It took England 73 minutes to find the back of the net against a stubborn Russian side in their Euro 2016 Group B match at Stade Velodrome.
Eric Dier's superb free-kick from 20 yards was all England needed to calm their nerves against their bitter rivals, albeit temporarily. It should be remembered that a section of fans from the two sides had been clashing against each other in the streets of Marseille for three consecutive days, and this match provided a perfect platform to extend their rivalry peacefully.
22-year-old Dier sent the Three Lions’ fans into a frenzy on Twitter but the excitement lasted for less than 15 minutes as Leonid Slutsky's men found a late equalizer through Denis Glushakov's header.
Here are some of the reactions to the stunning free-kick:
If Eric Dier was on set pieces then we would have won that game 8-1
— Rob - HomelesPenguin (@HomelesPenguin) June 11, 2016
2004: Eric Dier meets David Beckham at the Euros.
— BreatheSport (@BreatheSport) June 11, 2016
2016: Eric Dier scores a beautiful free-kick at the Euros.#ENG pic.twitter.com/U5GYAl5fDT
Yesssssss! What a strike @ericdier #eng #EURO2016
— Alan Shearer (@alanshearer) June 11, 2016
Real shame that Eric Dier didn't celebrate like this:pic.twitter.com/FymKIY5xyg
— Coral (@Coral) June 11, 2016
#FREEFACT - #ENG has scored 116 goals in WC&Euros final tournaments, just 3 from free kick:
— MisterChip (English) (@MisterChiping) June 11, 2016
Beckham 2
Eric Dier 1
♪♪ERIC ON FIRE, HIS FULL NAME IS ERIC DIER! ♪♪
— Soccer AM (@SoccerAM) June 11, 2016
Eric Dier's free kick was a class piece of trickery from England. Cahill does so well to be a nuisance.
— LFCZone (@LFCZone) June 11, 2016
Eric Dier scores the goal of his life and we can't hold on to a 1-0 against Russia. What's the point.
— Conner Panaro (@ObiwanCONobi) June 11, 2016
Shame about the result, but I love Eric Dier, Eric Dier loves me. #EURO2016 #eng
— Lewis Bazley (@lewisbazley) June 11, 2016
Eric dier said we are disappointed not to have taken all 3 points
— MOVIC (@ibiromovic) June 11, 2016
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