UEFA Nations League: Bellingham shines in England win: half goal, assist, post… and promotion?
Good game from Bellingham in Greece. The Madrid player made the score 0:1 thanks to a preliminary pass; scored a half goal with the score 0:2 (in the end it was given to the Greek goalkeeper); received a yellow card in the first half; he headed the post in the second; and thus contributed to England’s treble of success: winning, leading, winning 1-2 in the first leg against Greece at Wembley, and qualifying for direct promotion or playing in the promotion play-offs against a third party in League A. We’ll have to wait and see if he maintains his lead on the sixth and final day of next week.
England should have won. Find out more about Athens today.
Except, England, where Jones (Liverpool) and Hall (Newcastle) made their debuts.traveled to Greece with many absences: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Jack Grealish (Manchester City), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Declan Rice (Arsenal) ), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Levi Colville (Chelsea) and Aaron Ramsdale (Southampton).
Match England started the game strong, energetically… and in a game between Bellingham and Maduek. The scoreline is now 0-1 in Watkins’ favour, with him ahead of Harry Kane in the starting line-up today. Shortly after the 11th minute, about 30 seconds later, Real Madrid’s Bellingham and Atletico Madrid’s Gallagher both saw yellow cards, although neither is suspended for Tuesday’s match with Ireland.
Before the break, there were more English attacks, but with a good game from Schmeichel, and at the other goal, Pickford saved a very good shot from Tsimikas.
The second half began with Bellingham’s header hitting the post.and good action from a Madrid player shortly before Harry Kane came on in the 66th minute. And before the finish, with 10 left to go, Bellingham scored a controversial half-goal. A Madrid player moves forward, he shoots… and the ball hits the post, then the goalkeeper and goes into the Greek goal. What is your goal? UEFA did not officially hand it over to the Madrid player, but gave it to the Greek goalkeeper. In the end, debutant Jones made it 0-3, putting England on the ropes with just one final day to go. Exit to League A (if it is the first) is now very close.