England Triumph in World Cup Cliffhanger in South Africa

England cane through a tough and tense game with Slovenia to progress to the next round via a Jemaine Defoe early goal in the 22nd minute.

England with Upson in for Carragher, Milner back on the right flank and Defoe in the centre with Rooney looked a more compact outfit.

The early goal from Defoe settled some nerves but although England had some great chances, Rooney hitting the post, they couldn’t kill off the opposition. The Slovenian goalkeeper Handanovic made some great saves and their centre backs were resilient.

As the game wore on Rooney was replaced by Joe Cole of Chelsea. As always Rooney did not take his substitution very well but his display was well below normal. In the final minutes Heskey replaced Defoe and England played out a nervy last 15 minutes.?????????

This was epitomized by Terry trying to head away when things became desperate some six inches off the ground!

England Manager Capello was effusive in praise of his team and believes “they are back”

For Slovenia disappointment at losing the match turned into anguish as they learnt that the USA had scored in injury time and therefore went through with England to the next round.

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Posted by Cynthia Jonas on Jan 5 2011. Filed under Featured News, Sports & Recreation. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. Both comments and pings are currently closed.