England vs San Marino match report

England succeeded the minimum of everybody’s expectations  as they swept aside a lacklustre San Marino team, winning 5-0, with Manchester united partners Wayne Rooney and Danny Welbeck both bagging braces and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain netting his first senior goal for England.

England found the breakthrough in 35^th minute as Wayne Rooney lashed home a penalty to give them the lead. Two minutes later Welbeck made it two as he flicked in from an Aaron Lennon cross.

Their lead was extended midway through the second half when Rooney again found the net as he fired into the bottom corner to become England’s 5^th all-time top goal scorer. Again not long after, his striker partner, Welbeck made it four has again he slotted home a low cross, with Chamberlain sealing the match shortly after.

The game started as it finished with England attacking and San Marino defending. Early on Theo Walcott then found himself through on goal to only be on the wrong end of a tackle, which could only be described as wrestling move from the San Marino goalkeeper, Walcott was then replaced by Aaron Lennon. England found the goal they needed when Welbeck was brought down in the area by Simoncini and Rooney dispatched the penalty with ease. Shortly after, Welbeck extended the lead with a trademark back flick to give England a 2-0 lead at the break.

The second half started slow and you could feel the fans and players getting more frustrated as the game went on, but the third goal was found in the 69^th minute when captain for the night Wayne Rooney rifled a shot into the bottom corner. Not long after made it four as he stabbed home a Tom Cleverley cross. England their fifth and final goal when Chamberlain curled a sublime effort into the corner to give Roy Hodgson’s men the victory.