Andros Townsend rescued England 's unbeaten post-World Cup record as his late goal in Turin against Italy earned a 1-1 draw. The Totten...
Andros Townsend rescued England's unbeaten post-World Cup record as his late goal in Turin against Italy earned a 1-1 draw.
The Tottenham man has started just nine Premier League games this season but justified Roy Hodgson's continued loyalty (79) within nine minutes of his introduction as he answered a first-half Graziano Pelle header (29).
England might even have gone on to match a 2006 run of eight straight wins, but in the end a draw which preserved both sides' unbeaten seasons seemed about right.
Holland beatSpain 2-0 in a friendly on Tuesday to earn embattled coach Guus Hiddink some breathing space after a poor start to his second term in charge of the Dutch national team.
Centre back Stefan de Vrij and midfielder Davy Klaassen scored first half goals for the Netherlands in the morale-boosting victory.
Spain, thrashed 5-1 by the Netherlands at the World Cup, never looked like gaining revenge thanks to a combination of bad finishing and good goalkeeping by Kenneth Vermeer.
A Portugalside missing Cristiano Ronaldo were shocked 2-0 by African islanders Cape Verde in Estoril.
The Ballon d'Or winner was released from international duty ahead of this friendly meeting at the Estadio Antonio Coimbra da Mota and Portugal dearly missed his guile and killer instinct.
Odair Fortes and Gege scored the Blue Sharks' goals before half-time and the dismissal of Portugal defender Andre Pinto on the hour mark made a comeback even more unlikely. It would not materialise.
Lastly, Belgium survived a red card to captain Vincent Kompany as Marouane Fellaini's early goal was enough to beat Israel in their Euro 2016 qualifier.
Fellaini finished well after Kompany's initial shot had been saved, with the Manchester City skipper sent off after the hour mark as he picked up a second yellow card for fouling Eran Zahavi.
That dismissal was a boost for Belgium's Group B rivals Wales, with Kompany now suspended for the game in Cardiff in June.
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