Quiz: What the England commentator saw

Below are some extracts of commentary from England games, do you remember them? If so, all you need to do is tell us what the commentator saw by answering the questions below each extract. Some are easy but some are "devilishly" difficult.

You get a point per correct answer, the winner is the person with the most points after all questions are answered and the prize for the winner (as in all oddiY quizzes) is being called a by the losers - good luck


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here is an easy one to get you started:

1. "...and here comes [player1] he's got ...some people are on the pitch, they think it’s all over ...it is now!"

a: [player1]: Goeff Hurst - Edin
b: Comp/Year: WC 1966 - Edin
c: Opponents: Germany- Edin


2. "...oh here’s [player1], [player1] is he gonna finish it here? [player1]! two nil, would you believe it? from one end of the field to the other, the crowd are in rapture and so are the England players.."

a: [player1]: Gazza - Didi Hamann
b: Comp/Year: Euro96 - Didi Hamann
c: Opponents: Scotland - Didi Hamann


3. "..Playing it on, [player1] a chance to run at them now, [player1] with a chance to run at them and that surely is another penalty! and England get a chance to go level now thanks to the drive and the running of [player1].."

a: [player1]: Michael Owen - CrouchEndGooner
b: Comp/Year: WC 1998 - CrouchEndGooner
c: Opponents: Argentina - CrouchEndGooner


4. "...and [player1] has a hatrick from a goal keeping error, 35 minutes gone, 35 minutes in which [player1] has etched his trademark on the [year][competition].."

a: [player1]: Gary Lineker - CrouchEndGooner
b: Comp/Year: WC 1986 - CrouchEndGooner
c: Opponents: Poland - CrouchEndGooner


5. "...it's broken for Jairzinho, we've only got 2 defenders back Brian Labone and [player1], now Mullery has come in, Jairzinho is going all the way on his own! and [player1] snuffs it, what a player this fellow is.."

a: [player1]: Bobby Moore - Didi Hamann
b: Comp/Year: WC 1970 - Didi Hamann
c: Opponents: Brazil - Didi Hamann


6. "...[player1] why not? swinging shot, brilliant! huh! why not? absolutely fantastic goal from [player1] and England are off and running..."

a: [player1]: Joe Cole - TheWalkinDude
b: Comp/Year: WC 2006 - TheWalkinDude
c: Opponents: Sweden - TheWalkinDude


7. "..[player1] could raise the roof here with a goal ...I don’t believe it! [player1] scores the goal to take England all the way to the [competition] ...give that man a knighthood!"

a: [player1]: David Beckham - Didi Hamann
b: Comp/Year: WC 2002(Q) - Didi Hamann
c: Opponents: Greece - Didi Hamann


8. "...one of the stars of the confederations cup testing [player1] again, oooh! From an error! What an awful moment for [player1] and for England, presented [name-withheld] with an [opponents] equaliser - oh that will take some getting over.."

a: [player1]: Rob Green - TheWalkinDude
b: Comp/Year: WC 2010 - TheWalkinDude
c: Opponents: USA - TheWalkinDude


9. "..If England could just unlock the door with this free kick we could save all that drama, chip in there and [player1]! He scores! a fantastic finale!..."

a: [player1]: David Platt - Hod Idol
b: Comp/Year: WC 1990 - Hod Idol
c: Opponents: Belgium - Hod Idol


10. "...no one wants to see him miss it, and he hasn’t! 3 out of 3 for England, wow he's fired up for that! No missing from [player1] tonight..."

a: [player1]: Stuart Pearce - Pav That
b: Comp/Year: Euro 1996 - Pav That
c: Opponents: Spain - Pav That


11. "...what a save! [player1]'s kept that out of the net!!...and that’s the danger for England, taken by a quick raid ...and then the save of the world cup!"

a: [player1]: Gordon Banks - Didi Hamann
b: Comp/Year: WC 1970 - Didi Hamann
c: Opponents: Brazil - Didi Hamann




Disclaimer:
The author accepts no responsibilty for the accuracy of the answers or the text in this article, as very little effort has gone into it


Leader Board
12pts - Didi Hamann - Top
6pts - TheWalkinDude - Medicore
6pts - CrouchEndGooner - Medicore
3pts - Edin - Loser
3pts - Hod Idol - Loser
3pts - Pav That - Loser



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