Midfielder Frank Lampard saved England from defeat at home to Ukraine in a World Cup qualifier match in 2014 at Wembley Stadium, Tuesday (11/09/2012). Chelsea's players managed to equalize in the last minute, after it was left earlier.
Playing in front of his own supporters, England direct hit since the early minutes. James Milner made the first chance UK in the 27th minute. However, its still not bear fruit because Ukraine was foiled back row.
During the middle innings, the English dominated the game with a combination of Lampard, Steven Gerrard and Tom Cleverley. Meanwhile, Ukrainians rely more on quick counter attacks to threaten goalkeeper Joe Hart.
Preoccupation attack, defense UK decreased concentration. It was then used to convert the visitors' first score in the 39th minute thanks to goals from Evgeni Konoplienka. He successfully fired accurately from outside the penalty box to the top right corner of the net without being able to be driven Hart.
A goal, the UK increased the intensity of the attacks. Cleverley nearly equalized, when his shot from inside the penalty box could not hit the crossbar in the 45th minute.
In the second half, coach Roy Hodgson changed his strategy, by including two players, Danny Welbeck and Daniel Sturridge. Both players were able to make a living English attack.
In the 80th minute, England had another golden opportunity through Gerrard. However, once again the opportunity was fruitless because the ball can still kick defeated goalkeeper Andriy Pyatov.
Two minutes later, turn to Welbeck who got the chance. Receiving feedback mature Defoe, Manchester United striker was able to deliver a hard kick from inside the penalty box. However, his efforts also failed because the ball still hit the crossbar.
England finally caught his breath, after the referee pointed to the spot after defender Ukrainian handball in the penalty box did. Lampard the executioner did not waste the chance to equalize 1-1.
Not wanting the series, England remained aggressive until the last minute of the game. However, it should be paid handsomely for Gerrard should be sent off after receiving a second yellow card in the 88th minute.
The composition of players:
England: 1-Joe Hart, 2-Glen Johnson, 3-Leighton Baines (14-Ryan Bertrand 73), 4-Steven Gerrard, 5-Joleon Lescott, Phil Jagielka 6-, 7-James Milner, 8-Frank Lampard, 9 -Jermain Defoe, 10-Tom Cleverley (20-Danny Welbeck 62), 11-Alex Oxlade Chamberlain (19-Daniel Sturridge 69).
Ukraine: 12-Andriy Pyatov, 2-Yevgen Selin (13-Viacheslav Shevchuk 75), 3-Yevhen Khacheridi, 20-Yaroslav Rakitskiy, 4-Anatoliy Tymoschuk, 6-Denis Garmash, 8-Roman Zozulya (22-Marko Devic 89) , 9-Oleg Gusev, 10-Evgeni Konoplienka, 11-Andriy Yarmolenko, 14-Ruslan Rotan.
Referee: Cuneyt Cakir
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