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estonia 1-2 Italia
Bonucci and cassano scored for italy
winning goal
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Qualifying round 1 Results
- Armenia v Ireland (0-1)
76' Keith Fahey
- Kazakstan v Turkey (0-3)
- Andorra v Russia (0-2)
- Sweden v Hungary (2-0)
- Estonia v Italy (1-2)
- Slovenia v N Ireland (0-1)
- San Marino v Netherlands (0-5)
Leichtenstein v Spain (0-4)
- France v Belarus (0-1)
- Belgium v Germany (0-1)
- England v Bulgaria (4-0)
- Portugal v Cyprus (4-4)
Next Round of Fixtures on Sept 7
Tuesday 7 Sep 2010
20:30 Russia -- : -- Slovakia
22:30 Georgia -- : -- Israel
23:00 Malta -- : -- Latvia
23:00 Belarus -- : -- Romania
23:00 Bulgaria -- : -- Montenegro
23:30 Sweden -- : -- San Marino
23:30 Turkey -- : -- Belgium
23:30 Macedonia -- : -- Armenia
23:45 Denmark -- : -- Iceland
23:45 Czech Republic -- : -- Lithuania
23:45 Albania -- : -- Luxembourg
Wednesday 8 Sep 2010
0:00 Norway -- : -- Portugal
0:00 Netherlands -- : -- Finland
0:00 Austria -- : -- Kazakstan
0:00 Hungary -- : -- Moldova
0:00 Croatia -- : -- Greece
0:00 Serbia -- : -- Slovenia
0:15 Germany -- : -- Azerbaijan
0:15 Switzerland -- : -- England
0:15 Ireland -- : -- Andorra
0:20 Italy -- : -- Faroe Islands
0:30 Bosnia And Herzegovina -- : -- France
0:30 Scotland -- : -- Liechtenstein
All timings are in IST
Liechtenstein v Spain (0-4)
Liechtenstein 0-4 Spain: David Villa Equals Raul's Record 44-Goal Tally As La Furia Roja Dismantle Hosts
David Villa becomes joint top-scorer for Spain in comfortable win for Vicente del Bosque's men
Spain kicked off their defence of the European Championship with an emphatic victory over minnows Liechtenstein at the Rheinpark Stadium in Vaduz. The night also saw David Villa become joint record goal-scorer for the Spanish national team with the legendary Raul. Villa's record equalling super-strike was sandwiched between two classy efforts from Fernando Torres. David Silva completed the rout on the hour mark.
La Furia Roja settled into their infamous flowing style from the offset. Villa could have opened the scoring as early as the second minute. A brilliant cross from Andres Iniesta was met by the Barcelona player's head only for Liechtenstein goalkeeper Peter Jehle to make a brilliant point blank save.
Liechtenstein competed well throughout the opening period but were penetrated by a trademark Iniesta through-ball. The Barcelona play-maker slipped a pass through to Fernando Torres on 17 minutes who then beautifully lobbed the 'keeper.
Spain continued to control the game and their calm build-up play led to Villa rifling in an unstoppable effort from 25 yards just nine minutes after Spain's opening goal The goal saw the new Barcelona striker equal Raul's record 44 goals for the national side.
Villa could have taken the Spanish goal-scoring record on 36 minutes. Xavi applied the ball through to Villa who had his low one-on-one effort brilliantly saved by Jehle. Five minutes later Torres could have doubled his tally but his far-post effort was tame and was saved comfortably by the 28-year-old shot-stopper.
Xavi and Iniesta spent the majority of the first-half dancing around the Liechtenstein players, their supreme quality obvious for all to see.
The second half started with Spain typically in the ascendency. Xabi Alonso and Gerard Pique came close to adding to Spain's tally early in the second half before Torres showed them how to finish.
Substitute Cesc Fabregas proved to be a clone-like replacement for Xavi as his ghost-pass put in the Liverpool striker.
This time Torres went for power over precision and the unlucky Jehle could do nothing about the near-post strike. Torres was replaced by David Silva three minutes later but not before he received a rapturous applause from the away supporters.
Silva made an almost immediate impact in the 61st minute with Spain's fourth of the game. The Manchester City summer signing collected a pass from Sergio Busquets just inside the area before turning and driving the ball past the right hand of the outstretched 'keeper. Liechtenstein were unable to combat Spain's flowing football and the game became damage limitation for the country who have only won three games in their previous five European qualifying campaigns.
