Roy Hodgson was persuaded to admit that England's superb comeback to beat world champions Germany in Berlin was his finest moment as manager - but has this landmark result also claimed a high-profile victim?

England captain Wayne Rooney, out with a knee injury, swiftly tweeted his congratulations after Hodgson's side came from two goals down to win 3-2 in a friendly that will also act as a marker for their Euro 2016 aspirations this summer.
And make no mistake, the 30-year-old is a consummate team player. England's all-time record goalscorer will have been totally sincere in his message to the heroes of Berlin.
Could the win, however, have less appetising consequences for the man who has been the centrepiece of England's plans since he thrilled the world as an 18-year-old at Euro 2004 in Portugal?
Dele Alli is the precocious 19-year-old from Tottenham who claimed the pre-match headlines by drawing comparisons with the great former England captain Bryan Robson.
And yet, as he wore Rooney's familiar number 10 shirt, it was the current England captain whose future came into sharp focus as the teenager, winning only his fifth cap, delivered a man-of-the-match performance.
Rooney has been a mainstay of England's plans for 13 years with 51 goals and 109 caps - but as Hodgson's squad flew out of Germany there was a sense he was under greater threat for his place than ever before.
England may not be ready to move on without Rooney yet but signs are increasing that this is a squad and a team that is fast losing its once heavy reliance on a player who has served his country superbly.
No-one should write Rooney off and it has yet to be proved in the heat of competitive battle that England are better off without him, but Hodgson now has an array of options that would not automatically include their one-time talisman.
Harry Kane is a mobile leader of the attack who can play on his own, working in a partnership as well as in the channels while looking as at home for England as he does when leading the Premier League scoring charts with 21 this season for Spurs.
He showed skill on the turn and a clinical finish for his fourth goal in nine games for England to put them back in contention in Berlin - and in Alli he has found a partner and a creator in a link-up that will serve club and country for years to come.
Alli and Kane, just 22, seem to spend time naturally on the same wavelength. Alli, as Hodgson pointed out on Friday, can fill all roles required of the modern midfield player.
He looked at his best in that number 10 role working close to Kane. He is not afraid to do the dirty business but he is a genuine goal threat as he forced Germany keeper Manuel Neuer into two fine saves.
If he was overawed by facing the world champions and luminaries such as Toni Kroos, Thomas Muller, Marco Reus, Sami Khedira and Mesut Ozil, he had a funny way of showing it.
It is an enticing prospect for Hodgson and would leave no room for Rooney. With Kane as the nominal spearhead and Alli as the number 10, three would be a crowd.
If Hodgson did use Kane centrally and Alli riding shotgun behind, Rooney would be left occupying a wider attacking position. Does this suit him any more? Has it ever suited him?
And what about Leicester's Jamie Vardy? Would that wide role not be perfect for him with England?
He offers the greatest pace of all England's attacking options - the quality defenders fear most. Any thoughts his confidence in front of goal has waned slightly can be dismissed by the brilliance of his instinctive 74th-minute equaliser, flicked audaciously beyond Neuer at the near post from Nathaniel Clyne's cross.
Vardy offers speed, width and goals. And even if he does not start when Euro 2016 gets under way, he is a potent threat off the bench.
Hodgson will no doubt use Liverpool's Daniel Sturridge against the Netherlands at Wembley on Tuesday. He is arguably the most talented but by equal measure physically fragile England striker.
Arsenal's Danny Welbeck is a sure bet for the Euros on the basis that Hodgson implicitly trusts his ability to offer tactical and attacking flexibility.
Theo Walcott was on the bench but he now also faces a fight, along with Arsenal team-mate Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. And it may not just be injury that leaves Manchester City's £49m Raheem Sterling scrambling for his place on the plane to France.
There has even been talk that Manchester United's 18-year-old Marcus Rashford could make a late bolt for the squad - but Euro 2016 has surely come too early.
Rooney's fate, inevitably, will demand the greatest attention and scrutiny as Hodgson ponders potentially rich attacking resources.
He will, of course, go to France as captain but Rooney is no longer the automatic choice he once was. Does he still offer anything over and above his younger rivals?
And Hodgson could yet feel the benefit because it is not in this outstanding player's nature to go quietly or without a fight.
Let's banish all talk of a new England "Golden Generation" - we all know that the last one could not break the 50-year cycle of failure despite containing the likes of Rooney, Liverpool pair Michael Owen and Steven Gerrard, along with Manchester United's "Class Of 92" - David Beckham, Paul Scholes and Philip and Gary Neville.
There is no doubt, though, that there is a growing sense that England manager Hodgson might just be on to something special if he can nurture the current crop to allow them to develop their natural ability.
England's starting line-up had only 161 caps between them in Berlin compared to Germany's 472.
Alli is emerging as the leading light with team-mate Kane a star of the future. Everton's John Stones is still only 21 and will come through a current dark period to establish himself as a defender of the highest standing.
Saturday's match-winner Dier, so quietly accomplished as a midfield anchor, is 22 - the same age as Everton's maverick young Ross Barkley, a player capable of becoming a game changer for Hodgson.
As well as Kane in attack, there is Rashford, while it is worth remembering Sterling is still only 21 and will fall under the tutelage of Pep Guardiola at Manchester City next season.
Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere, such a strong influence in Euro 2016 qualifiers, is also on the margins at 24 but he cannot seriously be factored into Hodgson's plans where there is still no sign of him actually playing a game of football because of injury.
This does, however, offer an exciting glimpse into England's future and Hodgson seems energised (until the Euros at least) by its emergence.
Hodgson was bang on amid the elation of arguably his best 90 minutes since he succeeded Fabio Capello as England manager in May 2012.
This was a friendly. England cannot place themselves anywhere close to Germany in terms of achievements. This is a work in progress. England would not get carried away. England's players must remain "hungry and humble".
Not the speech of an old sourpuss but the words of a man who will know, deep down, that he has serious issues to resolve for Euro 2016 once the afterglow of this wonderful win has dimmed.
England have creaked under the weight of expectation before - indeed they crumbled under the weight of no expectation whatsoever when Hodgson took them to Brazil for the 2014 World Cup and they were out in the group phase.
And amid the attacking excellence in Berlin, an old flaw was exposed once more, one that was brutally unpicked in Brazil by Italy's Mario Balotelli, yes him, and Uruguay striker Luis Suarez when they scored in those damaging losses.
England's defence still looks horribly vulnerable to high-class opposition and both goals conceded in Berlin were sloppy. The first from Kroos was admittedly partly down to keeper Jack Butland's injury but the lead up was poor, while Mario Gomez's header was a grim echo of the past.
Remember how Balotelli escaped Gary Cahill for Italy's winner in Manaus? Remember how Suarez stole in to space to score for Uruguay in Sao Paulo?
Too easy - and England's defence, and Cahill in particular, was left in no-man's land again when Gomez scored.
England have a soft centre that could cost them against the best. Cahill struggles against quality and Hodgson must hope Stones regains the form that has deserted him. It is no guarantee but Stones and Manchester United's Chris Smalling look his best bet at present.
The two full-back slots are also up for grabs despite Clyne and Danny Rose being the men in possession. Not ideal this close to a major tournament.
England have impressively only lost one of their past 18 games, winning 14 and drawing three before losing to Spain in Alicante in November.
This should not disguise, however, that this was a friendly. Problems still exist, particularly in defence and Hodgson, while rightly delighted, was correct to temper enthusiasm with reality.
The real business starts against Russia in Marseille on 11 June. Any lingering fault lines will be opened up if England face's Europe's best in  a competitive environment.


