Summary
England overcame their penalty jinx at the World Cup as Eric Dier took the Three Lions into the Quarter Finals of the 2018 World Cup in sudden death penalties during their Round of 16 fixture against Columbia played at the Spartak Stadium in Moscow. England had lost all of their three previous shootouts at the World Cup but finally overcame this knock-out phase jinx to win 4-3 on penalties to clinch a final eight spot at the ongoing 2018 FIFA World Cup tournament in Russia at the expense of Colombia. Harry Kane continues his imperious form with a sixth goal at the 2018 World Cup but Columbia pushed the game into extra-time and penalties after Yerry Mina’s stoppage equalizer cancelled out Harry Kane’s penalty shortly before the hour.
Both teams traded punches, though England was slightly in the ascendancy, with Harry Kane’s miscued header from close range was the closest either side came to breaking the deadlock during the first half. The England captain it was who stayed calm after a long wait to convert the penalty for his sixth World Cup goal – many as Gary Lineker scored in Mexico in 1986 – after Sanchez pulled him down at the back post, 12 minutes into the second period. Columbia toiled thereafter with Radamel Falcao leading from the front. With the clock ticking away, Columbia got their due reward in stoppage time when Yerry Mina towered above everyone at the back post to head Cuadrado’s delivery into the left corner, off Trippier, as Colombia forced extra time. Both teams held on during a cautious extra-time to take it to penalties.
England have a quarter-final date with Sweden this saturday.
Moments
12′ Sterling – so strong on the ball – wins a freekick mid-way inside the Colombia half after Mina tries to piggyback on him.
15′ Trippier delivers a good cross towards the back post, Kane nearly directs it on to the target from a difficult angle but it dropped on the roof of the net.
41′ Henderson barges Barrios, who responds by gently nutting Henderson in the chest! Henderson goes down. The ref decides only to book Barrios
42′ Kieran Trippier’s direct free kick from outside the box is close, but misses target to the left.
54′ Penalty to England! Carlos Sanchez booked for rugby-tackling Kane as a corner came in
57′ GOAL! Colombia 0-1 England. Kane tucks home the penalty down the middle as Ospina dives to his right.
62′ Trippier curls in a fine cross after Maguire goes down for no good reason, Alli arrives late at the end of it and heads over from a difficult angle.
63′ Colombia demand Maguire be punished for diving in the box. They have a strong case but he apparently saved himself by getting up quickly and telling the ref there was no infringement.
71′ England misses a huge chance as Maguire heads over the bar from a corner kick
81′ Bacca scurries forward and plays in Cuadrado, who blazes over from 18 yards!
85′ A good crossis delivered into the danger zone but Falcao’s header misses the target as Henderson prevented him from making a clean connection.
92′ Uribe lets fly with a magnificent shot from over 25 yards. Pickford flings himself across goal and makes a superb finger-tip save.
90+3′ GOAL! Colombia 1-1 England. Mina scores with a towering header from Juan Cuadrado’s corner into the ground and the bounce took it above Tripper and in off the crossbar!
106′ Jordan Henderson tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
112′ Danny Rose’s shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Jordan Pickford saves from Bacca!
Eric Dier steers a crisp low shot beyond Ospina and into the bottom corner for the winner.
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