England Falls to Greece 2-1 in Thrilling Match: Kane’s Absence Felt as Bellingham Shines

England were without captain Harry Kane due to injury, which led Lee Carsley to select Anthony Gordon to fill the striker role. Although the defenders have John Stones as the heart of the defence. As for the two midfielders, Declan Rice and Jude Bellingham, they will be the connectors to ensure that the midfield plays smoothly.

Two minutes into the game, England had a chance to score when Jude Bellingham snatched the ball from the Greek defence. before kicking around the penalty area The ball went towards the box but was almost sent away by Odysseus Vlachodimos.

Going into the 10th minute, Jordan Pickford made a terrible mistake when he played the ball outside the penalty area. And he hesitated until he kicked the ball and it missed and went into the path of Bagasetas, who had shot carefully with the ball already going into the goal.

From the successive moments when Greece received a corner kick, Konstantinos Mavropanos had a chance to put the ball into the bottom of the net. Unfortunately the goal was not achieved. because it was a time of upheaval

England had another chance to score in the 22nd minute when Bellingham ran over the defense and into the penalty area. before dislodging the away team’s defenders and he passed the ball back to Cole Palmer, but he shot well and the ball unfortunately went over the crossbar.

After that, both sides had very few chances to score. The first half ended in a painful 0-0 draw.

First half England 0 Greece 0

Just four minutes into the second half, the “Roaring Lions” fans had to remain silent as Greece scored a 1-0 goal from the moment Koulierakis pulled the ball into the penalty area. Then it was brought to Vangelis Pavlidis who dismissed the English defenders. before curling the ball through Pickford’s hands beautifully into the goal

In the 60th minute, England were almost in a difficult situation when Giorgos Mazouras had a chance to jump and the ball went into the back of the net. But it was another offside goal from the “Fairy” army, which resulted in the score remaining 1-0 as before.

In the 82nd minute, Christos Solis pulled the ball to the left of the penalty area before passing it to Pavlidis, who managed to cut the ball into the goal again. Unfortunately, Greece did not get this goal. Because it was a time of upheaval

Until the 87th minute, the home fans cheered when Solanki He sent the ball to Bellingham, who beat a full force near the penalty area.

Entering the injury time 90 + 4, Greece carried the ball into the penalty area and it was Pavlidis who rushed to put the ball into the goal, giving a lead 2- 1 to the “Fairy” army.

During the remaining time, England tried to launch an offensive game in the hope of equalizing but it was not successful. the leadership position in League B of Nations, Group 2 with 9 points, while the “Roaring Lions” are in second place with 6 points.

List of the two countries

England (4-2-3-1): Jordan Pickford – Trent Alexander-Arnold, John Stones, Levi Colville, Rico Lewis – Declan Rice, Jude Bale Lingham – Bukayo Saka (Noni Madueke, 52), Phil Foden (Dominic Solanke, 72), Cole Palmer – Anthony Gore Don (Ollie Watkins, 60)

Greece (4-2-3-1): Odysseus Vlachodimos – Lazaros Rota, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Konstantinos Koulierakis, Dimitris Giannoulis – Dimitris Kurbelis, Tazos Bakacetas-Manolis Siopis, Giorgos Masouras, Christos Solis-Vangelis P. Flidis