Luke Shaw, a defender for Manchester United, played for 45 minutes as England defeated the Netherlands 2-1 to secure their spot in the 2020 Euro final.

 

Xavi Simons gave the Netherlands an early lead when he outmuscled Declan Rice, moved to the edge of the box, and forcefully drove the ball past a defenseless Jordan Picken.

Their lead, though, was short-lived as Harry Kane broke the tie in just 11 minutes, bringing the score back to par.

 

For the Three Lions, Kane won a penalty and scored flawlessly from the spot.

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After receiving a pass from Cole Palmer, the Aston Villa talisman quickly touched to his left, pivoted, and fired an incredible shot into the bottom corner.

Watkins’ late goal guaranteed England’s Sunday match against Spain in Berlin.

Shaw replaced Kieran Trippier at the half, bringing him right into the action.

Shaw only made one interception in his time on the field. He engaged in one ground combat, losing it. The United left-back had to contest two challenges aerially. That was the one time he triumphed.

His 37 ball touches were recorded. With a 93% pass accuracy rate, he completed 25 of the 27 passes he tried. A crucial pass was one of Shaw’s passes.

Three crosses and two long balls were attempted to be connected by the 28-year-old. With one cross and as many long balls, he found his mark.

(Figures sourced from Sofascore)

Shaw maintained before the match against Ronald Koeman’s team that he was well enough to start, and he might finally get the chance on Sunday against La Roja.