When Non-League’s Lions roared in Tallinn

By Matt Badcock

ENGLAND C v ESTONIA U23S
NOVEMBER 2016

A FREEZING cold evening at the A Le Coq Arena in Tallinn might not seem the most obvious place for future Premier League players to be playing for their country.
But that was exactly the case back in November 2016 when Non-League’s Three Lions took on Estonia U23s.
With ten inches of snow on the Press box benches, it was a night to wrap up.
For Paul Fairclough’s side, the action on the pitch was plenty warm enough with all the goals coming in six firsthalf minutes.
Elliott Whitehouse and Jamal Lowe scored the goals either side ...

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