England v Spain

:01:00. > :01:07.believe. For all of those girls taking up full all, to win a

:01:07. > :01:11.trophy... There is no point entering a tournament if you do not believe.

:01:11. > :01:17.We need to fight for each other and show how much it means. It is the

:01:17. > :01:24.only medal I have got, a silver medal. It is a proud medal, but it

:01:24. > :01:28.is not gold. It is a dream, but hopefully, it might come true.

:01:28. > :01:34.The waiting is almost over, England finally get the chance to show what

:01:34. > :01:43.they can do. In half an hour, they kick-off against Spain. On the edge

:01:43. > :01:46.of their seats, and England international trio. This is

:01:46. > :01:53.England's first major tournament since your retirement, are you OK

:01:53. > :01:59.sitting over there? Not really! This is great, but nothing compares to

:01:59. > :02:03.putting on an England shirt. I had mixed emotions this morning, a bit

:02:03. > :02:09.of nerves, excitement, loving the preparations, what they have been

:02:09. > :02:14.going through. The match day routine. It is the proudest moment

:02:14. > :02:20.you can ever have, to represent your country in a major tournament. You

:02:20. > :02:24.know that it will help to make so many people proud and to move our

:02:24. > :02:30.sport on to a new level. Visual instinct telling you? I think it

:02:30. > :02:35.will be entertaining, I like the way Spain play, nice passing,

:02:35. > :02:40.technically very good, every player is comfortable, and England can mix

:02:40. > :02:45.it up, they can do both, they can also be direct and powerful. The

:02:45. > :02:50.onus is on England to take the game to Spain. What are you looking for

:02:50. > :02:55.from this England side? First and foremost, they have got to put a

:02:55. > :02:59.message out to the rest of the tournament. The players should put

:03:00. > :03:04.on a good show, we have seen what fans have done earlier on in the

:03:04. > :03:09.day. That was them stamping their authority. England have got to do

:03:09. > :03:15.the same. They have got the players, they have got to get off to

:03:15. > :03:19.a quick start. Yes, the action has already started, France were the

:03:19. > :03:29.pretournament favourites to win the group, and they played Russia. They

:03:29. > :03:32.won 3-1, the first team to record a victory in this tournament. Russia

:03:32. > :03:41.scored with their only shot on target. We will have the highlights

:03:41. > :03:50.later. Now, let's head straight over to the new arena, where England will

:03:50. > :03:57.play all three of their group games. We have the team news.

:03:57. > :04:00.As you can probably see, squad members warming up on the pitch. I

:04:00. > :04:08.have just been handed the team. Laura Bassett is in for Sophie

:04:08. > :04:13.Bradley, as expected. Laura Bassett place for Birmingham City, she has

:04:13. > :04:17.nine caps for England. Very experienced, she has played at the

:04:17. > :04:22.World Cup, the European championship. It is two years since

:04:22. > :04:25.she has partnered Casey Stoney in central defence, so the partnership

:04:25. > :04:28.will come under close scrutiny tonight, not least because they have

:04:28. > :04:35.to mark one of the best players in European football, the Spanish

:04:35. > :04:40.captain, Robert Kerr bucket. I am not sure if she is still out there,

:04:40. > :04:47.Kelly Smith, she has been named number 22 in the squad. It is

:04:47. > :04:54.unlikely she will play tonight. Her name is on this list, it sends a

:04:54. > :04:58.message to the Spanish squad. No shocks, not to us, but the

:04:58. > :05:04.Spanish will see that Kelly Smith is not there, fitness has not been

:05:04. > :05:10.great, how much of a loss is she? She is a massive loss, we saw her

:05:10. > :05:20.warming up, which is positive. To have that player on the bench, she

:05:20. > :05:24.

:05:24. > :05:27.is what England need. It will be a boost for Spain. Laura Bassett,

:05:27. > :05:34.experience coming in, but she has not started in a major tournament.

:05:34. > :05:40.How will that affect the dynamic smack she is very experienced.

:05:40. > :05:48.has got nine competitive games. She came on as a substitute in 2009, but

:05:48. > :05:52.she has got a call, level-headed, a great character, and authoritative.

:05:52. > :05:59.Both Casey Stoney and Laura Bassett are good communicators, they like to

:05:59. > :06:04.talk. We are in safe hands. She has worked hard over a lot of years in

:06:04. > :06:09.that supportive role. For her to get a start and show what she can do, I

:06:09. > :06:14.am pleased, and I hope she does well. England usually have a settled

:06:14. > :06:20.back four, Casey Stoney and Sophie Bradley usually play together for

:06:21. > :06:25.Lincoln, with Karen Bardsley. How disruptive can it be, going into a

:06:25. > :06:29.massive game? It helps that she has got experience, she is not a junk

:06:29. > :06:35.player. You like to have communication between the back four

:06:35. > :06:40.and the goalkeeper. She will settle, because of her experience. She has

:06:41. > :06:45.done well at club level. That will help the guys in front of them, you

:06:45. > :06:51.have experience with Jill Scott, and if anything goes wrong, you can rely

:06:51. > :06:55.on the midfield players to help them out. These days, more women play

:06:55. > :06:58.football in England than men play rugby union. When the current crop

:06:58. > :07:03.of senior players were younger, most of them did not have the option to

:07:03. > :07:08.play in a girls team. Rachel Yankey cut off her fair and pretended to be

:07:08. > :07:18.a boy to get a game. Casey Stoney is another who has had to battle just

:07:18. > :07:34.

:07:34. > :07:38.mum struggled to find work in Essex. I remember her leaving the house in

:07:38. > :07:44.the early hours to go and clean other peoples houses, she worked in

:07:44. > :07:47.a betting shop in the, she worked in a pub in the evenings, she worked to

:07:48. > :07:52.keep a roof over our head and give us enough money to be able to play

:07:52. > :07:57.football and do things like that. She wanted football boots, I could

:07:57. > :08:03.not afford them, I was putting cardboard in their shoes. I was

:08:03. > :08:07.playing in the garden and one of her friends said, she can play. She got

:08:07. > :08:11.sick of me breaking the pot plants and having to wash the windows! She

:08:11. > :08:17.sent me to the local boys team because she knew I loved the game.

:08:17. > :08:22.She has always encouraged me. always liked to play with the boys.

:08:22. > :08:27.She was not interested in dolls. She played football with the boys, and

:08:27. > :08:32.she said, can I join a football team? I searched, I could not find a

:08:32. > :08:38.girls team. Trying to get a manager to take on a girl was hard, but I

:08:38. > :08:46.found someone. They took her on, much to the disgust of the rest of

:08:46. > :08:52.the team. She won the players player of the year. There was a guy

:08:52. > :08:57.watching, I remember him talking to my mum, I was protective over my

:08:57. > :09:03.mum, so I said, who is he? He put his hand out and said, I and the

:09:03. > :09:09.Chelsea ladies manager, would you like to chain -- train with us? I

:09:09. > :09:19.was like, yeah, I would love to play for you. He made my career from

:09:19. > :09:23.

:09:23. > :09:32.out that day. There was not a hair on my body that had not stood up on

:09:33. > :09:38.end, it was a great feeling. That was my daughter, my son's sister,

:09:38. > :09:48.and the roar of the crowd when they came out, it was amazing. The

:09:48. > :09:54.

:09:54. > :09:57.Her very proud mum, she is at the You said watching her at the

:09:57. > :10:06.Olympics was the proudest moment of your life, so how will you feel

:10:06. > :10:14.tonight? Proud again, amazing. Proud again to watch her walk them out, to

:10:14. > :10:20.win, I hope. Have you spoken to her today? She is fine, she is focusing

:10:20. > :10:27.on the game. Have you given her any advice? Me, advise my daughter about

:10:27. > :10:33.football? No! I cannot do that. She is fully focused. She is up for the

:10:33. > :10:42.game. Any nerves? Not this afternoon, she was trying to keep

:10:42. > :10:46.calm. What are your nerves like? Awful! If it is your daughter making

:10:46. > :10:56.a mistake, you feel it more than they do. We are positive. Enjoy the

:10:56. > :11:03.

:11:03. > :11:08.match. We are counting down the so nervous! Teach you feel that she

:11:09. > :11:14.was always going to be your natural successor? Not at the start. She

:11:14. > :11:21.would say that as well, she has learned and bejewelled. In 2005, she

:11:21. > :11:29.was not in the starting 11 regularly. In 2009, before I was

:11:29. > :11:35.injured, Fara Williams and Kelly Smith would fill in. But over the

:11:36. > :11:42.last three or four years, she has become such a leader, she has become

:11:42. > :11:46.more of a coach herself, but she was the front runner after that. She

:11:46. > :11:51.deserves it, and she is a good captain. She had a nightmare start

:11:51. > :11:57.four years ago against Italy. worst part, I had to go to left

:11:57. > :12:02.back, so the team were like, this is a nightmare! She was sent off after

:12:02. > :12:07.half an hour. She was not happy with that, but she missed the Russia

:12:07. > :12:10.game, and she thought herself, we could be going home. But she did

:12:10. > :12:14.fantastic for the rest of the tournament. When the England captain

:12:15. > :12:18.has spent the day preparing for tonight, another England player has

:12:18. > :12:24.been showing off her silky skills to inspire the next generation of

:12:24. > :12:29.players. So has been spending the day in the sunshine in Salford,

:12:29. > :12:36.inspiring the next generation. cannot believe they did not show

:12:36. > :12:41.it! Oh, I scored! It is fantastic, they have different roadshows around

:12:41. > :12:45.the country, it is an opportunity for girls to meet their role models.

