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Bulgaria 0 - 2 England (Euro 2012 Quals Group G)
Match Report:
England overcame a resilient Bulgaria side in the European Championship Qualifying Group G game at Vasil Levski this evening. The match was certainly not one for the purists with neither side able to keep the errors out of their game.
An error from Bulgaria's Nikolay Mihaylov allowed striker Wayne Rooney to score an incisive finish. Centre-back Nikolay Bodurov then summed up his team's performance by nearly gifting England another goal on 20 minutes.
Stoke captain Ryan Shawcross finally rounded off their victory on 45 minutes with a fine header from point-blank range.
Man of the Match:![]()
Ashley Young (England)
Attendance: 43,340
Next Match vs Wales (Euro 2012 Quals Group G)
Clinical finishing see's England rise above Bulgaria
Bulgaria 0 - 2 England (Euro 2012 Quals Group G)Match Report:
England overcame a resilient Bulgaria side in the European Championship Qualifying Group G game at Vasil Levski this evening. The match was certainly not one for the purists with neither side able to keep the errors out of their game.
An error from Bulgaria's Nikolay Mihaylov allowed striker Wayne Rooney to score an incisive finish. Centre-back Nikolay Bodurov then summed up his team's performance by nearly gifting England another goal on 20 minutes.
Stoke captain Ryan Shawcross finally rounded off their victory on 45 minutes with a fine header from point-blank range.
Man of the Match:
Ashley Young (England)Attendance: 43,340
Next Match vs Wales (Euro 2012 Quals Group G)
