England 3 - 0 Israel

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Saturday Sep 08 2007 05:00

  • 90
    It was all England today and the home side will be confident ahead of next Wednesday's match with Russia
  • 90
    It's keep-ball at the back for England as both sides wait for the final whistle
  • 89
    Could have been the pefect end to England's night there, but Owen will be happy with his goal and performance
  • 87
    Owen's second arrived on a plate from Johnson, but his shot is cleared off the line
  • 85
    Israel are having some of the possession at last, but only because England have taken their foot off the accelerator
  • 83
    David Bentley on for the excellent Shaun Wright-Phillips
  • 82
    They are gifted a free-kick which Benayoun takes dangerous, curling a ball to the back post. Robinson climbs well to punch it away
  • 80
    Israel too are looking less ambitious, they know it's too late for a comeback now
  • 78
    Some mild alarm for England on the left causes Paul Robinson to come rushing out and belt the loose ball into the crowd
  • 77
    Owen looked through on goal for a moment, but was caught offside
  • 75
    A shot, of sorts, from Israel which almost goes out for a throw
  • 74
    Yaniv Katan goes off the Israel, replaced by Michael Zandberg
  • 73
    The crowd are up and signing at the new Wembley
  • 71
    Andrew Johnson and Phil Neville come on for Heskey and Gerrard
  • 69
    Steven Gerrard gets a bit of treatment after stretching too far
  • 67
    Terry booked soon after the restart for a foul
  • 66
    Dudu Aouate booked for protesting against the goal
  • 66
    Micah Richards makes it three with a towering header from a Gareth Barry corner
  • 65
    Some danger from Israel, again through Tamuz, but he is tackled on the edge of the area - cleanly according to the ref
  • 64
    Owen feeds Joe Cole inside the area but his shot is parried out for a corner
  • 63
    England's urgency has rightly dropped after their second goal and they are toying with Israel
  • 61
    More pressure on the right from Wright-Phillips as he wins a throw deep in enemy territory
  • 59
    Israel look a bit better this half, though it doesn't take much to improve on their first half showing
  • 57
    Omar Golan comes on for Arik Benado, who had been yellow-carded
  • 55
    Yoav Ziv is booked for an agressive slide into Wright-Phillips
  • 54
    Tamuz has created more problems for England in the first ten minutes here than his whole team managed in the first half
  • 53
    Header on goal by Terry, well held by the Israeli keeper
  • 52
    More pressure from England with Ashley and Joe Cole working down the left
  • 49
    Brilliant strike from Owen. He flicked the ball up with his back to goal, 20 yards out, span and shot on the volley, beating the goalie for power
  • 46
    The second half begins
  • 46
    Toto Tamuz replaces Barak Itzhaki
  • 45
    The whistle is blown and England are in total control
  • 45
    Arik Benado booked for a foul, the second yellow card for Israel
  • 45
    Half-time approaches and Israel must re-group and change their game plan if they are to get back into this
  • 44
    That could have been a second for England and Wright-Phillips but he opts to cross not shoot from wide inside the six-yard box
  • 42
    England will want a second goal before half time, although Israel look toothless
  • 41
    Ashley Cole with a shot this time, but it's well saved and England can't pounce on the rebound
  • 39
    England are continuing to concentrate on the right flank, although Joe Cole has been excellent on the left
  • 37
    Amazing miss from Owen, who was through on goal. His first effort rebounded off the goalie's face and came back to Owen, who sliced his shot over
  • 36
    Israel are having some spells of possession but havn't looked like creating a goalscoring chance
  • 34
    Joe Cole worked his way into the area from the left side but Heskey fails to attack his low cross
  • 33
    Some pressure and chances for England which force two punches and a comfortable save from the Israeli keeper
  • 31
    Yaniv Katan looks another danger for Israel down the left and is seeing more of the ball
  • 30
    More hard work from Wright-Phillips wins a free kick on the right side
  • 28
    Israel's first attacking free-kick, but it's well headed away by Micah Richards
  • 27
    A couple of minutes pause here after Benayoun and John Terry both pick up knocks
  • 25
    Israel do appear slightly more urgent now, but continue to give the ball to Benayoun and hope for something special
  • 23
    Wright-Phillips continues to command the right flank and looks England's best offensive outlet
  • 22
    Israel must get out of this defensive mindset now they've fallen behind - easier said than done
  • 20
    Wright-Phillips latches onto a Joe Cole cross, firing home from six yards as Israel miss-played the offside trap
  • 19
    Dror Kashtan wins a throw near England's right side corner flag but they pass it eventually back to their goalie
  • 17
    That free-kick led to a corner which was swung onto Heskey's head, but the ball flew a yard wide
  • 15
    Shimon Gershon trips Steven Gerrard just outside the Israel area. Dangerous
  • 15
    England continue to command this match with Israel defending deep inside their area
  • 13
    A half-chance for Heskey that he created for himself, barging over his marker. Couldn't get the shot off though
  • 12
    Israel finally see some of the ball but eventually get caught offside
  • 10
    Emile Heskey fires over from inside the box. A clever lay-off from Michael Owen created the chance and Heskey should have hit the target
  • 8
    England with constant possession here, but don't look too threatening
  • 6
    Nothing comes of it other than an attempted counter-attack, instigated by Benayoun
  • 5
    Shaun Wright-Phillips wins a corner - he looks the most dangerous England player so far
  • 4
    First touch for Yossi Benayoun, Israel's captain, and he'll be very important for them today
  • 2
    Some early possession for England but no real chances
  • 0
    We're under way here at Wembley
  • 0
    But rather than play Michael Carrick in the centre of midfield, McClaren has opted to play Gareth Barry, while Emile Heskey starts alongside Michael Owen in attack
  • 0
    Steven Gerrard has proved his fitness after missing training during the week with a fractured toe, but Owen Hargreaves sits out with a thigh strain
  • 0
    Coach Steve McClaren knows only too well that anything other than a victory could have a devastating effect on his team?s chances of reaching the finals in Austria & Switzerland next summer
  • 0
    England host Israel at Wembley in a vital Euro 2008 qualifier this afternoon

Statistics

England
Shots on target 8
Shots off target 7
Shots off bar/post 0
Fouls 17
Offsides 2
Corners 6

Israel
Shots on target 0
Shots off target 1
Shots off bar/post 0
Fouls 12
Offsides 4
Corners 0

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