Moldova 0 - Ukraine 0; England 5 - San Marino 0

Moldova played host to Ukraine in Chisinau.  Ukraine dominated the possession and the scoring chances, but they produced nothing to show for it.  Roman Zozylya sent a ball just over the bar off a slotted ball midway through the opening period and nodded another off the post as his misses gave Moldova a reprieve.  The first half ended scoreless.

In the second period, Ukraine came even closer to finding an opener.  Taras Mykhalyk wasted the best chance of all when a cross landed two yards from goal.  Mykhalyk threw himself at the ball, but the ricochet off his knee took the ball over the crossbar.  Ukraine thought they had an opener eighteen minutes after the restart, but the goal was called back.  Alexandru Epureanu saved the match for Moldova six minutes from time with a wrong-footed clearance on a slotted ball that was about to reach a Ukrainian attacker for a tap-in winner.

London was the site as the Three Lions of England welcomed San Marino for their qualifier today.  Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain tried to welcomed the visitors with a stunning strike from distance, but San Marino goalkeeper Aldo Simoncini was having none of it and tipped over for the save. Simoncini later ran to the edge of box to clear a ball before violently crashing into England forward Theo Walcott, who will now miss England's next match against Poland due a hip injury sustained in the collision.  Wayne Rooney had a diving header chance go wide, letting San Marino off the hook.  England's Michael Carrick and Danny Welbeck hit the same post within a span of four seconds, unbelievably leaving the match on level terms.  San Marino hung tough for more than thirty minutes, but a Simoncini hand tackle in the box allowed England to win and convert a penalty kick for the opener.  An Aaron Lennon slotted ball was cleverly finished with an instep rabona by Welbeck three minutes after the penalty kick to give England a 2-0 lead at the half.

San Marino held for another twenty-five minutes in the second period, but a Rooney strike from eighteen yards made it 3-0 to the Three Lions.  Two minutes later, Tom Cleverley slotted a ball through the box for a simple Welbeck tap-in.  On a quirky play where four England players touched the ball in the box, Oxlade-Chamberlain finished for the fifth and final goal.  England win 5-0 and take the lead in Group H.

England 7 pts +10
Montenegro 4 pts +6
Poland 4 pts +2
Ukraine 2 pts 0
Moldova 1 pts -7
San Marino 0 pts -11

Goals
England
Wayne Rooney 35 PK, 70
Danny Welbeck 38, 72
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 77

Match Reports:
http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/news/newsid=1784146/index.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/england/9529017/Moldova-0-England-5-match-report.html
http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/news/newsid=1784275/index.html

Highlights:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deqWQXh3j9E (Moldova v. Ukraine)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMylKeeFeQ0 (England v. San Marino)