Internet Desk: A goal in the dying minutes of the match by Isco dashed the hopes of an England win over Spain at Wembley on Tuesday. The 2-2 draw also meant Gareth Southgate remained unbeaten as England manager in his short stint as interim manager.
Leading 2-0 with only two minutes remaining thanks to an Adam Lallana penalty early in the first half and a diving header from Jamie Vardy early in the second, Southgate’s men looked set to be rewarded for an impressive performance.
But Spain’s Iago Aspas gave the visitors hope in the 89th minute with a beautiful, curling effort which gave Tom Heaton no chance. Then, after six dramatic minutes of injury time, England’s defense finally cracked as Isco chested the ball down and fired a low shot through Heaton’s legs from a tight angle.
In another friendly France failed to get past African Cup of Nations holders Ivory Coast in Lens. The Euro 2016 runners had to be content with a 0-0 stalemate.
Salomon Kalou had the ball in the net in the 11th minute but it was correctly ruled out for offside, the Hertha Berlin striker standing ahead of the play when Franck Kessié’s effort came back off the post.
Despite Borussia Dortmund’s Ousmane Dembélé starting on the right wing for Les Bleus, it took until the 48th minute for the hosts to register a shot on goal – but Nabil Fékir’s effort was turned away.
Nicolas Pépé almost won it for the Ivory Coast in the last minute of normal time but his shot was well saved by Benoît Costil, as the French crowd booed in frustration.
Results from other matches on November 15
Italy 0-0 Germany
Hungary 0-2 Sweden
Ukraine 2-0 Serbia
Czech Republik 1-1 Denmark
Austria 0-0 Slovakia