England celebrate going ahead through Wayne Rooney's 37th minute strike.
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Holland |
1-1 |
England |
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Van Der Vaart 86 |
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Rooney 37 |
International Friendly
Wednesday 15 November 2006
Amsterdam ArenA
7pm kick-off, (8pm local time)
Live on BBC1 and streamed live on TheFA.com*
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90+3 |
After a frantic finale, the referee calls time to ensure both sides share the spoils. |
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90 |
The play then switches to the other end and Robinson needs to be alert to smoother from in front of Huntelaar. |
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90 |
England almost retake the lead when Gerrard forces an excellent one-handed save from close range after exchanging headers with Lampard. |
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86 |
Goal! England fail to deal with Robben's long throw and Van Der Vaart thrashes the loose ball past Robinson. |
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85 Vennegoor of Hesselink comes on for Ooijer. |
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84 |
Holland win a corner when Seedorf's shot is deflected behind by Ferdinand. Robben's corner comes to nothing. |
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82 |
Robben's cross-shot into the melee is cleared by Terry who clear the English lines. |
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78 Richardson comes on for Joe Cole |
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77 |
Holland are searching for an equaliser but England are holding on, perhaps looking for a counter-attack. |
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76 |
Robben terrorises the English defence down the left flank but Huntelaar can't turn in his low cross. |
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75 Ashley Cole is booked for time wasting. |
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74 Wright-Phillips comes on for Johnson. |
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71 |
Carrick cracks a long-range shot which drifts just wide after a pleasing exchange between Gerrard and Rooney. |
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70 |
Rooney smashes a daisycutter on goal but the Dutch keeper has few problems gathering. |
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69 |
Van Der Vaart tries his luck from distance again but again it goes wide of Robinson's goal. |
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67 |
Jaliens is getting involved on the right flank and produces two crosses of differing quality - the second of which goes horribly wide. |
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65 |
Lampard is body-checked by Van Der Vaart in the sort of move Big Daddy would have been proud of. |
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63 |
Robben torment the English defence, twisting and turning like a slalom expert before Richards halts his run. |
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62 |
Huntelaar gets his first touch but is offside when he collects a long pass out from the back. |
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61 Kuyt and Boulahrouz off, Huntelaar and Jaliens. |
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59 |
Boulahrouz receives treatment in the middle of the field as both players enjoy a welcome break from the action. |
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58 |
Rooney plays in Cole but the Dutch defence harrass the Chelsea man off the ball. |
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55 |
England's midfield exchange passes with Rooney getting involved but Cole's cross is too deep. |
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52 |
Terry shows typical strength to hold off Kuyt to ensure England are awarded a goal-kick. |
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50 |
Seedorf lashes a volley wide with his left foot to conclude a decent spell of possession for the hosts. |
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48 |
After a rather untidy start to the half, Van Der Vaart fires straight at Robinson from 25 yards. |
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Holland get the second half going. |
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45 |
The referee, Lubos Michel of Slovakia, blows for half-time. |
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43 |
England are hanging on to their lead as half-time looms and are relieved when Robinson holds Kuyt's cross. |
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41 |
Ferdinand heads clear as Holland try and find a response to going behind. |
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39 |
Johnson almost gobbles up Cole's through ball as England continue to push forward. |
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37 |
Goal! Wayne Rooney has put England ahead, diverting Joe Cole's excellent cross into the back of the net. His first goal for a year. |
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36 |
England put together their best move which results in Gerrard's chipped pass causing problems in the Holland area. |
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34 |
