http://www.nufc.com/ St. Michael hits 40 Michael Owen scored twice in England's vital 3-0 victory over Russia at Wembley on Wednesday evening. The double takes Owen to 40 goals in 85 games for his country as he closes in on Jimmy Greaves, Gary Lineker and Bobby Charlton in the all-time England scorer list. Bobby Charlton 49 goals, 106 apps Gary Lineker 48 goals, 80 apps Jimmy Greaves 44 goals, 57 apps Michael Owen 40 goals, 85 apps Alan Shearer 30 goals, 63 apps Tom Finney 30 goals, 26 apps Nat Lofthouse 30 goals, 33 apps Owen's first strike was a tidy finish as a Gareth Barry cross fell at his feet in the area and tucked the ball inside the far post. His second was better as he smartly dispatched a flick-on from Emile Heskey over the Russian 'keeper to make it three goals in two games in just four days. And to cap an excellent night for the man of the match he even set up Rio Ferdinand for England's third. England 3 Russia 0 Michael Owen scored two and made the other completed 91 minutes before being substituted by Downing in injury time. Alan Smith didn't feature. Czech Republic 1 Ireland 0 Rozehnal played the full 90 minutes. Ireland's hopes of qualification were virtually ended as Shay's side were beaten in Prague. Given got another cap to extend his record and played the full game. (爱尔兰已经出线无望了...) Turkey 3 Hungary 0 Emre played the second half. Malta U21s 0 France U21s 2 Zog's participation tbc. Toon internationalists not called up for games this time round: Mark Viduka (Australia), Habib Beye (Senegal) and Tim Krul (Netherland U21). --

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