Slovakia against England

Four minutes to be added on for stoppages - Jozef Kozlej and Marek Mintal replace Ittilia Pinte and Vladimir Janocko

Janocko flicks the ball on to Nemeth, the Boro man controls the ball and fires a shot straight into the hands of Seaman

Butt is penalised for a foul on Janocko, free-kick

Another change for England - Owen Hargreaves replaces goalscorer Michael Owen

Zeman is booked for the challenge on Dyer

England will be hoping to hold on now, do Slovakia have anything left in the locker on this quagmire of a pitch?

Owen capitalised on the error by the Slovakia captain, beating Zeman to the ball to head past Konig. England have the lead!

GOAL!!!!!

Scholes does brilliantly to get a cross in from the right, the ball is missed by Dzurik...

England in complete control now, pushing for the late winner

England win two corners in quick succession but nothing comes of it

A change for Slovakia - Lubos Reiter replaces Robert Vittek

...Owen can't get the ball under control, and it's Nemeth back there to take the ball off his boot

Heskey knocks the ball back to Beckham, who's cross is miscued to Neville. Neville's header finds Owen...

Change for England. Steven Gerrard is replaced by Kieron Dyer

...Nemeth's cross hits Southgate, and that just takes the ball away from Janocko. Close

The mistake by Cole hands possession to Karhan. He feeds Nemeth on the right who tries the first time cross...

Neville is foiled by the pitch, a bobble sending a simple ball over his foot and out for the throw

Pinte tries to find Nemeth before good play by Gerrard brings the interception

The game's gone a little cagey, although the impetus must now be with Sven's men

Scholes is tripped by Petras. Free-kick

Full time: Macedonia 1-2 Turkey

Yellow card after a foul by Scholes

Neville's hoof is collected well by Heskey. The Liverpool man shows his strength to beat his man and cross, but he cannot find Scholes

England are level, now can England go on and complete the comeback

Beckham's curling free-kick finds its way into the back of the net. Michael Owen went up for the glancing header but the ball may have gone directly into the goal

GOAL!!!!!

Free-kick to England 30 yards out. Beckham swings the ball in...

Hlinka is booked for a late challenge on Beckham

Nemeth skins Southgate again, the forward gets to the by-line and fires in the low cross but there's nobody to get on the end of it

Gerrard wins a free-kick. Beckham takes it short to Gerrard, and he tries a long range effort that flies well wide

Gerrard fouls Pinte and the Slovak has to go off for treatment for a short time

...Owen dallies, waiting for the ball to come onto his right boot. He then has to snatch at his shot and fires yards wide. If he'd taken the ball on his left it could have been so different

Gerrard finds Owen in acres of space in the box, surely this is the chance to level matters...

.....Beckham cannot get much power on his first time effort, and Konig collects down by his boots

Heskey turns brilliantly in the box, holds off his markes and gets in the low cross. Beckham is there.....

Petra returns to the action

Karhan winds up fopr the shot from more than 30 yards, but his powerful effort is always going wide

Petra needs treatment, and leaves the field for now

Petras and Beckham clash, and referee Messina gives the decision to Slovakia. A poor two-footed challenge from the England skipper

Cole robs Pinte and whips in the cross, but Hlinka is there to head away

The trouble in the stands seems to have died down now, thankfully

...Gerrard's effort is reminiscent of his goal in Germany last year, but way wide

Heskey is dragged to the floor by Leitner. Beckham delivers into the box, and the ball comes out to Gerrard...