High winds blew a container off a freight train travelling at 75mph (120km/h), investigators have said.

The empty 30ft (9m) cargo crashed through trees and a wall on an embankment near Scout Green, Cumbria.
No-one was injured but the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) said the potential for more serious consequences was evident.
There were 62mph (99km/h) cross winds when the container fell on on 7 March, investigators said.
The authority said preliminary investigations suggested an ineffective spigot had been used to fix the container to the wagon deck.
But, it said, the freight operator had tried to minimise the risk of a container coming loose.
After the incident the operator reduced its guidance speed in high winds and issued a national incident report to inform the rest of the railway industry, the RAIB said.
The investigation into the incident is ongoing.


Details of the funeral arrangements for four Scots killed in the Tunisian beach massacre have been confirmed.

Jim and Ann McQuire, from Cumbernauld, and Billy and Lisa Graham, from Bankfoot, near Perth, died in the attack last month.
They were among 38 people killed when gunman Seifeddine Rezgui opened fire on holidaymakers in the resort of Sousse.
Funerals for Mr and Mrs McQuire will be held on Friday afternoon, and for Mr and Mrs Graham on Monday.
The service for Mr and Mrs McQuire will take place at the Church of Scotland's Abronhill church in Cumbernauld, where they were said to have been "devoted members".
The couple will then be cremated at Daldowie Crematorium in a private ceremony.
Mrs McQuire, 64, sang and played guitar and Mr McQuire, 67, was captain of the 5th Cumbernauld Boys' Brigade company for many years.
Minister Rev Joyce Keyes said: "The church has been inundated with messages and expressions of support in the form of flowers, cards, emails, prayers and words of comfort both for the McQuire family and for the church community.
"There have been messages from people who knew Ann and Jim, and from many who didn't, even from a BB company in England.
"The church was full last Friday when we opened it for prayer and reflection, and to allow people to observe the nationwide minute's silence together."
A book of condolence at the church has been signed by hundreds of people.
The funeral of Mr and Mrs Graham will take place at Perth Crematorium on Monday. They had been in Tunisia to celebrate Mrs Graham's 50th birthday.
Their daughter Holly told The Courier newspaper: "It will be quite a sad day but we tried to make it personal for mum and dad."
Thirty of the 38 victims were British, while three Irish nationals, two Germans, one Belgian, one Portuguese and one Russian also died.
The final five bodies of British victims arrived back in the UK on Saturday. Inquests are being held into the deaths.
It is believed Rezgui - who was shot dead by police - had accomplices who helped him carry out the atrocity and the Tunisian authorities have made a number of arrests.
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has vowed that those responsible for the massacre will be "tracked down".


Steve Shingler's 19-point kicking haul was crucial for Cardiff Blues as they came back from a 12-point deficit to win 34-28 in Treviso.

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Wales captain Sam Warburton played a key role in defence as the Blues clung on to their lead.
Kiwi centre Willis Halaholo scored a fine try to nudge the visitors ahead in Italy, after Rhun Williams and Macauley Cook both crossed.
Treviso scored four tries inside 45 minutes and claimed two bonus points.
Warburton played the full 80 minutes, mostly taking the number eight role despite wearing six, as he showed his fitness for Wales' second autumn series match against Argentina on 12 November.
He had not played since 1 October because of cheekbone and neck injuries.
It was a nervous night for the visitors, despite RGC product Williams scoring on the overlap just six minutes into his debut for Shingler to convert.
Dean Budd wrestled his way over from close range, Alberto Sgarbi crossed after a searing break by Ian McKinley on 17 minutes, and former Scarlets wing Michael Tagicakibau scored a third on 32 minutes.
Dubliner fly-half McKinley converted all three while Cardiff Blues could only muster three Shingler penalties in reply as they trailed 21-16 at half-time.
That quickly got worse as McKinley's cross-kick to Braam Steyn saw Treviso bag their bonus point just five minutes after the break with the Irishman adding his fourth conversion to put his team 12 points up.
But the visitors refused to panic and Cook crossed after good work by Halaholo and Ellis Jenkins, with Shingler adding a penalty to make it 28-24.
Then new recruit Halaholo, fresh from a Super Rugby triumph with the Hurricanes, showed his class as he side-stepped his way through the defence for a dazzling score to put the visitors ahead on 64 minutes after Shingler's kick.
But the Blues had some nervous moments in the closing stages as Warburton used all his experience to marshal the defence.
Sub Edoardo Gori was close with a kick and chase from a tap penalty, and 19-year-old wing Williams pulled off a crucial tackle to prevent a Treviso overlap.
Shingler's fifth penalty gave the Blues some breathing space and the Italians gave away penalties at vital moments, as the Welsh region ended a run of three league defeats.
Cardiff Blues head coach Danny Wilson told BBC Radio Wales:
"I'm really pleased with the performance. Some of our attacking rugby was outstanding. We said all week it's a big night if you can get a win out here.
"With a number of combinations and without a few internationals I thought we really showed a fighting spirit to go and win the game, but we had some defensive errors that let in some tries and that's something we really need to look at.
"I thought [Sam Warburton's] performance, considering he'd been out for a few weeks, was top-drawer Sam.
"He went out there and really delivered, led the side well when Matthew [Rees] went off, and I'm sure he'll be back in a Welsh shirt very soon."
Treviso: Jayden Hayward, Michael Tagicakibau, Tommaso Benvenuti, Alberto Sgarbi (captain), Angelo Esposito, Ian McKinley, Tito Tebaldi, Nicola Quaglio, Luca Bigi, Simone Ferrari, Filippo Gerosa, Dean Budd,  Marco Lazzaroni, Braam Steyn, Marco Barbini.
Replacements: Ornel Gega, Alberto De Marchi, Cherif Traore, Marco Fuser, Francesco Minto, Edoardo Gori, Tommaso Allan, Luke McLean
Cardiff Blues: Matthew Morgan; Blaine Scully, Rey Lee-Lo, Willis Halaholo, Rhun Williams; Steve Shingler, Lloyd Williams; Rhys Gill, Matthew Rees (captain), Scott Andrews, George Earle, Jarrad Hoeata, Sam Warburton, Ellis Jenkins, Macauley Cook
Replacements: Kris Dacey, Brad Thyer, Dillon Lewis, James Down, Seb Davies, Tomos Williams, Jarrod Evans, Dan Fish
Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)
Assistant Referees: Dewi Phillips (WRU), Andrea Piardi (FIR)
Citing Commissioner: Maurizio Vancini (FIR)
TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRFU)


National League leaders Lincoln City will aim to "achieve the impossible" against Premier League side Burnley in the FA Cup fifth round.

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The Imps have reached the last 16 for the first time in 130 years.
Victory on Saturday would see them become the first non-league team to reach the quarter-finals since 1925.
"If we're realistic, we'd probably only beat them once in a hundred times but we've got to believe this is that one game," boss Danny Cowley said.
"We're going to be brave, we're going to fight and give it one hell of a go. If we do all of those things, we might give ourselves that chance.
"We've achieved the impossible to get here, we've just got to go and do it again."
Lincoln beat League One side Oldham and Championship teams Ipswich and Brighton to become the third non-league team to reach the fifth round since the turn of the century, after Crawley Town in 2010-11 and Luton Town in 2012-13.
Cowley, whose assistant at Lincoln is his brother Nicky, said that the competition had "fast-tracked our development."
"It's been brilliant and whenever this cup run ends, we will cherish what we have learned from it," he added. "It will hold us in really good stead for all of our futures."
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A man found in plastic wrapping in the garden of his former Rhondda Cynon Taff home died of "blunt force trauma to the head", a coroner's court has heard.