Despite his best efforts, Villa could not add to his terrific tally. The Barcelona man missed a glorious opportunity in the 90th minute but could not find the net with an opening goal gaping, instead finding the bar. Spain now head into a midweek friendly with Argentina where Villa will be hoping to become Spain's outright record top-scorer.
England v Bulgaria (4-0)
England 4-0 Bulgaria: Jermain Defoe Hattrick And Adam Johnson's First International Goal Seal Comfortable Victory
But injuries to Defoe and Dawson will concern Capello...
England returned to winning ways in their first competitive match since their World Cup exit with a 4-0 victory over Bulgaria. A Jermain Defoe hat-trick and a first international goal from Adam Johnson won the game for Fabio Capello’s side in front of an expectant crowd at Wembley.
Despite the poor performances in South Africa, and much talk of a shake-up of the England team, Capello named seven survivors from the defeat to Germany in Bloemfontein in his starting line-up.
Glen Johnson, Ashley Cole, James Milner, Gareth Barry, Steven Gerrard, Wayne Rooney and Jermain Defoe all started for England; with Tottenham Hotspur’s Michael Dawson coming in for his first international start alongside Phil Jagielka, Joe Hart making his competitive debut in goal and Theo Walcott returning on the right wing after an impressive start to the season with Arsenal
Bolton midfielder Martin Petrov, Aston Villa captain Stilian Petrov and former Manchester City striker Valeri Bojinov all started for Bulgaria who lined up without Dimitar Berbatov for the first time in 11 years following his decision to announce his international retirement last month.
England made the perfect start to the match with a goal in their first attack on the Bulgarian goal. Full back Stanislav Manolev gave the ball away to Cole; he left the ball to Rooney who played a chipped pass back into the run of the full back Cole inside the penalty area. The Chelsea man saw his shot saved by Nikolay Mihaylov, but he managed to play the rebound into Defoe who volleyed the ball into the back of the net from five yards.
The home side threatened again in the 18th minute; Johnson played a neat ball forward for Walcott to chase down the right wing. The Arsenal winger beat his marker but his low cross was behind Defoe and the ball was cleared before Rooney could pounce.
Bulgaria’s first opportunity came from an England mistake in the 20th minute. From a short corner routine Chavdar Yankov was able to deliver a dangerous cross from the left wing looking for Martin Petrov at the back post. Glen Johnson was well placed to intercept the cross but as the full back looked to turn the ball behind for a corner the ball struck his standing leg and flew towards the England goal. Luckily for the Liverpool defender Joe Hart was alert to the danger and was able to dive to his right and make the save.
Nine minutes later England had a chance to double their lead through James Milner. Gareth Barry played a precise cross field pass to Cole on the left wing, the full back played the ball onto Milner who raced past Rooney before firing towards goal. The Manchester City midfielder connected well with the 25 yard strike but it was straight at Mihaylov who saved easily.
And just two minutes later Theo Walcott had another opportunity for England, the Arsenal winger took the ball on a mazy run past the Bulgarian defence and into the penalty area but as he looked to chip a cross to Rooney the ball took a deflection and Mihaylov was able to tip the ball over the bar to concede a corner.
With half time approaching Milner had the final chance of the half, the winger received the ball on the left wing before cutting inside Manolev and sending a curling shot towards the top corner. Unfortunately for England the shot took and deflection and the ball sailed harmlessly over the bar.
The first chance of the second half came in the 50th minute and it fell to Wayne Rooney. Defoe played a headed pass into the path of the striker who looked to chip Mihaylov from the edge of the penalty area. The Bulgarian keeper was five yards off his line but managed to scramble back and tip the ball over the bar for a corner.
Bulgaria created an excellent chance three minutes later after a mistimed challenge from Michael Dawson, the defender missed his header on the edge of the penalty area which allowed Ivelin Popov to take the ball into the penalty area but his strike flew wide of the far post.
A minute later England suffered a setback with an injury to Dawson, the Tottenham defender was challenging Popov but as he turned he twisted his knee and fell to the floor in agony with what looked to be a very serious injury. He was stretchered off and replaced by Bolton Wanderers defender Gary Cahill.
