:00:30. > :00:46.She absolutely nailed it. She took that so well. It was a great effort.
:00:47. > :00:55.Welcome to Shrews bring -- Shrewsbury, tonight's World Cup
:00:56. > :01:05.qualifier is against Ukraine and so far, it has been a walk in the park.
:01:06. > :01:14.It has taken them less than three minutes to score the opening goal.
:01:15. > :01:30.A terrific performance by the England women's team. Six of
:01:31. > :01:37.A terrific performance by the best. Two goals in the opening two
:01:38. > :01:39.minutes. What a start. Early steps are being taken on the long road to
:01:40. > :02:01.Canada. England eight, Turkey nil. Oh, she took that so well. England,
:02:02. > :02:21.4-0 up. hat-trick of this World Cup
:02:22. > :02:46.qualifying campaign. After scoring 29 goals without reply
:02:47. > :02:55.in their five matches so far, England have arrived for their final
:02:56. > :03:00.World Cup qualifier at home. Mark Sampson takes charge of his second
:03:01. > :03:03.qualifier, but faces his biggest challenge yet against Ukraine. It is
:03:04. > :03:08.a big night that the visitors, who arrived on Tuesday. Ukraine are
:03:09. > :03:12.arguably the toughest opponents for England. And this is what the group
:03:13. > :03:28.looks like. Wales have just kicked off against
:03:29. > :03:33.Montenegro. We will show you the goals later in the programme. A key
:03:34. > :03:41.goal scorer for England is missing tonight because of a ligament
:03:42. > :03:51.injury. Instead of being on the pitch, she is right beside it. Faye
:03:52. > :03:57.White and Mickey Gray are here. How frustrating is it for you not to be
:03:58. > :04:05.how? I have my kit on underneath! It is just racing. -- it is
:04:06. > :04:11.frustrating. I will be glad to see how well they do. It is frustrating.
:04:12. > :04:16.I have a long road, but I am looking forward to it and I am working hard
:04:17. > :04:25.to get back. How important is it for Mark Sampson to maintain a record?
:04:26. > :04:28.It is vital, you look at how well England have played and in this
:04:29. > :04:33.group we are the strongest team and we should be leading the pack, but
:04:34. > :04:40.today will be a stronger test against Ukraine. They have played in
:04:41. > :04:45.the European 2009 competition. They have not qualified for a World Cup
:04:46. > :04:50.yet, which will motivate them. How will England benefit, facing tougher
:04:51. > :04:55.opposition? That is what I think they need. You
:04:56. > :05:01.need an acid test. In the last game, the full-backs were allowed
:05:02. > :05:06.the freedom to push forward. This evening will be different. There are
:05:07. > :05:14.quality players out there. It will be a big test of the England back
:05:15. > :05:17.four. Maybe not as many goals as they had against Montenegro. Mark
:05:18. > :05:24.Sampson has had to deal with the loss of three key players. Toni
:05:25. > :05:31.Duggan and Karen Carney have been ruled out also. You have three
:05:32. > :05:37.players injured. How has that impacted on the team selection? You
:05:38. > :05:43.want as many available as possible and these are fantastic footballers
:05:44. > :05:46.who have done well for us. But another door opens and players will
:05:47. > :05:51.come in tonight confident they can do the job. We know we have got to
:05:52. > :05:54.be better than just 11 players. You need a group of players who can
:05:55. > :06:06.perform at their maximum and win football matches. I am looking
:06:07. > :06:15.forward to CDs players perform well. -- see the players. It will be a
:06:16. > :06:23.test. It is about how we can perform and improve on the last performance.
:06:24. > :06:28.I like your attacking style of play. What is the mood like in the camp?
:06:29. > :06:35.The players are enjoying their football. It is good to see. We want
:06:36. > :06:39.them to enjoy it, rather than feeling pressure, we want them to
:06:40. > :06:43.have the opportunity to express themselves. We encourage them to be
:06:44. > :06:49.brave and express themselves. We have talented players. We want to
:06:50. > :06:54.make sure we are not vulnerable to counterattack and if we need to
:06:55. > :06:57.defend, we can do that. But we want to start positive and hopefully we
:06:58. > :07:02.will see our players perform well tonight.
:07:03. > :07:07.This is his second qualifier in charge. Can we still call him the
:07:08. > :07:16.new manager? I think so. What do you think of the changes? It is mainly
:07:17. > :07:20.due to players out injured. I know from his time in the WSL, he likes
:07:21. > :07:22.his teams to play different formations and this is a good chance
:07:23. > :07:35.to try something new. Maybe it is an opportunity for this
:07:36. > :07:42.game. And an opportunity for Jade Moore. She is a feisty midfielder.
:07:43. > :07:54.She likes to tackle and I am pleased she is starting. Natasha Dowie gets
:07:55. > :07:58.a start. She has been in prolific form. I am glad she is getting the
:07:59. > :08:04.chance to play up front and hopefully she has some goals
:08:05. > :08:09.tonight. And Jess Clarke, that comes at the expense of your injury. She
:08:10. > :08:14.has worked really hard and I will be pleased if she can get on and show
:08:15. > :08:23.everybody what she can do. What do you think about playing two
:08:24. > :08:26.upfront? It is positive. Karen Carney and Toni Duggan are missing
:08:27. > :08:33.and they came up with the goals, so it is unfortunate. Mark is giving
:08:34. > :08:42.other people the opportunity. Having Natasha Dowie on the left-hand side,
:08:43. > :08:46.pushing further forward. We shall see what she is like from the start
:08:47. > :08:51.of the game. When you are on the bench, you can see the picture and
:08:52. > :08:59.what you are up against. It is up to her, can she fill those shoes?
:09:00. > :09:06.One player out of the setup the four years is back. Sanderson refused to
:09:07. > :09:12.play under the old regime. She has been talking to us. You come from a
:09:13. > :09:19.football background, tell us about that. It is in my blood from the age
:09:20. > :09:29.of being a baby, I used to go to my father's games. Is my family are all
:09:30. > :09:38.about football. My mother watched eight games over the weekend she
:09:39. > :09:42.told me last weekend. You started at Arsenal and went through the ranks
:09:43. > :09:49.and move to Chelsea. I went to play in Philadelphia for two years but
:09:50. > :09:53.the league folded for financial reasons. I went to play in Spain for
:09:54. > :09:59.eight months and then I was picked up by Boston in the new league and
:10:00. > :10:04.it is my second season now. Are you enjoying it at Boston? One of the
:10:05. > :10:10.best things I did, going to America, not just as a footballer, I
:10:11. > :10:19.have grown as a person. Will we see Lianne Sanderson back?
:10:20. > :10:28.flattering to be wanted, but I am happy to be in Boston for now. OK, I
:10:29. > :10:33.was trying to get an exclusive. In 2010 you
:10:34. > :10:36.was trying to get an exclusive. In the main reason? In the environment
:10:37. > :10:42.back then I was not that happy and I felt less of a person. I did not
:10:43. > :10:47.feel I was given the support necessary to succeed. Now I feel
:10:48. > :10:52.supported. I have been given the full support since I came back into
:10:53. > :10:57.the squad. When I was called up, I was so nervous. It was not
:10:58. > :11:01.necessarily the foot wall that I was concerned about, it was how the
:11:02. > :11:05.girls would be with me and the staff would be with me but sometimes I
:11:06. > :11:11.pinch myself when I am on the flight back to America, because I cannot
:11:12. > :11:16.believe I'm here. When you were called into the squad, what did Mark
:11:17. > :11:21.Sampson say? From the beginning he said I want you to be yourself, I
:11:22. > :11:25.want you to be Lianne Sanderson. It was the most amazing feeling to be
:11:26. > :11:32.told I could just be me. And he was going to give me the support
:11:33. > :11:35.necessary for me to succeed. I was going to mention the Montenegro
:11:36. > :11:42.game, it looks like you were playing with a smile, is that how you felt?
