Football: World Cup - England 2 Colombia 0
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Your support makes all the difference.GROUP G: STADE FELIX BOLLAERT, LENS. ATTENDANCE: 41,275
Goals: 2 (Anderton 20, Beckham 30)
Yellow cards: 2 (Scholes, Shearer)
Red cards: 0
Corners: 6
Offside: 5
Free-kicks (against): 15
Coach: Glenn Hoddle
Goal: 0
Yellow cards: 3 (Serna, Aristizabal, Bermudez). Red cards: 0
Corners: 1
Offside: 2
Free-kicks (against): 12
Coach: Hernan Dario Gomez
Running commentary
2 min: Seaman fluffs kick but England escape. Scholes counters with searing shot.
5 min: Owen's first attempt, a volley, goes high.
11 min: Shearer offside when heading over.
17 min: Rincon skips past Le Saux ominously.
18 min: Yellow card Serna (foul on Owen).
20 min: Anderton on right side drives a shot inside the near post for England's lead.
21 min: Yellow card for Scholes (not retreating from free-kick).
24 min: Owen heads over.
30 min: Free-kick by busy Beckham clears wall and sinks into net.
46 min: Wicked shot by Scholes wins corner from which Shearer misses chance.
49 min: Scholes volleys a fraction wide.
51 min: Shearer unable to get power on shot.
52 min: Sixty yard run by Campbell.
72 min: Owen bursts into penalty area. Ball snatched off his toes.
78 min: Ricard volleys wide.
81 min: Owen unusually wastes clear chance.
86 min: Yellow card for Aristizabal (lunge on Adams). Shearer's best shot. Keeper saves.
88 min: Yellow card for Bermudez (brought down Owen).
89 min: Yellow card for Shearer (taking free-kick too early).
90 min: Shearer takes again. Keeper saves. Adams follows up. Blocked by keeper's feet.
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