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