England		Īrān
Al Maghrib	Tactics	Kozizadek
51%	Possession	49%
32%	Play in the half	68%
20	Shots	8
2	Fouls	7
0	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
0	Offsides	4
76.7	average mark	66.1
incredible	Shooting	formidable
outstanding	Passing	very good
outstanding	Defending	incredible

7 minute.
Here comes Milne, having a little trouble catching the ball. Milne makes a one-touch pass. Woodgate attempts to pass. Walters approaches the ball. Walters shoots.
Missed by few inches.

17 minute.
Mumtazi centers. Benhalima takes over possession. Benhalima makes a sublime pass. Thabet approaches the ball. Thabet has a fantastic effort at goal. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.

21 minute.
Barmby ineptly catches the ball. Barmby plays the ball through. Milne approaches the ball. Milne lobs the ball high into the air. Chettle rises up and heads the ball. Khamenei palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

32 minute.
Milne approaches the ball. The referee whistles for a foul Shahriar is guilty of misconduct. Milne was harmed in the clash. Woodgate approaches the free-kick. He attempts a short pass. Matthews rises up and heads the ball.
What a tremendous chance!

35 minute.
Milne makes a one-touch pass. Chettle takes over possession. Mehani trips an opponent. That`s a foul! Chettle was hurt. He`s crying with pain! Milne is likely to take the free-kick.
It was close.

36 minute.
Chettle just manages to reach the ball first. Shahriar trips an opponent. That`s a foul! Chettle was hurt. He`s crying with pain! Woodgate takes a quick free-kick. Matthews gets his head on it.
It was close.

37 minute.
Chettle ineptly catches the ball. Chettle makes a one-touch pass. Matthews approaches the ball. Chettle approaches the ball. Chettle shoots. Khamenei palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

40 minute.
Walters makes an instep pass. Milne just manages to reach the ball first. Milne plays the ball through. Matthews takes over possession. Matthews shoots.
It was close.

43 minute.
Mehani plays the ball off with his head. Walters just manages to reach the ball first. Walters passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Chettle takes over possession. Chettle takes a swing and hits it... Khamenei tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

The teams leave the pitch at the end of the half. The fans applaud great play from both sides.
The statistics of play in the half: England 35%, Īrān 65%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
England - Īrān 0:0

55 minute.
Mehani just manages to reach the ball first. Chettle wins the ball from behind. Chettle makes a one-touch pass. Milne approaches the ball. Milne has a fantastic effort at goal.
It was close.

59 minute.
Routledge passes, it`s a high ball. Matthews just manages to reach the ball first. Haliwa fouls. Haliwa is cautioned.

61 minute.
Clarke lobs the ball high into the air. Matthews plays the ball off with his head. Barmby attempts to pass. Chettle just manages to reach the ball first. Chettle shoots.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
England - Īrān 1:0

62 minute.
Woodgate approaches the ball. Milne attempts to pass. Mumtazi approaches the ball. Chettle cleverly intercepts the pass. Chettle takes a swing and hits it...
It was close.

64 minute.
Morris plays the ball off with his head. Benhalima approaches the ball. Benhalima centers. Frabianeri rises up and heads the ball. Bamford makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
England - Īrān 1:1

70 minute.
Throw-in. Robinson comes on to the pitch.

71 minute.
Barmby approaches the ball. Barmby makes an instep pass. Walters plays the ball through. Milne centers. Robinson gets his head on it. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

74 minute.
Mehani attempts to pass. Benhalima just manages to reach the ball first. Benhalima makes an instep pass. Frabianeri takes over possession. Frabianeri shoots.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
England - Īrān 1:2

75 minute.
Oxford comes on to the pitch.

75 minute.
Oxford attempts to pass. Robinson approaches the ball. The referee whistles for a foul Thabet is guilty of misconduct. Thabet is cautioned. Robinson was hurt. He`s crying with pain! Clarke approaches the free-kick. He attempts a short pass. Mumtazi just manages to reach the ball first. Robinson wins the ball from behind. Robinson shoots. Khamenei palms the ball clear.

77 minute.
Milne attempts to pass. Woodgate approaches the ball. Woodgate passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Matthews just manages to reach the ball first. Matthews shoots. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

79 minute.
Shirazi takes over possession. The referee whistles for a foul Woodgate is guilty of misconduct. Shirazi was hurt. He`s crying with pain! O`Neil comes on to the pitch.

84 minute.
Clarke just manages to reach the ball first. Sharudi makes a sublime pass. Benhalima takes over possession. Benhalima centers. Frabianeri makes a diving header. The ball hits the post. Bamford plays the ball through. Oxford plays the ball off with his head. Woodgate makes a sublime pass. Robinson approaches the ball. Robinson takes a swing and hits it... Khamenei palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

90 minute.
Milne just manages to reach the ball first. Milne ineptly catches the ball. Milne makes a one-touch pass. O`Neil approaches the ball. O`Neil shoots.
What a tremendous chance!

The teams leave the pitch at the end of the half. The fans applaud great play from both sides.
The statistics of play in the half: England 29%, Īrān 71%.
England - Īrān 1:2