Thomas Tuchel and the English national team won the second victory in the World Cup qualification. The “Three Lions“Skilled Latvia completely earned on Monday with 3-0 (1-0). The Balties defended self -sacrificingly, but in the end were unable to go.
A standard campaign brought the deserved leadership for Thomas Tuchel’s team: Reece James converted a free kick worth seeing (38th). At that time, England had over 70 percent possession and had to work a lot against very defensive Latvians. Later increased Harry Kane (68.) and Eberechi Eze (76.).
Tough start against “walling” Letten
It took up to the 18th minute for the “Three Lions” to bring the first ball towards the gate of the guests. The shot of Jarrod Bowenwho celebrated his starting debut in the English national team, went far next to the Latvian goal. For this, the return train – it was only the second advance of the Latvians over the center line – by a hair the leading goal: England-Keeper Jordan Pickford and central defender Marc Guéhi Disabled each other at a counterattack of the Latvians, Vladislavs Gutkovskis surprisingly came to the ball, but drog it next to the goal.
Latvian goalkeeper destroys megacance
Just a short time later, the home side brought in the London Wembley-Stadion the ball not in the goal in the event of a double chance: First headed first Jude Bellingham The colleague Marcus Rashford, who stood closer to the goal, the rebound Drosch Ezri Konsa from a short distance on the goal, but Latvia’s goalkeeper Krisjanis Zviedris steered the ball over the goal with a lightning reflex.
But then James lay down the ball. His right -hand shot from 22 meters flew over the wall and turned and reduced to the right kink – a dream goal.
Latvia leaves a chance to compensate
Shortly before the break, England was lucky not to collect the compensation: Alvis Jaunzems, under contract as a defender in Poland, was released in the penalty area of the British, but hesitated too long.
In the second phase of the game, nothing changed at the play area: The Italian coach of the Latvians, Paolo Nicolato, kept his extremely defensive basic order, England searched for the famous key to crack the defense bulwark of the guests.
Latvia’s forces range up to minute 68
The Latvians kept the English away from their own goal. In the middle of the second half, however, the forces of the guests faded out of the Baltic States: Rice fit sharply in front of the gate on a nice move over the right side and Kane loosely pressed the ball on the left over the goal line. It was the 71st international goal of the English Captains.
Shortly before, Tuchel’s yellow -aged Bellingham had been taken out of the game. Real Madrid’s midfielder was lucky that after his second foul worthy of warning, he was not expelled from the Israeli referee.
Eze caused “Dizziness attack”
Ezes hit was the result of a dizzying dribbling over the left side. Crystal Palace’s attacker connected several hooks on the left in the penalty area, played out several opponents and pulled off from about six meters. His shot was deflected, but the goalkeeper of the Letten was without a chance.
In the final phase, Latvia’s best, keeper Zviedris, again parried against Konsa, which completed from a short distance.
The next matchday in the World Cup qualification is in early June. England’s opponent is then abroad (07.06.24), Latvia meets Albania (10.06.25).