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Germany 1, England 5 commemorates the game that elevated coach
Sven-Goran Eriksson to his (albeit temporary) status as greatest
living man in England, after an unforeseen and unforgettable
pummelling of the team England love to hate. September 1, 2001,
will linger long in the memory as the day England travelled to
Munich for a vital World Cup qualifier against Germany and
quickly went one-down in time-honoured tradition.
Lest we forget, only a few months previously Germany had soiled
the last ever international at Wembley with a victory that sent
little Kevin Keegan into a spiral of self-loathing; they boasted
a 28-year unbeaten home record; and the hosts had already booked
alternative matches on the World Cup play-off dates that this 5-1
result hilariously forced them to change.
You'll know the story--a Michael Owen hat-trick, plus superb
strikes from Steven Gerrard and Emile Heskey, as the Germans look
on aghast--but the magic of that late summer evening is worth
wallowing in again. The pictures and commentary are from the
BBC--Motson and Brooking (with no option to turn them off,
unfortunately)--and you get the full 90-minutes, all the relevant
replays you could wish for, plus the pre-match build-up and some
post-match reaction interviews from the night itself. This is a
cherished snap of a sporting moment when anything seemed
possible for England.
From .co.uk
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Germany 1, England 5 commemorates the game that elevated coach
Sven-Goran Eriksson to his (albeit temporary) status as greatest
living man in England, after an unforeseen and unforgettable
pummelling of the team England love to hate. September 1, 2001,
will linger long in the memory as the day England travelled to
Munich for a vital World Cup qualifier against Germany and
quickly went one-down in time-honoured tradition.
Lest we forget, only a few months previously Germany had soiled
the last ever international at Wembley with a victory that sent
little Kevin Keegan into a spiral of self-loathing; they boasted
a 28-year unbeaten home record; and the hosts had already booked
alternative matches on the World Cup play-off dates that this 5-1
result hilariously forced them to change.
You'll know the story--a Michael Owen hat-trick, plus superb
strikes from Steven Gerrard and Emile Heskey, as the Germans look
on aghast--but the magic of that late summer evening is worth
wallowing in again. The pictures and commentary are from the
BBC--Motson and Brooking (with no option to turn them off,
unfortunately)--and you get the full 90-minutes, all the relevant
replays you could wish for, plus the pre-match build-up and some
post-match reaction interviews from the night itself. This is a
cherished snap of a sporting moment when anything seemed
possible for England.
On the DVD: Germany 1, England 5 on disc comes with a reasonable
selection of extras--though the lack of alternative commentaries
cuts down on the repeat-viewing appeal. "Player Cams" are not
alternative takes of the match but mini-montages of action
featuring Beckham, Owen, Gerrard, Heskey and Scholes. "Goal
Frenzy" offers extended montages of the goals themselves. "U21
Highlights" are extended highlights of the corresponding U21
qualifier. --Alex Hankin