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120 |
Extraordinary. The match has finished and the game will go to penalties. |
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119 |
Beckham's free-kick is headed behind for a corner. |
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119' Yellow card for Carvalho. |
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118 |
England eventually cover their lines and launch a counter through Vassell. Carvalho brings him down. |
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118 |
An innocent looking ball forward somehow finds its way through and Campbell heads behind for a corner. Portugal on the attack here. |
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117 |
Beckham's long ball so nearly finds Owen with Ricardo out of goal. |
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116 |
Wow. England get a second life. What on earth is there left in this game? |
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GOAL! Portugal 2-2 England
Beckham crosses in, Terry heads the ball down, and Lampard turns on a sixpence and drives the ball past Ricardo. |
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114 |
England win a corner. Now we need a good cross from the captain. |
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113 |
Nuno Gomes curls a delightful shot just past James' far left-hand post. A narrow escape for England. |
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111 |
England need to react positively now. Hargreaves' cross goes towards Beckham but the captain gets no real purchase on his header. |
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GOAL! Portugal 2-1 England
Portugal break forward, they go straight through England's midfield. Phil Neville can't quite get a tackle in, Rui Costa turns onto his right foot and drives past James. |
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109 |
Ronaldo, probably Portugal's best player, wins a corner. Portugal so nearly score as Cole clears the ball off the line. |
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108 |
Ronaldo fouls Cole - the Arsenal full-back has been England's best player on the pitch. Outstanding. |
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107 |
Ricardo comes out and kicks a long ball ahead to Ronaldo who is once again tackled absolutely brilliantly by Cole. |
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106 |
Maniche passes through England's midfield but when he passes ahead to Postiga, Campbell is once again there to deal with the threat. |
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Portugal get the last 15 minutes underway. |
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105+1 |
Meier blows for half-time in extra-time. Tense stuff here in Lisbon. You can only think of that disallowed goal. |
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105 |
Ronaldo races clear but Cole does really well, the ball goes out for a throw. It's do or die now. |
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104 |
Lampard turns well just inside the area... his shot is charged down... much better from England. |
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103 |
Owen does well to keep a Hargreaves pass in play, Vassell collects and crosses but Carvalho is there to clear just as Hargreaves shapes to shoot. |
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101 |
The Neville brothers combine and Lampard passes out to Hargreaves and his cross is headed just wide by Beckham. |
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100 |
Vassell goes down under a challenge but the ball goes out, it's no free-kick and the throw is Portugal's |
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99 |
Hargreaves launches a long ball forward but it goes all the way through to Ricardo as Portugal once again come at England's defence. |
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98 |
Nuno Gomes goes down in the box as Gary Neville and the striker go through on goal. Thankfully Meier sees nothing wrongdoing. |
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97 |
Campbell heads the ball away just as Rui Costa shapes to shoot. The ball comes in again and Terry is there. |
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96 |
Terry climbs above Postiga and heads the ball out of play. |
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95 |
Ronaldo is offside as Rui Costa plays a ball over the England defence. |
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94 |
Portugal launch a counter-attack but the ball dribbles through to James who can punt the ball high up the pitch. |
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93 |
Owen loses possession after Meier gives a a free-kick for a foul on Beckham. |
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93' Phil Neville booked for that challenge |
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92 |
Phil Neville slides in late on Ronaldo and times it poorly. Free-kick for Portugal and rightly so. |
