The England national team convincingly defeated Wales 3:0 in a friendly match. The hosts, who started confidently, first gained the advantage: in the 3rd minute, Morgan Rogers opened the scoring, in the 11th minute, Ollie Watkins doubled the lead, and in the 20th minute, Bukayo Saka, without missing an opportunity, scored the third goal. In the remaining time, the British maintained their advantage through ball control and discipline, keeping their goal empty.
Friendly game
England - Wales 3:0
Goals: Rogers (3), Watkins (11), Saka (20).
England (start): Pickford; Consa, Stones (Luis-Squelli, 80), Guehi, Spence; Anderson (Henderson, 69), Rice (Loftus-Cheek, 66); Saka (Boven, 70), Rogers (Gibbs-White, 70), Gordon; Watkins (Rashford, 46).
Wales (start): Darlov; Williams (Cpaccio, 64), Rawdon, Davies (Mefam, 64), Dasilva; Ampadu (Shihan, 64), Cullen; Johnson (Coamus, 76), Wilson (James, 64), Brooks; Moore (Harris, 76).
Results other than European venues
— Romania - Moldova 2:1
Goals: Muntaño (12), Hagi (44) - Radul (auth., 36).
— Poland - New Zealand 1:0
Goal: Zelinski (49).
For England, the 20-minute "strenuous pressure" in this game was remembered for both effectiveness in attack and vigilance in defense. It wouldn't be surprising if Wales analyzes the mistakes made and tries to recover in subsequent matches.
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