But Van Barneveld became distracted in the fourth set - the last before the interval - and Fordham stepped in to reel off three straight legs.
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But Ashton will be a little concerned by how his charges went off the boil after the half-time interval.
Keatley was successful with his second penalty attempt but USA fly-half Mike Hercus was off-target with three straightforward penalty efforts before the interval.
The Chiefs stand-off added a further two penalties before the interval, but Reihana kept the scoreboard ticking over for the Saints with a third penalty of his own.
But Giggs had better luck when United took the lead seven minutes before the interval, his free-kick inadvertently glancing off Simao past the stranded Moreira after Cristiano Ronaldo had been fouled.
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The travelling England fans showed their discontent as the players came off at the interval and, unsurprisingly, Capello made changes - replacing the Downing with Joe Cole and sending Emile Heskey on in place of Defoe.
Boyd was not be denied, however, and the young striker scored a sensational long range strike four minutes after the interval - with his 25 yard shot going in off the underside of the crossbar.
After Brazil's star striker had played a first half at walking pace in the semi-final, Zagallo was adamant that he should be taken off at the interval.
It was a match reminiscent of England's last visit to the Olympic Stadium in Barcelona, under Steve McClaren in March 2007, when they were also jeered off at the interval and had to wait until Steven Gerrard's 54th-minute goal to break the deadlock against the part-timers.
The batsmen opened up a little approaching lunch but with the interval just three balls away, the left-handed Hughes pushed forward outside the off-stump at Tremlett, despite the angle taking the ball further away from the danger area.
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