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Iceland lead England 2-1 at halftime

Xinhua, June 28, 2016 Adjust font size:

Iceland took a surprise 2-1 lead over England in their round of 16 match at the European Championship here on Monday.

England pulled ahead only four minutes into the first half as captain Wayne Rooney fired a penalty kick into the bottom right corner after Raheem Sterling had been brought down by Iceland goalkeeper Halldorsson.

But Iceland, the smallest country in the 24-team tournament, levelled the score two minutes later. Kari Arnason nodded a huge throw-in for Ragnar Sigurdsson to slot home from close range.

England were in control of the game but Iceland made it 2-1 in the 18th minute from their only second meaningful attacks. Their striker Kolbeinn Sigthorsson fired home from the edge of the box and England keeper Joe Hart got his left hand to it but could stop the ball flying into the net. Enditem