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Kane makes perfect England debut

Xinhua, March 28, 2015 Adjust font size:

Harry Kane scored 79 seconds into his England debut as the Three Lions trounced Lithuania 4-0 in their Euro qualifiers at Wembley on Friday.

The 21-year-old Kane, who has scored 29 goals for Tottenham Hotspur this season, net England's fourth goal in the 72nd minute as a substitue of captain Wayne Rooney.

Earlier, Rooney, Danny Welbeck and Raheem Sterling had already score one goal apiece to put England ahead 3-0,

The goal was Rooney's 47th for England and the striker is just two goals away from Bobby Charlton's all-time England goalscoring record. England stand atop of Group E with five wins from as many matches, six points ahead of Slovenia, extending their unbeaten run in competitive matches at Wembley to 17.

"It's not a bad start," Kane said after the match. "I dreamed of this, and it's just a bit of a blur at the moment. It's the best moment of my career. To represent my country at senior level is the top, and hopefully I can continue to keep doing it, and hopefully this goal is the first of many."

England head coach Roy Hodgson said it was a dream come true for Kane.

"It is a bit of a fairy tale," Hodgson said. "It's nice when fairy tales come true, and it's come true for Harry. He's had a wonderful season so far, and he's crowned his England debut with a goal."

England will next play Italy in a international friendly in Turin on March 31. Endi