It was the Harrys show at the Stadio Olimpico as England qualified for the semifinals of the EURO2020 in some style on Saturday night.
Inspired by the trio of Luke Shaw, Harry Kane and Harry Maguire, the Three Lions, who played outside Wembley Stadium for the first time in the competition, put on an excellent display as they thrashed surprise package Ukraine 4-0 in their quarter-final match.
Captain Kane scored a brace, his second and third goals of the championship, in addition to two powerful headers from Maguire and super sub Jordan Henderson for a comfortable 4-0 victory.
Manchester United left back Luke Shaw was another standout performer on the night after he set up England’s second and third goals, taking his assists tally to three in as many matches for Gareth Southgate’s men.
Speaking after their win was Heineken star man of the match and two goals hero, Kane;
It’s about peaking at the right time. A fantastic night; we keep going game after game. We were favourites to win this game – a lot of pressure and expectation and to perform as we did was top-drawer. Another clean sheet and four goals: it was a perfect night for us,
Harry Kane said.
Up next for England is a tricky semi-final tie against a very motivated Denmark, who had defeated the Czech Republic 2-1 in the first quarter-final of the day.
Thomas Delaney and Kasper Dolberg were the scorers for the Danes, while Patrik Schick’s fifth goal of the tournament proved to be nothing but a consolation on the day.
Both teams battle each other for a place in the final when they go head to head in the semi-final slated for Wembley on Tuesday.
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