Key occasions
Noni Madueke was the largest plus for England; he made Kane’s purpose and was constantly harmful. Morgan Rogers had his moments and Curtis Jones, nominally the right-back, performed an excellent move within the build-up to the purpose.
Full time: Andorra 0-1 England
England put the ‘win’ in ‘no-win scenario’ because of Harry Kane’s second-half purpose. It was a forgettable recreation – who was taking part in once more – and rightly or wrongly England shall be criticised for creating solely a handful of probabilities towards the world’s 173rd greatest group.
90+3 min England miss a great opportunity to make it 2-0 on the break, with Gordon lacking an tried volley from Gibbs-White’s cross and Madueke unable to attain from a really tight angle.
90+1 min: England substitution Morgan Gibbs-White for Jude Bellingham.
90 min Simply the three minutes of added time. England are virtually residence.
89 min England’s subsequent recreation, a pleasant towards Senegal on Tuesday, must be an entire lot extra entertaining. I feel you’ll be able to hear a couple of boos from the England followers on the TV, however actually, this was at all times going to finish someplace 4-0 and 1-0. Video games like this are a mandatory evil.
87 min “Hey from the RCDE,” writes my colleague Philip Cornwall. “On the subject of par, I’m yellow playing cards in addition to targets, with nil being the purpose for each. Steve McLaren’s aspect picked up three throughout city in 2007, Ashley Cole, Owen Hargreaves and Wayne Rooney. Capello received the 2 nils, however Southgate had Conor Coady, Jadon Sancho and John Stones booked once they truly performed in Andorra.
“Purpose distinction is the primary tie-breaker after which targets scored, reasonably than head-to-head, so including one other two or three may very well be useful down the highway, although it might appear to be failure to wish that route.”
86 min England are passing the ball round. If a second purpose comes, nice; if not, a win is a win is an oh lord have you ever seen these headlines.
85 min “To be clear, it’s a music competition of Welsh acts,” says Matt Dony. “Primarily singing within the Welsh language. Welsh music is definitely in a very good place in the intervening time. I’m at the moment having fun with Adwaith (massive up Carmarthen), and everybody ought to take a look at their current album Solas. In soccer phrases, I hope Madrid’s Trent performs nicely. I actually do. I imply, I can’t say it doesn’t harm, however I want him nicely.”
You’ll be thrilled to listen to this inadvertently patronising Englishman agrees with you on the well being of Welsh music. Huw Stephens performs hundreds on 6Music; I actually like Don Leisure’s newish album.
83 min: Andorra substitution Eric de Las Heras Izquierdo replaces a weary Joel Guillen Garcia.
82 min James hits Row Okay, the top.
81 min England have a free-kick 22 yards from purpose, left of centre. Trent Alexander-Arnold and Reece James are over it…
80 min: Double substitution Declan Rice and Anthony Gordon replaces Morgan Rogers and Curtis Jones.
78 min “Silvio Dante was an enormous pragmatist,” says Chris Sheppard. “He’d play with a false 9 each single time.”
He wasn’t reduce out for the highest job anyway. The bronchial asthma!
Likelihood for Andorra
76 min Hey! The substitute Guillaume Lopez collects a flick 25 yards from purpose, beats Burn’s lunging sort out and scurries straight into the penalty space. Konsa, the one defender between Lopez and the purpose, strikes throughout calmly to dam Lopez’s. That’s actually good defending, particularly as he’s had so little to do for the primary 75 minutes.
75 min: Andorra substitutions Jesus Rubio, with whom no one messes, and Eric Vales exchange Biel Borro and Pau Babot.
74 min If it finishes 1-0 there shall be loads of grumbling from the media and England supporters. In conditions like this, as a impartial, I discover it arduous to look past the occasions of 28 March 2001.
No, not Scotland 4-0 San Marino, I’m speaking about Ecuador 1-0 Brazil. It was a shame, a catastrophe, an unprecedented humiliation… and 15 months later it was a mere footnote within the story of Brazil’s fifth World Cup win.
Good save by Alvarez!
73 min After one other good run from Madueke, Bellingham stands up a scrumptious cross that’s headed in the direction of purpose by Eze. Alvarez leaps to push it over the bar, a fairly good cease.
70 min “A Mac Millings XI of greatest sports-related chat up traces can be fairly one thing,” flutters Simon McMahon. “Doué come right here usually? Is {that a} Kanu in your pocket or are you simply happy to see me, that type of factor.”
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69 min Bellingham wins one other nook for England, their eleventh, with a purposeful run down the precise. Alexander-Arnold takes, Alvarez punches to the sting of the realm and Eze’s shot by way of the group bounces nicely vast.
66 min “I agree with David Wall, I discover it baffling that gamers don’t shoot extra usually from distance,” writes Kári Tulinius. “Even when the ball doesn’t go in, it makes the protection fear and step up, which creates house for the forwards to run into. It’s too predictable, when the assault is at all times aiming to shoot from ten yards out or much less.”
Look, within the phrases of Silvio Dante, I’M JUST TELLING YOU HOW LONG-RANGE SHOOTING IS £$!*”! PERCEIVED!
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66 min England’s attacking trio is now Eze on the left, Madueke on the precise and Rogers at No10.
65 min: Double substitution for Andorra Guillaume Lopez and Christian Garcia Gonzalez exchange ‘Cucu’ Fernandez and Aron Rodrigo Tapia.
64 min: Double substitution for England Eberechi Eze and Trent Alexander-Arnold exchange Cole Palmer and Jordan Henderson.
62 min Madueke springs into motion once more. He strikes into the realm, chops away from a defender however shoots too near Alvarez along with his proper foot. A good effort on the finish of one other wonderful run. His urgency and penetration have stood out all recreation.
