England recover from the defeat, beat Finland and are second in their League B group

England occupy second place in the group with nine points

In a duel valid for the fourth round of Group 2 of League B, England beat Finland 3-1, playing at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki. Jack Grealish, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Declan Rice scored the goals for the England team. While Hoskonen scored for the Finns with a header. With this result the English remain close to Greece, who leads the group with nine points. Find out how the match went below:

First half

England started the match better, had control of the ball and roamed the area trying to involve the Finns’ good marking. However, the English managed to scare a lot with Hradecky’s goal. On the other hand, Finland came closer, scored well from midfield and came close to taking the lead, but Kallman’s shot was blocked by the English defense.

The English team opened the scoring after some good play. In the 17th minute, after an exchange of passes, the ball arrives at the feet of Angel Gomes. He played a beautiful pass between the lines to Jack Grealish in the box. The number 17 comes face to face and hits low to open the score: 1-0 for England.

After the English goal the game became calmer. The English valued possession and managed the game. On the other hand, the home team came out more in the game and were scared twice. At the first opportunity, Keskinen hits Dean Henderson and then Jensen receives the ball in the area and shoots towards goal.

The home team continued to be better in the match and threatened Dean Henderson’s defense and came close to an equaliser. In the 44th minute Kallman receives the ball in the area and hits the English goalkeeper. On the other hand, Bellingham’s shot was blocked. As a result, England went into half-time with a lead on the scoreboard.

Second half

Just like in the first phase, England started the second phase better and came close to expanding. In the 5th minute, after an exchange of passes, Cole Palmer receives the ball in the area and passes it weakly to the Hradecky defense. Finland, however, came close to a draw. In the 10th minute, Keskien’s cross found Jensen in the area, who sent it wide.

As time went on, the English spent more time in the offensive field, but were slow to touch the ball. On the best occasions, Rice forces Hradecky into a good save and Angel Gomes takes a risk, but the ball ends up too high.

The English attack improved in the match after the arrivals of Madueke and Watkins, who brought more mobility. England extends the lead with a nice free kick. In the 28th minute, Alexander-Arnold takes a free kick on the edge of the area, the ball goes high and goes in without escape for the Finnish goalkeeper: 2 to 0 for England. .

The English scored another after an individual action. In the 38th minute, Olie Watkins started from the left and crossed for Declan Rice, who completed the move after Hradecky’s departure and scored the third: 3-0 for England.

Finland responded and reduced the score on a set piece. In the 41st minute Walta takes a corner, Hoskonen goes alone in the middle of the English defense and scores for the Finns: 3 to 1 for England.

Not much happened in the match after the Finnish goal of honor and the dispute ended in the 49th minute of the second half. With this result England are in second place in Group 2 of League B with nine points. While Finland is last with no points from four games.

Source: Terra

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