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90+4 |
The referee blows for full-time and England have won |
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90+3 |
Dyer suddenly gets behind the Polish defence, crosses in to the centre and Gerrard's header is blocked. |
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90+2 |
England need to ride out the four minutes of added on time to claim three crucial World Cup qualifying points. |
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90' Mariusz Kukielka is booked for dissent. |
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89' David Beckham comes off for Owen Hargreaves |
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88 |
England finishing the match by far the stronger side. they look solid at the back. |
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87' Kieron Dyer comes on for Jermain Defoe |
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86 |
Beckham shoots well from 30 yards but unfortunately the ball is too close to Dudek who dives low to hold on. |
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85 |
Lampard breaks clear and eventually the ball is played over to Cole on the left. |
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84 |
Beckham flies a free-kick towards the backpost but Dudek does well to jump high and claim. |
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82 |
Carragher does well to tackle, sending the ball out off play off the Polish forward for a goalkick. |
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81 |
Beckham crosses but Poland clear just before Defoe can get a shot in on goal. |
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80 |
Gerrard takes a nasty challenge as he receives an elbow in the face from Zewlakow. |
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77 |
A scrappy phase of play as neither side can string together a series of passes. |
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75 |
Lampard gives away possession 40 yards out but thankfully Poland can't quite get a hold on the ball and England regain the play. |
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74 |
Krzynowek plays some nice football out on the left but England's defence holds firm. |
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72 |
Beckham brings down Zurawski and gives away a free-kick from which Poland cannot create a chance. |
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70 |
Gerrard and Beckham both try to play the ball in to the box but each time Poland manage to clear. |
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69' Rasiak comes off for Niedzielan of NEC. |
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68 |
Beckham's long ball forward to Owen is cut out. |
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67 |
Rzasa feeds the ball out to Krzynowek but his cross from the left is easy for the England defence. Terry heads the ball away. |
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65 |
A poor touch from Owen denies the Real man a great chance to score after he had run clear of the Polish defence. |
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64 |
Rzasa finds some space 25 yards out but he hasn't enough time to control the ball - his shot goes well wide of goal. |
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63 |
Poor Glowacki has has an awful couple of minutes. England don't mind though as they now lead 2-1. |
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60' Glowacki is booked for a bad foul on Carragher. |
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59 |
Owen fires a powerful shot on the turn just wide. |
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59 |
Bridge nearly scores as he is fed into acres of space. He steadies himself, shoots low and on target but Dudek saves. |
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GOAL |
58' Michael Owen scores! Gerrard makes a good run forward, feeds Cole on the left and his low cross is knocked inside the near post by a combination of Owen and the Glowacki. |
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57 |
Cool heads needed by England now as the game could go either way with both sides looking dangerous on the break. |
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56 |
Terry floats a high cross in to the area but again Poland can clear with ease. |
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54 |
Zewlakow's cross from the left is cut out for a corner. He has had a superb game. There is a shot from the corner but Robsinson's goal is safe. |
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53 |
Defoe plays a clever ball out to Bridge but his low, curling cross is cut out by the defence. |
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51 |
Beckham has a shot from 30 yards which is wickedly deflected just past Dudek's right-hand post. |
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50 |
Rasiak heads away a Beckham corner at the near post, Poland tidy up and look to break away upfield. |
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49 |
Poland looking bright. On the balance of play, they do deserve that goal. That is now the third match in a row in which Zurawski has scored. |
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GOAL |
48' Poland go straight through the heart of England's midfield and score with a brillint finish from Zurawski. |
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47 |
Very long range shot from Beckham is comfortably gathered by Dudek, who then flaps at a Gerrard cross. |
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46 |
England stroke the ball around at the back before launching a long ball up towards Defoe. |
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England get the second half underway and are now attacking the goal to our right. |
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45+2 |
England hold on and at half-time it's 1-0 to England. |
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45+1 |