:12:45. > :12:51.They had a lot of WSL players there. The top goal-scorer in the league

:12:51. > :12:55.was there, Kim Little was there, it is an opportunity to see their role

:12:56. > :13:02.models and say, I want to be like them. Such a small target to aim

:13:02. > :13:08.for! That is what it was!There is a crowd gathering to watch to night's

:13:09. > :13:15.game, they are not the only ones willing on the team. There is a bar

:13:15. > :13:22.out there as well! Good luck to you. I would play, but

:13:22. > :13:27.I am terrible at football. I just want to wish the England team the

:13:27. > :13:31.best of luck, go and get them, girl power and all that. You can win it,

:13:31. > :13:37.I want to shout out to Rachel Yankey, congratulations on breaking

:13:37. > :13:44.the appearances record. You are my favourite! I want to shout out to

:13:44. > :13:49.the England women's football team. Go and do your thing. I want to

:13:49. > :13:56.advise you, kick it in the net and score. Good luck, we will be rooting

:13:56. > :14:02.for you and we will be following it all. Good luck, do it for England!

:14:02. > :14:08.He should have done the team talk! A quarter of an hour until kick-off, I

:14:08. > :14:13.wonder what is going on inside the England dressing room. What happens

:14:13. > :14:18.in the dressing room, you have got one player who is responsible for

:14:19. > :14:26.the music, it is always too loud... Bite and selecting a good song to

:14:26. > :14:36.get everybody dancing. I find it hard to be sitting still, I like to

:14:36. > :14:37.

:14:37. > :14:47.be dancing and energetic before the controls that, and a couple of the

:14:47. > :14:55.

:14:55. > :15:00.girls will dance and sing and joke around. We did a music video. We

:15:00. > :15:07.were just literally all dancing and I think it brings the team closer

:15:07. > :15:11.together, that team cohesion, and it relaxes everyone a bit. We have some

:15:11. > :15:15.characters on our team, like Jill Scott, and she will get up and dance

:15:15. > :15:21.and say silly things. If she kept me laughing, I am in a good and happy

:15:21. > :15:27.spirits and I can't take that into the game. I leave them to their own

:15:27. > :15:31.devices until a moment when I decide to come back and it is business.

:15:31. > :15:40.spoke to Jill Scott the other day about this kind of thing and what

:15:40. > :15:46.happens and 2-D are, and she counted Casey Stoney, listening to songs on

:15:46. > :15:55.her iPod. Yes, a lot of people get pumped up with things. Smack was

:15:55. > :16:00.songs. Casey has got her -- pumped up with songs. Casey has got her

:16:00. > :16:04.love music. Before the days of the iPod, eight cd would go in. You did

:16:04. > :16:09.not get closed the second time around. The disc was out and it was

:16:09. > :16:13.left with the lads and they knew what they were doing. What about

:16:13. > :16:23.Spain? They are the first group see a penance for England, followed by

:16:23. > :16:24.

:16:24. > :16:32.Russia and France. -- group C group for England. I think the group stage

:16:32. > :16:35.will be challenging. We have drawn with Spain a few times. We could

:16:35. > :16:40.potentially be out of a European championship. Technically, the

:16:40. > :16:45.Spanish are very, very good. They are very similar to the man in terms

:16:45. > :16:49.of technique and how they play. They have some good players, some rising

:16:49. > :16:58.stars, I would say look stop a lot of talk about the Spanish,

:16:58. > :17:04.certainly. I think it was 2010, lots of those players are now at the war

:17:05. > :17:08.front of their senior team. -- forefront. We are expecting a

:17:08. > :17:13.difficult proposition in the Spanish. It will be tough and we

:17:13. > :17:16.will have to perform if we want to win the game. It could so easily

:17:16. > :17:25.have been England against Scotland rather than Spain, because of the

:17:25. > :17:29.very last kick of the playoff, Boquete scored. That was absolutely

:17:29. > :17:33.Boquete scored. That was absolutely hard braking for Scotland. We were

:17:33. > :17:38.all disappointed for Scotland because they have got fantastic

:17:38. > :17:44.players. They should be playing on the big stage. The last kick of the

:17:44. > :17:48.game, how disappointing was that? It was such a big game up until then.

:17:48. > :17:58.was such a big game up until then. Boquete, fantastic player.

:17:58. > :18:02.

:18:02. > :18:08.played against She scored against us once when I played against her. She

:18:08. > :18:11.has improved since then, having gone out to Sweden. She is so much more

:18:11. > :18:18.professional compared to what they would do at their clubs in Spain.

:18:18. > :18:23.She is certainly the player they will look to. She scored 11 goals in

:18:23. > :18:28.ten qualifying games, and she links up very well with Bermudez. I think

:18:28. > :18:34.she might be employed up very well out on the right. Very tricky, very

:18:34. > :18:39.direct. A natural goal scorer. are very much a passing and moving

:18:39. > :18:44.side. How do you play against that? There are two ways. You can be

:18:44. > :18:54.patient and wait till they get around their area, the goal area,

:18:54. > :18:57.

:18:57. > :19:00.and then press them, get them into little pockets and try to press the

:19:00. > :19:03.ball there. But I would like to see England get high up the field and

:19:03. > :19:06.close them up very quickly, not let them settle on the ball. Of course

:19:06. > :19:08.they will pass around very quickly. Steph Houghton became something of a

:19:08. > :19:11.household name last summer, with three goals for Team GB at the

:19:11. > :19:14.Olympics, including the winner in the opening game against New

:19:14. > :19:24.Zealand. She has been talking about making an impact in an England

:19:24. > :19:25.

:19:25. > :19:31.shirt. Steph Houghton scores!How did things change for you out at the

:19:31. > :19:36.Olympics? It was massive, to be honest. It was an unreal ornament.

:19:36. > :19:41.Everybody wanted to be part of it than to go play in front of such a

:19:41. > :19:46.big crowd. -- and unreal ornament. The whole country was behind us.

:19:46. > :19:53.Especially against Brazil at Wembley, that was something that I

:19:53. > :19:58.cannot really put into words how it felt. Your name is forever in words

:19:58. > :20:04.as a goal scorer. That must be incredible. Yes. It was from a

:20:04. > :20:07.corner as well. I do not actually know why I stayed in the box. I

:20:07. > :20:17.should have been at the back to defend. It was one of those

:20:17. > :20:22.moments, there are 20 mins where -- the art games, but they do not come

:20:22. > :20:26.much bigger than Wembley. Steph Houghton has made her name as a

:20:26. > :20:35.goal-scoring right foot and -- writes with his left back. She plays

:20:35. > :20:39.for Arsenal. This season, playing midfield for Arsenal, and my career

:20:39. > :20:43.at England, it is left back. To be honest, I just want to play for my

:20:43. > :20:47.club and my country as much as I can. If that means playing left back

:20:47. > :20:52.then I will do that. If it means playing centre half I will do that

:20:52. > :20:58.as well. I have always been told to work as hard as you possibly can.

:20:58. > :21:08.Does it help that there are so many other Arsenal players here? Yes. You

:21:08. > :21:10.

:21:10. > :21:13.get a connection with them when you play with them week in and week

:21:13. > :21:15.out. Everybody knows the game inside and out and that helps when we go on

:21:15. > :21:18.the page. We have been working hard, especially attacking, and where

:21:18. > :21:20.everybody is going to move, and the passes that will play to people's

:21:20. > :21:27.strengths. That will be crucial for us. Steph Houghton is a versatile

:21:27. > :21:33.player. You think she only scores goals when she is on television.

:21:33. > :21:38.Always. No pressure on her today. She has got the FA Cup final. They

:21:38. > :21:42.played Lincoln on the television, an absolute cracker in the top corner.

:21:42. > :21:47.No pressure, but you are on the television. We are expecting a storm

:21:47. > :21:55.or today. The teams are in the tunnel. Before they emerge, a few

:21:55. > :22:00.final thoughts from three of the members of the team. I have been

:22:00. > :22:08.fortunate enough to win so many medals and trophies. It would be

:22:08. > :22:12.unbelievable. When I get out, I have got my game face on. The player I am

:22:12. > :22:17.up against will not get the better of me. In terms of strength, we are

:22:17. > :22:23.at the best we will be. You cannot go into a game thinking he will not

:22:23. > :22:26.win it. League-macro I think of all of those girls who are -- I think of

:22:26. > :22:36.all of those girls who are up taking up football now. We have to lift up

:22:36. > :22:39.

:22:39. > :22:47.the trophy. It is England against Spain. We can speak to our

:22:47. > :22:51.commentators. Good evening. This is England's home for all three of

:22:51. > :22:56.their group games, and maybe a quarterfinal as well. It is a

:22:56. > :23:02.brand-new stadium. It is compact and smart. Tonight it has a fair few

:23:02. > :23:06.England supporters wriggled around as well. A lovely evening for it. --

:23:06. > :23:11.sprinkled around. Your concern was the fact that it was a brand-new

:23:12. > :23:16.stadium with a brand-new playing surface. It was not up to scratch

:23:16. > :23:20.last year. It looks like it was only done last week. My point from that

:23:20. > :23:24.is, these girls are used to playing on pitches that are not perfect, so

:23:24. > :23:29.I do not think it will have that much effect on the England girls.

:23:29. > :23:39.is a patchwork built effect. It did pour down with rain two days ago

:23:39. > :23:39.

:23:39. > :23:42.here. UEFA were concerned about the page. They had to walk around. The

:23:43. > :23:50.England players are used to it and they have been uploaded onto the

:23:50. > :23:55.page Swedish style. Not too many of them, it seems, because either --

:23:56. > :24:01.everybody was handed either a everybody was handed either a

:24:01. > :24:11.Spanish or Swedish flag on arrival. We will stand the match for the

:24:11. > :24:11.

