October 10 2002

Wayne Routledge

WAYNE ROUTLEDGE had a great game for England U19s as they were held to a 2-2 draw at home to Yugoslavia.

He could have put England ahead in the 7th minute when his shot from the edge of the box from Justin Hoyte's cross smacked against a defender.

Eleven minutes later he had an 18-yard effort fly over the bar and shortly after skinned three defenders before sending over a perfect cross for WAYNE Rooney who headed over the bar.

Eddie Johnson put England ahead on 53 minutes and three minutes later Liam Ridgewell made it 2-0.

But England allowed the Yugoslavians to score two goals in the 59th and 61st minutes to grab a draw.

The FA website spoke of ROUTLEDGE: "It is difficult to explain how a defender should deal with the lively ROUTLEDGE.

"To limit his the description of his assets to just pace does the young Crystal Palace player a disservice, as he has enough tricks up his sleeve to re-launch Paul Daniel's career!"