Inggris Hajar Yunani 3-0, Tuntaskan Dendam Kekalahan di Wembley
SEAToday.com, Jakarta - Timnas Inggris sukses membalas dendam atas kekalahan mereka dari Yunani di Wembley bulan lalu. Bermain di Stadion Olimpiade, Athena, Jumat dini hari WIB, The Three Lions menghajar tuan rumah dengan skor telak 3-0.
Gol-gol kemenangan Inggris dicetak oleh Ollie Watkins, Curtis Jones, dan satu gol bunuh diri dari kiper Yunani, Odysseas Vlachodimos.
Kemenangan ini membawa Inggris memuncaki klasemen sementara Liga B Grup 2 UEFA Nations League dengan 12 poin, sama dengan Yunani yang harus turun ke peringkat kedua.
Inggris tampil dominan sejak awal pertandingan dengan penguasaan bola mencapai 57 persen. Ollie Watkins membuka keunggulan Inggris di menit ke-7 memanfaatkan umpan Noni Madueke. Meskipun terus menekan, Inggris baru bisa menambah gol di babak kedua.
Gol kedua lahir di menit ke-78. Tendangan Jude Bellingham berujung gol bunuh diri Vlachodimos. Lima menit berselang, Curtis Jones mencetak gol indah lewat kaki kanannya setelah menerima umpan Morgan Gibbs-White, sekaligus mengunci kemenangan Inggris 3-0.
Di pertandingan selanjutnya, Inggris akan menghadapi Irlandia pada Senin (18/11), sedangkan Yunani akan bertandang ke Finlandia di hari yang sama.
Penulis: Alif Rifdah Halim
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