UEFA European Championship Qualifying

FT Tuesday, September 10, 2019
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St. Mary's Stadium · 30,155 att. · ESPN3

Match Report

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England hit five to stay perfect in win over Kosovo

England maintained their perfect start to UEFA European Championship qualifying with a 5-3 win over a resilient Kosovo side at St Mary's on Tuesday.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
5
5
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
0
Corner Kicks
6
6
Saves
0
41.7
Possession
58.3
8
SHOTS
16
3
ON GOAL
10
0.4
On Target %
0.6
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
397
Accurate Passes
584
471
Passes
657
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
3
11
Crosses
20
0.1
Cross %
0.2
49
Long Balls
54
22
Accurate Long Balls
35
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
1
6
Effective Tackles
3
9
Tackles
6
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
12
Interceptions
11
23
Effective Clearances
16
23
Clearances
16

Lineups

ENG · 4-3-3

  1. 1Jordan PickfordG
  2. 6Harry MaguireCD-L
  3. 5Michael KeaneCD-R
  4. 3Ben ChilwellLB
  5. 2Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 4Declan RiceCM
  7. 10Ross BarkleyLM
  8. 8Jordan HendersonRM
  9. 9Harry KaneF
  10. 7Raheem SterlingLF
  11. 11Jadon SanchoRF

KOS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 12Arijanet MuricG
  2. 3Fidan AlitiCD-L
  3. 13Amir RrahmaniCD-R
  4. 2Florent HadergjonajLB
  5. 15Mërgim VojvodaRB
  6. 9Bersant CelinaAM
  7. 8Besar HalimiLM
  8. 4Idriz VocaRM
  9. 18Vedat MuriqiF
  10. 14Valon BerishaAM-L
  11. 10Florent MuslijaAM-R

Timeline

  1. 1' Goal! England 0, Kosovo 1. Valon Berisha (Kosovo) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vedat Muriqi.
  2. 8' Goal! England 1, Kosovo 1. Raheem Sterling (England) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michael Keane following a corner.
  3. 19' Goal! England 2, Kosovo 1. Harry Kane (England) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
  4. 38' Own Goal by Mergim Vojvoda, Kosovo. England 3, Kosovo 1.
  5. 44' Goal! England 4, Kosovo 1. Jadon Sancho (England) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raheem Sterling following a fast break.
  6. 45'+1' Goal! England 5, Kosovo 1. Jadon Sancho (England) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  7. 45' Substitution, Kosovo. Leart Paqarada replaces Florent Muslija.
  8. 49' Goal! England 5, Kosovo 2. Valon Berisha (Kosovo) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Vedat Muriqi following a fast break.
  9. 55' Goal! England 5, Kosovo 3. Vedat Muriqi (Kosovo) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  10. 59' Substitution, Kosovo. Anel Rashkaj replaces Idriz Voca.
  11. 63' Besar Halimi (Kosovo) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 65' Leart Paqarada (Kosovo) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 65' Penalty saved! Harry Kane (England) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  14. 70' Fidan Aliti (Kosovo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 83' Valon Berisha (Kosovo) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 83' Substitution, England. Mason Mount replaces Ross Barkley.
  17. 85' Substitution, England. Marcus Rashford replaces Jadon Sancho.
  18. 85' Substitution, Kosovo. Florent Hasani replaces Valon Berisha.
  19. 86' Anel Rashkaj (Kosovo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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