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91 |
Here we go then... Vassell wins a free-kick deep on the left but again England can't keep hold of the ball. |
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England get extra-time underway. |
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90+3 |
Meier blows for half-time. It has finished 1-1 and the match will go to silver goal extra-time. |
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90+3 |
Nuno Gomes heads wide of James' goal. He was running away from goal and couldn't quite direct it at goal. |
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90+2 |
Lampard is adjudged to have fouled Ronaldo. Nail-biting stuff in the closing moments here in Lisbon. |
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90+1 |
That was a big call by the referee but he made the decision straight away. However, Ricardo looked to go down easily under Terry and Campbell. |
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90 |
Beckham's delivery into the centre is headed onto the crossbar by Owen and Campbell nods the rebound in!!! But no, Meier has blown for a foul on Ricardo. It looks to be a harsh decision. |
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89 |
Rui Costa's ball out to Ronaldo flies too far and out of play. |
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88 |
Hargreaves tries a ball forward to Owen but again the ball is given away. England just need to hold on for a few minutes now. |
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86 |
England now manage to get some possession. We need an injection of energy and inspiration. |
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85' Deco gets the yellow card for that challenge. |
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85 |
Foul by Deco on Vassell is recognised by Meier. |
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84 |
Deco's free-kick is cleared by Terry. England very deep once again as Portugal, inspired by Deco, are charging forward. |
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GOAL! Portugal 1-1 England
Portugal are level as Postiga heads in a good cross from the left. |
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81' Owen Hargreaves comes on for Steven Gerrard |
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81 |
Nice stuff from Terry as he cuts out long pass aimed at Postiga. |
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81 |
Deco's cross from deep on the left is deflected and James catches the high, looping ball. |
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80 |
Ronaldo is flagged for offside. Better defending - we were much higher up the pitch. Good play from Cole and the whole of England's back line. |
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79' Rui Costa is on for Manuel |
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78 |
Gary Neville's long clearance finds Vassell but the Villa man is offside. Rui Costa is warming up. |
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77 |
Campbell and Terry again deal with another dangerous ball from Valente on the left. |
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76 |
Owen, remaining onside by staying in his own half, nearly breaks past Valente but the tackle is good, the ball runs out of play and England have a platform on which to build. |
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75' Helder Postiga comes on for Luis Figo. |
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74 |
The game was very stretched there. that could be England's plan in the last quarter of the match. |
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73 |
Portugal are suddenly three on four but Campbell sticks out a leg and wins possession back. Beckham then plays a great long ball wide to Gerrard but his control is just a little too heavy. Ricardo cleans up. |
|
72 |
Beckham's corner is cleared and the skipper can't control the ball well enough when Lampard plays the ball back out to him. |
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72 |
Lampard clears and Vassell knocks the ball past Carvalho, who has to concede the corner. |
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71 |
Terry's header is goalward but Ricardo catches it easily. |
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70 |
Vassell shows his brilliant pace, running on to Beckham's flicked header as England win a corner. |
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69 |
James does well from the corner, jumping high to catch the ball above Carvalho. |
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68 |
Nuno Valente, Figo and Deco spread the play from wide left to wide right and Ronaldo wins the corner off Cole. |
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66 |
Simao looking dangerous but he losses it and the ball is played out to Vassell. England finally get the ball in Portugal's territory. |
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65 |
Gerrard can't quite keep the ball and Nuno Valente and Simao gets some space and Simao shoots just a few yards wide. |