Poland again find some space in the middle of England's area but once again when presented with a chance, a Polish player mishits his shot. |
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45 |
Terry cuts out a good pass but Poland again make good tracks down the left channel. |
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43 |
A good ball from King finds the quick-running Bridge but the attack is snuffed out by the Polish defence. |
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42 |
Poland go close twice but are grateful that both chances fell for Mila who mishit his effort each time. |
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40 |
Bridge's cross is overhit and Beckham heads the ball back for Gerrard who gives possession away. |
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38 |
Great goal from the Spurs youngster, making his full debut for the Three Lions tonight. |
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GOAL |
37' The ball is played back in to Beckham, he flicks a pass to Defoe, who turns his man brilliantly and finishes superbly past Dudek. |
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36 |
Bak fouls Owen and gives away a free-kick on the left which Beckham curls into the centre. The ball is headed away. |
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35 |
A slight mistake from Carragher gives Poland some space down their left flank but the cross is too high and Cole heads clear. |
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33 |
The game has really slowed down to walking pace now. |
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32' Jamie Carragher is on for Gary Neville, who limps off with an injury. |
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30 |
Bridge has had a very good half but Poland's defence is looking solid. They break but thankfully Gerrard just cuts out a pass that threatened to release Zurawski. |
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29' Owen is booked for a foul on a Polish defender. |
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26 |
Some of Poland's link-up play in the final third is very good and Mila in particular has pulled off some very intelligent passes. |
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25 |
Poland have their best chance as King's header only finds Krzynowek, whose shot is cleared by Terry. Off the follow up Zurawski's shot goes straight at Robinson. |
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23 |
After a little bit of scrappy play, Bridge whips in a great cross from the left which Beckham shapes well to volley. His shot goes wide of Dudek's goal. |
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22 |
King's long ball forward looks for Bridge, who has been full of running and is wrking well in tandem with Cole. |
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20 |
England knock the ball around in midfield then suddenly Bridge comes inside, ficks a pass through for Cole who passes into the centre for Defoe, who snatches his shot wide of the goal. |
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19 |
Again England come forward but again they lose the ball in the midfield. Possession is being squandered too easily by both sides. |
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17 |
Bak plays another long ball up towards Krzynowek but Cole is there to clean up and play the ball back to Robinson. |
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16 |
Bridge cuts in field from the left but his pass out to Beckham on the right is cut out with ease. |
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15 |
England have more of the territorial play now as most of the game is taking place in the Polish half. |
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14 |
Lampard and Defoe exchange good passes but unfortunately Lampard's strike at goal is weak and Dudek lets the ball run into his arms. |
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13 |
Mila's ball was rushed as King cuts the ball out. |
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12 |
Defoe is fouled by Lewandowski. Bridge takes it quickly, passes to Defoe and his cross finds Owen who is marginally offside. |
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11 |
Poland midfielder Krzynowek loses the ball after being picked out well wide on the right. |
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9 |
Rasiak nearly finds his way through the middle after Lampard gave away possession in the centre of midfield. |
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9 |
Bak plays a long ball forward but the Lens man's pass is cut out by King as England look to break with speed. |
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8 |
England let Poland off there a little. Beckham's corner nearly fell for a shot from Lampard. |
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7 |
Beckham is found by Neville and his cross looks to find Neville in the area, but the ball is put out for a corner. |
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6 |
Mila has a long range shot which Robinson claims easily to get his first proper touch of the ball. |
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5 |
Glowacki crosses in to the near post and Raiak just fails to steer the ball on target. Good break from the home side. |
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4 |
England win a couple of quick corners but Dudek comes out to claim easily enough. |
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3 |
Gary Neville's long throw finds Owen all alone but the Polish defence gets back just in time. |
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2 |
Zurawski makes good progress down the Polish right flank but his cross is cut out for a throw. |
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1 |
The ball is played back to Robinson for the first time and his kick sees the ball cleared out of any danger. |
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The match is underway and England are playing in their change kit of red and white and are playing from right to left. |