Tallinn: Wayne Rooney curled in a 73rd-minute free kick to earn England a 1-0 win over 10-man Estonia and a third straight victory in qualifying for the 2016 European Championship on Sunday.
Playing in his 99th international, the England captain made up for missing two first-half chances by whipping a shot over the wall and inside the near post, with goalkeeper Sergei Pareiko parrying the ball against the upright but unable to keep it out.
It was Rooney's 43rd international goal and moved him to within one of Jimmy Greaves, who is third on England's all-time scoring list.
Estonia, ranked No. 81, had captain Ragnar Klavan sent off in the 48th minute for a second yellow card but was frustrating England until Rooney's strike in the Group E match.
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