Israel

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England

 

 

European Championship 2008 Qualifier, Group E
6.30pm, Saturday 24 March 2007
Ramat Gan Stadium, Tel Aviv

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90+3

The referee blows for full-time.

90+2

Defoe has the ball in the net from a Gerrard cross, but he is offside.

90+1

Terry looks for Defoe but his pass is short, England win the throw however before earning a corner through Downing's tenacity.

90

John Terry gets on the end of a deep cross from Steven Gerrard, but his cross-header is cleared for a throw-in.

88

England look for a winning goal as Downing provides width on the left flank before Steven Gerrard fires in a deep shot from more than 30 yards out.

87

Micah Richards has the ball in the net but he is flagged for offside, Defoe helped the ball on and the defender was in

83' Stewart Downing replaces Aaron Lennon

80' Jermain Defoe comes on to replace Andrew Johnson

78

Gerrard and Rooney combine but the ball finds

76' Toto Tamuz is replaced by Bodarv.

75

Richards breaks down the right flank well to win a corner for England.

73' Micah Richards replaces Phil Neville.

71

Gerrard and Lampard are looking more creative in the midfield and Wayne Rooney and Andrew Johnson are coming into the game, the signs are improving.

70' Ben Sahar replaces Pini Balili

68

Jamie Carragher goes closest as he strikes the crossbar with a looping header from a Frank Lampard corner.

64

Lampard takes a quick free kick but Badir shows his experience to step in and win the ball. Ferdinand then returns the ball to Robinson as he finds himself under pressure from Benayoun.

63' Both Wayne Rooney and Ben Haim are booked.

62

Lampard acrobatically gets on the end of a Gerrard cross to fire the ball towards the bottom corner, but Awat is equal to the effort.

60

Rooney jumps around three defenders to find Hargreaves, his pass finds Lennon who stretches the defence and delivers a dangerous ball

59

Rooney concedes another free kick for his aerial challenge, the long ball finds Tamuz and Badir takes control of posession.

57

Owen Hargreaves reads a difficult bouncing ball well to prevent an Israeli counter attack, he then searches for Johnson but Gershon shows further composure and clears the ball.

55

Terry looks to set England off on another attack as he finds Gerrard, the ball then moves on to Neville whose cross is too deep.

54

Phil Neville does well to deny the impressive Tamuz and clear the ball, but Israel almost come straight back at England through Balili.

53

Tamuz is played in by Badir, but John Terry is there where it matters to deny the forward the space to find Benayoun.

52

Jamie Carragher denies Ben Shushan on the right flank as England look to stamp their mark on the game, winning the ball quicker than in the first period.

50

Rooney and Carragher keep posession before setting Lennon free on the left. The move progresses and Phil Neville almost finds Johnson in the six-yard box.

49

A long ball from Israel is headed clear by Rio Ferdinand, and Steven Gerrard is caught just inside his own half.

48

Phil Neville throws the ball long down the right towards Andy Johnson, but the ball goes out of play.

47

Lampard strikes an early ball for Steven Gerrard but the pass is too long and the ball drifts out for another goal kick for Awat.

46

No substitutions at the break.

It's an important 45 minutes for England as they kick off the second period in Tel Aviv, looking to build on a promising start.

45+1

The referee blows for half-time with the game locked at 0-0.

45

Ben Shushan gets on the end of a deep cross from the right, but his angled flick drifts wide of Paul Robinson's goal

42

Lennon steals the ball from Tamuz and finds Neville. Hargreaves involves himself in the play once more and England settle the pace of the game,

40

England have managed to quiet down the crowd with their posession.

39

Wayne Rooney gets on the end of a long ball from Gerrard, but the attention of three defenders mean that the Manchester United forward loses the ball and concedes a goal kick.

37

Lennon finds Carragher who surges into the penalty area and splits the Israeli backline. Although his cross is blocked, he earns a corner for the Three Lions.

34

Lennon opens up the Israeli defence with a pacy run and his cross finds Gerrard, but the fantastic effort from Gerrard is blocked by the defender.

32

Benayoun seizes on a flick from Gerrard to attack Phil Neville, but the West Ham midfielder is unable to create an opening.

