Right after the opening whistle, the England team quickly put Cambodia goalkeeper Hassen in an alarming state. After Sterling and Lingard competed, they all had a good chance to open the score, unfortunately, DT England's shots were too inaccurate to lead the opponent.
It was not until the 11th minute that captain Harry Kane was able to tap the ball into the net from a corner kick to help the Three Lions take a 1-0 lead.
Like the previous minutes, England's DT showed a flexible and diverse playing style in terms of attack. In fact, the England international had an advantage when goalkeeper Hassen was injured and left the pitch in tears. DT Laos reluctantly had to replace him with goalkeeper Ben Mustapha.
With a goal in the lead, DT Anh continued to maintain the encroachment. they are still the team that controls the ball better and has many notable attacking situations. These include 2 situations where the ball was in an open position but Lingard did not hit the target.
wasting opportunities, DT Anh had to pay the price. In the 33rd minute, in a dispute over the ball in the penalty area, Walker pointed the ball at Ben Youssef. The referee decided to award Cambodia 11m. Sassi took the penalty and beat Pickford to get the game back on track.
The 1-1 draw was no different from a " doping" in spirit for the Vietnamese players to play as if they were in the bronze in the following minutes, they were ready to press against the English team, even dragging their opponents along with their playing style.
Most of the second half was a tense match between the two teams with their own calculations. The English Open did not want to share points in a game where they dominated, while for Cambodia, 1 point was enough for them.
However, the scenario came very unexpectedly, in the extra minutes of the match, captain Harry Kane scored for the second time with a close-range header after a corner kick. Thereby helping the English national team get an important 2-1 victory in their opening match at the 2018 World Cup.
