Friendly Match Result

[Septiansyah]

AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - AUGUST 11: Wayne Rooney shares a joke with Rio Ferdinand during the England Training Session at the Amsterdam Arena on August 11, 2009 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

[Aziz]

Hmmmm, kok g ada Gerrard yah? *lol

[s.h.a.r.a.z]

kenapa hari gini ada friendly match yah?? aneh...
ini mestinya partai seru,tp gak yakin gw klo semua bakal maen all-out
semoga gak ada pemain yg cedera (baca: pemaen UNITED) dan...
semoga BELANDA MENANG.....




ada yg nayangin gak??biasanya espn/starsport slalu nayangin match2nya Inggris (menyebalkan) tp kok blom ada iklannya yah??

[rondwisan]

Gerrard cedera Mas ..., balik ke Liverpool doi ...
newsnya ada di sini nih, slotnya digantiin Ashley Young

[Sir Suwie]

Originally Posted by Anderstone

ini friendly match waktunya salah bgt.......3 hari sebelum kickoff perdana EPL....huhu

yoi, setuju brow, kl ada yg cedera pegimane ya??

[Anderstone]

ada yg nyiarin ga tv lokal? mohon pencerahan

[der_emperor]

klo gk ada yang nyiarin di tv lokal, jangan lupa bagi2 link wat streaming yak...

heheee...

[ario adi nugroho]

gerard ga main,,
foster juga,,,
tp inggris masih bnyak talenta bagus,,
yp knp owen ga dmsukin dlm tim nya ya??

[angga_depitianto]

FT 2-2
kuyt ama v der vaart
england defoe 2 gol...
rooney maen 1 babak doang..
ferdinand maen 90 menit..

[angga_depitianto]

2 kali blunder nih..
rio ama barry...
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Jermain Defoe scores twice as England make amends for defensive howlers

This friendly might have been more informative than Fabio Capello's blood pressure could safely withstand. Laughable mistakes had his men 2-0 down, but the recovery through a pair of goals from the substitute Jermain Defoe was impressive. The visitors would have won had Carlton Cole not sent a late header past the post, but this had still been a disconcerting way to restart business following the summer break.

A new season is supposed to have everyone starting with a clean sheet, but all that was wiped away in the first half here was the reliability that has been acquired under Capello. The errors smacked of times and managers gone by, even if the side had some reasonable moments when launching attacks of their own. It was hard for those efforts to compensate for the incompetence in mind.

Rio Ferdinand, in particular, will have dreaded his return to the dressing room at the interval. He can seldom have been so hapless for club or country. Given the ball in the right-back position, he hit a weak backpass in the direction of Robert Green in the 10th minute. Dirk Kuyt intercepted and, with a poise that may have come as a surprise to Liverpool followers, worked his way round the goalkeeper. John Terry could not prevent the forward's shot from finding the net.

The other Dutch goal in the first half at least ensured that someone else could be reproached. Gareth Barry gave the ball away so that Arjen Robben could burst through and the although the impressive Robert Green saved, Rafael van der Vaart swept the loose ball into the net. The normal disciplines of football at any level, let alone in the international sphere, had disappeared where England were concerned.

The nature of the occasion would not have let anyone dismiss the mishaps with a shrug. Supporters do attend friendlies with a full knowledge of the tedium and expense to be inflicted on them. England, however, had become an exception by offering endeavour and even a dash of entertainment. Footballers working for Capello will, by now, have been shrewd enough to work out that listlessness on the field is an offence that will be punished, irrespective of the status of the fixture in question.

The Italian is on record as saying that, when the team comes into the dressing room, he demands a few minutes of silence while everyone composes themselves. It may have been quite a task for the manager to stick to that calm approach last night. The situation might have been worse still had a header by the unmarked Kuyt at the far post not been stopped by the legs of Green after half an hour. The goalkeeper then had to turn an attempt by Robben over the bar after the winger had torn past Glen Johnson, who could not carry out defensive duties with any reliability.

The odd aspect was that England, when in possession, acquitted themselves fairly well. To the annoyance of those who feel that David Beckham has outstayed his welcome at international level, the veteran used the ball well. One free-kick from the right in the 23rd minute picked out Frank Lampard, but he could not quite connect properly.

Beckham had also linked with the Chelsea player earlier, but the through pass left Lampard at an angle on the right and he could not force a finish past the goalkeeper, Maarten Stekelenburg. There were hints of the competence that would allow the visitors to cut the deficit at the start of the second half.

The opportunity to display powers of recovery was not squandered. In the 49th minute Defoe, on for Emile Heskey, pursued a long ball from Lampard and cut the lead. His impeccable shot clipped the inside of the post on its way to the net. Other substitutions saw Michael Carrick take over from Barry and Shaun Wright-Phillips relieve Beckham. From an English viewpoint, the most welcome sight of all was watching Robben leave the field.

He had been uncontainable. Johnson, in particular, had suffered while failing to contain the winger and, for that matter, Robin van Persie. The Liverpool right-back will not be sent into exile, especially since alternatives are scarce, but Capello must be pondering that position with some urgency.

This game, like so many friendlies, lost its impetus as the more renowned players went off. Wayne Rooney's night, for instance, came to a close when Carlton Cole was sent out to acquire some experience. The West Ham attacker, as it turned, out had more in mind than that, and he almost equalised when he juggled the ball confidently and got into position for a drive that flew just past the post. A little earlier James Milner, on for his debut in place of Ashley Young, had set up Defoe with a cross, but the header went high.

The combination worked far better when the Villa winger broke through on the left in the 77th minute and delivered an ideal low ball that Defoe turned in for an equaliser. England's work varied widely in quality, but the persistence was never in question.