England vs Andorra, 2010 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage 2010

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

England

4': Wayne Rooney
29': Frank Lampard
39': Wayne Rooney
73': Jermain Defoe
76': Jermain Defoe
81': Peter Crouch

FT
6 - 0

Andorra

About

England are hosting Andorra at Wembley Stadium, London, England, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

Match Timeline

0': Good evening one and all and welcome to live coverage of England's World Cup qualifying game against Andorra in Group Six. Kick off is at 2015 BST, and you can follow all the build up here with me, Chris Murphy.
0': A win for England tonight and they are almost certain of a place at next summer's World Cup. And let's face it, if they don't get it against an Andorra side who've lost all six of their games so far, Fabio Capello should resign on the spot.
0': England: Green, Johnson, A Cole, Lescott, Terry, Walcott, Lampard, Beckham, Gerrard, Crouch and Rooney. Subs from: Robinson, Neville, Bridge, Young, Wright-Phillips, Defoe and C Cole.
0': So, Becks appeal is back. He starts for the first time in two years but apart from him, the side is as you'd expect. Gary Neville is on the bench, meaning Fab risks toilet-seat-liberator and yellow card holder Glen Johnson at right back.
0': Given that Andorra can only count one team in international football as worse than them (San Marino, of course) its perhaps a surprise England have only shoved ten goals past them in their previous three meetings. Wembley's disgruntled punters might just settle for half those again tonight.
0': The reason England's fans are hacked off is due to a tube strike in London, meaning it is nigh on impossible to get to the home of football in any sort of reasonable time. To add insult to injury, the trains have decided not to stop at Wembley station because (wait for this) it will be too busy. I ask you.
0': Andorra: Alvarez, Ayala, Ildefons Lima, Sonejee, Antoni Lima, Txema Garcia, Jimenez, Andorra, Vieira, Moreno and Silva. Subs from: Fernandez, Gomez, Escura, Moreira, Rodriguez, Genis Garcia and Vales.
0': Here come the teams, to a muted and scantily clad Wembley..
1': We're off..
2': Stevie G makes an early break but is stopped in his tracks by the centre back Lima inside the area.
3': Great turn from Rooney inside the area, then he aims a delicate chip towards the far top corner over that is saved well by Koldo.
4': What a slice of action! A Johnson pass is diverted to Walcott and his powerful effort is saved brilliantly by Koldo and as the ball deflects away Rooney gets a head on it and it hits the bar!
4': GOAL! Rooney!
4': Johnson crosses deep and Rooney is all alone as he plants a header past Koldo.
5': That was so easy it was untrue. England could have had three in the first four minutes while Rooney should have two.
6': Perhaps Andorra will now pop out of their shell? Don't count on it. All ten outfield players are still sitting 30 yards inside their half when England have the ball.
7': Walcott wins a free kick on the right after a foul from Garcia. Beckham to take...
8': Beckham sticks it right under the nose of Koldo but the 'keeper punches clear under pressure. England look in the mood.
9': Walcott tries to beat both Garcia and Jiminez and is only just beaten to the subsequent ball by Sonejee.
10': Beckham delivers another inviting cross and Crouch nods a free header miles over. Yet more proof that he's the tallest footballer in history to be rubbish in the air.
11': Gerrard has a dig from the left side of the area and Koldo is down low to turn it behind for a corner. He's having a busy night, but then he should be used to that eh?
12': Andorra's lone striker is playing so deep he could be a holding midfielder. Its hilarious.
13': More slick passing from England as they try and draw Andorra out but Lampard is denied a free kick as he and Gerrard combine beautifully on the edge of the box.
14': A lovely move from England between Gerrard, Rooney and Johnson sees the Liverpool midfielder reacquainted with the ball inside the area but he slips as he was about to pull the trigger.
16': Gerrard looks for Ashley Cole with a flick but Koldo is out. Cole is effectively playing as a left winger.
17': Andorra get over the half way line but only two of them make it and are forced to pass to each other. Terry steps in.
18': Johnson is bodychecked by Txema, whose full name is Txema Jose Manuel Luena Garcia. Blimey. What's wrong with Dave?
19': Gerrard cuts in and has a pop and it is deflected over the bar for a corner.
20': Ridiculous effort from Walcott who shoots from 35 yards out after Beckham's corner had been cleared.
21': Crouch fails in his own little game of keepy-uppy. If he loses the 'good feet for a big man' tag he's got nothing left.
22': Andorra are rubbish, but then its a tiny country. Their entire population wouldn't even fill Wembley you know. Hmm, yes.
23': Rob Green gets a big ironic cheer as he finally touches the ball, 23 minutes in.
24': Johnson drifts in a ball for Walcott but Rooney gets involved with a misjudged aerial flick and Andorra have a goal kick.
25': Another chance for Rooney after great work from Johnson. The right back slips a ball in to Rooney who shimmies but then scuffs his left foot shot wide of the target.
26': Beckham whacks a ball through the middle to no-one in particular.
27': Silva, the lone striker is down after a oollision with Lescott's arm. Its the third time he's gone down in a heap already. In fairness, there is a little bit of claret visible.
28': Without their striker (slash holding midfielder) Andorra are now adopting a 5-4-0 formation. I kid you not.
29': GOAL! Lampard!
29': Johnson finds Walcott on the right, he cuts back for Lampard who smashes the ball home from the penalty spot.
30': Jiminez, the painter decorator, goes down this time and Andorra have a free kick. They've put numbers in the box too.
