sport news England U21 3-0 Albania U21: Young Lions make their dominance count as Folarin ... trends now England U21 3-0 Albania U21: Young Lions make their dominance count as Folarin Balogun scores a poacher's brace in a comfortable win England U21 were deserved winners as they beat Albania U21 comfortably 3-0 Cameron Archer finished the game off with a clinical finish off the bench Arsenal's Folarin Balogun was the star as he scored a paocher's goal in each half Emilie Smith-Rowe and Anthony Gordon also impressed for the Young Lions By Michael Rudling For Mailonline Published: 21:39 BST, 7 June 2022 | Updated: 21:39 BST, 7 June 2022 Viewcomments England U21 completed a comfortable 3-0 win over an organised but toothless Albania U21. Folarin Balogun opened the scoring when Emilie Smith-Rowe pounced on a heavy touch and squared the ball to his Arsenal teammate for an easy finish. It reflected the Young Lions' early dominance in a first half where Albania barely touched the ball. Balogun doubled the lead in the second half when he showed impressive positional awareness to head in a loose ball from close range. Substitute Cameron Archer then finished the game off with a classy first-time finish after an excellent cross from Anthony Gordon. Folarin Balogun scored an impressive poachers brace for the Young Lions to sink Albania England U21 controlled the game from start to finish as Albania U21 struggled to make inroads Gordon's constant menace was summed up when Armando Dobra was given a second yellow card for challenging the Everton man. It was symptomatic of a defence that could not deal with the winger's pace and movement. Albania grew into game slightly in the second half but struggled to create clear-cut chances and made too many defensive mistakes. The result puts England U21 three points clear at the top of their group as they look to qualify for the 2023 Euros. More to follow. Anthony Gordon caused problems for the Albania defence all night with his pace and crossing Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility