EURO2020 HT: England 0 – 0 Croatia

EURO2020: England vs Croatia Halftime 0 – 0. An intriguing half – that’s not a euphemism – ends goalless. Phil Foden hit the post early on, and for a while, it looked like England might overrun Croatia.

But as the half went on Croatia came into it and started to slow the game down in the heat. Perisic plays a smart give-and-go on the edge of the area, but Mings steps across to make an important challenge. He’s had a good half.

Sterling runs onto another long ball forward, forcing Caleta-Car to handle the ball just outside the area. He is booked and England have a free-kick in a great position: 22 yards out, slightly to the left of centre.

Sterling again gets behind the Croatia defense, this time on the left side of the area. He turns and flips a cross to the far post that is headed away. At the moment, England’s youth is trumping Croatia’s experience. But then we said the same in the first half of the World Cup semi-final.

Source – The Guardian