{"id":3514,"date":"2018-10-15T18:23:09","date_gmt":"2018-10-15T23:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=3514"},"modified":"2018-10-18T09:24:41","modified_gmt":"2018-10-18T14:24:41","slug":"sterling-nets-twice-as-england-defeat-spain-in-seville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=3514","title":{"rendered":"Sterling Nets Twice as England Defeat Spain in Seville"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2.39141990.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2.39141990.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2.39141990-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Gareth Southgate\u2019s men stunned Spain in one of the most memorable England wins for many a year.<\/p>\n<p>Raheem Sterling scored two goals in the opening 45 minutes, having only scored twice in his previous 45 international appearances, with Marcus Rashford sweeping home in an extraordinary first half at Real Betis\u2019 Estadio Benito Villamarin.<\/p>\n<p>Clinical, bold and a joy to behold, talk of relegation from the Nations League\u2019s top tier was replaced by hope of perhaps even making the finals after a 3-2 win that for a while had shades of the 2001 win in Germany about it.<\/p>\n<p>Paco Alcacer netted shortly after his second-half introduction to ratchet up the pressure, and although Sergio Ramos scored with the last act of the game Southgate\u2019s young side passed this test of resilience.<\/p>\n<p>England\u2019s maiden Nations League win will not be forgotten in a hurry, with Spain conceding three goals in a competitive home match for the first time ever as the Three Lions were rewarded for their first-half display of bravery and skill in Seville.<\/p>\n<p>Sterling ended a superb team move \u2013 and his 1,102-day wait for an international goal \u2013 in the 16th minute, with Rashford then getting in on the act having missed two glaring opportunities in Friday\u2019s goalless Group A4 draw in Croatia.<\/p>\n<p>Southgate\u2019s men kept their foot down and grabbed a third as Ross Barkley\u2019s superb ball was directed across by Harry Kane for Sterling to score on a night that got jittery once Alcacer reduced the deficit in the 57th minute.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan Pickford \u2013 key in England\u2019s opening two goals \u2013 nearly played himself into trouble and there were some other nervy moments, with Ramos heading home at the end of a match that saw Southgate\u2019s men display strength and a streetwise edge that belied their inexperience.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-3514\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=3514&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-3514\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=3514&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-3514\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=3514&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=3514\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gareth Southgate\u2019s men stunned Spain in one of the most memorable England wins for many a year. 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