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The '''2019 Queen Alexandra Exhibition Match''', alternatively '''England Men v England Women''', was a football match that took place on 5 August 2019, officially as an exhibition match in honour of the newly-coronated [[Alexandra of the United Kingdom and of the Netherlands|Queen Alexandra]], whom was coronated on 1 August 2019, and whom formerly played for the {{wp|England women's national football team|England women's national team}} from 2015 to 2019. Held at {{wp|Wembley Stadium}} in {{wp|London}}, {{wp|England}}, the match pitted the {{wp|England national football team|men}}'s (The Three Lions) and the {{wp|England women's national football team|women}}'s (The Lionesses) {{wp|England}} national football team, whom were represented and captained by [[William Smith]] and [[Alexandra of the United Kingdom and of the Netherlands|Queen Alexandra]] respectively.  
The '''2019 Queen Alexandra Exhibition Match''', alternatively '''England Men v England Women''', was a football match that took place on 5 August 2019, officially as an exhibition match in honour of the newly-coronated [[Alexandra of the United Kingdom and of the Netherlands|Queen Alexandra]], whom was coronated on 1 August 2019, and whom formerly played for the {{wp|England women's national football team|England women's national team}} from 2015 to 2019. Held at {{wp|Wembley Stadium}} in {{wp|London}}, {{wp|England}}, the match pitted the {{wp|England national football team|men}}'s (The Three Lions) and the {{wp|England women's national football team|women}}'s (The Lionesses) {{wp|England}} national football team, whom were represented and captained by [[William Smith]] and [[Alexandra of the United Kingdom and of the Netherlands|Queen Alexandra]] respectively.  


The match began at 11:30 A.M., with the {{wp|Lionesses}} initiating the kick-off. Soon enough, in the 13th minute, {{wp|England women's national football team|Lionesses}} midfielder, {{wp|Fran Kirby}} scored the match's opening goal, giving her side a 1-0 lead before proceeding to double it at the 31st minute, at which point {{wp|England women's national football team|Lionesses}} forward, [[Alexandra of the United Kingdom and of the Netherlands|Queen Alexandra]] had already scored a goal herself at the 24th minute, thereby putting the initial scoreline at 3-0 before a counter-goal by {{wp|England national football team|Three Lions}} forward, {{wp|Harry Kane}} at the 37th minute ultimately led the first half to conclude with a scoreline of 3-1. Then, throughout the entirety of the second half, the {{wp|England national football team|Three Lions}}, through the service of their decorated former forward, [[William Smith]] staged a dramatic comeback, with [[William Smith|Smith]]'s subsequent hat-trick at the 76th minute proving vital to ultimately award his side a narrow 4-3 win despite otherwise falling short in terms of both possession and the number of total chances created.
The match began at 11:30 A.M., with the {{wp|Lionesses}} initiating the kick-off. Soon enough, in the 13th minute, {{wp|England women's national football team|Lionesses}} midfielder, {{wp|Fran Kirby}} scored the match's opening goal, giving her side an early 1-0 lead before proceeding to double it at the 31st minute whilst {{wp|England women's national football team|Lionesses}} forward, [[Alexandra of the United Kingdom and of the Netherlands|Alexandra]] also scored a goal herself at the 24th minute to initially place the scoreline at 3-0 before {{wp|England national football team|Three Lions}} forward, {{wp|Harry Kane}} then scored at the 37th minute to make it 3-1 at half-time. Then, in the second half, the {{wp|England national football team|Three Lions}}, primarily through star forward, [[William Smith]] went on to stage a successful comeback that culminated in a hat-trick by [[William Smith|Smith]] in the 76th minute, thereby allowing them to narrowly win the match 4-3 in the end despite falling short in both possession and the number of shots attempted.
 
In its aftermath, the event was widely praised by critics and also received much media coverage in both the {{wp|United Kingdom}} and abroad. In particular, the notable hat trick scored by [[William Smith]] immediately became one of the most talked-about points of the match, with {{wp|BBC}}'s {{wp|Chester Davis}} stating, ''"Even at almost forty years of age, {{wp|England}}'s very own Lion King, fresh off a club glory in {{wp|Brazil}} the year before, still has what it takes to show his true and unbridled talent in football to once again silence any doubters regarding his abilities or achievements"''.

Revision as of 12:53, 20 July 2023

2019 Queen Alexandra Exhibition Match
England Men v England Women
London Wembley.jpg
The Wembley Stadium in London, England, where the exhibition match took place in front of a nearly 87-000 strong crowd
Event2019 Queen Alexandra Exhibition Match
England Men England Women
4 3
Date5 August 2019
VenueWembley Stadium, England
Man of the MatchWilliam Smith (Three Lions)
RefereeMichael Oliver (England)
Attendance86,980

The 2019 Queen Alexandra Exhibition Match, alternatively England Men v England Women, was a football match that took place on 5 August 2019, officially as an exhibition match in honour of the newly-coronated Queen Alexandra, whom was coronated on 1 August 2019, and whom formerly played for the England women's national team from 2015 to 2019. Held at Wembley Stadium in London, England, the match pitted the men's (The Three Lions) and the women's (The Lionesses) England national football team, whom were represented and captained by William Smith and Queen Alexandra respectively.

The match began at 11:30 A.M., with the Lionesses initiating the kick-off. Soon enough, in the 13th minute, Lionesses midfielder, Fran Kirby scored the match's opening goal, giving her side an early 1-0 lead before proceeding to double it at the 31st minute whilst Lionesses forward, Alexandra also scored a goal herself at the 24th minute to initially place the scoreline at 3-0 before Three Lions forward, Harry Kane then scored at the 37th minute to make it 3-1 at half-time. Then, in the second half, the Three Lions, primarily through star forward, William Smith went on to stage a successful comeback that culminated in a hat-trick by Smith in the 76th minute, thereby allowing them to narrowly win the match 4-3 in the end despite falling short in both possession and the number of shots attempted.

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