The match is now tied at 1-1. I am very happy to score the first goal of the Netherlands match. As a result, England's performance picked up the pace and we got a chance to enjoy an exciting match. If the Netherlands could not score quickly, maybe the England team would have played defensively.
In the 18th minute of the match, Harry Kane equalized by scoring from the penalty spot. The match is tied at 1-1 after 35 minutes. England team is trying to dominate the match. England players have 65% ball possession. And made a total of 5 shots so far. On the other hand, the Netherlands players made a total of 3 shots. I think this match will also end in a penalty shootout.
At first I didn't really expect anything exciting from this match. But yeah I appreciate England this time. They even almost scored several times. And likewise, the Dutch, who from the start continued to put pressure on England's defensive area, made England inevitably have to respond with the same high level of aggressiveness in this match.
The first half score was 1-1 and I thought at the start of the second half there should be another goal to make the match even hotter. In the second half everything had to be resolved and both teams had to play better. Hopefully it will be a more exciting match. I don't care which team wins. I'm happy that both teams have scored. Southgate has at least started to come up with a more interesting strategy this time.