World Cup: England defeat brave T&T
England overcame a brave and gutsy Trinidad & Tobago 2-0 to book their place in the second round. Goals from Peter Crouch and Steven Gerrard in the last seven minutes gave England the win. A pin-point cross from David Beckham gave Crouch a easy chance to head England ahead. Then Beckham pass it to Gerrard who drilled it past Shaka Hislop in the 91th min. However, the biggest news was that Wayne Rooney made his first appearance at the World Cup as a second-half substitute. He looks ok, fast and always asking for the ball but I must wonder why Eriksson took a chance on him on this match. It wasn't a must win game and T&T only really have one clear chance to score late in the first half. Even a 0-0 draw should suit England quite well. Beckham took over from his last game, meaning he was the best English player on the field.
Having said that, England must improve on their finishing. Crouch and Frank Lampard missed a hatful of chances and I'm still not conviced Lampard and Gerrard can play together in the middle. Still with Rooney returning and the 2-0 win, England will be very happy with yesterday result. T&T will also be happy with their performance. They were brave, strong and worked their ass off. Chris Birchall was especially good in the middle of the park, giving Lampard and Gerrard fits for a good part of the match.
Ecuador beat Costa Rica 3-0 to get to the second round of the World Cup for the every first time. Carlos Tenorio scored his second goal of the tournament, heading in a cross after just eight minutes. Veteran striker Agustin Delgado then got his second of the tournament when he smashed in a goal from a tight angle early in the second half. A goal the Costa Rican keeper should have saved. Substitute Ivan Kaviedes wrapped up the scoring with a powerful shot in stoppage time. A good thing to note is that all 3 goals came from the right wing and Edison Mendez was very good yesterday. Ecuador looks good going toward and must fancy their chances againest Germany defence.
Fredrik Ljungberg scored with a header in the 89th min to give Sweden a 1-0 win over Paraguay. The win put the Swedes in pole position to move into the second round. Substitute Johan Elmander, who only came on three minutes earlier, set up the goal when he swung a pass from 25 yards out on the right side toward Marcus Allback on the left. Allback in turn headed a pass from the top-left corner of the 6-yard box to a charging Ljungberg on the opposite side of the goal. Ljungberg jumped and powerfully headed the ball down to the far side to win it. However it's not all good news, Zlatan Ibrahimovic was replaced at halftime due to an injury.
Having said that, England must improve on their finishing. Crouch and Frank Lampard missed a hatful of chances and I'm still not conviced Lampard and Gerrard can play together in the middle. Still with Rooney returning and the 2-0 win, England will be very happy with yesterday result. T&T will also be happy with their performance. They were brave, strong and worked their ass off. Chris Birchall was especially good in the middle of the park, giving Lampard and Gerrard fits for a good part of the match.
Ecuador beat Costa Rica 3-0 to get to the second round of the World Cup for the every first time. Carlos Tenorio scored his second goal of the tournament, heading in a cross after just eight minutes. Veteran striker Agustin Delgado then got his second of the tournament when he smashed in a goal from a tight angle early in the second half. A goal the Costa Rican keeper should have saved. Substitute Ivan Kaviedes wrapped up the scoring with a powerful shot in stoppage time. A good thing to note is that all 3 goals came from the right wing and Edison Mendez was very good yesterday. Ecuador looks good going toward and must fancy their chances againest Germany defence.
Fredrik Ljungberg scored with a header in the 89th min to give Sweden a 1-0 win over Paraguay. The win put the Swedes in pole position to move into the second round. Substitute Johan Elmander, who only came on three minutes earlier, set up the goal when he swung a pass from 25 yards out on the right side toward Marcus Allback on the left. Allback in turn headed a pass from the top-left corner of the 6-yard box to a charging Ljungberg on the opposite side of the goal. Ljungberg jumped and powerfully headed the ball down to the far side to win it. However it's not all good news, Zlatan Ibrahimovic was replaced at halftime due to an injury.
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