61 min A mishit move from Kane turns right into a long-range lob that Alvarez saves below the crossbar. Snug sufficient.
60 min The lone striker Fernandez shoots over from 20 yards after an excellent run into the channel. He has embraced a really lonely position with gusto.
58 min The spectacular Madueke spins behind his man, onto a lofted move from Palmer, and slides one other low ball that’s claimed by the keeper Alvarez.
Madueke has been England’s greatest participant to date.
58 min “Seeing as this recreation is making Celeb Bridge of Lies with Ross Kemp on BBC 1 appear interesting, I want some clarification from Matt Dony (4.59pm),” says Simon McMahon. “Is he at a ‘Welsh music’ competition, or a ‘Welsh’ music competition? Is it Max Boyce or Manic Avenue Preachers headlining?”
56 min England look extra relaxed because the purpose, as you’d anticipate. Andorra have defended nicely however they rating so few targets – three within the final 18 video games – that the competition is sort of actually over.
54 min I’m attempting to guage what a par rating can be on this recreation. Three-nil? 4-nil?
51 min “A dollop of boos from England followers at half-time,” writes Alex W, who’s on the RCDE Stadium in Barcelona. “Not indignant, extra grumpy and sleepy from 7,000 individuals who’ve been consuming from noon.
I’m wondering how lengthy it’ll take England followers to work out that taking part in towards a group in a low block with no intention of scoring is tough?
“It occurs a number of instances a yr, everybody loses their marbles crying that Kane, Bellingham et al can’t hammer a poorly ranked group 10-0, and are available event time it makes completely no distinction in any respect. And but, spherical and around the merry-go-round we go…”
Outline insanity for me. I dare you, I double-dare you.
Harry Kane has scored his 72nd purpose for England. Jones (I feel) formed an impressive ball behind the defence in the direction of Kane, whose shot on the stretch was nicely saved by Alvarez. The unfastened ball ran to Madueke, who screwed it throughout the face of purpose for Kane to slip in from a few yards.
GOAL! Andorra 0-1 England (Kane 50)
Glad days are right here once more.
47 min “I’ll ask you out,” writes Mac Millings, a gap gambit that simply oozes enthusiasm. “So long as you pay to your personal ticket to South Carolina. And pay for dinner. And drinks. And a room at a seedy motel. And no matter docs these days prescribe for remorse.”
46 min Peep peep! Andorra start the second half. No adjustments, but.
After 18 seconds Fernandez shoots throughout purpose and nicely vast from the left fringe of the realm.
Half-time studying
You must see how many individuals requested me out this night. However I needed to be right here, with you, overlaying Andorra v England.
Half time: Andorra 0-0 England
Bellingham’s flicked header is comfortably saved by Alvarez, the final motion of an uneventful first half. Andorra have restricted England to 4 pictures on the right track, three from distance, and just one actually good likelihood.
Tohmas Tuchel received’t panic – he’s seen this storyline performed out so many instances earlier than – however nor will he be stuffed with the fun after England’s muted first half efficiency.
42 min “I by no means perceive why skilled gamers don’t shoot from distance extra usually,” says David Wall. “Most of them can in all probability put the ball within the high nook at will from round 20-25 yards. After all when the opposition are closing down intensely there’s extra strain when taking a shot however in a recreation like this, with a super-deep defensive position, it appears a greater choice than attempting to work your approach by way of a packed defence.”
I feel it’s partly due to the elevated use of information, which exhibits it’s a comparatively poor choice. Not sure on that although. And, as you say, evaluating it as a technique while you’re taking part in towards a parked bus.
38 min Rogers beats two defenders with some dizzying footwork on the precise aspect of the realm, just for his cutback to be intercepted on the close to publish. Moments later Rogers over from 25 yards.
36 min An damage to an Andorra participant permits everybody else to get a drink and, in England’s case, obtain some directions from Thomas Tuchel.
34 min Madueke lobs a return move again in the direction of Bellingham, who cuts throughout a candy strike from 25 yards. It’s swerves straight into the loving embrace of Alvarez.
32 min Madueke, who has been England’s liveliest attacker up to now, wanders over to the precise, beats his man by way of sleight of hip and lifts a cross on the flip that hits a defender and results in a VAR examine for handball. Not precisely certain what occurred but it surely was cleared fairly shortly.
31 min “That is going nicely,” says Brian Withington. “Significantly having fun with Cole Palmer’s corners – clearly a James Ward-Prowse tribute act when it comes to the standardised final result : fame ratio.”
Please don’t discuss to me about ratios, Brian, I had a ldl cholesterol check yesterday.
30 min Rogers pushes the ball into the realm for Kane, and Garcia comes throughout to make a robust sort out, one he celebrates like an Andorran Joelinton.
28 min Andorra are doing nicely defensively. They’re restricted England to 2 pictures on the right track, seven total. And proper now they’re having their greatest spell of possession up to now.
25 min An Andorra free-kick is cleared so far as Borra 30 yards out. He eyes immortality and finds Row Okay.
23 min James commits a unnecessary on Fernandez, a small signal of England’s burgeoning frustration. I knew Tuchel ought to have included David Nugent within the squad.
Likelihood for Kane
19 min An early ball down the left releases Madueke, who gallops into the realm and slides an inviting ball throughout the face. A slight – and good – contact from the defender denies Kane an open purpose, with the ball as a substitute working in the direction of Jones past the far publish. His first contact is heavy and, although he does nicely to meet up with the ball and screw it again into the center, Kane shoots vast of the close to publish. Replays present that Jones’ cutback was barely behind Kane, therefore the miss.
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