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90+3 |
That's it! England have the three points. |
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90+3 |
Ferdinand heads away a last minute corner and Dober shoots harmlessly high and wide. |
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90+2 |
Richardson finds Gerrard out on the right wing but his cross goes out of play. A minute to go for England. |
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90+1 |
Crouch finds Lampard who switches the ball onto his left foot and forces a magnificent save from Macho. |
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90 |
Austria have a monopoly on possession at the moment and it has been indicated that there will be three minutes of added time. |
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89 |
Dober shoots from range and forces another corner. England need to be aware and the ball is finally cleared by Carragher. |
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88 |
Good play from Rio Ferdinand, who has done well since he came on. |
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87 |
Scharner heads wide as England drop deep trying to protect the lead with only ten men on the pitch. |
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86 |
The debutant Lasnik lays the ball off to Ivanschitz but as he shapes to shoot, captain Gerrard gets across to block superbly. |
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85 |
Ivanschitz shoots from around 30 yards but Robinson lets it go wide. |
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84 |
Another long ball is aimed towards Crouch but the Liverpool man is rather isolated and the ball runs through to Macho. |
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83 |
England break through Young on the right side but his low cross is struck rather tamely and Austria clear comfortably. |
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82' Michael Owen is coming off for Kieran Richardson and he hands the captain's armband to Steven Gerrard. |
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81' Ibertsberger has been replaced by Andreas Lasnik, who is making his debut for Austria. |
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80 |
Ibertsberger curls a great ball in from the left side but Robinson came out and collected very calmly. |
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78 |
Young is playing well and he heads clear just as Kuljic was lurking. |
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77 |
Some nice play from the visitors but Ibertsberger shoots well wide. |
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74 |
Crouch climbs high to try to reach Lampard's corner but it stays 1-0. |
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73' Kiesenebner is booked for complaining to the referee. Lampard fires an excellent shot at goal, who pushes the ball away for a corner. |
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71 |
Lampard swings the free-kick towards the back post and Macho has to tip the ball over the bar for a corner. |
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70 |
Scharner fouls Crouch out on the right wing, giving England a good platform to build an attack. |
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68 |
Gerrard is trying to orchestrate things in the centre of the pitch. He and Lampard are looking to reassert themselves in the midfield. |
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67 |
Kiesenebner shoots again. This time it's a 25-yard volley that again goes over the bar and fails to test Robinson. |
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66 |
England try to create something down the right-wing area but it comes to nothing. King is acting as a deep-lying midfielder, protecting the defence but playing behind Gerrard and Lampard. |
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65' Kuljic is on for Schopp. |
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65' Rio Ferdinand has come on for the injured Sol Campbell. |
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63 |
Sariyer hits another shot. King has gone from midfield into defence as Campbell has picked up a knock to his leg. |
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62' Ledley King comes on for Joe Cole. |
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60 |
Sariyer fires wide from the free-kick from the left edge of the area. |
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59' Beckham has now been sent off for a second bookable offence. He brought Ibertsberger down on the edge of the area. |
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57' David Beckham has been booked by the referee and he will now miss the match against Poland on Wednesday. |
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56 |
A header from Terry goes goalwards and Linz gets in and guides a lob over Robinson and onto the crossbar. A warning for England... |
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55 |
Good set piece from England. Beckham's curving free-kick finds the head of Crouch but his header is straight at Macho who catches. |
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54 |
Sariyar has done well since coming on at half-time and he gets past Terry only to run out of space. |
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53 |
Young's high cross goes towards the head of Crouch but Austria sweep up and then Gerrard gives away a foul. |
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51 |
Good defending from Young as he provides great cover for the centre-backs, getting his head in to deny Sariyar. |
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49 |
Now Austria come forward but Ibertsberger's ball goes over everyone and out for a goalkick. |
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49 |
Gerrard and Lampard combine really well and Lampard plays a delicious ball through to Owen, who is only denied thanks to Macho's knee. Superb play from Lampard. |
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48 |
Schopp plays a pass into the area but Campbell clears well. |
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47 |
It takes a combination of Young and Terry to dispossess Linz. |
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The second half is underway as England look to build on their lead. |
