Wayne Rooney scored his first goal at an international tournament for eight years as England beat Ukraine 1-0 on Tuesday, but his performance, like his team's, was laboured.
Back in Roy Hodgson's starting line-up after missing their first two group games through suspension, the 26-year-old headed in from close range early in the second half to put England in the Euro 2012 quarter-finals.
It sent England into a last-eight meeting with Italy in Kiev on Sunday, but Hodgson will need much more from Rooney if they are to overcome a foe likely to pose an even stiffer test than Oleg Blokhin's enterprising Ukraine.
Scoring's a great feeling. I thought my overall game could have been a bit better though, said Rooney.
It was a difficult first game. But the one thing I was delighted with was that I was always putting myself in goalscoring opportunities. - source: AP