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90+2 |
That was England's last chance as Sweden win 1-0 thanks to that goal from Zlatan Ibrahimovic. |
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90+1 |
Parker feeds Carragher on the left and his cross finds Cole who, faced with a volley from 15 yards out, shoots wide.. |
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Ostlund is on for goalscorer Ibrahimovic |
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89 |
Jenas' corner from the right is hit too hard and goes out for a goalkick. |
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89 |
Cole breaks into the area froma free-kick and his shot in deflected wide for a corner. |
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88 |
Just as Cole came forward he got the ball stuck under his feet and a promising position is lost. |
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87 |
More good work from the impressive Defoe wins England a throw-in on the left side of midfield. |
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85 |
Heskey looks to chest Neville's cross down for Smith but he is flagged for offside. |
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84 |
Mellberg knocks a long, high ball forward towards Ibrahimovic but Southgate is there. |
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82 |
It's all Sweden now and England struggle to keep hold of the ball in the midfield. |
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80 |
The Chelsea pair Cole and Parker exchange good passes in midfield but Cole is robbed and Sweden counter. |
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79 |
Sweden clear the ball before Heskey can muscle his way in to shoot. |
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79 |
Alan Smith does well to bring down a high ball and turn a decent-looking cross into the danger zone. |
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Scott Parker comes on for Manchester United midfielder Nicky Butt. |
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77 |
Wilhelmsson goes straight past Neville, moves the ball onto his right foot but is foiled thanks to good work from James. |
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76 |
Sweden seeing a lot more of the ball now as England's new-look midfield struggles to reatin possession. |
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75 |
Kallstrom latches onto a loose ball and has a clear sight of James' goal only to shoot wide. |
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73 |
Neville gets in a good block on Ibrahimovic as the Ajax striker cut in towards goal. |
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73 |
Good work from England though they look a little devoid of ideas coming forward. |
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72 |
Heskey wins a free-kick as England get the chance to build an attack. |
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71 |
Sweden play a poor free-kick forward which goes towards no-one and bounces into the arms of James. |
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70 |
Gardner gets to the ball just ahead of Ibrahimovic and passes the ball calmly to Butt. |
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68 |
Considering their side is ahead, the home crowd is very quiet. |
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67 |
The game is a little stretched after all the substitutions as Sweden try to come forward again. |
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66 |
Again England find a shooting opportunity but he doesn't quite connect. |
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65 |
Sweden whip in a very dangerous free-kick and Southgate does well to ignore the movement of the home side's strikers to head the ball away. |
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64 |
Defoe again shoots from range. but the ball flies wide of goal. |
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63 |
Cole is involved early on here and he shoots at goal only for his effort to be saved. |
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62 |
Cole crosses towards Heskey but the Liverpool man can't quite bring the ball under control. |
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Joe Cole is on for Owen Hargreaves. |
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Jermaine Jenas replaces Steven Gerrard. |
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Emile Heskey comes on for Alan Thompson. |
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Alan Smith is on for Wayne Rooney. |
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58 |
Lucic heads out Butt's long pass as Defoe threatened to run in behind the Swedish defence. |
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56 |
Thompson takes a free-kick from the right side of the pitch but Sweden are looking much tighter at the back and they clear. |
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GOAL! Sweden 1-0 England. Sweden score against the run of play. A high ball forward is played out to the right and Linderoth's his cross is turned home by Ibrahimovic. |
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52 |
From the corner Defoe hits the side netting. |
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51 |
Defoe is in great form... Running from the half-way line, he dribbles past two Swedish defenders and shoots from the edge of the box, forcing a good save out of Sweden's replacement goallie. |
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50 |
The game goes through a slightly scrappy phase as Sweden, with five substitutes, are trying to settle again. |
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Phil Neville brings down Wilhelmsson and is booked. |
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49 |
Ibrahimovic is flagged for offside. |
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48 |
England captain Gerrard comes charging forward but is well tackled just as he looked set to play a ball forward to Rooney. |
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47 |
Gerrard gives away a foul on Wilhelmsson in the centre of the pitch as Sweden look to build. |
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46 |
Per Nilsson has a shot from just outside the edge of England's area but he fails to test James. |
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Debutant Anthony Gardner is replacing John Terry. |
