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England U21

Poland U-21

  1. Poland hold England

    Poland hold England

    Poland held England's Under-21 side to a goalless draw at Molineux in a friendly match. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • England U21
    • Poland U-21
    • 90' And that's the final whistle, 0-0. An unusual result as it's only the second time in 32 matches England's Under-21s have not scored. Well done Poland.
    • 88' ENGLAND SUB: Mattock on for Surman.
    • 85' Pawlowski on the left, one-on-one with Mancienne again and he beats him again before firing a low drive across Heaton that the Manchester United trainee gets down to hold onto! Warning for England, as Poland can still snatch this.
    • 80' Rzezniczak with a crude challenge on Johnson, yellow card.
    • 77' O'Hara is free on the left and has space and time to drill it low in for CAMPBELL WHO FLIES IN BUT HE CAN'T CONNECT AND IT BOUNCES OFF HIM AND PUT BEHIND! Corner England, which is sent near post and put behind for another corner.
    • 76' POLAND SUB: Janczyk off for Lewandowski, Jarka on for Kuklis.
    • 75' Surman in the box, slips it back to O'Hara who can shoot but takes a touch and bodies are back to clear...
    • 73' The corner is nodded across by Onuoha but Dann's attempted bicycle kick is well over. England dominant in this second half.
    • 73' ... O'Hara strikes the ball which takes a touch off the wall and over for a corner...
    • 72' Kuklis with a foul on Johnson and England get a free kick on the edge of the box... O'Hara wants this one...
    • 70' Campbell chases through and almost forces an error from Tyton, who thinks he was fouled by Campbell before sliding to the edge of the area.
    • 69' Kuklis now harshly booked for Poland after sliding into Campbell on a driving run, he seemed to have got the ball...
    • 67' Derbyshire booked for a challenge far less dangerous or cynical than what we have already seen tonight.
    • 66' ENGLAND SUB: Campbell also comes on, the Hull striker replacing Jerome.
    • 65' ENGLAND SUBS: Derbyshire and Dann on for Moore and Shawcross.
    • 64' Mancienne gives away a free kick just on the left-hand edge of the box, Majewski to fire it in but straight at Heaton. England ride some serious pressure.
    • 62' Long ball over the top which Onuoha gets a decent head on and the ball drops to MAJEWSKI WITH THE SHOT BUT TIPPED OVER BY HEATON! Great first-time effort from an angle too, but Heaton was equal to it.
    • 61' Cynical challenge on Johnson on the left, no card but England have another free kick, O'Hara to swing in but poor and straight at the wall, who smash it clear.
    • 58' Janczyk seems to elbow Mancienne in the face and the QPR defender is down needing treatment, let's see how the ref deals with this... nothing, bizarrely.
    • 55' Great ball through by Majewski to Janczyk, who gets past Shawcross and is in but Heaton is out quickly to clear.
    • 51' Leadbitter gets a decent opportunity on the edge of the box after Jerome's knock-back but he hammers it high and wide. Johnson was the architect initially with a run on the left.
    • 48' Fox wins a free kick for England on the left, good start to this half... Leadbitter swings it in right-footed, Poland scramble it clear and O'Hara has a pop, which is blocked... The Poles holding firm as England try and get an early breakthrough after labouring in the first half.
    • 46' Second half underway, England winning a corner which is punched clear... England come again though, header over the top from Shawcross sends Onuoha who is still up and he wins a corner.
    • 46' HALF-TIME SUBS: Danch on for Wilk for Poland; Heaton on for Hart for England; Leadbitter on for Gardner for England.
    • 45+2 And that's half-time, goalless at Molineux and both sides having some good chances in a fairly even half.
    • 45' Jerome flicks it on and MOORE IS IN BUT TYTON RUSHES OUT TO BRAVELY BLOCK AND SPILLS IT BUT HACKED CLEAR!! Looked like a high foot from Moore and indeed the free kick is given.
    • 41' England with a spell of pressure, first Jerome almost getting clean through, being forced wide and cutting the ball back only for Poland to clear, the second ball falling to O'Hara who has a pop but sends it over.
    • 37' Tidy play on the edge of the England box by Majewski sees Janczyk try a low drive but easy for Hart.
    • 35' Johnson with another skilful break on the left, cutting inside and taking a tumble but the challenge is deemed to be fair and England win a corner.
    • 31' Wilk booked for a needless foul on Gardner.
    • 28' Fox is down clutching his achilles after tangling with Janczyk.
    • 25' Searching ball from Fox almost finds Surman but his touch lets him down... after a promising start, England have lost their way a bit with Poland looking the more threatening.
    • 22' Great break by Majewski, who spreads the ball wide excellently for Pawlowski who takes Mancienne out with a brilliant first touch and curls a shot in but held by Hart, who takes a knock from Kuklis and the ref does well to get between them before it kicks off.
    • 18' Poland break with Janczyk dribbling into the box, beating one man and going down in a heap with Onuoha but the ref waves him up and rightly so, he was looking for that. Good skill though.
    • 17' Good play by O'Hara to wriggle out of a hole in the corner and he digs out the cross which is headed on goal by Moore but straight at the keeper.
    • 16' Majewski to take... he whips it into the six yard box but too close to Hart, who claims easily.
    • 15' Mancienne pulls down Pawlowski to hand Poland a free kick on the left hand corner of the box...
    • 12' Jerome is played in on the right this time, past the last defender but a tight angle and he drills it in low but easy for the keeper this time.
    • 10' Jerome gets through on the left, cuts inside and tries to place it to Tyton's left but he gets down to block it and the rebound is still alive but hoofed clear.
    • 5' Gardner to take then... he drills it low at the keeper who fumbles the shot AND MOORE MUST FINISH BUT THE KEEPER TYTON WITH A GREAT SECOND SAVE! He made the mistake initially but more than compensated, corner England.
    • 4' Great run by Johnson, cutting in from the left and weaving towards the box and he gets chopped down by Polczak just on the edge of the area for a free kick...
    • 3' Jerome almost breaks through but a last ditch challenge from Kokoszka saves Poland's bacon... and a second break sees Johnson breaking on the left but the flag is up for offside.
    • 1' Match underway!
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  • Summary

