England beat Austria despite Beckham red card
(Reuters)
Updated: 2005-10-09 09:00

Eriksson immediately stiffened his side by bringing on Ledley King as a defensive midfielder for the more creative Joe Cole. Minutes later, Ferdinand arrived on his home pitch.

England soaked up the pressure and could even have snatched a second at the very end after Lampard struck a left-foot shot which Macho turned around for a corner.

Eriksson was upbeat after the match. "In the second half we defended brilliantly, I don't think they had a chance," he told the BBC.

"I thought we played very well in the first half and when it was 11 v 11. Then we suffered but we did it together like a real team."