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Gareth Southgate is on for Jonathan Woodgate |
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45+2 |
The whistle goes for half-time. England have done well and have controlled the match, hitting the woodwork twice. |
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45+1 |
Sweden win a corner but it comes to nothing as the ball is headed clear. |
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45 |
The fourth official has indicated that there will be three minutes time added on. |
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43 |
England are virtually encamped in the Sweden half as this time Lucic nods a Gerrard cross clear. |
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42 |
Great save from Isaksson! Gerrard's cross from the right doesn't quite reach Thompson but the ball falls for Rooney. He takes a couple of touches and fires a shot at goal which is blocked well by the goalkeeper. |
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41 |
Gerrard comes from deep as usual but his little ball over the top is hit too hard for either Defoe or Rooney to capitalise. |
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Edman is booked for that foul on the rampaging Defoe. |
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39 |
Defoe is doing really well on this his international debut. Winning the ball back after Butt gave it away, Defoe turns Edman who fouls the youngster, giving away a free-kick. |
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38 |
Elmander can't control the ball as yet another Swedish attack is dealt with easily enough by the England central defensive partnership of Terry and Woodgate. |
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37 |
Rooney is pulled up for a high boot as he tries to control a high ball and run in on goal. |
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36 |
Gerrard is fouled but England waste the quickly-taken free-kick. |
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35 |
Hargreaves cuts in from the right, gets past a couple of half-hearted challenges and forces a decent save out of Isaksson. |
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33 |
Anders Svensson has a shot from a few yards outside the area but Terry closes him down and the Southampton man shoots high and wide. |
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31 |
England doing well well here... Rooney picks the ball up deep and passes to Defoe first time. The Tottenham striker tries his luck from range but the ball goes wide. |
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30 |
Defoe gives away a free-kick as he jumps for Gerrard's long ball forward. |
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28 |
The game has quietened down now as Sweden look to quell England's forward running. |
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27 |
England have hit the woodwork twice and are looking by far the better side. |
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26 |
England win a free-kick 25-yards out and Hargreaves curls a superb shot onto the face of the crossbar of Isaksson's goal. So nearly an opening goal... |
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24 |
Sweden break as Gerrard looses the ball and with England's midfield caught out of position, Nilsson gets to the byline and crosses, only for James to intercept. |
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22 |
Sweden are struggling coming forward whereas Sven's side are looking very positive in the final third. |
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20 |
England break up the home side's attack and come up the pitch themselves. Rooney causes some trouble but Isaksson punches the ball away. |
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19 |
Gerrard passes forward to Hargreaves but the bayern man loses possession and the home side come forward. |
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18 |
England win a corner which Thompson takes from the far right corner. Neville crosses in after the corner is cleared but Woodgate's header is saved. |
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17 |
Ibrahimovic and Svensson combine well on the right but once again England's defence looks solid. |
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16 |
Andersson tries his luck from 30 yards as John Terry's header isn't quite cleared far enough out of the area. |
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15 |
Phil Neville calmly heads the ball back to James who is starting his 13th international in a row. |
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13 |
Defoe's shot from 25 yards out is touched on by Rooney and the ball rolls on to the left-hand post of the Swedish goal, spinning across the face and past the right-hand post. |
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12 |
Wilhelmsson fouls Hargreaves earning England a free-kick deep inside their own half. |
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Jermain Defoe comes on for the injured Darius Vassell |
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10 |
Rooney just failes to launch a counter-attack down England's right flank as Defoe warms up on the sidelines. |
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9 |
England knock the ball around well as they break from the edge of their own area. |
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7 |
Owen Hargreaves swings in a free-kick from the left wing. The ball bounces in the Swedish area but the home side clear. |
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5 |
Darius Vassell goes down with an injury but eventually the Villa man gets back to his feet. |
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4 |
The Swedish corner is cleared safely enough. |
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3 |
Svensson crosses well from the right and Ibrahimovic's shot is deflected over after the Ajax striker didn't quite connect with his effort. |
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2 |
The ball switches between the two sides as the match settles down in the opening couple of minutes. |
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1 |
David James collects comfortably from a Swedish attack. |
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The match gets underway. England are playing from right to left and are in their new red and white kit. |