For a long while, the story of this match could be accurately be told by the fact the scoring came via, in order, an own-goal, a penalty and then a mis-kick. At least Danny Welbecks second goal added a bit more decoration to an evening when England took their time to get going before that 13-minute period in the second half when they scored three times to avoid the possibility of a galling result.
Jordan Hendersons own-goal had certainly left them vulnerable given that England had been so indifferent before that point. They had kept the crowd waiting until the 55th minute before their first attempt on target and Slovenia should really be anguished about the way a position of strength turned against them once Wayne Rooney, on his 100th cap, had equalised a couple of minutes later from the penalty spot.
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