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England 2-3 Romania (Result)

EURO 2000 - Kicks Off Today 7.45 p.m U.K Time

They've Kicked-Off

Romania win the ball just inside their own half, a long bal is played forward, Moldovan jsut fails to reach it in the air and England play the ball back to Nigel Martyn in goal

Mutu runs through the England defence, he's brought down on the edge of the box. Romania get the free-kick. Ilie forces a great save from Martyn from his shot, Romania win a throw-in on the right, it's played too deep and Campbell gets the bal clear

Owen gets the ball to Beckham on the right, he crosses into the box but fails to find Shearer, Stelea collects the ball comfortably

Contra floats the ball into the England box, Ilie fails to get onto the end of it

Contra is injured as he collides with Wise in midfield

Popescu gives away a free-kick in midfield, Wise finds Gary Nevill eon the right, the ball

is eventually cut out and Romania come forward and win a throw-in by the half-way line

Munteanu tries a shot from fully 35-yards out, it goes just over the bar

Popescu fouls Shearer 40-yards out, Contra then wins a throw-in dep inside his own half

Mutu is fouled by Ince in midfield, Mutu then gives away a free-kick inside the England box

Ilie chases a long through ball but he's given offside, Owen is then caught offside at the other end

Contra tries to break down the right, he's tackled by Wise but wins a corner, it's played short, then crosses low into the box, the English defence get the ball clear after a moment of confusion

Ilie is caught offside again

England play a long ball into the box, Owen does well to get behind the defence but he can't quite control the ball and Romania get a goal-kick

Shearer is caught offside for England

England play a neat pasisng move down the right which breaks down as Chivu fouls Beckham on the edge of the box. Chivu receives a Yellow Card

Beckham puts the free-kick into the box, Campbell dives in but misses the ball and it goes out of play for a goal-kick

Romania win a corner on the right, the cross misses everybody, the ball is picked up at the far post and knocked back over to Chivu and he scores

Goal !!! Chivu !!! England 0-1 Romania

Keown is injured and needs treatment

Stelea makes a poor punch, the ball drops to Wise 25-yards out, he shoots wide

Beckham puts a good bal into the box, nobody reads it and it rolls through to the keeper

Owen is caught offside for England

Scholes does well to win the ball in midfield, Ince is then fouled by Mutu

30-minutes played and Popesu leaves the field on a stretcher, he's replaced by Belodedici in the 31st minute

Petrescu plays a good ball forward, Ilie beats the offside trap but his poor header goes straight to Nigel Martyn in the England goal

Moldovan is caught offside for Romania

Wise gives away a free-kick deep inside the Romanian half

Chivu intercepts the ball on the half-way line, he goes on a good run and shoots just over the bar from the edge of the box. Chivu injures himself in the process and needs treatment

England get forward and win a corner, the cross comes over, Shearer goes down in the box, nothing is given and Romania get a goal-kick

Shearer turns on the edge of the box, he finds Ince, his legs are taken away from him as he lines up a shot, England get a penalty, Petrescu receives a Yellow Card

Shearer steps up and places his shotinto the bottom left hand corner of the net

Goal !!! Shearer !!! England 1-1 Romania

Contra breaks down the right but he fouls Phil Neville, England get a free-kick, Contra receives a Yellow Card

Owen is given offside as he bursts through the centre

Ilie goes down in the box under a challenge

from Martyn, Ilie receives a Yellow Card for 'diving'

Owen breaks and beats the offsdie trap, he runs the ball into the net

Goal !!! Owen !!! England 2-1 Romania

Half-Time: England 2-1 Romania

Second-Half Starts

Contra crosses from the right, Gary Neville plays it behind for a corner to Romania on the right, it's played short and they get a throw-in

Chivu does well to get a cross over, Keown gets it clear

Martyn can only puch the ball straight to Munteanu, he ham,mers it intot the net from the edge of the box

Goal !!! Munteanu !!! England 2-2 Romania

Galca shoots wide for Romania

Filipescu fouls Shearer 40-yards out. Beckham puts the free-kick to the edge of the box, Romania get a free-kick

Ilie is caught offside for Romania

Mutu does well to get into the box but Romania are forced to play the ball back into midfield, England intercept and break but the move breaks down on the edge of the Romanian box

Ilie runs through the centre and plays it wide right, a cross comes over and Campbell intercepts, Ilie is then caught offside

Phil Neville tries to break down the left flank, he's tackled just inside the Romanian half

Mutu crosses from the left, the ball drops to Ilie, jhe doesn't quite connect properly with his shot and Martyn makes the save

Ilie is caught offside again

Shearer goes down on the edge of the box, he receives a Yellow Card for 'diving'

Owen is replaced by Heskey for England in the 66th minute

Galca is replaced by Rosu for Romania in the 67th minute

Martyn makes a good save from Rosu. Mutu gives away a free-kick

Heskey is caught offside for England

Filipescu receives a Yellow Card for a foul on Heskey on the half-way line

Ganea replaces Ilie for Romania in the 71st minute

Contra has a shot blocked by Dennis Wise

Wise is replaced by Barmby for England in the 75th minute

Heskey is caught offside for England

Southgate replaces Scholes for England in the 80th minute

Romania win a corner on the left as Keown deflects the ball behind. The cross is cleared for a throw-in to Romania, Ganea's shot is deflected for a throw on the far side

Romania win another corner on the left, it's cleared by Shearer at the near post

A cross comes over from the Romanian left flank but it's played too close to the keeper and Martyn claims it comfortably

85-minutes played and Romania have a goal-kick

Munteanu plays a good bal to the edge of the box, Keown is fouled and England get the free-kick

England are caught offside

Moldovan gets into the box, he's brought down by Phil Neville and Romania get the penalty

It's placed into tthe right hand corner of the net by Ganea,sending the keeper the wrong way

Goal !!! Ganea !!! England 2-3 Romania

3-minutes of injury time to play, England win a throw-in by the right hand corner flag, it's put into the box and cleared away by the Romanian defence

Full-Time: England 2-3 Romania

EURO 2000