England see off Andorra in qualifiers, pull clear at the top of the group | OneFootball

In the World Cup Qualifiers, England defeated Andorra this Saturday at Villa Park in Birmingham, winning 2-0. Declan Rice and Christian Garcia (own goal) scored the goals.

This was the second meeting between the teams in this stage. In the first match, England also won, 1-0, with a goal by Harry Kane. With this result, England reached 12 points and took the lead in Group K.

England’s next match will be this Tuesday at 3:45 p.m. (Brasília time), against Serbia at the Rajko Mitić Stadium in Belgrade. On the same day, at 1:00 p.m., Andorra faces Estonia in a friendly as preparation before playing Latvia in the Qualifiers on Thursday at 10:00 a.m.

The match

In the first half, despite a slow pace and a lackluster performance from England, the team dominated possession (83%). Even though the English had some clear chances to score, the opener came from an own goal by Christian Garcia in the 24th minute, as the Andorran deflected a header into his own net.

After the break, early in the second half, at five minutes, Eberechi Eze almost extended the lead, but goalkeeper Iker Álvarez made a brilliant save to keep the ball out of the net. On the rebound, Marcus Rashford sent it wide.

In the 68th minute, Declan Rice scored England’s second goal, rising unmarked to head in a cross from Reece James on the right.

Offering little resistance, Andorra failed to create any dangerous chances throughout the match, with the final score ending 2-0 in England’s favor.

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