2 Euro 2008 England v Croatia   last minute   21 November 2007http://www.ceepackaging.com

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Euro 2008 qualifier. With only one point needed from two games, England under the command of their brilliant manager, er, what's his name I have forgotten now - failed to do this.
The last minute of play followed by Croatians jumping up and down.
England were all over them for the first few minutes and I thought that England winning the group by a three goal margin was perfectly possible. Two luckly breaks in the first 15 minutes and we were two nil down.
The weather favoured the defence but at least they kept trying and gave us some hope for ten minutes that we would have something to watch next summer.
After Israel had gone to so much trouble to get a last minute winner - then we get this. We cannot even beat Croatia at home.
Lets face it may be it is the fault of Andorra! Israel gave us a last minute life line - surely Andorra could have beaten Russia - or at least got a draw. Now I understand! It is all Andorra's fault!!!!!
Pathetic!

Not super quality - recorded in the pub and therefore I believe is not subject to copyright.

And if you REALLY want to suffer, here is the match report from UEFA:

A late long-range goal from substitute Mladen Petrić sent Croatia to UEFA EURO 2008™ as Group E winners and ended the hopes of England, who had battled back from two goals down in a gripping encounter.

Rousing contest
Needing only a draw to progress, England made the worst possible start as Niko Kranjčar and Ivica Olić found the net in the first quarter-hour to put Croatia in command. The home side rallied in the second period, however, Frank Lampard halving the deficit from the penalty spot in the 56th minute before Peter Crouch volleyed the equaliser nine minutes later. Just as it looked as if England would earn the point they needed, though, Petrić drilled in with 13 minutes left to finally kill off their challenge.

Croatia in control
Scott Carson replaced Paul Robinson in goal for England but that decision backfired within eight minutes as Kranjčar cut inside from the left and unleashed a dipping shot that squirmed through the goalkeeper and into the net. Although Shaun Wright-Phillips drew a save from Stipe Pletikosa almost immediately, the visitors doubled their advantage with a clinical counterattack in the 14th minute, Eduardo da Silva slipping Olić through to round Carson and roll in.

England rally
England manager Steve McClaren brought on a second forward in Jermain Defoe and David Beckham -- for his 99th cap -- at half-time and though Eduardo was denied by Carson's legs, the changes revived England. Lampard sent Pletikosa the wrong way from the spot eleven minutes after the restart following Josip Šimunić's tug on Defoe and while Carson had to make two fine saves from Olić, the home side then equalised five minutes past the hour. Crouch collected Beckham's right-wing cross on his chest and volleyed into the corner of the net.

Petrić stunner
Croatia, however, refused to settle for a point and continued to press forward looking for a third goal. They got their reward in the 77th minute as two substitutes combined to devastating effect. Danijel Pranjić slipped a pass inside for Petrić to drill a 25-metre shot across Carson and restore their lead and, despite pressing forward in the final ten minutes, England's efforts were all in vain.

Please also see my website and blogs which contain information about where this was filmed and some of the background: http://www.pbn.com.pl and http://www.ceepackaging.com

Duration : 0:1:22


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25 Comments on Euro 2008 England v Croatia – last minute – 21 November 2007

  1. ryso11 says:

    Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha …
    Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha(Pause for Breath) Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha

  2. DannyBoy777777 says:

    I am English you …
    I am English you .

  3. omarthe2nd says:

    well you don’t know …
    well you don’t know that do you so why don’t you go back into your little hole and watch england kick your in 2010

  4. Bilic1991 says:

    hahaha we are still …
    hahaha we are still in the race for south africa!
    we let you miss the european champs!
    Just wait till Da silva comes back and kranjcar

  5. alanheath says:

    I was in the plane …
    I was in the plane – just checked my e-mails – did not know what the score was …. umed we lost!! So thanks for telling me!!!

  6. FOW1ER says:

    engerland ha ha ha …
    engerland ha ha ha ha ha whos talking now dirty ng croats

  7. Todoslosfritos says:

    shut the up …
    shut the up you dirty croat. Before England came along you had jack to be pleased about.

