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Rooney paces England comeback

By Reuters in London | China Daily | Updated: 2014-11-17 07:22

England manager Roy Hodgson conceded his side played some "sterile" soccer but still felt it was a worthy winner after recovering to beat Slovenia 3-1 in its Euro 2016 Group E qualifier at Wembley on Saturday.

On a pitch scarred from last weekend's NFL game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Dallas Cowboys, an insipid England failed to get anywhere near Slovenia's goal in the first half and fell behind in the 57th minute when Jordan Henderson headed Milivoje Novakovic's free kick past Joe Hart.

Striker Wayne Rooney, celebrating his 100th cap, got England out of jail two minutes later, converting a penalty after being fouled in the box and Danny Welbeck completed the turnaround for Hodgson's men with a rapid double.

Rooney paces England comeback

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