Spain

2-2

England

Boquette 9, Bermudez 42

Carney 55, K Smith 77

UEFA 2009 European Women's Championship Qualifier
7.30pm, Thursday 2 October 2008
Ruta de la Plata, Zamora, Spain
Live on Setanta

90+2

The referee blows the whistle, and England are going to Finland for the European Championship!

87' Ma Jose Perez comes on for Silvia Meseguer.

82' Rachel Yankey is replaced by Sue Smith.

78' Fara Williams is booked for shirt pulling.

77

GOAL! Karen Carney continues her incredible performance, this time setting up Kelly Smith. Smith puts the defender on the floor with a Cruyff-turn and lashes a left-foot strike into the far corner.

71' Sandra Vilanova comes on for Sonia Bermudez.

58' Erik Vazquez is replaced by Ana Romero.

55

GOAL! England are back in business with a tremendous finish from Karen Carney. Casey Stoney finds Emily Westwood in the area and a fine chest down finds Carney who drills the ball into the bottom corner.

The second half is underway with England making a tactical switch with Kelly Smith leading the line in place of Eniola Aluko.

46' Eniola Aluko is replaced by Emily Westwood.

45+1

The referee calls time on an eventful first-half with England dominating the possession and chances, but Spain taking a two-goal lead into the break with two excellent finishes.

42

GOAL! Spain double their advantage with a controversial second goal. Referee Jennie Palmqvist adjudges Jill Scott to have passed the ball back to Rachel Brown, from the indirect free-kick inside the area Sonia Bermudez smashes the ball into the top corner.

9

GOAL! Spain take an early lead. Boquette finds Laura Del Rio in space on the left, Del Rio stands up a cross to the far post and Boquette stabs a volley into the ground and it bounces into the roof of the net.

Spain begin the game, but Lindsay Johnson wins the ball and takes an early touch with the Three Lions playing from right to left.

Teams

Spain

1 Ainhoa Tirapu, 3 Sonia Vesga, 4 Melisa Nicolau, 7 Adriana Martin, 8 Laura Del Rio, 9 Veronica Boquete, 10 Vanesa Gimbert (c), 12 Silvia Meseguer (16 Ma Jose Perez 87), 14 Sonia Bermudez (11 Sandra Vilanova 71), 15 Marta Torrejon, 18 Erika Vazquez (17 Ana Romero 58)

Substitutes
13 Ma Jose Pons, 2 Alexandra Lopez, 5 Ruth Garcia, 6 Ma Paz Vilas

England
1 Rachel Brown, 2 Alex Scott, 3 Casey Stoney, 4 Jill Scott, 5 Lindsay Johnson, 6 Anita Asante, 7 Karen Carney, 8 Fara Williams, 9 Eniola Aluko, 10 Kelly Smith (c), 11 Rachel Yankey

Substitutes
12 Lianne Sanderson, 13 Siobhan Chamberlain, 14 Rachel Unitt, 15 Sue Smith, 16 Emily Westwood, 17 Laura Bassett, 18 Faye White

Referee
Jenny Palmqvist (Sweden)

Assistant Referees
Annica Johansson, Anna Nystrom (Sweden)