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England U-21

  • Johnson 14’
  • Campbell 42’

Ecuador

  • Jofre Guerrón 53’
  • Palacios 54’
  • Caicedo 82’

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  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • England U-21
    • Ecuador
    • 90+4' The full-time whistle is blown and England have lost 3-2 to Ecuador, despite leading 2-0 at half-time. Thanks for joining us!
    • 90+2' Danny Wellbeck wins a header in the box, but can't direct it on target after Huddlestone's cross.
    • 90' Four minutes are to be added which gives England time to get the draw which they probably deserve, especially for their first half efforts.
    • 89' Late drama as Fraizer Campbell wheels away in celebration after converting the rebound from Tom Huddlestone's powerful shot, but it is ruled offside - it looks very debatable.
    • 87' Scott Loach makes his England U-21 debut in place of Tom Heaton, who had a good game despite conceding three times.
    • 86' England come back into the game as Ecuador sit back on their lead, while Caicedo, who looks to be the likely match-winner, departs the scene.
    • 84' Great determination from Fraizer Campbell down the right byline almost results in an equaliser for England as his lay-back narrowly evades Danny Wellbeck, just five yards out.
    • 82' A stunning goal by Felipe Caicedo! The Manchester City forward received the ball with his back to goal, turned Steven Taylor inside-out, then lashed his shot past Heaton!
    • 81' Craig Gardner drills the free-kick hard and low, but it is deflected off the wall and luckily for Ecuador, falls to a yellow shirt amid a crowd of bodies in the box.
    • 79' Effective pressing by substitute Kyle Naughton wins the ball for England and just as Fraizer Campbell is about to let fly with a volley, he is brought down by Castillo on the edge of the box.
    • 77' Another flood of substitutions from both sides: the goalscorer Pablo Palacios is taken off for Ecuador, while the excellent Adam Johnson and Lee Cattermole are replaced by Danny Wellbeck and Kyle Naughton.
    • 74' Craig Gardner is penalised twice in a minute for over zealous hustling in midfield, while an excellent run by Johnson is ended with Neicer Reasco bringing him down and being shown the yellow card.
    • 72' A slick one-two between Caicedo and Guerron ends disappointingly for Ecuador as the latter is crowded out by white shirts, but the hosts are looking more comfortable.
    • 70' Tom Huddlestone is moving further and further up the field in support of Campbell, while the rest of the side sit increasingly deep; the departure of Kightly has left England with a distinct lack of width.
    • 68' England are finding themselves increasingly under the cosh as Ecuador pile on the pressure. Jack Cork is shielding the defence admirably at the moment, but his side are currently offering little going forward.
    • 65' Walter Ayovi attempts another ambitious free-kick, which he does very well to even get on target from all of 35 yards; Heaton parries it away for a corner with the ball swerving around viciously.
    • 63' A great chance for Ecuador to take the lead as Felipe Caicedo bustles his way into the England box and brings a fine stop from Tom Heaton, down low to his right.
    • 62' A flurry of touchline activity ensues and Stuart Pearce makes a double change: Joe Mattock and Michael Kightly depart, with Kieran Gibbs and Craig Gardner coming on in their place.
    • 59' Fraizer Campbell continues to look the most dangerous player on the pitch with his abundance of pace - England need to exploit it as much as possible.
    • 57' Stuart Pearce is standing with his hands on his hips in disbelief after two aberrational moments from England's back-four.
    • 54' GOAL!!! A disastrous minute for England as Mancienne gets caught napping with a ball over the top, and Pablo Palacios finishes past Heaton to equalise.
    • 53' GOAL!!! Ecuador have got one back through Joffre Guerron! The midfielder caught Joe Mattock out of position down the right and cooly slotted his shot past Heaton.
    • 52' Michael Mancienne applauds his keeper after giving him a horrible bouncing back-pass, which on this pitch is asking for a Zagreb-esq moment from any glovesman.
    • 50' Heaton then comes right to the edge of his area to collect a high ball, showing a commanding presence yet again, before setting Huddlestone off down the left.
    • 48' Lee Cattermole concedes yet another free-kick, this time on the edge of the England box, and has finally tested the referee's patience too far. But from an acute angle, Neicer Reasco can only find the gloves of Tom Heaton.
    • 46' The second half is underway at La Rosaleda stadium and Micah Richards has been replaced by Watford midfielder Jack Cork, with Michael Mancienne dropping back into defence.
    • 45+1' That's half-time, and England walk off the field with high-fives all-round; they lead 2-0 courtesy of Adam Johnson and Fraizer Campbell against Ecuador.
    • 45' Just the one minute to be added at the end of this first half, and Stuart Pearce has a very smug countenance on the touchline as he prepares to produce a team-talk consisting of "Well done, lads!"
    • 44' England's pace on the break was key to that goal, and that is without Gabby Agbonlahor in the side! Kightly, Johnson and Campbell have looked very sharp, with the Ecuador defenders backing off them at every opportunity.
    • 42' GOAL!!! Fraizer Campbell doubles England's lead with a superb team counter-attack! Micah Richards dispossessed Ayovi, before feeding Kightly down the left, who found Campbell in space and the striker finished crisply past Cevallos - lovely stuff from England!
    • 39' There is a slight delay as the Ecuador players kick-up an almighty fuss over a free-kick which Richard Stearman eventually attempts to float over the wall, but it floats over the bar too.
    • 37' Michael Kightly whips in a delightful delivery from the resulting set-piece, but Richard Stearman, his Wolves team-mate narrowly fails to convert it at the back post.
    • 36' The blare of the car horns only thinly veils the sparsity of the crowd at La Rosaleda stadium. Michael Mancienne wins England a dangerous free-kick with a rampaging run through the Ecuador midfield.
    • 33' Stout defending by Campbell in his own half dispossesses Palacios in a dangerous position out on the left; Stuart Pearce's side are working extremely hard and look relatively comfortable.
    • 31' Deison Mendez receives the first yellow card of the evening after cynically tugging Fraizer Campbell down as the striker looked to have beaten the 18-year-old right-back.
    • 30' Edison Mendez charges right down the middle of the England half, before tamely scuffing his shot wide of Tom Heaton's far post with players in support - poor.
    • 28' The combative midfielder, Lee Cattermole, commits three petty fouls in the space of minutes, but the referee appears reluctant to issue his first booking of the night, which is understandable.
    • 25' Pablo Palacios almost latches on to Edison Mendez's through ball, but Tom Heaton is impressively quick off his line to deny the midfielder from slotting home.
    • 24' Segundo Castillo, who is on-loan at Everton from Red Star Belgrade, strokes the ball around nonchalantly in the middle of the park, but England are pressuring their opponents well.
    • 22' Manchester City forward Felipe Caicedo demonstrates his power as he surges past Tom Huddlestone from midfield, who is hardly lightweight himself.
    • 20' It has to be said that the pitch is working against the players here, with simple passes bobbling around everywhere, but England have coped with it better thus far...!
    • 18' A corner is whipped in by Michael Kightly from the right and Micah Richards gets the better of Jose Cevallos in the air, but the referee takes exception to his jump.
    • 16' It has been a superb start by the Middlesbrough man, with that strike capping his dangerous display out on the left; England continue to push forward through Tom Huddlestone.
    • 14' GOAL!!! Adam Johnson produces some sublime skill to fire England in front! The winger looped the ball Paul Gascoigne-style over the onrushing Segundo Matamba, before drilling his shot past Jose Cevallos!
    • 12' England's defence is briefly in chaos as Richard Stearman and Joe Mattock, who were team-mates at Leicester, have a mix-up in communication, before Mancienne clears.
    • 10' Most of the play, as far as England are concerned, has been down their left through Adam Johnson; at the other end, Michael Mancienne looks to make the holding midfield role his own with a robust challenge on Neicer Reasco.
    • 7' The rather pretentiously-titled Ecuador Select XI, as they seem to be increasingly referred to, are passing the ball around tidily at the moment, but are not threatening the England back-four too much.
    • 5' Adam Johnson battles valiantly down the left wing despite being jostled by two Ecuador defenders. A notable footnote is that the ear-piercing droans of car horns - which is a sound most often found at England U-21 fixtures at Wembley - I hoped this evening's game would be a relief from that!
    • 3' Walter Ayovi has a 20 yard left-footed free-kick ping off Tom Heaton's near post with the keeper beaten - an early reprieve for England there.
    • 1' We're underway at La Rosaleda stadium and in terms of experience, this Ecuador side should provide England's young guns with a very stern test.
    • - Welcome to England U-21's International fixture against Ecuador at La Rosaleda. Stuart Pearce's side have won five of their last six games and his players will be looking to add to their growing reputations.

