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17/06/2046, Aggborough Stadium, Kidderminster, England, Live on National TV
World Cup G2
England Vs Bulgaria

England play in a 4-4-2 Diamond formation, and line up with: M MacClelland (GK) , H Shedden (CB) , I Patterson (CB) , J McCard (RB) , R MacCarrick (LB) , M Halbert (CDM) , L Malloye (CAM) , B Chukwunyelu (RM) , A Lassen (LM) , P Donohoe (ST) , J Sloan (ST) And the subs are: T Probert (CB) , R Lewis (CB) , J Ronda (CM) , C Banjo (CM) , I McClean (ST)

Bulgaria play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: B Sechkov (GK) , T Dolmatov (CB) , R Marinov (CB) , K Andonov (CB) , B Yankov (RB) , Y Zaikov (LB) , K Slovenkov (CDM) , S Chumakov (CAM) , K Chernev (RM) , R Kabankov (LM) , Y Yanevski (ST) And the subs are: R Bogachkov (CB) , B Bolshov (CB) , S Lechkov (CM) , E Rusev (CM) , Z Levski (ST)
Welcome to Aggborough Stadium in Kidderminster, England where England will face Bulgaria.  This is a group stage match in the World Cup.  The attendance is 88400.

1' - England kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

3' - Mark Halbert slides the ball to Johnny McCard.  Johnny McCard finds Arnie Lassen with a short pass.  Arnie Lassen spots a run from Bryn Chukwunyelu.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

5' - Rayko á Kabankov finds Yulian á Zaikov with a long pass.  Yulian á Zaikov sees Krastyo á Chernev making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

15' - Ian Patterson spots a run from John Sloan.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman signals for offside!  

22' - Rayko á Kabankov slides the ball to Rumen á Marinov.  Rumen á Marinov plays a long ball to Kaloyan á Andonov.  Kaloyan á Andonov plays the ball to Rayko á Kabankov.  Rayko á Kabankov attempts a shot from distance...but the shot hits the upright!  Rob MacCarrick manages to clear the ball for the defending team.

23' - Krastyo á Chernev sees a run from Yasen á Yanevski.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

27' - Krasimir á Slovenkov dispossesses Rob MacCarrick and takes the ball.  Bulgaria attempt a quick counter attack.  Krasimir á Slovenkov attempts to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...but its wide!

30' - Mark MacClelland passes to Ian Patterson.  Ian Patterson spots a run from Lewis Malloye.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Lewis Malloye takes the ball.  Lewis Malloye tries to cutback, but Bryn Chukwunyelu is unable to latch on to the ball and it goes loose!  Mark Halbert attempts to use his skills to beat Rumen á Marinov but fails, losing the ball!  

32' - Rumen á Marinov finds Tase á Dolmatov with a long ball.  Arnie Lassen tackles Tase á Dolmatov and gains possession for his team.  Arnie Lassen sees Paul Donohoe making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

34' - Rayko á Kabankov finds Yulian á Zaikov with a long ball.  Yulian á Zaikov takes the ball past Johnny McCard with a turn of pace.  

34' - Yulian á Zaikov crosses the ball, but he only manages to find opposing player Hayden Shedden.  

37' - Rayko á Kabankov dispossesses Hayden Shedden and takes possession.  Rayko á Kabankov passes the ball to Krasimir á Slovenkov.  Krasimir á Slovenkov sees a run from Krastyo á Chernev.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, but Krastyo á Chernev is caught offside!  

41' - Rob MacCarrick plays a long ball to Hayden Shedden.  Hayden Shedden passes the ball to Mark Halbert.  Mark Halbert attempts to use his skills to beat Kaloyan á Andonov and succeeds, deftly slipping past the opposing player!  

42' - Mark Halbert spots a run from John Sloan.  He attempts a quick throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

45' - Bulgaria kick the ball off for the restart.  

50' - Lewis Malloye tries to use ball skills to beat Kaloyan á Andonov and succeeds, sending his opponent the wrong way!  

51' - Lewis Malloye sees Paul Donohoe making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Paul Donohoe is able to take the ball.  Paul Donohoe attempts to strike the ball into the top of the net...but Bogomil á Sechkov deflects the shot out of play.  The linesman flags for a corner for  England.  Bryn Chukwunyelu gets ready to take the corner.  He hits the ball into the box, but opposing player Rumen á Marinov takes possession.  

51' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Hayden Shedden is going to be taken off.  Rhod Lewis is brought on from the bench.  

52' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Lewis Malloye is going to be taken off.  Iain McClean is going to be brought on.  

52' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Yasen á Yanevski will come off.  Zahari á Levski is going to be brought on.  

53' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Tase á Dolmatov will come off.  Rayno á Bogachkov joins the game from the bench.  

54' - There is going to be a subsitution.  John Sloan is going to be taken off.  Josh Ronda joins the game from the bench.  

57' - Krastyo á Chernev finds Samuil á Chumakov with a short pass.  Mark Halbert dispossesses Samuil á Chumakov and gains possession for his team.  Mark Halbert passes the ball to Rob MacCarrick.  Rob MacCarrick brings the ball forward, outpacing Zahari á Levski.  

58' - Rob MacCarrick attempts to beat Kaloyan á Andonov using his skills.  The opposing player is sent the wrong way and Rob MacCarrick runs with the ball!  

59' - Rob MacCarrick spots a run from Iain McClean.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

60' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Rumen á Marinov is going to be taken off.  Blazhe á Bolshov is brought on from the bench.  

62' - Kaloyan á Andonov hits the ball long to Rayno á Bogachkov.  Rayno á Bogachkov sees Rayko á Kabankov making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Rayko á Kabankov runs on to the ball.  Rayko á Kabankov attempts to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but the ball flies wide of the post!

64' - Mark MacClelland sees Paul Donohoe making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Paul Donohoe takes the ball.  Paul Donohoe attempts to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...and its in! It's an exquisite goal from Paul Donohoe for England!  The ball bounced off the post and into the net!

64' - Bulgaria kick the ball off for the restart.  

70' - Rob MacCarrick spots a run from Bryn Chukwunyelu.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Bryn Chukwunyelu is able to take the ball.  Bryn Chukwunyelu attempts to slide the ball past the keeper...but Bogomil á Sechkov gets down to stop the shot!  

71' - Bogomil á Sechkov sees Krastyo á Chernev making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Krastyo á Chernev runs on to the ball.  Krastyo á Chernev strikes the ball, aiming for the top of the net...but its over!

75' - Mark MacClelland plays the ball to Johnny McCard.  Johnny McCard sees Paul Donohoe making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Paul Donohoe is able to control the ball.  Paul Donohoe tries to slide the ball past the keeper...but the shot is deflected out of play by the keeper!  The linesman signals its a corner for England.  Bryn Chukwunyelu places the ball to take the corner.  He whips the ball into the box and finds Iain McClean.  Iain McClean gets above the defence and heads the ball attempting to beat the keeper...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

77' - Bogomil á Sechkov plays a short pass to Kaloyan á Andonov.  Kaloyan á Andonov spots a run from Samuil á Chumakov.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

80' - Rob MacCarrick chips a long ball to Iain McClean.  Iain McClean plays a short pass to Paul Donohoe.  Paul Donohoe speeds past Blazhe á Bolshov.  

80' - Paul Donohoe curves the ball into the box, but Blazhe á Bolshov intercepts the ball.  

84' - Johnny McCard slides the ball to Bryn Chukwunyelu.  Bryn Chukwunyelu takes the ball past Blazhe á Bolshov with a turn of pace.  

87' - Bryn Chukwunyelu sees Josh Ronda making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Josh Ronda is able to control the ball.  Josh Ronda reaches the byline and attempts a cutback, but the ball does not reach its target and goes loose! Arnie Lassen slides the ball to Mark Halbert.  Mark Halbert attempts to use his skills to beat Samuil á Chumakov.  The opposing player is unable to stop Mark Halbert who takes the ball forward!  

88' - Mark Halbert spots a run from Josh Ronda.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Josh Ronda runs on to the ball.  Josh Ronda attempts to slide the ball past the keeper...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

91' - Bogomil á Sechkov finds Boyko á Yankov with a long pass.  Boyko á Yankov passes to Rayko á Kabankov.  Rayko á Kabankov crosses the ball, but Rob MacCarrick intercepts and takes possession.  

91' - The referee blows the whistle for full time. 



The match has ended England 1 - 0 Bulgaria.