EURO 2000 -
Kicks Off Today 7.45 p.m U.K Time
They've Kicked-Off
England get
the game away and win a throw-in half-way inside the Portugese
half
Gary Neville
puts a long throw into the box, Shearer flicks it on but
Vitor Baia makes the save
Rui Costa roams
through midfield and exhanges passes with Xavier, Rui
Cista's shot is blocked by Adams on the edge of the box
and Portugal win a throw-in in midfield
Phil Neville
plays a good ball down the left for Shearer, he gets the
ball back and crosses, the ball is with Beckahm on the
right, he crosses and Scholes knocks it into the net with
a great header after only 2mins and 40 seconds
Goal !!! Scholes
!!! Portugal 0-1 England
Luis Figo runs
through midfield but the move breaks down
Bento tries
a shot from distance but it sails past the far post. Rui
Costa get a cross into the box, Gary Neville puts the
ball behind for a corner. The cross comes over, Seaman
punches it behind for another corner, this time on the
far side. The cross is knocked clear by Shearer, it falls
to Dimas and he wastes the ball, Portugal pick it up again
in midfield
Rui Costa easily
gets past Scholes in midfield, he lofts the ball into
the box but Nuno Gomes is caught offside
Owen gets the
ball on the edge of the box but he's beaten by Jorge Costa
and Dimas, Portugal win a free-kick in midfield after
Adams gives away a foul. Luis Figo gets into the box,
his cross is blocked by Campbell and Portugal win a corner
on the right. The cross comes over and Adams gets the
ball clear
Rui Costa puts
a good cross over, Joao Pinto gets up well and heads just
wide under pressure from the defence
Portugal swarm
through midfield but Luis Figo is robbed of the ball just
inside the England half
Luis Figo wins
the bal from Scholes in midfield, he finds Nuno Gomes
but McManaman intercepts the return pass
Rui Costa forces
a good save from Seaman witha shot from 25-yards out,
Portugal win a corner on the right
Joao Pinto
is fouled by Gary Neville, 30-yards out and central. Luis
Figo attempts a shot but puts it a fair way over the bar
Owen knocks
the ball on to Shearer, Beckham crosses to McManaman,
he hits it home from an un-marked position 8-yards out,
after 18-minutes, taking the ball well
Goal !!! McManaman
!!! Portugal 0-2 England
Portugal get
the ball quickly forward and Nuno Gomes gets it into the
net, it's given offside, but he was level with the last
defender, a let off for England
Rui Costa does
well again, there's a lot of confusion on the edge of
the England box but they escape
Beckham plays
a 50-yard pass for Shearer, he finds Gary Neville but
England are forced back into midfield
Luis Figo runs
through midfield and hammers the ball into the net from
30-yards out with Seaman stood watching
Goal !!! Luis
Figo !!! Portugal 1-2 England
Scholes puts
a shot just wide of the goal from outside the box
Figo is fouled
in midfield. Portugal build an attack, Rui Costa plays
a great ball through but Figo just fails with his effort
McManaman gets
down the left, he can't get past Xavier but he gets a
throw-in. England are forced to play the ball back into
midfield, Phil Neville finds room on the left, he crosses
into the box, McManaman is tackled by Fernando Couto.
Vidigan clears
the ball upfield to Luis Figo, he's hassled off the ball
by Beckham. Shearer cuts the ball right across the face
of the goal, Owen just fails to get onto the end of it
Portugal break
quickly, Vidigal tries a shot from distance but hits it
wide
Rui Costa dances
through the midfield and puts the ball wide right to Xavier,
he puts a great cross over, Seaman punches it away and
it falls to an England defender
Luis Figo plays
the ball out left to Dimas, his cross is deflected behind
by Gary Neville for a Portugese corner on the left. Luis
Figo's corner is caught by David Seaman
Shearer is
fouled in midfield by Jorge Costa. England get forward
and win a corner on the right, Beckham's cross is headed
by Adams but has no direction and the ball falls to Luis
Figo, he goes on a run but he's tackled by Ince
Portugal win
a corner on the right as McManaman chases back and gets
a tackle in, the cross comes over but comes to nothing
Luis Figo plays
a great ball to Joao Pinto but he's tackled by Campbell
on the edge of the box. Michael Owen goes down after being
caught by Jorge Costa
Portugal knock
the ball around looking for an opening, Rui Costa puts
a great cross in from the left an Joao Pinto puts a great
header into the net after a build up of 16-passes strung
together
Goal !!! Joao
Pinto !!! Portugal 2-2 England
England get
forward and Owen has an effort deflected behind for a
corner. Beckham's cross is headed clear by Abel Xavier
England win
a throw-in deep inside the Portugese half. A long throw
into the box falls to Luis Figo, he finds Rui Costa but
he move breaks down on the edge of the England box
Luis Figo puts
a cross in from the right, it's headed clear by Sol Campbell
but fall sto Rui Costa, he shoots just wide
Luis Figo is
fouled in midfield. Ince comes in with a tackle from behind
on Joao Pinto and he receives a Yellow Card
45-minutes
played and Fernando Couto fouls Alan Shearer in midfield
Beckham puts
a good ball into the box, it's headed clear by Vidigal
Half-Time:
Portugal 2-2 England
Second-Half
Starts
Heskey has
replaced Michael Owen for England at half-time
Portugal get
forward and win a corner on the right, the cross come
sover, Shearer heads it away but Portugal come back and
win another corner. Luis Figo puts a good cross over,
Seaman misses the ball and Joao Pinto puts it over the
bar
Dimes gives
away a free-kick for a foul on Heskey, 25-yards out on
the right. Beckham crosses into the box, Couto heads it
clear
Scholes combines
well with Shearer on the right and England win a corner
as Vidigal deflects the ball behind. The cross comes over
and the ball falls to Adams but there's an infringement
in the area and Portugal get a free-kick
Phil Neville
puts a high cross over into the box, Baia and Shearer
go for the ball, Shearer wins it but puts the ball wide,
the keeper looks to be carrying an injury
England win
a free-kick in midfield
Luis Figo is
brought down by Tony Adams on the half-way line. Portugal
get forward, Nuno Gomes is given offside again, again
the wrong decision
McManaman goes
down injured after a challenge on Rui Costa, he leaves
the field on a stretcher
McManaman returns
to the action
Heskey wins
a throw in deep inside the Portugese half, on the right.
