jumped up and headed the ball right to Vardy. Not missing the opportunity, Vardy scored from 5 meters to equalize 1-1.
In the first minute of extra time, in a combination with Delle Alli, Sturridge escaped and shot into the near corner, defeating goalkeeper Hennessey, helping England beat Wales with a score of 2-1.
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| Sturridge celebrates scoring the winning goal |
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| Vardy and teammates celebrate the equalizer. |
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| Vardy shot from close range to equalize |
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| Gareth Bale's free kick goal against England. |
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| Bale and teammates celebrate the opening goal. |
LINEUP AND RESERVE OF THE TWO TEAMS:
+ You:Hart, Walker, Cahill, Smalling, Rose, Alli, Dier, Rooney, Lallana, Sterling, Kane.
Subs: Milner, Vardy, Clyne, Forster, Henderson, Sturridge, Stones, Wilshere, Barkley, Bertrand, Rashford, Heaton.
+ Wales:Hennessey, Gunter, Chester, Williams, Taylor, Davies, Ledley, Ramsey, Allen, Robson-Kanu, Bale.
Subs: Fon Williams, King, George Williams, Edwards, Richards, Cotterill, Vokes, Collins, Jonathan Williams, Vaughan, Church.
Controlling the match is a German referee team with main referee Felix Brych.
MATCH INFORMATION: - England and Wales have met 101 times in the past (England won 66 and lost 14). However, this is only the first time these two teams have competed in a major tournament. - Wales have won only 1, lost 6 and scored only 2 goals in their last 8 matches against England. - He has scored at least 1 goal in 6 of his last 7 matches against Wales. - Gareth Bale scored 14 of Wales' 31 goals (45%) under coach Chris Coleman (from February 2012 to present). |
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