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45+1 |
Owen is given the ball in the area and he finds Lampard, but this time the Chelsea man slices his shot wide of goal. |
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45 |
Kiesenebner tries his luck from range but the ball sails over the bar. |
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44 |
Crouch is denied by Macho, who comes off his line quickly. |
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43 |
Owen tumbles to the ground under a challenge from Dober but the referee waves away appeals for a penalty. |
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41 |
The game has gone a little quiet, though good defending from Carragher prevents Linz from getting a shot in at goal. |
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40 |
Beckham's magnificent cross-field pass finds Cole and he crosses with the outside of his right foot just out of the reach of Crouch. |
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38 |
Weissenberger has Carragher twisting and turning in the left back berth and it takes Campbell to clean up. |
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37 |
Good interplay in midfield sees Lampard release Beckham but his cross is intercepted. |
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35 |
Kiesenebner again gets some space 25 yards out and again shoots at goal, this time the ball sails narrowly over the bar. |
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34 |
Beckham's free-kick hits the wall and the England captain latches onto the loose ball but fires straight at Macho. |
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33 |
Austria clear as far as Gerrard who tries to sweep the ball back in and is only denied by a hand ball. |
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32 |
Cole's low cross from the left just evades Crouch but Beckham arrives at the back post only to scuff his shot across the face of goal. |
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30 |
John Terry concedes a free-kick to Austria near the half-way line. |
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28 |
Gerrard, who is taking this game by the scruff of the neck, supplies a delightful cross to Crouch, whose header is saved. |
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27' Joe Cole is booked for a foul in a dangerous area. he resulting free-kick. |
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26' Ivanschitz is booked for complaining about the penalty decision.. |
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26' Schopp is booked for complaining about the penalty decision. |
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25 |
GOAL! England 1-0 Austria. Michael Owen is fouled in the box by Scharmer and Frank Lampard hits the penalty low into the bottom left for his ninth goal in England colours. |
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22 |
Gerrard slides a brilliant ball through to Owen who shoots from the inside right position. Macho can only parry but Aufhauser gets to the ball before both Beckham and Crouch. |
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20 |
Crouch and Owen combine and suddenly Young is through but fouls the 'keeper as he slides in to try to get to the ball ahead of Macho. |
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18 |
England get some momentum going and Cole, Owen and Crouch are looking lively. Young is shrugged off the ball as he tries to get down the right flank. |
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17 |
Carragher's header finds Cole on the left but up goes the offside flag. |
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16 |
Scharmer comes to England's rescue as he slides in to knick the ball away from the feet of Owen just as the England striker looked to be clear. |
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15 |
Just for a moment Crouch gets free in the area but he can't quite find either Owen or Beckham in space to his right. |
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14 |
England allow Austria a little too much time and space on the edge of the area and Kiesenebner fires a powerful shot at goal which Robinson parries away for a corner. |
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13 |
Austria come forward and Dober's cross is headed away from the danger zone by Terry. |
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12 |
Again the England captain tries to deliver the perfect ball into the area but this time the ball goes straight through to Macho. |
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10 |
Beckham floats the corner on to Crouch's head and there is a moment of confusion in the Austrian defence. Owen's header is blocked before Scharner eventually clears. |
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9 |
Joe Cole plays the ball into Owen; the Newcastle man passes the ball back for Beckham who takes a touch before seeing his shot deflect wide. |
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8 |
Sol Campbell gives away a free-kick and Austria build an attack, but Ibertsberger's cross is cut out by Paul Robinson. |
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6 |
There are Austrian appeals for a penalty as Carragher slides in on Schopp but the referee says the tackle was good. |
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5 |
Great tackle from Young on Weissenberger in the right-back area. |
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4 |
Frank Lampard tries a long pass out to Cole on the left side but the ball goes out of play for a throw in to Austria. |
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3 |
The game has got off to a frenetic pace, with England looking keen to get forward and dictate the tempo of the match. |
|
2 |
Joe Cole gets on the end of Peter Crouch's flick on but his shot is charged down by Dober and Macho saves easily. |
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2 |
Luke Young plays a good ball to David Beckham who was fouled. |
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1 |
Jamie Carragher sweeps the ball back to Paul Robinson as England get to enjoy some early possession. |
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England have got the game started and are going from right to left wearing their usual home kit of white, blue, white. |