:24:11. > :25:52.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 101 seconds

:25:52. > :25:58.Some relaxed, some nervous. This is what the vast majority of the team

:25:58. > :26:08.have been preparing for ever since the Olympics were done and dusted

:26:08. > :26:23.

:26:23. > :26:29.has been a warm day. Lots -- it is a cool and bright evening. You may

:26:29. > :26:38.have seen the England side reported. So the Bradley was injured last

:26:38. > :26:40.week. An experienced side. Three have ever 100 caps. Alex Scott gets

:26:40. > :26:50.her 99th tonight. Most know what's toward a men's football is all

:26:50. > :27:00.about. -- most know what torn ornament the ornament football is

:27:00. > :27:19.

:27:19. > :27:28.all about. The referee is from the She is one of the key players for

:27:28. > :27:38.Spain. Arguably the key player. 11 goals from ten games in the

:27:38. > :27:52.

:27:52. > :27:58.Not quite as well versed to games of this magnitude at England is. It

:27:58. > :28:08.looks pretty impressive. The key three, undoubtedly the front

:28:08. > :28:10.

:28:10. > :28:20.players, then --, Bermudez, they are also -- undoubtedly the front

:28:20. > :28:26.

:28:26. > :28:30.players, Boquete, we meet as, they a number, number five, so the

:28:30. > :28:40.Bradley. Not considered for this game. Hopefully she will return for

:28:40. > :28:52.

:28:52. > :28:59.of the team since 1988. During his time in charge, there has been an

:28:59. > :29:09.increase from 6000 registered players in the country 228,000. --

:29:09. > :29:12.

:29:12. > :29:21.to 28,000. It is developing rapidly. Here we go. England are looking to

:29:21. > :29:28.press on Spain, I am sure. Spanish will be technically very

:29:28. > :29:32.good and they will be able to pass it. The ball was just a little

:29:32. > :29:42.awkward for Stoney but she dealt with it. She will have to deal with

:29:42. > :29:53.

:29:53. > :29:56.Boquete now. Adriana Martin. Met team in Europe. England will not

:29:56. > :30:06.underestimate them. They will have been watching the progress that they

:30:06. > :30:06.

:30:06. > :30:10.have made. They will be wary of the attacking players in particular.

:30:10. > :30:20.is unheard-of to talk about the Spanish team is emerging, but they

:30:20. > :30:29.

:30:29. > :30:37.are getting better and better all football in Sweden. She is more of a

:30:37. > :30:47.midfielder Dan her fellow player pharaonic bucket, who also plays in

:30:47. > :30:55.

:30:55. > :30:59.bit of nerves to start. England did not get rid of it as they should.

:30:59. > :31:06.The Spanish game plan is to put pressure on England and make the

:31:06. > :31:11.most of being the perceived underdogs. A sign of how Spain are

:31:11. > :31:19.progressing, in their fifth game in qualifying, they came back from 2-0

:31:19. > :31:26.down to draw 2-0 with Germany. Germany do not surrender a lead

:31:26. > :31:29.lightly. It is odd to be the best result they have ever had. It is all

:31:29. > :31:33.about developing and progressing, and they will see that as a

:31:33. > :31:43.progression. They will try to cause a shock in this game. England have

:31:43. > :32:09.

:32:09. > :32:13.prominent player, a centre back who plays the Kaiserslautern.

:32:13. > :32:18.Spanish front for our engaging the back four of England. They have got

:32:18. > :32:23.to deal with that. Steph Houghton and Alex Scott are attacking

:32:23. > :32:33.fullbacks. They have got to put themselves on top, to try and attack

:32:33. > :32:46.

:32:46. > :32:54.goal. Spain are in front, less than four-minute have been played, and it

:32:54. > :32:57.is the girl who gets their goals, by and large, Veronica Boquete.

:32:57. > :33:02.Veronica Boquete has done a lot of talking about how big a game it is

:33:02. > :33:08.for her. She has talked the talk, she has proved she can walk the

:33:08. > :33:14.walk. Casey Stoney took a step forward, she left the gap behind

:33:14. > :33:20.for Veronica Boquete to get into. It is great movement. She sticks it in

:33:20. > :33:30.the bottom corner. Karen Bardsley will be disappointed. She is a

:33:30. > :33:33.

:33:33. > :33:37.confident forward, she had a look. Just off the end of the boot. The

:33:37. > :33:42.coach says, do not get carried away. Hope Powell will not get carried

:33:42. > :33:51.away either. This has happened before, in qualifying for the last

:33:51. > :33:54.World Cup, Spain were 2-0 up against England, and they came back to draw

:33:54. > :34:04.2-2. In the qualifying for the last European Championships, the same

:34:04. > :34:13.

:34:13. > :34:20.It is not, but they will have to trust themselves. They just have to

:34:20. > :34:27.stick to the game plan and impose their game on Spain. We talked about

:34:27. > :34:30.how Spain play, passing it around, technically very good, that was

:34:30. > :34:33.pretty much a couple of passes through the middle. They will not be

:34:33. > :34:43.afraid to pass the ball forward, longer, because they know what temp

:34:43. > :34:47.

:34:47. > :34:57.much better than the England players. England are a little bit

:34:57. > :34:57.

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:35:40. > :35:48.out of their stride. Casey Stoney run of 11 games unbeaten. That

:35:48. > :35:55.stretched back to last March. They did take the lead in that game,

:35:55. > :36:01.through Ellen White, and they have scored in their last 13 games. You

:36:01. > :36:04.think they would get a goal or two of this one progresses. Spain are

:36:04. > :36:14.seven games unbeaten, but have not played the same number of games

:36:14. > :36:18.

:36:18. > :36:26.England have. Brilliantly taken! The goals flying game. 1-1, that one was

:36:26. > :36:31.finished just as well as Veronica Boquete's. There you go, the first

:36:31. > :36:36.bit of possession that England have got. Hope Powell will be pleased

:36:36. > :36:44.with that. Any ties and he came through, a great through ball by

:36:44. > :36:52.Jill Scott. Any other Luke Haakon puts it past the goalkeeper.

:36:53. > :37:02.should have been cut out. Missed it. Eniola Aluko was never going to

:37:03. > :37:23.

:37:23. > :37:32.miss. That may have calm the nerves way! Eniola Aluko's 15 international

:37:32. > :37:35.goal, the 17th -- her 71st cap. She says her form for the biggest stage.

:37:35. > :37:38.She scored three goals at the last European Championships, she got two

:37:38. > :37:44.in the quarterfinal against Finland, arguably her best England

:37:44. > :37:54.performance. She is experienced, she has played in tournaments like this,

:37:54. > :37:54.

:37:54. > :39:11.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 101 seconds

:39:11. > :39:16.she is quick. She can finish. Ellen made to take it from the right ways.

:39:16. > :39:24.When England settle into this game, set plays will be key, both

:39:24. > :39:32.defending and attacking. Physically, a of players than the Spanish, to

:39:32. > :39:37.impose that on the game. There was a feeling against Sweden that England

:39:37. > :39:42.were outmuscled. The feeling was turned around into, they have got to

:39:42. > :39:46.do that against Spain. You have got to use what you have got to win

:39:46. > :39:56.these games. England can keep the ball well, but physically, they will

:39:56. > :40:14.

:40:14. > :40:24.again. She is pretty cool here, Eniola Aluko. She knew what he was

:40:24. > :40:31.

:40:31. > :40:41.-- what she was going to be. Four wide for England. She has got pace

:40:41. > :40:41.

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:41:33. > :41:37.Williams have that going in. Definitely, she shaped as if she was

:41:37. > :41:44.going to have a go with her left foot. She can do either. A trademark

:41:44. > :41:50.shot, dealt with well by the goalkeeper. The goalkeeper is a

:41:50. > :42:00.little small, so you will look for that gap. Typical of her game, she

:42:00. > :42:00.

:42:00. > :42:43.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 101 seconds

:42:43. > :42:53.gets the ball on the edge of the not be afraid to keep the ball. You

:42:53. > :43:22.

:43:22. > :43:30.could see the pressure that Steph ball. Eniola Aluko would have been

:43:30. > :43:40.in. It was similar to the build-up for England's goal. Could not quite

:43:40. > :43:51.

:43:51. > :43:55.changed around, left and right. I do not know if it was a problem,

:43:55. > :44:01.dealing with Veronica Boquete. Scott and Steph Houghton have done

:44:01. > :44:11.as well. I think that is just after a set piece, they have not had time

:44:11. > :44:42.

:44:42. > :44:52.A little warning for England. Spain are not afraid to have a go. It was

:44:52. > :45:12.

:45:12. > :45:20.well wide. She White is asking a little bit too much of Aluko.

:45:20. > :45:25.England have got a little bit more of a grip on it in midfield. It is

:45:25. > :45:35.important for England that sacred -- get a grip on the midfield. They

:45:35. > :45:35.

:45:35. > :46:28.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 101 seconds

:46:28. > :46:38.need to stay as compact as possible Spain had yet to win. The men have

:46:38. > :46:49.

:46:49. > :46:53.Spain at the moment and is played well. What they do in the

:46:53. > :46:58.development of the players is working. The last two or three years

:46:58. > :47:05.they have been tying to ensure that the Spain of Mac -- that Spain's

:47:05. > :47:13.women's team excels. The coach is an interesting one. He has played a

:47:13. > :47:17.brilliant part in developing football in Spain for women. He says

:47:17. > :47:27.that he just gets on with his work unnoticed in his little order of the

:47:27. > :47:37.

:47:37. > :47:47.pink ones. You are worried about colour clashes in the thick of the

:47:47. > :48:11.