  • Summary

    • 89' Late drama as Fraizer Campbell wheels away in celebration after converting the rebound from Tom Huddlestone's powerful shot, but it is ruled offside - it looks very debatable.
    • 84' Great determination from Fraizer Campbell down the right byline almost results in an equaliser for England as his lay-back narrowly evades Danny Wellbeck, just five yards out.
    • 82' A stunning goal by Felipe Caicedo! The Manchester City forward received the ball with his back to goal, turned Steven Taylor inside-out, then lashed his shot past Heaton!
    • 63' A great chance for Ecuador to take the lead as Felipe Caicedo bustles his way into the England box and brings a fine stop from Tom Heaton, down low to his right.
    • 54' GOAL!!! A disastrous minute for England as Mancienne gets caught napping with a ball over the top, and Pablo Palacios finishes past Heaton to equalise.
    • 53' GOAL!!! Ecuador have got one back through Joffre Guerron! The midfielder caught Joe Mattock out of position down the right and cooly slotted his shot past Heaton.
    • 42' GOAL!!! Fraizer Campbell doubles England's lead with a superb team counter-attack! Micah Richards dispossessed Ayovi, before feeding Kightly down the left, who found Campbell in space and the striker finished crisply past Cevallos - lovely stuff from England!
    • 37' Michael Kightly whips in a delightful delivery from the resulting set-piece, but Richard Stearman, his Wolves team-mate narrowly fails to convert it at the back post.
    • 14' GOAL!!! Adam Johnson produces some sublime skill to fire England in front! The winger looped the ball Paul Gascoigne-style over the onrushing Segundo Matamba, before drilling his shot past Jose Cevallos!
    • 3' Walter Ayovi has a 20 yard left-footed free-kick ping off Tom Heaton's near post with the keeper beaten - an early reprieve for England there.
    • - Welcome to England U-21's International fixture against Ecuador at La Rosaleda. Stuart Pearce's side have won five of their last six games and his players will be looking to add to their growing reputations.

