00:00Centre backs, two wing backs, Paul Insolde in midfield with Paul Gascoigne giving a freer role along with McManaman and
00:06of course up front Fowler and Scholes.
00:11Meantime seven of this Cameroon side are 22 or under and one of their subs is only 16 so they're
00:18young largely untried even so they've also qualified for the World Cup finals.
00:22Four of them play in France, one in Italy, one in Greece, one in Japan. They'll be lively, you can
00:28be sure of that, full of adventure and quite unpredictable.
00:32Yeah Cameroon at this point we know very little about them. Organzi is the reserve team keeper. Ahead of him
00:37the massive six foot four inch frame of Kala.
00:40The strong men in midfield are Fowler and Itami who play, both play in France and Mbomba who plays in
00:46Japan is their most experienced striker.
00:48With so many youngsters, they'll probably be a little naive but they'll certainly be exciting.
00:54The indomitable lions they call themselves in Africa. Those dark green shirts, red shorts and instantly getting a free kick.
01:08Qualified for France by way of Togo, Angola and Zimbabwe.
01:19And Bomber, the number 10 and their most prolific goalscorer, the man behind this one, number 10 there.
01:31But in the end it's gone well wide.
01:36It's trouble giving away to Gascoigne.
01:40Oh my goodness.
01:42Ecce then, certainly hacking the ball away for a corner. There were other options surely, as he's being told there
01:49by Foy.
01:51I've seen people have shots from that distance and not be as close to the goal, it's incredible.
01:57But they are sometimes eccentric, but they're certainly always good to watch.
02:03Beckham's corner, played wide to Scholes.
02:11That's another corner.
02:13Oh, the keeper's lost it. Scholes might get there.
02:16And Fowler, it's Fowler who can know the flag is up.
02:19The flag is up.
02:20It won't be allowed.
02:23But a dreadful error there by Onganzi.
02:27And Fowler and Scholes were in on it.
02:31The flag had gone up for an infringement.
02:33Yeah, I think the problem was, Brian, that Scholes was in offside.
02:36If he'd have left it and allowed it to go in, I think Fowler would have claimed the goal.
02:40It'd have been okay, but he stood right on the line and he helped it in.
03:06Well, the flag has stayed down.
03:07Mboma.
03:11Mboma again.
03:15And a corner now to Cameroon.
03:18Good defending there from Sol Campbell.
03:20Mboma looks a handful, doesn't he?
03:22It's right there by Ecci.
03:24Fowler's waiting in the middle.
03:31McManaman's gone there with him.
03:35And a save by the keeper at that time.
03:38Peckham.
03:39McManaman on this side of the field outside him now.
03:41Whipping in his cross and a good one too.
03:45Good defending as well.
03:47Ince.
03:49Goal kick.
03:52Yeah, it's a great ball.
03:54Fowler.
03:55Oh, good save.
03:57That was a good save.
04:02Well, Robbie Fowler.
04:03This one's made up for the mistake he made early on.
04:05Great little interpass in here.
04:07Pulls off his match with his weaker foot.
04:08His right foot, he hits it well.
04:10Great save.
04:11Low down to his right.
04:12Come on, Gansey.
04:14Took a little deflection too from the boot of a defender.
04:17Which didn't make it easier.
04:19Here's Beckham's corner.
04:21Deep, high, swinging one.
04:22And there are enough big men in that Cameroon defence to get that away quite comfortably.
04:26Scold that could so easily have fallen either for Job or indeed for Ipua.
04:36I think I'm in a bit of trouble there, Kevin.
04:38No, weren't they?
04:39Deep, he takes a chance here.
04:41He actually hits Job, but he just can't force it in.
04:47Foot to it.
04:50There was a foul on Gareth Southgate, giving England the free kick when probably they most needed it.
04:55In rather a dangerous area.
04:58A lot of people, when this cross...
05:00I wouldn't advise you to try this, Brian.
05:02Look, I couldn't head this, let alone get my foot to it.
05:04But Job somehow manages that.
05:06Of course, there's a foul there.
05:07It looks like he's stood on the back of his Achilles.
05:13Look, Bournemouth.
05:14Just over a year ago to an England camp.
05:18From West Ham, Rio Ferdinand.
05:2219 years old.
05:28As Port Gareth Southgate goes.
05:34Lince again.
05:41Lince was determined to win that one back again.
05:43Gascoigne off on one of his runs.
05:45The first real time.
05:46And the crowd responding to it.
05:48Scholes almost on the end of it.
05:51And England go ahead with Paul Scholes.
05:56Thanks to the thrusting work of Paul Gascoigne.
06:02Well, this is just about determination more than anything for Paul Gascoigne.
06:07And strength.
06:07He looks like he's going to be fouled.
06:09He goes again.
06:10Lays the ball in.
06:11Crunching tackle.
06:12What about this finish?
06:14How many times have we seen him do that already this season?
06:17Tremendous finish for someone so young.
06:19Look at this run, Brian.
06:21This is tremendous.
06:23Tremendous.
06:24And a great finish, as you say.
06:26Such delicacy of ballets.
06:28Remember, he scored in that same goal with a flying header against Moldova.
06:31He scored a lovely goal for England in the tournois against Italy.
06:35That's his third for England.
06:37And each has had a real signature line on them as well.
06:42I think the word's quality.
06:43It's a quality finish.
06:45Usually players get to 30 before they realise that's how to be the goalkeeper.
06:50He's learnt it very easily.
06:51Oof, my goodness.
06:53Oh, that's a yellow card for him.
06:56Foul on Ince.
06:59They get a little bit nasty when they go a goal down, Brian, don't they?
07:02That's the first real bad tackle we've seen.
07:03That was a stupid tackle.
07:05Isn't that?
07:06I mean, the goal he got for Manchester United against Juventus, for example, up at Old Trafford.
07:12And he went round the kick with him.
07:14That's what makes him very special, and that's why he's an England player, Brian.
07:17But he's got a wonderful temperament.
07:18You talked to Alex Ferguson about him.
07:19He said, you know, he is so strong mentally.
07:22Nothing phases him on the field at all.
07:25Strong physically as well, Brian.
07:27Absolutely.
07:27Here's Beckham.
07:29There's the cross coming in.
07:30And it's another one for England.
07:32And this time it's Robbie Fowler.
07:39Well, they have ended the first half with a flourish.
07:44What an incredible game this football is.
07:46They've really been second best in most things.
07:49Great cross from Beckham.
07:50Two of them waiting, but it's Fowler who gets his goal.
07:53And now the strike force of Fowler and Scholes have got one apiece.
08:04So one to Scholes, one to Fowler, two for England.
08:08When life hasn't been too easy for them, particularly in the last half hour or so.
08:15And the game has been turned on its head.
08:18When you're a coach and your team's played so well
08:20and almost dominated a match away from home like Cameroon have.
08:24And then you go in at halftime.
08:25What do you say?
08:262-0 down.
08:28There goes the halftime whistle.
08:31Well, that was a laboring performance by England for so long
08:35against Cameroon's side that was growing in confidence as minutes passed.
08:40And then suddenly, Gascoigne burst on the scene.
08:44Scholes finished it off.
08:46As we can see here now, the run by Gascoigne.
08:55And Scholes finished it off.
08:59And then almost before we could draw breath,
09:01the cross in from Beckham and Robbie Fowler making it two.
09:05England two, Cameroon nil.
09:07Southern Hemisphere superpowers.
09:09Mike Katsby.
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