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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2012 21:24:36 GMT 1
"Their first steps on the way to Rio with a bang"
It's only Moldova Tilsley!!. Have these England Supporters Band members actually seen "The Great Escape", or are they too busy munching on their Pukka Pies?!.
Worse band ever!!!, wish The FA do the right thing and ban them!!. "Roy Hodgson's barmy army" is such a crap chant.
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Post by Mart!n on Sept 7, 2012 21:36:34 GMT 1
That was a very easy win to be honest, against a very weak side, I just knew they score about 4plus against Moldova. Ukraine match on Tuesday should be the first test for them, at least its a home game for England, should beat Ukraine at least but the scoreline will be different.
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Post by Panda on Sept 7, 2012 21:49:09 GMT 1
European Group A: Group A saw four teams in action who didn't qualify for the last World Cup. In Cardiff, Wales lost James Collins to a first-half red card and Belgium, some people's dark horses for the group, made them pay with goals from Vincent Kompany and Jan Vertonghen. Croatia opened their campaign with a hard-fought win over Macedonia, Nikica Jelavic scoring the only goal. Scotland host Serbia tomorrow in the group's other game.
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Post by Panda on Sept 7, 2012 21:53:02 GMT 1
European Group B: Italy were held in Sofia in a topsy-turvy game that saw Bulgaria lead before the Azzuri went ahead with two goals in four minutes. But Bulgaria earned a point midway through the second half through Georgi Milanov. That result means Armenia are the early leaders after they edged past Malta 1-0. The group also features Denmark and the Czech Republic, who play tomorrow.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2012 21:53:23 GMT 1
Belgium are a youth-developing team, that's going to make a difference and the reason they are dark horses. Absolutely sucks about Wales .
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2012 21:55:21 GMT 1
That was a very easy win to be honest, against a very weak side, I just knew they score about 4plus against Moldova. Ukraine match on Tuesday should be the first test for them, at least its a home game for England, should beat Ukraine at least but the scoreline will be different. Yeah, and a deflected free kick was one of the goals!!.
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Post by Panda on Sept 7, 2012 21:56:06 GMT 1
Maximo Mark was talking Belgium up a few months ago. He reckons they were the best team not at Euro 2012. I wouldn't quite agree with that statement but they're definitely a team on the rise.
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Post by Panda on Sept 7, 2012 22:01:22 GMT 1
European Group C: The Republic of Ireland managed to snatch three points out of nothing in Astana, as a Robbie Keane penalty and a strike from Kevin Doyle in the final two minutes broke Kazakh hearts. In Hanover, Germany strolled to a 3-0 over the Faroe Islands, with Mezut Ozil scoring twice in the second half. The group's other two teams, Sweden and Austria, weren't in qualifying action tonight. The Swedes warmed up for their midweek game against Kazakhstan with a friendly victory over China.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2012 22:06:53 GMT 1
Maximo Mark was talking Belgium up a few months ago. He reckons they were the best team not at Euro 2012. I wouldn't quite agree with that statement but they're definitely a team on the rise. They are definetly getting back to their glory days, but have a long way to go!.
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Post by Panda on Sept 7, 2012 22:08:12 GMT 1
European Group D: The Dutch started their recovery from their nightmare summer by picking up a vital three points against Turkey. Robin van Persie gave Holland the lead on 15 minutes and Luciano Narsingh sealed the points in stoppage time as Louis van Gaal won his first competitive game in charge of the Netherlands for 10 years. Romania overcame Euro 2012 surprise package Estonia, while Hungary enjoyed a routine 5-0 win over Andorra.
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Post by Panda on Sept 7, 2012 22:15:07 GMT 1
European Group E: In the surprise of the night in Europe, Iceland beat Norway 2-0. It was only Iceland's second competitive win in the last three years. Albania needed two late goals to take the points against Cyprus, while Switzerland beat Slovenia 2-0 in the battle of the 2010 qualifiers.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2012 22:35:06 GMT 1
Some nice shocks so far, shame Kazakstan were not amongst them!!!.
Although England won, it will be interesting to see how many goals Team FA score against San Marino. If there is any media hype suggesting that England will score 14 in allusion to Germany scoring 13, I won't be suprised in the slightest.
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Post by Panda on Sept 7, 2012 22:48:28 GMT 1
European Group F: Portugal start their campaign with a win but they were given a scare by Luxembourg who led in the first half before Cristiano Ronaldo and Helder Postiga sealed victory for the Euro 2012 semi-finalists. Russia won Fabio Capello's first competitive game in charge, beating Northern Ireland 2-0. Azerbaijan's Ruslan Abishov cancelled out Bebras Natcho's strike for Israel as the teams shared the points.
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Post by Panda on Sept 7, 2012 22:55:11 GMT 1
European Group G: Bosnia-Herzegovina got their campaign off to a perfect start as they bid to reach the finals for the first time, smashing eight goals past Liechtenstein. Zvjezdan Misimovic scored a hat-trick and there were two each for Vedad Ibisevic and Manchester City's Edin Dzeko. Greece came from behind to win in Latvia and 2010 qualifiers Slovakia were held by Lithuania.
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Post by Panda on Sept 7, 2012 23:01:54 GMT 1
European Group H: England got off to a winning start by putting five past Moldova. The win means England have only lost one of their last 19 qualifying matches and that was a 1-0 defeat in Ukraine when they'd already qualified for the 2010 World Cup. The other game in the group saw 10-man Montenegro draw 2-2 with Poland, having led at half-time. Ukraine play their first game against England on Tuesday. San Marino will face Montenegro.
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Post by Panda on Sept 7, 2012 23:11:49 GMT 1
European Group I: Abou Diaby's goal was enough to give France a vital win over Finland, with Spain lying in wait in Group I. A goal from Tornike Okriashvili earned Georgia their first World Cup victory since 2005, as they beat Belarus.
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Post by Panda on Sept 7, 2012 23:15:50 GMT 1
Tonight saw the scoring of the 1000th goal of the 2014 World Cup. I'm not 100% certain who scored it but it may have been Romania's Ciprian Marcia or possibly Jerry Bengtson of Honduras.
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Post by paulgilb on Sept 8, 2012 0:12:39 GMT 1
Must be England's biggest win in a while!
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Post by Panda on Sept 8, 2012 0:20:55 GMT 1
The last time England scored 5 in a game was three years ago in a 5-1 win over Croatia that sealed qualification for the 2010 World Cup with two games to spare.
The last time England won by five goals or more was also in 2009, in a 6-0 win over Andorra.
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Post by suedehead on Sept 8, 2012 0:59:29 GMT 1
Maximo Mark was talking Belgium up a few months ago. He reckons they were the best team not at Euro 2012. I wouldn't quite agree with that statement but they're definitely a team on the rise. They've had a very barren period since they co-hosted the Euros but they've now got some decent players so may be on their way back up.
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