England started with a 4-4-2 formation with Sterling playing right behind Rashford and Harry Kane. In midfield, coach Gareth Southgate has faith in Declan Rice, Henderson and Ross Barkley.
Regarded as inferior, Bulgaria proactively defended the majority of the home team with a 5-4-1 formation. It made it difficult for the "Three Lions" to approach goalkeeper Iliev's goal. Not only that, the away team also has the first dangerous chance of the match. wanderson's kick forced Pickford to show off her blocking skills.
At this time, the quick, unexpected moves will help DT Anh. In fact, Harry Kane shook the Bulgarian net in the 19th minute after Sterling crossed in such a situation. However, the goal was disallowed as the Tottenham striker was offside.
However, he and Sterling, who were used to high-level pressing at club level, took advantage of the mistake of the Lioghan. Goalkeeper Iliev's pass came to Sterling's position and player number 7 passed the ball conveniently to Harry Kane to open the score in the 24th minute.
After this goal, the home team still dominated the game. However, the English international defense with the command of the world's most expensive defender - Harry Maguire is a bit short to give Bulgaria an equalizer with a combination between the two players, both of whom are from Popov. The first half ended with a 1-goal advantage for the "Three Lions".
After the break, things became easier for DT Anh. After more than 5 minutes of the second half, Rashford was fouled by Nikolay Bodurov in the away penalty area. On the penalty spot, Kane deceived the opposing goalkeeper, increasing the gap.
About 5 minutes later, Kane continued to contribute to the next goal of DT England but as an assist. He helped Sterling get an easy close-range tap-in as he often saw in Man City. This is Sterling's 7th goal in the last 7 matches at the national team level.
Such a huge advantage is the condition for coach Gareth Southgate to give Chelsea player Mason Mount a "Three Lions" debut. Oxlade-Chamberlain also returned to the England national team after a long period of injury.
The match's score was set in the 73rd minute. Harry Kane earned a penalty after being fouled by Kristian Dimitrov. Of course, he did not miss the opportunity to complete his hat-trick in this match. This is his 25th goal in 40 appearances for England.
With a 4-0 victory, DT England returned to the top of Group A of the EURO 2020 qualifiers after only a few hours of being held by Kosovo. In the next round, Harry Kane and his teammates will host this opponent at St Mary's Stadium in Southampton at 1:45 a.m. on September 11, Vietnam time.
Results of some other matches:
Kosovo 2-1 Czech Republic
Lithuania 0-3 Ukraine
Iceland 3-0 Moldova