    • 85' Pawlowski on the left, one-on-one with Mancienne again and he beats him again before firing a low drive across Heaton that the Manchester United trainee gets down to hold onto! Warning for England, as Poland can still snatch this.
    • 77' O'Hara is free on the left and has space and time to drill it low in for CAMPBELL WHO FLIES IN BUT HE CAN'T CONNECT AND IT BOUNCES OFF HIM AND PUT BEHIND! Corner England, which is sent near post and put behind for another corner.
    • 62' Long ball over the top which Onuoha gets a decent head on and the ball drops to MAJEWSKI WITH THE SHOT BUT TIPPED OVER BY HEATON! Great first-time effort from an angle too, but Heaton was equal to it.
    • 45' Jerome flicks it on and MOORE IS IN BUT TYTON RUSHES OUT TO BRAVELY BLOCK AND SPILLS IT BUT HACKED CLEAR!! Looked like a high foot from Moore and indeed the free kick is given.
    • 41' England with a spell of pressure, first Jerome almost getting clean through, being forced wide and cutting the ball back only for Poland to clear, the second ball falling to O'Hara who has a pop but sends it over.
    • 22' Great break by Majewski, who spreads the ball wide excellently for Pawlowski who takes Mancienne out with a brilliant first touch and curls a shot in but held by Hart, who takes a knock from Kuklis and the ref does well to get between them before it kicks off.
    • 5' Gardner to take then... he drills it low at the keeper who fumbles the shot AND MOORE MUST FINISH BUT THE KEEPER TYTON WITH A GREAT SECOND SAVE! He made the mistake initially but more than compensated, corner England.
    • 4' Great run by Johnson, cutting in from the left and weaving towards the box and he gets chopped down by Polczak just on the edge of the area for a free kick...

Live Team Line-Up

  • England U21

    Manager: Stuart Pearce

    On the Field

    • Hart Substitution Out (45′)
    • Mancienne
    • Shawcross Substitution Out (65′)
    • Onuoha
    • Fox
    • Gardner Substitution Out (45′)
    • Surman Substitution Out (88′)
    • O'Hara
    • Johnson
    • Moore Substitution Out (65′)
    • Jerome Substitution Out (65′)

    Subs

    • Heaton Substitution In (45′)
    • Derbyshire Substitution In (65′) Yellow Card
    • Leadbitter
    • Campbell Substitution In (65′)
    • Mattock Substitution In (88′)
    • Dann Substitution In (65′)

    Injured

    • Cattermole
    • Miller
    • Johnson

    Suspended

    None

  • Poland U-21

    Manager: Andrzej Zamilski

    On the Field

    • Przemysław
    • Rzezniczak
    • Kokoszka
    • Polczak
    • Kocot
    • Glik
    • Kuklis Yellow Card Substitution Out (76′)
    • Majewski
    • Wilk Yellow Card Substitution Out (45′)
    • Pawlowski
    • Janczyk Substitution Out (76′)

    Subs

    • Wojciech
    • Danch Substitution In (45′)
    • Renusz
    • Marciniak
    • Jarka Substitution In (76′)
    • Lewandowski Substitution In (76′)
    • Cichy

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None