:48:11. > :48:15.Scott. Scott is trying to join down the right. Aluko tried to split one

:48:15. > :48:25.back out to Scott. She might have been better served having another go

:48:25. > :49:00.

:49:00. > :49:10.herself. It was a good run by Alex Stoney had an advantage on Boquete.

:49:10. > :49:20.That is a really good safe from Bardsley. Just worked enough space

:49:20. > :49:22.

:49:22. > :49:32.in the end. Such a great effort. pick out the players to watch, and

:49:32. > :49:32.

:49:32. > :49:42.she is living up to the billing that we gave her. Boquete is being a bit

:49:42. > :50:10.

:50:10. > :50:16.of a nuisance in front of Karen Bardsley there. She used to play her

:50:16. > :50:26.football right here. She joined LinkedIn last November after a one

:50:26. > :50:27.

:50:27. > :50:37.year stay at Sweden. -- Lincoln. It looked to me as if she had an unfair

:50:37. > :51:11.

:51:11. > :51:17.Williams for England. Asante. Yankey. She is looking for Ellen

:51:17. > :51:25.White. Just about got the better of Garcia. She puts her arm in the air

:51:25. > :51:33.the minute Yankey got possession. She just saw the end of Ellen White.

:51:33. > :51:41.She is good in the air physically. The technique is very good.

:51:41. > :51:46.scored the solitary goal last week. She has scored five out of seven

:51:46. > :51:56.games for her country. She puts in a lot of work, Allen White. She gets

:51:56. > :52:00.

:52:00. > :52:10.the goals. -- Ellen White. She is a tough number nine. She had a spell

:52:10. > :52:10.

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:53:01. > :53:05.The game has settled. England really have settled now. They have got into

:53:05. > :53:15.the rhythm of the pattern of keeping the ball. Very difficult to stay

:53:15. > :53:15.

:53:15. > :54:16.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 101 seconds

:54:16. > :54:20.with players as they move as Spain are key for England. It is important

:54:20. > :54:26.that they do not find themselves on the outside of this game. They stay

:54:26. > :54:36.tucked in. That is another part of the compact disc that Spain need to

:54:36. > :54:54.

:54:54. > :54:58.deal with. Scott, great work. White. players. Those of you who followed

:54:58. > :55:08.the women's Superleague might be surprised to know that Bristol's two

:55:08. > :55:12.

:55:12. > :55:20.stars are not in the squad. They had a fallout with the coach. I would

:55:20. > :55:30.have liked to have seen that argument! They are neither the sort

:55:30. > :55:57.

:55:57. > :56:02.flag is up. The referee seemed reluctant to give it. Lucky she gave

:56:02. > :56:12.anything. She put her flight up after the ball had been picked up.

:56:12. > :56:12.

:56:12. > :56:57.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 101 seconds

:56:57. > :57:07.looking unfounded at the moment. You can hardly see a piece of turf out

:57:07. > :57:07.

:57:07. > :57:56.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 101 seconds

:57:56. > :58:06.of place. Holden to Yankey. -- are happy for them to have it. Scott

:58:06. > :58:11.

:58:11. > :58:16.has the head start. Not the best from Bardsley. Boquete. Aluko. In

:58:16. > :58:23.goes a Boquete. I think we have already seen why she is generally

:58:23. > :58:27.rated as Spain's best player. full of confidence. You can tell she

:58:27. > :58:30.is full of confidence. The way she gets on the ball. She did an

:58:31. > :58:35.interview beforehand and was spouting quite a lot about how Spain

:58:35. > :58:39.were ready for England and knew everything about them. It is

:58:39. > :58:44.interesting to see doubt -- how they have started. There is that feeling

:58:44. > :58:48.that England has been running so close in the last five meetings that

:58:48. > :58:53.this is their turn and that they are owed one. They have baby got won

:58:53. > :59:03.there in the form of that free kick. -- they have maybe got one there in

:59:03. > :59:03.

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:59:46. > :59:56.Bassett's pass. An untimely slip from Meseguer. Not taking advantage

:59:56. > :00:02.

:00:02. > :00:07.of by Fara Williams. -- night to been in one tonight. She spends a

:00:07. > :00:12.lot time overlapping. She gets the gold from that position. It is a

:00:13. > :00:22.real battle to get on top. Shock -- she gets the gold from that

:00:23. > :00:45.

:00:45. > :00:51.have pushed their wide players to engage Alex Scott and Steph

:00:51. > :01:01.Houghton. It is working pretty well. We have seen them get forward once

:01:01. > :01:06.

:01:06. > :01:16.chance, but at the moment, they do not want to take that chance,

:01:16. > :01:16.

:01:16. > :03:07.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 101 seconds

:03:07. > :03:11.because Spain have attacked was meant as a cross. England will

:03:11. > :03:21.not mind if Spain are reduced to trying their luck from that sort of

:03:21. > :03:45.

:03:45. > :03:53.five games played in this tournament, it came earlier today,

:03:53. > :03:58.France beating Russia 3-1. That has gone with form. It shows the

:03:58. > :04:08.competitiveness of the women's game in Europe. Nobody to be battered

:04:08. > :04:11.5-0. The gap is closing all around. Four matches drawn before today. The

:04:11. > :04:21.one that stood out, the goalless draw between Germany and Holland.

:04:21. > :04:39.

:04:39. > :04:42.They cannot just turn up and take Nagore Calderon. The referee

:04:42. > :04:48.sprinted so quickly, she could not get her yellow card out quick

:04:48. > :04:53.enough. It is great skill from Rachel Yankey. Just down the back of

:04:53. > :05:02.her Achilles. A pull-back on the left arm and a break down the right

:05:02. > :05:11.leg. No wonder the referee was quick. Fara Williams has been

:05:11. > :05:19.clattered. A terrible challenge. It is OK, she is tough. Just a free

:05:19. > :05:29.kick. Was it a leading arm? It looked like it was a forearm.

:05:29. > :05:39.not great. It is not in the back of her head. It should have warranted a

:05:39. > :05:39.

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:06:36. > :06:39.booking for Ruth Garcia, but England Kelly Smith's absence. Her first

:06:39. > :06:49.touch is immaculate, she can pass and shoot with both feet, a key

:06:49. > :07:02.

:07:02. > :07:12.Casey Stoney made sure. The threat that they impose when Veronica

:07:12. > :07:18.Boquete is allowed to break down the They broke quickly. She manages to

:07:18. > :07:26.occupy both centre halves, just from her run. She is so busy and strong,

:07:26. > :07:31.she holds the ball up well. Laura Bassett did well. It clipped the

:07:31. > :07:35.frame of the goal, but it was the back frame. To be fair to the centre

:07:35. > :07:45.halves, she cannot win the ball, you have got to hold it up, and that is

:07:45. > :07:45.

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:08:35. > :08:41.Bauer, they have had some tough England point of view, Jennifer

:08:41. > :08:51.Hermoso came into the tournament with a couple of mocks, England have

:08:51. > :08:51.

:08:51. > :08:56.a couple of players who have been injured. They play so much football,

:08:56. > :08:59.sometimes it is an advantage to have a rest before a big tournament.

:08:59. > :09:06.Steph Houghton has played in the Champions League, Casey Stoney plays

:09:06. > :09:11.all the time, but to give your body a rest can work in your favour.

:09:11. > :09:21.Karen Carney has just come back. is on the bench. She picked up and

:09:21. > :09:48.

:09:48. > :09:55.ankle injury against Canada in between and around the England

:09:55. > :09:59.centre halves. She is not the strongest in the air. We mentioned

:09:59. > :10:07.Karen Carney's injury, a name we have not mentioned much is Kelly

:10:07. > :10:12.Smith. She is in the squad. She is wearing number 22, that says that

:10:12. > :10:17.she is carrying a shin injury. It is a gamble. We do not expect to see

:10:17. > :10:22.her tonight, but you never know, as the tournament goes on, not a bad

:10:23. > :10:27.option to have. She has the quality and experience. She has been

:10:27. > :10:37.renowned as being one of the best ways in the world. To have that on

:10:37. > :10:38.

:10:38. > :10:45.your bench is an advantage. That is good defending. She saw the chance,

:10:45. > :10:49.it is the sort of chance she puts away. Not naturally left footed, but

:10:49. > :10:54.she can put the ball in the area. A good enough touch, but great

:10:54. > :11:04.defending. Just managed to put a foot on it. An excellent first

:11:04. > :11:14.

:11:14. > :11:18.touch, just could not steer it Houghton, another for England.

:11:18. > :11:24.England need to put a bit more pressure on the goalkeeper. They

:11:24. > :11:34.knew where it was going, just get a bit closer to her. You can compete

:11:34. > :12:03.

:12:03. > :12:09.Disappointing for Spain. A great counter attack from a corner. You

:12:09. > :12:19.cannot be offside there, you have got to look along the line. Who is

:12:19. > :12:37.

:12:37. > :12:44.minute of the first 45. That is good goalkeeping, she knows her

:12:44. > :12:50.limitations and her abilities. has coped well under pressure. The

:12:50. > :12:56.ball put under the per bar, see how she deals with it. She has done well

:12:56. > :13:04.with the crosses, by and large. An excellent tip over the top from Fara

:13:04. > :13:09.Williams's effort. What is the assessment for England? So far, so

:13:09. > :13:14.good after a horrible opening five minutes? Absolutely, you are the

:13:14. > :13:20.last two teams to start the tournament, they will come into the

:13:20. > :13:25.tournament full of confidence, Spain, nothing to prove. The way it

:13:25. > :13:29.has gone so far, the tournament is open, only France have shown what

:13:29. > :13:33.they are about, so you never know what will happen. England have coped

:13:33. > :13:39.well after conceding a goal, scored a great call themselves, and they

:13:39. > :13:45.have settled into the game. The mood in the England camp is excellent, so

:13:45. > :13:50.relaxed, so ready. Different from other years. The hotel gives them

:13:50. > :14:00.the opportunity to wonder about and go into the town centre. That helps

:14:00. > :14:11.

