LEVI COLWILL spared Jordan Pickford’s blushes by making a sensational goal line clearance.
The Chelsea star was named in Lee Carsley’s starting XI as England took on Greece at Wembley.
Within the first 10 minutes he was forced to strain every sinew in order to keep the score-line level.
Three Lions No1 Pickford came racing out of his goal to intercept a Greek long ball.
After doing so, the Everton star dawdled in possession.
In a nightmare moment for the experienced stopper, Pickford miscontrolled, gifting the ball to Greece star Anastasios Bakasetas.
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The Greek skipper lofted the ball towards the unguarded net, and looked almost certain to have scored.
But Colwill went haring after it, before showing supreme athleticism to somehow keep the ball out.
Replays showed that the ball had been just inches from crossing the line.
And fans were left in awe of Colwill’s amazing clearance.
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One wrote on social media: “Clearance of the year.”
While a second posted: “Honestly thought no chance he makes it!”
A third commented: “Levi Colwill just pulled off a goal-line clearance that defied physics.”
And another added: “One of the best goal-line clearances you will ever see!”
Colwill was earning just his fourth England cap, having featured just once under Gareth Southgate.
He lined up at the back alongside John Stones, with Trent Alexander-Arnold and Rico Lewis at full-back.
Carsley fielded Declan Rice ahead of the back four in midfield, with attacking stars Jude Bellingham, Anthony Gordon, Bukayo Saka, Cole Palmer and Phil Foden all squeezed into a line-up featuring no traditional No9.
Just moments after Colwill’s clearance, Greece had the ball in the net.
West Ham star Konstantinos Mavropanos headed the ball beyond Pickford following more unconvincing work from the England goalkeeper, only for the offside flag to come to the Three Lions’ rescue.
There would be no reprieve in the 49th minute, however, when Greece took the lead via Vangelis Pavlidis.
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Things then went from bad to worse for the Three Lions moments later, with Bukayo Saka limping off with an injury.
Jude Bellingham appeared to have rescued England with a late strike but Pavlidis struck again injury time to seal Greece’s first ever win in ten attempts against the Three Lions.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