|
65 |
Good defensive work from Lampard and then Phil Neville sees England keep Portugal out. |
|
64 |
England are sitting back a little too much here... Owen and Vassell are hardly seeing the ball. |
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63' Simao comes on for Costinha. |
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62 |
Nuno Gomes tries a rather speculative shot from 25 yards which James can save easily enough. |
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61 |
Gerrard tries to play the ball quickly forward to Owen but he gives the ball away after some nice passing from Beckham, Phil Neville and Lampard. |
|
60 |
Good defending from Phil Neville as he calmly sees the ball out for a goal-kick. |
|
59 |
Cole fouls Ronaldo as Portugal break. It's a free-kick and Cole is rather fortunate to not get a booking. Phil Neville now playing in the centre with Gerrard out on the left. |
|
58 |
England try to create some sort of build-up play but after the ball is swung out to Gerrard on the left, Cole's cross is dealt with with ease. |
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57' Phil Neville comes on for Paul Scholes, it is the United utility man's 50th cap for his country. |
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Costinha receives a yellow card for that challenge. |
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56 |
Beckham suddenly breaks clear but is fouled by Costinha. |
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56 |
Owen and Lampard exchange passes but Lampard's pass to Scholes is cleared by Carvalho. |
|
55 |
Out of nowhere Owen suddenly gets in behind his man and for a fleeting moment looks to be clear. However he never quite has full control of the ball and Ricardo comes out to claim the ball. |
|
54 |
That was a little more promising from Sven's side. |
|
53 |
Scholes plays the ball down the left for Cole but Ronaldo has gone all the way back and clears off Cole for a Portuguese free-kick. |
|
52 |
England are allowing Portugal all the time on the ball they want. They are defending very deep, rather like in the France game. |
|
51 |
Deco threatens to cut his way through England's defence. This time Campbell is there to tackle well. |
|
50 |
Figo and Nuno Valente combine to cross but the referee's assistant flags - the ball went out of play. |
|
49 |
Deco is still causing England problems as his floating role is finding space in the centre of the pitch. His ball towards Ronaldo runs out of play. |
|
49 |
Figo's corner comes in but James once again punches the ball clear of the England penalty area. |
|
48 |
Deco passes perfectly into the path of Ronaldo but Cole times his challenge to perfection and the ball goes out for a corner. |
|
47 |
Figo collects just outside the area but his shot is again too high. |
|
47 |
Owen and Beckham try to keep the ball for the Three Lions but Portugal steal the ball back and immediately come forward. |
|
46 |
Scholes brings down Deco and concedes a free-kick. The ball is swept out to Figo, who tees up Maniche. His shot is straight at James. |
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Off we go then, no changes at half-time and Portugal get us underway for the second 45 minutes. |
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45+1 |
Meier blows for half-time. England are still hanging on to their lead. |
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43 |
Vassell wins a free-kick which Beckham takes quickly. The ball goes over Owen and Vassell and the play breaks down. |
|
45 |
Close call for England. Figo spins his free-kick way over the far corner of James' goal. |
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44' Gary Neville booked for that foul on Ronaldo. |
|
43 |
Terry fouls Gomes and then Campbell fouls Ronaldo on the edge of the area. Free-kick in a very dangerous position. |
|
42 |
Lampard wins a free-kick as he is hacked down just as he threatens to break clear of his marker. |
|
41 |
Maniche shoots at goal and James makes a save but foul given by Meier for a handball from a Portuguese forward. |
|
40 |
Portugal counter, Campbell tackles outstandingly on the edge of the area and then Gerrard launches a counter attack which only comes to a halt when Beckham's cross is charged down. |
|
40 |
Gerrard plays a ball through the middle from Lampard but Carvalho defends well, sweeping the ball clear. |
|
39 |
Neville's long throw to Owen sees the Liverpool striker win a throw in by the corner flag. Neville's second long throw is cleared by Ricardo. |
|
38 |
Deco's fires his free-kick way over the bar and then loses possession in the next phase of play. |
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37' Steven Gerrard is booked for a foul on Deco 30 yards out in a central possession. |
|
36 |
Costinha's header from Figo's corner is over James' bar. |
|
35 |
Deco's cross into the area is deflected out for a corner. England need to keep their concentration. |
|
34 |
Deco doesn't quite control the ball and Gerrard tackles, before he sprays the ball wide to Neville. His cross is good and Owen's header is deflected out for a corner. |
