WORLD CUP
Cue the robot dance - Peter Crouch nets England's third before celebrating with Rio Ferdinand.
Cue the robot dance - Peter Crouch nets England's third before celebrating with Rio Ferdinand.

England 6-0 Jamaica - FT

England

6-0

Jamaica

Lampard 11, Taylor 17og, Crouch 29, 65, 89, Owen 32

 

 


International Friendly
2pm, Saturday 03 June 2006
Old Trafford, Manchester United FC
Live on BBC

90+3

The referee brings an end to an excellent performance - roll on the World Cup!

90

The 6-0 scoreline is England's best result under Sven-Goran Eriksson, eclipsing the 6-1 drubbing of Iceland.

89

Goal! It's fairytale stuff for Crouch as he joins a handful of England greats who have scored hat-tricks for their country. In the best goal of the afternoon, Crouch steers home Owens' lay-off. That's five in three for Crouch.

88

Michael Owen latches on to another long pass but the chance comes to nothing. The Newcastle man still seems full of running - a good sign for England.

85' Johnson comes on for Hue for Jamaica.

82

Crouch has a glorious chance to become an England hat-trick hero, but the Liverpool man fluffs his lines. After Owen was fouled in the box, Crouch's Dwight Yorke style penalty drifted hopelessly over the bar.

78' Stephenson replaces Euell for Jamaica.

77' Stewart Downing comes on for Steven Gerrard.

76' Bennett replaces Fuller for Jamaica.

70

England are cruising to their sixth straight win - ideal preparation for the World Cup.

66' Aaron Lennon makes his senior international debut, coming on for Beckham, while Carrick replaces Lampard.

65

Goal! Crouch - England's Robo-Kop has done it again, netting from close range before bringing the house down with his customary robotics celebration. 

64

Crouch shows his worth a minute later, chesting Gerrard's ball to Cole who brings a smart save from Ricketts.

63

Joe Cole wins possession and plays in Crouch, but the Jamaica defence deal with the in-form forward resulting in a goal-kick.

59

Burton, formerly of Derby, heads over much to the disappointment of the 9,000 Jamaican fans who are adding to the carnival atmosphere.

58

Carragher is in the action again, this time at the other end of the pitch, heading over to deny Jamaica a goalscoring chance.

56

Joe Cole lashes a volley wide after Jamaica fail to clear their lines effectively.

54

Lampard, who is becoming more influential, slides the ball to Carragher who wins another corner.

52' Crawford is the second name in the book for a terrible foul on Lampard.

50

Lampard bursts clear and squares to Crouch, but the Jamaican defenders scramble the ball behind for a corner.

49

David Beckham's cross seems destined for Michael Owen until Ricketts plucks it out of the sky with ease.

47' Jamaica make another change with Burton coming on for Shelton up front.

46' David James replaces Paul Robinson. For Jamaica, Crawford comes on for Taylor.

The second half gets underway with the vocal Old Trafford crowd hoping England can add to their four goals.


45+2

The referee brings the first half to an end. 

45+1

Fuller turns Bridge, leaving the Chelsea man on the seat of his pants, but the shot from 30 yards roars wide.

45

Shelton works himself a yard on the edge of the box but his shot goes high into the Old Trafford crowd.

43

The game has taken on an element of a training match with plenty of room being afforded to both sides.

40

England continue to pile forward through a rampaging Jamie Carragher who wins a corner.

36

Luton Shelton goes through on goal but fires a good chance wide of Paul Robinson's goal.

35' Wayne Bridge replaces Ashley Cole.

33' Sol Campbell replaces John Terry.

32

Goal! Michael Owen nets his 36th England goal, rounding the keeper before rolling the ball into an empty net.

29

Goal! It's robot dance time again after Crouch diverts Beckham's corner into the Jamaica net.

27

The visitors are enjoying their best spell of possession, but a promising move breaks down when a shot is blocked.

25

A slight concern for the England bench as David Beckham appears to be limping.

22

Paul Robinson underlines his class with a wonderful stop after Jason Euell got the better of John Terry.

19

England continue to press and only some clever goalkeeping by Ricketts, rushing off his line, denies another chance.

17

Goal! England's superb start continues when David Beckham's free-kick is nodded in the net by Taylor - not a great ten minutes for the Jamaican defender!

11

Goal! Crouch heads down the Owen who helps the ball on to Lampard. The Chelsea man applies an expert finish from 12 yards.

9

From the subsequent free-kick, David Beckham blasts the ball in the wall.

8' Taylor is booked for his challenge on Frank Lampard

7

Jamaica certainly mean business and look a far cry from the side who were thumped 4-1 by Ghana during the week.

6

England knock the ball around nicely, but a long ball to Michael Owen comes to nothing.

5

Steven Gerrard is fouled 35 yards from goal. David Beckham floats a pass in but Frank Lampard fails to get a decent connection.

3

Jamaica break down the left and win the first corner of the afternoon following Steven Gerrard's defensive header.

2

Peter Crouch stumbles under a heavy challenge but seems to be OK.

1

Old Trafford certainly looks a picture, with plenty of England shirts in the crowd.

The teams kick-off, with England lining up in a 4-4-2 formation, headed by Peter Crouch and Michael Owen up front.



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England: Robinson (James 46), Carragher, A Cole (Bridge 33), Gerrard, Ferdinand, Terry (Campbell 35), Beckham (Lennon 66), Lampard (Carrick 66), Crouch, Owen, J Cole.

Substitutes: Neville, Dawson, Hargreaves, Jenas, Downing, Carson, Walcott, Defoe, Johnson, Foster.

Jamaica: Ricketts, Reid, Davis, Stewart, Daley, Hue (Johnson 85), Taylor (Crawford 46), Euell (Stephenson 78), Campbell-Ryce, Shelton (Burton 47), Fuller (Bennett 76).

Substitutes: Sawyers, Demar Stewart, Morrison, Kerr, Bennett.

Match Details
Referee: K Plautz (Austria)
Assistants: Egon Bereuter (Austria) Andreas Fellinger (Austria)
Fourth Official: Andre Marriner (England)

Team Colours

England: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks, (GK: Blue, Blue, Blue)

Jamaica: Yellow Shirts, Black Shorts, Yellow Socks, (GK Black and Grey/ Gold and Black)

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