Game is over and the final score is England 5-3 Kosovo.
Look, it was such fun. Cracking game, cracking atmosphere, another emphatic win for England, yet a night few Kosovans will ever forget. Only a curmudgeon would not have left St Mary’s without a great big smile, heading into the night.
2020 EURO qualification
5 – 3
R. Sterling (8′)
H. Kane (19′)
M. Vojvoda (38′ OG)
Sancho (44′)
Sancho (45’+1′)
V. Berisha (1′)
V. Berisha (49′)
V. Muriqi (55′ PEN)
1′ GOAL! England 0-1 Kosovo (Berisha)
Goal! Kosovo have got their heads in front thanks to a Valon Berisha strike.
8′ GOAL! England 1-1 Kosovo (Sterling)
Raheem Sterling (England) nets with a header to make it 1-1 at St. Mary’s Stadium.
19′ GOAL! England 2-1 Kosovo (Kane)
Harry Kane puts the ball in the net and the home team now lead 2-1.
38′ OWN GOAL! England 3-1 Kosovo (Vojvoda)
44′ GOAL! England 4-1 Kosovo (Sancho)
Raheem Sterling instrumental with a fine assist.
46′ GOAL! England 5-1 Kosovo (Sancho)
Jadon Sancho puts the ball in the net and the home team extend their lead. The score-line now reads 5-1.
49′ GOAL! England 5-2 Kosovo (Berisha)
Great play from Vedat Muriqi to set up the goal.
55′ Penalty Goal! England 5-3 Kosovo (Muriqi)
Muriqi picks himself off the deck to fire the ball towards the corner. Pickford gets a hand to it but there’s too much power on the strike as Kosovo pull another goal back.
Line-ups
England XI: J. Henderson, Barkley, H. Kane, J. Pickford, R. Sterling, H. Maguire, M.Keane, T. Alexander-Arnold, Chilwell, D.Rice, Sancho
Subs: T. Heaton, D. Rose, Wilson, K. Trippier, Oxlade-Chamberlain, N. Pope, T.Mings, Winks, Gomez, J. Maddison, M. Mount, M. Rashford
Kosovo XI: V. Berisha, B. Halimi, B. Celina, F. Aliti, A. Rrahmani, V. Muriqi, Hadergjonaj, M. Vojvoda, I. Voca, F. Muslija, A. Murić
Subs: S. Ujkani, A. Rashkaj, A. Nuhiu, E. Rashani, L. Paqarada, B. Berisha, M. Kryeziu, I. Drešević, V. Bekaj, F. Hasani, E. Zhegrova
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