England Under-21 star Ethan Nwaneri fumed when a fan attempted to film through the window into their changing room. The Young Lions kicked off their European Championship qualifying campaign on a high note on Monday, securing a 2-0 victory in Kazakhstan. The first-half goals were scored by Arsenal’s Nwaneri and Borussia Dortmund’s Jobe Bellingham, earning three points for Lee Carsley’s team.
However, the squad was agitated after a supporter invaded their privacy in the dressing room by filming through the window using their mobile phone. The blinds on the window at Almaty Central Stadium were ineffective in preventing the fan from recording.
In a 26-second video shared on social media, Nwaneri is seen approaching the window and hitting the glass with his T-shirt to frighten the fan away.
When the individual refuses to leave, another England player comes to the window to obstruct their view with another piece of clothing. However, the spectator, whose hand can be seen clutching the window ledge, simply lifts their other arm higher while laughter can be heard in the background.
Tottenham midfielder Archie Gray is then seen looking towards the window with a puzzled expression on his face.
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It marked the opening fixture of qualifying for England, who successfully retained their Euros crown in Slovakia earlier this summer.
Carsley utilised the match to assess the next generation of emerging talents, with goalkeeper James Beadle and midfielder Jack Hinshelwood the sole players remaining in the starting XI from the squad which secured consecutive Euros triumphs this summer.
Chelsea defender Josh Acheampong and striker Divin Mubama, on loan at Stoke from Manchester City, were handed their debuts.
But it was Nwaneri who broke the deadlock from the edge of the box from Mubama’s lay-off, before Bellingham headed in Tyler Dibling’s corner a few minutes later.
Nwaneri nearly made it 3-0 before half-time, but Kazakhstan keeper Dulat Talyspayev kept his 20-yard free-kick out.
They departed Central Asia with three points and a clean sheet after Beadle saved from Ramazan Bagdat and another Kazakh effort flashed wide.
The players will now return to their clubs for the resumption of league football this weekend.
The next international break arrives in October, with England U21s travelling to Moldova before hosting Andorra at Derby.