Influence at home. England lost 2-1 to Greece in the endon the third date of UEFA Nations Leagueaccording to Group B2. It was a special victory, the first official victory of the Greeks over the English at national team level.. The game was played at Wembley Stadium, in London, which is possible revived on Disney+ (for South America only).
Lee Carsley has just replaced Gareth Southgate as coach of the England national team following the European Championship in Germany, where the team lost to Spain in the final. And his team suffered another hard blow, this time at home against a rival who had just added three points.
England, having been relegated to League B of the Nations League, defeated Ireland and Finland and dominated the B2 zone of the continental competition. Greece also beat those two teams and led the group with a difference of +5, against +4 for the English team. That’s why, It was due to the crossing of the tips, a position that the Greeks now have alone.
Wembley was in shock four minutes into the second half: a great action by Vangelis Pavlidis, from Benfica, who received the ball inside the area, turned in front of several English defenders to create space, finishing with a good, powerful shot to beat Jordan Pickford. He celebrated with great enthusiasm, showing and kissing the black armband, in memory of George Baldock.
Once again, in the 38th minute of stoppage time, Pavlidis screamed at Greece, but the VAR disallowed the goal for offside. And right after that, At 42 minutes, young Jude Bellingham scored the trophy for the hosts. The ball was loose in front of the area and the Real Madrid player seems to have hit a strong right hand and brought peace to the English fans.
And when it seemed that they would even end, At 49, Pavlidis’ scoring instincts resurfaced to declare the final 2-1 and seal a demanding game.which ended with a victory for Greece and a heavy defeat for England. A serious mistake by the local defense, not clearing the ball, the forward, again very careful, seemed to score with a cross shot, due to another commitment to Baldock.
Therefore, there was joy and excitement for the visit and disappointment for the host, as shown by the supporters in the stands of the legendary London stadium. And to think they had just crossed paths in 2006, with England’s 4-0 win over Greece. No doubt, at another time, because the current one is very irregular for a team with several Premier League stars, but one must be raised quickly.