The body of John Henry Sabine, who would now have been 85, was found at the rear of flats at Trem-y-Cwm, Beddau, on 24 November.
Det Ch Insp Gareth Morgan told the hearing in Aberdare there is an ongoing murder investigation.
Mr Sabine's wife Leigh Anne is the main suspect.
Mrs Sabine died of cancer on 30 October.
The court heard that a postmortem carried out by pathologist Richard Jones found the cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head, although the date of his death was unknown.
Coroner Andrew Barkley adjourned the case ahead of a pre-inquest review on 10 March.


China has reacted angrily to a US decision to impose sanctions on a Chinese bank accused of laundering North Korean money.

A foreign ministry spokesman urged the US to "stop wrongful actions" to avoid harming co-operation.
The US announced the move, as well as sanctions on a Chinese shipping company and two Chinese nationals, on Thursday.
It said the blacklisting was aimed at cutting funds to North Korea's weapons programmes.
"We will follow the money and cut off the money," Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told a news conference.
But he said the move was not a response to Chinese inaction on North Korea, saying: "This is not directed at China, this is directed at a bank, as well as individuals and entities in China."
The UN has already imposed several rounds of sanctions on Pyongyang, but China is widely seen as the nation most able to impose economic pain on North Korea.
Washington has been pushing Beijing for tougher measures amid a series of missile tests by Pyongyang. But in a tweet earlier this month, President Donald Trump said China's actions had "not worked out".
The sanctions mean that the Bank of Dandong will be barred from doing business in the US.
The US Treasury said it had been "a conduit for illicit North Korean financial activity" and facilitated "millions of dollars of transactions for companies involved in North Korea's WMD (weapons of mass destruction) and ballistic missile programmes".
Two Chinese nationals accused of creating front companies for North Korean entities have also been blacklisted, as has a shipping company, Dalian Global Unity Shipping, that is accused of smuggling luxury goods to North Korea.
Mr Mnuchin said that the US could impose more sanctions in the future.
The sanctions were announced as new South Korean President Moon Jae-in held talks with President Trump in Washington.
Mr Trump said "many options" were being discussed on the North Korea issue.
"The era of strategic patience with the North Korean regime has failed, many years it has failed. Frankly, that patience is over," he said.
The US leader added that Washington was "working closely with South Korea and Japan, as well as partners around the world, on a range of diplomatic, security and economic measures to protect our allies and our own citizens from this menace known as North Korea".
Meanwhile, Mr Moon said the North Korea issue was a top priority during the talks, stressing that "only strong security can bring about genuine peace" in the Asia-Pacific region.
In a separate development, the US announced the sale of $1.42bn (Â£1.09bn) worth of arms to Taiwan, the first such transaction under the Trump administration.
US arms sales to Taiwan always anger Beijing because it considers the self-governing island part of its territory. In a statement, the Chinese embassy in Washington called on the US to revoke its decision, saying China had "every right to be outraged".
The Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said on Friday that the US actions went "against the important spirit" of the apparently friendly meeting between Mr Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the US president's Florida resort in April.
Earlier in the week, the US also placed China on its list of the worst offenders in human trafficking and forced labour - the first major move by the new administration over Beijing's human rights record.


The Hebridean Celtic Festival has generated £20m for the Scottish economy over the last 20 years, the event's organisers have said.

Since the first HebCelt 20 years ago, 202,000 people have attended the festival in Stornoway in Lewis.
Organisers calculated the economic impact by looking at takings at bars, restaurants and cafes and money spent on hotel bookings and transport.
The 20th anniversary festival will be held from 15 to 18 July.


Venezuela's Foreign Minister Elias Jaua has accused US Secretary of State John Kerry of inciting violence and called him a "murderer".

Mr Jaua was reacting to comments by Mr Kerry, who accused Venezuela of waging a "terror campaign against its own people" in its response to protests.
Venezuela has repeatedly accused the US of orchestrating the unrest, which already left 28 people dead.
The US argues Venezuela is using it as a scapegoat for its domestic problems.
On national television, Mr Jaua said he was not going to "tone down" his rhetoric following Mr Kerry's strong words on Thursday.
"Mr Kerry, we denounce you before the world. You are inciting violence in Venezuela, and we will denounce it in every part of the world. We denounce you as a murderer of the Venezuelan people," Mr Jaua said in Caracas.
"Every time we're about to isolate and reduce the violence, out comes Mr Kerry with a speech and immediately road blocks are reactivated in the mains spots of violence," he added.
While US State Departments' spokeswoman Marie Harf declined to comment on Mr Jaua's comments, she said the Venezuelan government was "not telling the truth" about the protests.
On Thursday, US Secretary of State John Kerry also said the Organization of American States (OAS), allies and neighbours should demand accountability of Venezuela over the protests.
"We are trying to find a way to get the [President Nicolas] Maduro government to end this terror campaign against his own people and to begin to, hopefully, respect human rights in an appropriate way", Mr Kerry told a committee in the US Congress.
American legislators say they are ready to impose sanctions on the oil-rich nation, although no decision has yet been taken on the matter.
President Nicolas Maduro, however, offered his American counterpart, Barack Obama, some advice on Friday.
"Let's hope that with two remaining years left [in his presidency], Mr Obama doesn't pass into history as the man who attacked Venezuela and filled it with violence," he told foreign reporters in the presidential palace in Caracas.
He also said the destabilisation of Venezuela would have "unbearable consequences" for the United States, bringing about "political instability in Latin America" and thousands of people to seek refuge in the richer neighbouring nation.
The protests started in the western states of Merida and Tachira at the beginning of February by disgruntled students, who demanded more security in the region.
The opposition says it will remain on the street protesting against Venezuela's high inflation, food shortages and violence levels.
But the government vowed to tackle the roadblocks and demanded that mayors from the opposition also take action to open up the streets.


A landmark legal battle over the personal data Facebook releases to US security services has been referred to the European Court of Justice.

The initial case was taken in Ireland, where Facebook's European HQ is based.
Privacy campaigners want the Irish data watchdog to audit the material Facebook gives to US security agencies.
It follows Edward Snowden's claims the US National Security Agency (NSA) was secretly accessing users' private data in several firms, including Facebook.
Last year, Mr Snowden, a former NSA contractor, exposed details of US government surveillance programmes, including its extensive accessing of millions of internet and phone records.
It was alleged that under a US surveillance programme known as Prism, NSA was able to access emails, video clips, photographs, voice and video calls, social networking details, logins and other personal data held by a range of internet firms.
The firms included Facebook, Microsoft and its Skype division, Google and its YouTube division, Yahoo, AOL, Apple and others.
The revelations highlighted concerns about how both private-sector internet companies and governments collect and use individuals' data and what information firms share with government spies.
The Irish court challenge was taken by Austrian law student Max Schrems who is leading an internet privacy campaign called called Europe v Facebook.
The campaign has been organised by a small group of Facebook users.
They have argued that because Facebook has founded a subsidiary in Dublin, the firm "is subject to European privacy and consumer law, which is generally tougher than US laws".
They claim the way Facebook processes its users' information lacks transparency and user control, alleging this makes it "illegal under EU law".
Campaigners filed several complaints against Facebook Ireland with the Irish Data Protection Commission.
The commission carried out an audit which resulted in Facebook agreeing to change its privacy policy.
However, the Europe v Facebook campaign said the changes did not go far enough and launched a court challenge against the Irish Data Protection Commission.
On Wednesday, the High Court in Dublin referred two issues in the case to the European Court of Justice.
The judge said the evidence suggested that personal data is routinely accessed on a "mass and undifferentiated basis" by the US security authorities.
He said Facebook users should have their privacy respected under the Irish constitution.
"For such interception of communications to be constitutionally valid, it would, accordingly, be necessary to demonstrate that this interception and surveillance of individuals or groups of individuals was objectively justified in the interests of the suppression of crime and national security and, further, that any such interception was attended by the appropriate and verifiable safeguards," the judge said.
He adjourned the case in the Irish courts while European judges examine whether an investigation can be launched in Ireland given Mr Snowden's revelations that NSA was intercepting data on a global scale.
The European Court of Justice has also been asked to rule on whether the Irish Data Protection Commission is bound by a European Commission decision that US data protection rules are adequate if information is passed by companies to its security agencies on a "self-certify" basis.


