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00:00So what's it to be, home tomorrow, tails between their legs, or will there now be a last good fight, swishing the lion's mane, as England battle for the consolation of at least one victory in the European Championships of England.
00:20Robson said this morning his side are determined, and he's picked a team to win.
00:27He says also we shall see a really competitive game, and that's of course the only way Steve McMahon of Liverpool can play.
00:35He took a little bit of a knock there in that first skirmish though.
00:39The Russians then in shirts of surprisingly pale red, attacking the goal to the right.
00:47The Russians in fact needing just a draw to be sure of qualifying for the semi-finals.
00:53Zavorov, and now Alenikov, Belenov.
00:59A battle here with Sanson, being supported by John Barnes.
01:03Polo, we can see now tucked up in a very forward position, and trying to get a ball in straight away towards Lineker.
01:10Dasaev there though, for the Russians.
01:17Though the pressure's been on England, you would assume also that now that they are out of the Championships, that it will in a way make their performance more relaxed.
01:25Here's Dave Watson who was injured on the Thursday before the opening game, which was a sad blow.
01:30Barnes and Holorn combining neatly.
01:34Here's the sweeper, Kidi Aftulin.
01:39Two rats, scored that vital goal against Holland.
01:44The Russians remember have beaten Holland and drawn with the Republic of Ireland.
01:51Kidi Aftulin who's the sweeper still well forward.
01:55Rats getting to Alenikov.
01:58Zavorov.
02:03Taken away from him by Tony Adams, Polo.
02:06Oh, losing it badly to Alenikov.
02:09Could be problems here, straight away for England!
02:15Alenikov's goal, and Polo's protester.
02:26Gave the ball away there, as Polo tried to fill it away with it outside the penalty area.
02:31But Alenikov then putting it inside, onto the left foot, wide of Chris Woods, who picks the ball out of the net, without having had the pleasure of making a save before it.
02:44A disastrous start for England with a little more than two minutes gone.
02:49A goal down to Russia.
02:57England model who'd been picked to play a forward role close in behind Alenikov.
03:05Was the guilty man in a defensive role, now leaving Bobby Robson's men with quite a task against a quiet USSR centre.
03:16Lewis Samson.
03:21Adams.
03:24Stephens.
03:29Ricochet off McMahon.
03:36Robson. Adams.
03:44Well, he's had enough troubles this week to last a footballing lifetime, and there's just a few more added to them now.
03:51Leading by Alenikov's goal.
03:55Besanov's header.
03:57Alenikov, here's the man who scored.
04:00To Savarov.
04:01To Savarov.
04:04Rats on the far side.
04:08And the long, long ball, to Belenov.
04:11And Chris Woods, just making it difficult, but that is absolutely symptomatic of the Russian style of play.
04:19A slow build-up so often, and then they release this long ball with lightning strikes to people like Besanov and Protasov.
04:26And that time Woods was equal to it.
04:31Good run here by Stephens.
04:32Fabulous support up there, Huddles amongst them.
04:35Lineker is here too.
04:39Trevor Stephens.
04:40Can he get to the byline? Can he get across?
04:44Gary Stephens can play the ball in early, but straight to Gasser.
04:50Kuznetsov for Russia.
04:55Kuznetsov again.
04:57An uncharted territory for him.
04:59Protasov on the break.
05:00He's got Belenov waiting in the middle.
05:02Oh, so close to number two.
05:08Ripped through that English defence.
05:11Protasov with tremendous pace.
05:15And Belenov making a run into the box.
05:18And just wide of Chris Woods' far post.
05:26Sassy.
05:29Pavlov.
05:30Getting away from Belenov for a moment.
05:32But on the wrong wavelength so far as John Barnes is concerned.
05:38Besanov.
05:39The flag stays down.
05:40Belenov into possession.
05:41And completely wastes a golden chance.
05:45As a few pairs of eyes look with glares at the Portuguese linesmen.
05:52Feeling that Belenov was offside there.
05:56And his finish was woeful.
06:00Trevor Stephen.
06:03Losing to the strength of Kuznetsov.
06:06What about this?
06:07There's a break from the back.
06:08Slicing another gap.
06:10As Protasov makes the break.
06:13The flag stays down.
06:15Against the crowd.
06:16Stalingrad so lucky.
06:22I can't believe this.
06:23The way that we are being torn apart on the flag.
06:26By the pace of Protasov.
06:30And such luck.
06:33It's Neil Webb warming up on the far side.
06:35But maybe he won't be needed.
06:37Because.
06:39Trevor Stephen's up and about again.
06:41As Hoddle now gets prepared to take this free kick.
06:44Watson and Adams up from the back.
06:46It's Adams.
06:47It's hit.
06:49And that's 1-1 to the Adams.
06:59Yes.
07:02Such a valuable goal.
07:04When England began to look so dispirited.
07:06It might have been 3 down.
07:09And a defiant look there from the young Arsenal defender.
07:12As he got up so well.
