England vs Bulgaria: Kane scores hat-trick as Three Lions win 4-0
- England vs Bulgaria was a one-sided affair as the Three Lions thrash the Lions 4-0
- Harry Kane netted a hat-trick and his 25th international goal for his country
- Raheem Sterling was also on the scoresheet as England outclassed their opponents
England vs Bulgaria ended 4-0 in favour of the Three Lions in a Euro 2020 Group A clash played at the Wembley Stadium.
Captain Harry Kane scored a hat-trick and Raheem Sterling also registered his name on the scoresheet to give Gareth Southgate's side a comfortable win.
Kane's 19th minute goal was ruled offside after Sterling was caught a few inches off the Bulgarian defence.
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But Bulgaria gifted England a Wembley lead in the 24th minute after the goalkeeper gave away possession cheaply to Sterling who gave a cut-back to Kane for the tap in. 1-0 to the Three Lions.
Marcus Rashford won a penalty two minutes after the restart as he was fouled by a Bulgarian defender and Kane stepped up to convert the resulting spot-kick to make it 2-0.
Sterling steered England's third over the line from Kane's assist in the 55th minute and gave Gareth Soutgate's side an unassailable 3-0 lead.
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The Three Lions were not finished there, Kane was fouled inside the 18-yard area by Kristian Dimitrov and the Tottenham striker completed his hat-trick to make it 4-0 and his 25th goal for England.
Popov drew an athletic save from Jordan Pickford who did not have much to do from a set-piece in the 74th minute.
But it was England all the way as they settled for a 4-0 win and take on surprise group leaders, Kosovo on Tuesday, September 10, at the same venue.
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng had earlier reported that Romania vs Spain game saw fans disrespect the one minute silence observed for late Luis Enrique's daughter Xana.
The nine-year-old who recently passed on, lost a long battle to bone cancer months after Enrique stepped down as coach of Spain.
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