Austria 0
England 1
Peter Crouch 44
Venue: Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna
Kick Off: 8pm, Friday 16 November 2007
Referee: Nicolai Vollquartz
England beat quite a weak Austrian side with a headed goal from Peter Crouch, supplied by a David Beckham corner.
Scott Carson and Ashley Young made their England debuts. Both played well enough.
Once again though, the main news is about misfortune. Michael Owen was pulled off with a thigh strain, and will be out for a month. That means if Israel do manage to hold the Russians to a draw, and England can qualify for the Euro's by beating Croatia at Wembley, we'll have to do it without Michael Owen.
For me, Owen is clearly injury prone, and should be used sparingly when possible. Playing Michael in friendlies mid-season, is nil-by-mouth as far as i'm concerned.
Apart from that, we have the obvious situation once again, that Beckham is still a key player for the 3 Lions. Because once again, Beckham's crossing supplied the winner. As long as Beckham has someone like Crouch to aim at, he will remain one of our big guns.
So, all in all a satisfactory friendly result. Now we just wait for the Israeli's to do us a favour.
Come on England! Come on Israel!
Austria 0 England 1 Match Reports
♠ Victory in Vienna (the fa.com)
♠ Austria 0-1 England (bbc.co.uk)
Posted at 12:33 PM, Saturday, November 17, 2007
England 1
Peter Crouch 44
Venue: Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna
Kick Off: 8pm, Friday 16 November 2007
Referee: Nicolai Vollquartz
England beat quite a weak Austrian side with a headed goal from Peter Crouch, supplied by a David Beckham corner.
Scott Carson and Ashley Young made their England debuts. Both played well enough.
Once again though, the main news is about misfortune. Michael Owen was pulled off with a thigh strain, and will be out for a month. That means if Israel do manage to hold the Russians to a draw, and England can qualify for the Euro's by beating Croatia at Wembley, we'll have to do it without Michael Owen.
For me, Owen is clearly injury prone, and should be used sparingly when possible. Playing Michael in friendlies mid-season, is nil-by-mouth as far as i'm concerned.
Apart from that, we have the obvious situation once again, that Beckham is still a key player for the 3 Lions. Because once again, Beckham's crossing supplied the winner. As long as Beckham has someone like Crouch to aim at, he will remain one of our big guns.
So, all in all a satisfactory friendly result. Now we just wait for the Israeli's to do us a favour.
Come on England! Come on Israel!
Austria 0 England 1 Match Reports
♠ Victory in Vienna (the fa.com)
♠ Austria 0-1 England (bbc.co.uk)
Posted at 12:33 PM, Saturday, November 17, 2007
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