:14:11. > :14:16.very early on. Veronica Boquete, England knew about her, she scored

:14:16. > :14:26.with less than four minutes played. Back came England, less than four

:14:26. > :14:29.

:14:29. > :14:36.minutes later, Eniola Aluko with a nervous start, but they pulled it

:14:36. > :14:40.back pretty quickly. It was a frantic start, we went a goal down,

:14:40. > :14:47.then we equalised, then we had some chances, but then it calmed down.

:14:47. > :14:54.The initial start was like, this will be, three, four, five goals.

:14:54. > :14:57.Yes, we were expecting a high tempo from England, they got caught out

:14:57. > :15:02.with the long ball down the left hand side, and that is where the

:15:02. > :15:07.goal came from. We knew that Spain were going to get the ball down and

:15:07. > :15:11.pass it around, and it is about nerves and experience. The

:15:11. > :15:16.experienced players made the mistakes. The front three, Veronica

:15:16. > :15:22.Boquete, Sonia Bermudez and a drummer Martin, they are good with

:15:22. > :15:32.the ball, and they are a threat. More analysis coming up, plus

:15:32. > :15:35.

:15:35. > :15:38.news update on Three. Hundreds of people lined the streets of Bury for

:15:38. > :15:42.the funeral of Fusilier Lee Rigby. The Prime Minister and Mayor of

:15:42. > :15:44.London were there. The soldier was stabbed to death in Woolwich in May.

:15:44. > :15:49.A plane fire at Heathrow. No passengers were on board the

:15:49. > :15:51.Ethiopian Airlines jet. The same Boeing Dreamliner was grounded

:15:51. > :15:54.earlier this year over safety fears. The government has abandoned minimum

:15:54. > :15:57.alcohol pricing in England and Wales. Plans for plain cigarette

:15:57. > :16:01.packaging in England have been shelved.

:16:01. > :16:04.Health campaigners are angry. Controversy at the third day of the

:16:04. > :16:11.first Ashes test against Australia. The umpire failed to spot Stuart

:16:11. > :16:14.Broad was caught off a thick edge. England ended the day 326 for six.

:16:14. > :16:16.And it was a glamourous return to the red carpet for Catherine

:16:16. > :16:20.Zeta-Jones. She joined Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren and her other co-stars

:16:20. > :16:30.for the LA premier of Red two. The action comedy's out in August. More

:16:30. > :16:30.

:16:30. > :17:22.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 101 seconds

:17:22. > :17:26.60 seconds later - back to Jacqui nervous in the studio at all! We

:17:26. > :17:33.were not worried when England went a goal down early! It is a player we

:17:33. > :17:38.highlighted, Veronica Boquete. she has got talent, you can see

:17:38. > :17:45.that. The front three players move around fantastically. It was an

:17:45. > :17:49.error from Jill Scott, she went to close down the goalkeeper, but she

:17:49. > :17:57.went on her own, and the rest of the England players sat back. That is

:17:57. > :18:05.where it started. This is what you want, you want your players closing

:18:05. > :18:12.down, but she has left a big gap. Alex Scott loses her player, and you

:18:12. > :18:18.see the movement. That is a terrific finish, great movement from Veronica

:18:18. > :18:23.Boquete. Going down early is not what you want. It is not the centre

:18:23. > :18:27.halves that England normally have playing together. They have

:18:27. > :18:33.experience, but they have been caught out. Alex Scott allowed Sonia

:18:33. > :18:36.Bermudez to get the wrong side of her, then she looks to address the

:18:36. > :18:42.player on the ball and allows Veronica Boquete to run off her back

:18:42. > :18:48.shoulder. Steph Houghton is not going to be able to cover. They are

:18:48. > :18:53.too big errors with players in the backline, so early on, maybe a bit

:18:53. > :18:58.of nerves, not making quick decisions quick enough. Anything to

:18:58. > :19:02.do with the fact that Casey Stoney has been injured recently? She did

:19:02. > :19:05.not know if she would make the tournament. I just think it was a

:19:05. > :19:10.bit of nerves, the first couple of minutes, you are feeling your way

:19:10. > :19:14.into the game. The way that Sonia Bermudez came infield, it was a

:19:14. > :19:22.fantastic ball, and Veronica Boquete, you would think she might

:19:22. > :19:27.have missed it, but she is such a calm finish, a nice goal. I think

:19:27. > :19:32.she was worried about the pace. I think she has tried to close the

:19:32. > :19:36.ball down, but she should have kept the position. But it was not too

:19:36. > :19:41.long before England equalised. A few nerves settled on the pitch, Jill

:19:41. > :19:49.Scott with the ball for Eniola Aluko. We spoke about the Spanish

:19:49. > :19:52.movement, it showed that England can do it. Eniola Aluko has been

:19:52. > :19:57.threatening to be a fantastic player, this tournament could be her

:19:57. > :20:05.tournament. What a pinpoint pass from Jill Scott. In between the

:20:05. > :20:12.centre halves, and Eniola Aluko, perfect. She scores, where you want

:20:12. > :20:18.the ball to go. It is good to see her getting into

:20:18. > :20:22.those positions to score. I do think the back line of Spain are not as

:20:22. > :20:24.good as their front-line in a way, and we can play through them if they

:20:24. > :20:33.do just what they did in that do just what they did in that

:20:33. > :20:37.sequence of play. And her little brother will be playing next season.

:20:37. > :20:44.Fara Williams, a midfielder we have seen so many times. Is she going to

:20:44. > :20:49.use the left foot or the right? can use both. She really likes to be

:20:49. > :20:53.on the ball and be the playmaker in the field. She needs a backlist on

:20:53. > :21:00.the pass. On the see her switch feet and draw the defender in and bring

:21:00. > :21:04.it on to the other foot and just keep it into the top corner. She

:21:04. > :21:10.looked at getting involved. She was trying to support Ellen White and

:21:10. > :21:14.get the ball off of the defence a couple of times. You see her running

:21:14. > :21:23.through here. A great first touch through here. A great first touch

:21:23. > :21:28.for Ellen It comes off the defender. It is good, quick, lively playing in

:21:28. > :21:33.between the defenders. You want the fullback overlapping. The fact that

:21:33. > :21:42.Houghton has got on there, with a lovely first touch from Ellen White.

:21:42. > :21:48.A fantastic interception. They can pass, they can pass. It is easy to

:21:48. > :21:52.know it is coming but it is not so easy to know what to do about it.

:21:52. > :21:57.They are so confident on the ball. They are not frightened to have

:21:57. > :22:01.players around them. They feel comfortable. We talk about Spain's

:22:01. > :22:05.front of three players. They have got an eye for a pass and they have

:22:05. > :22:10.got great movement. The movement that they have got around the 18

:22:10. > :22:13.yard area of England. They pick up the ball here, and Sonia just picks

:22:13. > :22:19.it up. It is an angle where you would not really see a shot but she

:22:19. > :22:26.gets that shots and pulled off a good save. The other two teams in

:22:26. > :22:31.group C alongside... This is just Boquete going through. Andrea Martin

:22:31. > :22:36.puts in a great pass. The understanding is so good up front.

:22:36. > :22:41.It is the relationship between them. It is difficult for defenders to

:22:41. > :22:49.Mark, isn't it? You just get used to one player. Then a different one

:22:49. > :22:54.comes in. We spoke to Jim a little before. A very similar kind of play.

:22:54. > :22:58.Do you know what to do when you come against them? The other two teams in

:22:58. > :23:08.group C alongside England and Spain are Russia and France. They met a

:23:08. > :23:17.

:23:17. > :23:27.get us under way. Quarterfinalists four years ago. A decent effort.

:23:27. > :23:36.

:23:36. > :23:41.This is a clear opportunity! She has taken it. Friends are in front after

:23:41. > :23:51.21 minutes. You have to say, that has been coming. -- France are in

:23:51. > :24:07.

:24:07. > :24:11.front. The remix coring. -- for France. It has been total

:24:11. > :24:18.domination. Already there is clear daylight between France and Russia.

:24:18. > :24:28.Beautifully worked. Clinically finished. One touch. It was in the

:24:28. > :24:47.

:24:47. > :24:53.back of the net. Good ball. Right goalkeeper misjudged it. She amended

:24:53. > :25:03.her error. That is the lack -- last action of a very one-sided

:25:03. > :25:13.

:25:13. > :25:23.The final pass. Now it is 34 France. That has settled it once and for

:25:23. > :25:41.

:25:41. > :25:49.scale. It was a really fantastic chance here for a consolation? There

:25:49. > :25:59.is. From nowhere, a goal for Russia. The only mistake of the day as far

:25:59. > :26:15.

:26:15. > :26:22.as expected. It is 1-0 at the moment between England and Spain. Sally

:26:22. > :26:26.Nugent is pitch side for us at a special guest. -- with a special

:26:26. > :26:32.guest. Yes, I am here with Sir Trevor booking, you has been

:26:32. > :26:34.watching the first half. Not a bad performance from England? Spain, you

:26:34. > :26:42.performance from England? Spain, you can see how they have been working

:26:42. > :26:49.Really skillful players. I think we competed well and closed it down. It

:26:49. > :26:55.is important to get the equalizer. For the first 45 minutes, probably

:26:55. > :27:00.as good a 45 minutes of the tour so far. They frustrate you and you must

:27:00. > :27:05.not give it away. The last 15 minutes, when we got a little

:27:05. > :27:10.bit... We gave it away. I think we have created chances and done well.

