DRESDEN, Germany: Jill Scott scored a second-half goal and assisted on another to resurrect England's World Cup campaign with a come-from-behind 2-1 win over New Zealand Friday. For more than an hour, England was in trouble but tall midfielder Scott turned things around with a 63rd minute header and a pass to Jess Clarke for an 81st-minute winner. England moved into second place in Group B with four points, behind Japan, which beat Mexico 4-0 in the other group game to advance to the quarterfinals. With two 2-1 losses, New Zealand was eliminated. “We had most of the play and sheer determination got us the goals and three points,” said England coach Hope Powell. Against the run of play, New Zealand scored on a smart counter. Amber Hearn went deep and robbed a defender of the ball and sent a low pass into the center where Sarah Gregorius forced her way in between two defenders to slot home the opener in the 18th minute. Jill Scott equalized with a most English goal, when the 1.80-meter midfielder rose high in the center to meet Alex Scott's cross from the right and head it forcefully past goalie Jenny Bindon. To turn things totally around for England, she won the ball in a goalmouth scramble late in the game and calmly set up Clarke for the winner with a shot that went high into the net.
