mark wilson27 Posted February 14, 2017 Author Share Posted February 14, 2017 October 17th: Scotland v Wales (Hampden Park, Glasgow) Grp 2 Twelve minutes into the game Scotland took the lead as J.Rhodes beat the offside trap and fired under the body of W.Hennessey. On the 23rd minute Scotland had another chance to score with a rasping effort from J.Rhodes but A.Williams diverted the ball wide of the post. Wales weren't getting near the ball in the first half and just before the break Scotland came close with a thunderous effort from J.Rhodes which saw W.Hennessey tipping onto the crossbar. The second half was four minutes old when Wales managed to pull a fluky goal back as S.Vokes sliced the ball over the Scottish keeper to silence the Hampden Park crowd. Scotland though reacted well and upped the gears more and on the 70th minute they grabbed the winner as C.Henry curled in from outside the area. With nine minutes remaining in the game Scotland were forced into a change as L.Griffiths came on for the injured R.Gauld. Scotland 2-1 Wales J.Rhodes 12, C.Henry 70 / S.Vokes 49 Scotland: D.Marshall, L.Palmer, C.Mulgrew, D.Wilson, A.Robertson, S.Brown (capt), K.McLean, C.Henry, J.Morrison (F.Fyvie), R.Gauld (inj 81-L.Griffiths), J.Rhodes Wales: W.Hennessey, C.Gunter, A.Williams (capt), J.Lynch, P.Dummett (N.Taylor), E.Huws (T.Bradshaw), A.Ramsey, J.Allen, H.Wilson, H.Robson-Kanu (M.Done), S.Vokes Booked: C.Mulgrew, D.Wilson (Scotland) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted February 15, 2017 Author Share Posted February 15, 2017 Ireland v England (Aviva Stadium, Dublin) Grp 4 Seven minutes into the game England grabbed the lead as R.Sterling ran through the defence with ease and fired past the outstretched arms of A.McCarthy. Ten minutes later England had another chance with a rasping effort from W.Rooney which beat the keeper but not the upright. On the 35th minute Ireland had their first chance as S.Long ran onto a J.Grealish through-ball and fired towards goal but C.Chambers reacted well to block the effort. The second half was all England and on the 57th minute C.Chambers made it two nil with a brave header from J.Ward-Prowse's free-kick. England weren't giving Ireland a sniff of the ball but it took till five minutes from time to get the final goal as D.Welbeck was brought down in the area by S.Duffy, A.Oxlade-Chamberlain stepped up for the penalty and fired past A.McCarthy to seal a convincing 3-0 win Ireland 0-3 England R.Sterling 7, C.Chambers 57, A.Oxlade-Chamberlain 85 pen Ireland: A.McCarthy, R.Keogh (capt), M.Wilson, S.Duffy, K.Naughton, A.Doran (M.Drennan), G.Whelan (C.McCann), J.Hendrick, J.Grealish, S.Long, J.Mason (A.Forde) England: J.Hart, J.Stones (P.Jones), C.Chambers, S.Caulker, L.Baines, D.Poyet, J.Henderson (J.Wilshire), J.Ward-Prowse, A.Oxlade-Chamberlain, R.Sterling, W.Rooney (capt) (D.Welbeck) Booked: R.Keogh (Ireland), J.Henderson (England) England have qualified for the 2018 World Cup Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted February 17, 2017 Author Share Posted February 17, 2017 N.Ireland v Bulgaria (Windsor Park, Belfast) Grp 9 N.Ireland began well and on the 9th minute they had the first chance of the game as W.Grigg set the defence on fire (sorry couldn't resist) but his final effort was pretty damn poor and went well wide of the post. Ten minutes later they had another chance with O.Norwood heading just wide of the post from a S.Davis cross. With six minutes remaining in the half N.Ireland finally took the lead as O.Norwood threaded the ball to the feet of C.Brunt who lashed the ball in off the upright. The second half was all N.Ireland but on the 60th minute they were forced into a change as L.Hodson came on for the injured P.Paton. With twelve minutes left in the game N.Ireland had another chance with B.Reeves rattling the crossbar from 25 yards after beating the Bulgarian midfield to a loose ball. N.Ireland 1-0 Bulgaria C.Brunt 39 L.Camp, R.McLaughlin, J.Evans, D.Devine, J.Doherty, P.Paton (inj 60-L.Hodson), S.Davis (capt) (P.McNair), O.Norwood, C.Brunt (C.Lester), B.Reeves, W.Grigg Booked: D.Devine, P.McNair Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted February 17, 2017 Author Share Posted February 17, 2017 World Cup 2018 Final Qualification Tables:Group 1: | Pos | Inf | Team | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | G.D. | Pts | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | Q | Switzerland | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 23 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | Pl | Croatia | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 22 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | Slovakia | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 14 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | Albania | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 13 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 5th | | Israel | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 12 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 6th | | Andorra | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 34 | -31 | 1 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Group 2: | Pos | Inf | Team | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | G.D. | Pts | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | Q | Belgium | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 7 | 19 | 22 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | Pl | Scotland | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 20 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | Romania | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 17 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | Belarus | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 14 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 5th | | Wales | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 12 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 6th | | Luxembourg | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 38 | -36 | 0 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Group 3: | Pos | Inf | Team | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | G.D. | Pts | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | Q | Holland | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 9 | 18 | 22 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | Pl | Ukraine | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 20 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | Montenegro | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 18 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | Slovenia | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 14 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 5th | | Kazakhstan | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 28 | -18 | 5 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 6th | | Azerbaijan | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 24 | -18 | 4 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Group 4: | Pos | Inf | Team | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | G.D. | Pts | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | Q | England | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 17 | 23 | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | Pl | Ireland | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 20 | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 20 | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | Czech Republic | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 17 | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 5th | | Moldova | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 26 | -22 | 3 | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 6th | | Liechtenstein | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 28 | -23 | 3 | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Group 5: | Pos | Inf | Team | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | G.D. | Pts | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | Q | Serbia | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 8 | 21 | 27 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | Pl | Greece | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 20 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | Norway | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 19 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | Cyprus | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 13 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 5th | | Georgia | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 9 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 6th | | San Marino | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 36 | -34 | 0 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Group 6: | Pos | Inf | Team | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | G.D. | Pts | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | Q | Spain | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 19 | 26 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | Pl | France | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 22 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | Lithuania | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 14 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | Hungary | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 11 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 5th | | Iceland | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 11 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 6th | | Malta | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 26 | -23 | 0 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Group 7: | Pos | Inf | Team | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | G.D. | Pts | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | Q | Germany | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 19 | 26 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | Pl | Finland | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 18 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | Poland | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 17 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | Austria | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 12 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 5th | | Estonia | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 22 | -8 | 9 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 6th | | Faroe Islands | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 37 | -34 | 1 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Group 8: | Pos | Inf | Team | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | G.D. | Pts | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | Q | Italy | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 25 | 24 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | | Sweden | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 11 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | FYR Macedonia | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 9 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | Latvia | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 8 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 5th | | Armenia | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 19 | -12 | 5 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Group 9: | Pos | Inf | Team | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | G.D. | Pts | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | Q | Portugal | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 20 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | Pl | Turkey | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 11 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | N.Ireland | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 10 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | Bulgaria | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 6 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 5th | | Denmark | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 5 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Second Placed Table: | Pos | Inf | Team | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | G.D. | Pts | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | Pl | France | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 16 | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | Pl | Croatia | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 16 | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | Pl | Ukraine | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 14 | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | Pl | Ireland | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 14 | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 5th | Pl | Greece | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 14 | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 6th | Pl | Scotland | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 14 | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 7th | Pl | Finland | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 12 | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 8th | Pl | Turkey | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 11 | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 9th | | Sweden | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 11 | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| October 18th: The draw for the World Cup 2018 Play-off has taken place and is as follows:- France v Croatia Greece v Scotland Turkey v Finland Ukraine v Ireland Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted February 18, 2017 Author Share Posted February 18, 2017 November 2017: November 17th: Greece v Scotland (Georgios Karaiskakis, Piraeus) World Cup Play-off 1st Leg The first half saw Scotland dominating and on the 13th minute they had a clear cut chance as J.Rhodes was clear through on goal but somehow missed from ten yards. Eleven minutes later R.Snodgrass rattled the upright from a free-kick after L.Milne was hauled down on the way to goal. Just before the break Scotland had yet another chance as R.Snodgrass hit a thunderous