Soccer Football - Euro 2020 Qualifier - Group A - England v Kosovo - St Mary's Stadium, Southampton, Britain - September 10, 2019 England's Marcus Rashford in action with Kosovo's Amir Rrahmani REUTERS/David Klein
LONDON (Reuters) - Kosovo arrived like a breath of fresh sea air on England's south coast on Tuesday and while they were eventually swamped in a 5-3 defeat, the manner of their performance will have many hoping they qualify for the Euro 2020 finals.
Backed by an estimated 10,000 of their fans inside Southampton's St Mary's Stadium, Kosovo gave England a real fright. They took the lead after 35 seconds and after shipping five first-half goals, recovered to win the second half 2-0.
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