English hit 1-0 the selection of Andorra in a match in Barcelona, while the Dutch went to Helsinki and built the 2-0 result over Finland in 20 minutes
Finalist and semifinalist in the last , e won their respective games on Saturday (7), by the European qualifiers for the . The English hit 1-0 the 173rd -placed Andorra selection in the FIFA ranking in a game in Barcelona, while the Dutch went to Helsinki and built the 2-0 result over Finland in 20 minutes. For England, it was the third victory in three games in the K Group of the qualifiers.
With the result, Thomas Tuchel became the first coach of the ‘Three Lions’ to win his first three official games without conceding goals. A statistic that loses some brightness if it is taken into account that the opponents were Andorra, Latonia and Albania, who in addition to Serbia form the K Group K of the qualifiers with England. “I’m not happy with the performance. We lost the pace we couldn’t recover,” said the Tuchel after the match. “It’s up to us to keep the pace loudly. It’s up to us to bring offensive energy into the field and do it relentlessly.”
Another factor for the thin result was the series of tests performed by the German coach, such as midfielder Curtis Jones on the right side and Reece James, right-back, playing on the left. The selection of Andorra, which has been without a goal for over two years, played on the defensive and left the ball with the English, who could not find spaces to score. The most dangerous player of the ‘Three Lions’ was Captain Kane, who opened the scoring when the lack of goals was already starting to worry the stands. The other key game played on Saturday also had little emotion, with a 0-0 between Albania and Serbia after a penalty lost by the Albanians shortly before the break (45 ‘+1).
Memphis Se Aproxima de Van Persie
In turn, the Netherlands started its campaign in the G Group G of the qualifiers with Memphis Depay scoring after six minutes. The Corinthians striker reached 48 goals with the Dutch national team shirt and is two to match Robin Van Persie’s record (50). Shortly thereafter, Cody Gakpo crossed in the area and Denzel Dumfries (23 ′) appeared in the second post to make the second of ‘Oranje’). Complete Group G Lithuania and Malta, which tied 0-0 on Saturday, and Poland, a provisional leader with two wins in two games.
Next Tuesday, the Netherlands will try to maintain the positive sequence against the modest selection of Malta, while the Poles will visit Finland. By group H, Bosnia beat San Marino 1-0, with a goal from veteran Edin Dzeko (66 ′) and added his third victory in the qualifiers. In turn, Austria debuted by beating Romania 2-1.
*With information from AFP
