Rooney sees red as England top group

Montenegro 2 England 2 : England sealed a Euro 2012 spot with a 2-2 draw in Montenegro, but a red card for Wayne Rooney means…

Montenegro 2 England 2: England sealed a Euro 2012 spot with a 2-2 draw in Montenegro, but a red card for Wayne Rooney means the striker will be banned for at least the first game in Poland and Ukraine next summer.

Such struggles seemed a world away as Fabio Capello's side eased into a 2-0 lead thanks to first-half strikes from Ashley Young and Darren Bent, but Elsad Zverotic gave his side hope with a deflected strike on the stroke of half-time.

After a flat first-half showing, Montenegro were clearly buoyed by that goal and were much improved in the second half.

Rooney was shown a straight red for a petulant kick on Miodrag Dzudovic before Andrija Delibasic headed home in stoppage time to earn Montenegro a draw that, combined with Switzerland's defeat to Wales in Swansea, guarantees his country a play-off spot.