Ellis though had the final word
Ellis, though, had the final word.Stan Ternent, the Burnley manager, said the game had been a great advertisement for the First Division. For once, the phrase seemed neither a clich?nor hackneyed assessment.Goals: Little (46) 0-1; Ward (60) 0-1; Little (79) 1-2; McCall (81) 2-2; Ellis (85) 2-3.Bradford City (4-3-3): Walsh; Halle (Blake, 80) Molenaar, Myers, Jacobs; Locke, McCall, Whalley; Jess, Ward, Carbone. Substitutes not used: Wetherall, Davison (gk), Tod, Makel.Burnley (4-5-1): Michopoulos; West, Armstrong, Davis, Briscoe; Little, Weller, Ball, Cook, A Moore; I Moore (Ellis, 77). Substitutes not used: Cennamo (gk), Gnoh?, Payton, Mullin.Referee: R Pearson (Peterlee).Bookings: Burnley: A Moore, Ball, Little, Weller, Armstrong.Man of the match: Little.Attendance: 17,547..
6 mins: 1-0
6 mins: 1-0Germany, having settled quickly, look much the more comfortable side. Patient, measured passing, starting with Liverpool’s Dietmar Hamann on the halfway line, leads to a rapid, clinical goal. Hamann finds Michael Ballack, who crosses to Oliver Neuville. His header is met by Carsten Jancker, who bursts through to open the scoring.12 mins: 1-1David Beckham’s free-kick from the left reaches Steven Gerrard on the right of the box He hooks the ball back towards the ‘D’ Gary Neville nods it deftly forward Nick Barmby cushions it down to the right with his head. Oliver Kahn, distracted by Barmby, is helpless as Michael Owen executes a scissors volley.22 mins: Deisler’s chanceNeuville takes possession to the right of the England box and slots a pass to the playmaker Sebastian Deisler. It seems inevitable the home side will regain their advantage. Deisler, unmarked a few yards from the open net, incredibly scuffs wide.40 mins: Neuville’s missEngland are dominating proceedings but the game still hangs in the balance.
Neuville, who has been left unmarked, receives a cross on his chest just outside the box He has space and time to turn and hit a powerful volley. It flies wide to leave the scores level.45 mins: Seaman’s saveJorg Bohme strides forward from defence, exchanges passes with Jancker, and thumps a low, hard shot towards the bottom corner of the England goal. David Seaman does exceptionally well to dive a distance to his right and push the ball around the post for a corner.45 mins: 1-2In first-half stoppage time, Beckham’s free-kick from the right hits a defender and returns to him. His cross reaches Rio Ferdinand, who sees Gerrard in space behind him and heads back.