China's economy grew by 6.9% in 2015, compared with 7.3% a year earlier, marking its slowest growth in a quarter of a century.

China's growth, seen as a driver of the global economy, is a major concern for investors around the world.
The news comes as the International Monetary Fund said it expected China's economy to grow by 6.3% this year and 6% in 2017.
Beijing had set an official growth target of "about 7%".
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has said weaker growth would be acceptable as long as enough new jobs were created.
But some observers say its growth is actually much weaker than official data suggests, though Beijing denies numbers are being inflated.
Analysts said any growth below 6.8% would likely fuel calls for further economic stimulus. Economic growth in the final quarter of 2015 edged down to 6.8%, according to the country's national bureau of statistics.
Asia Business correspondent Karishma Vaswani on what the figures tell us
China editor Carrie Gracie - Is slower growth China's 'new normal'?
Can you trust the figures?
After experiencing rapid growth for more than a decade, China's economy has experienced a painful slowdown in the last two years.
It's come as the central government wants to move towards an economy led by consumption and services, rather than one driven by exports and investment. But managing that transition has been challenging.
Some argue that China's focus on creating an economy driven by consumption is misplaced. They say as the country attempts to rebalance its economy, it should focus on productivity in order to sustain high growth.
"While higher consumption can support growth in the short run, there is little in economic theory that emphasises the expenditure side of GDP as a driver of growth," HSBC's John Zhu said in a note.
Mr Zhu also said that China's current stage of development would require more investment, not less, and that the country would rebalance naturally towards consumption and services in time.
"Pushing the economy along those paths too soon would be dangerous," he said.
Analysis: Karishma Vaswani, Asia Business correspondent
It's said so often that it has become a financial markets cliché - when China sneezes, the rest of the world catches a cold.
The drama of China's stock market crash over the last year has affected investor sentiment and data out today is unlikely to improve matters. But frankly, news that China is slowing down shouldn't come as a surprise.
The government has been broadcasting this for some time now as it attempts to transition from a state-led investment and manufacturing economy to one more dependent on services and consumption. Those two aspects now make up 50.5% of the economy, up from 48.5% in 2014.
But the real concern is just how badly China's economy is likely to do in the future, and whether these figures can be trusted at all.
Critics say China's data is unreliable and that real growth figures may be much weaker. Recent provincial economic data has indicated that growth could be much lower than what the government says it is.
China's headline annual economic growth numbers are important to the rest of the world  - but so too are other monthly economic data as they can provide a more in-depth look at the economy and where it's heading.
Monthly industrial production (IP) and retail sales numbers for China were also released on Tuesday, with both December numbers coming in just slightly worse than expected.
Industrial production - or factory output - expanded 5.9% in December, down from 6% in November. Retail sales grew 11.1%, down from 11.3% in November.
"[The] health of the labour market, retail sales and industrial production data are all key indicators for growth," said Catherine Yeung from Fidelity International in a note.
"Like any economic data, it's important to look at the themes and trends that drive them and not just the headline figure.
"When you look at China with this lens, we're not seeing a meltdown, just a slowdown," she added.
Others said Tuesday's numbers were actually a relief.
"GDP was generally in line with what many, including the IMF, expected," said economist Tony Nash.
"China's growth in 2015 was equivalent to the size of the entire economy of Switzerland or Saudi Arabia," he said. "That's not an easy feat and shows the magnitude of the accomplishment," he added.


Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, who is in jail for "insulting Islam", has won the Pen Pinter Prize for championing free speech.

Mr Badawi is serving a 10-year sentence in Saudi Arabia and is due to receive 1,000 lashes.
He shares the prize with British poet and journalist James Fenton.
Accepting the award for Mr Badawi, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales said the British government should "show moral leadership" and seek his release.
"Raif should have been honoured for founding a website that allowed healthy public discourse in Saudi Arabia; he should not have been held behind bars, facing flogging," he added.
Saudi Arabia enforces a strict version of Islamic law and does not tolerate political dissent. It has some of the highest social media usage rates in the region, and has cracked down on domestic online criticism.
Mr Badawi was convicted of insulting Islam in 2012, and fined Â£175,000.
He received his first 50 lashes in January, but subsequent floggings have been postponed.
In June, Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court upheld the verdict despite foreign outcry.
Mr Badawi's wife Ensaf Haidar, who has campaigned for his release, said she was "honoured" to accept the award.
"Raif is just a peace-loving intellectual who was not content to be part of the flock or to follow men of religion who are out of touch with the real world and who rule through laws that are unjust and despotic," she said.
The award was established in 2009 in memory of playwright and Nobel Laureate Harold Pinter.
It is awarded annually to one British writer and one international writer, who show a "fierce intellectual determination ... to define the real truth of our lives and our societies".
Mr Fenton, who was awarded the UK element of the prize earlier this year, said: "What moved me was the contrast between the simplicity of Mr Badawi's liberal aims - their modesty, almost - and the ferocity of the punishments they have brought down on him.
"Imprisonment, astonishing fines, corporal punishment designed to break either the spirit or the body first and to act as a chill warning to others.
"It is a world of inconceivable cruelty, but intimately linked to ours by business, strategic interests, military and diplomatic ties. For our part, then, protest has a purpose and - who knows? - perhaps even a chance of some sort of success."
Previous winners of the Pinter Prize include Tom Stoppard, Carol Ann Duffy, Hanif Kureishi and last year's winner, Salman Rushdie.


A man has been charged with rape after a 14-year-old girl was attacked twice on the same night in Birmingham.

Khurram Rahi, 27, of Rosefield Road, Smethwick, was arrested by police investigating the assault of the girl at Witton station. He is due before Birmingham magistrates on Monday.
A second man, aged 34, who was also arrested on Saturday, has been released while police inquiries continue.
The girl told police she was raped a second time when she left the station.
She flagged down a van for help, police said, but was attacked by the driver, in the early hours of Wednesday.
Det Ch Insp Tony Fitzpatrick, from British Transport Police, said: "This case has gained national interest and I am pleased we are now in a position to charge a man.
"However, we still have a suspect outstanding for the offence in the vehicle.
"I would urge anyone who may have any information regarding this attack to get in touch as soon as possible."
He said the second attack happened at about 02:00 BST near Witton station.
The suspect sought over that assault is described as thick-set Asian man, about 5ft 6in tall with large biceps.


Hollywood star Liam Neeson has made a special appearance at a school in County Antrim as it celebrated its 20th anniversary.