:11:43. > :11:47.When you are happy you play well. It was a massive game, the first time
:11:48. > :11:52.my nephew had seen me play live and all my family came and saw me play
:11:53. > :11:57.for England again stop when I left the team, it affected my whole
:11:58. > :12:00.family, people would come up to them on the street. They understood why
:12:01. > :12:07.and supported me, but it has been tough. To see my family, it was an
:12:08. > :12:14.amazing day. For you, what are your objectives, internationally? Being
:12:15. > :12:19.out of the setup killed me. I never regretted the decision but it was
:12:20. > :12:24.not easy. But my objectives are to get picked for England and a well
:12:25. > :12:31.consistently. And to be picked for the next World Cup in Canada. And
:12:32. > :12:35.lastly but not least, hairstyles. I think you are in competition with
:12:36. > :12:41.me! Lianne Sanderson made a dig impact
:12:42. > :12:49.in the last game against Montenegro. What impact has she had the team?
:12:50. > :12:53.She is a massive personality. Always chatting and talking. It is great
:12:54. > :13:02.she is back. We have enjoyed having her back. How impressed were you
:13:03. > :13:08.with her? I expected her to play in the centre, holds the ball, bring
:13:09. > :13:13.people into play. But the energy levels, she was fantastic. She made
:13:14. > :13:22.this herself. It was her move and she got away, it was spinning. It is
:13:23. > :13:26.what you want to see. I think the defender tried to claim it, but it
:13:27. > :13:31.was a fantastic finish. It is great to see her again. She was involved
:13:32. > :13:38.in everything. She has battling qualities. She is enthusiastic about
:13:39. > :13:43.her play, but when playing with her at Arsenal, she was always easy to
:13:44. > :13:48.find. You always want to see your centre forward when you look up. She
:13:49. > :13:54.would always be looking for it, looking to get on the ball. That is
:13:55. > :13:59.her strength, the entity to find space. And she is good at passing
:14:00. > :14:05.and playing in the players. And in front of goal, she would always
:14:06. > :14:11.score, nine times out of ten. And providing opportunities for others.
:14:12. > :14:15.She set up a couple of goals in the last game. And she was lucky to get
:14:16. > :14:19.on the scoresheet. In the last game, there were seven goal-scorers,
:14:20. > :14:27.which was pleasing to show others can pitch in. Let's talk about Lucy
:14:28. > :14:32.Bronze. PFA Player of the Year. Defenders have not had much to do
:14:33. > :14:36.yet, to be fair. They have not been tested. It was about keeping
:14:37. > :14:44.concentration in those games when the play was in the other half. Lucy
:14:45. > :14:49.Bronze has had a couple of years of being injured, some quite serious
:14:50. > :14:57.injuries. She has shown the mental strength and desire to get herself
:14:58. > :15:02.back to the top. She only has ten caps and she looks comfortable. And
:15:03. > :15:10.the ability to play different positions and attacking positions.
:15:11. > :15:13.She likes to get forward. The Ukraine team have arrived here with
:15:14. > :15:24.their home country in a state of turmoil, that they are determined to
:15:25. > :15:29.prove themselves. Ukraine's footballers could be
:15:30. > :15:35.forgiven for having more on their minds than the World Cup qualifier
:15:36. > :15:41.against England. They have played just three games in Group 6, with
:15:42. > :15:45.their game against Belarus being postponed last month. So how
:15:46. > :15:54.difficult is it for Ukraine to qualify for the World Cup? Actually,
:15:55. > :15:59.most of the players are paying in the Russian competitions in the
:16:00. > :16:03.Russian leagues, but all the relatives and families live in the
:16:04. > :16:14.Ukraine, set each player hopes it will end peacefully and friendly. --
:16:15. > :16:19.so each player. For me, but oil is my greatest occupation in my life,
:16:20. > :16:26.so I am trying to do my best to keep my mind calm and think only about
:16:27. > :16:32.the games to distract ourselves from everything that is going on in our
:16:33. > :16:36.country. Ukraine's layers are convinced that they are focused
:16:37. > :16:43.tonight and they have strength in their team. Ukraine are physical and
:16:44. > :16:49.we will have two earned the right to play our game. Hopefully we can get
:16:50. > :16:55.six out of six. We have heard they have a strategy and a stick to that.
:16:56. > :17:05.I think it will be a tough test. On paper this always looks like
:17:06. > :17:09.England's copies challenge. We are always fighting until the end. We go
:17:10. > :17:20.into each game like it is our last one. We will fight to the end and we
:17:21. > :17:36.hope we qualified for the World Cup. -- qualify for the World Cup.
:17:37. > :17:53.Would you be comfortable travelling to the Ukraine? It is arch to the
:17:54. > :17:58.FA. -- it is up to the FA to make that decision. Will it be difficult
:17:59. > :18:03.for the Ukraine players to focus on the game. I don't think so. Once you
:18:04. > :18:07.get into camp, you stay focused. A lot of them play in Russia, but once
:18:08. > :18:12.you are in the club can, you lot of them play in Russia, but once
:18:13. > :18:20.into a little bubble anyway and your focus is on the match. --
:18:21. > :18:23.into a little bubble anyway and your camp. They did have a good result
:18:24. > :18:29.against Wales, so we should not underestimate them. Will it be
:18:30. > :18:36.difficult for them to focus? I think they will be fine. You are just a
:18:37. > :18:40.fashion. The get over there and do the job and hopefully come away with
:18:41. > :18:49.the wind. You concentrate on the next game after that. One other game
:18:50. > :18:55.going on in Group 6 is Wales against Montenegro. We have some early role
:18:56. > :19:07.news. They are 2-0 up. The first goal was scored after ten minutes,
:19:08. > :19:13.the second one of the 13 missing -- the second one after 13 minutes.
:19:14. > :19:19.Northern Ireland are in Sweden. That much is nearly finished. We will
:19:20. > :19:31.bring you be score later on. What do you think about the chance Wales has
:19:32. > :19:37.of going forward. They would have expected to be Ukraine, but it could
:19:38. > :19:42.come down to the last game. England will be playing them away in
:19:43. > :19:55.Cardiff. That will be quite a feisty game. Lots of players play in the WS
:19:56. > :20:01.L, so they know each other. Do you think they can fight for first
:20:02. > :20:08.place? They have already dropped five points with a loss and a draw.
:20:09. > :20:13.That Ukraine draw was a tough one for them. They just had to keep
:20:14. > :20:17.plugging away and beat the other teams convincingly. It could come
:20:18. > :20:26.down to the last game against England. If they get a win, they are
:20:27. > :20:35.in a good position. What is England's key to success against
:20:36. > :20:40.Ukraine? To be confident and take confidence in the performances of
:20:41. > :20:45.the last five games. Hopefully we will get some early shots and early
:20:46. > :20:50.goals. It is going to be a difficult test, but we have got the right
:20:51. > :20:57.players on the pitch and we have the right bench to come on to do the
:20:58. > :21:03.business if it is necessary. One of the spectators here is one of the
:21:04. > :21:11.top scorers in this campaign. Toni Duggan is here.
:21:12. > :21:18.Toni Duggan, what have you done now? I picked up an injury and I am upset
:21:19. > :21:24.to be missing the game tonight, but there is enough quality in the squad
:21:25. > :21:28.to get the result we need. You did score a couple of Patrick 's in the
:21:29. > :21:39.qualifying games previously. How easy will it be for you to watch
:21:40. > :21:45.this? I am devastated, but I am here to support the girls and hopefully
:21:46. > :21:49.they will do the job. You have had some great wins. What is the
:21:50. > :21:56.confidence in the team? It is buzzing. I sent a text presaged to
:21:57. > :22:02.the girls before and told them to keep the winning streak going.
:22:03. > :22:05.Hopefully you will see the excitement and buzz around the team
:22:06. > :22:10.tonight and we can put on a good show for the fans. Will Ukraine be
:22:11. > :22:17.your toughest test so far. I thought Wales would be, to be honest. We
:22:18. > :22:21.overcame them earlier in the year, but Ukraine poses a different
:22:22. > :22:26.threats compared to the likes of Montenegro and Turkey. But the girls
:22:27. > :22:33.will be ready for them and I am confident they will get the win.