31': Vieira can't even beat the first man when swinging in the free kick. My word. For a team who live on set pieces that is criminal.
32': Crouch lays off for Walcott who looks menacing down the right. Lima gets a touch on it and England have another corner. Beckham takes short to Walcott and he again blazes wide.
33': SHOT! Andorra!
33': Moreno gets within 40 yards and punts one over the bar. Goalmouth action at last for Andorra!
34': Johnson goes on a mazy dribble inside, then outside, then inside. He finally wins a corner.
35': Beckham's corner is a belter but Lescott can't get enough meat on it to send it goalwards.
36': Andorra make progress down the left before Moreno knocks the ball out of play.
38': Beckham swings in another delightful cross that no-one could quite meet. He could play until he's 70 and cross like that.
39': GOAL! Rooney!
39': Johnson crosses and despite having six men in the box Rooney is miles clear of any of them to volley the ball into the net. Super goal.
40': Yellow card for a player called Andorra. Seriously. He hauled back Gerrard. Free kick wide left.
41': Becks goes for goal, rather greedily, but Koldo saves well at his near post low down.
42': Gerrard tries to play in Walcott when he'd have been better off smashing it goalwards. Momentum lost, but Andorra can't keep hold of the ball for long.
43': Lescott gets round the back and swings a cross in as a Andorra player was on the floor. A bit of argy bargy follows.
44': Crouch and Lima are having a bit of a bust up. Seems like the defender has been dishing out the nasties most of the half. England players not happy.
45': Johnson cuts in and has a go at goal but smashes it high and wide with his left foot. One minute added.
45': Half time, and an excellent 45 minutes from England. They got the early goal to settle nerves and have stretched Andorra regularly with crisp passing and decent width. See you in 15.
46': We begin again, minus Rooney and Gerrard, they have been replaced by Jermain Defoe and Ashley Young.
47': Young's first involvement is a nice piece of chest control in the area before he whacks a poor shot wide of the target.
48': Mark Vales replaces Toni Lima, who is retiring after the game apparently.
49': Now the other sub, Defoe, has a chance to register an instant goal. He's slid through by Johnson but hits his shot past the post from a narrow angle.
50': Young tries to cross again as Beckham continues to pull the strings, then Cole lofts a nice ball into space for the Villa winger but he can't collect.
52': Silva hammers Ashley Cole with an elbow. Everyone's happy, apart from Cashley of course.
53': Walcott gets an earful from Androl Lima after bumping into him in the area. Theo looks genuinely scared.
54': Andorra have a free kick just inside England's half and lump it in the box where Lima fouls Terry.
55': Nice move involving Beckham, Young and Cole - whose cross finds Defoe but his header is weak and wide.
57': Great ball in from Young who bent it round his man and Crouch can't apply the touch that would have diverted the ball into the net.
58': Rob Green gets another touch and another cheer from the 60,000 inside the stadium.
59': Beckham floats the ball into Crouch who controls on the chest and volleys acrobatically over the bar. Corner, for some reason, at which Lescott misses a sitter at the far post.
60': Possession is up to 83-17. I'll let you decide in which direction.
61': Johnson fouls Lima on the edge of the box after Beckham teed him up for a shot. Its like a practice match in this half.
62': Not only is Crouch having a stinker, now he's getting in the way of certain goals! Lampard's hit is saved and Walcott's follow up is heading for the far corner until the gangly idiot gets in the way.
63': Cole is replaced by Bridge and ISN'T booed off, much to my disgust.
64': Green has a smidgen of work to do as he comes out of his box to thigh the ball to safety after Jiminez hit a ball forward for Silva.
65': Another beautiful ball from Beckham finds Young who gets to the byline and crosses for Defoe, who can't turn it home then Lamaprd is penalised for offside as Young tries another centre.
66': Beckham floats in a corner and Tery heads wide.
67': Beckham looks for Crouch this time but Lima nods clear. He's had a good game Becks. Not bad for a 34-year-old eh?
68': The crowd are imploring Beckham to shoot whenever he has the ball...
69': Super save from Koldo! Lampard finds Walcott in space and he drills a low ball in for Defoe but his touch is saved brilliantly by the keeps. Oh, Defoe was offside.
70': What a ridiculous fall from Lima. He jostled with Crouch for position ahead of a cross and when a gangly arm brushed his throat he hurled himself to the ground. Pathetic.
71': Our commentator (the hysterical one on ITV) reckons it was a red card. Do me a favour Clive.
72': Johnson's terrible pass is controlled terribly by Sonejee and England have a corner...
73': GOAL! Defoe!
73': A needless corner, Johnson gets it short and crosses for an unmarked Defoe to nod into the far corner.
74': Now Walcott tries to find Defoe again after controlling a long ball from Lampard but Sonejee concedes another corner.
75': Free kick for England in range and the crowd scream for Beckham. No goals for him at Wembley - ever - remember. GOAL! Defoe!
75': Beckham's free kick is weak but Koldo spills it and Defoe finishes it off from close range.
90': Sorry, we've had some teccy difficulties. You missed a largely uneventful last fifteen minutes apart from a comedy goal from Crouch. Defoe streaked clear before scuffing his shot and as two defenders dallied over the ball, Crouch got a toe to it and dribbles it over the line. A truly comical goal. The only way Crouch was going to score. So, England lead Croatia by ten points, and are one win away from the world cup.