The Ballymena-born actor took a break from his day job by visiting Slemish College as it marked its birthday.
The Star Wars and Batman Begins star posed for photographs, signed autographs and chatted with students for about two hours.
A senior teacher said Neeson was an "absolute gentleman".
"He seemed to really enjoy the visit," said Grace Anderson, a senior leader at Slemish College.
"He was lovely throughout and could not have been kinder or more accommodating to the pupils.
"He was very generous in how much time he gave to the students. His commitment was totally to them."
Neeson watched performances by the school's drama department, spoke about film and acting with media studies students and had celebratory tea and cake with the school's sixth form.
Slemish College is an integrated school, meaning it brings together children and staff from Catholic, Protestant and other traditions.
Ms Anderson said that Neeson had a long association with the school.
"When we formed 20 years ago, Mr Neeson was one of the initial celebrities who wrote to us to extend best wishes and add his backing to an integrated school in his home town," she said.
"He's been a supporter of integrated education in Ballymena and spoke at length about his interest in integrated education."
About 7% of children in Northern Ireland are educated in integrated schools at 64 integrated schools.
The schools enrol approximately equal numbers of Catholic and Protestant children as well as children from other religious and cultural backgrounds.
Ms Anderson added that the school only found out last week that the star would be able to attend the celebration.
"We issued the invitation in the New Year, and were optimistic he could find the time. When Liam heard about the event, I think he was keen to come," she said.
"He really could not have given more time to the pupils - as you can imagine, there was no shortage of kids hoping to get a photo with him."


Harlequins lock Mark Reddish has retired from rugby for medical reasons after suffering a concussion.

Reddish joined Quins from Super Rugby side Highlanders in November 2016, but made only five appearances.
The 32-year-old New Zealander previously played for Hurricanes and provincial side Wellington.
"Given the medical advice I have received, it's the best decision long term for me and my young family," he told the club website.
"I thoroughly enjoyed living in England and I am sad to cut my time short.  I wish the boys all the best for the upcoming season and beyond."
Saracens lock Alistair Hargreaves was forced to retire last October after suffering a series of concussions.


Internal correspondence called into question the competence of a former property tycoon, a court has heard.

Michael Taggart is alleged to have asked about buying houses built by his firms with reduced deposits.
This made "a mockery" of attempts to improve corporate governance, counsel for the Ulster Bank said.
A fellow director claimed in an internal email his inquiries came when the construction business was in a "very precarious position".
Mr Taggart and his brother, John, are suing Ulster Bank for alleged negligence and improper conduct, which, they said, contributed to the fall of their house-building empire.
The Taggart group was decimated by the 2007 property crash. A year later it went into administration.
The brothers, from County Londonderry, claim they were kept in the dark about credit concerns within the bank.
Had they been warned, they contend, assets could have been sold to offset loans.
In a counterclaim, Ulster Bank is seeking £5m and 4.3m euros it said the Taggarts owe in personal guarantees over land purchases in Kinsealy, County Dublin and in Northern Ireland.
On day 13 of the legal battle, a judge heard details of internal Taggart correspondence in August 2007.
In one e-mail, Mr Taggart's personal assistant asked Maurice McHugh, the firm's managing director and financial director, if he and his brother could buy houses built by the company with a maximum £15,000 deposit, the court heard.
Mr Taggart agreed in evidence this was about £10,000 less than required from outside purchasers.
A barrister for Ulster Bank claimed concerns had already been raised at board level the previous year about the "phenomenon" of directors buying houses in England and Ireland.
He set out how Mr McHugh reacted to the request by writing to the group's chairman: "This is making a complete mockery of any attempt to introduce proper corporate governance into the group at a time when it's in a very precarious position."
The barrister said it showed the brothers were trying to get a personal advantage.
Rejecting his claims, Mr Taggart said: "No, I don't believe it's John or myself trying to obtain any benefit having invested millions in the group."
With his PA's inquiry having also referred to an investor being due a £25,000 "finder's fee" discount on an apartment purchase, the businessman argued that the concerns were about setting a possible precedent.
The barrister pressed him by saying Mr McHugh was trying to protect his own professional reputation.
"He didn't want to be involved as the managing director or financial director of a group that was guilty of this sort of inappropriate corporate governance," he said.
Mr Taggart stressed the issue was resolved with the deposit being increased by £10,000 per unit.
The barrister put it to him that he was told his initial inquiry would not be allowed.
"Can you explain why it didn't occur to you that it was contrary to good corporate governance, to stop you asking that which you shouldn't ask?"
Mr Taggart said: "I have no idea. I asked the question at the time and Mr McHugh gave me the answer and I was satisfied."
He added that he had sold thousands of houses over the years where the bank accepted deposits of as low as £1,000.
It was suggested, however, that the issue "goes to the very heart of your competence as a director".
Disputing the assessment, Mr Taggart told the court: "I had over 80 companies and I don't recall any issues when the final reports were completed for the conduct of the directors in the companies."
The case continues.


Russia has been rebuked by Western leaders about its role in the Ukraine crisis, at a G20 summit in Australia.

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper told Russian President Vladimir Putin that he needed to "get out of Ukraine".
US President Barack Obama said Moscow's "aggression" in Ukraine was a "threat to the world", while the UK threatened more sanctions unless Russia stopped "destabilising" its neighbour.
The two-day summit in Brisbane is focusing on promoting economic growth.
World leaders are expected to elaborate on plans agreed by G20 finance ministers in February to boost global growth by 2% in five years.
However, Saturday - the first of the two-day summit - was dominated by Ukraine, where pro-Russian separatists have been fighting government forces in eastern regions.
Ukraine and its Western allies have accused Russia of sending military forces across the border, something the Kremlin denies.
The EU imposed sanctions when Russia annexed Crimea in March and has added further measures since.
Before the G20 summit began, UK Prime Minister David Cameron said there would "have to be a very different relationship" between Europe and Russia if "we continue to see Russian troops" inside Ukraine, adding that there was "the potential for further sanctions".
Mr Cameron later held a private meeting with Mr Putin. The two discussed "rebuilding relations", Mr Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
The Russian president faced a frosty reception from Canada's Mr Harper.
"I'll shake your hand, but I only have one thing to say to you: you need to get out of Ukraine," Mr Harper told him, the Canadian leader's spokesman said.
President Obama said the US was at the forefront of "opposing Russia's aggression against Ukraine, which is a threat to the world".
Analysis: Gary O'Donoghue, BBC News
If President Putin expected a warm diplomatic welcome at the G20 under the blazing Brisbane sun, he was disappointed; he was in fact subjected to something more akin to a severe Siberian winter.
The West believes Russia is behind the escalation of tension in eastern Ukraine - a conflict that has already cost 4,000 lives. Tensions have also been increased by Russian military activity around Nato's borders, with several instances of fighter planes being scrambled to intercept Russian aircraft.
On Monday, EU foreign ministers will consider whether to extend sanctions against Russia - there are already restrictions on the energy, defence and finance sectors as well as travel bans and asset freezes on individuals.
President Putin denies he is directly involved in Ukraine, and dismisses sanctions as pointless. It all amounts to a standoff between the West and Russia - and little sign of any thaw in prospect.
The BBC's Jon Donnison in Brisbane says President Putin cut something of an isolated figure among the world's powerbrokers.
Reports quoted Russian officials as saying Mr Putin was planning to leave the summit ahead of schedule on Sunday, but gave no reasons for the move.
However, the president's spokesman Dmitry Peskov denied this, saying that Mr Putin would only leave "when all the work is completed."
Meeting on the margins of the summit on Saturday, Mr Putin urged his French counterpart Francois Hollande to join him to defuse tensions between the two countries over Ukraine.
France has withheld the delivery of two warships to the Russian navy over its actions in Ukraine.
Meanwhile, President Obama said Asia's security must not be based on intimidation of small nations by big ones, but on mutual alliances.
He did not mention China explicitly but he warned of the dangers posed by territorial disputes in the South China Sea, where Beijing's actions have raised concern among its neighbours.
Mr Obama said there was "no question" over his commitment to Asia-Pacific allies, referring to US efforts to strengthen strategic ties with the region.
Opening the summit, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said he wanted to use the event to reassure people about the direction of the world's economy, with a "message of hope and optimism".
He said job creation, identifying tax cheats and strengthening the global economy would all be discussed.
His government had tried to keep climate change off the agenda, despite calls from campaigners.
In other developments, G20 leaders released a statement in which they vowed to do all they could to "extinguish" the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
It said that members state were committed to do what was necessary "to ensure the international effort can extinguish the outbreak and address its medium-term economic and humanitarian costs".
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Ospreys wing Hanno Dirksen faces a six-month lay-off after having surgery on his left knee.