:22:34. > :22:37.Thank you. As the teams are about to emerge
:22:38. > :22:44.from the Tamils, let's get the final thoughts from three lionesses. There
:22:45. > :22:51.are so many different personalities in the group. It will be a tough
:22:52. > :22:59.test and we will have to be devotional and diligent in our
:23:00. > :23:03.game. Ukraine are going to be very physical and we need to be up for
:23:04. > :23:09.the battle and earned the right to play the game. It will be about what
:23:10. > :23:17.we have in our team. We have so many good individual players. If we get
:23:18. > :23:23.it right, no one can stop us. So, it is England versus Ukraine, here in
:23:24. > :23:29.Shrewsbury. Mark Sampson's side are looking to maintain their unbeaten
:23:30. > :23:56.record. Over to the commentary box. Ukraine have one to their opening
:23:57. > :24:05.three matches and drew in Wales. They once pushed England or the
:24:06. > :24:19.weighing, but they lost on aggregate. A lovely evening here in
:24:20. > :24:21.Shrewsbury. England's last home match and they need to make it
:24:22. > :24:45.count. Please stand for the national
:24:46. > :26:10.anthems. # God save our gracious Queen. #
:26:11. > :26:18.Long live our noble Queen. # God Save The Queen! # Send her
:26:19. > :26:27.victorious. # Happy and glorious. # Long to reign over us.
:26:28. > :26:42.# God Save The Queen. Evening sunshine, but there is a
:26:43. > :26:54.little bit of a cut in the air. And in Pewsey aspic crowd. Let us have a
:26:55. > :27:54.look at the England squad. -- and enthusiastic crowd.
:27:55. > :28:03.Ukraine will be a tough test for England, but they should win it if
:28:04. > :28:14.they play the same way they have been. One thing that is clear very
:28:15. > :28:48.early on, England have hyped superiority. -- hyped superiority.
:28:49. > :29:11.I think they are going to start with the diamond. That is the word from
:29:12. > :29:21.the camp. Sara Pearson from Sweden is tonight's referee. They are
:29:22. > :29:27.kicking from left to right in this first half. England unbeaten in 23
:29:28. > :29:40.World Cup qualifiers. An amazing record. 22 consecutive clean
:29:41. > :29:45.sheets. Immediately, Sanderson is on the front forks. She was magnificent
:29:46. > :29:50.in the big tree over Montenegro down in Brighton. -- in the victory over
:29:51. > :30:29.Montenegro down in Brighton. Tetyana Romanenko, she will go up.
:30:30. > :30:37.Their system is fluid. Ukraine will know that England attack.
:30:38. > :30:45.There is a real energy to England, the last few games I have watched, I
:30:46. > :30:51.do not think there will be as many goals tonight but they have been
:30:52. > :30:57.full of goals. This is what you need, going into a World Cup,
:30:58. > :31:12.fingers crossed, they will have to be able to cope with different
:31:13. > :31:29.demands. 2002, the last defeat in this competition.
:31:30. > :31:41.Lucy Bronze is the new PFA Player of the Year. And Stokes, who has made a
:31:42. > :31:46.big difference to the team, brought in for the Cyprus Cup when England
:31:47. > :31:51.did well, at the turn of the year. She is a natural left-back. She was
:31:52. > :31:57.missed in the early parts of the qualifying. If you have an act role
:31:58. > :32:03.left foot, it has been a positive for England, the last couple of
:32:04. > :32:07.games. I am sure she will look to get on the scoresheet. Fara Williams
:32:08. > :32:16.drops between the two centre halves, which gives them license to go
:32:17. > :32:55.forward. Wales, up against Montenegro.
:32:56. > :33:06.Eni Aluko with hope good scoring record, again, for England. Three
:33:07. > :33:20.this season in five internationals. Scored at Euro 13. Saunderson looked
:33:21. > :33:26.the -- looked for Natasha Dowie. Relying on Sardis in four balls like
:33:27. > :33:40.that. Tash Dowie and Eni Aluko, looking to be slid in.
:33:41. > :34:12.-- relying on her for the balls like that.
:34:13. > :34:28.Ukraine are a cut above England's opponents so far.
:34:29. > :34:34.Montenegro, down against Wales. They are trying to develop the women's
:34:35. > :34:51.game in Montenegro. The three back there will be a
:34:52. > :34:52.feature, Lucy Bronze, Steph Houghton and the others pushing into advanced
:34:53. > :35:12.positions. A corner kick to England. As the
:35:13. > :35:20.keeper came out, it hit the hand of one of the Ukrainian defenders.
:35:21. > :35:23.Number 19 got her hand on to it. The referee did not seem to see it, or
:35:24. > :35:43.access to it as a proper handball. Apanaschenko, she is a record
:35:44. > :35:58.goal-scorer. She has not found the net so far in qualifying.
:35:59. > :36:05.That was a good chance for Olga Boychenko. On the counter. That is
:36:06. > :36:08.what they will try to do. This is how Ukraine play, quick on the
:36:09. > :36:17.counter. They managed to get bodies up there. Needed a better finish
:36:18. > :36:18.because I do not think they will get many opportunities like that, that
:36:19. > :36:33.it will be on the counter. When England play forward to Scott,
:36:34. > :36:47.their centre-half got herself into a bad position. Irina -- Iryna
:36:48. > :36:56.Vasylyuk. She does not look like a natural centre-half. Fitting in at
:36:57. > :37:08.this level, it is difficult to do, particularly with a key position
:37:09. > :37:09.like centre-half. England have made enquiries about the possibility of
:37:10. > :37:17.playing Ukraine away, enquiries about the possibility of
:37:18. > :37:28.those troubles. They are awaiting a reply. It is due to be played at one
:37:29. > :37:34.of the venues for the last men's European Championships. Mark Sampson
:37:35. > :37:42.loves attacking football. He likes his players to press the ball. He
:37:43. > :37:46.admires the determination of his new captain, Steph Houghton, who has not
:37:47. > :37:51.had the best start at Manchester City in the Super League. A lot
:37:52. > :37:58.expected of them because of the name? It always came into it because
:37:59. > :38:02.it was a work in progress. They picked up players such as Steph
:38:03. > :38:06.Houghton, expecting it to be the start of big things. The rest of the
:38:07. > :38:20.players have been with them for a while but at the moment it is a step
:38:21. > :38:23.up, the WSL. A couple of times, they have been three on three at the
:38:24. > :39:04.back, Ukraine. Mark Sampson will not be happy with that.
:39:05. > :39:09.Jade Moore and Jill Scott have got themselves into positions where they
:39:10. > :39:12.have picked up the second ball on the edge of the area. Jill Scott has
:39:13. > :40:06.the capability to score from there. Olga Boychenko will gallop up and
:40:07. > :40:30.down this left-hand side. Sweden will be coming to play in a
:40:31. > :40:33.friendly in August, it has been announced. An important
:40:34. > :40:52.international warm up game. Offside, but the flag stayed down.
:40:53. > :40:59.The flag went up merry late. The goalkeeper came out. The flag went
:41:00. > :41:04.up so late! Lianne Sanderson was as surprised as many. It is when they
:41:05. > :41:10.wait until the player... She was obviously offside. She looked at the
:41:11. > :41:21.assistant referee. Then she puts the flag up. That causes that challenge,
:41:22. > :41:28.as well. Eni did well. She has quick feet.
:41:29. > :41:35.She was miles offside. One of the latest flags we have seen all
:41:36. > :42:10.season. She really has improved as a player
:42:11. > :42:18.because of her time in America. I think she is holding on, Maryna
:42:19. > :42:25.Masalska. Lianne Sanderson is used to playing in the states. She is
:42:26. > :42:32.used to the high level, physical game. She is a strong girl herself.
