After the surprising defeat at home to Greece, an imposing reaction from the English team was required this Sunday. Well, that’s exactly what happened, with England winning (1-3) in Finland. A completely fair triumph, despite the good response from the home team.
Wounded with pride, England dominated the game early, even without creating clear scoring opportunities. In fact, the first dangerous move even came for the home team, with Topi Keskinen staying close to the goal, with a shot inside the area. Despite this, the English would even score, in a move invented by former Boavista player Angel Gomes. The midfielder isolated Jack Grealish who, against Lukas Hradecky, had no problem making it 0-1.
Finland reacted well to the English goal and had several dangerous moves to equalize. The main thing would come in the 38th minute, with Fredrik Jensen missing in a great position.
The calming goal came in the 74th minute, with Trent Alexander-Arnold scoring a great goal from a free kick. Shortly afterwards came Declan Ric’s 0-3, with Finland only managing to score near the end.
With this victory, England reaches nine points and is waiting to see what Greece does against Ireland. Regardless of what happens, England and Greece will have a mini final during the next international break in November. This game, scheduled for November 14th in Greece, could decide who qualifies directly for Division A and who will have to play in the knockout stage.