effort towards goal but the Greek keeper saved brilliantly. The second half saw Greece actually deciding to turn up and on the hour they had their first effort as A.Vellios hit a speculative effort from 25 yards which bobbled past D.Marshall and into the back of the net. This seemed to knock the wind out of the Scottish and Greece started to up the gears some more. They carried on piling forward and with ten minutes remaining in the game Greece made it two nil with A.Vellios heading in the goal. Greece 2-0 Scotland A.Vellios 60, 80 D.Marshall, I.Anya (C.Henry), M.Devlin, D.Wilson, A.Robertson, S.Brown (capt), J.McArthur, R.Snodgrass (J.Naismith), L.Milne, A.Connolly (S.Naismith), J.Rhodes Booked: S.Brown, A.Robertson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted February 19, 2017 Author Share Posted February 19, 2017 Ukraine v Ireland (NSC Olympiyskyi, Kyiv) World Cup Play-off 1st Leg Ireland started the game poorly and on the 15th minute R.Stearman conceded a penalty with a poorly timed challenge, from the resulting penalty E.Seleznyov fired in low past A.McCarthy. Ukraine carried on the forward pressure and on the 34th minute they had another chance with a great team move which was ended with a brave smothering save by A.McCarthy. The second half was a bit better for the Irish and on the 57th minute they pulled level as D.McGoldrick slotted in from ten yards after running through a sloppy Ukrainian defence. However five minutes later O.Gladkyi restored the lead for he home side with a low curling effort. Ukraine were upping the gears some more and on the 77th minute E.Seleznyov grabbed his second with a well timed lob from 20 yards. With five minutes remaining Ireland pulled a goal back as S.Long slotted in from close range after beating the offside trap with ease. On the 87th minute though Ireland were reduced to ten men after R.Stearman was given his second yellow card and will miss the second leg. Ukraine 3-2 Ireland E.Seleznyov 15 pen, 77, O.Gladkyi 62 / D.McGoldrick 57, S.Long 85 A.McCarthy, R.Stearman (capt), S.Duffy, D.Williams, K.Naughton, J.Grealish, J.Hendrick, C.McCann (J.Mason), J.McClean(J.McCarthy), D.McGoldrick (S.Cox), S.Long Booked: C.McCann, J.Hendrick Sent Off: R.Stearman Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted February 20, 2017 Author Share Posted February 20, 2017 November 21st: Scotland v Greece (Hampden Park, Glasgow) World Cup Play-off 2nd Leg (agg 0-2) Scotland knew they had to come out fighting and they did just that as on the 15th minute they took the lead with L.Milne heading in from close range. However their attacking approach saw them countered two minutes later with K.Mitroglou curling in from just outside the area. Scotland carried on the forward pressure and just before the break they came close again with J.Rhodes firing just wide of the post from just outside the area. The second half was all Scotland as they piled forward and on the hour they came close with a low shot which beat the keeper but not the upright. Greece weren't really get much from the ball but on the 86th minute they countered Scotland and G.Samaras fired in past the keeper to send Greece through to the World Cup Scotland 1-2 Greece L.Milne 15 / K.Mitroglou 17, G.Samaras 86 C.Bell (inj 51-D.Marshall), C.Paterson (J.Naismith), S.Findley, D.Wilson, A.Robertson, S.Brown (capt), J.McArthur, R.Snodgrass, L.Milne, A.Connolly (S.Naismith), J.Rhodes Greece qualify for the World Cup 4-1 on aggregate Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted February 21, 2017 Author Share Posted February 21, 2017 Ireland v Ukraine (Aviva Stadium, Dublin) World Cup Play-off 2nd Leg (agg 2-3) Ireland got off to a cracking start as within two minutes S.Long had given them the lead with a low effort which beat the keeper with ease. Ireland were all over the Ukrainians and on the 24th minute they took the aggregate lead as S.Long added another goal with a bullet of a header from a J.Hendrick cross. Five minutes later Ireland were forced into a change as J.Mason came on for the injured A.Doran. With six minutes remaining in the half though Ukraine pulled a goal back as M.Devic beat the offside trap and fired under the onrushing D.Randolph. The second half saw Ireland controlling the play with ease but failed to break down the Ukrainian defence. With ten minutes remaining in the game though Ukraine countered the Irish and M.Devic restored the aggregate lead. Ireland piled on the pressure in search of the killer goal but on the 89th minute they were left exposed at the back and O.Gladkyi fired in to send the away side through to the World Cup Finals meaning only England from the home nations have qualified Ireland 2-3 Ukraine S.Long 2, 24 / M.Devic 39, 80, O.Gladkyi 89 D.Randolph, R.Keogh (capt), S.Duffy, R.Kiernan, D.Williams (K.Naughton), A.Doran (inj 29-J.Mason), J.McCarthy, J.Hendrick, J.Grealish, S.Long, S.Cox (D.McGoldrick) Booked: J.McCarthy, J.Hendrick Ukraine qualify for the World Cup 6-4 on aggregate Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted February 21, 2017 Author Share Posted February 21, 2017 December 2017: December 9th: The draw for the group stage of the World Cup 2018 has taken place and is as follows:- Group A: Iran, Mali, Russia, Ukraine Group B: France, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, Uruguay Group C: Colombia, Germany, Japan, Spain Group D: Holland, Italy, South Africa, U.S.A Group E: Chile, Costa Rica, England, Turkey Group F: Argentina, Ghana, Honduras, Portugal Group G: Belgium, Brazil, Greece, Nigeria Group H: Australia, Cameroon, Mexico, Serbia Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted February 22, 2017 Author Share Posted February 22, 2017 May 2018: May 31st: England manager Roberto Mancini has today named his 23 man squad for the forthcoming World Cup, the squad is as follows:- | Name | Position | Club | Age | Caps | Goals | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Jason Steele | GK | Bournemouth | 27 | 0 | 0 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Joe Hart | GK | Man City | 31 | 79 | 0 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | John Ruddy | GK | Norwich | 31 | 2 | 0 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | James Ward-Prowse | D (R), M/AM (RC) | Man Utd | 23 | 20 | 2 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Andre Wisdom | D (RC) | Everton | 25 | 3 | 0 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | John Stones | D (RC) | Everton | 24 | 30 | 0 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Phil Jones | D (RC), DM, M (C) | Man Utd | 26 | 38 | 0 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Ben Gibson | D (LC) | Bournemouth | 25 | 1 | 0 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Aaron Cresswell | D (LC), WB (L) | West Ham | 28 | 6 | 0 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Steven Caulker | D (C) | Tottenham | 26 | 27 | 2 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Tom Thorpe | D (C) | Leicester | 25 | 0 | 0 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Leighton Baines | D/WB (L) | Everton | 33 | 56 | 1 