Post by Macmoish on Oct 24, 2010 6:51:15 GMT
Raheem Sterling didn't score...Got Booked...Substituted in 70th minute...England won and qualified
FA - England book spot in Elite qualifiers
by Glenn Lavery Saturday, 23 October, 2010
Blair Turgott's winner against Poland ensures Euro progress.
Blair Turgott scored the only goal of the game as England beat Poland 1-0 in their final match of the opening round of Euro qualifiers.
A 3-0 win over Sweden on Monday and a 1-1 draw with host nation Georgia on Wednesday meant John Peacock's side needed just a point against the Poles to ensure progress to the Elite Qualifying Round, which will take place early next year, but Turgott's goal just after the hour mark handed England all three points and top spot in the group.
Georgia beat Sweden 1-0 in the other Group 3 game to book their own spot in the Elites.
www.thefa.com/England/mens-u17s/News/match-centre/2010/EnglandPoland/Report?p=mr&mid=108059
Team SHeet
www.thefa.com/England/mens-u17s/News/match-centre/2010/EnglandPoland/Teamsheet?p=ts&mid=108059
FA - Peacock lauds his Young Lions
Glenn LaverySaturday, 23 October, 2010
Head Coach delighted with qualification to Elite Round.
John Peacock praised his England U17 team after they progressed to the Elite Qualifying Round for next summer’s European Championship.
Blair Turgott’s 61st-minute strike handed the Young Lions a deserved victory over Poland in their last First Round Qualifier, giving them seven points from their three group games, after a 3-0 win over Sweden and a 1-1 draw with Georgia earlier in the week.
“They have played very well over the last three games,” said Peacock, summarising England’s Group 3 campaign.
“It’s been a great education for all the players in what I felt was the strongest groups we’ve faced at this stage of the competition for quite some time.
“We got off to a great start against Sweden on Monday and played some really good football and we started the Georgia game very well, too. The players had to deal with a partisan home crowd which they probably hadn’t experienced before and I thought they coped with it admirably. And, to be fair, it was one-way traffic against Poland and we were really good value for the win.”
For 17 of Peacock’s 18-man squad (captain Nathaniel Chalobah being the exception), this was their maiden experience of a UEFA qualifying tournament and Peacock said he was delighted to have topped the group unbeaten, especially given the calibre of the opposition.
This group of players have largely been together since The Victory Shield campaign last season and they enjoyed success in two friendly tournaments at the beginning of this campaign – the Nordic Tournament and The FA International U17 Tournament. But the Head Coach congratulated his players on how they have adapted to competitive international football.
“We made a good start to the season with some tough games and I think that helped us out here in Georgia,” he said.
“But those games came in friendly tournaments; this is different. You have to qualify for the next stage of the Euros and that brings with it a new kind of pressure for the boys and they can be proud of themselves for what they’ve achieved.”
www.thefa.com/England/mens-u17s/News/match-centre/2010/EnglandPoland/PostMatch/Peacock
FA - England book spot in Elite qualifiers
by Glenn Lavery Saturday, 23 October, 2010
Blair Turgott's winner against Poland ensures Euro progress.
Blair Turgott scored the only goal of the game as England beat Poland 1-0 in their final match of the opening round of Euro qualifiers.
A 3-0 win over Sweden on Monday and a 1-1 draw with host nation Georgia on Wednesday meant John Peacock's side needed just a point against the Poles to ensure progress to the Elite Qualifying Round, which will take place early next year, but Turgott's goal just after the hour mark handed England all three points and top spot in the group.
Georgia beat Sweden 1-0 in the other Group 3 game to book their own spot in the Elites.
www.thefa.com/England/mens-u17s/News/match-centre/2010/EnglandPoland/Report?p=mr&mid=108059
Team SHeet
www.thefa.com/England/mens-u17s/News/match-centre/2010/EnglandPoland/Teamsheet?p=ts&mid=108059
FA - Peacock lauds his Young Lions
Glenn LaverySaturday, 23 October, 2010
Head Coach delighted with qualification to Elite Round.
John Peacock praised his England U17 team after they progressed to the Elite Qualifying Round for next summer’s European Championship.
Blair Turgott’s 61st-minute strike handed the Young Lions a deserved victory over Poland in their last First Round Qualifier, giving them seven points from their three group games, after a 3-0 win over Sweden and a 1-1 draw with Georgia earlier in the week.
“They have played very well over the last three games,” said Peacock, summarising England’s Group 3 campaign.
“It’s been a great education for all the players in what I felt was the strongest groups we’ve faced at this stage of the competition for quite some time.
“We got off to a great start against Sweden on Monday and played some really good football and we started the Georgia game very well, too. The players had to deal with a partisan home crowd which they probably hadn’t experienced before and I thought they coped with it admirably. And, to be fair, it was one-way traffic against Poland and we were really good value for the win.”
For 17 of Peacock’s 18-man squad (captain Nathaniel Chalobah being the exception), this was their maiden experience of a UEFA qualifying tournament and Peacock said he was delighted to have topped the group unbeaten, especially given the calibre of the opposition.
This group of players have largely been together since The Victory Shield campaign last season and they enjoyed success in two friendly tournaments at the beginning of this campaign – the Nordic Tournament and The FA International U17 Tournament. But the Head Coach congratulated his players on how they have adapted to competitive international football.
“We made a good start to the season with some tough games and I think that helped us out here in Georgia,” he said.
“But those games came in friendly tournaments; this is different. You have to qualify for the next stage of the Euros and that brings with it a new kind of pressure for the boys and they can be proud of themselves for what they’ve achieved.”
www.thefa.com/England/mens-u17s/News/match-centre/2010/EnglandPoland/PostMatch/Peacock