The End of 747 Minutes Goal-Drought of Harry Kane with England National Team

DBasia.news – England national team won dramatically against Croatia with a 2-1 score in the League A Group 4 UEFA Nations League. England won at Wembley and in that match, Kane ended his goal drought.

The match was intense since the beginning. Both teams attacked each other since the first half. But, until 45 minutes, no goal created.

England got left behind when the second half went 12 minutes. Andrej Kramaric’s kick entered the above corner of The Three Lions guarded by Jordan Pickford.

The goal was equalized by the substitute player, Jesse Lingard, at 78′. The Manchester United player responded to the ball from Harry Kane.

At the end of the second half or at 85′, England won after Kane wrote his name on the scoreboard. The Tottenham Hotspur striker utilized the situation in front of Croatia’s net. The 2-1 score persisted until the end.

That was Kane’s first goal for England national team since the last time to Colombia during the 2018 World Cup. After that, he didn’t score in 7 matches or 747 minutes.

Besides that, Kane also equalized Wayne Rooney’s goalscoring achievement as the top-scorer for England national team in one calendar year. The former Manchester United player could score 8 goals in 2014.

Not only sweet for Kane, but this goal also ensured England go to the final round as the representative of Group 4. Raheem Sterling and friends collected 7 points, meanwhile, Spain are in the second position with 6 points.