skip to content  Welbeck stars in England rout  07 Sep 2010
18:30:39  Welbeck stars in England rout  England Under-21s kept
alive their hopes of qualification for next summer's European
Championships with a convincing 3-0 victory over Lithuania at
Colchester.   After a tense first half, a brace from Sunderland
forward Danny Welbeck and a goal from Aston Villa youngster Marc
Albrighton secured the victory which, given results elsewhere,
secured England's passage to the play-offs.    There was a let
off for the home side on 35 minutes when a 25-yard free-kick
from defender Mantas Fridrikas squirmed through the grasp of
keeper Frank Fielding and hit the base of the post. Jack
Wilshere was introduced at the start of the second half,
replacing Kyle Walker and immediately England looked more
assertive.  The breakthrough finally came after 61 minutes when
Welbeck stroked the ball into the far corner after being played
through the left side of the penalty area by Wilshere's fine
pass.  England knew their play-off hop