The winning goal in injury time allowed the Greeks to become the leader of the group.
The England team sensationally lost to Greece (1:2) at the legendary Wembley stadium in the match of the 3rd round of the group round of the League nations of the 2024/25 season in the B2 quartet.
The first half of the match passed without any goals. At the start of the second half of the match, the Greeks opened the scoring – Evangelos Pavlidis scored in the 49th minute.
In the 83rd minute, Pavlidis could have increased his team's advantage, but after reviewing the video replay (VAR), this goal was canceled due to offside.
In the 87th minute, the “Three Lions” managed to equalize – Jude Bellingham made an accurate strike.
However, this was far from the end. In stoppage time, in the 90+4th minute, Pavlidis scored a double and brought the Greeks victory.
Review of the England – Greece match
Let's add that after the match, the Greek team players honored the memory of George Baldock. The day before, the 31-year-old Greek national team player was found dead in a swimming pool.
For George ❤️ pic.twitter.com/eAyeifhnkn
— Hellas Football (@HellasFooty) October 10, 2024
In another match of the 3rd round of this group, the Finnish national team lost to Ireland on its home field with a score of 1:2.
Thus, after three rounds, Greece with 9 points leads Group 2 of Division B of the Nations League. England with 6 points is in second place. Ireland is third – 3 points. Finland (0) is last.
In the next round, England will play Finland away, and Greece will host Ireland. Both matches are scheduled for October 13.