a special atmosphere and a Grand Occasion one the players and fans alike have been anticipating in the tension Laden days leading up to this victure but now the talking has to stop and the football must take over who's going to emerge Victorious it's a hard question to answer it's live on eatv and a warm welcome on what is an ideal night for football you've got to say my name is Derek Ray and I'm joined for commentary by the former Arsenal and West Ham player Stuart Robson and with the game just moments away now this really ought to be a superb watch it's the Republic of Ireland against England thanks Derek well both managers will be reminding their players of starting the game quickly hitting the opposition back playing the ball forward and regaining possession as quickly as possible hopefully we get a really good game here well rather than stop play immediately the referee waited and now decides on a yellow [Applause] [Applause] card and deciding to go short with this one the crowd encouraging him to take is on and quick thinking defensively well Jude Bellingham rightly receives plenty of blood it's because he's a leader out there on the pitch what might we see from him in this game well for me Derek his greatest attribute is his ability to combine with teammates particularly in tight areas in and around the Box clever little one-twos little passes around the corner he's the player that could be key to breaking down this defense pretty clear who got the last touch so it will be a [Applause] corner it's a short [Applause] Corner that is a very fine challenge in difficult circumstances and he struck the post really sound defending a goal on the back of sustained pressure now they deser itly hold the advantage well just look at this he's so bright in the Box he's first to the ball and then a decent finish it's a good bit of [Applause] play well the ball is moving again will there be a quick reply from England there needs to be Saka decent progress with the ball at his feet a disappointing end to the move oh in with a Chance they've only gone and grabed another one two goals in quick succession now they have the lead no one other celebrating well let's see this again this is counterattacking football at its very best and there's certainly no doubt about the Finish he really hits it with power and accuracy nothing the keeper can do about that so two n now John Eagan Dar OA odada malumi moving the ball forward with purpose but they dealt with the threat [Applause] posed Harry Kane OA malumi and a tiny [Applause] challenge Ro to roam on the wing for England PR well positioned can he get one back reading it well oh tremendous goal technical Excellence to finish that one off wonderful to have that in your reference well just look at this again great technique perfect contact and a brilliant finish top [Applause] stuff so back underway and here's the question can England come up with another goal o [Applause] Ferguson [Applause] odowa Cullen and the fourth official confirming that we'll have one additional [Applause] minute Kane hurry Kane what an astonishing few minutes from seemingly out of it it's all square again can you believe it well just look how exposed the keeper is he's got absolutely no chance there but they do take it well you have to say [Applause] so the whistle then we're up the halfway stage in this match well we don't often say this but I think it's fair on this occasion a muted performance from Phil foden Stewart yeah he's looked off the pace today he just hasn't been himself has he and as a result the team have looked short on so back underway and an intriguing second half in Prospect [Applause] and doubled up with EAS by The [Applause] Keeper oh he's given the ball away [Applause] and teammates around him chiad DOI ogi well a classic example of how to intercept an England being afforded too much space will he finish and the goalkeeper covered a lot of ground to push that away from [Applause] danger Knight Cullen and now with Eagan CH DOI ogi oh beating his opponent with ease and there is the goal to reestablish their [Applause] advantage well here it is again he goes past his markers so easily with just a drop of the shoulder and then through and goal he just goes for power and smashes it past the keeper there's no stopping that what a great finish you can't really say defenses are on top 32 20 minutes remaining greish and a chance to level it and that's the hatrick tearing apart this defense time and again they simply can't hand him well let's take another look and you have to say the defending is so poor that's far too easy the keeper had no chance [Applause] [Applause] there neither side shy about shooting in this match Jason malumi well there's a living breathing example of positional [Applause] sense now what can England do from this [Applause] position superbly read and executed [Applause] greish and space to cross it can he put it away and a goal that first stage of the game it might be decisive and just look at their supporters well as the replay shows this is all about his ability to find space in the box which then makes the Finish look so much easier that's good play from him what a big moment in the dying Ember will it prove decisive here Cullen really good interception well if you're wondering about added time 2 minutes It'll [Applause] be and there goes the final whistle very acceptable from an England point of view a victory here Stuart your thoughts on the their performance yes Derek well it could have gone either way couldn't it it was so competitive for much of the game but they kept pushing kept believing and probably deserved the winner in the end a great result so a positive night for Harry Kane sum up his performance for us