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The only plus point for England was that both national anthems were well observed despite fears there would be a repeat of the trouble that marred the last meeting between the two sides 18 years ago. cheap soccer jerseys
Ashley Cole, as Hodgson eventually made clear after much head scratching, led the team out and looked moved as he collected a golden cap to commemorate reaching a century of caps in February.Most England supporters respected the FA's wishes, with only a handful singing "no surrender'' during God Save The Queen.The colourful 10,000 travelling fans made a lot of noise and they had something extra to cheer about when Long scored.
Jon Walters fed the ball to Seamus Coleman, who whipped in a cross to the near post and Long got in front of Johnson and Jagielka to glance the ball beyond a sprawling Hart.The West Brom striker cupped his ears in front of the England fans while one member of the travelling support at the other end of the stadium tossed a green smoke bomb on to the pitch which caused a brief stoppage in play.England had Lampard to thank for coming to the rescue 10 minutes later. Sturridge bought half a yard with some nifty footwork and drove a low ball across the box which Lampard controlled with his thigh after a mix-up betweenSean St Ledger and Glenn Whelan before flicking the ball past Forde with his right foot.
Given that Forde was hurtling off his line at full speed, the quality of the finish proved exactly why Lampard now sits joint seventh in England's all-time top scorers list.Then came the sight Hodgson did not want to see - one of his players hobbling off with an injury. Sturridge's right foot got trapped under Whelan's trailing leg and the Liverpool man needed five minutes of treatment before he was carried off on a stretcher, to be replaced by Jermain Defoe.England improved, with St Ledger and Coleman putting in crucial blocks to deny Theo Walcott on separate occasions.
Ireland were denied a penalty in the final minute of the first half when Wayne Rooney hauled down Robbie Keane after Phil Jagielka's poor attempted clearance.Cole came within a whisker of scoring his first international goal three minutes into the second half, but Coleman came to the rescue again, cutting out Walcott's cross before the skipper could tap in.The Chelsea defender then paid his respects to the crowd after being substituted for Leighton Baines. Lampard took the armband which had caused so much confusion. Chelsea jersey
