ENGLAND vs LITHUANIA

England 3 VS Lithuania 0

Tuesday, 07/09/2010

Kick off 16:00 BST at Weston Homes Community Stadium, Colchester United FC

European U21 Championship Qualifier

England - Welbeck 61',90' Albrighton 79'

Minute by minute

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FULL TIME

90+1'Goal scoredDanny Welbeck. Welbeck scores his second and England's third and seals the win in added time, turning home Wilshere's low cross via a back-heel from Henderson.

88'SubstitutionOff, Arturus Zulpa. On, Edgaris Mastianica.

86'Albrighton whips in another teasing centre but Welbeck's faint touch isn't enough to turn it home.

83'Lithuania are still trying to get something from this game late on, though Arvydas Novikovas curls a long-range shot wide.

82'SubstitutionOff, Fiodor Cernych. On, Audrius Brokas.

79'Goal scoredMarc Albrighton. Moments after Welbeck forces Lithuania into a goal-line clearance, Marc Albrighton scores England's second, turning home Welbeck's low centre at the back post.

78'SubstitutionOff, Daniel Sturridge. On, Jack Cork.

77'Albrighton curls in another cross, with his left foot, but an unmarked Welbeck heads over.

75'Just like on Friday, Sturridge has a goal ruled out for offside. This time, though, it is the correct call.

72'The goalscorer gets his toe to Marc Albrighton's right-wing cross but he can't quite direct it goalwards.

64'SubstitutionOff, Tom Cleverley. On, Marc Albrighton.

61'Goal scoredDanny Welbeck. England finally make the breakthrough. Subtitute Wilshere threads a wonderful through ball into Welbeck's path and the forward finishes well from a tight angle.

59'Arvydas Novikovas thumps a long-range free-kick harmlesly over the bar.

56'Sturridge is again at the heart of England's attacking play. He latches on to a cute through ball from Cleverley but gets the ball stuck under his feet and Cerniauskas saves with his feet.

54'Mancienne blocks Eliosius' effort and Fielding gathers comfortably.

52'Sturridge is the next England player to come close to scoring as he bends a sweet left-foot shot just past the post.

50'Cleverley tries an audacious effort from the wide left position but his in-swinger is turned behind by the 'keeper.

49'Rose almost breaks the deadlock from inside the area after good play from Jordan Henderson and Sturridge but the winger's shot is blocked by Urbaitis.

46'SubstitutionOff, Kyle Walker. On, Jack Wilshere. In search of a goal, Stuart Pearce sacrifices a defender for an attacking midfielder.

46'Lithiania get this second half up and running. Michael Mancienne has moved from midfield to right-back.

HALF TIME

41'Welbeck rushes a 20-yard shot and drags it wide of the post.

39'Yellow cardPhil Jones. The centre back is booked for a foul on Karolis Chvedukas.

37'For all of England's pressure, Manta Fridrikas comes within the width of a post of giving Lithuania the lead with a low, curling free-kick which Fielding gets enough on, though he is a tad fortunate.

35'The England pressure is increasing but Sturrdige slices a shot high and wide from the right-hand side of the area.

32'Rose fires over from close range after some good footwork by Sturridge allows him to find Welbeck, but the Sunderland forward's lay-off is blazed over.

31'Yellow cardArturus Zulpa. A third booking for Lithuania after Zulpa trips Danny Rose in the centre of the park.

29'Michael Mancienne forces Vytautas Cerniauskas into a save with a left-foot shot from just outside the area. The visiting 'keeper gets down well to parry.

27'Tom Cleverley's out-swinging corner is met by Phil Jones but the Blackburn centre-back heads the ball into the ground and it bounces over the bar.

21'A loose header from Phil Jones is picked up by Eliosius who feeds Arturas Zulpa, but his left-footed curler goes over the top of Frank Fielding's bar.

17'Karolis Urbaitis knocks Kyle Walker over inside the box but England appeals for a penalty are dismissed.

15'Yellow cardTadas Eliosius. Two bookings in a minute for Lithuania, this time it's for a shirt tug on Chris Smalling.

14'Yellow cardLinas Klimavicius. The Lithuania skipper picks up an early booking for a trip on Sturridge.

11'The first real opening falls to Friday's hero, Daniel Sturridge. Ryan Bertrand's left-wing cross finds the Chelsea man in space in the box but he hooks his left-foot shot wide. Good chance.

05'The game has yet to open up with both sides proving difficult to break down.

KODanny Welbeck and Daniel Sturridge get this crucial qualifier underway in Colchester.