With just over an hour played England finally doubled their lead, but they had to survive a big scare before doing so. Yankov took the ball down the left wing before pulling a low cross back into the path of Stanislav Angelov on the edge of the penalty area but his shot was well parried by Hart. England picked up on the loose ball and 14 seconds after Hart’s save Rooney had the ball on the edge of the Bulgarian penalty area. The striker played a neat pass to his left to Defoe who calmly slotted the ball underneath Mihaylov to double his and England’s tally for the night.
Bulgaria caused another scare for England in the 65th minute although they were helped by another defensive mistake. Jagielka failed to clear a long ball properly and the loose ball fell to Angelov but Hart made another important stop, this time with his outstretched right arm. The loose ball fell to Martin Petrov but his long range effort flew over the bar with the aid of a deflection off Glen Johnson.
England continued to look for more goals and in the 76th minute Defoe very nearly grabbed his hat-trick. The striker had a glimpse opted to play a pass inside to Gerrard, his low shot was parried by Mihaylov into the path of Defoe and as the striker seemed certain to pounce on the rebound the goalkeeper pushed the ball clear of the striker.
The home side did get their third goal in the 83rd minute from substitute Adam Johnson. Defoe and Rooney combined on the edge of the penalty area before playing the ball wide to Johnson on the right, the Manchester City winger cut inside his man and fired past Mihaylov for his first international goal.
Three minutes later England extended their lead even further and this time Defoe was able to complete his hat-trick. Rooney brought the ball forward from the halfway line before playing a through ball to defoe who fired past Mihaylov to record the first hattrick for England since Theo Walcott’s against Croatia two years ago.
Portugal v Cyprus (4-4)
Portugal 4-4 Cyprus: Seleccao Left To Rue Defensive Errors
Cyprus proved to be no pushovers against their more fancied opponents in Guimaraes...
A last-gasp equaliser from Andreas Avraam stunned Portugal and secured a famous draw for the Cypriots in Guimaraes as Portugal assistant manager Agostinho Oliveira took charge for the first time following Carlos Queiroz's suspension.
Cyprus surprisingly went in front after three minutes when Efstathios Aloneftis peeled away from Miguel before audaciously lobbing Eduardo.
Portugal were level five minutes later when Hugo Almeida displayed his aerial prowess by heading a near-post cross from Nani into the far corner of the net.
Cyprus retook the lead on eleven minutes when Raul Meireles got in a tangle, releasing the visitors' record goalscorer Michalis Konstantinou who beat Bruno Alves to the ball to blast home into the net. Suddenly the Portuguese backline that had seemed impregnable in the World Cup was being repeatedly breached.
Raul Meireles then atoned for his previous mistake just before the half-hour with a fizzing strike from 25 yards which deceived Cypriot goalkeeper Antonis Georgallides as it bounced wickedly off the turf.
Portugal completed a superb comeback when Fabio Coentrao crossed from the left and Danny headed home with the help of both Sinisa Dobrasinovic and the crossbar.
But Cyprus was not done yet as substitute and record cap holder Ioannis Okkas made it 3-3 on 57 minutes when he raced onto Charalambides' through ball and coolly slid the ball home past Eduardo with his first touch of the game.
Manuel Fernandes blasted the ball home into the top corner to give Portugal the lead after Ricardo Quaresma's corner was cleared to the edge of the box.
Cyprus snatched a dramatic late equaliser when Eduardo spilled Dobrasinovic's shot into the path of Andreas Avraam who stooped to head the ball home.
Portugal travel to Oslo to face Norway on Tuesday while Cyprus' next qualifier is next month at home to the same opposition.
France 0-1 Belarus: Syarhey Kislyak Fires Guests To Sensational Late Win
Les Bleus' World Cup hangover continued as they suffered a disastrous loss in Paris...
Dogged and determined Belarus ruined Laurent Blanc’s debut as France coach as they scored a sensational 1-0 victory on the opening evening of Euro 2012 qualifying.
The decisive moment in the game arrived after 85 minutes when Hleb brothers Vyacheslav and Aliaksandr combined to set-up Syarhey Kislyak to fire into the top corner of Hugo Lloris’ net.
It was in fact red-clad guests who otherwise had the best chance of the game just five minutes after the break when Vyacheslav Hleb played a wonderful pass through to Vitali Rodionov, who could only slash a right-footed shot wide from deep inside the box.