England show patience in possession with the midfield all getting involved, but Johnson's low cross is easily dealt with. |
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31 |
England counter-attack but Rooney's pass is cut out by Boulahrouz which leads to Van Der Vaart flashing a shot wide. |
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29 |
Lampard picks out Johnson with an excellent pass, the Everton man worked hard to reach the ball but no-one was the to turn in his cross. |
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28 |
England's best chance falls to Rooney. Cole's cross is not dealt with, the ball loops to Rooney who heads when he should have shot. |
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27 |
Richards shows his strength with a good tackle, but Holland attack again through Van Der Vaart who volleys wide. |
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26 |
Lampard's pass send Johnson wide but the attack comes to nothing as Holland win back possession. |
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24 |
Robben enthusiastically races down the line after a long pass, but he's not quick enough and the ball goes out for a goalkick. |
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23 |
Robinson shows good awareness to rush off his line and head clear as Kuyt charged through. |
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22 |
Lampard finds space jsut eight yards from the Dutch goal, but he hesitates and the hosts clear the danger. |
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21 |
Richards initiates an attack with a powerful run, but Joe Cole's pass is too long for Johnson who is offside anyway. |
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20 |
Seedorf lets fly from long range but Robinson watches the ball soar high, wide and into the crowd. |
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19 |
Lampard fails to latch on to a long pass but England are enjoying an extended period of possession. |
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18 |
Rooney is dropping deep to collect possession after Terry and Carrick share passes in their own half. |
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17 |
Robinson shows good hands to grab a low cross after the Dutch attacked the left flank. |
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15 |
Gerrard picks out Johnson with a free-kick but the Everton man has been flagged for offside. |
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14 |
England's first corner comes to nothing but Richards, Johnson and Gerrard link wll seconds later to win a free-kick. |
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13 |
Gerrard latches on to a poor back pass before shooting early with his left foot only for the Dutch keeper to save. |
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11 |
Robben skips past Richards out wide before firing towards goal where Robinson makes a fine save. |
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10 |
Terry does brilliantly to nip in front of Kuyt to head clear, although the England skipper appears to land awkwardly. |
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9 |
Johnson shows a clean pair of heels but is dispossessed by the alert defence as he homes in on goal. |
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7 |
Richards hooks a long cross away from the England area - the debutant has made a steady start. |
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5 |
Neither sides have fashioned a notable opening during the opening exchanges but the home side are keeping the ball well. |
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3 |
The hosts break again with Robben's pace looking a real threat. Richards shows good positional sense to clear the danger. |
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2 |
The Dutch collect the loose ball and push back towards the box, but a foul on Andy Johnson gives England some respite. |
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1 |
Holland enjoy some early possession resulting in a cross from the left which is headed clear by Terry. |
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England, decked in white, kick-off with Micah Richards getting an early touch on the right flank. |
Teams:
Holland
1 Henk Timmer (16 Maarten Stekelenburg 46), 2 Khalid Boulahrouz (12 Kew Jaliens 61), 4 Joris Mathijsen, 5 Urby Emanuelson, 3 Andre Ooijer (c) (19 Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink 84), 7 Rafael van der Vaart, 8 Denny Landzaat, 6 Stijn Schaars, 10 Clarence Seedorf, 9 Dirk Kuyt (18 Klaas Jan Huntelaar 61), 11 Arjen Robben
Subs not used: 13 Tim de Cler, 14 David Mendes da Silva, 15 Evander Sno, 17 Hedwiges Maduro, 20 Johnny Heitinga
England
1 Paul Robinson, 2 Micah Richards, 3 Ashley Cole, 4 Steven Gerrard, 5 Rio Ferdinand, 6 John Terry (c), 7 Michael Carrick, 8 Frank Lampard, 9 Wayne Rooney, 10 Andy Johnson (19 Shaun Wright-Phillips 74), 11 Joe Cole (17 Kieran Richardson, 78)
Subs not used: 13 Ben Foster, 14 Wes Brown, 15 Jamie Carragher, 12 Wayne Bridge, 16 Michael Dawson, 18 Phil Neville, 20 Jermain Defoe, 21 Peter Crouch
Attendance:
Referee: Lubos Michel (Slovakia)
Assistants: Marian Ruzbarsky and Vlastislav Laskovsky (Slovakia)
Fourth Official: Pavel Olsiak (Slovakia)
Team Colours
Holland: Orange shirts, White shorts, Blue socks
England: White shirts, Blue shorts, White socks
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