Russia 2
Pavlyuchenko 69 (pen), 73.
England 1
Rooney 29
Venue: Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain)
Well, I could not afford to go to Moscow, and my usual Sky Sports spot was unavailable, so I got to listen to England 2-1 lose away in Russia on BBC 5 Live. The BBC's audio feed from the Eastern Block was broke, so I got to listen to the match via Graham Taylor's mobile phone - did I not like that!
So, winning 3-0 at home in consecutive matches in a row did not help the 3 Lions much when it came to a tough away tie far far away. Shock horror, England were just not good enough on the day - again. I really should guard against getting caught up in the press's euphoric building up of the England side, to watch the journo's delight in ripping our boys to shreds after the fact.
Easy International football matches are few and far between these days. Gone are the days of trouncing the likes of Turkey 7-0. The way the Euro qualifier table looks at the moment, England's home draw against the Macedonian's looks to have cost us big time.
I have no idea who played well today. No idea who played badly. No idea how or why we lost. I guess i'm not alone. The scary thing is McClaren probably feels the same, who knows? I gather a penalty was given against us that was'nt. Well that's what happens away from home. The Russians had a perfectly good goal ruled out at Wembley, so no complaining about the referee from here.
All in all, a grim day for the 3 Lions, and all the England fans that expected so much - again.
Match Reports
♠ Russia 2 England 1 (the fa)
♠ Russia 2 England 1 (bbc)
Posted at 5:34 PM, Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Pavlyuchenko 69 (pen), 73.
England 1
Rooney 29
Venue: Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain)
Well, I could not afford to go to Moscow, and my usual Sky Sports spot was unavailable, so I got to listen to England 2-1 lose away in Russia on BBC 5 Live. The BBC's audio feed from the Eastern Block was broke, so I got to listen to the match via Graham Taylor's mobile phone - did I not like that!
So, winning 3-0 at home in consecutive matches in a row did not help the 3 Lions much when it came to a tough away tie far far away. Shock horror, England were just not good enough on the day - again. I really should guard against getting caught up in the press's euphoric building up of the England side, to watch the journo's delight in ripping our boys to shreds after the fact.
Easy International football matches are few and far between these days. Gone are the days of trouncing the likes of Turkey 7-0. The way the Euro qualifier table looks at the moment, England's home draw against the Macedonian's looks to have cost us big time.
I have no idea who played well today. No idea who played badly. No idea how or why we lost. I guess i'm not alone. The scary thing is McClaren probably feels the same, who knows? I gather a penalty was given against us that was'nt. Well that's what happens away from home. The Russians had a perfectly good goal ruled out at Wembley, so no complaining about the referee from here.
All in all, a grim day for the 3 Lions, and all the England fans that expected so much - again.
Match Reports
♠ Russia 2 England 1 (the fa)
♠ Russia 2 England 1 (bbc)
Posted at 5:34 PM, Wednesday, October 17, 2007
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