Gary Neville puts a long throw into the box, Scholes almost
gets in on the ball but he Portugese defence get it clear
Shearer fouls
Dimas in midifeld. Dennis Wise replaces the injured Steve
McManaman for England in the 57th minute
Rui Costa plays
a great ball through to Nuno Gomes, he lifts the ball
over the keeper and into the net from 8-yars out
Goal !!! Nuno
Gomes !!! Portugal 3-2 England
England win
a free-kick 35-yards out, Beckahm pokes the bal forward
to Adams but the defence get the ball clear, the ball
is played back towards Adams, Dimas does well to head
it behind for an England corner on the right. Beckham's
cross is towards Adams but Xavier is there to get the
ball away
England are
forced to play the ball all the way back to David Seaman
Portugal swarm
forward and have an extra man, Campbell forces Nuno Gomes
wide and Portugal get a corner on the right. The cross
comes over but there's a foul in the box and England get
a free-kick
Luis Figo is
tackled by Phil Neville on the edge of the box
Wise has a
cross deflected by Figo, it almost falls for Scholes on
the edge of the 6-yard box but Vidigal puts a great tackle
in and Portugal get the ball clear. Dennis Wise is fouled
by Rui Costa in midfield
Beckham floats
the bal into the box for Campbell, it drops to Heskey
but he can't make the room for his shot and Portugal get
the ball away and counter-attack quickly. Nuno Gomes'
effort goes just wide of the England goal
England wina
corner on the right, the keeper knocks the cross out to
the edge of the box, the ball is knocked back in but again
the defence get the ball away. Scholes has a shot charged
down by Jorge Costa, he goes down injured as he took the
full force of the shot in his stomach
70-minutes
played and England have a throw-in inside the Portugese
half. Gary Neville puts the bal into the box, Beckham
puts a great cross over, Scholes rises well but Xavier
makes a great headed clearance
Portugal break
quickly, Seaman just beats Luis Figo to the ball inside
the England box
Luis Figo puts
a great ball into the box, Nuno Gomes heads it home but
he's given offside, the correct decision this time
Phil Neville
gets the ball on the left but he can't get it past Xavier,
though he does win a corner. Sergio Conceicao replaces
Joao Pinto for Portugal in the 75th minute
Beckham makes
room for a shot 30-yards out but he skies it high and
well wide
Rui Costa gives
away a free-kick in midfield. David Seaman comes upfield
to take it, England win a throw-in by the right hand corner-flag.
Gary Neville puts a long throw into the box, Scholes shot
is blocked by Fernando Couto
Phil Neville
puts a throw into the box, Adams just fluffs the ball,
then Shearer just fails to connect properly with the bal
land it sails past the far post for a goal-kick
Portugal get
forward and win a corner on the right. Sol Campbel has
to leave the field for treatment. Luis Figo crosses into
the box and it's well caught by Seaman
Luis Figo tries
to place a shot from 25-yards out with Seaman off his
line, the ball goes just wide of the post
Rui Costa wins
a corner on the left as adams puts the ball behind. Rui
Costa's corner is hit too deep and roll sout of play for
a goal-kick on the far side. Keown replaces Adams for
England in the 81st minute
Scholes tries
a shot from 30-yards out, it's blocked by Vidigal but
England get a throw-in. Gary Neville puts another long
throw into the box and the Portugese scramble the ball
away
Xavier breaks
down the right, he finds Luis Figo in the box, he dances
through the defence but Campbell is there to block him
Rui Costa is
replaced by Beto in the 84th minute
Sergio Conceicao
beats Phil Neville and puts a cross-shot across the face
of the goal, Nuno Gomes just fails to reach it and England
get a goal-kick
Conceicao is
fouled by Phil Neville. Portugal get a free-kick 30-yards
out on the right. Luis Figo's free-kick is headed clear
by Sol Campbell
Vitor Baia
receives a Yellow Card for alleged time wasting, when
he isn't even taking the goal-kick, that's left to Fernando
Couto - a surprising decision from the referee
Capucho replaces
Nuno Gomes for Portugal after 90-minutes
3-minutes of
injury time to play
Shearer gives
away a free-kick for a foul on Fernando Couto inside the
Portugese box
Full-Time:
Portugal 3-2 England