:42:33. > :42:39.The Swedish friendly will be on August three. There is the Ukraine
:42:40. > :43:16.coach. A centre-half in his time. It is a more organised setup for
:43:17. > :43:27.women in Ukraine. They have over 400 players.
:43:28. > :43:38.The game is developing all the while here with the women's Super League.
:43:39. > :43:49.Jill Scott. The keeper watched it like it was going to go ten metres
:43:50. > :44:14.over the bar, and it was not that file. -- far.
:44:15. > :44:20.Ukraine are defending quite deep. Bodies in front of the ball, more
:44:21. > :44:27.organised tactically than Montenegro in the last game. They will answer a
:44:28. > :44:43.few questions that they will pose them.
:44:44. > :45:52.She had to stretch then. England have been in trouble once or twice.
:45:53. > :45:59.When you have a player like Aluko running towards you, it is fickle. I
:46:00. > :46:11.thought she might have struck it with her left foot, so there was a
:46:12. > :46:24.possibility for a penalty, but well done.
:46:25. > :46:30.Demi Stokes and Alex Scott have got themselves forward in this game. A
:46:31. > :48:00.great effort. England are under pressure now.
:48:01. > :48:01.Directly through the middle. Lewsey Bronze got in there and cleared it
:48:02. > :49:24.away. A decent start. Jade Moore has had a
:49:25. > :49:36.great start to the season. She played well in the champions cup.
:49:37. > :49:42.She is a solid player. I played with her when she was a 16-year-old at
:49:43. > :49:44.Leeds. She is no-nonsense and no-frills. She just gets on with it
:49:45. > :51:10.and she is very tough. This is a rare hard night for
:51:11. > :51:14.England at home. Ukraine are struggling to cope with the
:51:15. > :51:46.physicality of Jill Scott. She just gets her body in the way.
:51:47. > :52:01.Unbeaten at home in 18 games, including friendlies. This one
:52:02. > :52:23.belongs to Aluko. Vira Dyatel is one of the most
:52:24. > :53:02.experienced players for Ukraine with 40 caps.
:53:03. > :53:14.Aluko is a confident player. She knows her own ability and what she
:53:15. > :53:20.is capable of. Clever as well. She has a first-class law degree from
:53:21. > :53:28.Brunel University. She continued her studies was painful all. That is
:53:29. > :54:28.Alex Scott. Alex was a forward and likes to get up front.
:54:29. > :54:44.A lovely ball away towards Alex Scott. Sanderson is in the middle.
:54:45. > :54:58.A great run, but she could not match it with a cross. Stones coming in
:54:59. > :55:36.front of Olha Boychenko. Natasha Dowie made the run, but she
:55:37. > :55:42.was offside. You can see what England are trying to do. They are
:55:43. > :56:41.trying to get the kind -- get behind the Ukraine rack for -- back for.
:56:42. > :56:51.The bodies that Ukraine get forward when they are attacking is usually
:56:52. > :57:28.three or four and it is difficult for England to cope with.
:57:29. > :57:34.That was a rasping drive, but it was the wrong side.
:57:35. > :57:45.That was a rasping drive, but it was example of what Aluko can do. She
:57:46. > :57:48.just did not have the finish to match there. However, she can get
:57:49. > :59:05.away from defenders. Good play. Sanderson with a run from Jade
:59:06. > :59:09.Moore. Sanderson is trying to find a way. She is slowly moving into
:59:10. > :59:22.position. She will definitely work it out. Olha Boychenko has put a
:59:23. > :59:38.challenge on that. Fara Williams. That was a bit
:59:39. > :59:45.expansive. That is the measure of England's frustration. Ironically,
:59:46. > :59:49.the best England have played is when they have countered
:59:50. > :59:54.the best England have played is when counter. When they put the defensive
:59:55. > :00:08.rock in front, it is difficult to pick them off.
:00:09. > :00:56.A couple of chances for Scott and Aluko so far, a couple of half
:00:57. > :01:39.chances. The bank of four, bank of five, when England attack.
:01:40. > :01:48.Mark Sampson, joined by Marion Spacey, at the touchline, back in
:01:49. > :01:56.the England fold. A terrific player. She was a great role model. The link
:01:57. > :02:04.between the players and management, it is a key appointment.
:02:05. > :02:12.She was unlucky, she had worked really hard. Jill Scott is doing
:02:13. > :02:17.well. She seems to be everywhere. She has played in the diamond
:02:18. > :02:29.formation. Physically, she can engage the right full-back for
:02:30. > :02:56.Ukraine. In the final of the Cup against France.
:02:57. > :03:00.Masalska went back to cover it, drawn back in. And Jill Scott
:03:01. > :03:06.arrived. England have not found,
:03:07. > :03:17.couple of moves, they England have not found,
:03:18. > :03:21.their normal passing rhythm. That is down to Ukraine and how they
:03:22. > :03:29.defended. When they get to the final third, they find the players in
:03:30. > :03:34.front of them, they have to move the ball quickly, get players beyond the
:03:35. > :03:36.attackers. When they have had space, that has been the effective
:03:37. > :03:43.attacking. Natasha Dowie so far has been
:03:44. > :04:22.largely an impact substitute. We have seen what Olga Boychenko can
:04:23. > :04:43.do. She has paced down beside. Causing
:04:44. > :04:45.Stokes problems. Worried a little bit by a couple of counters Ukraine
:04:46. > :05:24.have had. The referee was right. Had a good
:05:25. > :05:35.view of it. It looks like a clear foul to mean. -- to me.
:05:36. > :05:44.Just trying to force issues, somewhat. There are not many bodies
:05:45. > :05:47.in the middle of the pitch. The option has to be out wide, work the
:05:48. > :06:07.ball into the box from the wide areas.
:06:08. > :06:19.The first real opportunity to have a long-range shot on goal, for Fara
:06:20. > :06:20.Williams. Quite deep so far, sat in front of the two centre halves
:06:21. > :06:34.England. See the pace of Olga Boychenko. Demi
:06:35. > :06:40.Stokes is equal to it, which is good for England. They need to counter
:06:41. > :07:49.the pace down the Ryan Sidebottom -- down the right-hand side.
:07:50. > :07:56.It is a terrific performance by Ukraine, holding England. They have
:07:57. > :08:05.a game plan, they are sticking to it. England have to be more patient.
:08:06. > :08:11.More imagination in how they move the ball in the final third.
:08:12. > :08:18.Ukraine are 23rd, their lowest ranking. They have been as high as
:08:19. > :09:00.16. This was always going to be a tricky game.
:09:01. > :09:08.There is very little cohesion out there at the moment. Ukraine are
:09:09. > :09:11.frustrating England. They always knew this game would be more
:09:12. > :09:23.difficult than others they have faced. They have to be patient. If
:09:24. > :09:25.they score in the 89th minute and it is 1-0, job done. They have to be
:09:26. > :09:35.patient. It is 1-0. The breakthrough comes
:09:36. > :09:46.the England with five minutes left in the half. Genuine quality. They
:09:47. > :09:52.have the lead. Perfect description, a bit of quality. Tash Dowie scores
:09:53. > :10:00.goals. Watch her movement. She fakes and then goes right in front of the
:10:01. > :10:09.defender. That is a perfect header, right into the corner. Just what
:10:10. > :10:14.England needed. The Ukraine defenders were a little bit static.
:10:15. > :10:19.She sniffs out a goal-scoring opportunity and gets on the end of
:10:20. > :10:33.it. That is why she is in the PFA team of the year. She has come off
:10:34. > :10:37.the bench so far in the matches. She starts today, and she gets a goal.
:10:38. > :10:43.Five already from Liverpool. She scored against Sunderland. A
:10:44. > :10:52.hat-trick in the Continental Cup at the weekend.
:10:53. > :11:03.Now this is a different ask for the Ukraine. They have been at times
:11:04. > :11:14.threatening without creating major chances. Will they settle for this?