Live Team Line-Up

  • England U-21

    Manager: Stuart Pearce

    Captain: Steven Taylor

    Starting line-up

    • T. Heaton Substitution Out (87′)
    • M. Richards Substitution Out (46′)
    • S. Taylor
    • R. Stearman
    • J. Mattock Substitution Out (62′)
    • M. Mancienne
    • L. Cattermole Yellow Card Substitution Out (77′)
    • T. Huddlestone
    • M. Kightly Substitution Out (62′)
    • A. Johnson Goal Substitution Out (77′)
    • F. Campbell Goal

    Subs

    • C. Gardner Substitution In62′
    • S. Loach Substitution In87′
    • K. Gibbs Substitution In62′
    • J. Cork Substitution In46′
    • D. Welbeck Substitution In77′
    • K. Naughton Substitution In77′

    Injured

    • A. Lennon
    • S. Ebanks-Blake
    • J. O'Hara
    • R. Bertrand
    • D. Fox

    Suspended

    None

  • Ecuador

    Manager: Sixto Vizuete

    Captain: 1. Jose Francisco Cevallos

    Starting line-up

    • J. Cevallos
    • P. Palacios Goal Substitution Out (76′)
    • D. Mendez Yellow Card
    • S. Matamba Substitution Out (62′)
    • P. Ambrosi Substitution Out (51′)
    • S. Castillo
    • E. Mendez
    • D. Jofre Guerrón Goal
    • W. Ayovi
    • F. Caicedo Goal Substitution Out (88′)
    • N. Reasco Yellow Card

    Subs

    • G. Espinoza Substitution In62′
    • A. Valencia
    • T. Noboa Substitution In51′
    • F. Borja
    • M. Mendoza
    • F. Hidalgo Substitution In88′
    • J. Montero

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

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  1. Sikim agzivizi. @#$% you

    From js_rongis, on Thu 12 Feb 5:26PM

  2. England were lucky to get into the quarters of the­ world cup with Beckhams free kick into the goal.­ Ecuadors keeper should have been kicked off the team­ after that ugly incident and not blocking an easy one.­ Go Ecuador!!

    From chwo217, on Wed 11 Feb 10:10AM

  3. I love reading all the Jock's comments, all bitter­ and twisted cos their highest class of football is akin­ to fat pub-league players running around on a sunday­ afternoon. *Sob sob*

    From Ashley B, on Wed 11 Feb 4:47AM

  4. its cos ashley young and agbonlahor didnt play. it was­ a friendly though right?

    From FunkyDiva8, on Wed 11 Feb 12:49AM

  5. lol 62 tru tru tru

    From Mohammed, on Tue 10 Feb 11:07PM

  6. well done ecuador

    From fergie, on Tue 10 Feb 11:04PM

  7. Too true, comment 62

    From JDFC, on Tue 10 Feb 10:04PM

  8. your celtic players are overpaid their just a lot @#$%­ than chelsea's!!!!!!

    From andyajnicol, on Tue 10 Feb 10:03PM

  9. Maybe just a friendly, but Eng tried but failed to­ equilize. Go Ecuador...

    From Jack C, on Tue 10 Feb 9:59PM

  10. what a loud of @#$% .england .watch the big boys do the­ same without stev e gggggggggg

    From rocky.harris, on Tue 10 Feb 9:53PM

  11. Just give up men!!!!!

    From Affi, on Tue 10 Feb 9:51PM

  12. loooool, GB football team? no thanks, how about a­ Celtic one with players not over paid?...Ayeeeep

    From ali k, on Tue 10 Feb 9:50PM

  13. england cant win anything .they are @#$% .

    From rocky.harris, on Tue 10 Feb 9:50PM

  14. ecuador winnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

    From pani, on Tue 10 Feb 9:47PM

  15. england r @#$%

    From ALAN, on Tue 10 Feb 9:45PM

  16. england u21 to win 3-2 come lads

    From Lubov, on Tue 10 Feb 9:42PM

  17. england u21 to win 3-2

    From Lubov, on Tue 10 Feb 9:41PM

  18. england u21 to win 3-2

    From Lubov, on Tue 10 Feb 9:41PM

  19. england u21 to win 3-2

    From Lubov, on Tue 10 Feb 9:41PM

  20. oh nooooooooooooo

    From Lubov, on Tue 10 Feb 9:40PM
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