|
33 |
Scholes does well there as he tackles well in midfield just as England had lost the ball. |
|
32 |
England's defence back off Deco but the Porto midfielder's shot goes well wide. England need a bit more possession in midfield. |
|
31 |
Great defensive play from Beckham as he steps in to rob Ronaldo of possession just as he shapes to shoot. |
|
30 |
The corner is played short to Lampard but he over-hits his cross and the danger is cleared. |
|
30 |
Vassell flicks on James' long ball and Owen forces a magnificent save from Ricardo. Corner. |
|
29 |
Cole fouled Ronaldo. Free-kick Portugal. Dangerous position as Luis Figo steps over the ball. However his shot is over the bar. |
|
29 |
Ronaldo's shot is charged down by Cole. |
|
28 |
Such a shame for Rooney but Vassell has had a good tournament now. Miguel in possession, he passes to Deco and he on to Ronaldo but the Manchester United winger is offside. |
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27' Darius Vassell is coming on for the injured Wayne Rooney. |
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26 |
Deco swings a ball out to Ronaldo on the right but Meier blows for a foul. Some breathing space for England. |
|
25 |
Nuno Gomes gets a glancing header ahead of Terry and the ball bounces wide of James' right hand post. |
|
25 |
Some pressure from Portugal now... Miguel's cross is deflected goalwards but James just claims the ball ahead of Gomes. |
|
24 |
Rooney is on the ground receiving treatment from Gary Lewin for a collision which saw his boot fly off his foot. |
|
23 |
A promising attack from Portugal ends in nothing as Maniche's cross wide on the right goes over everyone in the box. |
|
22 |
A long ball forward to Rooney finds the 18-year-old but Urs Meier blows for a foul. |
|
21 |
Beckham plays it short to Neville and his cross finds the head of Campbell who heads just over the bar. |
|
21 |
England break, pass forward to Rooney and the Everton man wins a corner. Beckham to deliver. |
|
20 |
A header from Costinha off Deco's cross goes over James' goal. |
|
19 |
As Portugal try to clear, Scholes flips a little ball over the defence and Owen so nearly makes it two as his shot loops over Ricardo but on to the roof of the net. Nearly. |
|
18 |
Owen works hard down in the right corner, crosses in and the ball goes out for a corner. |
|
17 |
Lampard and Beckham play a one-two but the Chelsea man loses possession. Nuno Valente passes out to Ronaldo, who lays the ball off to Maniche who fires wide. |
|
16 |
Figo manages to get a cross in despite the attentions of Neville but James claims the ball well. Good stuff from the big 'keeper. |
|
15 |
The corner swings in but the ball went out of play. Free-kick to England. |
|
14 |
Cole fouls Figo. The free-kick comes in but Terry nods the ball out of play for a corner. |
|
13 |
Lampard loses the ball in the middle of the pitch but Portugal can't capitalise, the ball running out of play ahead of Ronaldo on the right. |
|
12 |
Carvalho deals with the corner at the second attempt. |
|
12 |
Beckham's free-kick goes over the wall, Ricardo saves and Rooney is there for the follow up. Ricardo saves for a corner. |
|
11 |
Owen's pass infield from the right wing is picked up by Rooney, who steps inside his man and is fouled. Free kick just outside the area. |
|
10 |
The corner comes in and James does well, punching clear. |
|
9 |
Nuno Gomes nearly equalises. Figo gets some space out on the right and his cross is flicked goalwards by Gomes, whose shot is deflected narrowly wide of James' goal. |
|
8 |
Again there is some poor play in England's defence. Eventually Cole, so good against Croatia, clears. |
|
7 |
Neville throws long towards Owen who holds the ball up superbly, passes infield to Gerrard, but he can't quite shoot before he is tackled. |
|
6 |
Good play from England's midfield as Scholes and Gerrard exchange passes. |
|
5 |
Figo gets some space down the left, crosses into the area and the England defence fails to deal with the danger, but eventually the ball is claimed by James. |
|
4 |
Great start for England. it was a brilliant finish, Owen sticking out a leg to supply a deft finish as Ricardo came out to close him down. |
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GOAL! Portugal 0-1 England
Defensive error from Portugal but what a finish from Owen! Costinha fails to deal with James' long ball but he can only flick a backward header towards his own goal and Owen nips in ahead of Ricardo and flicks the ball past the keeper. Fantastic start. |
|
2 |
Deco's ball into the area is dealt with by Terry, the ball is played up to Gerrard, who is fouled. |
|
2 |
Nuno Valente and Figo exchange passes but the ball runs out of play as Cole challenges Ronaldo. |
|
1 |
Rooney nearly plays Owen in straight away but the Liverpool striker is flagged for offside. |
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The match kicks off with England in their traditional white/blue/white kit and are playing from left to right as we sit. |