:11:15. > :11:19.Will it be damage limitation. The reason they have been a threat is
:11:20. > :11:23.they get five players forward on the counter and managed to get back into
:11:24. > :11:31.a defensive shape. They have not come here to lose. I would suspect
:11:32. > :11:43.they would see a point is a good results. -- good results. I think
:11:44. > :11:49.they will want to be in the game until 75 minutes and then break out
:11:50. > :11:53.on the counters. They will not want to concede again. 2-0 is a different
:11:54. > :12:16.proposition. And the goalkeeper makes a very good
:12:17. > :12:22.save. A really good save by the keeper. You could see Lianne
:12:23. > :12:29.Sanderson picking up the ball. It was a fantastic ball. Aluko turned
:12:30. > :12:45.it into a goal-scoring opportunity. She should have done better with it.
:12:46. > :12:52.Knowing Eni Aluko she will be disappointed she has not got on the
:12:53. > :12:57.scoresheet. Scott did well. Masalska got it
:12:58. > :13:24.away. Such a good goal-scoring run. 25 in
:13:25. > :13:46.26 Liverpool since moving there from Everton.
:13:47. > :13:56.That was given away. That was not a good ball by the captain. And then
:13:57. > :14:02.she was under pressure. Again, saying calm it down, a little more
:14:03. > :14:14.composure. Keeping possession is the key. Mark Sampson has worked on that
:14:15. > :14:28.a lot with the team. A change in the mindset after the European
:14:29. > :14:34.championship disappointment. A tournament of forlorn hope and
:14:35. > :14:42.despair. He has gone back to basics. He has got the team together as a
:14:43. > :14:47.unit. All of the girls get on well. He makes that happen. Also,
:14:48. > :14:53.reminding them what an honour it is to put on an England shirt. He does
:14:54. > :14:57.present the England shirts before the games and you need to be
:14:58. > :15:03.reminded of that sometimes when you have 50, 60, 70 caps. It is
:15:04. > :15:11.something every footballer in the country will want to do.
:15:12. > :15:20.He gives the players jobs to do when they join up. Some of them doing
:15:21. > :15:26.media work, social wraps. Gives they join up. Some of them doing
:15:27. > :15:42.responsibilities. -- social reps. A bit more composure about England
:15:43. > :16:14.now. Aluko. Fara Williams. Jill Scott. That is a lovely ball.
:16:15. > :16:37.Along run, but the strike went wide. -- a long run.
:16:38. > :16:47.The half comes to an end with England's frustrations finally ended
:16:48. > :16:52.five minutes before the end of play. Natasha Dowie's fourth goal for
:16:53. > :17:06.England. Well, before the game kicked off, we
:17:07. > :17:11.said it would be tough for England and in many way it has been. They
:17:12. > :17:15.have had to be patient. They have not had a lot of training time to
:17:16. > :17:32.work on this new formation, but it is intensive. They did get
:17:33. > :17:43.frustrated earlier on. Ukraine have been attacking a lot with three or
:17:44. > :17:50.four. Aluko has been coping very well. Natasha Dowie, it's not her
:17:51. > :17:59.game as much. However, they are growing into the new formation.
:18:00. > :18:11.Overall that they -- overall, it is good that they are finishing the
:18:12. > :18:18.first half with a goal. So you think the new formation isn't working? I
:18:19. > :18:25.don't think it is. The full-backs have done a lot of running. Was that
:18:26. > :18:31.frustrating for you to watch? Definitely. We gave away a lot of
:18:32. > :18:38.passes. We were playing very narrow. It was good that we eventually got
:18:39. > :18:41.the goal. That has settled us down and created a few more chances.
:18:42. > :18:47.Hopefully if we can use the width, that will be massive for us. The
:18:48. > :19:09.first cross that actually hit someone was the header. Where you
:19:10. > :19:13.impressed with Ukraine? I am. It has been a difficult first half and you
:19:14. > :19:18.have to give credit to Ukraine. They have worked on this system and how
:19:19. > :19:24.Ukraine are going to play and they have got it right. It took long
:19:25. > :19:33.enough, but let us take a look at the goal. Again, Jill Scott pulled
:19:34. > :19:38.out on the right. It is not really her game. She is not used to going
:19:39. > :19:52.out into these areas. You have to give a lot of credit to Natasha
:19:53. > :19:58.Dowie's movement. The defender is close, she doesn't know where her
:19:59. > :20:09.opponent is. There, she is not closed down. A good crossing from
:20:10. > :20:15.Aluko. Eni Aluko had chances as well. She had three or four chances.
:20:16. > :20:22.She will be disappointed that she did not put them in the back of the
:20:23. > :20:28.net. This was a great run by Demi Stokes. I was worried about her
:20:29. > :20:34.going straight into the defence. A great feat to get past the three
:20:35. > :20:43.defenders, just a shame that they didn't end in a goal. A great run
:20:44. > :20:46.here as well. She is using her physicality. She could probably have
:20:47. > :20:53.gone across the goalkeeper. Again, it was a good, direct run, but she
:20:54. > :21:05.will be disappointed that she did not score. A brilliant all their
:21:06. > :21:09.from Lianne Sanderson. She is making those rounds off the back line,
:21:10. > :21:18.which is great. We need more of that. It has been good though that
:21:19. > :21:22.she has been able to get those chances. You are saying the England
:21:23. > :21:27.full-backs were not getting themselves into dangerous positions.
:21:28. > :21:35.That is right. They should be our strength this evening. Demi Stokes
:21:36. > :21:43.and Alex should be trying to get in close and playing more like
:21:44. > :21:49.wingbacks. When we have gone into those areas, like here now, we have
:21:50. > :21:53.got Stokes on the left-hand side and it is not good enough. She has got
:21:54. > :22:00.ample time to pick someone out in the variables. Again, here as well.
:22:01. > :22:07.This is where we should have our wits, but because Ukraine are so
:22:08. > :22:12.disciplined, they are making it wits, but because Ukraine are so
:22:13. > :22:17.hard. The full-backs need to help out. When you do get into those
:22:18. > :22:30.areas down the left and right hand side, you need to make sure you
:22:31. > :22:36.deliver with quality. The movements came from Jill Scott, who I thought
:22:37. > :22:42.had a good first half. Eni Aluko was our best player in the first half,
:22:43. > :22:46.but it is too central. It makes it easy for Ukraine because they have
:22:47. > :22:53.got everyone behind the ball. This is why it is only 1-0. Look at how
:22:54. > :23:06.many players they have got behind the ball. There are nine. So where
:23:07. > :23:14.is your wits? It is out wide. Wales is currently second in Group 6, also
:23:15. > :23:17.in qualifying action. Let us bring you up to speed with all the goal
:23:18. > :23:26.action so far between Wales and Montenegro. 1-0 after ten minutes.
:23:27. > :23:37.That was all I seriously show. Another goal was scored after 13
:23:38. > :23:45.minutes. Goal number three was called at 20 minutes. In the second
:23:46. > :23:59.half, a hat-trick for the star player. Also in group for tonight,
:24:00. > :24:09.Northern Ireland face a tough match in Sweden. The final score 3-0. That
:24:10. > :24:11.result these Northern Ireland bottom of the table. Next up for Northern
:24:12. > :24:33.Ireland is a trip to Bosnia. What do you think about Scotland's
:24:34. > :24:47.chances going forwards? Scotland and Sweden are the only ones in their
:24:48. > :24:52.group with 100% record. Sweden will be the favourites. They have the
:24:53. > :24:57.game in hand, but on a certain day where Scotland are at their best,
:24:58. > :25:02.then they will believe they can take points off of them. I spoke to a few
:25:03. > :25:07.of the girls at Arsenal and they are up for that game in June. Before
:25:08. > :25:15.that the showpiece of the domestic season takes place. It is the
:25:16. > :25:26.women's FA Cup final. The biggest day of the year in English women's
:25:27. > :25:37.football. Arsenal have scored. That is a great header. White gets the
:25:38. > :25:49.goal and Arsenal have the FA Cup for 2013! And the date for your diaries
:25:50. > :25:57.is Sunday the 1st of June. The game is live from Milton Keynes, here on
:25:58. > :26:11.BBC Two. Coverage starts at 4:15pm. The semifinals take place on Sunday.