Butt fouls Karhan in the centre circle, and skipper Beckham shows his disgust at the referee's decision

Gerrard finds Owen in the box after a scrappy passage of play. Owen fires in the shot from an angle but can only hit Hlinka

Nemeth gets through on goal before the offside flag thwarts his chances of doubling the lead

It's over a year since England scored a second half goal.... here's hoping

England get the second half underway

The crowd trouble in the stands escalated towards the end of the half, let's hope the police can get that under control quickly

Gareth Southgate had a superb chance to level the scores but couldn't beat Konig

Slovakia go into the break with a deserved one-goal lead. England played much better in the final ten minutes of the half but couldn't make up for a slow start

And there goes the half-time whistle

One minute to be added

Beckham's cross from the right comes to Gerrard. He tries to find Beckham again and wins the corner - which is wasted

Crowd trouble errupting in the England section of the stands, behind one of the goals. Not a sight we want to see

Gerrard is very late on Petras, and that's a yellow card for the Liverpool midfielder

Nemeth is allowed space outside the box, he tries a long-range effort which Seaman is equal to

This is better for England, showing far more promise now

Beckham now has the ball just outside the box on the right. He goes for the audacious chip, but the ball just drops over the bar. Maybe he should have gone for power

...but Southgate cannot put his header past Konig, the goalkeeper stretching out an arm. Heskey fails to get to the rebound and Slovakia clear

Now a real chance. Owen goes for the ball but a defender gets in there. It bounces up and Southgate it free six yards out...

Cole wins a corner for England on the left. Beckham delivers but it comes back to him. He crosses again but Heskey cannot head goalwards

England simply cannot keep hold of the ball here. Individual error after individual error

Janocko goes down under the challenge from Butt, but referee Messina waves play on

Owen fells Zeman, and Scholes is then warned for throwing the ball away

Woodgate is late on Karhan and is lucky to get away without a booking

England still struggling to get into this game, only a couple of shots to show for their efforts

Gary Neville is caught by a woefully late challenge from Vittek, and the Slovak is shown the yellow card

Janocko holds back Beckham. Free-kick

...Butt's effort goes inches wide of the right-hand post. So close to a leveller for Sven's men

Butt gets the ball on the edge of the D. He shapes for the shot...

Slovakia had been pressing for the opener, and they've got what they deserve. England need to get a grip of this game, and fast

England now have a chance as Gerrard is brought down on the edge of the box. Beckham's free-kick is straight into the hands of Konig

Pinte's header down found Nemeth, and the Middlesbrough forward made no mistake by tapping the ball past Seaman. 1-0

GOAL!!!!!

Janocko gets past Gerrard and gets to the byline to cross. The ball looked to have gone out but Janocko finds Pinte who heads down...

Leitner attemps a low ball into the box towards Nemeth - Woodgate is on hand to intercept and clear

Petras tries the ball over the top, Seaman collects gratefully

Neville's long throw causes chaos in the Slovakia box. Beckham loses track of the ball and fails to find a team-mate. Slovakia clear

Slovakia win three corners in succession without any real joy. The home side beginning to put the pressure on

...Beckham gets the ball stuck under his foot before an England defender kicks it behind

Nemeth does superbly down the right, taking the ball in his stride. Nemeth nips past Boro team-mate Southgate and crosses low to the near post...

Slovakia looking very lively, eager to impress the large home following

Karhan tries to find Leitner down the right flank before his poor ball ends in a goal-kick to England

Gerrard plays a terrible ball over the top towards Owen, and Slovakia get the goal kick

Gerrard is late on Hlinka and it's a free-kick to the Slovakians

A very scrappy game here, the pitch being no help at all

England win a free-kick on the left, but Beckham fails to find a red shirt and the move breaks down

Nemeth does well on the left and cuts inside before unleashing a shot that flies comfortably past the left-hand post

Beckham shapes for the shot from 25 yards, but can only fire his effort into the wall

Konig knocks the ball out to Zeman, but the defender's control lets him down badly and Scholes nips in, only to be brought down by Zeman. Free-kick

Janocko goes down under the challenge from Beckham but the referee waves play on

...but Vittek loses his footing with only Seaman to beat and Neville hoofs the ball away

A fine break from Slovakia. Nemeth plays a short ball through the centre to Vittek, he's through on goal...

