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90+3' The full-time whistle goes at Wembley, and England have beaten San Marino 5-0 with braces from Wayne Rooney and Danny Welbeck, while Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain added a fifth! It's a routine victory for Roy Hodgson's side, who do the job in this Group H clash. Next up will be a much sterner test in Poland in midweek. Thanks for your company! Group H standings
85' Palazzi seems to be really struggling with cramp, but he cannot be replaced with San Marino having made all three of their changes.
82' Vitailoi comes off as San Marino's second most-capped player Bacciocchi is introduced.
78' Andy Selva comes on, and he's San Marino's all-time leading goalscorer!
77' GOAL! Oxlade-Chamberlain adds a fifth for England as he produces a precise right-footed finish to pick out the top corner, and it's an excellent shot from the Arsenal winger as he gets on the scoresheet after fine work from Cleverley and Baines once more.
75' Coppini is replaced by Buscarini as the visitors make their first change.
73' Andy Carroll comes on for Rooney, who makes way with the midweek clash with Poland no doubt in mind.
72' GOAL! Cleverley gets to the byline down the right and cuts the ball back for Welbeck, who adds his second of the night with a simple close-range finish! Again, England score two goals in a matter of minutes after a drought.
70' GOAL! Rooney adds a second with a crisp finish from the edge of the box, and he picks out the far corner of the net with a powerful strike to leave Simoncini with no chance at all. Rooney is now England's fifth highest goalscorer!
66' Carrick makes way as Roy Hodgson makes his first change of the evening, and it's Jonjo Shelvey who comes on.
52' Carrick forces his way through after a slick interchange with Welbeck, but his shot lacks power as Simoncini is able to make a decent save to his right!
46' The second half is under way, and England kick off looking to hit their stride a little quicker than they managed to in the first half. /// @CharlieAshton reckons it will end up 4-0, Sammy Taylor is going for 8-0 and Gabs T is going for 11-0.
- Right then, how many more will England score in the second half? What will the final scoreline be in this match, and is any individual going to net four? Get in touch on Twitter
45+3' The half-time whistle goes at Wembley, and England have two goals on the board, courtesy of Rooney - from the penalty spot - and Welbeck, with an exquisite backheel. The crowd will expect many more in the second half, but England are pleased with their work as they leave the field for the break.
37' GOAL! Danny Welbeck gets on the scoresheet with a cute finish at the near post! Lennon races to the right byline and cuts the ball back for the striker, who backheels beyond Simoncini in similar fashion to his goal against Sweden at the Euros!
35' GOAL! Wayne Rooney drives a brilliant penalty into the top corner, and that's his 30th goal in an England shirt as he puts the hosts in front! The wait is over for the opening goal, and it's a collective sigh of relief from the England crowd.
34' PENALTY! Welbeck is hauled down by Simoncini, who races off his line again in reckless fashion and takes down the England striker! The referee has no hesitation.
33' Carrick drives a stunning shot against the crossbar from the edge of the San Marino penalty area, and Welbeck fails to slam home the rebound from close range with a mishit strike!
32' What a miss from Rooney! Cleverley whips over a stunning cross to the back post from the right, and Rooney inexplicably heads wide from close range!
13' Chance! The corner is finally taken by Baines, with Rooney meeting the delivery with a firm header, but he directs it wide of the far post with Simoncini flat-footed.
9' Walcott is withdrawn as Aaron Lennon does indeed come on to play down the right.
4' Oh dear, Simoncini flies off his line and collides with Walcott, who falls to the ground with a thump as the goalkeeper makes an extremely reckless and dangerous challenge! He immediately apologises, but there will be a delay with Walcott injured.
1' The first half is under way at Wembley, and England immediately keep the ball inside the San Marino half, looking to build early pressure.
19:15 TEAMS - England: Hart, Walker, Baines, Carrick, Jagielka, Cahill, Walcott, Cleverley, Welbeck, Rooney (C), Oxlade-Chamberlain. Subs: Cole, Ruddy, Lescott, Shawcross, Milner, Shelvey, A Johnson, Lennon, Carroll, Defoe, Forster. //// San Marino: A Simoncini, F Vitaioli, Palazzi, Brolli, D Simoncini, Della Valle, Cibelli, Coppini, Cervellini, Danilo, Gasperoni. Subs: Valentini, Bacciocchi, Bollini, Buscarini, Marani, Mazza, Selva, Vannucci, M Vitaioli
77' GOAL! Oxlade-Chamberlain adds a fifth for England as he produces a precise right-footed finish to pick out the top corner, and it's an excellent shot from the Arsenal winger as he gets on the scoresheet after fine work from Cleverley and Baines once more.
72' GOAL! Cleverley gets to the byline down the right and cuts the ball back for Welbeck, who adds his second of the night with a simple close-range finish! Again, England score two goals in a matter of minutes after a drought.
