1-0, min. 5, Rooney. 2-0, min. 45, Welbeck. 3-0, min. 58, Sterling. 4-0, min. 73, Kane.
Wayne Rooney, Danny Welbeck, Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane share out the goals in a 4-0 blitz over Lithuania.
Fabian Delph started the first attack of the game as he played Wayne Rooney through as he runs into the left side of the box. He hit the ball with his favoured foot aiming for the near side but, he hit the post and was unable to get a rebound.
In the 5th minute, Rooney took advantage of the early possession from England as he scored his 47th goal for his country. Danny Welbeck showed his brilliant dribbling skills taking a defender out of the game as he ran into the opposition’s box. He took a right-footed shot and the keeper Arlauskis, saved well. The rebound fell kindly for Rooney who headed the ball into the net to make the game 1-0.
England carried on dominating the game as they constantly attacked it. Welbeck tried to run into the Lithuania box in the 11th minute but, Freidgeimas made a perfect tackle to nick the ball away from the attacker’s feet. Welbeck made an appeal for a penalty but the defender clearly got the ball.
Lithuania came into the game a quarter of an hour in as they worked the ball well up the pitch and passed it up to Matulevicius and Nathanial Clyne put it out for a throw. After this, Kijanskas won a corner for his side. The ball was hit towards the back post but nothing came of it. Michael Carrick made the block and Phil Jones cleared.
England started to attack again in the in the 17th minute. Welbeck ran past the Lithuanian full-back and chipped the ball into the box towards Rooney. The striker connected with the ball with a looping header but it bounced off the crossbar.
Jordan Henderson had the chance to score next just six minutes after the last chance as Welbeck held the ball up around the edge of the area. Henderson hit the ball with his left-foot but didn’t connect properly and swiped the ball wide.
In the 27th minute, Lithuania had another good spell as Mikoliunas found some space 30 yards out and had a chance to run the ball up the pitch or play the ball to the striker but he did neither and the ball was lost.
Another chance for Lithuania came from Mikoluinas again as he was found on the left-wing. He played the ball into the box from a cross and Jones cleared.
Henderson did well on the right-hand side of the pitch as he did some great passing play with Welbeck as they cross the ball into Leighton Baines who took a shot from a tight angle but, he hit the ball quite far over the bar.
Lithuania had their best chance of the first-half in the 32nd minute with Matulevicius. Kijanskas made an attacking run down the left side taking on Clyne and he put a fast, low cross into the box but, Jones managed to get a touch on the ball before Matulevicius could finish it.
England won a free-kick 20 yards out in the 37th minute as Welbeck is cut off as he attempted a one-two pass. Rooney steeped over the ball and forced a save from the keeper. The shot ended up being quite tamed after a long build up.
England finished the half like they started it as they had chance after chance. Welbeck tried to get a chance after he burst through the defence and got himself into a shooting position on the edge of the area but he hit the ball over the bar.
Two minutes later, Welbeck had another chance as Raheem Sterling paced the ball down the wing and cut the ball back towards the Arsenal man who was 12 yards out. He had the chance to snap at a shot but Freidgeimas managed to get across the player and block the pass.
England scored a second goal in the 45th minute as Henderson crossed the ball into the area towards Welbeck who heads the ball to the centre of the goal. The header hit the defender marking him and ended up in the back of the net. Welbeck was credited with the goal.
The first chance in the second half came from a Fabian Delph shot in the 49th minute. Rooney chipped the ball to the back post where Delph first-time volleyed the cross from 12 yards out. Arlauskis got a hand to it and pushed it around the post.
Welbeck had yet another chance for a goal in the 53rd minute but, he was unable to finish. He skipped past two defenders and his shot was punched away for a corner. Nothing came from it.
England made the game 3-0 in the 58th minute as Sterling scored his first international goal. Rooney was able to find space on the right-wing and played the ball into the box with a driven cross. The cross landed at Sterling’s foot as he made a perfect run through the defence and side-footed the ball in.
They tried to make the same play work again just minutes later. Welbeck was the player on the wing this time and he played the ball in but, the ball went straight past both Rooney and Sterling.
Lithuania were poor in the second half as the shot from Matulevicius proved. He took advantage of a sloppy pass from Carrick in the 64th minute but he smashed the ball way over the upright.
The most anticipated substitution happened in the 70th minute and it came as a double. Both Harry Kane and Ross Barkley came on for Wayne Rooney and Jordan Henderson.
18 seconds into his international career, Harry Kane made the game 4-0 with his second touch of the game. The Tottenham star made a dream debut as Sterling hit the ball towards the back post where Kane coolly headed the ball into the net.
Kane almost had a second in the 75th minute as the ball the ball bounced around in the six yard box. He took a shot but it hit the heel of the defender who was marking him.
Sterling was the only player on the England team to get a yellow card in the whole match and he got it from overreaching for the ball. Vytautas Andriuskevicius was hurt in the challenge. The Lithuanian left the pitch on a stretcher looking like he was in a lot of pain.
This result leaves England top of group E with 12 points; keeping their 100% record this tournament, whilst Lithuania will go to fourth position on six points.