:27:10. > :27:14.With France, I think there are three strong sides. You must be delighted

:27:14. > :27:19.to be here in this arena tonight because you have been such a

:27:19. > :27:23.supporter of the game. It is so good to see the ladies competing at this

:27:23. > :27:28.level now. It is a very open tournament. I think four or five

:27:28. > :27:35.could win it, including England. We have to hang in here the second

:27:35. > :27:40.half. It is important, psychologically. Thank you so much

:27:40. > :27:45.for joining us. Thank you very much. Just recently, England played

:27:45. > :27:49.against Japan as a warm-up match before the Spain because they are

:27:49. > :27:52.the world champions and have a very similar passing style. It was a very

:27:52. > :27:58.similar goal the England scored similar goal the England scored

:27:58. > :28:04.tonight. It was almost carbon copy, really, with a pass coming from this

:28:04. > :28:06.kind of area. It was Yankey passing exactly the same way between two

:28:06. > :28:15.players, and Aluko finished it in the same competent fashion as she

:28:15. > :28:20.did there. She likes to be out and out. You can see that Jill passes it

:28:20. > :28:24.to Rachel Y. This time she does not have to take a touch. -- Rachel

:28:24. > :28:28.Yankey. She likes to play in that position. Over the last couple of

:28:28. > :28:33.years she has really learned how to become a team player and play in

:28:33. > :28:38.other positions on the wide and on the right and left. She wants to

:28:38. > :28:44.come in and contribution to the goals. It'll be interesting to see

:28:44. > :28:48.the fitness levels in the second half. They often run out of steam.

:28:48. > :28:52.Definitely. I think there are only two of the players that have that

:28:52. > :28:56.sort of fitness. It will be interesting to see if they can sort

:28:56. > :29:06.of maintain the fitness throughout the second half. Well, let's get

:29:06. > :29:11.

:29:11. > :29:17.right back to the arena for the interesting point about Spain's

:29:17. > :29:24.fitness. There is an idea that they are sadly under prepared, having

:29:24. > :29:29.played only three games this year. They drew against Denmark in

:29:29. > :29:35.February, in a game that they were lucky not to win by all accounts.

:29:35. > :29:45.They drew again against the Danes just before the tournament started.

:29:45. > :29:53.

:29:53. > :30:00.They have been playing primal during the half-time. Asante, eating

:30:00. > :30:09.up the ground. That is good to see. Asante is another key player for

:30:09. > :30:19.England. She is quick, deceptively quick, and a great defender.

:30:19. > :30:29.

:30:29. > :30:34.same happen again here with Jenny that the team has settled down. They

:30:34. > :30:39.need to engage Spain a little bit more. They need to be confident that

:30:39. > :30:46.they can deal with the likes of Boquete because they are good

:30:46. > :30:56.defenders in their own right. by Garcia. A free click will be

:30:56. > :30:57.

:30:57. > :31:01.taken. -- free kick. Elizabeth too hasty there by the array Abrams. --

:31:01. > :31:10.a little bit too hasty there by their Abrams. They are getting

:31:10. > :31:16.chances. The coach will know exactly what his team can be capable of. I

:31:16. > :31:26.think they have been together for quite a long time. They know how

:31:26. > :31:40.

:31:40. > :31:45.got something of it. It could have been catastrophic. In that position

:31:45. > :31:55.you have just got to get something on it. You are risking putting it in

:31:55. > :31:55.

:31:55. > :32:01.the back of your own net. A great ball in. Jenny Hermoso has seen a

:32:01. > :32:11.lot of the balls and the second half started. -- a lot of the ball in the

:32:11. > :32:47.

:32:47. > :32:55.The assistant referee seems sure is a great opportunity for Spain to

:32:55. > :33:05.make it to-1. They have got to do better than that. A massive chance

:33:05. > :33:25.

:33:25. > :33:31.that moment and know exactly what they are going to do. She did not

:33:31. > :33:40.stay as cool as she wanted to. Boquete seems a cut above all the

:33:40. > :33:50.other strikers on the field. Scott, back to Bardsley. Bardsley has done

:33:50. > :33:55.

:33:55. > :34:05.her fair bit of time in the USA. She is from the USA. Her parents A long

:34:05. > :34:20.

:34:20. > :34:30.cited challenge from Garcia. It seems to be an even game in terms of

:34:30. > :34:31.

:34:31. > :34:37.balance on the score line. For all of the joy that a winning start can

:34:37. > :34:42.bring... The team got to be final in 2009 despite winning the first game.

:34:42. > :34:52.They won the first game and did not even get out of the group. Ideally

:34:52. > :35:01.

:35:01. > :35:07.you do not want to win the opening final Elizabeth easier -- a little

:35:07. > :35:17.bit easier. You have to build up momentum. It is a bit of a rarity,

:35:17. > :35:22.

:35:22. > :35:32.never mind get through it. Winning the group means staying in for the

:35:32. > :36:12.

:36:12. > :36:16.started the brighter team. Just too far in front of Jennifer Hermoso.

:36:16. > :36:26.That is a great ball, and a good run. I thought she would keep going

:36:26. > :36:30.for it. It was not that far away. Just a bit too far in front. You can

:36:30. > :36:35.see the improvement in the Spanish side with every game. The only team

:36:35. > :36:43.that failed to reach this tournament in 2009, never qualified for a World

:36:43. > :36:49.Cup or an Olympic games, but they will be. More important is now

:36:49. > :36:52.placed on the women's game in Spain. The club sides are getting better,

:36:52. > :37:02.Barcelona have a significant interest, the champions for the past

:37:02. > :37:30.

:37:30. > :37:36.second half for England. It required great Lake. When the cross came

:37:36. > :37:46.through, Rachel Yankey connected well, but great defending from

:37:46. > :37:47.

:37:47. > :37:52.Spain. It is a good run by Ellen White. She just put the ball into a

:37:52. > :38:02.great area. The goalkeeper could not come out. Great need, and a good

:38:02. > :38:02.

:38:02. > :38:48.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 101 seconds

:38:48. > :38:58.the Spanish flag with pride, because Spain are looking slightly more

:38:58. > :39:09.

:39:09. > :39:19.Jennifer Hermoso. She has pushed a bit more for the forward. Shibboleth

:39:19. > :39:44.

:39:44. > :39:54.stature -- similar stature to Jill tournaments, but she is normally

:39:54. > :39:54.

:39:54. > :39:59.sitting on the bench. She is no mug, she is a tough defender to play

:39:59. > :40:09.against, she has a lot of experience. She has not played that

:40:09. > :40:11.

:40:11. > :40:18.many times for England, but she will settle in. She will be fine. This is

:40:18. > :40:21.her 32nd cap, and that is the least of any of the players on the field.

:40:21. > :40:28.Not that many starts amongst her caps, especially in matches like

:40:28. > :40:38.this. Offside. It is different, this is a big tournament for England. For

:40:38. > :40:39.

:40:39. > :41:27.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 101 seconds

:41:27. > :41:37.her to come in and start a centre intended to put in. Rachel Yankey is

:41:37. > :42:17.

:42:17. > :42:23.hope Powell will look at changing the system. A bit more rigid than

:42:23. > :42:25.has gameplay. It might need something different later in the

:42:25. > :42:34.tournament to beat some of these teams, like France and Sweden and

:42:34. > :42:44.Germany. You do need to have more tools in your pocket than just one

:42:44. > :42:44.

:42:44. > :43:25.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 101 seconds

:43:25. > :43:35.That was close. She is not afraid to get on the ball. She just made a run

:43:35. > :43:36.

:43:36. > :43:42.a bit too early. She did superbly well in the first half. She will

:43:42. > :43:49.still try to get on the ball, she is a great player. She had been at

:43:49. > :43:59.Everton for so long, she now plays the Liverpool. The big name in the

:43:59. > :43:59.

:43:59. > :44:43.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 101 seconds

:44:44. > :44:49.Liverpool team that has started the flag up against Veronica Boquete.

:44:49. > :44:55.Every time the ball goes to her, you sensed danger. She is a busy player,

:44:55. > :45:05.full of confidence. She feels she carries the team, she is willing to

:45:05. > :45:09.

:45:09. > :45:16.take the responsibility. A change here, Nagore Calderon is going off.

:45:16. > :45:26."Vicky" Losada is coming on. She placed Barcelona. She is new for the

:45:26. > :45:27.

:45:27. > :45:34.team. She has excelled at the 19 level, 22 years old now. More of an

:45:34. > :45:40.attack minded midfielder than the player she has replaced. It is

:45:40. > :45:44.finely balanced, this game. A bit of brilliance could win it at some

:45:44. > :45:54.point in the second half, or maybe a tactical change or a substitute or a

:45:54. > :46:07.

:46:07. > :46:14.getting stretched. A great run by Alex Scott, I thought she was going

:46:14. > :46:19.to use her as a decoy. England have not attacked the back for yet, they

:46:19. > :46:29.are not the best at going forward, you have got to put pressure on them

:46:29. > :46:29.

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:47:10. > :47:17.Martin. That would have been an instant impact from "Vicky" Losada.

:47:17. > :47:25.The offending from Casey Stoney. She gives to defend the second ball. She

:47:25. > :47:31.gave too much space. She put it over the bar. It is great to see members

:47:31. > :47:41.of the Scotland team here. They were picked by Spain in the play-off

:47:41. > :47:41.

:47:41. > :47:45.game. Some would say robbed. I know a few of the Scottish team. They

:47:45. > :47:50.really feel hard done by, and if you watched it, you would know what we

:47:50. > :47:56.are talking about. It was in the rain in Madrid in October, Spain one

:47:56. > :48:01.with an injury time winner in extra time from Veronica Boquete, just

:48:01. > :48:06.after she had a penalty saved. Scotland were seconds away from

:48:06. > :48:16.winning on away goals. That would have been great. They would have

:48:16. > :48:16.

