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Up-to-the-Second Score: England 3, Denmark 0 -- FINAL MATCH REPORT |
90 +1' -- England advances to play the winner of Brazil vs. Belgium. |
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90' -- Denmark still hunting a parting gift but Dennis Rommedahl shoots well over. |
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88' -- Corner Denmark goes to farthest player on the right flank but his cross is cleared easily. |
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87' -- Gronkjaer shoots well high. |
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83' -- Jensen nearly chips Seaman, but the keeper's fingers are just long enough to tip the ball over. |
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82' -- Well, at least the rain has subsided. |
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80' -- After long period of English possession, Beckham shot is saved by Sorensen. |
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76' -- Danish player plays ball into goalie box with his chest, but Seaman alertly scoops it up. |
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75' -- Not much energy left in this match. |
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70' -- Sinclair heads over from eight yards. |
69' -- Teddy Sheringham on for Heskey. |
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66' -- Gravesen's shot is deflected for a corner, which in turn is headed to Sand whose shot is deflected for another corner, which results in a shot by Bogelund that ricochets off the head of Tomasson, who was standing alone in the goal mouth. |
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59' -- Seaman fumbles Jensen's long drive but Sol Campbell tracks back to clear. |
58' -- Claus Jensen in for Tofting. |
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56' -- Beckham shot punched over by Sorensen. Foul in England on the corner |
50' -- Danny Mills is booked for unsporting behavior. |
49' -- Kieron Dyer on for Scholes. |
47' -- After giveaway by nonchalant Paul Scholes, Jesper Gronkjaer takes a shot first-time too hard and high. |
46' -- Robbie Fowler on for Michael Owen to start the second half. |
| Second Half |
45 +2' -- Halftime. England has scored on three of five shots. |
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45 +1' -- Thomas Gravesen's drive from distance is punched over by Seaman. The corner then flies all the way through the area. |
44' -- GOAL ENGLAND Beckham takes the Danish giveaway and slots a cross to the top of the penalty area, where Heskey hammers a first-time strike low to Sorensen's left. The ball squirts through, under the keeper's hands. |
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44' -- Heskey is offside. |
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41' -- A Dane gets to the goal line on the far side of the field but his chipped cross goes through the area. |
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41' -- Play again s mostly in the English end. |
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39' -- A push in the box is called during a Danish corner. |
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38' -- Ebbe Sand's right-footed strike goes wide right. |
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36' -- It is raining harder. |
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33' -- Quick counter by England but Heskey can't get a solid head on Beckham's precise cross. |
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32' -- Tofting's through ball into the penalty area is too far. |
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30' -- It is raining. |
27' -- After terrific buildup Ebbe Sand slices through the penalty area and misses -- by a yard -- with his left foot. |
24' -- Tofting booked for dissent. |
22' -- GOAL ENGLAND Cheeky Nicky Butt flick finds Michael Owen for a short-range left-footer. Trevor Sinclair started the play with a cross from the left flank into the area. |
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21' -- Denmark attack is getting deeper into England territory but last pass is causing difficulty for Danes. |
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19' -- Another cross from Tofting to Seaman. |
15' -- After Emile Heskey shoulder charges his Danish defender off the ball, Sorensen stops the 1-v-1 opportunity. |
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15' -- England content to let the Danes possess the ball at midfield. |
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12' -- Jon Dahl Tomasson can't quite get to the cross at the England 6. |
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11' -- Danish cross cleared by English defense |
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10' -- Michael Owen's volley from the Beckham cross is a weak one and right to Sorensen |
7' -- Denmark sub: Kasper Bogelund in for an injured Thomas Helveg |
5' -- GOAL ENGLAND Rio Ferdinand heads the David Beckham corner toward goalie Thomas Sorensen. The ball deflects toward the net and Sorensen can't catch up with the ball before it crosses the line. Right now credited to Ferdinand, but may be changed to an own goal. |
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2' -- Stig Tofting takes the giveaway but his lofted cross is easily gathered by David Seaman |
1' -- Match under way as Denmark, in red, kicks off |
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Kickoff at 7:30 a.m. EDT; 11:30 a.m. GMT |
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