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England defeated Iceland 1: 0 in the group 2 match of the elite division of the Nations League.
The British actively started the meeting and even managed to knock on the doors of Iceland. Admittedly, the referee recorded a rather controversial offside in that episode. Rice missed a great opportunity to open the scoring, which missed the ball after a well-adjusted pass from Sancho. Having repulsed the Lions’ initial attack, the Icelanders managed to push the game away from their own penalty area. The British had a lot of ball possession but failed to aggravate the situation in Iceland’s penalty area. And the home team made rare counterattacks. One of them managed to stop Walker only with the help of a foul, which stopped Gundmundsson’s advance with an illicit trick.
After the break, the pattern of play did not change: the British, who possessed a total territorial advantage, tried to break the layered defense of the Icelandic team. The Lions continued to have an advantage even after the elimination of Kyle Walker, who received a second yellow card midway through the second half for a hard play.
It seemed that the Icelanders would be able to resist. But in the 89th minute after Sterling’s hit, the referee saw the ball hit Ingason’s hand, aiming for the 11-meter mark and knocking the Icelander out. Sterling himself converted the penalty. The home team ran to save the match, and the referee again scored a penalty. This time, Gomez broke the rules in England’s penalty area. Bjarnason approached the 11-meter mark and fired over the gate.
Therefore, England got a tough minimal victory.
The League of Nations. Division A. Group 2.
Iceland – England – 0: 1
Raheem Sterling (91, penalty)
In minute 93 Birkir Burnason missed penalty (top)
Sverrir Ingason (42) vs. Kyle Walker (33), Joseph Gomez (92)
Sverrir Ingason (90) – Kyle Walker (70, two yellow cards)
Iceland: Hannes Hallordsson, Hurdur Magnusson, Kari Arnason, Sverrir Ingason, Yurtur Hermannson, Yoon Thorsteysson (Arnor Sigurdsson, 66), Goodloughur Paulsson, Birkir Bjrnason, Arnorson Hornason, Arnor Ingron Albert Goodmundsson
England: Jordan Pickford, Joseph Gomez, Kyle Walker, Kieran Trippier, Declan Rice, Philip Foden (Danny Ings, 68), James Ward-Prause, Jadon Sancho (Trent Alexander-Arnold, 73), Eric Dyer, Raheem Sterling, Harry Kane (Mason Greenwood, 78 years old)
Referee: Srdjan Jovanovic (Serbia)
Leigardalsvedlur Stadium (Reykjavik, Iceland)
ICELAND – ENGLAND. SPREAD OF MATCH TEXT
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