The South African was injured during the Welsh region's 25-23 Pro12 defeat by Munster on 18 February.
Dirksen, 25, missed the start of the 2016-17 season as he recovered from surgery after a previous knee injury.
"At this early stage, the initial prognosis is a lay-off of around six months," said Ospreys medical manager Chris Towers.


Tunisian opposition politician Chokri Belaid has been shot dead outside his home in the capital, Tunis.

Relatives say Mr Belaid was shot in the neck and head on his way to work.
He was a prominent secular opponent of the moderate Islamist-led government and his murder has sparked protests around the country, with police firing tear gas to disperse angry crowds.
President Moncef Marzouki has condemned the killing and is cutting short a visit to France to return home.
He has also cancelled a scheduled appearance at a summit in Egypt to return home.
Tunisia is currently gripped by political crisis as talks on a long-awaited cabinet reshuffle to include a wider range of parties in a coalition led by the Ennahda party have broken down.
BBC Arabic's Wafa Zaiane says this is the first time a political leader has been assassinated since the Arab Spring uprising of January 2011, in a country where political assassinations are rare.
Speaking in front of the European Parliament on his visit to Strasbourg, President Marzouki said the murder of Mr Belaid should not affect Tunisia's revolution.
"There are many enemies of our peaceful revolution. And they're determined to ensure it fails," he said.
Referring to Mr Belaid as a "long-standing friend", he said his "hateful assassination" was a threat.
"This is a letter being sent to us that we will refuse to open. We reject that message and we will continue to unmask the enemies of the revolution," said the president, who was to participate in the summit of the Organisation of Islamic Co-operation in Cairo on Thursday and is instead returning home directly from Strasbourg.
According to AFP news agency, people torched the premises of the Ennahda party in the central town of Mezzouna, and ransacked the party's offices in the mining town of Gafsa in protest at Mr Belaid's death.
In Tunis, police fired tear gas to disperse protesters who had gathered outside the interior ministry, it reports.
Crowds had been chanting they want a "second revolution", the BBC's Sihem Hassaini in the city says.
Police also fired tear gas at demonstrators in Sidi Bouzid, the town where the revolution that toppled Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali from the presidency began a little more than two years ago, AFP reports.
A resident, Mehdi Horchani, told Reuters news agency that more than 4,000 people protested in the city, burning tyres and throwing stones at police.
"There is great anger," he is quoted as saying.
In pictures: Chokri Belaid shot dead
It is not known who is responsible for the attack on the politician.
Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali said his murder was an "act of terrorism" and promised to pursue all efforts to "immediately" arrest  the murderer.
Mr Belaid was the co-ordinator of the left-leaning Democratic Patriots party, part of a group of opposition parties which has been challenging the government since it came to power following the country's first post-Arab Spring election in October 2011.
"This murder robs Tunisia of one of its most courageous and free voices," French President Francois Hollande said in a statement.
On Saturday, Mr Belaid accused "mercenaries" hired by the Ennahda party of carrying out an attack on a Democratic Patriots meeting.
The Paris-based France 24 TV station has reported that Mr Belaid reportedly received recent death threats.
It said that he died in hospital after being shot by "three men in a black vehicle".
"My brother was assassinated. I am desperate and depressed," Mr Belaid's brother Abdelmajid Belaid told AFP.
Correspondents say that although Mr Belaid's party did not have a large share of the election vote, it spearheaded popular concern over the rising level of political violence in Tunisia.


A motorcyclist is in a critical condition in hospital after hitting a sheep in Carmarthenshire.

The 45-year-old man from the Swansea valley was riding a Kawasaki ZX 1000 when he crashed into the animal on the A4069 between Llangadog and Brynamman.
He was taken to Cardiff's University Hospital of Wales after the crash, which happened just before 18:00 BST on Sunday.
Dyfed-Powys Police is investigating.


European aviation firm Airbus has reported soaring full-year profits despite setting aside €551m (£401m) for delays on its A400M military aircraft.

It said net income rose 59% to €2.3bn in 2014 from €1.4bn a year earlier.
Airbus delivered a record total of 629 commercial aircraft last year, three more than in 2013, although this was below Boeing's total of 723 jets.
The firm said it would increase production of its smaller "single aisle" A320 jets to 50 a month in 2017.
But it will cut production of its wide-body A330 jet to six a month from its current level of 10 a month due to falling demand.
Demand for the A330 is slowing as Airbus starts taking orders for a new-engine version of the plane that it says it will begin delivering at the end of 2017.
Airbus chief executive Tom Enders said the firm could cut production of the aircraft to less than six a month, if it deemed this necessary.
"We have quite a few campaigns ongoing, including some that are essential for filling slots in 2016," he said. "The current assumption is we will go down to rate six, if we find we have to further adapt, we will do so."
Shares in Airbus rose more than 7% on the Paris stock exchange.
Mr Enders told the BBC the only reason that Boeing was currently ahead of Airbus in terms of production was because Boeing's 787 aircraft was "up and running and they are producing it at 100-plus a year and the Airbus 350 is two years behind".
He said in a couple of years Airbus would be competing neck and neck with Boeing once more in terms of output.
Mr Enders said Airbus was producing around 30 A380 superjumbos a year and dismissed talk that his firm could mothball production.
"I have a pretty positive outlook and perspective for our big bird," he said.
In December, Airbus shares fell more than 10% - their worst one-day fall for six years - on concerns that it could halt production of its A380 superjumbo in 2018.
Last month, Airbus parted company with the head of its military programme after governments including Germany, France and Turkey complained about delays to the A400M military transport plane.
Built at a cost of €20bn with orders from several European countries, the A400M was a fixed-priced contract that hit production problems and cost-overruns.
Mr Enders said Airbus was making "good progress on giving customers more visibility on the delivery and status of the military transporter".


American Airlines and US Airways have settled an anti-trust suit with US regulators, paving the way for their proposed merger to be finalised.