:48:16. > :49:04.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 101 seconds

:49:04. > :49:10.The referee looked at her assistant to see what she thought, but she was

:49:10. > :49:18.miles away. She might have got a little touch. England might have got

:49:18. > :49:28.a bit lucky. Just trying to get the rest of the players going. These set

:49:28. > :49:34.

:49:34. > :49:44.pieces are a real opportunity, they corner. She is about two foot taller

:49:44. > :49:44.

:49:44. > :50:53.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 101 seconds

:50:53. > :51:03.Hermoso on Anita Asante. The Swedish crowd is tying to get

:51:03. > :51:03.

:51:03. > :52:05.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 101 seconds

:52:05. > :52:12.Meseguer. Jill Scott is on the ball, millions. -- Williams. Alex Scott

:52:12. > :52:22.has really scampered across with determination. Asante into Jill

:52:22. > :52:22.

:52:22. > :53:09.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 101 seconds

:53:09. > :53:15.She couldn't get enough power on the Stoney just wants one big chance.

:53:15. > :53:18.This is where England needs to keep Spain to push the game forward. Put

:53:19. > :53:28.them under pressure on the edge of their own box and see how they deal

:53:29. > :53:34.

:53:34. > :53:44.speculative effort from White. That could cause a problem for the

:53:44. > :54:03.

:54:03. > :54:10.Spanish keeper. Two mines there. -- Scott. The sting was taken away from

:54:10. > :54:17.the shot. It is difficult for the England players to get near her. She

:54:17. > :54:22.is quick when she is running with the ball. When you lie and, you just

:54:22. > :54:32.might be liable to bring her down. She is determined to score another

:54:32. > :54:32.

:54:32. > :54:42.goal. Boquete is in again. Bassett is strong and quick and full of

:54:42. > :55:05.

:55:05. > :55:15.Karen Carney is ready for action. The referee is a saying that Karen

:55:15. > :55:28.

:55:28. > :55:38.Bardsley will have to take the kick in the second half. Meseguer. Marta

:55:38. > :55:48.

:55:48. > :55:54.Torrejon turned and played it back. Boquete. Bardsley knew it was going

:55:54. > :56:02.over the top. Boquete will not rest until she scores another goal in

:56:02. > :56:12.this game. England failed to clear. Not to the usual standard.

:56:12. > :56:12.

:56:13. > :56:20.Boquete plows on, this is the big moment in the match. Aluko is doing

:56:20. > :56:27.what she is on the pitch to do. Karen Carney is coming on. She is

:56:27. > :56:31.fit and ready to go. She is coming back from injury. Her colleagues are

:56:31. > :56:39.thinking she could do 20 minutes or so. She will be full of energy and

:56:39. > :56:47.enthusiasm. Key players he came to the nation's attention nine years

:56:47. > :56:57.ago. -- who came to the nation's attention. Karen Carney has scored

:56:57. > :56:57.

:56:57. > :57:01.an injury time winner against Denmark. That was a great moment for

:57:01. > :57:11.her. She has established herself as a top player. She has developed

:57:11. > :57:21.really well. I thought the ball said nine. There would have been gasps

:57:21. > :57:33.

:57:33. > :57:41.all around. It is eight, -- it is eight. Putellas is going to take the

:57:41. > :57:44.place of Sonia. She has run out of steam. She made her debut against

:57:44. > :57:54.Denmark in the one and only warm-up game that Spain played for this

:57:54. > :58:10.

:58:10. > :58:16.England pay for that? What a chance for the Vicky Losada. Spain should

:58:16. > :58:22.be in front. Karen Bardsley's parts can return to normal levels again.

:58:22. > :58:26.She completely misjudged it. She tried to fire it up hard as she

:58:26. > :58:31.could instead of just putting it in there. It really kicked off there.

:58:31. > :58:40.You have just got to put that in, haven't you? She tried to fire it

:58:40. > :58:46.in. That is a massive let down for England. Huge moment. Asante. A free

:58:46. > :58:52.kick for England now, much to Spain's annoyance. The yellow card

:58:52. > :59:00.will not help either for Paredes. am not sure that was a yellow card.

:59:00. > :59:08.Both players went in as hard as each other. She does catch Asante. Caught

:59:08. > :59:13.a bit of the ball first. A continued lunch. Could not stop herself. The

:59:13. > :59:19.neutrals in the crowd had just turned in the favour of Spain. --

:59:19. > :59:29.have just turned. They were not happy with that yellow card. They

:59:29. > :59:47.

:59:47. > :59:56.are not neutrals. The flag is not get the hype on it. -- the

:59:56. > :00:00.height on it. Yankey is under pressure. The talus. -- Putellas. It

:00:00. > :00:10.is a let off for England but it might just inspire Spanish

:00:10. > :00:16.

:00:16. > :00:21.competence for the rest of the match by that. Karen Bardsley is a really

:00:21. > :00:31.tall keeper and it is not often that happens to her. That was a huge

:00:31. > :01:06.

:01:06. > :01:15.of Spain booming out. Paredes with miracle. Laura Bassett is getting to

:01:15. > :01:21.grips with it. That will be a yellow card. Laura Bassett does that for

:01:21. > :01:27.the sake of the team, she will take that yellow card. She cannot argue

:01:27. > :01:37.with it, can she? She knew she was going to get a yellow card. She was

:01:37. > :01:46.

:01:46. > :01:54.kick as well. -- Putellas. Not a bad delivery. It has gone all the way

:01:54. > :01:58.through. A faint flick from Andrea Martin. No more than that. One of

:01:58. > :02:08.those bother you have just got to attack. Spain has to get a little

:02:08. > :02:12.

:02:12. > :02:18.bit more on it. Just throw yourself at it. 12 very interesting minutes

:02:18. > :02:22.left. The England assessment is, could do better, should do better.

:02:22. > :02:32.The saved -- the Spain assessment will be, all well and good but

:02:32. > :03:02.

:03:02. > :03:12.a chance to get into it yet. The real pressure therefrom Meseguer.

:03:12. > :03:12.

:03:12. > :04:13.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 101 seconds

:04:13. > :04:17.referee is not happy with the jump think both teams think they can do

:04:17. > :04:27.something in the last ten minutes to win this game. Both are capable.

:04:27. > :04:28.

:04:28. > :05:24.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 101 seconds

:05:24. > :05:31.Williams. Too tight to get out of front of the talus. -- Putellas. A

:05:31. > :05:41.chance for here. -- a chance for Carney here. Ellen White goes for

:05:41. > :05:42.

:05:42. > :05:47.it! Just wide. It really was only just. That is what Karen Carney is

:05:47. > :05:57.good at. She knows exactly what Ms. Ellen White is going to make. What a

:05:57. > :06:10.

:06:10. > :06:20.great touch. -- she does exactly next eight minutes plus. Neither

:06:20. > :06:41.

:06:41. > :06:51.great player Alexia Putellas looks, only 19. She gets the rebound from

:06:51. > :06:53.

:06:53. > :07:03.her. Easy in the end, but the intent is there and the skill is there.

:07:03. > :07:03.

:07:03. > :07:53.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 101 seconds

:07:53. > :08:03.Give a 19-year-old a go, you never A scream of anguish from Marta

:08:03. > :08:27.

:08:27. > :08:33.Torrejon. I think that was a good corner. Spain looking more likely to

:08:33. > :08:40.win. They are more lively going forward, lots of confidence, not

:08:40. > :08:45.afraid to take players on. England have got to cope with it. Alexia

:08:45. > :08:55.Putellas scored in a four - zero victory for Spain over England in

:08:55. > :09:25.

:09:25. > :09:31.thumping finish from Jennifer ball at the area, they not manage

:09:31. > :09:41.it. Steph Houghton could not get it far enough away. A great finish. It

:09:41. > :09:41.

:09:41. > :09:51.was coming. The warning signs were there. Great cheers for Jennifer

:09:51. > :09:56.Hermoso, she plays in Sweden. She is doing well in Swedish football, four

:09:56. > :10:03.goals in the league. One goal at Euro 2013. Is it enough to give

:10:03. > :10:07.Spain all three points, a winning start? England managed to equalise

:10:07. > :10:17.four minutes after Spain's first goal, they only have four minutes to

:10:17. > :10:22.

:10:22. > :10:31.it. It looked like she was late, it might be a free kick to Spain.

:10:31. > :10:40.the Spanish girl ended up hitting her in her side. It is Irene

:10:40. > :10:44.Paredes. This is the potential winning goal for Spain. Steph

:10:44. > :10:51.Houghton swung a foot at it, she could not get enough on it. It was a

:10:51. > :11:01.thumping finish. Jennifer Hermoso's first senior international goal.

:11:01. > :11:07.

:11:07. > :11:14.has managed one victory for Spain over England before in nine

:11:14. > :11:19.meetings. The time has come now, England have got to do something

:11:19. > :11:29.different, change the shape, cause havoc in the back for, try to get

:11:29. > :11:32.the equaliser. It cannot be the same thing in the same formation. In the

:11:32. > :11:42.land of a famous home store, they have got to throw the kitchen sink

:11:42. > :11:42.

