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90+2 |
The referee has blown and what a comeback from England! they've won a magnificent match here which was full of outstanding football. |
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90+1 |
Goal! England 3-2 Argentina
Owen again! Joe Cole cuts in from the left and curls right-footed into the area where he rises highest to head down past Abbondanzieri!! |
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89 |
England are really going for it - it's magnificent stuff and far from the usual fare in a friendly. England are going for the win here with Rooney, Beckham, Owen and Gerrard rampant. |
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88 |
Rooney picks the ball up on the left and his cross finds Beckham who heads at goal but the outstanding Abbondanzieri saves. |
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87 |
Goal! England 2-2 Argentina
Brilliant stuff from England! Gerrard up from his right-back position curls in a perfect cross to Owen on the back post and he heads past Abbondanzieri. |
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86 |
Awesome stuff from Rooney. Absolutely brilliant play sees him try a deft chip over Abbondanzieri but the 'keeper does brilliantly to get back and just turn the ball past the post. |
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85 |
Rooney's volley goes high and wide as England look to use the height of Crouch to unsettle the Argentina defence. |
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84' Luis Gonzalez replaces the outstanding Riquelme. |
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83 |
Zanetti gets behind the England defence but Terry clears only for Argentina to fire in two efforts at goal, both of which Robinson turns away. Great play from the Spurs 'keeper. |
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82 |
England going for it then with three strikers on the pitch but at the moment they can't get the ball as Argentina knock it around crisply in midfield. |
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81' Julio Cruz replaces Carlos Tevez. |
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81' Peter Crouch is on for Luke Young. |
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80 |
Beckham gives away a free-kick for a foul on Sorin but Robinson jumps high to catch Riquelme's cross. |
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78' Rodriguez is booked. |
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77 |
Just as Argentina start to look dangerous on the edge of the area, Konchesky does really well to follow Rodriguez and concede a corner. |
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76 |
Luke Young is chased way back in to his own penalty area and uses Robinson to clear the ball. |
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75' Fabrizio Coloccini replaces Robert Ayala. |
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73 |
Beckham's corner looks for Rooney but Argentina clear their lines. |
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72 |
Fantastic double save from Abbondanzieri - first from Beckham's free kick and then from Owen as the Newcastle man latched on to the 'keeper's parry. |
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71 |
Sorin fouls Rooney just as England were looking to build a promising attack. |
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70' Javier Saviola replaces Hernan Crespo. |
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69 |
A wild effort from Riquelme goes way high and wide of goal. |
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68 |
The game has gone into a slightly quieter phase for maybe the first time this evening. |
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67' Joe Cole is booked for a sliding tackle on Riquelme. |
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66 |
Cambiasso tries to find Crespo who had peeled off the back of Terry but the forward can't quite reach to collect the ball. |
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65 |
Nice play from Cole again... he dribbles past a couple of players but can't quite supply the finish to a lively bit of play. |
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63 |
Joe Cole cuts in from the left and feeds Young on the right. his cross is only cleared as far as Lampard on the edge of the area but again the Chelsea man shoots wide. |
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62 |
Beckham shoots from 35 yards but the unsighted Abbondanzieri can only parry the ball and is grateful for Ayala who is there to concede the corner. |
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60 |
Konchesky does well to follow Crespo and see the ball out of play for a throw-in. |
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59 |
England have reshaped now, with Cole operating on the left and Gerrard moving into the middle with Lampard. |
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57' Joe Cole is on for Ledley King. |
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56 |
Beckham's cross-field pass finds Gerrard who steams through the defence to the dead ball line. He then pulls the ball back for Lampard, who fires over. |
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55 |
Great delivery from Riquelme but the award of the free-kick to Argentina was a little harsh on King. |
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54 |
Goal! England 1-2 Argentina
Riquelme's free-kick is floated over the England defence and lands perfectly on Samuel's head and his effort is guided past Robinson. |
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52 |
Riquelme's corner from the left is headed away by Konchesky. |
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51 |
England break with speed through Rooney and eventually set up a chance for Lampard who shoots just wide. |
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50 |
Zanetti gets into some space on the right wing and his cross goes across the face of the England goal and brushes off Sorin's arm and into the arms of Robinson. |
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48' Frank Lampard's name goes into the referee's book for a foul on Rodriguez. |
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48 |
Riquelme is again at the heart of Argentina's forward play - this time slipping a ball into the path of Cambiasso who fires well over. |
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47 |
England enjoy the ball early in the first half but Argentina win a free kick, conceded by Terry. |
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46' Paul Konchesky is on for Bridge, who is only just back from a long-term injury. |
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Well here we go again - hopefully the second half can match the first. |
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45 |
