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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 captained by {{wp|Harry Kane}} and {{wp|Steph Houghton}} 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 captained by {{wp|Harry Kane}} and {{wp|Steph Houghton}} respectively. | ||
The match began at 11:30 A.M., with the {{wp|Lionesses}} initiating the kick-off. Initially, in the 24th minute, {{wp|England national football team|Three Lions}} captain and forward {{wp|Harry Kane}} found the opening goal before {{wp|Lionesses}} right-back {{wp|Lucy Bronze}}, assisted by winger {{wp|Beth Mead}}, soon scored an equaliser in the 29th minute to put both teams on level terms. Then, in the 39th minute, {{wp|England national football team|Three Lions}} center-back {{wp|John Stones}} scored to give his side a 2-1 advantage into the second half where in the 69th minute defensive midfielder {{wp|Eric Dier}}, assisted by {{wp|Harry Kane}}, scored to raise the scoreline further to 3-1 before a goal from {{wp|Lionesses}} attacking midfielder {{wp|Nikita Parris}} in the 82nd minute saw the latter side coming close to equalise once again but which did not ultimately come to fruition, with {{wp|England national football team|The Three Lions}} ultimately emerging victorious despite falling short in posession with only 38% to the {{wp|Lionesses}}' 62%. In the meantime, both sides traded a fairly similar amount of shots against the other and saw one yellow card handed out to their respective players, with {{wp|England national football team|Three Lions}} midfielder {{wp|Fabian Delph}} and {{wp|Lionesses}} center-back {{wp|Millie Bright}} picking up a yellow card each. In the meantime, {{wp|England national football team|Three Lions}} captain {{wp|Harry Kane}} was named player of the match, having both scored a goal and assisted in one as well. | The match began at 11:30 A.M., with the {{wp|Lionesses}} initiating the kick-off. Initially, in the 24th minute, {{wp|England national football team|Three Lions}} captain and forward {{wp|Harry Kane}} found the opening goal before {{wp|Lionesses}} right-back {{wp|Lucy Bronze}}, assisted by winger {{wp|Beth Mead}}, soon scored an equaliser in the 29th minute to put both teams on level terms. Then, in the 39th minute, {{wp|England national football team|Three Lions}} center-back {{wp|John Stones}} scored to give his side a 2-1 advantage into the second half where in the 69th minute defensive midfielder {{wp|Eric Dier}}, assisted by {{wp|Harry Kane}}, scored the second goal to raise the scoreline further to 3-1 before a goal from {{wp|Lionesses}} attacking midfielder {{wp|Nikita Parris}} in the 82nd minute saw the latter side coming close to equalise once again but which did not ultimately come to fruition, with {{wp|England national football team|The Three Lions}} ultimately emerging victorious despite falling short in posession with only 38% to the {{wp|Lionesses}}' 62%. In the meantime, both sides traded a fairly similar amount of shots against the other and saw one yellow card handed out to their respective players, with {{wp|England national football team|Three Lions}} midfielder {{wp|Fabian Delph}} and {{wp|Lionesses}} center-back {{wp|Millie Bright}} picking up a yellow card each. In the meantime, {{wp|England national football team|Three Lions}} captain {{wp|Harry Kane}} was named player of the match, having both scored a goal and assisted in one as well. | ||
Historically, the occasion marks the first time that both the {{wp|England}} men's and women's national teams ever faced one another, with the match itself also receiving much attention and praise for featuring both male and female referees in which {{wp|Michael Oliver (referee)|Michael Oliver}} and {{wp|Sian Massey-Ellis}} served as the head referee and assistant referee respectively. | Historically, the occasion marks the first time that both the {{wp|England}} men's and women's national teams ever faced one another, with the match itself also receiving much attention and praise for featuring both male and female referees in which {{wp|Michael Oliver (referee)|Michael Oliver}} and {{wp|Sian Massey-Ellis}} served as the head referee and assistant referee respectively. | ||
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 The Wembley Stadium in London, England, where the exhibition match took place in front of a nearly 89-000 strong crowd | |||||||
| Event | 2019 Queen Alexandra Exhibition Match | ||||||
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| Date | 5 August 2019 | ||||||
| Venue | Wembley Stadium, England | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Harry Kane (Three Lions) | ||||||
| Referee | Michael Oliver (England) | ||||||
| Attendance | 88,543 | ||||||
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 captained by Harry Kane and Steph Houghton respectively.
The match began at 11:30 A.M., with the Lionesses initiating the kick-off. Initially, in the 24th minute, Three Lions captain and forward Harry Kane found the opening goal before Lionesses right-back Lucy Bronze, assisted by winger Beth Mead, soon scored an equaliser in the 29th minute to put both teams on level terms. Then, in the 39th minute, Three Lions center-back John Stones scored to give his side a 2-1 advantage into the second half where in the 69th minute defensive midfielder Eric Dier, assisted by Harry Kane, scored the second goal to raise the scoreline further to 3-1 before a goal from Lionesses attacking midfielder Nikita Parris in the 82nd minute saw the latter side coming close to equalise once again but which did not ultimately come to fruition, with The Three Lions ultimately emerging victorious despite falling short in posession with only 38% to the Lionesses' 62%. In the meantime, both sides traded a fairly similar amount of shots against the other and saw one yellow card handed out to their respective players, with Three Lions midfielder Fabian Delph and Lionesses center-back Millie Bright picking up a yellow card each. In the meantime, Three Lions captain Harry Kane was named player of the match, having both scored a goal and assisted in one as well.
Historically, the occasion marks the first time that both the England men's and women's national teams ever faced one another, with the match itself also receiving much attention and praise for featuring both male and female referees in which Michael Oliver and Sian Massey-Ellis served as the head referee and assistant referee respectively.