07:14Beyond Dasaev.
07:16And 1-1 it is.
07:17Well this is quite a promising start to the game now.
07:30Remember the Russians do need a draw to qualify.
07:34Alongside West Germany and Italy.
07:36Who qualified from Group 1 last night.
07:39With Holland and the Republic of Ireland playing.
07:44Simultaneously to this game.
07:47Competing for the other semi-final place.
07:58Well that might have stopped the Russians in their tracks.
08:00But no there's the long ball forward.
08:02And that really is something that England have to cope with.
08:05Adams.
08:06A bit ahead of there.
08:10It's his third England goal.
08:12In his 14th cup.
08:14Hoddle now finding McMahon.
08:16Gary Stevens away and a lot of space on the right.
08:18McMahon having a dip himself.
08:30The ball needs to go back another 6 inches.
08:33Says the Portuguese referee.
08:41A bit of chain pull.
08:42Just wide.
08:46So one presumes the wall had been well lined up.
08:50Went wide of it.
08:51Woods went flying.
08:53And it's a goal.
08:55Samson.
08:56Barnes again.
09:08Barnes once more.
09:09Getting the better of Belenov.
09:11Whipping in the cross.
09:13And just over the top there.
09:17When Trevor Stephens.
09:19And Bobby Robson there looking.
09:23As much to say well.
09:25Nothing really is going our way.
09:29Tough for Trevor Stephens.
09:31But what would that also provide?
09:33It was the first genuine glimpse of John Barnes with that cross.
09:36That was a typical Barnes cross.
09:38And how unlucky the Everton man was not to put England into the lead.
09:41Cut out by Robson.
09:43Hoddle.
09:45Oh, that was cut out again.
09:47But fortunately Adams was backing up.
09:55Kiryatulin.
09:57Getting it through to Litvovchenko.
09:59Brothers off.
10:00Mihalychenko.
10:02Good break here by the Russians.
10:03The little chip comes on.
10:05Mihalychenko.
10:102-1.
10:142-1.
10:20A great wide.
10:21There was space there for Ratz.
10:23To make his cross.
10:25And Mihalychenko.
10:27Makes it 2-1 to the USSR.
10:31A group of defenders there in the center.
10:33But nobody out there.
10:35Cutting off the pass.
10:36To Ratz.
10:37And the diving header gave Chris Woods no chance.
10:45Hoddle.
10:47Just when it looked as though England might have put their early troubles behind them
10:51and begun to move with a little more composure.
10:54So they find themselves behind again.
10:57And the Russians really in the driving seat so far as qualifications for the semifinals have been set.
11:05Mihalychenko.
11:08Barnes.
11:10Barnes.
11:14Alenikov.
11:17Alenikov again.
11:18Alenikov again.
11:38Sansom with the throw.
11:45And the halftime whistle goes.
11:46A poor first half by England so far.
11:49It's that that you have to recall.
11:52The time they lost.
11:53Lost 3 on the shot.
11:55Which was back in 1985 against Scotland.
11:57And then in a pre-World Cup tournament in Mexico against the Mexicans and Italy.
12:02They've lost 2 here already in this tournament.
12:05And could well be on the way to defeat number 3.
12:08Halftime then.
12:09It's England 1, the USSR 2.
12:17Well no.
12:18England substitutions made at halftime.
12:21And a lot of work to be done then with the USSR leading by 2 goals to 1.
12:28A result that would certainly put them into the semifinals of this 1988 European Championship.
12:35Remember they need just a draw.
12:37England need something more to restore a little bit of pride.
12:40Particularly after that first half performance.
12:42Here's Lenika.
12:48Watson struggling to get to that one.
12:49Gary Stephens.
12:51Back to Watson again.
13:00I bet a few number of people would have loved to have been a fly on the England dressing room wall during that halftime.
13:05The thought of a certain amount of straight talking was going on.
13:10The thought of a certain amount of straight talking was done and indeed needed to be done.
13:14Sanson.
13:16Hovold.
13:17Barnes.
13:26England stumbling but Barnes picking it up again just for a moment.
13:29Picking it up yet again.
13:31This time finding Kenny Sanson.
13:33There's Sanson's cross coming in too high for Lenika.
13:35Played back by Mihalychenko.
13:40Hovold will take it.
13:47Lenika they are waiting and poised.
13:49It's Watson at the near post.
13:52Floated in there towards Dave Watson.
13:54And Dan Watson in there.
13:56And somehow they knocked it over their own crossbar.
14:01Adams in fact going across to the referee and claiming strongly that there should have been a penalty there.
14:07Was it for a handball? Possibly there up goes his hand.
14:10But it looked to me a goal kick.
14:13A rather, yes, a goal kick.
14:22Lenika.
14:23Stumbled by Kozulko.
14:27And Hovold for England to Barnes.
14:31Not easily beaten by Mihalychenko.
14:33Barnes getting after him again.
14:35Seeking to win it back.