Moments later, Florent Malouda’s diving header flew straight into the arms of Yuri Zhevnov following a flick from Guillaume Hoarau, and the Chelsea man would correctly have a goal disallowed for offside just after the hour mark.
France had opened with renewed vigour. Loic Remy, one of the young guns drafted in by Blanc, was one of the chief protagonists in the early stages, looking effervescent each time he gathered possession, heading an awkward chance from a Jeremy Menez corner just wide.
Malouda had his moments in the early stages of the game and would grow into les Bleus’ most effective attacker. A cut-back from the former Olympique Lyonnais star was cleared by Aliaksandr Kulchiy, while a later overhead from close range flew comfortably over. On the stroke of half-time, a direct run through the heart of the Belarus defence ended with a fierce moving drive that was punched clear by Zhevnov.
The visitors, who began to look largely comfortable in the period before the break after a difficult start, were not content to simply sit back and soak up pressure, keeping possession for significant spells but struggling to threaten Lloris’ goal, with Vitali Kutuzov being denied by Philippe Mexes blocks twice in quick succession.
In the second half it was the hosts who dominated, but the ball dropped unkindly for them in the box regularly. Hoarau headed just over on the stretch, while a hooked Mathieu Valbuena effort was impressively touched over. With seconds remaining, Kevin Gameiro fizzed a fantastic chance just over.
Problems apparent during Raymond Domenech’s rein, notably a lack of cutting edge and incision, were clear in les Bleus’ play, and with a match against Bosnia to come on Tuesday, France will have to regroup swiftly. Meanwhile, Belarus coach Bernd Stange’s aim of at least reaching the play-offs is not looking quite so audacious as his side recorded a truly historic victory on another grim evening for the hosts.
Belgium 0-1 Germany: Ageless Klose Wins It For The Mannschaft
A clinical Miroslav Klose finish lifted Germany to victory in Belgium this evening.
Germany kicked off their Euro 2012 qualifying campaign with a narrow 1-0 victory in Belgium tonight. The hosts looked lively at both ends of the pitch for much of the match, but Miroslav Klose's solitary strike early in the second half was enough for the Germans to take three points.
The visitors won the majority of possession and looked the brighter team in terms of passing speed and overall attacking synthesis, but their hosts arguably had the better opportunities in the first half. Following a mistake by Bastian Schweinsteiger, Romelu Lukaku forced a save from Manuel Neuer. Later, Marouane Fellaini nearly played 17-year-old forward through on goal, but Lukaku was a hair offside.
Following the interval, the Germans' attack sharpened as Schweinsteiger lent his support up front, and not long after the central midfielder made goalkeeper Logan Bailly panic, Klose pounced on his opportunity to strike. Schweinsteiger won the ball off Daniel van Buyten deep in the attacking half before Thomas Mueller slipped a through ball to Klose, who finished coolly.
Later in the game, Germany nearly doubled their advantage after Philipp Lahm's superb run and cut-back to Mueller, but the young forward's shot was pushed just wide of the post. Belgium pressed forward in search of an equaliser and looked bright in spells, but struggled to create scoring opportunities and failed to earn a point.
The result puts Germany level on points with Turkey, who lead Group A following their 3-0 victory in Kazakhstan earlier today. Belgium are without points, but have a chance to catch up to Turkey when the two teams face off on Tuesday
Switzerland 1-3 England | Euro 2012 Group G qualifier
England dominated much of this Euro 2012 qualifer yet still needed endurance after the injured Theo Walcott and Jermain Defoe were both borne away on stretchers. An eventually spirited Switzerland even reduced the deficit despite having Stephan Lichtsteiner sent off, but Darren Bent, following an Ashley Cole pass, then scored his first international goal. That excellent drive in the 88th minute granted his team the sense of comfort they had deserved after a show of authority that was sustained from the early moments.
Wayne Rooney is scarcely the type to go into hiding merely because of the coverage of his private life. He could have done no more to claim prominence than to put England into the lead after 10 minutes with his first international goal since September 2009. Glen Johnson's cut-back was turned in by the Manchester United player, but the move had been initiated by Walcott. The Arsenal attacker then continued into the goalmouth, where he took a blow to the right ankle in the general melee
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