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Diego Poyet | DM, M (C) | Stoke | 23 | 3 | 0 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Will Hughes | DM, M/AM (C) | Derby | 23 | 12 | 2 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Jordan Henderson | M (RC) | Liverpool | 27 | 51 | 9 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Ross Barkley | M (RC), AM (RLC) | Man City | 24 | 26 | 4 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Raheem Sterling | M (L), AM (RLC), ST (C) | Liverpool | 23 | 44 | 11 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Josh Murphy | M (L), AM (LC), ST (C) | Norwich | 23 | 2 | 0 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Jack Wilshere | M (LC), AM (C) | Q.P.R. | 26 | 44 | 3 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | M/AM (RLC) | Arsenal | 24 | 50 | 17 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Wayne Rooney | AM (RC), ST (C) | Man Utd | 32 | 129 | 54 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Danny Welbeck | AM (L), ST (C) | Arsenal | 27 | 54 | 15 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Harry Kane | AM (L), ST (C) | Tottenham | 24 | 11 | 2 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted February 22, 2017 Author Share Posted February 22, 2017 June 2018: June 15th: World Cup 2018 Starts Group A: The opening day saw the hosts Russia playing out a 1-1 draw with Iran with the Russian goal coming from F.Smolov on the 74th minute which had cancelled out the 13th minute goal for Iran by K.Ansarifard. The other Group A game saw Mali grab a shock 4-1 over Ukraine. Mali took the lead in the 8th minute with M.Yatabare doing the honours. The second half saw M.Dembele scoring in the 50th minute with S.Yatabare adding a third on the hour. The fourth goal was scored by M.Samassa on the 68th minute and Ukraine finally got on the score sheet with S.Sydorchuk doing the honours on the 79th minute June 16th: Group B: France made light work of Switzerland with a 4-1 win. A.Griezmann gave them the lead in the 22nd minute and this was followed seven minutes later by P.Pogba adding a second. On the 34th minute M.Schneiderlin made it three nil before Switzerland pulled a goal back on the 41st minute by A.Mehmedi. The final goal was scored on the 89th minute by C.Jeen. The other game in Group B saw Uruguay beat Saudi Arabia 1-0 with L.Suarez doing the honours on the 50th minute Group C: Colombia easily beat Japan 3-1 with two early goals from J.Arango and L.Cardona. On the half hour Japan pulled a goal back with T.Seki doing the honours. Colombia added their third in the 50th minute with J.Quintero getting onto the score sheet June 17th: Group C: The main match of Group C saw Spain facing current holders Germany and it was the Spanish that came out on top with Pedro scoring the only goal on the 29th minute Group D: Italy were reliant on two penalties to beat the U.S.A. Italy opened the scoring on the stroke of half time with D.De Rossi firing in from the spot. The second half was eight minutes old when K.Cooper levelled the scores for the Americans. However the winner was scored on the 72nd minute as D.Berardi also fired in from the spot. The other game in the group saw Holland beating South Africa 1-0 thanks to M.Depay firing in on the half hour Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted February 24, 2017 Author Share Posted February 24, 2017 June 18th: Turkey v England (Pobeda Volgograd, Volgograd) World Cup Grp E (1/3) Turkey began the better and on the 15th minute B.Yilmaz headed in past J.Hart after some poor English defending. Six minutes later it was two nil as Turkey's H.Calhanoglu beat the offside trap and fired with ease under the keeper. However on the 22nd minute Turkey were reduced to ten men after C.Ekrin was sent off for a rash challenge on W.Hughes. Despite being down to ten men Turkey still controlled the play and England never got close to Turkish half. The second half was much the same with Turkey dominating however their lack of numbers saw them tiring and on the 82nd minute D.Welbeck headed in for England but it was too little too late. Turkey 2-1 England B.Yilmaz 15, H.Calhanoglu 21 / D.Welbeck 82 J.Hart, P.Jones, S.Caulker, A.Cresswell, L.Baines (B.Gibson), W.Hughes, J.Henderson, J.Ward-Prowse, A.Oxlade-Chamberlain (H.Kane), R.Sterling, W.Rooney (capt) (D.Welbeck) The other Group E game saw Chile and Costa Rica play out a dire 0-0 draw, which in truth was a good result for the English Group F: Argentina made hard work of beating Ghana as they beat them 2-1. It was Ghana who took the early lead with M.Waris firing in on the 22nd minute. Argentina rallied and on the 80th minute G.Higuain curled an effort in to level the scores. With a minute remaining in the game R.De Paul headed home the winner June 19th: Group F: Portugal took the early lead against Honduras with N.Oliveira firing in from the penalty spot on the 16th minute. However on the 20th minute Jona equalised for Honduras. Portugal controlled the game but couldn't get past the keeper and was left having to share the points. Group G: Belgium beat Greece 1-0 with M.Dembele scoring the only goal in the 23rd minute. However Greece played the majority of the game with nine men after K.Manolas was sent off in the 27th minute and A.Samaris was sent off in the 31st minute. The other game in the group saw Brazil beat ten man Nigeria 3-1. Neymar scored the first goal in the 25th minute and this was followed in the 34th minute with a goal from Lucas Moura. On the stroke of half time K.Omeruo was sent off for a professional foul and from the resulting penalty Hernanes fired in. The final goal in the game was scored in the 64th minute as K.Ujah headed in for Nigeria June 20th: Group A: The hosts Russia got their first win of the tournament as they beat Mali 201 with goals from O.Shatov on the 8th minute and D.Glushakov scoring on the 27th minute. Mali pulled a goal back on the 68th minute with M.Dembele doing the honours but Russia held firm for a 2-1 win. Group H: Mexico were well beaten 3-1 by Serbia with A.Mitrovic scoring in the 52nd minute, six minutes later U.Djurdjevic made it two nil. On the 74th minute L.Markovic headed in Serbia's third goal before C.Fierro pulled a goal back for Mexico with three minutes remaining in the game. The other game of the group saw Cameroon and Australia play out a 1-1 draw with M.Leckie scoring on the 71st minute for the Aussies and L.Kweuke grabbing the equaliser on the 89th minute June 21st: Group A: Ukraine made up for their shock opening day defeat by beating Iran 2-0. Both goals were scored early on with R.Zozulya scoring in the 10th minute and S.Sydorchuk doing the honours four minutes later. Group B: Switzerland easily beat Saudi Arabia 3-0 with an early goal in the 9th minute by H.Seferovic. With seven minutes remaining in the half X.Shaqiri fired in from the penalty spot to make it 2-0. Switzerland grabbed the final goal on the 72nd minute with a thunderbolt from S.Lichsteiner. The other group game saw Uruguay upset France by beating them 2-0 with a 9th minute goal from A.Hernandez and a 70th minute goal by R.Aguirre