England 3-0 Estonia
Saturday, 13 October, 2007
England overcome Estonia with their third consecutive 3-0 win, putting them level on points with Croatia.
England 3-0 Estonia
UEFA European Championship Qualifier
3pm, Saturday 13 October 2007
Wembley Stadium
Live on BBC1
90+3' The referee blows time on a third consecutive 3-0 win in Group E for England. The attendance was 86,665
88' Wayne Rooney sets up a simple chance for Steven Gerrard who is clean through on goal, only for the Estonia defender to make a last ditch tackle and prevent Joe Cole an easy finish.
79' The pace of the second half is no longer there as Estonia stifle any attacks from England.
75' Joleon Lescott is looking comfortable at left back for England. After coming on at the heart of the defence, Ashley Cole's injury caused a reshuffle with Richards coming into the middle and Phil Neville slotting in at right back.
73' Joel Lindpere gets the first yellow card of the game as he is booked for tugging Wayne Rooney back.
70' Michael Owen comes off for England to be replaced by Frank Lampard.
69' England win a free kick as Steven Gerrard is tripped 20 yards from goal. The skipper dusts himself down and strikes the ball on target, but it is simple for Poom to claim.
66' Rooney shows both power and composure as he wins the ball back from Taavi Rahn. The referee gives a foul eventually after Rooney's shirt is pulled.
63' Joel Lindpere hits a powerful, curling effort but Paul Robinson deals with it comfortably once more. 61' Tarmo Kink is replaced by Kristen Viikmae for the visitors.
60' Joe Cole comes inside and lofts a pass towards Michael Owen. The ball drifts past the Newcastle striker but Rooney reaches it and hooks the ball back across goal only for Poom to concede a corner.
58' Sol Campbell bursts forward for England and slips a pass to Gareth Barry, but the Aston Villa midfielder is unable to find Michael Owen with a prodded pass.
55' Joe Cole gets past the full back and curls a cross in with his left foot, but the in-swinging cross is too close to the goalline and eventually lands on the roof of the net.
52' It's a bit stop-start at the minute as both sides suffer injuries and players require treatment. Ashley Cole receives warm applause from the supporters of both sides as he is stretchered off.
50' Ashley Cole sustains a nasty looking ankle injury and is replaced by Phil Neville.
46' Joleon Lescott makes his England debut after coming on to replace Rio Ferdinand. England start the second half as they look to build on a positive first half, and add to their three goals already.
45+2' The referee blows his whistle to bring the first half to an end, it's a positive first period for the Three Lions as they go into the break three goals to the good.
44' Ashley Cole goes down under a clumsy challenge from Dmitrijev and clutches his ankle. It looks painful but he is able to get up to his feet.
42' Shaun Wright-Phillips bursts into the area and beats two defenders before losing his footing. The crowd calls for a penalty but the referee waves away any appeal.
38' Estonia get their first shot on target and Paul Robinson deals with it comfortably. Joel Lindpere took the ball down after a period of head tennis, before driving the ball from 20 yards.
33' GOAL! Taavi Rahn is the unfortunate Estonian as he heads an Ashley Cole cross past his own keeper to put England three goals ahead.
32' GOAL! Wayne Rooney marks his return to the side with his first competitive goal for England since Euro 2004. A fine left-footed cross from Joe Cole provided the opportunity and Rooney drove the ball past Poom.
27' A flurry of tackles as first Gareth Barry wins the ball superbly, and then Wayne Rooney is fouled on the edge of the box to set up a free kick for the Manchester United forward. 25 Joe Cole shows determination on the left flank to win the ball back and then fine footwork to set England off on another attack with Ashley Cole.
22' Two close offside decisions in close proximity as first Michael Owen and then Wayne Rooney look to get beyond the Estonian defence, but are denied by the assistant referee.
19' Wayne Rooney almost grabs a spectacular second goal as he tries a delightful chip over Mart Poom. Unfortunately for Rooney the ball lands on top of the goal.
18' Sol Campbell is forced to cover some extra ground as Kaimar Saag threatens on the left flank, but Campbell shows pace and poise to snuff out the threat.
15' The sun is shining at Wembley as spectators are forced to shield their eyes from the light. It's a bright start in more ways than one.
14' Estonia win a threatening corner, but are unable to make anything of it and England clear their lines comfortably.
11' GOAL! Shaun Wright-Phillips caps a stubborn move that saw a ferocious Rooney effort blocked, before the Chelsea winger drove the ball through Mart Poom's legs.
9' Steven Gerrard drives onto a loose header from an Estonian defender, but overplays his through pass to Wayne Rooney.
7' Ashley Cole sends a deflected cross into the area and Shaun Wright-Phillips almost makes it his, but is denied at the last moment.
6' Despite receiving lengthy treatment, both Micah Richards and Ragnar Klavan return to the field and the action.
4' England put together a fine move with Gerrard, Rooney and Barry combining well before Joe Cole sends a deep cross into the box. Micah Richards sustains a blow to the head in a collision.
2' Estonia fire off the first shot of the game, it's from distance though and Paul Robinson watches it drift past his post.
1' Some neat passes to start the game as England search for three points in their pursuit of qualification for Euro 2008. Estonia have got the game started and are going from right to left, England are wearing their home kit of white, blue and white.
Team details:
England: 1 Paul Robinson, (Tottenham Hotspur), 2 Micah Richards, (Manchester City), 3 Ashley Cole, (Chelsea) (14 Phil Neville, (Everton) 50), 4 Steven Gerrard (c), (Liverpool), 5 Rio Ferdinand, (Manchester United) (12 Joleon Lescott, (Everton) 46), 6 Sol Campbell, (Portsmouth), 7 Gareth Barry, (Aston Villa), 8 Shaun Wright Phillips, (Chelsea), 9 Wayne Rooney, (Manchester United), 10 Michael Owen, (Newcastle United) (15 Frank Lampard, (Chelsea) 70), 11 Joe Cole, (Chelsea)
Subs: 13 David James, (Portsmouth), 16 David Bentley, (Blackburn Rovers), 17 Peter Crouch, (Liverpool), 18 Jermain Defoe, (Tottenham Hotspur)
Head Coach: Steve McClaren
Estonia: 1 Mart Poom (c), 3 Andrei Stepanov, 4 Raio Piiroja, 5 Dmitri Kruglov, 6 Aleksandr Dmitrijev, 9 Ragner Klavan, 10 Joel Lindpere, 15 Tarmo Kink (24 Kristen Viikmae 61), 17 Enar Jaager, 18 Kaimar Saag, 21 Taavi Rahn
Subs: 2 Teet Allas, 7 Martin Reim, 13 Urmas Rooba, 19 Alo Barengrub, 29 Sergei Terehhov, 30 Mihkel Aksalu
Coach: Viggo Jensen
Match Official Details:
Referee: Nicolai Vollquartz (Denmark)
Assistant Referees: Anders Norrestrand, Bo Abildgaard (Both Denmark)
Fourth Official: Thomas Vejlgaard