00:00Well anyone who was caught in a storm or a biblical rain shower this week knows that
00:09summer is just about over. They've been quite happy to put the summer on the back burner of
00:15the two underwhelming performances against Senegal and Andorra. This afternoon they wander into the
00:22atmospheric middle part with new opportunities, new focus and a new season upon them. One that
00:28they hope ends in New York in July next year.
00:34Anderson.
00:38It's a command doesn't it in the centre of the park.
00:43It's a ball into Manoway. Okay now to Ezra, tries to drill one.
00:48Ziggler's first shot on target in the match. And again, it's Anderson on the ball just finding
00:53a pass in between lines. Once you do that, the defenders have to engage.
00:58Midfield players are looking over the shoulder. You get a shot away, a little bit of a deflection.
01:03This is Gay. Trying to force it out to James. He's got the better of San Nicolas.
01:07Ball's loose inside the box. Right. It's Ezra. It's cleared away by Levera.
01:13England's best passage of play. Danger's not over yet. Here's Kane.
01:17Across from James. Flashes through his legs.
01:20Two of them missed it. Well that's one. Kane at that far post.
01:24Just waiting for it to put it in. But that, that ball's decent. Causes trouble.
01:29Ezra thinks he's going to hit to the far post.
01:30Levera gets it away. But this one is an absolute peach.
01:37Brilliant ball. The goalkeeper can't come for that. It's just waiting for a boot to hit it.
01:42It's in Mary Kane's closest.
01:45James.
01:45It's his game.
01:49There's a palace colleague.
01:52Manuake. Looking for Kane. Oh, it's flinted.
01:55It's Garcia. We've got the final touch.
01:59Christian Garcia nodding it beyond his own goalkeeper to give England the lead.
02:06An injection of invention for Manuake.
02:09Manuake. And England are on the score baller.
02:12It's no coincidence that all the trouble that's come in this first half from crosses.
02:18Scali puts an early one in. James puts a peach in just before this.
02:22Manuake just gets on his left foot. A little bit of a half a yard and then just lifts it.
02:28He's in the danger area. Somebody's got to deal with it.
02:32Garcia, I wish he dealt with it better than that.
02:35Crosses hurt you.
02:36The floodgates could open now.
02:44Trying to find a little bit of bite in this second half.
02:49Here's Manuake.
02:52San Angeles on the back foot. Still going Manuake.
02:54Emery Chiesa. Good save Alvarez. Comes back to Marcus Rashford.
02:58That's missed the target.
03:00That's great free from Manuake in the build up to it.
03:03Eze's contribution key as well. Rashford couldn't find the finish.
03:08That is there will be disappointed he hadn't scored there because he got loads of time.
03:11Brilliant run. Set up on a plate.
03:13Just aim for that far corner and again.
03:16Rashford will be even more disappointed because
03:18he's just bending the ball into that far corner waiting to hit the side netting.
03:24Great view.
03:26Nearly two years his last one.
03:28Against Italy in a European Championship qualifier.
03:31Giving it away here. Great pressing. Here's Anderson.
03:33Oh what a save. Anderson trying to get there again.
03:36Super high press from England.
03:40And Anderson almost profit it.
03:42Here's Kane.
03:43Stullied straight up into the arms of Alvarez.
03:46Has he not got a debut goal?
03:47He's not got one because Alvarez has pulled off a worldie.
03:51Wins the ball back. Begging for it from Harry Kane.
03:54It's a little bit behind him.
03:56He kind of drags it, scoops it.
03:58Keeper gets a really good glove on it.
04:00Just a little bit behind him.
04:02Just playing a little bit deeper now.
04:05Dora came out for the first few minutes of the second half.
04:08He just jumped back into that line again.
04:10That's James. That's Declan Rice for the header.
04:14And that should lift the spirits.
04:16It's a beautiful cross from Rhys James.
04:20It's a simple header from Declan Rice.
04:23And his sixth England goal will just make everybody a little bit
04:28comfortable inside Villaparte.
04:31He's definitely comfortable in that more advanced role.
04:34He relishes getting into the box.
04:36The three really good crosses in the first half creating chances and indeed a goal.
04:40This one to that far post.
04:42He's waiting for it to drift over
04:46Rivera's head and he does and he's just waiting for it.
04:50And again the quality of the cross sets the goal up.
04:58They were hoping that they could display a little bit more energy and tempo and vibrancy.
05:11They have managed two goals.
05:13It was an efficient victory for Thomas Tuchel in the end.
05:17Goals coming from Bryce and an own goal from Christian Garcia in the first half.
05:22Giving them all three points.
05:24And Dora are ranked so low you have to scroll for 15 pages on the website to find them.
05:29But twice now England have had their problem.
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