England V Switzerland: 3-0
rooney became e youngest player eva 2 score in a European Championships finals as England beat Switzerland 3-0 in e sweltering heat of Coimbra...e Swiss started more brightly though wif several hakan yakin set-pieces causing sum discomfort in e England ranks..frm 1 of which gerrard nearly flicked a header in2 his own net...apart frm a couple of a.cole runs down e left..England made little headway in e opening 20 mins wif e strikers having barely a touch...bt in e 23rd min England went ahead wif deir 1st decent move of e match..celestini lost e ball in e middle of e park..gerrard surged 4ward purposely b4 knocking a pass bac 2 becks..e England skipper picked out owen wif a beautiful pass n he paused b4 dinking a short cross 4 rooney 2 thump a close-range header past stiel...in e 2nd half..England's task was made much ezier when west brom full back haas was sent off f4 a 2nd yellow card wif 30 mins left...in e min..subst vassell did xcellently 2 win possession n find rooney hu blasted a shot against e near post..e ball den bouncing off 'keeper stiel's back n in2 e goal...gerrard ended e contest when g.neville squared e ball n e liverpool midfielder beat stiel @ e near post frm 10 yards...
England though were far frm convincing n it was oni when Switzerland were reduced 2 10 men 4 e laz 30 mins tt dey looked comfortable as gerrard wrapped e game up...eriksson did spring 1 surprise in tt..unlike e swiss..he opted nt 2 play a diamond 4mation n e players spread out in a traditional 4-4-2 line-up...
Croatiz V France: 2-2
e script looked 2 b gg 2 plan when France took e lead in e 1st half thru a tudor own goal aft a zidane free kick...howeva e croats launched a furious onslaught @ e start of e 2nd period when rapaic converted a penalty b4 prso made it 2-1 wif a fine finish..al in e space of 4 mins...bt trezeguet spared french blushes when he equalized aft poor defending by tudor..although e striker appeared 2 use his hand 2 control e ball...
e draw leaves France wif oni a pt earned..preventing dem frm qualifying 4 e laz 8 wif a game 2 spare...England stands @ 2nd place aft a 3-0 win against Switzerland...
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