Scimeca misses England penalty

Aston Villa central defender Riccardo Scimeca suffered a similar fate to his club colleague Gareth Southgate when his penalty…

Aston Villa central defender Riccardo Scimeca suffered a similar fate to his club colleague Gareth Southgate when his penalty effort was saved as England's Under-21s laboured to a goalless draw against Poland in their European Championship qualifier at Molineux.

England looked to be most affected by the two-and-a-quarter hour delay to the game caused by a suspect package discovered by a steward in the John Ireland stand.

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