14:37Oh and the ball falls clear.
14:39And sweeps right at the goal from Litovchenko.
14:46That would have been an absolute hit there.
14:48Given away by Tony Adams.
14:50Not entirely his fault because he wasn't expecting the ball to hit him that way.
14:53But Litovchenko.
15:01And Litovchenko who will take the corner for the Russians.
15:11Lenika's there.
15:12Mihalychenko's in there.
15:14Kozulko's in there.
15:15And Korosov's in there.
15:17But towards Watson.
15:19Pushed away for another one.
15:23And Litovchenko pushed away.
15:24He took a goal in the first and second half of this game.
15:29And dislodged the ball under his front teeth.
15:31He hadn't had it out.
15:32There was an abscess beneath that.
15:34He was in a lot of pain, the England goalkeeper.
15:37And he's been on antibiotics for about four days now.
15:40But he pushed that one over well enough.
15:43And didn't get attached to that one.
15:47And the corner given to the USSR.
15:49Signs by Barnes were those totally wrong.
15:52And unfortunately for England, the referee saw what it was, the goal kick.
15:58Kozulko.
16:01Savarev.
16:02And a chase again.
16:03Comes to Korosov.
16:04He's got Savarev back there with him.
16:06Korosov back there with him.
16:07And he's out.
16:08And saved by Woods.
16:15What a pace.
16:19A young striker.
16:21Still only 24.
16:22He basically will go.
16:24And once again, the English defence maybe pushing forward, looking for the equaliser.
16:28But certainly kept ripped apart there.
16:31And just as well for England that Woods was able to get it.
16:35Staying fairly tight at the back.
16:36Pulling people back.
16:37Making sure they don't concede.
16:39What they battled for.
16:40And then the goal.
16:41And it's a goal.
16:42And it's a goal.
16:43And it's a goal.
16:44And it's a goal.
16:45And it's a goal.
16:46And it's a goal.
16:47And it's a goal.
16:48And it's a goal.
16:49And it's a goal.
16:50And it's a goal.
16:51And it's a goal.
16:52What they battled for in England.
16:55Kozolko.
16:58Novachinko.
17:00Cross comes in.
17:01And.
17:04That's put it in!
17:05Krasov!
17:06And it's a goal there by Kozolko.
17:15And it's three for Russia.
17:18It's running it in there.
17:21And Kozolko.
17:24Making it through.
17:34Feared his goal for any defence to deal with.
17:40And the Russian flags are waving.
17:43And it's now just about a lap to England.
17:56Kozolko is going.
17:57Petr Kozolko.
18:01His first goal for the USSR.
18:04And one of his fifth.
18:13And that's all you can say.
18:17What's happening of course.
18:18Adams in there again.
18:19Pate, his heading ability is there as well for Barnes.
18:21If he can find him.
18:24Comes again for Barnes.
18:27And.
18:28Mikhailichenko quite simply getting it away.
18:31The header wasn't a very good header away in the end actually.
18:33Because it went to England once more.
18:35And now near away.
18:36But the flag is up.
18:38Just catching in the bottom of your picture there.
18:40The Portuguese linesman had his flag up.
18:44As Webb went through.
18:45Thinking it was just one-on-one against Arseyev.
18:50Well that was a debatable decision.
18:52If anything it must have been Barnes at the bottom of the picture.
18:54Who was probably standing in an offside position.
18:57Kozolko to make a great break down the right.
18:59Which was inviting the pass.
19:04Pate.
19:06Pate.
19:12Webb with a volley.
19:13Just one.
19:17A corner then for England.
19:18It just flipped off a defender.
19:25And presented England with a corner.
19:27Barnes will take it.
19:28Watson again at the near post.
19:30Adams faces it back up.
19:33Pate in there too.
19:35Wanting a deeper one this time.
19:36Doesn't get it.
19:37But it comes back.
19:38Once more to John Barnes.
19:41A touch to Trevor Stephens.
19:43And now to Gary Stephens.
19:44Who's got Hoddle waiting inside.
19:46Here's Hoddle.
19:47Chipped on first time by him.
19:49But Big Kuznetsov was there.
19:50And here's Besson off again for the USSR.
19:55Offside flag.
19:58Again Savrov in the middle.
20:03To the goalie.
20:11Barnes with a corner.
20:13Floated in.
20:14And Kuznetsov away.
20:17The final whistle.
20:18The Russians call it.
20:19The second half comes.
20:20And away.
20:21Pressed for the deal.
20:23For England.
20:24Judge itself to an undistinguishable.
20:27Three matches.
20:28Three defeats.
20:29No victories.
20:30Little luck.
20:31Robert to go with it.
20:32Back to the goal from Zlatan.
20:34But now let's face the closest scrutiny of our future.
20:39And in the corner.
20:40As early as the second minute.
20:41Adams an equalizer.
20:43Mihalychenko.
20:44And then Kozulko.
20:45Making it.
20:47England 1.
20:48The USSR 3.