England 1-2 Belarus FT

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The final whistle is blown with Belarus taking the victory.

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The ten-man of Belarus are stubbornly keeping England from their area with some defiant pressing and strong challenges.

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Joe Cole hits a fierce effort from long range, but it is held comfortably by Khomutovsky.

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Aaron Lennon wins another free-kick, from which Dawson forces the ball towards the top corner. The goalkeeper is alive to the effort however and turns it behind for a corner.

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England are rousing their game, with the aid of a vocal crowd, to try to take something from the game in the closing stages.

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Carson gathers the ball and gets England moving quickly, with Lennon taking the ball toward the Belarus area. Defoe is marginally offside however when the ball arrives.

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Belarus play some nice football, showing the confidence they have in their game despite playing with a disadvantage.

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England find themselves with a presentable free-kick, but Carrick fails to find the depth required to give Campbell or Dawson the opportunity to put a head on it.

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GOAL! England 1-2 Belarus Incredibly the ten-men of Belarus take the lead with a well taken finish from Kornilenko.

81' Pankevets enters the play for Belarus.

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Walcott nearly crowns an incredible debut for England 'B' with an ambitious long range effort, but it is straight at the keeper.

79' Peter Crouch and Stewart Downing depart for Jermain Defoe and Michael Dawson.

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Lennon shows another defender a clean pair of heels, driving to the touchline and pulling the ball back.

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England go close once more, with Joe Cole nearly giving England the lead again. From the resultant corner, Downing almost puts Crouch in the clear with a fine through ball.

74' It's Omelianchuk again, and it's Aaron Lennon once more that is on the receiving end of the foul. His second yellow card leads to an early bath.

73' Omelianchuk is booked for taking down Lennon again.

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From the free-kick, Walcott almost finds himself in the right place to out England in front although the ball drifts out for a goal kick.

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A brilliant piece of skill from Lennon draws a foul. The Spurs winger flicked the ball over his head and spun past Lentsevich - only to be pulled back.

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A dangerous free-kick from the edge of England's box comes to nothing as Romaschenko tries a left-footed shot that goes harmlessly over.

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Belarus attack rapidly down their right side, with the dipping cross cut out well by Jamie Carragher.

65' Shtanuk is yellow carded for bringing down Walcott in full stride

64' The Belarus goalscorer Kutozov comes off for Kontsevoy

63' Romaschenko is booked for his challenge on Lennon

61' Theo Walcott and Joe Cole come on for Jermaine Jenas and Michael Owen.

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From a Carrick corner England are appealling for a penalty, with what seems like a handball by Shtanuk.

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Jermaine Jenas wins a fine interception in midfield to set England on a swift counter attack.

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Belarus again make England backpedal, this time though a foul on Hargreaves allows the Three Lions to come away with possession.

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Aaron Lennon shows fine pace and trickery, although his exuberant back-heel fails to find Michael Owen in the area.

53' Robert Green leaves the pitch on a stretcher to be replaced by Scott Carson.

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GOAL! England 1-1 Belarus Robert Green injures himself while taking a goal-kick and Sampdoria's Kutozov passes the ball into the empty net.

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A first chance to get involved for Green with a strong free-kick from Romaschenko. Green deflects the ball out for a corner, which he catches easily.

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Stewart Downing gets an early opportunity to run at the Belarus right-back, with a good turn of pace from a standing start.

46' Robert Green for David James. For Belarus goalkeeper Zhevnov comes off for Khomutovsky and Bulyga for Kornilenko.

Here we go again - hopefully England can continue their attacking build up and add more goals to the scoresheet.

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The referee brings to an end the first half

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Belarus force a corner, and it almost leads to a late equaliser in the first-half with Kutozov heading against the post - with James also getting a touch on the ball.

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Hargreaves sprints to keep the ball in play, although when he turns to take the ball he loses possession and is forced to track Kalachev on the left side to win the ball.

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Yurevich strikes the ball viciously from 30-yards, but the left-footed effort is a speculative shot that doesn't trouble David James.

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Good link up play from Cole and Downing on the left flank forces a corner for England, but it is caught comfortably by Zhevnov.

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Michael Carrick shows his aerial ability, winning a strong header to set England on course for another attack.

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Lennon almost creates an instant second goal for England, found by Crouch and driven towards Owen, but he is unable to reach the ball.

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GOAL! England 1-0 Belarus Jermaine Jenas is in the right place at the right time to head England into the lead. It came from Owen's header that crashed back off the bar.

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England's youngest player tonight, Theo Walcott, warms up on the sidelines. Giving fans a glimpse of the Arsenal youngster.

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Stewart Downing steps up to take the set-piece, with a firm, curling shot being beaten away again by Zhevnov.

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A forceful and pacy run from Jenas wins England a free-kick on the edge of the Belarus area.

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England are forced to defend a corner as Belarus take the ball deep into the Three Lions defence, but fortunately it comes to nothing.

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Owen Hargreaves nips a potential Belarus attack in the bud before it can develop, making a swift challenge and clearance.

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A long range free-kick from Stewart Downing shows the Middlesbrough winger's ambition, with a deflection leading to an England corner.

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A fine effort from Kalachev shows that Belarus are not merely making up the numbers in this one, with David James called into action.

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England fans are enjoying a positive display on a beautiful evening and the atmosphere reflects the hopes for the summer.

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A long ball diagonally from the right side looks to find Crouch, although his challenge for the ball fails to connect and it drifts out for a goal kick.

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Michael Owen takes the ball and turns, showing how well his fitness is returning since his injury problems.

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Belarus look to take the sting out of England with some precise passing play, neatly making inroads into the Three Lions half.

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England nearly take the lead once more, with a difficult cross from Carrick leading to confusion in the box and almost the opening goal.

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England work the ball superbly well, with Lennon finding Jermaine Jenas who, in turn, found Peter Crouch in space in the box. His volley goes over the bar.

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England fans are enjoying a positive display on a beautiful evening and the atmosphere reflects the hopes for the summer.

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Another strong run from Lennon, with Hargreaves overlapping, almost brings a foul from the opposing defender although Lennon was able to stay on his feet despite the challenge.

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Michael Carrick almost finds Owen again with a slide-rule pass, the crisp ball is cut out by the stubborn Belarus defence.

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A superb run from Aaron Lennon almost leads to the first goal, his driven cross was turned in by Crouch only for him flagged for offside.

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Peter Crouch fires a fine volley from 20 yards but in the end the save is made to look comfortable.

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A superb ball from Michael Carrick finds Michael Owen in the clear, but Zhevnov makes a determined save with his feet.

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Good collective pressing from Belarus forces England into losing possession, but they continue to build from the back.

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Peter Crouch shows some fine footwork to find Aaron Lennon on the right flank who flies past the full-back and puts in his cross.

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Sol Campbell intercepts the ball and wins the throw for England taken by Ashley Cole. Owen Hargreaves gets his first touch at right-back.

Belarus have got the game started with England playing from left to right wearing their change colors of Red and White.