Michael Owen captains the England B side against Belarus and forces an early save from goalkeeper Yuri Zhevnov Arsenal starlet Theo Walcott - a shock choice for Sven-Goran Eriksson's World Cup squad - is among the England substitutes The performance of Aaron Lennon is a big plus for England - the winger causes Belarus problems on the right flank Tottenham midfielder Jermaine Jenas scores from close range to put England ahead 10 minutes before half-time England keeper Robert Green falls to the ground injured after clearing the ball and Vitaly Kutuzov scores into an empty net The luckless Green is carried off on a stretcher - the Norwich man has a ruptured groin and will miss the World Cup Walcott comes on to a rousing reception on 61 minutes and the forward tests Zhevnov with a powerful volley Belarus are reduced to 10 men when Sergey Omelianchuk is sent off for a second bookable offence after fouling Lennon But the visitors pull off an unlikely victory thanks to Sergey Omelianchuk's winner nine minutes from the end
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