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England Rout Greece in Tense Athens Clash
England secured a convincing 3-0 victory over Greece in their UEFA Nations League Group B, Matchday 5 clash at the Spiros Louis Olympic Stadium in Athens on November 14th, 2024. The match, officiated by Germany’s Daniel Siebert, was a tense affair, with a total of seven yellow cards issued between the two teams.
Ollie Watkins put England ahead in the 7th minute, assisted by Noni Madueke. An own goal by Odysseas Vlachodimos in the 78th minute, assisted by Jude Bellingham, and a goal by Conor Jones in the 82nd minute, assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White, completed the English victory.
Despite the final scoreline, Greece put up a competitive fight. While England dominated possession (57% to Greece’s 43%), both teams created goal-scoring opportunities: England had 9 shots (5 on target), and Greece managed 9 (4 on target). Fouls were also plentiful, with Greece committing 18 and England 9. The difference in the score reflects England’s greater efficiency in front of goal.
Substitutions england: at minute 46 L. Hall came in and E. Konsa went out., at minute 66 M. Rogers came in and A. Gordon went out., at minute 66 H. Kane came in and O. Watkins went out., at minute 66 J. Bowen came in and N. Madueke went out., at minute 78 M. Gibbs-White came in and C. Gallagher went out.
Substitutions greece: at minute 56 D. Giannoulis came in and V. Pavlidis went out., at minute 56 F. Ioannidis came in and A. Bakasetas went out., at minute 56 D. Pelkas came in and K. Tsimikas went out., at minute 70 G. Konstantelias came in and G. Masouras went out., at minute 81 P. Mantalos came in and M. Siopis went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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