England

3-2

Colombia

Owen 35, 44, 58

 

Yepes 45

 

 

Ramirez 78



90+3

The referee blows for full-time and England have won 3-2.

90+2

Perea looked to be offside but there's no flag and England are happy to see him drag his shot across the face of goal.

90

There will be three minutes of injury time as England's season comes to a close here in New Jersey.

88

Carrick has had a very good game in the anchor role in England's midfield.

87

Again Rey makes a clever pass behind Knight and is found in the penalty area. Glen Johnson tries to get across but he fires a low shot straight at Green.

86

Carrick plays a pass through to Defoe, who is instantly tackled by two Colombian defenders.

85' Luke Young comes on for Joe Cole, who has enjoyed a good match on England's left-side of midfield.

84

Mendoza flashes a powerful free-kick way over the bar.

83

Jenas gives away a free-kick in a good position for Colombia - in a central position 25 yards from goal.

81

Joe Cole loses the ball to Soto far up the pitch and Colombia break. Glen Johnson deals with it at the back and England break forward.

80

Jermaine Jenas is brought down and Gary Lewin is on to tend to the Newcastle United midfielder's injury.

GOAL! England 3-2 Colombia
Benitez flicks a ball into the England penalty area where Ramirez shrugs off the attentions of Knight to fire a low shot inside Green's near post. Slightly scrappy from the England defence.

77

Perea does really well again and gets round the back of England's defence where Knight deflects his cross away for a corner.

76

Benitez smacks a shot which goes straight into the England wall and goes away to safety on the far left-side of the pitch.

75

Ashley Cole gives away a free-kick for a foul on Ramirez.

73

Perea shoots when there were two teammates better placed.

72

With Owen also coming off, Beckham passed the captain's armband on to Phil Neville.

72' Jermain Defoe substitutes hat-trick hero Michael Owen

72' Alan Smith replaces Peter Crouch

72' Kieran Richardson is on for David Beckham

68

Anchiqo's made a big impression since coming on. He fires a shot low at goal which Green only half saves. Johnson clears just ahead of Perea who was about to put the ball in.

67

England are facing a little pressure as Colombia look to get back in this game. There are plenty of subs warming up on the sidelines.

66

Anchiqo crosses from the right and Perea at the back post directs a firm downward header at goal, which Green does well to turn the ball behind for a corner.

66

Anchiqo passes through to Rey but Ashley Cole dives in and clears.

65

Colombia coming back into the match now, encouraged no doubt by Rey's shot which so nearly went in.

64

Benitez whips in a dangerous ball from the right but Green collects.

63

Rey hits a fantastic shot from 20 yards which hits the crossbar, ricochets off Green and nearly crosses the line - Green just recovers in time.

60

Ashley Cole exchanges passes with Crouch and then delivers a great cross which falls perfectly for Owen whose shot is saved by the 'keeper.

59

It really was a great cross from Beckham and Owen's intelligent run saw him find the space he needed to volley past Mondragon. 

GOAL! England 3-1 Colombia
Michael Owen completes his hat-trick. A Crouch knock-down finds Jenas, who feeds out for Beckham. His brilliant cross is finished neatly at the near post by Owen. That's 32 goals for England...

56

Perea rides three challenges but then gives away a free-kick for a foul on Joe Cole as England dominate the start of the second half.

56

Beckham curls in a cross but Carrick's header goes over.

55

Owen wins a free-kick wide on the right-wing as Restrepo gives England a good position to whip in a free-kick.

54

Benitez strikes a powerful curling shot at goal but Green is right behind it and catches well.

53

Ashley Cole gives away a free-kick on the right wing.

52

Glen Johnson comes to the rescue and clears a dangerous ball into the area as England's defence shows signs of not having played together before.

51

Colombia win a corner but Knight is looking very comfortable in the centre of England's defence and he heads clear.

50

Nice control and skill from Joe Cole buys the Chelsea man some space in midfield.

48

Across comes Beckham's corner but Mondragon punches away as Crouch leaps high.

47

Joe Cole receives the ball but is fouled by Palacio. Beckham curls a shot towards the bottom corner of the goal but Mondragon saves.

46

Angel links up with Rey but England see off the danger and break quickly up the pitch.

The second half is underway as England look to claim their second win on their tour of the United States.

45' Robert Green is on for David James. The Norwich City man is making his debut for England.

GOAL! England 2-1 Colombia
The corner comes across and Yepes' seemingly innocuous header from all of 14 yards somehow finds its way past James and Ashley Cole on the line.

45

Colombia break away at speed and force a corner after a shot is charged down.