to make the group pretty interesting June 22nd: Group C: Germany earnt their first point of the tournament as they drew 2-2 with Colombia. Germany took the early lead with M.Jungling scoring on the 9th minute. However Colombia equalised soon after as they pulled level on the 17th minute with J.Quintero heading in. The second half was three minutes old when J.Arango gave Colombia the lead but the Colombian hearts were broke on the 89th minute as C.Fibry tapped in for Germany The other group game saw ten man Spain beating Japan 3-0. Spain were down to ten men after only seven minutes as S.Ramos was sent off for a two footed lunge. On the 26th minute Isco gave Spain the lead with a fine strike and this was followed by a curling effort from J.Alba on the 42nd minute. The second half was barely a minute old when P.Alcacer fired in to give them a three goal win and all three points Group D: The only game in the group saw Italy beat South Africa two nil. D.Beradi gave the Italians the lead in the 20th minute and this was followed by a wonderous striker by M.Balotelli on the 28th minute. However M.Balotelli became the villain as he was sent off for a poorly timed challenge on the 53rd minute Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted February 25, 2017 Author Share Posted February 25, 2017 June 23rd: England v Chile (Otkritle Arena, Moscow) World Cup Grp E (2/3) A real dire first half with Chile having the better of the possession without really causing a problem. The second half was alittle better for England as they actually started to play but on the 67th minute Chile grabbed the lead with L.Reyes heading in a free-kick after L.Baines had fouled. England were heading out of the World Cup but on the 89th minute of the game D.Welbeck fired in from close range to give England a slim chance of progressing. England 1-1 Chile D.Welbeck 89 / L.Reyes 67 J.Hart, P.Jones, S.Caulker, J.Stones, L.Baines, W.Hughes, J.Henderson, R.Barkley (J.Ward-Prowse), A.Oxlade-Chamberlain (J.Wilshere), R.Sterling, W.Rooney (capt) (D.Welbeck) Booked: J.Henderson, R.Barkley The other game in Group E saw Turkey beating Costa Rica 3-1 with two goals from Burak Yilmaz on the 64th minute and 75th minute. The other Turkish goal was scored by C.Tosun on the 67th minute. Costa Rica pulled a goal back on the 89th minute with a fine striker from C.Borges Group D: The only game in Group D saw Holland easily beat the U.S.A 3-0 with a brace from G.Wijnaldum who scored on the 71st and 77th minute. The other Dutch goal was scored by R.Zivkovic on the 78th minute June 24th: Group F: Portugal thrashed Ghana four nil with R.Horta grabbing the first goal in the 7th minute. Then up stepped C.Ronaldo who grabbed a goal in the 38th minute and the 65th minute. The final goal of the game saw A.Gomes heading in on the 79th minute to secure all three points. In the other game Honduras caused another shock as they beat Argentina 3-2. However Argentina started the better and on the 3rd minute they took the lead with a well struck effort from L.Messi. Twelve minutes later L.Messi grabbed another goal. It went all tits up after that and on the 35th minute Jona pulled a goal back. Six minutes after the restart Honduras were level as M.Figueroa rounded the keeper to slot into the empty net. The winning goal was scored on the 81st minute as C.Melja fired in under the keeper Group G: The only game in this group today saw Belgium beat the Brazilians 2-1. D.Praet opened the scoring from the penalty for Belgium on the 27th minute but eleven minutes later J.Jesus levelled the for the South American side. Belgium controlled the rest of the game and on the 88th minute they scored the winner as E.Hazard fired in a free-kick from 25 yards to secure all three points June 25th: Group G: Not a lot to report as the only game saw Nigeria and Greece struggle to play out a 0-0 draw. Not the best for the fans Group H: Serbia and Cameroon played a thriller of a game as both sides shared five goals. Cameroon took the lead on the 19th minute with V.Aboubaker headed in past the keeper. Two minutes later Serbia levelled as L.Jovic beat the keeper from outside the area. The second half was eleven minutes old when the next goal was scored as Joel ran through the defence and slotted in under the Serbian keeper. On the 72nd minute Serbia were level again as U.Djurdjevic fired in from just inside the area to give the keeper no chance of saving. The winning goal was scored three minutes later as J.Dongou slotted home from close range. The other game saw Australia fire in two very quick goals as on the 1st minute M.Milligan headed in past the keeper. On the 6th minute it was two nil with J.Brillante tapping in after a keeping error. Seven minutes later Mexico pulled a goal back as H.Herrera barged through the defence to score. However after the goal the game seemed to die a death. With ten minutes remaining in the game Mexico were reduced to ten men after M.Layun received a second yellow card which was followed by the red Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted February 26, 2017 Author Share Posted February 26, 2017 June 26th: Group A: Mali's impressive run form in the tournament carries on as they carry on into the Second Round after beating Iran 1-0 thanks to a H.Secko 23rd minute goal. The next game in the group saw Ukraine and Russia fight it out over the runners up spot. Ukraine took the early lead with O.Gladkyi heading in on the 13th minute. Russia equalised though on the 31st minute as O.Shatov fired in. The second half was very entertaining and on the 66th minute Ukraine retook the lead from the penalty spot with V.Polyovyi doing the honours from 12 yards. Five minutes later D.Garmash fired in from the penalty spot as-well to give Ukraine a two goal cushion. With nine minutes remaining in the game Russia were reduced to ten men after F.Smolov was sent off for a second yellow card. On the 88th minute Russia pulled a goal back as A.Kokorin headed in from a corner however it was too little too late and the hosts were out at the group stage Group A: | Pos | Inf | Team | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | G.D. | Pts | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | Q | Mali | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | Q | Ukraine | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | Russia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | Iran | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Group B: Uruguay had already secured qualification before their match with the Swiss, however the Swiss needed to do better than France to get the runners up spot. Switzerland though got off to the worst start as after eight minutes V.Behrami was sent off for a two footed lunge. Uruguay dominated proceedings from there on and on the 26th minute L.Suarez fired the Uruguayans into the lead. However on the 39th minute Uruguay were also reduced to ten men after J.Gimenez was sent off for a second bookable offence. With three minutes remaining in the half P.Kasami equalised for Switzerland. The second half was pretty even and on the 73rd minute L.Suarez