The merger would create the world's largest airline.
As part of the agreement, which must still be approved by a judge, the airlines will give up slots at several US airports.
The two companies argued the consolidation was necessary to their survival.
The US Justice Department had sued to stop the $11bn (Â£6.9bn) merger in August, arguing it would reduce competition and result in higher prices for consumers.
"This agreement has the potential to shift the landscape of the airline industry...[and] ensures airline passengers will see more competition on nonstop and connecting routes throughout the country," said Attorney General Eric Holder in a statement.
The two airlines will each give up 57 slots to low-cost carrier airlines at Ronald Reagan International Airport in Washington DC and 34 slots at LaGuardia Airport (LGA) in New York City.
The companies say this will result in 44 fewer daily departures at Reagan and 12 fewer daily departures at LGA - a fraction of the close to 400 daily flights that the airlines operate from those two airports.
"They dominated Reagan Airport, that's why they had the Department of Justice concerned," Ray Neidl, an airline analyst at Nexa Capital, told the BBC, who said that giving up slots at the airport was an unsurprising part of the agreement.
"It was better than litigating," he added.
An additional two slots each at Boston Logan International, Chicago O'Hare International, Dallas Love Field, Los Angeles International and Miami International airports will be released.
The slots will be given to low cost airlines like JetBlue and Southwest.
"This agreement allows us to take the final steps in creating the new American Airlines," said Tom Horton, head of American Airline's parent corporation, AMR, in a statement.
The company now says it expects the merger to be finalised in December 2013.
AMR Corp has been in a bankruptcy restructuring for two years and it is hoped that once the merger is finalised, the company will be able to complete its turnaround.
Shares in US Airways traded 3.5% higher before being halted on pending news. They were lower once the specifics of the deal had been announced.
The anti-trust trial had been scheduled to start later this month.
The US Justice Department had been joined by the attorneys-general of Arizona, Florida, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Tennessee, Virginia, and the District of Columbia, but all have agreed to the proposed settlement.


Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has defended plans to prevent ministers who oppose EU membership from seeing certain government documents.

He said the government, which backs EU membership, was not neutral and those who disagreed could draw on specific policy information from other sources.
MPs are to question the UK's top civil servant after he issued guidance to withhold "referendum-related" material.
One anti-EU minister said retaining documents "can't possibly happen".
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The government's official policy is that Britain should remain in the EU - and civil servants are duty-bound to support government policies.
Cabinet Secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood's guidance says ministers opposing the official government line should not be given access to government papers on the referendum or Prime Minister David Cameron's EU renegotiations - apart from ones they had already seen.
He has been called to explain this position - which will apply initially until 28 days before the 23 June referendum - to the cross-party Public Administration Committee of MPs next week.
His guidance has prompted claims from leave campaigners that the establishment is lined up against them.
But Mr Hammond defended the government's stance on the issue.
He said: "Whitehall civil servants and Whitehall papers are produced in support of the government's position on an issue.
"Now, those ministers who want to argue another case are being allowed to do so but the civil service can't support them in doing that."
"They'll have to find their own external support to do that and the Leave campaign will provide them with that capability."
And Downing Street rejected suggestions there was a blanket ban on access to all EU-related material in the run-up to the vote.
"There is no ban on ministers who support Leave receiving government papers," it said. "Day-to-day EU business will continue to be conducted in the usual way and all ministers will retain access to any papers relevant to their departments.
"It is only papers specifically relating to the EU referendum that they will not receive and that reflects the fact that the government has taken a position and they are choosing to take a different one."
The public administration committee, chaired by Bernard Jenkin, who wants to leave the EU, will question whether the guidance could interfere with the business of government.
Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith, one of the five cabinet ministers campaigning for Britain to leave the EU, told the BBC that in his view Sir Jeremy's guidance could not be adhered to, as he needed to know what was going on in his department.
"We are responsible for the department," he told the Andrew Marr show.
"For example, I will have to work on these proposals that came back from the recent negotiations [in Brussels]. If we vote to remain in, we [the Department of Work and Pensions] will have to deliver that."
In an article for the Sunday Telegraph he also said that constitutionally, ministers should continue to receive official documents.
And farming minister George Eustice said ministers needed "100% access" to material relating to day-day dealings with the EU.
"It would be very dangerous, I think, for the civil service to get into a position of saying there's a type of minister who can't have access to this  information - otherwise what you're really saying is eurosceptic ministers can't be part of the government in future."


Burundi has accused neighbouring Rwanda of being behind a failed assassination attempt on a top aide of President Pierre Nkurunziza.

Police spokesman Pierre Nkurukiye said instructions were sent from Rwanda to plotters in the Burundian military to kill Willy Nyamitwe.
A Burundian colonel and two corporals had been arrested, he added.
Rwanda has not yet commented on the allegation. It has denied similar allegations in the past.
Relations between the two states have deteriorated over the last year.
Burundi accuses Rwanda of hosting army officers who plotted a coup against Mr Nkurunziza in May 2015 after he announced he was running for a third presidential term.
"Rwanda's role in the current crisis in Burundi is undeniable," Mr Nkurikiye said. "It is the same enemy, they are criminals based in Kigali."
In a statement, the Burundian government also urged Belgium to hand over an opposition activist, Pacifique Nininahazwe, accused of inciting attacks. Mr Nininahazwe denies this.
More than 500 people have died and at least 270,000 have fled the conflict in Burundi.
The attack on Mr Nyamitwe, Mr Nkurunziza's media adviser and chief spokesman, happened near his home in the Kajaga area outside the capital, Bujumbura, on Monday evening, officials said.
One of his bodyguards was killed and another injured, while Mr Nyamitwe was slightly wounded on his arm.
One of the corporals was arrested in Kajaga, Mr Nkurukiye said.
In July,  a Burundian MP in the East African parliament,  Hafsa Mossi, was gunned down in Bujumbura in an attack the government said was directed by Rwanda.
In a tweet in French, Mr Nyamitwe said he was "doing well" but was mourning the death of his bodyguard.
Burundi's UN ambassador Albert Shingiro said the attack had been carried out by an "axis of evil" that had "cast Burundi into a shadow since 1962" - a reference to violence that followed the country's independence.
Mr Nyamitwe's brother Alain Aime Nyamitwe, who is Burundi's foreign minister, denounced the shooting as "another vain attempt to disturb republican institutions".
President Nkurunziza won a third term in July 2015 in an election described by the opposition as a "joke" after an attempted coup by army officers failed.
In September UN investigators said thousands of people had been tortured, suffered sexual abuse or disappeared and warned of the danger of genocide.
Burundi responded by banning the investigators from the country.
Burundi is also one of three African countries to have announced their intention to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, which has only ever tried African defendants.
The decision came six months after the ICC said it also wanted to investigate the violence in Burundi.


Four Israelis have been injured, two of them seriously, after being stabbed in the southern city of Kiryat Gat, Israeli police say.

An Israeli police spokesman told AFP news agency that security forces were searching for at least one person over a "confirmed terrorist attack".
The attack is the latest in a two-month long wave of similar assaults.
Fifteen Israelis and more than 80 Palestinians - many of them attackers - have been killed in the violence.
Israeli police say at least 50 of the Palestinians killed were attackers. More than 30 Palestinians have been killed in clashes with Israeli security forces.
The surge in violence began in September when tensions at a flashpoint holy site in Jerusalem revered by Jews and Muslims boiled over, amid rumours that Israel planned to relax long-standing rules to strengthen Jewish rights at the complex.
Israel has repeatedly denied such claims.


Iceland captain Aron Gunnarsson said that his side "are just starting" on the international stage after their 5-2 Euro 2016 quarter-final defeat by hosts France at the Stade de France.

