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Full Time: England 2 – 1 Nigeria International Friendly
Live update of the England Vs Nigeria friendly game ahead of 2018 world cup tournament.
The Three Lions Vs The Super Eagles.
Full Time
Both teams could have won today but England just managed to carve out the victory
90+1‘ The fourth official shows there are 4 minute(s) of time to be added
81‘ Marcus Rashford fails to find the target with a shot from outside the box
Substitution
77′ Ighalo out, Iheanacho in
77‘ Ahmed Musa charged Ruben Loftus-Cheek from behind and he has been booked for the foul
Substitution
72‘ Dangerous challenge by Gary Cahill on John Obi Mikel.
63‘ Ahmed Musa replaces Victor Moses.
56‘ Victor Moses goes for goal, but his effort is off target
52‘ Raheem Sterling throws himself to the ground, attempting to win a free-kick, but the ref is not having it
50‘ William Troost-Ekong from Nigeria heads towards goal but sees his effort blocked
50‘ Victor Moses swings in the corner from the left
48′ – Goal! Iwobi puts one back for Nigeria.
46‘ Nigeria gets second half underway
Sterling and Lingard have been impressive for England who haven’t really faced any difficult challenge from the Super Eagles so far.
It’s half-time at Wembley Stadium with the scoreline England 2-0 Nigeria
45‘ Good effort by Victor Moses as he directs a shot on target, but the keeper saves it
44′ – Moses has an attempt on goal but his strike is comfortable enough for Pickford.
39‘ Raheem Sterling misses another chance to make it two!
37‘ Alex Iwobi puts in a cross, Ighalo gets a shot at goal, but the keeper saves it
33′ – England close again through Sterling who forces a low save from Uzoho.
30′ – Moses has struggled a bit, unsurprising as he has only had two training sessions with the team before this game.
30‘ The home team is currently dominating with 57% possession
24‘ Ashley Young with the attack, Leon Balogun is there to stop it
22′ – Nigeria not yet in the rhythm of play. Ponderous on the ball so far.
18‘ Raheem Sterling tries to play a 1-2 with Dele Alli, but the ball is intercepted
15′ – Mikel tries to release Ighalo but he was offside.
13‘ Raheem Sterling finds himself in a 1 on 1 situation with the keeper but his shot goes wide
12‘ Sterling sees his shot deflected off target
7′ – Seven minutes into the game, and the Eagles are trailing.
7′ – Goal! Cahill nods home from the resultant corner kick to give England the lead.
4′ – First test for Uzoho and he did brilliantly to divert Kane’s attempt.
0′ England Kicks off and gets the game underway.
Nigeria Starting XI
11.Victor Moses, 9.Odion Ighalo, 18.Alex Iwobi, 17.Ogenyi Onazi, 15.Joel Chukwuma Obi, 10.John Obi Mikel, 2.Brian Idowu, 6.Leon Balogun, 5.William Troost-Ekong, 12.Abdullahi Shehu, 23.Francis Uzoho
England Starting XI
1.Jordan Pickford, 4.Kyle Walker, 5.John Stones, 6.Gary Cahill, 2.Kieran Trippier, 8.Eric Dier, 7.Jesse Lingard, 3.Ashley Young, 11.Dele Alli, 9. Harry Kane, 10.Raheem Sterling
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