Friday, 22 March 2019

Dominic Calvert-Lewin scores but England Under-21s draw with Poland

• England Under-21s 1-1 Poland Under-21s
• Sebastian Szymanski equalises with spectacular free-kick

It was not the result Aidy Boothroyd wanted but evenings like this will do the England manager’s young players no harm in the long term. The bigger picture is this summer’s European Championship finals in Italy and San Marino, where England will need to be more ruthless in front of goal when they come up against opponents in the same mould as Poland if they harbour genuine hopes of bringing home silverware.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s early strike should have provided England with the platform to go on and win a game in which they were the far more accomplished side for long periods, but they never quite managed to turn their neat approach play into the hard currency of goals and were ultimately undone by a brilliant set piece at the other end.

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from Football | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2TOxjLf

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