England

0-0

Germany

 

 


World Cup Finals 2007
Group A
1pm (8pm local time), Friday 14 September 2007
Hongkou Stadium, Shanghai


90+3

England secure an incredible draw with the World Champions, and Faye White is the player of the match.

90

The referee indicates there will be three minutes of added time.

89

Kelly Smith tries a long range effort as she spots Nadine Angerer off her line but the shot is too high.

85' Fatmire Bajramaj is booked for breaking the wall.

84' Simone Laudehr is booked for a foul on Kelly Smith.

82

Rachel Brown makes an unbelievable save to deny Garefrekes from point-blank range, and Anita Asante smothers the rebound as it falls to Birgit Prinz.

79

England have a glorious chance to break on German after a crunching tackle from Katie Chapman, but Jill Scott scuffs her shot just wide.

77

Kelly Smith goes over under pressure from Annike Krahn but the referee waves away any claim for a free kick.

75

Katie Chapman makes a terrific challenge inside the area to deny Garefrekes a shooting opportunity.

72

Birgit Prinz finds space in the box and fires in a left-footed shot low towards goal. Rachel Brown is equal to it and the pressure from Faye White was enough to put Prinz off.

68

Germany launch a quick counter through Garefrekes who takes on Casey Stoney and finds Bajramaj whose shot is taken in by Rachel Brown.

64

Sandra Smisek is flagged offside following a long through pass from the defence.

63' Melanie Behringer is replaced by Fatmire Bajramaj.

60

Anita Asante makes a crucial clearance in the box.

52

Kelly Smith is played in by Alex Scott and looks to return the ball to Scott, but the pass is too long. The attendance is 27,730.

56' Karen Carney is replaced by Rachel Yankey.

55' Fara Williams clips Birgit Prinz's heel and is booked.

52

Jill Scott spreads the play right to Fara Williams who in turn finds Mary Phillip advanced up the pitch, but Phillip's cross is blocked and gathered in by Angerer.

50

Fara Williams looks early for Kelly Smith, but the pass is too narrow and cut out by Annike Krahn.

46

Germany win a free kick deep in the England area, Birgit Prinz hits a left-footed shot that is well blocked by the wall.

The second half is underway with England unchanged from the team that ended the half.

45

With the rain beginning to beat down on Shanghai, Rachel Palmqvist blows the whistle for half time.

43

Garefrekes finds Birgit Prinz inside the 18-yard box and she puts power behind her header, but Rachel Brown again does well to hold on to the ball.

42

Lingor hits a teasing cross from the left flank, but at the second attempt Rachel Brown is able to gather it in.

36' Annike Krahn is booked for a foul on Kelly Smith, and from the resulting free kick Fara Williams hits a stinging effort straight through the middle.

35

Katie Chapman and Fara Williams trade passes before releasing Alex Scott through the centre but Scott volleys just over.

34

Alex Scott almost creates a mix up in the German defence, and then straight from that Silvia Neid's side almost create an opening on their right flank.

30

A Mexican wave goes up around the stadium, it's a carnival atmosphere for the neutrals but for those involved it is anything but.

28

Casey Stoney lofts a superb ball over the head of Ariane Hingst to find Jill Scott, but the Everton midfielder loses her footing on the difficult surface.

24

Alex Scott shows a terrific turn of pace to go past Stegemann before the Germany full back pulls her down to concede a free kick.

20

England enjoy a spell of controlled posession after Casey Stoney is fouled by Garefrekes on the touchline.

16' Katie Chapman is booked for a tackle on Lingor.

14

Karen Carney finds an opening and is able to drive a testing cross into the area, but the waiting Chapman and Scott are unable to get on the end of it.

11

Jill Scott shows a fantastic turn of pace to find space in midfield and deceive three players. Her fine pass finds Karen Carney who is tackled by Stegemann.

8

Karen Carney is played through on goal by Alex Scott, but the assistant referee flags for offside.

6

Faye White goes close twice in the space of 60 seconds, first from a long through ball that skips over the German keeper but narrowly wide. Then from the resulting corner she heads just wide.

5

Germany go even closer through Annike Krahn from a deep corner. Though the German defender is able to cleanly head the ball, it goes just wide.

4

Rachel Brown does well to clutch on to a Garefrekes cross with Sandra Smisek waiting to pounce on the penalty spot.

2

Both sides have early touches on the ball as Alex Scott takes the ball forward on the right flank but fails to find Karen Carney on the other flank.

England begin the game, Kelly Smith takes an early touch on the ball with the Three Lions playing from right to left.

Teams:

England:
1 Rachel Brown, 2 Alex Scott, 3 Casey Stoney, 4 Katie Chapman, 5 Faye White (c), 6 Mary Phillip, 7 Karen Carney (11 Rachel Yankey 56), 8 Fara Williams, 10 Kelly Smith, 12 Anita Asante, 16 Jill Scott

Substitutes: 9 Eniola Aluko, 13 Siobhan Chamberlain, 14 Rachel Unitt, 15 Sue Smith, 17 Jody Handley, 18 Lianne Sanderson, 19 Vicky Exley, 20 Lindsay Johnson, 21 Carly Telford

Coach: Hope Powell

Germany: 1 Nadine Angerer, 2 Kerstin Stegemann, 5 Annike Krahn, 6 Linda  Bresonik, 7 Melanie Behringer (19 Fatmire Bajramaj 63), 8 Sandra Smisek, 9 Birgit Prinz (c), 10 Renate Lingor, 14 Simone Laugehr, 17 Ariane Hingst, 18 Kerstin Garefrekes

Substitutes: 3 Saskia Bartusiak, 4 Babett Peter, 11 Anja Mittag, 12 Ursula Holl, 13 Sandra Minnert, 15 Sonja Fuss, 16 Martina Mueller, 20 Petra Wimbersky, 21 Silke Rottenberg

Coach: Silvia Neid