Statistics

AND		ENG
9	Fouls	5
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	2
0	Corner Kicks	16
9	Saves	0
16	Possession	84
2	SHOTS	21
1	ON GOAL	7
0.5	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	4
0	Crosses	9
0.0	Cross %	0.4
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
3	Blocked Shots	1
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
6	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Wembley Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 57,897

WCQ - UEFA Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Armenia	0	0	0
2	Hungary	0	0	0
3	Portugal	0	0	0
4	Republic of Ireland	0	0	0

Full Table

Line-Ups

England

No.	Name
1	Robert Green (GK)
2	Glen Johnson
5	Joleon Lescott
6	John Terry
3	Ashley Cole
11	Theo Walcott
7	David Beckham
8	Frank Lampard
4	Steven Gerrard
10	Wayne Rooney
9	Peter Crouch

England Substitutes:

Paul Robinson, Gary Neville, Wayne Bridge, Ashley Young, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Jermain Defoe, Carlton Cole.

Andorra

No.	Name
1	Koldo Jesus Luis de Eulate Alvarez (GK)
6	Ildefons Lima
4	Oscar Sonejee
5	Antoni Lima
3	Txema Jose Manuel Luena Garcia
2	Josep Ayala
10	Manolo Jimenez
11	Xavi Julia Andorra
8	Márcio Vieira
7	Sergi Moreno
9	Fernando Silva

Andorra Substitutes:

Victor Moreira, Josep Gómes, Juli Ariza Fernandez, Victor Rodriguez, Jordi Escura, Genis Garcia, Marc Vales.

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