Andorra

0-2

England

 

 

Joe Cole 48 & 55



2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifier
Group Six
7pm, Saturday 6 September 2008
Olympic Stadium, Barcelona
Live on Setanta


90+1

Cuneyt Cakir blows his whistle and England have begun their World Cup Qualifying campaign with a comfortable 2-0 win over Andorra thanks to a brace from Joe Cole.

90+2'  Juli Fernandez comes on in the final minute for Antoni Lima.

90+1

Joe Cole seeks his hat-trick, but his drive is well saved by Koldo.

90

There will be two minutes of time added on.

90'  Marc Pujol is replaced by youngster, Marc Vales.

 

83

Walcott and Rooney link well on the right hand side and the Manchester United forward sends a looping cross into the box. Heskey is unable to prevent the ball going out for a goal kick.

82

Marc Pujol registers Andorra's first attempt on goal from 20 yards out. David James watches the ball crawl past his right hand post.

80'  David Beckham replaces Frank Lampard for the final ten minutes.

73

A long range effort from Barry is deflected over Koldo's bar.

65' Juan Carlos Toscano replaces Fernando Silva.

62

Glen Johnson momentarily thinks he has extended England's lead following a short corner from Lampard, but his effort is ruled out as Joe Cole is flagged for offside.

56' Antoni Lima receives a third Andorran caution.

55

GOAL! Gareth Barry finds Rooney on the edge of the box. Rooney turns smartly and feeds Joe Cole who calmly doubles England's lead.

53

England Captain John Terry drills a left foot shot into the side netting as England increase the tempo in the second half.

52' A second yellow card in four minutes for Andorra as Marcio Vieira receives a caution following a tug on Emile Heskey.

48

GOAL! The subsequent free-kick is taken by Frank Lampard who directs the kick towards the Andorra goal. Lescott cushions the ball towards substitute Joe Cole six yards out and Cole emphatically volleys England into the lead.

48' Fernando Silva receives the first yellow card of the match for a late tackle on Glen Johnson.

 

46' Double substitution for England. Joe Cole comes on for Stewart Downing and Emile Heskey replaces Jermain Defoe.

 

45

Referee Cuneyt Cakir brings an end to a frustrating first-half for England. Though they have controlled the opening 45 minutes, they haven't been able fashion too many clear-cut chances and the two teams go in level at half-time.

42

Lescott wins a Koldo goal-kick on the halfway line. Rooney crosses from the left and Defoe arches his neck in an attempt to meet the ball, but can't quite reach and the ball drifts out of play.

35

A Lampard corner presents England with another opportunity as they continue to dominate proceedings. Joleon Lescott heads the corner back across goal for Gareth Barry to prod goalwards. Rooney slides in, but the ball slips past the post.

29

An early ball in from Downing gives Defoe his first opportunity of the night, but his snap-shot from the edge of the box flies over the bar.

26

Ashley Cole wins a free-kick which Stewart Downing takes. His out-swinging dead ball almost invites Rooney to strike at goal, but Andorra manage to repel the attack.

21

Rooney is shut-out by three Andorran defenders, but the ball breaks to Lampard on the edge of the area. His low shot drifts wide.

17

Walcott cleverly lays the ball off for the on-rushing Rooney, but his left foot drive sails high and wide.

12

Walcott continues to impress on the right of midfield, again crossing for Lampard, but Andorra manage to clear.

7

England enjoy the majority of possession. Ashley Cole bursts down the left and his cross causes confusion in the box. The ball is half-cleared, but falls to Glen Johnson, who flashes his shot wide, albeit courtesy of a deflection.

3

Walcott looks lively on the right flank and he sees an early shot fly just over the Andorran bar.

1

England set upon the Andorran goal immediately from the kick-off as Theo Walcott centres for Frank Lampard, but Koldo saves bravely.

England's World Cup Qualifying campaign gets underway as Wayne Rooney and Jermain Defoe kick-off in Barcelona.


The Teams

Andorra
1 Jesus Luis Koldo Alvarez, 2 Jose Manuel Ayala, 3 Jose Manuel Txema Garcia, 4 Oscar Sonejee Masand (C), 5 Antoni Lima (12 Juli Fernandez, 90+2), 6 Ildefons Lima, 7 Marc Pujol (17 Marc Vales, 90), 8 Marcio Vieira, 9 Fernando Silva (14 Juan Carlos Toscano, 65), 10 Manolo Jimenez, 11 Xavi Andorra.

Substitutes not used
13 Josep Antoni Gomes, 15 Gabriel Riera, 16 Jose Escura, 18 Sergi Moreno

Coach
David Rodrigo

England
1 David James, 2 Glen Johnson, 3 Ashley Cole, 4 Gareth Barry, 5 Joleon Lescott, 6 John Terry (C), 7 Theo Walcott, 8 Frank Lampard (15 David Beckham, 80), 9 Wayne Rooney, 10 Stewart Downing (18 Joe Cole, 46), 11 Jermain Defoe (17 Emile Heskey, 46)

Substitutes not used
12 Paul Robinson, 13 Wes Brown, 14 Wayne Bridge, 16 David Bentley

Manager
Fabio Capello

Match Officials

Referee
Cuneyt Cakir (Turkey)
Assistant Referee
Bahattin Duran, Cem Satman (Both Turkey)

Team colours

Andorra
Blue Shirts, blue shorts, blue socks

England
Red shirts, white shorts, red socks
GK: Sky blue shirt, navy blue shorts, sky blue socks