England rallied from two goals down to draw 3-3 with Germany in a thrilling match at Wembley Stadium.
With each team playing their final match before the World Cup begins in November, the first half didn’t see many chances for either side. It was hardly a preview of what was to come.
The scoring started in the second half, as Ilkay Gundogan converted a penalty in the 52nd minute after VAR judged Harry Maguire to have fouled Jamal Musiala. Kai Havertz doubled the visitors’ lead in the 67th minute with a lovely curling shot from range.
Luke Shaw got the comeback started for England in the 72st minute, goal-line technology alerting the ref that his shot had crossed the line. If only goal-line technology had been available when these teams met at the 2010 World Cup. Mason Mount leveled the game just three minutes later with a fantastic one-time finish.
England weren’t done yet though, as Harry Kane completed the turnaround with a goal scored from the spot in the 83rd minute after Nico Schlotterbeck was shown by VAR to have fouled Jude Bellingham in the box.
England were on course for a famous come-from-behind victory until the 87th minute, when Nick Pope spilled a speculative shot from Serge Gnabry and Havertz was there to fire home for his second goal.
England have now gone six straight matches without a win (3D 3L) for the first time since 1993, but there are plenty of positives for Gareth Southgate to take from this performance. England ended their non-penalty goal drought before it reached six full matches, something that needed to happen before the World Cup.
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Publish date : 2022-09-26 21:38:00