...Heskey takes on the first time shot but it's a tame effort and the keeper saves

Beckham looks to chip the ball over the top to Gerrard but the ball hits a defender. The loose ball rolls to Heskey just inside the box...

Vittek does well and brings the ball forward before feeding Janocko on the left. Janocko looks to play the ball into the box but Southgate heads clear

England playing possession football, biding their time for the first sniff on goal

A good start by England on a very difficult, slippery surface

Scholes wins the ball well in the middle of the park and looks for the ball over the top towards Michael Owen. Too much power on the pass

Slovakia get the game underway

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Change for England. Steven Gerrard is replaced by Kieron Dyer

...Nemeth's cross hits Southgate, and that just takes the ball away from Janocko. Close

The mistake by Cole hands possession to Karhan. He feeds Nemeth on the right who tries the first time cross...

Neville is foiled by the pitch, a bobble sending a simple ball over his foot and out for the throw

Pinte tries to find Nemeth before good play by Gerrard brings the interception

The game's gone a little cagey, although the impetus must now be with Sven's men

Scholes is tripped by Petras. Free-kick

Full time: Macedonia 1-2 Turkey

Yellow card after a foul by Scholes

Neville's hoof is collected well by Heskey. The Liverpool man shows his strength to beat his man and cross, but he cannot find Scholes

England are level, now can England go on and complete the comeback

Beckham's curling free-kick finds its way into the back of the net. Michael Owen went up for the glancing header but the ball may have gone directly into the goal

GOAL!!!!!

Free-kick to England 30 yards out. Beckham swings the ball in...

Hlinka is booked for a late challenge on Beckham

Nemeth skins Southgate again, the forward gets to the by-line and fires in the low cross but there's nobody to get on the end of it

Gerrard wins a free-kick. Beckham takes it short to Gerrard, and he tries a long range effort that flies well wide

Gerrard fouls Pinte and the Slovak has to go off for treatment for a short time

...Owen dallies, waiting for the ball to come onto his right boot. He then has to snatch at his shot and fires yards wide. If he'd taken the ball on his left it could have been so different

Gerrard finds Owen in acres of space in the box, surely this is the chance to level matters...

.....Beckham cannot get much power on his first time effort, and Konig collects down by his boots

Heskey turns brilliantly in the box, holds off his markes and gets in the low cross. Beckham is there.....

Petra returns to the action

Karhan winds up fopr the shot from more than 30 yards, but his powerful effort is always going wide

Petra needs treatment, and leaves the field for now

Petras and Beckham clash, and referee Messina gives the decision to Slovakia. A poor two-footed challenge from the England skipper

Cole robs Pinte and whips in the cross, but Hlinka is there to head away

The trouble in the stands seems to have died down now, thankfully

...Gerrard's effort is reminiscent of his goal in Germany last year, but way wide

Heskey is dragged to the floor by Leitner. Beckham delivers into the box, and the ball comes out to Gerrard...

Butt fouls Karhan in the centre circle, and skipper Beckham shows his disgust at the referee's decision

Gerrard finds Owen in the box after a scrappy passage of play. Owen fires in the shot from an angle but can only hit Hlinka

Nemeth gets through on goal before the offside flag thwarts his chances of doubling the lead

It's over a year since England scored a second half goal.... here's hoping

England get the second half underway

The crowd trouble in the stands escalated towards the end of the half, let's hope the police can get that under control quickly

Gareth Southgate had a superb chance to level the scores but couldn't beat Konig

Slovakia go into the break with a deserved one-goal lead. England played much better in the final ten minutes of the half but couldn't make up for a slow start

And there goes the half-time whistle

One minute to be added

Beckham's cross from the right comes to Gerrard. He tries to find Beckham again and wins the corner - which is wasted

Crowd trouble errupting in the England section of the stands, behind one of the goals. Not a sight we want to see

Gerrard is very late on Petras, and that's a yellow card for the Liverpool midfielder

Nemeth is allowed space outside the box, he tries a long-range effort which Seaman is equal to

This is better for England, showing far more promise now

Beckham now has the ball just outside the box on the right. He goes for the audacious chip, but the ball just drops over the bar. Maybe he should have gone for power

...but Southgate cannot put his header past Konig, the goalkeeper stretching out an arm. Heskey fails to get to the rebound and Slovakia clear

Now a real chance. Owen goes for the ball but a defender gets in there. It bounces up and Southgate it free six yards out...

