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Tuesday 20th June 2006
Peru vs. England
AOL Arena, Hamburg
England's final match of the group stage. Freemantle, on his birthday only needs a draw, Peru needs to win to get through.
The odds were 2-5 for an English victory, 13-2 for Peru and 11-4 for a draw.
Peru
GK Erick Delgardo (Sporting Cristal)
DR Cesar Miguel Rebosio (Zaragona)
DL Walter Hugo Zeballas (Melgar)
DC Julio Gomez (Real Sociedad)
DC Juan Reynoso (c) (Necaxa)
MR Nolberto Solano (Real Sociedad)
ML Emilio Martin Hidalgo (Saturn)
MC Jose Pereda (Melgar)
MC Roberto Palacios (Atlas)
AMC Andres Mendoza (Club Brugge)
FC Claudio Pizarro (FC Bayern)
Subs
Leao Butron (Alianza Altetico)
Santiago Roberto Salazar (Sport Boys)
Juan Marcelo Jaime (Universitario)
Flavio Maestri (Genoa)
Juan Francisco Hernardez (Alianza Altetico)
Juan Elias Cominges (Universitario)
Pablo Cesar Zegarro (Terrassa)
England
GK Chris Kirkwood
DR Phil Neville
DL Matthew Upson
DC Michael Dawson
DC Rio Ferdinard (c)
DMC Jermaine Jenas
MC Steven Gerrard
MC Kieron Dyer
MC Kieran Richardson
FC Wanye Rooney
FC Shola Ameobi
Subs
Ian Walker
Matt Jansen
James McEveley
Owen Hargreaves
Joe Cole
James Beattie
Sol Campbell
The action for England started on the 16th minute when Ameobi passed the ball to Rooney in box. Rooney score and the goalkeeper saved it; but Rooney lobbed the ball over him and scored his third goal of the tourument.
Dyer scored England's second on the 49th minute. He ran into the centre and from outside the edge he scored a good long shot.
The third and final goal came on the 62th minute. Ameobi headed the ball back to Jenas and Jenas saw Ameobi get into a little space and passed it to him and he got another goal in the tourament.
England played well and are in the second round and a prefect birthday present for West Country lad Kieran Freemantle.
Kirkland 8, Neville 7, Upson 7, Dawson 7, Ferdinard 8 (c), Jenas 7, Gerrard 7, Dyer 8 (Cole on 66 min 7), Richardson 8, Rooney 9 mom ([i]Beattie[I] on 55 min 7), Ameobi 7 (Jansen on 73 min 7)
Mexico v. Iceland (Prediction: Mexico)
England v. Russia (Prediction: England)
Argentina v. Colombia (Prediction: Argentina)
Portugal v. Italy (Prediction: Italy)
France v. USA (Prediction: France)
Greece v. Saudi Arabia (Prediction: Greece)
Spain v. Brazil (Prediction: Brazil)
Nigeria v. Ukraine (Prediction: Nigeria)