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Slovenia vs. England: Goals, Highlights from European Qualifying Match

Sean SwabyJun 14, 2015

Slovenia took a surprising lead against England in their European qualifier on Saturday, with Milivoje Novakovic shocking the visitors on the break.

A questionable throw-in from Phil Jones allowed the Slovenians to spring for a counter-attack, and the 36-year-old who plies his trade in Japan beat Joe Hart in a game England had been controlling.

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A rather quality 15 second counter for Slovenia to take lead over England. #SVN 1-0 #ENG pic.twitter.com/P18wdqgfhK
— amadí thiam (@amadoit) June 14, 2015"

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Raheem Sterling and Wayne Rooney and both missed close chances for the Three Lions earlier in the half.

Jack Wilshere equalised early in the second half for England, striking home a powerful shot to make things level at 1-1.

Wilshere struck again with a near identical goal for England with another gem from distance.

Twitter was quick to react after the Arsenal man enjoyed his England scoring breakthrough.

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Take a bow, Jack. #ENG 1-1 #SVN pic.twitter.com/RKIz0eWF4A
— amadí thiam (@amadoit) June 14, 2015"

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GOAL WILSHERE! Slovenia 1-2 England http://t.co/hsnxApALp1
— Football Live Goals (@FootyLiveVines) June 14, 2015"

Nejc Pecnik equalised not long after on a long-range header.

But just two minutes later, Wayne Rooney continued his chase for English footballing goal-scoring history with a potential game-winner.

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Twitter Poll: RT for Wilshere Fav for Messi How many Arsenal fans are online? pic.twitter.com/zFPckDoEna
— GeniusFootball (@GeniusFootball) June 14, 2015"