England 0 - Ukraine 0; Poland 5 - San Marino 1

Poland traveled south to Serravalle with designs on soundly defeating San Marino.  Sebastian Boenisch lofted a ball upfield to Piotr Zielinski, whose finish gave the Poles a lead after ten minutes of play.  Matteo Vitaoli swung in a perfect cross of a Sammarinese set piece that was met by the head of Alessandro Della Valle for a top-notch finish and a shock equalizer.  This was San Marino's first competitive goal since 2008.  But one minute later, Poland had their lead restored through a Jakub Blaszczykowski goal.  Pawel Brozek set up the third Polish goal for Waldemar Sobota, whose struck ended the scoring for the opening forty-five.  Poland lead 3-1 at intermission.

A thirty-yard free kick from Zielinski made it 4-1.  Adrian Mierzejewski added a fifth to conclude the scoring.  Poland win 5-1 and remain in the hunt for a berth at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Kyiv was the site of the titanic clash between visiting England and Ukraine.  Both teams had come out to win, and the match was an open affair.  Steven Gerrard (pictured, red) came closest in the first half for England, but his shot dropped onto the roof of the net.  Neither team conceded in a scoreless first half.

Yevhen Konoplyanka nearly made it two goals for him in two games against England in this tournament, but his short free kick just nicked enough of the wall to be sent wide.  England by now appeared happy to leave with a draw, and their attack became non-existent.  The Three Lions did succeed in maintaining their clean sheet, so the match ends in a 0-0 tie that keeps England atop the group table.

England 16 pts +22
Ukraine 15 pts +15
Montenegro 15 pts +7
Poland 13 pts +9
Moldova OUT
San Marino OUT

Goals
Poland
Piotr Zielinski 10, 66
Jakub Blaszczykowski 23
Waldemar Sobota 33
Adrian Mierzejewski 75

San Marino
Alessandro Della Valle 22

Match Reports:
http://www.thenews.pl/1/5/Artykul/146842,-Poland-hammers-San-Marino-51-in-World-Cup-Qualifier
http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/news/newsid=2169524/index.html?intcmp=fifacom_hp_module_news
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2416887/Ukraine-0-England-0--Martin-Samuels-match-report
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24002800
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/sep/10/ukraine-england-world-cup-qualifying-match-report

Highlights:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kc-PYxOCHR8 (Poland v. San Marino)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaKM9u2Vn2w (England v. Ukraine)