grabbed his second of the game but their joy didn't last too long as Switzerland equalised on the 78th minute thanks to a thunderous strike from M.Frey. Switzerland now had to wait to see how the France match finished. France piled forward from the start but it took till the 28th minute for them to score as K.Benzema curled in from outside the area. However seven minutes later Saudi Arabia equalised as T.Al-Maghamshey headed in from a free-kick. With four minutes remaining in the half Saudi Arabia were reduced to ten men after M.Abdulaziz was sent off for a second yellow card. The second half was all France but on the 65th minute Saudi Arabia took the lead as M.Al-Qahtani finished off a great counter attack. Nine minutes later though France levelled the scores with A.Lacazette firing in from the penalty spot. France piled forward more but couldn't get through the defence but the single point was enough to get through to the next roundGroup B: | Pos | Inf | Team | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | G.D. | Pts | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | Q | Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | Q | France | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted February 26, 2017 Author Share Posted February 26, 2017 June 27th: Group C: Spain had already qualified for the next round after two wins in their first two games and they secured a third win as they thrashed Colombia 3-0 with a hat-trick from A.Morata. The player scored on the 26th, 60th and 69th minute. Colombia will have to hope that Japan can get a result against the Germans or that Germany do not score too many goals. Germany outplayed the Japanese and secured their qualification with a 3-1 win.However for some reason the scorers weren't recorded on the screenshot and I have deleted the actual game save so cant go back and lookGroup C: | Pos | Inf | Team | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | G.D. | Pts | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | Q | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 9 | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | Q | Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | Colombia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 4 | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 0 | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Group D: A dead rubber of a group with Italy and Holland already through. The Italy v Holland game was too decided who finished top and it was Italy who took the lead within a minute as D.De Rossi curled in from outside the area. However just before the half hour Holland equalised with a fine strike from K.Huntelaar. The game pretty much died a death after that until the 88th minute when M.Destro gave top spot to Italy with a tap in. U.S.A and South Africa played a pretty dire game with neither side creating much. South Africa took the lead just after the half time interval with M.O'Connor nodding in a corner but his goal was cancelled out in the 83rd minute by J.McBean. Group D: | Pos | Inf | Team | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | G.D. | Pts | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | Q | Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | Q | Holland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | U.S.A. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted February 26, 2017 Author Share Posted February 26, 2017 June 28th:Group E: England v Costa Rica (Fisht, Adler) (3/3) A must win game for England and the nerves seemed to show as they struggled to get any sort of rhythm going in the first half. They had the once chance in the first half as J.Ward-Prowse hit a thunderous effort towards goal but the opposition keeper saved well. The second half was ten minutes old when England finally broke the deadlock with R.Sterling jinking into the area unmarked and rounded the keeper to slide the ball into the empty net. The England players were beginning to believe in themselves and dominated the Costa Rican side. However it took till the 85th minute for then to grab the second goal with R.Sterling the hours from just inside the area. With a minute remaining in the game Costa Rica pulled a goal back with C.Borges doing the honours from six yards after the English defence fell asleep. England 2-1 Costa Rica R.Sterling 55, 85 / C.Borges 89 J.Steele, P.Jones, S.Caulker, L.Baines (B.Gibson), D.Poyet, J.Henderson (capt) (H.Kane), J.Ward-Prowse, A.Oxlade-Chamberlain (R.Barkley), R.Sterling, D.Welbeck Booked: A.Cresswell, D.Poyet The other game of the group saw Turkey drawing 2-2 with Chile with Chile taking a two nil lead. A.Henriquez scored twice with goals on the 28th and 47th minutes. However Turkey fought back with a brace from B.Yilmaz on the 59th and 83rd minute. The result sees Chile finish third in the group and sending England through to the next round Group E: | Pos | Inf | Team | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | G.D. | Pts | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | Q | Turkey | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | Q | England | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | Chile | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | Costa Rica | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 1 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Group F: Argentina made a lightning start against Portugal with L.Messi opening the scoring within five minutes. On the 11th minute it was two nil with G.Higuain firing in from the penalty spot. Seven minutes later it was 3-0 with G.Higuain heading in a free-kick. After the goals the game slowed right down to a canter and it took till the 83rd minute for the next goal to be scored as A.Gomes slotted home for Portugal. Honduras just needed a draw to go through and they started well enough with J.Henriquez firing in from the penalty spot on the 8th minute. However it went all tits up for them as on the 23rd minute D.Amartev tapped in from close range to level the scores for Ghana. Ghana were playing the better and on the 76th minute they grabbed the winner as M.Waris headed in past the Honduran keeper to send them out on goal differenceGroup F: | Pos | Inf | Team | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | G.D. | Pts | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | Q | Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | Q | Portugal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | Honduras | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | Ghana | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 3 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted February 27, 2017 Author Share Posted February 27, 2017 June 29th: Group G: A feisty game saw both sides finish the game with ten men and eleven yellow cards between them. On the 8th minute Greece took the lead as S.Athanasiadis beat the offside trap and slotted in under the keeper. However three minutes later Greece were reduced to ten men after S.Papastathopoulos was sent off for a professional foul. On the 14th minute it was Brazils turn to be reduced to ten men after Fernando