    TURKEY TURKEY TURKEY!!!! YA limey

  8. Todoslosfritos says:

    thats the best …
    thats the best quote i have ever heard

  9. OoooohLaLa says:

    We’ll be back. Get …
    We’ll be back. Get Out!

  10. darkaladas says:

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    I`M SOO HOT AND SEXY***I`M ALWAYS IN THE PLAYFUL MOOD***MY BODY ASK YOU TO COME AND KISS ME!! Don’t be afraid to tell me the naughty things you want me to do for you. I want to please you during you show as much as possible :) baby join me at – Play-Cam _dot_ COM – my user-id there is Madeline-avsl chat soon on cam :) mwfidc

  11. alanheath says:

    England, under …
    England, under McClown, was humiliated before it got to the euros. At least in 2000, 1992 etc under different leadership we were humiliated once we arrived!

  12. DannyBoy777777 says:

    I disagree. Englan, …
    I disagree. Englan, at least out of the big nations, are crap. They would be humiliated at the Euros, especially under McClown. England will never ever win a major comp’ again. 42 years of hurt can quickly turn into 542 years of hurt.

  13. alanheath says:

    England would have …
    England would have had a group with Sweden, Greece and Spain. And still not made it through to the next round. In fact – if memory serves me correctly, England only made it out of the group stage twice – in 1996 and 2004.
    As Bobby Robson said after losing to Sweden 2-1 in 1992 ‘We are not very good at tournaments.’

  14. somervillain says:

    I’m gutted Scotland …
    I’m gutted Scotland never made it, they deserved to. Ah well,at least we can watch Euro 2008 without having to hear about how England can definetly go all the way this time. Yet, we’re still hearing of Eng-er-land. Even though they are not in it, we still get to watch the match hearing from John Motson & co about how the Euros would be so much better if England were there.

  15. olbap69 says:

    congratulations!!
    congratulations!!

  16. dazzaq07 says:

    lets all lauh at …
    lets all lauh at england

  17. clansman89 says:

    there’s one video …
    there’s one video about england that says:
    buhahahaAHAahhaHAhahHahahauhaHaaaaaaaaaa

  18. torcaforca says:

    what happened to …
    what happened to English superstar team in the first game against Croatia? You had your full team, and lost 2:0… dude, we gave you 5 goals in two games. FIVE goals!

  19. pupic11 says:

    hahahaha… and …
    hahahaha… and england is good! No suckers at all!
    So much potential… to sit and watch Euro on TV! hahahaha

  20. hidden53 says:

    i agree every1 is …
    i agree every1 is happy that england is out.you ppl need to learn to repesect us Croats and other countrys like czech portgual many more. Dont hate us cuz we are better then you at football

  21. emperordeebo says:

    ha ha england
    ha ha england

  22. alanheath says:

    A point I have made …
    A point I have made in other videos! As my father is a Middlesborough supporter I was well versed in McClaren’s career.
    He said something daft yesterday – wound me up this morning!

  23. lm9109 says:

    steve maclaren is a …
    steve maclaren is a wanker, what a , whos idea was it that he would become England manager, we should have sven back

  24. onedayless says:

    let it be crotia …
    let it be crotia fans…well im from portugal and besides portugal win in 00,04 and 06 they still think they are better than us!croatia, check republic and portugal are good teams, but just because we are not as big as france or this english s they think we suck..they dont know how to appreciate soccer and they just know the players from the premiership…the rest of them are bullshit…well someone said “ignorance is bliss” and i say europe is happy for having england out of euro o8

  25. onedayless says:

    let it be crotia …
    let it be crotia fans…well im from portugal and besides portugal win in 00,04 and 06 they still think they are better than us!croatia, check republic and portugal are good teams, but just because we are not as big as france or this english s they think we suck..they dont know how to appreciate soccer and they just know the players from the premiership…the rest of them are bullshit…well someone said “ignorance is bliss” and i say europe is happy for having england out of euro o8

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