Terry plays down flare danger
England captain John Terry refused to make any excuses after the 1-0 World Cup qualifying defeat to Ukraine in Dnipro.
The game was twice delayed in the first half when flares were thrown onto the pitch but Terry was quick to gloss over the incidents.
England played for most of the match with ten men following Robert Green's early dismissal while Ukraine eventually claimed all three points thanks to Serhiy Nazarenko's strike.
Terry said after the defeat: "We didn't feel at all in danger because of the flares. We were disappointed in the first half and we can't blame the flares on this and the other.
"There have been certain games in this group where we've had to tackle situations and we've got through them. We can't look at the flares as an excuse. In the opening half, we weren't at our best.
"To go down to ten men after so little time made it very difficult but, in the second half, we gave it a right go and there were some positives to come out of the second 45 minutes."
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| Cheltenham Town v Macclesfield Town | 16-Oct-2009 | 19:45 | Football League Two |
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Oct 17 2009
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| Aston Villa v Chelsea | 17-Oct-2009 | 12:45 | Premier League | ||
| Manchester United v Bolton Wanderers | 17-Oct-2009 | 15:00 | Premier League | ||
| Arsenal v Birmingham City | 17-Oct-2009 | 15:00 | Premier League | ||
| Stoke City v West Ham United | 17-Oct-2009 | 15:00 | Premier League | ||
| Portsmouth v Tottenham Hotspur | 17-Oct-2009 | 15:00 | Premier League | ||
| Everton v Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17-Oct-2009 | 15:00 | Premier League | ||
| Sunderland v Liverpool | 17-Oct-2009 | 15:00 | Premier League | ||
| Scunthorpe United v Sheffield United | 17-Oct-2009 | 12:00 | Football League Championship | ||
| Middlesbrough v Watford | 17-Oct-2009 | 15:00 | Football League Championship | ||
| West Bromwich Albion v Reading | 17-Oct-2009 | 15:00 | Football League Championship | ||
| Sheffield Wednesday v Coventry City | 17-Oct-2009 | 15:00 | Football League Championship | ||
| Ipswich Town v Swansea City | 17-Oct-2009 | 15:00 | Football League Championship | ||
| Blackpool v Plymouth Argyle | 17-Oct-2009 | 15:00 | Football League Championship | ||
| Leicester City v Derby County | 17-Oct-2009 | 15:00 | Football League Championship | ||
| Cardiff City v Crystal Palace | 17-Oct-2009 | 15:00 | Football League Championship | ||
| Queens Park Rangers v Preston North End | 17-Oct-2009 | 15:00 | Football League Championship | ||
| Bristol City v Peterborough United | 17-Oct-2009 | 15:00 | Football League Championship | ||
| Doncaster Rovers v Barnsley | 17-Oct-2009 | 15:00 | Football League Championship | ||
| Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United | 17-Oct-2009 | 17:20 | Football League Championship |
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