44

That takes Owen past Sir Tom Finney, Nat Lofthouse and Alan Shearer in the all-time goalscoring charts.

GOAL! England 2-0 Colombia
Michael Owen is put through and scores again. Owen sees Mondragon coming out and slips a low shot past him and into the goal.

44

Beckham passes to Crouch and quick-thinking from the debutant sees him slip the ball through to Owen in the inside right channel.

42

Beckham cuts infield and shoots left-footed at goal. However in keeping the ball in on the far touchline, he handled the ball and it is a free-kick for Colombia.

40

Rey tries to break forward but Carrick and Jenas have done well in the centre of the pitch, limiting the space for the opposition.

39

Joe Cole trickery buys him some space on the left-wing and though his teasing cross finds Crouch, the forward can't direct a header on goal.

37

Colombia protest that the goal was offside - it was certainly a close decision.

GOAL! England 1-0 Colombia
Michael Owen scores for England, clipping over the goalkeeper after a nice ball through from Joe Cole. Owen now has 30 goals in this his 70th appearance for his country.

34

Angel plays a ball over the top to Palacio who is only just offside. Ashley Cole is finding it tough to cope with the Colombian threat on his side.

33

A good run from Yepes is finished with a clever little ball through towards Angel. Knight comes across, though, and James claims.

32

England exchange a few well weighted passes in midfield but they can't find a way through the Colombian defence.

30

Carrick fouls Viafara which gives the Colombians a chance to clear.

28

Angel crosses in from the right and Rey should have done better than head over James' bar, though he was put off by the attentions of Phil Neville.

27

Beckham spurns the chance to cross for Crouch and instead has a go at goal only for Farid Mondragon to dive low to save.

25

A long punt forward from James finds the head of Crouch but Owen can't quite latch on to the Southampton striker's knock-down.

24

A couple of long balls forward from Knight fail to produce anything of note as the game slows down.

23

Nice approach-play from England. Carrick passes forward to Joe Cole and the Chelsea man creates some space for himself only for Yepes to charge his shot down.

22

Benitez pumps a long ball forward towards Angel but the Aston Villa striker is way offside.

21

Carrick wins the ball high up the pitch in midfield but England lose possession when Crouch can't control Carrick's forward pass.

20

Ashley Cole can't quite keep a long pass in play and Colombia break forward. Rey picks the ball up and shoots left-footed and James is forced to dive low and palm the ball away for a corner.

18

Hurtado is called offside as Zat Knight steps up and out of defence just in time.

17

Joe Cole feeds Beckham on the right and the captain's cross in charged down and goes out for a throw-in.

16

Owen is pulled up for an offside decision just as it looks like the Real Madrid striker will break clear.

14

Colombia again break away down the right side and force another corner, which England manage to deal with comfortably enough.

13

For a brief moment Michael Owen has a yard of space inside the penalty area but that is quickly snuffed out by Yepes.

12

Jenas does well to intercept a Palacio pass and England try to play the ball up towards Crouch again.

10

England break away and look to find a way down the right channel, but Neville gives away a foul.

9

The ball falls for Perea on the edge of the area and his attempted cross is charged down and goes out for another corner.

8

Colombia break and force a corner which Michael Carrick heads out.

7

Beckham wins England's first corner of the game but as he curls the ball into the box there is a foul and Colombia can clear. 

6

The corner is swung in towards the near post and Rey flashes a header wide, though Phil Neville had the situation under control.

5

Viafara, Rey and Angel combine well and win a corner.

4

England knock the ball around in midfield and look to bring debutant Peter Crouch into the game.

3

Palacio has a shot from the edge of the penalty area and James is glad to see the ball flash past his right-hand post.

1

Colombia have an early shot at goal but David James catches the effort easily enough.

1

An early chance for Joe Cole from Jermaine Jenas' ball forward. The Chelsea man beats the defender but fires his shot over the bar.

The match is underway and England, playing in an all-white kit and are playing from left to right. 



Team Details

England: James (Green, 46), G Johnson, Neville, Knight, A Cole, Beckham (Richardson, 73), Jenas, Carrick, J Cole (Young, 86), Crouch (Defoe, 72), Owen (Smith, 73).
Subs not used: Carson, Campbell, Brown, A Johnson.

Colombia: Mondragon, Benitez, Palacio (Diaz, 72), Yepes (Mendoza, 80), Restrepo (A Ramirez, 72), Viafara (Anchico, 59), Soto, Rey, Hurtado (Vargas, 46), Angel (Edixon Perea, 59), Luis Amaranto Perea.
Subs not used: Calero, Cordoba, Juan Ramirez.