:26:12. > :26:19.Now, Notts County ladies are through to the final four. What do you think
:26:20. > :26:23.their chances are? It will be a difficult test. Everton have a lot
:26:24. > :26:28.of players who have come through their youth ranks. We will have to
:26:29. > :26:35.be on top form and perform well, but it will be a difficult test. We beat
:26:36. > :26:41.them in the league, so maybe a bit of revenge. Anything can happen
:26:42. > :26:46.though. I have been privileged to play into FA Cup finals. It will be
:26:47. > :26:52.a hard test for us, but if we play well, we will get to that final.
:26:53. > :27:00.Macro and you also smashed in a third for Arsenal? I did. To play in
:27:01. > :27:17.a FA Cup final is an honour. To be there with Notts County, it will be
:27:18. > :27:25.great. To see Mike team-mates get there will be amazing, but we need
:27:26. > :27:53.to perform well. I bet you don't mind watching that back again!
:27:54. > :28:06.Now, half-time here in Shrewsbury. It is England one, Ukraine nil.
:28:07. > :28:13.Watching the game, is Sir Trevor Brooking.
:28:14. > :28:21.What have you made of it? I think we have struggled a bit, to be fair.
:28:22. > :28:26.Little pockets on the half term that one -- on the half term that weren't
:28:27. > :28:39.controlled well. We have not got the width. They are playing very tight.
:28:40. > :28:46.They are also playing quite high line. There needs to be an
:28:47. > :28:51.improvement in the pace. At the moment, we are not capitalising on
:28:52. > :28:54.the areas I think we should. The last time we spoke to you within the
:28:55. > :29:03.Euros and it was all doom and gloom. What do you make of things now? We
:29:04. > :29:08.have had some good results, but they are getting to the nitty-gritty with
:29:09. > :29:19.Ukraine. It is important to get the winter night. It was a relief to get
:29:20. > :29:34.that goal. Ukraine don't want to be well beaten. Do you like Mark
:29:35. > :29:37.Sampson's style of play? Yes. He has got them working hard and you can
:29:38. > :29:43.see the girls are enjoying it. However, when we do get possession,
:29:44. > :29:48.we need to show composure and not try to hit them too quickly and too
:29:49. > :30:02.early. And how important is it to qualify for Canada rushed and Mark
:30:03. > :30:08.Sun it is massive. -- and how important is it to qualify for
:30:09. > :30:15.Canada? It is extremely important we really need to nail it tonight.
:30:16. > :30:26.Lianne Sanderson, she made a big impact. She wants to get on the ball
:30:27. > :30:30.and get involved and set things up. I thought she was doing well,
:30:31. > :30:35.peeling out into the channel and trying to disrupt the backline of
:30:36. > :30:40.Ukraine. She is one we look to to be the creative one in this match. We
:30:41. > :30:45.can get back to the commentary team for the second half. Lucy Ward and
:30:46. > :30:52.Jonathan Pearce. England no changes at half-time.
:30:53. > :30:56.Kicking from left to right. It has become a cold evening, they will
:30:57. > :30:58.want to get on with it. They will want to get at the Ukraine defence
:30:59. > :31:32.with more width. I wonder if the captain's armband is
:31:33. > :31:39.wearing her down? I am sure she will settle into it. I have no doubts
:31:40. > :31:45.when he picked her as captain she had all the attributes he wants,
:31:46. > :31:59.enthusiasm, ability to lead players, ambition.
:32:00. > :32:08.Steph Houghton very popular. The real hero at the Olympics. -- a real
:32:09. > :32:19.hero. In every game you have to earn the
:32:20. > :32:40.right to play, you have to win the battle.
:32:41. > :33:08.Fara Williams is playing at the back of the diamond.
:33:09. > :33:18.Just see what happens when you get Stokes out wide. I did not think she
:33:19. > :33:26.was offside. A little ball in, and that is how she got a goal. If you
:33:27. > :33:28.are technically good, head the ball, you tend to score a lot of goals.
:33:29. > :33:46.Tash Dowie does. A little too straight, from Jill
:33:47. > :33:56.Scott. She has the energy to burst forward, as we saw in the first
:33:57. > :34:14.half. Wales, 4-0, against Montenegro.
:34:15. > :34:21.She is going to get a yellow card. Tash Dowie, she did well. I am not
:34:22. > :34:59.sure it is a yellow card. There we go, two - zero. It was a
:35:00. > :35:07.well taken goal. A brilliant touch to it by the captain. Just the start
:35:08. > :35:15.England needed at the start of the second half. It was a well worked
:35:16. > :35:23.free kick from England. Fara Williams, just knocked it sideways.
:35:24. > :35:31.Change the angle a little bit. It was a great ball in by Eni Aluko.
:35:32. > :35:37.Steph Houghton, great touch. You thought it was going away, but it
:35:38. > :35:44.went back into her path, Eni Aluko. And a good finish. Ten goals in her
:35:45. > :35:55.last 15 internationals. Six in this qualifying campaign. That was more
:35:56. > :36:05.like the old Steph Houghton. She was determined and got in there, a
:36:06. > :36:19.lovely touch. She clattered the ball out and almost hit the presentation
:36:20. > :36:22.team. Almost not one of the girls' heads off. Oh, it was the floor
:36:23. > :36:34.manager who was hit. I have not seen Mickey Gray move as
:36:35. > :36:49.quickly as that for a long while. You see the importance of Steph
:36:50. > :36:53.Houghton at both ends of the pitch, attacking and defending set pieces.
:36:54. > :36:59.She pops up with goals from corners and free kicks. She knows what to do
:37:00. > :37:16.in that situation. Right into the path of Aluko.
:37:17. > :37:27.It was scrambled away in the end by Vasylyuk. England playing with more
:37:28. > :37:33.freedom. Stokes getting into positions where she can put in
:37:34. > :37:36.crosses. The wrong choice there, but Tash Dowie can make a nuisance of
:37:37. > :37:46.herself. Almost gets another chance. Demi Stokes getting forward. And
:37:47. > :38:06.Sanderson has forced another corner. Back across goal and tucked in
:38:07. > :38:16.beautifully by Natasha Dowie. England have a third. That was a
:38:17. > :38:18.well worked goal. Two in minutes in the second half. Whatever Mark
:38:19. > :38:25.Sampson said in the break it has paid off. Steph Houghton got the
:38:26. > :38:30.first touch from the set piece. It was a good corner. Puts it into the
:38:31. > :38:38.danger area and Tash Dowie instinctively gets the ball past the
:38:39. > :38:43.defenders and the keeper. At this level, teams are not going to lay
:38:44. > :38:48.down and let you beat them. You have to win the battle. You have to
:38:49. > :38:53.impose yourself. The difficulty England had in the first half, and
:38:54. > :39:03.it is coming to fruition now in the second half.
:39:04. > :39:12.Suddenly, the game has a completely different complexion. Scoring at key
:39:13. > :39:21.times, just before half-time, knocking the confidence of the
:39:22. > :39:32.opposition and just after half-time. If England win their next game and
:39:33. > :39:50.the one in June, that will be enough.
:39:51. > :39:59.England should, given the resources put into women's football, compared
:40:00. > :40:08.to other teams in the group, they should dominate. It is a long
:40:09. > :40:12.campaign. You get injuries, it does have an effect, there can be
:40:13. > :40:18.changes. But going through professionally and disposing of
:40:19. > :40:26.teams... Ukraine were a different proposition and they have done well.
:40:27. > :40:35.They beat Spain in November here in 2007 in front of 8700 fans, a
:40:36. > :41:16.stadium record at the time. Norway, three -- 3-0, here.
:41:17. > :41:29.If you live in this area and you are interested in taking up women's
:41:30. > :41:44.football, Eve Bailey is the contact at the Shropshire FA.