The referee brings a stupendous first half to a close. |
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44 |
Riquelme's corner is cleared by Terry but the Villarreal man has had a brilliant first half, ghosting around the pitch and finding space wherever he goes. |
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43 |
Tevez fires a bullet-like shot straight at Robinson but the ball swerves in the air and Robinson does well to tip the ball over. |
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42 |
Rooney and Beckham nearly complete a world-class one-two - Rooney a little unlucky not to get on the end of Beckham's cross. |
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41 |
Great play from the Argentina front line as the ball is played across the face of the England defence finally giving Rodriguez the shooting chance, which he squanders. |
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39 |
Goal! England 1-1 Argentina
A mistake from Ayala allows Beckham to play Rooney in and he calmly strokes the ball past Abbondanzieri from 12 yards. |
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38 |
England looking to reply to that goal straight away but Rooney's storming run is brought to an end by Samuel. |
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36 |
Gerrard shoots from all of 30 yards and the ball flies inches wide again. Looked like the 'keeper may have got a touch on the shot. |
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35 |
Goal! England 0-1 Argentina
Rodriguez gets behind Bridge inside the area and pokes the ball in where Crespo just knocks it into an empty net. |
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33' Samuel is booked for a foul on David Beckham |
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32 |
A long ball from the defence again finds Rooney wide on the left and he charges at goal, knocks the ball past Ayala who just manages to shrug the United striker off the ball. |
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30 |
Owen can't quite latch on to the ball as it comes straight back off the foot of the post - so unlucky for Rooney, who did everything right. |
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30 |
Gerrard wins some space on the left and then plays a brilliant ball through to Rooney with the outside of his right foot. He controls the ball and flicks it past Abbondanzieri only to see his effort hit the post. |
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28 |
Beckham delivers another great cross from the right but Rooney, who gets in front of his marker, can't quite direct his header on target. |
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26' Luke Young is booked. |
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26 |
Beckham's perfectly-flighted corner is headed a few inches wide by Lampard, who holds his head in his hands at how close he came to scoring. |
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25 |
Good play from England. Gerrard latches on to a ball played over the top of the Argentina defence and his left-footed cross is cleared for a corner by Walter Samuel. |
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24 |
A nice ball is played into the area from the right wing and Ferdinand challenges Tevez to win the ball. |
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22 |
Steven Gerrard finds some space in the inside left channel but his cross is cleared by Ayala just before it reaches Owen. |
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21 |
Corner to Argentina as a quick break sees Tevez beat Ferdinand. Crespo fouls Terry as Riquelme's corner is swung in. |
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20 |
Another free-kick from deep on the right by Beckham is played a little short and it is easily cleared by the defence. |
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19 |
Beckham's free-kick is curled into the area but Cambiasso clears. |
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18 |
Rooney sees just a glimpse of goal from 20 yards out but he knocks the ball a little to far thereby allowing Sorin to tackle him. |
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17 |
Good passing play from Argentina but it comes to nothing and England's quick break is thwarted by a foul on Rooney. |
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15 |
England get a foot on the ball and slow the game down to take the sting out of Argentina's attacking verve. |
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14 |
Tevez drops deep and tries to pass the ball out to the right where Rodriguez awaits but the ball goes out of play. |
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12 |
Riquelme's free-kick is curled into the area and Crespo bundles the ball into the net only for the referee to disallow the goal for a foul on an England defender - not clear who exactly. |
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11 |
Argentina come forward again and Zanetti hits a shot from 16 yards which Robinson again turns wide. Three good saves from the 'keeper. |
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10 |
Wonderful creative play from Argentina sees Tevez get in on goal but his shot is saved by Robinson and then shots from Riquelme, Zanetti and two from Rodriguez are all blocked. |
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8 |
King is put under pressure by Crespo and Cambiasso but he does well to win a throw-in. |
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7 |
Michael Owen has the ball in the back of the net but he is flagged for offside. That was nice play from England though, Owen looking to play off the shoulder of Roberto Ayala. |
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6 |
The corner comes over and England's defence looks a little rocky and Ledley King is required to help clear the lines. |
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5 |
Argentina hit England on the break and Riquelme fires a firm shot from 22 yards which Paul Robinson turns wide. |
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4 |
A long ball finds Rooney on the left and his powerful run wins a corner, conceded by Demichelis. |
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3 |
Good play from Esteban Cambiasso who finds some space on the edge of the area but Terry comes out to tackle well. |
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2 |
John Terry only half clears as Argentina enjoy some early possession but England threaten on the counter-attack through David Beckham and Wayne Rooney. |
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1 |
An early touch for Bayern Munich defender Demichelis, who is making his debut here in Switzerland. |
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England have got the game started and are going from left to right wearing their usual home kit of white, blue, white. |