was sent off for a late high challenge. This didn't seem to bother the Brazilians as on the 19th minute Oscar levelled the scores with a well struck effort. The Brazilians dominated the game but it took till the 57th minute for them to score the winner as Lucas Moura headed past the Greek keeper. The other game saw already qualified Belgium lose to Nigeria 2-1. It was Belgium that took the lead on the 23rd minute as E.Hazard fired in from a free-kick but after the goal they relaxed far too much and on the 44th minute C.Aneke slotted in under the Belgium keeper to level the scores. Belgium upped the tempo again but Nigeria caught them on the counter attack as A.Ujah finished the move from six yardsGroup G: | Pos | Inf | Team | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | G.D. | Pts | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | Q | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | Q | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | Greece | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Group H: Mexico ended the World Cup without grabbing a single point. Cameroon outplayed them with ease and beat them 2-1 with Y.Aboubaker scoring on the 18th minute. Ten minutes later Y.N'Djeng made it two nil after easily beating the Mexican defence. It was all too easy for the Cameroon players but on the 40th minute they got caught napping as G.dos Santos headed in from close range. However on the 77th minute the same player was sent off for a second yellow card. Serbia just had to beat Australia to guarantee themselves the runners up spot and they went for it. On the 9th minute A.Mitrovic headed the Serbs into the lead and this was quickly followed by a second twelve minutes later. Australia were struggling to get close to the ball. It took till the 87th minute for the final goal of the game to be scored as T.Juric slotted home after some sloppy Serbian defending but it was too little too late for the AussiesGroup H: | Pos | Inf | Team | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | G.D. | Pts | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | Q | Cameroon | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | Q | Serbia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | Mexico | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 0 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| With the Group stage finished its now time to see the draw for the Second Round, the draw is as follows:- Mali v France Ukraine v Uruguay Spain v Holland Germany v Italy Portugal v Turkey Argentina v England Brazil v Serbia Cameroon v Belgium Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted February 27, 2017 Author Share Posted February 27, 2017 June 30th: World Cup 2nd Round Mali took a surprise lead as straight from kick off they beat the French defence and M.Samassa fired a low effort past the keeper. However France recovered well to dominate the remaining eighty nine minutes of the game. On the 22nd minute they levelled the scores as J.Menez headed past the Mali keeper from a corner. Mali weren't getting close to the ball and on the 73rd minute the winner was scored as F.Thauvin slotted the ball past keeper from close range. With eight minutes remaining in the game France were reduced to ten men after M.Schneiderlin was sent off for a second yellow card. The other second round tie of the day saw Ukraine beat Uruguay in dire game. After ninety minutes nothing could separate the sides but on the 115th minute of the game M.Devic sent Ukraine through with a scuffed effort which the keeper failed to stop July 2018: July 1st: World Cup 2nd Round A day with two potentially brilliant games. The first game saw Holland batter Spain. Holland took the lead on the 17th minute with a well hit effort from D.Klaassen. Eight minutes later it was two nil as N.de Jong beat the offside trap and beat the Spanish keeper low to his near post. Spain had no answer to the Dutch attacking but it took them till the 81st minute to get the next goal as R.van Persie ran through the defence with ease and fired under the keeper. Spain did manage to pull a goal back as on the 87th minute D.Costa headed in a cross but it was too little too late. The other game saw Italy knock the reigning champions out. On the 10th minute M.Balotelli curled a long range effort in from outside the area which the German keeper failed to deal with. Italy were controlling the game without really breaking a sweat and on the 74th minute S.El Shaarawy fired in the killer goal from the penalty spot after a handball in the area July 2nd: England v Argentina (Samara, Samara) World Cup 2nd Round What a start for England as within three minutes W.Hughes headed England into the lead from a J.Ward-Prowse cross. However on the 10th minute S.Aguero jinked into the area and fired under the body of J.Hart. Nine minutes later though England had retaken the lead as R.Barkley slotted home from close range after the Argentinian keeper failed to deal with an A.Oxlade-Chamberlain cross. It was end to end football and just after the half hour S.Aguero grabbed the equaliser again with a superb effort which gave J.Hart no chance of saving. The second half was just as exciting for the fans but the game was centred in the middle third of the pitch. However on the 76th minute the winning goal was scored as J.Henderson crossed into the area and D.Welbeck headed with past the keeper to send England through to the quarter finals England 3-2 Argentina W.Hughes 3, R.Barkley 19, D.Welbeck 76 / S.Aguero 10, 32 J.Hart, P.Jones (capt) (J.Stone), S.Caulker, A.Cresswell, L.Baines, W.Hughes, J.Ward-Prowse (J.Henderson), R.Barkley, A.Oxlade-Chamberlain (J.Wilshere), R.Sterling, D.Welbeck Booked: W.Hughes, S.Caulker, J.Ward-Prowse The other World Cup 2nd Round tie of the day saw Portugal and Turkey battle out two hours of football. Portugal took an early lead on the 7th minute with Eder firing past the keeper close range. Portugal dominated the game but failed to make their chances pay and on the 75th minute M.Pektemek fired in from the penalty spot to level the tie. The game went through extra time and was decided on penalties with Portugal going through 4-2 in the shoot-out Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted March 2, 2017 Author Share Posted March 2, 2017 July 3rd: World Cup 2nd Round Cameroon and Belgium played out a dire game with little chances. The match went into extra time and it took a sloppy goal by C.Benteke on the 113th minute to settle tie. Belgium will have to play a lot better if they want to go much further in the competition. Brazil gave Serbia a master class in football with some excellent play. It however took them till the 49th minute to open the scoring as L.Baptistao ran through the Serbian defence with ease and fired past the keeper. Serbia couldn't handle the Brazilians and on the 72nd minuet Lucas Moura headed in from close range to make it two nil. With six minutes remaining in the game J.Jesus completed the scoring with a wonderous effort from 30 yards which gave the keeper no chance of saving World Cup 2018 ¼ Final draw: France v Italy