England vs Finland Nations League Show 2024 09/10

Wembley Stadium a cauldron of footballing passion was buzzing England versus Finland Nations league on the line but tonight there was more before the Roar of the crowd before the anthems there was a hush a moment of respect a video montage played highlighting the career of Sven Gan Ericson The swed Who dared to lead England who brought belief back to the Three Lions a touching tribute to a man who understood the weight of expectations and the dreams of millions the stadium erupted in Applause Erikson gone but not forgotten his Spirit seemed to hang in the air a reminder that in football passion transcends borders as the Applause faded The Familiar tension returned England under Gareth Southgate were expected to win Finland The Underdogs were ready to fight this was the Nations League where every Point mattered from the first whistle England were on the front foot their passing was crisp their movement fluid Angel Gomes making his debut looked right at home in the England Midfield he was everywhere winning tackles spraying passes and dictating the tempo it was like he'd been playing at this level for years Harry Kane earning his 100th cap was his usual menacing self dropping deep to link play and always a threat in the Box Raheem Sterling and Jaden Sancho England's danger men on the wings were causing all sorts of problems for the finnn defense with their paid and trickery England were rampant pressing high and forcing Finland into mistakes but Finland to their credit were defending resolutely their game plan was clear sit deep absorb the pressure and hit England on the Counterattack with the pace of team auki they were riding their luck at times but their goalkeeper Lucas RI was an inspired form pulling off a string of fine saves to keep England at Bay then came the chance for Finland a quick break a clever through ball and pooki was in on goal the Wembley crowd held its breath this was it but Pooky usually so clinical snatched at his shot sending it wide of the post a collective groan went around the stadium it was a golden opportunity missed the second half began much like the first with England dominating possession and probing for an opening Southgate sensing the need to change things up brought on Jack greish and Phil foden adding even more creativity to the England attack the changes almost paid off immediately with greish jinking his way past two Defenders only to see his shot cannon off the crossbar Finland were tiring their Resolute defending starting to crack under the Relentless England pressure something had to give and it did in the 78th minute Raheem Sterling who had been a constant Threat all night finally found the back of the net a clever passing move a perfectly weighted through ball from foden and Sterling was in on goal he made no mistake this time slotting the ball past the despairing dive of heri Wembley erupted the goal had been coming and it was a goal worthy of winning any game Finland to their credit didn't give up they threw men forward in search of an equalizer leaving gaps at the back England sensing an opportunity to kill the game off hit them on the break greish at the heart of everything played a delightful through ball to Harry Kane who calmly slotted the ball home for England's second it was a classic counterattacking goal a testament to England's tactical discipline and ruthlessness the final whistle blue England 2 Finland zero a comfortable victory in the end for the Three Lions but it hadn't been easy Finland had made them work for it Gareth Southgate speaking after the match was full of praise for his team's performance we were patient we moved the ball well and we created plenty of chances he said it was a deserved Victory the result meant that England maintained their perfect start to their Nations League campaign while Finland were left to Ru their missed opportunities but on a night when England celebrated a legend of the game and witnessed the emergence of a new star in Angel Gomes it was clear that the future of English football was in good hands