:11:42. > :12:34.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 101 seconds

:12:34. > :12:41.at Bain. Just get the ball in there, you believe it? ! Laura Bassett

:12:41. > :12:47.tried her luck! As earlier on in the game, Spain could not hold their

:12:47. > :12:57.lead. This is so late in the game! Brilliant. People have questioned

:12:57. > :13:05.it, is she good enough to do this? She has got herself a goal. The

:13:05. > :13:11.goalkeeper was way out of position. That is worth an effort! For England

:13:11. > :13:16.supporters, time almost stood still. You thought Ainhoa Tirapu might get

:13:16. > :13:22.a hand on it, but it was just out of her reach. All of the action at the

:13:22. > :13:30.start and at the end. England need to be careful that they do not

:13:30. > :13:34.concede a game, but they sense that they can win. Spain will think, what

:13:35. > :13:40.do they have to do to get a victory over England? They cannot hang on to

:13:40. > :13:50.the lead. You throw the ball into the middle from a set piece, it

:13:50. > :13:50.

:13:50. > :14:41.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 101 seconds

:14:41. > :14:45.causes confusion. A goal can come is not worried about the collision.

:14:45. > :14:55.She did well, it was always going to be the goalkeeper's Veronica Boquete

:14:55. > :15:05.is hurt. Yes, the goalkeeper has got to go for it. Winded, I think the

:15:05. > :15:25.

:15:25. > :15:27.appearances for England, double figures in terms of goals. She got a

:15:27. > :15:37.couple in qualifying, but she will be hard pressed to get a touch of

:15:37. > :15:38.

:15:38. > :15:45.the ball in what remains of this. It is not over yet, there might be a

:15:45. > :15:51.winner for either side, but what would George verdict be? Lucky

:15:51. > :15:57.England's -- lucky England? England have shown that you should keep

:15:57. > :16:03.going and you never know what will happen. Opening games are difficult,

:16:03. > :16:11.I lot of nerves, they will hope to improve as they go along, and not

:16:11. > :16:14.lose this game. They did not let it worry them. I liked the way Casey

:16:14. > :16:24.Stoney called all of the players into a group, and there were calm

:16:24. > :16:27.words. She pointed out that there was time left, and so it proved.

:16:27. > :16:37.There are players here capable of getting them back in the game at any

:16:37. > :16:37.

:16:37. > :17:24.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 101 seconds

:17:24. > :17:30.had the stuffing knocked out of Alexia Putellas wanted it that

:17:30. > :17:40.little bit more! Spain have done to England what they did to Scotland in

:17:40. > :17:46.

:17:46. > :17:53.the qualifying play-off! They have across. It was always going to be

:17:53. > :18:00.the goalkeeper's. She did incredibly well to get herself in there. Get

:18:00. > :18:09.anything on it. It ended up coming off Karen Bardsley, but the pressure

:18:09. > :18:14.was there. Karen Bardsley will feel that she has had a horror moment.

:18:14. > :18:24.There is barely time for this substitution, Sandra Vilanova, one

:18:24. > :18:39.

:18:39. > :18:46.of the most experienced players, England a point. Spain kept on

:18:46. > :18:52.pressing. They got the winning all, and look what it means to them. It

:18:52. > :18:56.is a winning start for a team who has not been at a European

:18:56. > :19:02.Championships finals since 1997. They have been growing and getting

:19:02. > :19:09.better. They have inflicted a losing start upon England. Your final

:19:09. > :19:15.thoughts? Really disappointed. When you get a late equaliser, you have

:19:15. > :19:21.got to see the game out. They will watch the reaction of Spain. They

:19:21. > :19:31.will try to win the next game. next game is against Russia, here on

:19:31. > :19:52.

:19:52. > :19:58.Monday. They have lost in their the tournament without any points.

:19:58. > :20:03.What did you make of that? Very poor. In the second half, they came

:20:03. > :20:08.out, they were giving balls away too easily, and you have got to give

:20:08. > :20:18.Spain credit, they were comfortable, they made things happen. England got

:20:18. > :20:21.

:20:21. > :20:25.what they deserved, nothing. At one point we thought we might have got

:20:25. > :20:31.ourselves out of jail with Laura Bassett getting an -- with Laura

:20:31. > :20:37.Bassett's point. We were not ever fluid enough. We did not have a real

:20:37. > :20:44.quality with our passing. We gave the ball back to sloppily to Spain.

:20:44. > :20:49.I am really got it. We started off really well. We had patches, but

:20:49. > :20:53.just not good enough from England. We are used to being so much better

:20:53. > :20:59.than that. Our passing so much better. I think the girls and hope

:20:59. > :21:00.Powell will be really, really disappointed. Let's have a look at

:21:00. > :21:05.disappointed. Let's have a look at that goal in added time at the end

:21:05. > :21:12.disappointed. Let's have a look at that goal in added time at It was a

:21:12. > :21:18.Bardsley own goal at the end of it. I thought Martin was doing

:21:18. > :21:23.brilliantly. I was shouting at the television for her to not cross it.

:21:23. > :21:31.But for me, Karen Bardsley is not commanding enough. Not enough for a

:21:31. > :21:37.foul. Get the block in. She just kind of runs into the area. It goes

:21:37. > :21:43.through her hands. We have got two players back there defending, and

:21:43. > :21:49.Martin still manages to get a cross in. England will be very difficult

:21:49. > :21:54.-- disappointed with that. She's usually very commanding and

:21:54. > :22:03.controlled it but was not as controlling as she should have been.

:22:03. > :22:07.Hermoso put Spain up. This is the one that was the cross into the box.

:22:07. > :22:14.She picks up the ball there. She has been there for five seconds before

:22:14. > :22:21.the ball lands at her feet. It is a great finish. She's got to do

:22:21. > :22:27.better. She is got to clear that ball. She has a trusty left foot.

:22:27. > :22:33.She has her head down. Sloppy defending from England. I think what

:22:33. > :22:38.the ball has been cleared initially, Houghton have to just check if

:22:38. > :22:42.anyone is fair and has to clear that the better. You have to be aware

:22:42. > :22:49.that danger is around. You have got to know where the forwards are. If

:22:49. > :22:56.you are not aware of that... We cut Laura Bassett had rescued a point

:22:56. > :23:02.for England. They really did. There were some excellent corners. Yankey

:23:02. > :23:06.on one side and charity-macro on the other side. You can just see --

:23:06. > :23:12.Aluko on the other side. You can just see, Laura Bassett just pokes a

:23:12. > :23:16.lake in the right direction. It is a lovely finish. That is exactly where

:23:16. > :23:22.she would have wanted to put it. You wonder if the goalkeeper could have

:23:22. > :23:26.been a bit better, but it was brilliant. But it seems that is what

:23:26. > :23:30.the players thought. I think Spain knew that they had to highlight that

:23:30. > :23:37.we have done this to them on so many occasions. They were so up for this

:23:37. > :23:41.game. We have given them heartbreak in not getting to the World Cup in

:23:41. > :23:46.2011. A lot of the players were in that situation and they will be

:23:46. > :23:49.delighted. You could see, the likes of Boquete, she ran the game. She

:23:50. > :23:59.was one of the best players so far in this tournament in showing how

:24:00. > :24:02.

:24:02. > :24:05.she has led her team and created problems. You are the player that

:24:05. > :24:12.scored the goal so late on and delight -- denied them that place at

:24:12. > :24:16.the World Cup in 2011. You can tell they played with that animation.

:24:16. > :24:22.They had a desire. There were two players closing the ball down. They

:24:22. > :24:26.were it England for -- they were making it difficult for England to

:24:26. > :24:31.pass. There were some of sloppy passes. They made it hard and

:24:31. > :24:35.difficult. I think we have enough quality to still be able to hold the

:24:35. > :24:40.ball and hold the player off and linked a few more passes together.

:24:40. > :24:45.How much of a do you think was down to the fact that Spain simply played

:24:45. > :24:54.well, and how much was it that the pressure was on England to perform?

:24:54. > :25:04.I think we saw that at the beginning I think we saw that at the beginning

:25:04. > :25:12.

:25:12. > :25:15.of the game. Back into it. You have to look at all the players. Spain

:25:15. > :25:17.made the substitutions at the right time. Hope Powell, that is something

:25:17. > :25:20.that you have got to look at. The substitutions for negative and they

:25:20. > :25:22.were late. When things are not happening for England, she made her

:25:22. > :25:25.substitutions too late, and it did not give England an opportunity to

:25:25. > :25:27.change things in the second half. They got that one opportunity in the

:25:27. > :25:30.second half but it was all about Spain for me. We stopped the talus,

:25:30. > :25:32.fantastic performance when she came onto the field. -- Putellas.

:25:32. > :25:38.looked as if the Spanish verb retiring. I think they were a bit

:25:38. > :25:44.more physical. -- the Spanish were retiring. We just did not play

:25:44. > :25:48.today. What will you say to the team today? Chins up. There are more

:25:48. > :25:54.games to play and we have got to win those two games. We have to see

:25:54. > :25:58.where we go from there. How do you lift them? They will lift

:25:58. > :26:04.themselves. We will be very, very positive. They will have to learn

:26:04. > :26:08.from the areas and do better next time. Thank you. How do they regroup

:26:08. > :26:13.after this? This is where the experienced players have got to talk

:26:13. > :26:19.to the younger players and say, in 2009 this happened, we got beat by

:26:19. > :26:22.Italy and we went through to the family -- the final. They have got

:26:22. > :26:28.another two games to put things right. They need to see where they

:26:28. > :26:32.can improve. Russia is the next game and they have got to focus on that.

:26:32. > :26:36.I think they will go back and analyse it and a lot of players will

:26:36. > :26:42.be is appointed in themselves. They will have a chat between them and

:26:42. > :26:45.net the things that they need to put right. -- be disappointed. The BBC

:26:45. > :26:52.coverage of the championship continues tomorrow. You can catch up

:26:52. > :27:00.with all of the latest news on the BBC tomorrow morning at 7:40am.

:27:00. > :27:04.Tomorrow night, it is a Nordic affair. Huge pressure for Sweden.