30

Wayne Rooney feels that he should have a free kick, but the referee turns away his claims.

29

Toto Tamuz somehow jumps highest in the penalty area, leaving Terry and Ferdinand standing, but fortunately for England his header goes narrowly wide.

28

Lampard and Carragher combine to steal the ball from Ben Shushan and play Lennon through on the left flank.

27

Toto Tamuz fires a low, driven effort but Paul Robinson is quick to get down and gather the shot comfortably.

25

Lennon again looks industrious down the left flank and finds Rooney, who almost plays Johnson through.

24

It's been a nervous start to the match from both sides with only really Lampard's chance a clear opening in the game.

22

Awat clears the ball upfield but Ferdinand is first to the header, and the ball goes out for a throw in.

21

By far the best move so far. Terry wins the ball and finds Johnson, he looks for Gerrard who plays Lampard in. Awat rushes out just in time to smother the ball.

18

It's Rooney in again as Johnson flicks the ball through, but this time he tries an early chip to catch out Awat, but he overhits it.

17

Jamie Carragher finds Aaron Lennon early and his pace is too much for the full back, his cross finds Wayne Rooney who heads straight at Awat.

16

Tamuz is becoming more of an imposing player on the game as his pace and power are an inevitable feature of Israel's attacks.

15

Lampard is looking creative in the centre of England's midfield, and he looks long for Johnson, only for the pass to drift out of play.

13' Jamie Carragher The Liverpool defender is booked for foul just inside his own half

12

England string a succession of passes

11

Phil Neville delivers a long throw towards Gerrard, but the Liverpool skipper is unable to reach the ball with his head.

10' Carragher steals the ball and feeds Lampard, but Arik Benado fouls the midfielder and earns a booking for the challenge.

9

Phil Neville finds space deep in the Israeli half, his cross finds club colleague Johnson but his touch allows Ben Haim to clear the ball.

7

Aaron Lennon gets his first meaningful touch on the ball, taking on the Israel midfield and earning a free kick inside the centre circle.

6

Dudu Awat gets his hands on the ball for the first time after Jamie Carragher heads the ball toward goal but without sufficient power.

5

Andrew Johnson takes a long pass from Frank Lampard, turning and battling with Bolton defender Ben Haim. The forward wins a free kick for England in a dangerous area.

4

Pini Balili earns a corner from John Terry's challenge, Benayoun plays it short but England are able to clear their lines through Steven Gerrard.

3

Phil Neville plays a long ball but is caught late and earns the free kick. Carragher's through pass is picked out by the Israeli defence and they play Tamuz through once again

1

Tamuz gets the better of Phil Neville for the second time of the night, winning a free kick. The delivery is gathered comfortably by Paul Robinson.

Israel get the game underway as Toto Tamuz shows a fleet of foot to set off down the left wing.


Teams

Israel:
Dudu Awat, Yuval Spungin, Tal Ben Haim, Shimon Gershon, Yoav Ziv, Yossi Benayoun (c), Arik Benado, Walid Badir, Ben Shushan, Pini Balili (Ben Sahar 70), Tot Tamuz (Dani Bodarv 76)

Substitutes: Salim Toama, Gal Alberman, Omer Golan, Yigal Antebi, Nir Davidovic

England: Paul Robinson (Tottenham Hotspur), Phil Neville (Everton) (Micah Richards (Manchester City) 70), Jamie Carragher (Liverpool), Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United), John Terry (Chelsea), Owen Hargreaves (Bayern Munich), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Aaron Lennon (Tottenham Hotspur) (Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) 83), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Andrew Johnson (Everton) (Jermain Defoe (Tottenham Hotspur) 80),


Substitutes Not Used: Ben Foster (Watford on loan),  Gareth Barry (Aston Villa), Michael Carrick (Manchester United), Kieron Dyer (Newcastle United),

Match Officials:

Referee:
Tom Ovrebo (Norway)
Assistant Referees: Geir Holen and Dag Nebben (Norway)
Fourth Official: Brage Sandmoen (Norway)

Kit Colours:

Israel: Light blue shirts, white shorts, light blue socks
Goalkeeper all black

England: White shirts, blue shorts and white socks
Goalkeeper, Purple shirt, purple shorts, white socks