Jamaica's Reggae Boyz lost 6-0 to England in an historic friendly international at Manchester United's Old Trafford stadium. A crowd of over 70 thousand watched in a party atmosphere as England capitalized on poor defending to win their final warm-up game before the World Cup Finals in Germany. Jamaica, coming off a 4-1 loss to Ghana was also weakened by the loss of striker Marlon King for a breach of discipline. Although outclassed, The Boyz seemed motivated and tried to put on a good show before the large crowd.
In the first five minutes, the Reggae Boyz launched a series of fast paced attacks that put England on the defensive. England quickly settled and started to dominate possession. Eleven minutes into the game England struck first blow when Crouch heads down to Owen who steers the ball on for Lampard to score. The Reggae Boyz continued to concede goals giving up two own goals. David Beckham's free-kick was deflected into the net by Jermaine Taylor in the 17th and Crouch adding the third in the 29th off an Omar Delay's deflection. Jamaica's best chance of the half came from Jason Euell, whose powerful shot forced goalkeeper Paul Robinson to parry it wide. Jamaica's defense was again caught off guard as Michael Owen broke loose from a Rio Ferdinand long ball, and rounding goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts, rolled the ball into an empty net to end the half 4-0.
Crouch scored his second goal in the 67th minute and completed his hat scoring an Owen's cross from the edge of the box in the 89th minute. Although outplayed for most of the match, Jamaica created a few chances of their own in the second half. Ricardo Fuller, Jamal Campbell-Ryce, Jermaine Hue and Luton Shelton all had outstanding moments in the game. The 6-0 score line is England's best result under Sven-Goran Eriksson.
England: Paul Robinson (David James, 46), Jamie Carragher, Ashley Cole (Wayne Bridge, 36), Steven Gerrard (Stewart Downing, 77), Rio Ferdinand, John Terry (Sol Campbell, 33), David Beckham (Aaron Lennon, 67), Frank Lampard (Michael Carrick, 67), Peter Crouch, Michael Owen, Joe Cole. Red Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks, (GK: Blue, Blue, Blue)
Jamaica: Donovan Ricketts, Omar Daley, Damion Stewart, Claude Davis, Garfield Reid, Jason Euell (Khari Stephenson, 79), Jermaine Taylor (Shane Crawford, 46), Jamal Campbell-Ryce, Jermaine Hue (Jermaine Johnson, 85), Ricardo Fuller (Teofore Bennett, 76), Luton Shelton (Deon Burton, 48). Yellow Shirts, Black Shorts, Yellow Socks, (GK Black and Grey/ Gold and Black). Read more in the forum
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