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England U21 3-0 Albania U21: Young Lions make their dominance count as Folarin Balogun scores a poacher's brace in a comfortable win

England U21 completed a comfortable 3-0 win over an organised but toothless Albania U21.

Folarin Balogun opened the scoring when Emilie Smith-Rowe pounced on a heavy touch and squared the ball to his Arsenal teammate for an easy finish. It reflected the Young Lions' early dominance in a first half where Albania barely touched the ball.

Balogun doubled the lead in the second half when he showed impressive positional awareness to head in a loose ball from close range. Substitute Cameron Archer then finished the game off with a classy first-time finish after an excellent cross from Anthony Gordon.