Eurosport - Fri, 09 Oct 22:13:00 2009
Braces from Zavon Hines and Andy Carroll helped England U21s to a 6-3 Euro 2011 qualifying win at home to FYR Macedonia in Coventry.
Kieran Gibbs scored at both ends and bagged two assists while fellow defender Micah Richards was also on target for Stuart Pearce's men, who are unbeaten in three Group matches.
Macedonia's two other goals came from Muharrem Muharemmi and Agim Ibraimi.
West Ham striker Hines came on at half-time for dead-leg victim Theo Walcott and he hit England's fourth and sixth goals to seal a memorable debut.
Macedonia had bravely come back from behind on two occasions, first rubbing out a two-goal lead for the hosts, before pulling it back to 3-3 in the second half.
Utility-man Gibbs put England ahead with a 22nd-minute header from Arsenal team-mate Walcott's cross.
Gibbs turned provider with a corner on the half-hour mark that Manchester City stopper Richards powered home.
The visitors pulled one back three minutes before half-time with Muharrem's free-kick.
They levelled six minutes after the second-half restart when Ibraimi finished past Scott Loach after Michael Mancienne, on-loan at Wolves from Chelsea, slipped to let him through.
The hosts went back ahead soon after when Gibbs got another assist after a superb left-wing run and cross that Newcastle target-man Carroll sent past Kristijan Naumovski.
But Macedonia equalised again with Gibbs at fault, lashing wildly at a corner and sending it past Loach.
Hines soon restored England's lead when he raced on to Tom Cleverley's pass and slotted the ball past Naumovski.
Carroll made it 5-3 with three minutes remaining after four team-mates missed chances to convert during a goalmouth scramble and Hines added a sixth with a close-range volley in injury-time.
England now have seven points from three matches after winning their opening match in Macedonia and drawing in Greece.
The Republic of Ireland, meanwhile, slumped to a draw at home to Georgia.
Alan Judge put the hosts ahead just before the half-hour mark but Giorgi Ivanishvili injured with one minute remaining to give the visitors a surprise point.
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Hines was called up to Jamaica but didn't get a run out. Guy got skills.
The World Cup is turned into a comedy in the opening games with Scotland's prescence. Only after their inevitable early exit can it be taken seriously again. You are just a wee silly country!!
6-3? Some blitz! Would it have been described a blitz if the score was 3-0? Doubt it.
Bloody hell, they injured Walcott again! This is so not fair... why use a player at both levels, especially when you've already injured him once and he hasn't had a break?! Not fair.
reminder...
Zavon Hines made Carragher look like a mug,running circles all over him and
hes only 20!....
who cares, my girl wearts stockings and high heels, so i dont give a @#$%,
who cares, my girl wearts stockings and high heels, so i dont give a @#$%,
the world cup is a nonsense without Scotland, a wee silly tournament,
how is it Hines playing for England when he played for Jamaica? i guess rules dnt apply for under 21
is there an echo in here?
Hines will be world- class.
#1 Another blue with chips, bet you havent got over Lescott either
comment-1
what a loser
Kieran Gibbs' mum probably does.
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