• Alcácer 58, Ramos 90; Sterling 16 38, Rashford 29
Where to start? It was a wild night under the lights of Seville and, ultimately, these are the kind of moments England ought to cherish. Any win against Spain is to be celebrated but to overcome one of the world’s most refined teams on their own soil makes this, without any exaggeration, one of the great nights in England’s modern history.
It was the night when Raheem Sterling, in the space of 22 first-half minutes, doubled his England goals tally from the previous six years. Harry Kane’s run without a goal is now seven games but, seriously, who really cares when he plays this effectively? Marcus Rashford added England’s other goal, all coming in the first half, and when Spain gave everything to pull off a remarkable feat of escapology Gareth Southgate’s players held out – just – in the face of an onslaught.
Written by Daniel Taylor at the Estadio Benito Villamarín
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/oct/15/spain-england-nations-cup-match-report under the title “Raheem Sterling’s double inspires England to stunning victory in Spain”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
