England labour to a lazy win over Wales in their EURO 2012 qualifier – International football
English national team headed by Wayne Rooney laboured to a hard fought win over Wales in their crucial 2012 EURO qualifier. Wales put out an offensive looking line up which was dependent upon the pace of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gareth-Bale-c14422 coupled with
the midfield guile of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ashley-Cole-c6809.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gareth-Barry-c14423. Scott Parker was left out as Ashley
Young, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 started the match off strongly as they were the home team but Wales matched them pace for pace for most part of the 90 minutes. In the 16th
minute, John Terry was forced into a mistake by Steve Morison but his flashy volley sailed over the cross bar as Wales had a wonderful chance to score their first goal of the match.
In the 18th minute, Wayne Rooney’s confidence was sky high as he attempted to chip the Welsh goalkeeper from the half way line but his lofted effort sailed way over the cross bar. England finally struck gold in the 35th
minute as Ashley Young tapped in a cut back from Stewart Downing. Both the former Aston Villa wingers combined to give England the lead after a lacklustre start by the 1966 World Cup champions.
In the second half, Wales gave a better account of themselves as they almost scored from an Aaron Ramsey free kick. The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Robert-c31222 Earnshaw who was clean through on goal but the Welsh
striker failed to direct his shot on target as the ball sailed high and wide of the bar. England held on in the final minutes to gain the win in the end as they won 1-0 thanks to Wales’ wayward finishing.
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