Tunisia - England (Group G)

Date and time: 18-06-2018, 11.30 pm
Venue: Volgograd

Red crescent against the red cross! The flags are unfurled on the ground.

First Half:

00: England kicks off. England is in red and Tunisia in white
03: Two golden opportunities for England in quick succession, narrowly missed
04: Sterling (ENG) wastes a perfect chance in the box

11: Kane (ENG) earns a corner and he scores from it (0-1)
12: Ball reaches England's box for the first time in the match

Kane scores the goal

14: Hassen (TUN) goalkeeper is replaced by Ben Mustapha
18: Henderson (ENG)'s powerful shot is stopped by TUN goalkeeper
22: First real attack by Tunisia is inconclusive, earns a corner

24: Lingard (ENG) couldn't connect a cross inside the box
26: Possession so far ENG 61%, TUN 39%
27: F.Sassi (TUN)'s shot wide off the mark, earns a corner but wasted
31: Maguire (ENG)'s header off a free kick is stopped by TUN GK
33: Walker (ENG) fouls Ben Youssef (TUN) in box and concedes a penalty.Walker gets yellow card

Sassi scores from a penalty

35: F. Sassi (TUN) scores from penalty (1-1). Tunisia could've scored only from a penalty and it's unfortunate that England gave them an opportunity through a totally unnecessary foul
39: Free kick for ENG from near corner point. Couldn't convert in the melee in front of the goal
43: Lingard (ENG) shoots above the bar, earns a corner
44: Trippier (ENG)'s cross caught by TUN GK
44: Lingard (ENG)'s kick gets past GK, but gets deflected outside by post
45+3: First half ends after 3 added minutes (1-1)

Second Half:

46: Second half begins with an early attack by TUN
51: England's first attack in the second half, earns a corner. Header is caught by GK
55: Not enough English players are in the box for any meaningful connection of passes
56: ENG slowly regaining dominance of the match after a subdued 10 minutes
59: Kane (ENG) is closely marked. He is not able to retain ball in the box
60: Trippier (ENG)'s shot hits the side net, earns a corner but to no effect
65: No worthwhile move in the last 5 minutes by both teams
66: Maguire's (ENG) lobe into the box wasted as nobody is able to connect it
68: Possession so far ENG 58%, TUN 42%
68: Sterling (ENG) is replaced with Rashford
69: Trippier's (ENG) free kick from 25 yards goes off the mark
71: Delle Alli (ENG) makes a good move, but ends as offside
72: Sliti's (TUN) shot goes wide off the left side of the post
73: Sliti (TUN) is replaced with Ben Amor
78: Delle Alli (ENG) is fouled just outside the box. A free kick for ENG.
79: Young's (ENG) free kick goes over the bar

Kane scores again in injury time

80: Alli (ENG) is replaced with Loftus-Cheek
83: Rashford's (ENG) move earns a corner, but wasted
84: TUN's GK Ben Mustapha is hurt in the corner clearance
85: Khazri (TUN) is replaced with Khalifa
87: ENG controls all aspects of play, but they are not able to score
88: No body is able to connect, ENG loses another chance in the box
90+1: Kane (ENG) scores (1-2). Must've been heart-breaking for Tunisia!
90+4: England wins after 4 added minutes (1-2)