Cole wins a corner for England on the left. Beckham delivers but it comes back to him. He crosses again but Heskey cannot head goalwards

England simply cannot keep hold of the ball here. Individual error after individual error

Janocko goes down under the challenge from Butt, but referee Messina waves play on

Owen fells Zeman, and Scholes is then warned for throwing the ball away

Woodgate is late on Karhan and is lucky to get away without a booking

England still struggling to get into this game, only a couple of shots to show for their efforts

Gary Neville is caught by a woefully late challenge from Vittek, and the Slovak is shown the yellow card

Janocko holds back Beckham. Free-kick

...Butt's effort goes inches wide of the right-hand post. So close to a leveller for Sven's men

Butt gets the ball on the edge of the D. He shapes for the shot...

Slovakia had been pressing for the opener, and they've got what they deserve. England need to get a grip of this game, and fast

England now have a chance as Gerrard is brought down on the edge of the box. Beckham's free-kick is straight into the hands of Konig

Pinte's header down found Nemeth, and the Middlesbrough forward made no mistake by tapping the ball past Seaman. 1-0

GOAL!!!!!

Janocko gets past Gerrard and gets to the byline to cross. The ball looked to have gone out but Janocko finds Pinte who heads down...

Leitner attemps a low ball into the box towards Nemeth - Woodgate is on hand to intercept and clear

Petras tries the ball over the top, Seaman collects gratefully

Neville's long throw causes chaos in the Slovakia box. Beckham loses track of the ball and fails to find a team-mate. Slovakia clear

Slovakia win three corners in succession without any real joy. The home side beginning to put the pressure on

...Beckham gets the ball stuck under his foot before an England defender kicks it behind

Nemeth does superbly down the right, taking the ball in his stride. Nemeth nips past Boro team-mate Southgate and crosses low to the near post...

Slovakia looking very lively, eager to impress the large home following

Karhan tries to find Leitner down the right flank before his poor ball ends in a goal-kick to England

Gerrard plays a terrible ball over the top towards Owen, and Slovakia get the goal kick

Gerrard is late on Hlinka and it's a free-kick to the Slovakians

A very scrappy game here, the pitch being no help at all

England win a free-kick on the left, but Beckham fails to find a red shirt and the move breaks down

Nemeth does well on the left and cuts inside before unleashing a shot that flies comfortably past the left-hand post

Beckham shapes for the shot from 25 yards, but can only fire his effort into the wall

Konig knocks the ball out to Zeman, but the defender's control lets him down badly and Scholes nips in, only to be brought down by Zeman. Free-kick

Janocko goes down under the challenge from Beckham but the referee waves play on

...but Vittek loses his footing with only Seaman to beat and Neville hoofs the ball away

A fine break from Slovakia. Nemeth plays a short ball through the centre to Vittek, he's through on goal...

...Heskey takes on the first time shot but it's a tame effort and the keeper saves

Beckham looks to chip the ball over the top to Gerrard but the ball hits a defender. The loose ball rolls to Heskey just inside the box...

Vittek does well and brings the ball forward before feeding Janocko on the left. Janocko looks to play the ball into the box but Southgate heads clear

England playing possession football, biding their time for the first sniff on goal

A good start by England on a very difficult, slippery surface

Scholes wins the ball well in the middle of the park and looks for the ball over the top towards Michael Owen. Too much power on the pass

Slovakia get the game underway

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