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On This Day In 2015: Harry Kane Scores On ‘Dream’ England Debut Against Lithuania

Harry Kane, then 21, netted almost immediately after coming on as a 70th-minute substitute against Lithuania at Wembley, wrapping up a 4-0 win for England with a thumping far-post header

Harry Kane celebrates his first England goal. Photo: Nick Potts/PA
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England라이브 바카라 all-time record scorer Harry Kane opened his international goal account within 80 seconds of making a “dream” debut on this day in 2015. (More Football News)

Kane netted almost immediately after coming on as a 70th-minute substitute against Lithuania at Wembley, wrapping up a 4-0 win with a thumping far-post header.

The then 21-year-old, who had already scored 29 goals for Tottenham that season, was given a standing ovation as he took to the field and it did not take him long to get the sell-out crowd back on their feet as, with one of his first touches, he found the back of the net.

Wayne Rooney, Danny Welbeck and Raheem Sterling scored England라이브 바카라 other goals, but the headlines belonged to Kane after a one-sided Euro 2016 qualifier.

Asked if he knew how long he had taken to get off the mark, Kane said: “Maybe a minute? Eighty seconds? Hey, it라이브 바카라 not too bad!

“It라이브 바카라 the start I dreamed of, it라이브 바카라 a little bit of a blur at the minute. It라이브 바카라 the best moment by far, to represent your country at senior level is the top. Hopefully I can keep doing it and it라이브 바카라 the first of many.”

It was a dream start which impressed then England captain Rooney – a man who knew a thing about coping with pressure and scoring goals and whose national-record of 53 goals Kane surpassed in March 2023.

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“It라이브 바카라 fantastic, international football라이브 바카라 different and to score after 80 seconds is incredible for Harry,” he told ITV. “We’re all delighted and hopefully it라이브 바카라 the first of many.”

All those involved were quick to try and keep a lid on expectations, but given Kane now stands alone at the top of England라이브 바카라 goalscoring charts, they clearly knew what they were seeing.

“It is fantastic for Harry,” manager Roy Hodgson said. “We’re so delighted for him. It is a bit of a fairytale, but it라이브 바카라 nice when fairytales come true and it라이브 바카라 come true for Harry.”

“He라이브 바카라 crowned his England debut with a well-taken goal. Couldn’t be better really. It라이브 바카라 a very satisfying evening for us. I think it라이브 바카라 too early to put this pressure on Harry Kane. We should just be happy that he has done so well for Tottenham and made a name for himself to get into the England set-up.

“That라이브 바카라 not easy to do as we have a number of good forwards but let라이브 바카라 be happy with that and leave the future predictions to the future.”

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