Sat 6 Oct 2001 11.57 EDT. England went behind in Germany, of course, but hit back twice before half-time. Email him: [email protected], Erling Haaland Names Best Team In The World In Fascinating Documentary Clip, Supercomputer Predicts Full Premier League Table After International Break, Harry Maguire Needs Dropping From Manchester United Squad "For His Own Good", overlooking the possibility of him signing for the club in the future, the idea of bringing Lionel Messi to Inter Miami. Last updated 11:25 AM, Sunday October 06 2019 GMT+1. At the other end, though, Martyn was like a cat on hot coals as the greater fluency of Greece's play carried them regularly towards England's goal. If there's one footballer synonymous with taking a free-kick, then David Beckham would be right at the top of many people's list. The captain obliged, but came closer to a goal with a second attempt from a slightly more realistic range three minutes later, getting a shot on target that Antonis Nikopolidis pushed round his right-hand post. Sven-Göran Eriksson's side were losing to Greece 2-1 and were desperate for a miracle that would avoid them from taking on Ukraine in a play-off match. Olympiakó Stádio Spiros Louis, Marousi, Athína Sven Goran Eriksson's team were trailing Greece 2-1 deep into injury time and looked destined for a difficult play-off against Ukraine. in History at the University of York and followed it up with an M.A. Greece 0 England 2 [0-0]. Arsenal to rival Man Utd for £35m Pau Torres? Denise van Outen, Baga Chipz join celebrity version of The Circle? Old Trafford erupted with relief, prematurely as it turned out. Christos Patsatzoglu managed that all right, rounding Ashley Cole to get behind the England defence and sending over a cross that Ferdinand could only knock into the path of Charisteas. A ruptured Achilles tendon at AC Milan prevented him from playing at the 2010 World Cup and with Fabio Capello eager to look to the future after, the Leytonstone-born footballer never played for his country again. David Beckham stepped up when his country needed him on October 6 in 2001 to score a last-gasp free kick which salved a 2-2 draw against Greece and booked England's place at … It all came down to the last match against Greece, with an eye on Germany's home fixture against Finland too, but entering stoppage time at Old Trafford it was going horribly wrong for the hosts. Can you name Liverpool's 2001 FA Cup-winning squad? Gerrard's chipped pass set up a chance for Andy Cole right at the start of the half, but though his shot was on target he put it too close to the goalkeeper. Here's the scenario: England entered its final 2002 World Cup qualifier needing either a win or draw against Greece to secure an automatic berth. He has worked for several publications, including Hardcore Gamer, LADbible and the Manchester Evening News. Greece came into this game having only scored one goal away from home in Group Nine, but another indication of their potential on the break arrived when Charisteas worried Martyn again with a well struck shot from the edge of the penalty area. What was most immediately apparent after half-time was that Gerrard had been transformed, and with his midfield drive restored England looked a different team. Just. The Three Lions captain produced a wonderful display against Greece. Then Nikolaidis volleyed violently over the bar from an acute angle after beating Rio Ferdinand in a race for Karagounis's through-pass. The greatest ever European Championship shocks, UEFA Nations League roundup: Jose Gaya nets late leveller for Spain against Germany, Jadon Sancho, Tammy Abraham, Ben Chilwell 'breach COVID guidelines at party', Brandon Williams, Rhys Williams named in England Under-21 squad. Manchester United consider Massimiliano Allegri as Solskjaer replacement? Man Utd consider Allegri as Solskjaer replacement? By Colin Malam at Old Trafford 06 October 2001 • 22:50 pm . Finally, at the end of this anxious period for a noticeably nervous England, the tall Charisteas was allowed time to bring the ball under control, turn and skim the bar with a shot. Martyn had to rescue England again in the 65th minute, though Karagounis looked suspiciously offside, before Sheringham and the equaliser arrived together two minutes later. The situation cried out for a change of personnel by England and Eriksson responded to the crisis by replacing the decidedly out-of-sorts Nick Barmby with one of the local favourites, Andy Cole, at the restart, with Heskey switching to the left. David Beckham stepped up when his country needed him on October 6 in 2001 to score a last-gasp free kick which salved a 2-2 draw against Greece and booked England's place at the 2002 World Cup. Beckham would remain England captain until 2006 – with the midfielder now plying his trade at Real Madrid – and made his 100th appearance for his country two years later before he surpassed Bobby Moore's tally of 108 caps a year later. Eriksson made a change at half-time, replacing the ineffective Barmby with Andy Cole and sending Heskey wide left with the Manchester United striker partnering Fowler in the middle. — PA Dugout (@PAdugout) June 21, 2017, OTD 2002: Michael Owen's opener had England dreaming of a World Cup semi-final but goals from Rivaldo and Ronaldinho sent Brazil through pic.twitter.com/d6pvFYlJEN. So Greece taking the lead after 36 minutes did not come as a complete surprise. When Theo Zagorakis forced a save from Martyn after half an hour, England had still not managed to trouble Nikopolidis from anything other than Beckham's set piece. After Greece committed a foul outside the box, roughly 30 yards out from goal, David Beckham lined up to take the free kick. Martyn, who had saved from Theo Zagorakis with great difficulty on the half-hour, was finally beaten six minutes later. Not scared to go forward, the visitors were also uncompromising in defence, as Steven Gerrard discovered when Newcastle's Nikos Dabizas fouled him with a shuddering tackle in the early exchanges. Ten classic matches people can watch while football is postponed, Real Madrid 'still leading race for Kylian Mbappe'. in Multimedia Journalism at MMU. Matchwinner: David Beckham saves the best until last with his final minute equaliser against Greece, ‘It’s a disaster’: hairdressers and salons in Northern Ireland close today for four weeks. Can you name the 2008 Champions League final squads? England could not have left it any later, but Beckham, more than anyone, deserved a goal for his ceaseless inspiration.

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