Ukraine v Holland Portugal v Belgium England v Brazil July 6th: World Cup 2018 ¼ Final The first ¼ final saw Ukraine playing Holland in what turned our to be a very tight affair. The game was settled in the 74th minute as O.Gladkyi fired in from inside the area to send Ukraine into the Semi Finals. The second game of the day saw France losing out to Italy. Italy grabbed the early lead on the 9th minute as L.Antei curled one in from outside the area. France didn't make it easy for the Italians but the game was over on the 87th minute as M.Destro tapped into the back of the net after the French keeper spilt a long range effort July 7th: England v Brazil (Pobeda Volgograd, Volgograd) World Cup ¼ Final Six minutes into the game England were awarded a penalty after R.Sterling was brought down in the area, D.Welbeck stepped up and fired in with ease. However on the 23rd minute Brazil levelled as P.Coutinho hit a brilliant long range effort which gave J.Hart little chance of saving. Two minutes later England retook the lead as D.Welbeck ran through the defence and fired with power past the keeper. Just before the break England had another chance as R.Sterling curled the ball towards goal but the Brazilian keeper saved well to deny them. The second half was twelve minutes old when Neymar levelled for Brazil with a well worked team move which ripped the defence apart. On the 63rd minute though England added another goal with R.Sterling jinking into the area and fired past the diving keeper. Brazil began to up the gears and attack England more but with a minute remaining in the game England countered Brazil and D.Welbeck completed his hat-trick with a rasping effort from just inside the area England 4-2 Brazil D.Welbeck 6 pen, 25, 89, R.Sterling 63 / P.Coutinho 23, Neymar 57 J.Hart, P.Jones (inj 82-A.Wisdom), S.Caulker, T.Thorpe, L.Baines (B.Gibson), W.Hughes, J.Henderson (capt), J.Ward-Prowse, A.Oxlade-Chamberlain (W.Rooney), R.Sterling, D.Welbeck The other ¼ Final of the day saw Portugal beating Belgium 2-1 with a first minute goal from B.Fernandes and a 13th minute goal from C.Ronaldo. Belgium never really got into the game but pulled a goal back on the 76th minute with E.Hazard doing the honours from a free-kick World Cup 2018 Semi Final Draw: Italy v England Ukraine v Portugal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 July 10th: England v Italy (Otkritie Arena, Moscow) World Cup Semi Final England got off to a terrible start as nine minutes into the game M.Balotelli headed in past J.Hart. Soon after the had another chance with a powerful effort which was diverted wide of the post by A.Cresswell. Italy were all over England and just before the break J.Hart saved the day with a brilliant save to deny the Italian strike force. The second half was much the same with Italy piling forward but on the 67th minute Italy were reduced to ten men after D.De Rossi was sent off for a second yellow card. Six minutes later England levelled as R.Barkley beat the defence to a loose ball and fired under the keeper. England actually started to perform now they had superior numbers and with ten minutes remaining in the game R.Barkley grabbed a second goal to send England through to the World Cup Final England 2-1 Italy R.Barkley 73, 80 / M.Balotelli 9 J.Hart, J.Stones, S.Caulker, A.Cresswell, B.Gibson, D.Poyet, R.Barkley, J.Henderson, W.Rooney (capt) (A.Oxlade-Chamberlain), H.Kane, D.Welbeck (R.Sterling) Booked: S.Caulker July 11th: World Cup Semi Final It was now time to see who England will be facing in the World Cup Final. Ukraine started the better and on the 36th minute S.Sydorchuk gave them the lead with a low drive which beat the keeper at his far post. The second half was five minutes old when Portugal equalised as C.Ronaldo hit a brilliant free-kick from 30 yards. The game looked set to be going to extra time but on the 88th minute E.Seleznyov fired in a penalty to send Ukraine into the World Cup final and send C.Ronaldo into tears again July 14th: World Cup 2018 3rd placed play-off Portugal took the lead in the 7th minute as C.Ronaldo ran in from the wing and unleashed a thunderbolt into the top corner. Italy responded well and on the 25th minute D.Berardi headed them level. Two minutes later Italy were in the lead as M.Destro ran onto a through-ball and slotted in under the keeper. Portugal had no reply as Italy dominated and on the 72nd minute L.Insigne killed the game off with a brave header Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted March 6, 2017 Author Share Posted March 6, 2017 July 15th 2018: England v Ukraine (Zenit-Arena, St.Petersburg) World Cup 2018 Final Ukraine were forced into an early change as R.Zozulya came on for the injured A.Kravets in the 4th minute. Twelve minutes later the substitute came close to opening the scoring as he ran onto a K.Kovalchuk through-ball but his final effort went wide of J.Hart's post. On the 27th minute England came close with a rasping effort from D.Welbeck which beat the keeper but not the upright. With seven minutes left in the half A.Oxlade-Chamberlain had a clear cut chance to score after running one on one with A.Pyatov but the keeper managed to bravely save the day. Half Time Score 0-0 The second half was seven minutes old when the first goal was scored when England took the lead as W.Hughes dinked the ball over the Ukrainian defence and R.Sterling fired in past the keeper. On the hour England has another chance to score with a low effort from R.Barkley which beat A.Pyatov but went just wide of the post. On the 73rd minute Ukraine had their next chance to score with O.Gladkyi heading a K.Kovalchuk cross over the crossbar. Nine minutes later Ukraine were forced into another change as E.Tkachuk came on for the injured E.Khacheridi. On the stroke of full time Ukraine had the chance to send the game into extra time as O.Gladkyi came close with a thunderous effort which J.Hart brilliantly tipped over the crossbar. England 1-0 Ukraine R.Sterling 52 England: J.Hart, P.Jones, T.Thorpe, J.Stones, L.Baines, W.Hughes, J.Henderson (capt) (D.Poyet), J.Ward-Prowse (R.Barkley), A.Oxlade-Chamberlain (J.Wilshere), R.Sterling, D.Welbeck Ukraine: A.Pyatov, E.Khacheridi (inj-82 E.Tkachuk), S.Kryvtsov, Y.Rakitskyi, A.Fedetskyi, V.Polyovyi, S.Sydorchuk, K.Kovalchuk, D.Grechyshkin, A.Kravets (inj 4-R.Zozulya), E.Seleznyov (capt) (O.Gladkyi) Booked: J.Stones (England), E.Khacheridi, Y.Rakitskyi (Ukraine) End of World Cup Awards: C.Ronaldo (Portugal) has been named as the World Cup Best Player D.Welbeck (England) has won the World Cup Golden Boot after netting 6 times during the tournament Y.Tielemans (Belgium) has won the World Cup Best Young Player S.Sirigu (Italy) has been named as the World Cup Best Goalkeeper The World Cup Dream Team has been named and is as follows:- S.Sirigu (Italy), A.Cresswell (England), Y.Rakitskyi (Ukraine), J.Jesus (Brazil), P.Jones (England), C.Ronaldo (Portugal), Oscar (Brazil), R.Barkley (England), K.De Bruyne (Belgium), D.Welbeck (England), D.Beradi (Italy) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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