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Jack Grealish's reaction

Full time: Finland – England 1:3

90 mins Grealish's low cross is met by Hoskonen on the five-yard line. He gives the ball almost straight to Foden but eventually manages to clear it.

Four minutes of injury time.

89 mins “Antman is not just a super submarine,” says Peter Oh. “He’s a superhero submarine.”

88 mins Madueke hits the side netting at the other end. He's been a real threat since coming on and if his decision making improves he could become a really good player.

GOAL! Finland – England 1:3 (Hoskonen 87)

86 mins Although England were the better team, the result is a bit harsh for Finland. Fredrik Jensen missed two chances to equalize, the second was a bit off, and at no point did they waste any chances.

85th minute: England substitution Conor Gallagher comes in for Declan Rice.

GOAL! Finland – England 0:3 (Rice 84)

82nd minute: Finland substitution Oliver Antman comes on for Nikolai Alho, who had a good game as a right wing-back.

81 mins England break four against four. Grealish pushes the ball down the left to Foden, who tries to find the free Watkins at the far post. A Finnish defender comes back to shoot the ball over his own crossbar.

79 mins Walta shoots over the goal from 25 meters, Henderson takes a somewhat strange dive after the ball passes the crossbar.

England make two further substitutions: Phil Foden And Rico Lewis Come for Jude Bellingham and Angel Gomes. Both played quite well and Gomes set up Jack Grealish's goal with a lovely pass.

78 mins Here's this great free kick from Trent Alexander-Arnold.

77 mins Bellingham shoots from the edge of the penalty area into the side netting. Hradecky had it under control.

76 mins “I was only able to see parts of the game, but I’m excited to see how Trent plays at left-back,” says Dean Kinsella. “Did it work?”

Yes and no, that's the answer to pretty much every question about Alexander-Arnold playing for England. Some of his defenses were not optimal But he was involved in the first goal and scored a majestic second goal.

75th minute: Double substitution for Finland Teemu Puki and Robin Lod replace Topi Keskinen and Fredrik Jensen.

That was a classic free kickwhipped over the wall and into the top corner at speed. Hradecky got a touch as he flew to the right but couldn't block it. I don't think he could have done much more.

GOAL! Finland – England 0:2 (Alexander-Arnold 74.)

73 mins Bellingham cleverly outwits Walta and is fouled 25 meters from the goal. The free kick is taken quite far left of center, with Alexander-Arnold above it…

72 mins “The middle-class football nations can go pretty far if they are well organized and have a strong goalkeeper and a dangerous striker,” writes Kári Tulinius. “The Uhus have a clear style of play, Hradecky is one of the best in the Bundesliga, but since Pukki has gotten old, they have lacked penetration. Pohjanpalo was great for Venezia but didn’t achieve that form for the national team.”

71 mins Madueke effortlessly beats his man on the edge of the box and looks to give Watkins an open goal with an early cross. Hradecky throws himself on the ball and just manages to get it away.

70 mins Grealish runs towards Alho and wins a corner for England, who had a whopping 78 percent possession in the second half.

69th minute: Double substitution for England For Harry Kane and Cole Palmer come Ollie Watkins and Noni Madueke. Both men had quiet games.

65 mins It sounds like Ollie Watkins is preparing to come on as a substitute for England, whose dominance in this game is almost sterile.

64th minute: Double substitution for Finland Leo Walta and Joel Pohjanpalo replace Rasmus Schuller and Fredrik Kallman.

63 mins England continue to move the ball back and forth looking for an opportunity. Grealish's goal is pretty much the only time they've found an eye in the Finnish needle.

59 mins Rice hits a powerful curler from 25 meters that is held by Hradecky and dives to the left.

57 mins At the other end, Bellingham escaped on the left and delivered a low cross, which Hradecky decisively parried away at the near post. Kane was waiting behind him and would have had an open goal.

56th minute: Big chance for Jensen! Finland should be just like that. The chance came during the break after about five minutes of continuous possession of the ball for England. Keskinen overtook Walker on the left side of the penalty area and fired a precise low cross that Jensen fired over the crossbar just six meters from goal. Replays show the ball was wobbly, but it was still a great chance.

54 mins Palmer plays a good early ball to Kane, who releases Walker on the right. He has to wait for support and the move ultimately fails.

51 mins And this is his second. Palmer shoots early through the crowd from the edge of the penalty area and Hradecky gets well to the right to save.

50 mins Alexander-Arnold whistles a decent shot from 30 meters, which is saved by Hradecky to his right. This is his first save of the game.

47 mins Finland breaks out three on three after England loses the ball in midfield. Keskinen finds Kallman, who gets into trouble and is dispossessed. That was an opportunity.

46 mins Look, look! The second half is underway; No changes on either side.

Half-time reading

Half time: Finland – England 0:1

45 mins Kallman's shot from the turn is parried by Henderson, even though he was just offside and wouldn't have counted it anyway.

43 mins Bellingham rolls over the ball in the penalty area after receiving a sharp pass from Grealish on the left. That was half a chance.

42 mins Finland played well in the first half and were more competitive than most of us expected.

40 mins Kallman heads over the crossbar after denying Guehi in the penalty area. It was a difficult chance as the ball was played into him from a central position.

39 mins “Wait a minute,” says Matt Dony. “Are we saying you can’t believe everything that’s posted on Twitter?”

Politicians spreading outright lies is bad enough, but tactical misinformation represents a new low for humanity.

38th minute: Good chance for Jensen! A crossfield pass from left to right is directed back upfield by Alho towards Jensen on the edge of the penalty area. He runs through Alexander-Arnold's challenge and sprays a half-volley over the crossbar. This was a really good opportunity.

36 mins The majority of England's threat is on the left, with Grealish, Bellingham and Alexander-Arnold having a lot of the ball.

35 mins Bellingham on the left hits a great low pass over the defense and finds Rice in the box. He controls the ball in the air, accidentally hits a defender and has a snap shot that is blocked by a second defender and goes back to the corner.

33 mins Then England loses the ball and Finland breaks out. The lively Keskinen runs towards Stones and shoots straight at Henderson from the edge of the penalty area.

32 mins England keep the ball for about 90 seconds to calm everything down. It feels like they have one or two more pieces of equipment should they need it.

30 mins “Some inside information: Finland had planned to play with a back five from the start,” says Antti Vanhoja. “The commentators on Finnish television were aware of the ploy and revealed it to the audience before kick-off. A clever plan, although not very effective.”

It's very sad that the culture of marginal successes has turned to deliberately misrepresenting your team when you post it on Twitter, but you see it happening all the time.

29 mins Keskinen's shot is deflected by Walker and turned towards the corner. Finland is having a good time.