England's James Milner reacts after missing a chance against France. (Getty Images)
This is likely to be one of my shortest match reviews on this blog. Even as an England fan, I'll say this match sucked. However, I'm sure the Three Lions will probably be happier to come away with just the single point than France will.
The first shot of the match didn't come until the 11th minute from France's Samir Nasri. The effort itself was nothing but speculative though and sailed harmlessly off target. England should have taken the lead four minutes later as James Milner sprung loose to get 1v1 with the French 'keeper, but somehow he managed to find side netting instead of the actual target.
Nothing else happened until the 30th minute when England got on the board. Captain Steven Gerrard sent a free kick into the box and Man City defender Jolleon Lescott eased it off his head and into the goal to make it 0-1 to England. The lead lasted less than ten minutes though. In the 39th Nasri sent in a shot that just managed to sneak into the near post to equalize the match at 1-1. Joe Hart probably should have done better.
That was it for the first half and pretty much for the game as both sides seemed to sit back and be satisfied with the draw. In the 64th minute Karim Benzema forced a rather meek save out of Hart to account for France's best chance. The best look of the half for England was even worse. In the 66th minute Glen Johnson fired a shot over the bar that ended up in row ZZZ. That was all she wrote and the match finished 1-1.
For my money, it was the worst match of tournament so far.
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