:41:45. > :41:54.Fara Williams, playing across the penalty area. Got away with it. It
:41:55. > :41:56.is amazing what a couple of goals do feel confidence. Playing more
:41:57. > :42:19.freely. You can see the confidence growing.
:42:20. > :42:34.That was picked up by Apanaschenko. Still very conservative, Ukraine.
:42:35. > :42:41.Apanaschenko, dropping back again. Ukraine on Richard at the moment. I
:42:42. > :42:44.think she likes defending, she seems to jog back. She likes to go
:42:45. > :42:55.forward, but she likes defensive duties. She has a great pace about
:42:56. > :43:00.her, the 28-year-old. A UEFA cup runner-up ack in 2009. -- back in
:43:01. > :43:31.2009. Their second effort of the night.
:43:32. > :44:07.They are making a substitution. Oksana Yakovyshyn replaces her. This
:44:08. > :44:15.is her first appearance of this campaign. She was a regular in the
:44:16. > :44:16.World Cup campaign of the 2011 finals, when they were beaten in a
:44:17. > :45:40.play-off. One or two of the Ukraine players
:45:41. > :45:48.are starting to look a little bit tired.
:45:49. > :45:57.England don't need to force anything now. They can play the back fall. --
:45:58. > :48:05.rack four. -- back four. Jill Scott has gone off and Laura
:48:06. > :48:35.Bassett has come on. Smith is also on for Sanderson.
:48:36. > :48:51.Brilliant finish! But there's touched did it. -- the first touch
:48:52. > :48:58.did it. Great pace and a wonderful finish for Eni Aluko. She deserves
:48:59. > :49:56.that. Smith is still a top polity player.
:49:57. > :50:00.She has learned to adapt her game as she gets older. She has not got as
:50:01. > :50:04.much pace, but technically, she is spot on. She is a great player and
:50:05. > :50:14.has a lot to offer England. There seemed to be a little bit of a
:50:15. > :51:21.delay there until she fell. I do think it even got a touch. -- I
:51:22. > :52:18.don't think it even got a touch. I definitely would not have expected
:52:19. > :55:08.this score lined halfway through the first half. England have done well.
:55:09. > :55:16.Stokes has coped very well with one of Ukraine's most dangerous players.
:55:17. > :55:24.Sylla macro Ukraine have also been undone by the timing of England's
:55:25. > :55:42.goals as well. Just over 20 minutes to go. The drums are beating.
:55:43. > :56:10.Aluko just gets up to top speeds so quickly. By the time she's done
:56:11. > :56:13.that. -- by the time she's done that, she has moved away from even
:56:14. > :56:50.the fastest player. I can't see Ukraine coming back into
:56:51. > :57:24.the game. Victory for England. There is a waste pressure on you
:57:25. > :57:39.when you play for England. -- always pressure on you. They dug in and got
:57:40. > :57:56.on with it and there is no coming back though for Ukraine.
:57:57. > :57:59.That is fair enough. I den think there was any kind of challenge
:58:00. > :59:05.there. -- I don't think. That was a good touch. Here comes
:59:06. > :59:18.the cross. A problem for Daryna Apanashchenko. I think there needs
:59:19. > :59:26.to be a calming influence there. Some confusion and a couple of
:59:27. > :59:31.injuries. When the Ukrainian number nine gets it right, she is straight
:59:32. > :00:05.down there, on the side. They have done their homework. One
:00:06. > :00:13.of the staff went out to see Ukraine.
:00:14. > :00:19.Alex Scott was in there. It bounced back to Natasha Dowie and she is of
:00:20. > :00:39.side. -- offside. She could not find a place she was
:00:40. > :00:52.looking for. It took Tash Dowie two wives. -- to wide.
:00:53. > :01:10.Another free kick given away by England. A challenge from Lucy
:01:11. > :01:56.Bronze. That was not timed properly. A little bit late.
:01:57. > :02:10.Every time she gets the ball, Eni Aluko, she gets the crowd on their
:02:11. > :02:12.feet. She adds the energy and paste to the forward line and as the game
:02:13. > :02:25.has gone on, she has got better. England have three hat-tricks in
:02:26. > :02:51.this qualifying campaign. Stokes has gone bombing forward. She
:02:52. > :03:00.slipped. Laura Bassett has settled in well in that midfield position.
:03:01. > :03:08.She is a tough competitor. She will win the ball and put passes through.
:03:09. > :03:10.She moved to Chelsea. The first Birmingham player to be capped for
:03:11. > :03:40.England in 2003. Vira Dyatel, she has the ability. If
:03:41. > :03:44.they had been less conservative, they could have created problems for
:03:45. > :03:51.England. But they have not made too many clear-cut chances. They needed
:03:52. > :03:53.to get those shots on target. They did get players
:03:54. > :04:03.to get those shots on target. They unfortunately for them, nothing came
:04:04. > :04:13.of that. Eni Aluko goes off. Jess Clarke comes on. She had a brilliant
:04:14. > :04:21.start to the season with Notts County. Seven goals in six games.
:04:22. > :04:23.She is no longer the young player, she is an important figure for her
:04:24. > :04:40.team. She scores goals. She was on the ball immediately. And
:04:41. > :04:54.that was a great cross. Lovely skill from the substitute. 11 minutes to
:04:55. > :05:04.go. And that was well steered, the ball.
:05:05. > :05:20.A great entrance into the game. That little touch. Past the defender. The
:05:21. > :05:29.keeper did well to get a touch. 5818 in Shrewsbury. A creditable
:05:30. > :06:30.attendance for this international. They are becoming more professional.
:06:31. > :06:31.The key move was to get them on their contract. Bassett, the first,
:06:32. > :07:15.in 2009. That was a good ball in by Jess
:07:16. > :07:17.Clarke. I do not think Tash Dowie expected her to get it in that
:07:18. > :07:28.position. Has the ability to get beyond
:07:29. > :07:54.defenders. Steph Houghton, had a role in
:07:55. > :07:56.creating the two goals. Since you did that, she is playing with more
:07:57. > :08:09.confidence and leading by example. It can only be good for England that
:08:10. > :08:14.players are coming off the bench of the quality of Jess Clarke, Laura
:08:15. > :08:16.Bassett, Kelly Smith, and making an impact. The depth of the squad is
:08:17. > :08:37.high standard at the moment. Wales finished 4-0 against
:08:38. > :09:01.Montenegro. In the end it looks like a
:09:02. > :09:05.comfortable evening for England. It does not quite tell you this story
:09:06. > :09:13.because we had to wait until the 40th minute. Natasha Dowie. But the
:09:14. > :09:19.flurry of goals at the start of the second half, three in the first 17
:09:20. > :09:33.minutes after the break. That gives them the 4-0 scoreline.
:09:34. > :09:43.Eni Aluko, Faye White's player of the match. And deservedly so. She
:09:44. > :09:49.caused Ukraine problems from the start. A couple of chances to open
:09:50. > :09:52.the scoring. She persevered. She used her incredible pace and great
:09:53. > :10:18.feat with a couple of goals, and well-deserved. -- feet.
:10:19. > :10:33.A free kick to England. Dyatel With the foul. She has been a regular in
:10:34. > :10:36.the last couple of qualifying campaigns when they have been beaten
:10:37. > :10:39.in play-offs and that was always going to be their main hope that
:10:40. > :10:52.this competition, to finish second above Wales. It will be a stiff task
:10:53. > :10:56.for Wales going to Ukraine. And Mark Sampson's side have come through a
:10:57. > :11:07.stiff task. They have have them watched.
:11:08. > :11:10.Definitely exceeded his expectations. He would have expected
:11:11. > :11:40.a win, but perhaps the scoreline... Confirmation to the crowds that is
:11:41. > :11:41.the player of the match is Eni Aluko. And you can hear the
:11:42. > :12:02.response. Oh, it was given away. This is a
:12:03. > :12:07.real chance. Apanaschenko. Siobhan Chamberlain, the mark of a good
:12:08. > :12:14.goalkeeper, having had so little to do, kept her concentration levels
:12:15. > :12:17.high and takes a good save. I am pleased for her, she is a
:12:18. > :12:42.top-quality keeper when she is called upon. It was not a bad shot.