70' GOAL! Rooney adds a second with a crisp finish from the edge of the box, and he picks out the far corner of the net with a powerful strike to leave Simoncini with no chance at all. Rooney is now England's fifth highest goalscorer!
52' Carrick forces his way through after a slick interchange with Welbeck, but his shot lacks power as Simoncini is able to make a decent save to his right!
37' GOAL! Danny Welbeck gets on the scoresheet with a cute finish at the near post! Lennon races to the right byline and cuts the ball back for the striker, who backheels beyond Simoncini in similar fashion to his goal against Sweden at the Euros!
35' GOAL! Wayne Rooney drives a brilliant penalty into the top corner, and that's his 30th goal in an England shirt as he puts the hosts in front! The wait is over for the opening goal, and it's a collective sigh of relief from the England crowd.
34' PENALTY! Welbeck is hauled down by Simoncini, who races off his line again in reckless fashion and takes down the England striker! The referee has no hesitation.
33' Carrick drives a stunning shot against the crossbar from the edge of the San Marino penalty area, and Welbeck fails to slam home the rebound from close range with a mishit strike!
32' What a miss from Rooney! Cleverley whips over a stunning cross to the back post from the right, and Rooney inexplicably heads wide from close range!
13' Chance! The corner is finally taken by Baines, with Rooney meeting the delivery with a firm header, but he directs it wide of the far post with Simoncini flat-footed.
19:15 TEAMS - England: Hart, Walker, Baines, Carrick, Jagielka, Cahill, Walcott, Cleverley, Welbeck, Rooney (C), Oxlade-Chamberlain. Subs: Cole, Ruddy, Lescott, Shawcross, Milner, Shelvey, A Johnson, Lennon, Carroll, Defoe, Forster. //// San Marino: A Simoncini, F Vitaioli, Palazzi, Brolli, D Simoncini, Della Valle, Cibelli, Coppini, Cervellini, Danilo, Gasperoni. Subs: Valentini, Bacciocchi, Bollini, Buscarini, Marani, Mazza, Selva, Vannucci, M Vitaioli
EnglandManager: Roy Hodgson
San MarinoManager: Giampaolo Mazza
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we should be expected to beat them. real test is against brazil in feb
'wonder why Defoe did not play...
I'd say Newcastl;e could even beat san marino
SUPERMAN The Three Lions are rumbling against San Marino , whose team had only one professional player from the Italian 3 rd Division and the rest are the 'local pub side'.................DO ME A FAVOUR , LET THEM GET AMONGST MEN OF THE CALIBRE OF .........Lewandowski , Blaszczykowski , Piszczek , Dudka , Wawrzyniak , etc etc etc plus Podolski , Klose and Jagielka ...all Poles together against the ' might of Shrek and his Anglo-Saxons-Jutes-Vikings' , thats more like the match we should make a judgement. We had the Germans blasting 6 goals away against Rep. of Ireland, Israel getting 6 against Luxemburgh and Spain 4 against Belorusia , thats more like scores that make genuine sense................not the 5 dodgy goals , one was a suspect dive penalty by Welbeck , not again Fergie's man practising for the P.L, the other a lucky deflection by the San Marino player for a Rooney goal , a Cleverly cross deflected of Welbecks shins ................... all very well executed and deserved goals......GIVE ME A HOT DOG ?
Welbeck does not deserve to play in England shirt. Get out !!! England do not need Welbeck
Gosh! Since the last game, England have actually listened. Now they can string together almost limitless passes to the same colour shirt. Utterly pointless passes but completed none the less. So then England, Lesson 2: Against tougher opposition on Tuesday, try and get from one end of the pitch to the other in less time than it takes my 85 year old mother. Tricky, but I can hardly wait
I actually stopped watching it! BORING!!! pub football
Rubbish, the Germans have just put 6 past the Irish away from home, so this is absolute rubbish.
Rooney scored against the big world class side San Marino!!!!??? yeah, muppets
Not bad few lessons learned Walker and Lennon not good enough kind of a given but now we are sure Rooney should stick to being a striker I like Cleverly in midfield and Shelvey looked good yound side is also a positive
i think my local side NEWPORT COUNTY AFC could beat this bunch of muppets
Way to go England you do it so well when you do it . Good luck for next game.
Who on earth chooses the 'Man of the match' ! If they think it was Welbeck they must have been watching a different game to me - Cleverley clearly ran the whole game for England. Good win against a poor team of part-timers though !
Well this lot won`t be worrying the other nations who CAN play football.
Where did everybody laugh at Scotland go????? I nearly felt better for a second... ALL hail #$%$.. aka jockland...:D
still not easy to score against an 11 man defence which is what sanmar were tonight so in ok with 5-0
Bring on the Polish! The Three Lions are ready to rumble