Gerard inspires England victory against Belarus
Steven Gerrard scored a superb goal and made another one as he helped England to a 3-1 World Cup qualifying win in Belarus.
The Reds inspirational captain opened the scoring with a superb strike from over 30-yards out, and then created a goal for Wayne Rooney in the second half with an exquisite pass. Gerrard also hit the post.
It was also a great night for Robbie Keane who scored the only goal of the game as Republic of Ireland beat Cyprus 1-0 in Dublin. The Reds number seven captained his country and played the full 90 minutes. Keane's close range header was his 35th in the green of Ireland.
Yossi Benayoun was also on the mark as Israel drew 1-1 in Latvia. Israel were all set for a victory but the home side levelled with two minutes left.
Fernando Torres was forced to leave the field after just 17 minutes during Spain's dramatic 2-1 win in Belgium. Xabi Alonso came on as a 64th minute replacement for Santiago Gonzalez and David Villa scored the winner two minutes from time. Pepe Reina and Alvaro Arbeloa were unused substitutes.
Dirk Kuyt played the full 90 minutes as Holland beat Norway 1-0 in Oslo, but Ryan Babel was substituted after 27 minutes. Former Reds ace John Arne Riise played for Norway.
Andrea Dossena started for Italy and played for an hour during the 2-1 win over Montenegro.
It was a disappointing night for Sami Hyypia as Finland lost 3-0 to Russia in Group Four. The Reds number four played the full 90 minutes.
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