:12:43. > :13:00.Good goalkeeping. It was a good save. Siobhan Chamberlain has spent
:13:01. > :13:04.most of the game watching. She controlled her area and, when she is
:13:05. > :13:09.needed, she pulls off a safe like that and keeps the clean sheet
:13:10. > :13:14.record intact, which she will be thinking about. 23 consecutive clean
:13:15. > :13:21.sheets in World Cup and Euro qualifiers for England. They have
:13:22. > :13:36.made a substitution. Olga Boychenko, who was impressive in the first half
:13:37. > :13:55.has gone off. Replaced by Yuliya Korniyevets.
:13:56. > :14:08.A late flag again. As soon as she got on the ball she was deemed to be
:14:09. > :14:14.offside. . She made the motion towards the ball... I know how
:14:15. > :14:20.frustrating players find that. She puts in the effort and then you see
:14:21. > :14:33.the flag. And it was a terrible ball away by Apanaschenko.
:14:34. > :15:14.Ukraine are looking for a consolation. A free kick for the
:15:15. > :15:20.foul by Steph Houghton. At better second half for her and a much
:15:21. > :15:22.better second half for England. Good squad effort again. They are all
:15:23. > :16:03.smiles. What did you make of Jade Moore's
:16:04. > :16:08.performance tonight? She is quietly effective. She breaks up play, she
:16:09. > :16:16.is busy and she plays at a high intensity. She has done well
:16:17. > :16:23.tonight. Three minutes confirmed as the amount of stoppage time we will
:16:24. > :16:46.have. A speculative effort from Ukraine.
:16:47. > :16:54.Tetyana Romanenko is there again for Ukraine. She has got promise. She
:16:55. > :17:09.has been around for the past two or three qualifying campaigns.
:17:10. > :17:18.Smith the turning into the challenge. -- Smith turning into the
:17:19. > :18:25.challenge. That would have wrapped it up. Your
:18:26. > :18:36.overall thoughts on the night? Ella macro women have done well. -- they
:18:37. > :18:52.have done really well. For a long time it looked as if
:18:53. > :19:03.Ukraine would be England's most awkward opponents.
:19:04. > :19:12.England with two goals from Natasha Dowie and two from Eni Aluko. They
:19:13. > :19:19.have eaten Ukraine in the end in Vatican. They had to wait a while
:19:20. > :19:30.before the scoring was opened, but then Aluko followed Natasha Dowie. A
:19:31. > :19:36.comfortable victory. Aluko wrapped it up on 62 minutes. It is another
:19:37. > :19:42.win for England. They are still 100% and they are top of the table in a
:19:43. > :19:52.very dominant position. They have scored 33 goals without reply in
:19:53. > :19:53.this campaign. So this is the situation in Group
:19:54. > :20:14.6: that is more like it from England.
:20:15. > :20:20.What is your assessment of the second half? The first half, it took
:20:21. > :20:23.them a while to get used the formation they were playing. A few
:20:24. > :20:27.players looked as they were not quite sure about what they were
:20:28. > :20:32.meant to do. They certainly grew into the game and in confidence,
:20:33. > :20:39.especially after the first goal. More passing and fluidity in the
:20:40. > :20:51.second half. They stretched the backline as well. Overall, you would
:20:52. > :21:01.not have thought it would be for Neil -- 4-0. Big changes in the
:21:02. > :21:11.second half? Definitely. We came out of the blocks a lot wetter. -- a lot
:21:12. > :21:20.better. I thought we were more confident and a lot less sloppy on
:21:21. > :21:26.the passes. It was great to get the goals and the clean sheet. Another
:21:27. > :21:32.three points. We have got to take a lot from that game and be pleased.
:21:33. > :21:39.How impressed were you in the second half? There was more urgency. Jill
:21:40. > :21:45.Scott was drifting to the left and Jade Moore was doing the same on the
:21:46. > :21:50.right. That meant the Ukrainians could get down the side and create
:21:51. > :22:01.opportunities. The kilo brogue was the goal just before half-time. --
:22:02. > :22:08.the killer blow. There was a great save from Chamberlain as well to
:22:09. > :22:17.keep that clean sheet. A perfect 100% record. That is what Mark
:22:18. > :22:22.Sampson wanted. We thought we would be tested more against Ukraine and
:22:23. > :22:26.that was the case. They are a lot more organised and what hard to
:22:27. > :22:29.break down in the first half. It is pleasing that the players have
:22:30. > :22:34.reacted to something new and have grown in confidence and brought
:22:35. > :22:47.themselves into the game. Jade Moore did well in midfield. Letters cross
:22:48. > :22:52.over to Sue Smith who is peach side with the goal-scorers.
:22:53. > :23:00.Ladies, congratulations and well done on your performance. Natasha,
:23:01. > :23:05.you did not start in the last England game, did you have something
:23:06. > :23:10.to prove? It is great to get my first start in front of a home
:23:11. > :23:16.crowd. However, getting the three points is the most important thing.
:23:17. > :23:23.Two goals were you as well. Amazing. How did you find it? I think we did
:23:24. > :23:28.well in the new formation. Mark has given us that opportunity. We dealt
:23:29. > :23:39.with it well. We got on the ball a lot more and rotated well. It is a
:23:40. > :23:48.pleasing performance, but the most important thing is that three
:23:49. > :24:06.points. What is it like playing for England? It is fantastic. It is
:24:07. > :24:12.enjoyable for oil. -- for all. Are you confident going into Canada?
:24:13. > :24:20.Sign macro absolutely. We have two keep going. It has been a really
:24:21. > :24:27.positive campaign so far. We haven't conceded any goals. We cannot become
:24:28. > :24:37.complacent. We have another camp coming up in June. Thank you,
:24:38. > :24:43.ladies. Well done. Crucial timing with that Natasha
:24:44. > :24:49.Dowie goal just before half-time. Absolutely. She did really leave.
:24:50. > :25:04.She started off the play. Jill has also done well. The second goal was
:25:05. > :25:13.a great through ball. Aluko was on to it quickly. And then only minutes
:25:14. > :25:23.later Natasha got her second. It was a great header. The third goal was
:25:24. > :25:33.excellent. Eni Aluko knew exactly what she wanted to do. A great ball
:25:34. > :25:40.as well by Jade Moore to spot the sun. Sue Smith is peach side with
:25:41. > :25:52.the England manager Mark Sampson. Can you put into context just how
:25:53. > :25:59.good 4-0 is against Ukraine? It's great. In the first half, it was
:26:00. > :26:13.difficult to break them down. The players had to show patience. They
:26:14. > :26:18.were tired towards the end, but overall, a great game. You did play
:26:19. > :26:30.a different formation. How do you think the girls adapted to that? It
:26:31. > :26:38.was difficult in the first half, but we address the imbalance in the
:26:39. > :26:44.second half. That is all your home games done. You have away games
:26:45. > :26:51.against Wales and Ukraine. How do you feel about that? First and
:26:52. > :27:00.foremost, the team and I want to thank the fans for all their
:27:01. > :27:05.support. It's been great. Yes, we do have some tough away games with
:27:06. > :27:10.different challenges, but we are in the place we wanted to be. We have
:27:11. > :27:17.one every single game and we have a clean sheet. Players are fighting
:27:18. > :27:22.for jerseys. Thank you very much and well done.
:27:23. > :27:24.Well, things are about to get tougher for England as they hit the
:27:25. > :27:52.road for their last four qualifiers. How will they do with those tough
:27:53. > :28:02.away fixtures? They will do well. They are hungry for it. We are on
:28:03. > :28:06.our way. My thanks to all of you. England 100% at home. Now a sum of
:28:07. > :28:20.away games, but the ultimate goal is a place in the World Cup Inc Canada.
:28:21. > :28:37.They have moved a step closer. -- the World Cup in Canada.