Alexandru Antoniuc made a difficult pass reception inside the Sammarinese box. He managed to push wide for Frunzu, who scored to make it 1-0. Antoniuc again made a difficult pass reception in traffic, this time passing the ball to Sidorenco. Sidorenco scored to make it 2-0 just before the hour mark. A late Antoniuc cross was headed cleanly by Sidorenco into the goal to give Antoniuc a hat trick of assists. Moldova win 3-0.
Poland were the visitors as they traveled to Kharkiv to face Ukraine. Poland needed a victory to remain in contention for Brasil 2014. Robert Lewandowski provided a powerful header on goal midway through the first half, but Yevhen Konoplyanka was able to chest the ball off the line to save for Ukraine. The first half ended 0-0.
Andriy Yarmolenko fired a warning shot from distance when Poland left him unmarked a dozen minutes after the restart. Jakub Blaszczykowski made a daring sprint with the ball upfield for Poland, but a sliding block prevented his shot from doing damage. Konoplyanka belted a long cross beyond the Polish goal from the sideline. Grzegorz Wojtkowiak airballed on his header clearance, leaving Yarmolenko wide open to receive the ball in space. Yarmolenko thumped his shot into the far side netting to give Ukraine a 1-0 lead. Lewandowski had an open header that he really should have put on frame, but it was not to be for Poland. Ukraine win 1-0 to temporarily go top of the table and eliminate Poland from the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Montenegro traveled north to London to face group leaders England. England were on the offensive from the opening whistle with the knowledge that two consecutive home wins this week would see them qualify for Brasil 2014. Danny Welbeck forced a good save out of Montenegro goalkeeper Vukasin Poleksic from a sharp angle, then Steven Gerrard forced a diving stop on a curler from distance. A rebound from an Andros Townsend effort saved by Poleksic fell to Wayne Rooney, who was unable to punch the ball in from a sharp angle. Montenegro survived the onslaught to get into their locker room even at 0-0.
Welbeck took a shot that was again kept out by Poleksic, but this time Rooney took the rebound and put it into the net for 1-0. An embarrassing bit of defending by Branko Boskovic saw him kick a terrible pass from Welbeck straight into his own goal. Dejan Damjanovich punished the crossbar the minute after the own goal, showing that Montenegro were not done yet. Pressure from Leighton Baines forced a poor shot by Fatos Beciraj, but Damjanovich happening to be sprinting into the path of the ball and scored to bring his side within 2-1. Townsend scored his first international goal with a magical hit that tailed away from a diving Poleksic and in off the post for 3-1. In stoppage time, Daniel Sturridge was fouled by Ivan Kecojevic to draw a penalty kick for England.. The Three Lions made the spot kick to finish the scoring. England win 4-1.
England 19 pts +25
Ukraine 18 pts +16
Montenegro 15 pts +4
Poland OUT
Moldova OUT
San Marino OUT
Goals
Moldova
Viorel Frunza 55
Eugeniu Sidorenco 59, 89
Ukraine
Andriy Yarmolenko 64
England
Wayne Rooney 49
Branko Boskovic 62 OG
Andros Townsend 78
Daniel Sturridge 90+3 PK
Montenegro
Dejan Damjanovic 71
Match Reports:
http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2014/matches/round=2000294/match=2008732/postmatch/report/
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/oct/12/world-cup-2014-ukraine-Poland
http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2014/matches/round=2000294/match=2008752/postmatch/report/
http://www.itv.com/sport/football/article/2013-10-11/report-and-highlights-england-4-1-montenegro-andros-townsend-stars-at-wembley/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24393746
Highlights:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfpIpxEFypU (Moldova v. San Marino)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hS89YQlUKFc (Ukraine v. Poland)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xev2XPhYKm8 (England v. Montenegro)
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