And there’s been a goal in Austria!
It’s gone to the away side – and it’s that man Axel Witsel again, the Chelsea transfer target going from breaking legs to breaking hearts as the 22-year-old Belgian, banned for 10 games for a vicious foul in 2009, outshines strike partner Moussa Dembele of Fulham and beats former Blues stopper Jurgen Macho to stun the home fans.
Now we go to the Ferenc Puskas Stadium where there’s been a fourth goal – which way’s it gone?
Holland have wrapped things up here. Arsenal’s Robin van Persie looks to have sealed what Tottenham Hotspurs’ Rafael van der Vaart started and ex-Crystal Palace keeper Gabor Kiraly looks beleaguered and bewildered, not to mention ready for bed, between the posts for the Hungarians. 4-0.
And we’re just hearing about an injury to Switzerland’s Valon Behrami, once of West Ham- But we’ll quickly go from there over to Dublin, where there’s been a goal for the home side.
Yes, and it’s gone to current West Ham forward Robbie Keane, who gets Republic of Ireland’s potentially decisive second against Macedonia!
Now, let’s see what’s going on at the Republican Stadium - Do the Russians look like breaking the deadlock?
Yury Zhirkov, Andrey Arshavin and Roman Pavlyuchenko, of Chelsea, Arsenal and Spurs respectively, continue to toil to no avail here, particularly Pavlyuchenko, who can only look on as Armenia remain on course for their first ever point against the Russians.
Sensational stuff at the Hanrapetakan. What’s happening in Oslo’s all-Scandinavian affair?
It’s a corner to Denmark, 28 minutes on the clock and here it comes – outswinger – it’s a good one, too but headed up in the air then finally away by the hosts but only as far as Rommedahl! Dennis Rommedahl, formerly of Charlton Athletic, has scored an absolute belter! Right-footed, first time, on the volley, and it nestles in the back of the net to open the scoring, but this one’s not over yet.
Back to London – how are Scotland getting on?
Game over, I’m afraid. Neymar, rumoured to be on his way to SW6 in the summer, has put Watford’s Don Cowie and his fellow Scots out of their misery with his second of the game from the spot to boos (not oo-ooh’s) ringing round Emirates stadium for his part in ‘earning’ the penalty.
Let’s go to Deepdale and find out how England U-21’s are getting on.
It’s England 1 Iceland 2 and there was nothing Stuart Pearce’s shadow squad could do about what appears to be the winner from West Ham’s Holmar Orn Eyjolfsson, who rose above Chelsea’s Ryan Bertrand and Tottenham’s Kyle Walker to render the latter’s team-mate Danny Rose’s assist for the opener irrelevant.
Lots of news coming in now – Van Persie notches another for Holland but again goes off injured while Yossi Benayoun’s comeback for Israel ends in victory thanks to ex-Chelsea and West Ham defender Tal Ben Haim. Petr Cech keeps a clean sheet against Liechtenstein, as does former QPR number 1 Lee Camp at home to Slovenia. One-time London socialite Adrian Mutu bags a brace as-
Goal at Wembley!
England have been denied at the last by Asamoah Gyan in North London in a game that has flowed nicely thanks, largely, to a change in style employed by the Three Lions and typified by the high-tempo passing game of Arsenal’s Jack Wilshere.
Plenty of talking points from a long weekend break. And the action doesn’t let up either, as West Ham take on league leaders Manchester United at the Boleyn Ground at 12.45 on Saturday before Arsenal go head-to-head with Blackburn Rovers in the late kick-off, sandwiching Champions Chelsea’s trip to Stoke and Champions League challengers Spurs’ visit to Wigan, ahead of Fulham and Blackpool's rendez-vouz under the watchful eye of Michael Jackson over Sunday lunch at the Cottage.
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