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Iceland became the smallest nation to qualify for a major finals before famously beating England.
"We are disappointed but incredibly proud. It's been an amazing experience," said Gunnarsson.
Coach Lars Lagerback added: "Iceland's future looks really positive."
Iceland were 4-0 down at half-time in Paris as France scored goals from Olivier Giroud, Paul Pogba, Dimitri Payet and Antoine Griezmann.
But Iceland rallied to score second-half goals through Kolbeinn Sigthorsson and Birkir Bjarnason.
They will now focus on qualifying for their first World Cup in Russia in 2018 from a group containing Croatia, Ukraine, Finland, Turkey and Kosovo.
"Ten or 15 players are a really good age, and we're already looking forward to the World Cup starting. Hopefully the future will be bright for Iceland," said Swansea midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson.
"We're very proud. It's been a fantastic tournament, something special for a small team like us, we probably achieved something no one expected us to.
"It gives the kids back home hope that something like this is possible, and hopefully we'll be back in another finals."
It is estimated that 10% of Iceland's 330,000 population were in France to watch their team play during the tournament, and the fans have become one of the symbols of the competition.
Players and supporters were once again united in celebration after the defeat, leaving Cardiff midfielder Gunnarsson emotional after the final whistle.
"A lot of hard work has gone into this and the fans have been fantastic," he said. "They are still singing, it's unbelievable.
"The French have all left. Our fans are still here. It just shows what we put into this. The first half was terrible, we managed to play better after the break. We decided we could not leave like that.
"We will learn from this. We are just starting."
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Partick Thistle have defended their sacking of Jordan McMillan following criticism from the player, who is now serving a ban for a failed drug test.

The 26-year-old defender has been banned from all sport for two years by UK Anti-Doping.
McMillan gave a newspaper interview saying the Jags had "hung him out to dry" when terminating his contract before the penalty was imposed.
But Thistle insist their response was "fair" and "professional".
McMillan was sacked in February following a club investigation, having last featured for the Glasgow club in December.
He was banned for two years in April, effective from December 2014, by the National Anti-Doping Panel, with the decision upheld after an appeal this month.
The former Rangers right-back claimed he had no knowledge of taking the banned substance [benzoylecgonine, a metabolite of cocaine] and that his drink was spiked accidentally by an acquaintance.
Thistle said in a statement: "We are extremely disappointed with Jordan's comments in relation to the way the club handled the situation around his failed drugs test.
"As a club we believe we responded in a fair and thoroughly professional manner to the situation and stand by the action taken at the time.
"It is particularly disappointing to read that Jordan believes he has been 'hung out to dry' by the club especially given the fact that we did a great deal to protect both his reputation and career, including but not limited to: As per our duty of care as an employer, the club doctor immediately contacted Jordan to discuss any issues and offer any and all assistance required. The offer of help was not taken up by the player.
"Player confidentiality around this incident was maintained at all times. We were not able to discuss this matter until the decision was published by UKAD.
"The club protected the player in the first instance by citing, at Jordan's request, personal circumstances as the reason for his omission from match-day squads.
"It became obvious that there wouldn't be a prompt resolution to the matter and, given that club staff were being repeatedly questioned as to the reasons for Jordan's absence, we simply stated the player was suspended.
"We did not mention any failed drugs test or suspension from football. Jordan and his legal team were kept up to date of all club communications on the matter.
"Under a player's contract of employment with any SPFL club, failing a drug test is classed as gross misconduct and clubs have the option to instantly dismiss the player.
"The club refrained from this course of action in the first instance and suspended Jordan on full pay, which continued until his contract was terminated nine weeks later."
The Jags also say McMillan was offered a future at Firhill.
"The club offered Jordan a new contract, contingent on a length of ban, which would mean UKAD had taken into account the mitigating circumstances and reduced the mandatory two-year suspension," the statement added.
"This revised contract included a wage being paid to Jordan during the time he was ineligible to play for the club. Jordan rejected this contract.
"[The club] informed Jordan of UKAD's concerns over the non-specialised legal advice he was receiving, even though we were under no obligation to do so.
"We regretfully took the decision to terminate Jordan's contract on 27 February when it became apparent that any decision would be highly unlikely before the expiry of the player's contract in May 2015.
"We felt we could not justify keeping Jordan suspended on full pay for a total of more than five months, particularly when replacements had already been signed given Jordan's indefinite absence.
"Partick Thistle Football Club takes its duty of care as an employer seriously.
"In the event of any issues raised by any of our players or staff the club will do everything in its power to provide the help and assistance required, without judgement."


There has been a slight increase in the proportion of schools and academies in England judged good or outstanding.

About 86% were ranked in these top two categories of school effectiveness by Ofsted, up from 84% in August.
Primary schools performed better, with 87% judged good or outstanding, compared with 76% of secondaries.
There are still big regional variations, with fewer good schools in large parts of northern England and the Midlands.
In these areas, there are 17 local authority areas where fewer than 60% of secondary schools are judged good or outstanding.
In the south and east of England, there are seven local authorities in this situation.
At the lower end, Ofsted said: "Primary schools continue to perform more strongly than secondary schools, and at the end of March 75% of primary schools that required improvement had improved at their next inspection.
"However, the proportion of secondary schools that improved from 'requires improvement' has increased from 45% in August 2015 to 52% as at March 2016."
The Department for Education said: "In this academic year alone 100,000 more pupils are now benefiting from attending good or outstanding schools."
Education Secretary Nicky Morgan said: "We are determined to spread educational excellence everywhere and today's figures reveal that we have come a long way in doing just this.
"Since 2010 over 1.4 million more children attend the best schools in our country - a triumph for hard-working teachers and pupils everywhere."
Malcolm Trobe, interim general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said: "This continued progress has come despite severe funding pressures and teacher shortages.
"These issues must be tackled urgently in order to maintain and raise standards further.
"Young people only get one chance to go through their school and college career and a successful education system is essential for the future economic and social wellbeing of our country."


A project which aims to document the changing coastline in Pembrokeshire following recent winter storms has been launched.

Members of the public have been asked to take and share photographs at specific locations, starting with a pilot at the beach at Abereiddy.
It is part of Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority's Changing Coasts project.
Amateur photographers have been asked to take photographs from marked posts.
National Park Authority interpretation officer Rebecca Evans said: "Winter storms have battered our coastline in recent years, dramatically changing some of the beaches.
"We are hoping that volunteer amateur photographers will help us to capture that change with images taken in different seasons, at different times of the day, at high and low tide.''


Scotland's reputation as a nation of friendly people has been highlighted in a major survey of visitors by the country's national tourism body.

VisitScotland said the top five words used by tourists to describe Scots they met were "friendly", "helpful", "welcoming", "nice" and "warm".
And 82% of visitors agreed local people added to their holiday experience.
The survey of nearly 6,000 tourists last summer is the biggest of its kind VisitScotland has produced.
While landscape and scenery remained the number one reason why people visited Scotland (49%), the nation's reputation for friendly people was cited by 15% as a major draw.
Visitors also said the people of Scotland were an important source of information for things to see and do during their stay, with about half (49%) talking to local people for advice.
Perhaps surprisingly, climate also featured in the list of top reasons why tourists chose to visit Scotland, with 5% travelling to enjoy the weather.
Nine out of ten visitors said they would recommend Scotland as a holiday destination, while six out of ten felt Scotland was a country worth visiting more than once.
Top ten words visitors used to describe people they met in Scotland:
• Friendly - 50%
• Helpful - 25%
• Welcoming - 12%
• Nice - 6%
• Warm - 5%
• Interested - 3%
• Kind - 3%
• Open - 3%
• Happy - 2%
• Fun - 2%
Tourism Minister Fergus Ewing said: "Scotland's people are its greatest asset, especially in an industry like tourism where - as this survey shows - our warm welcome, and friendly approach, have helped to define and enrich the experiences of thousands of visitors across the length and breadth of the country.
"The latest survey highlights the huge draw of Scotland's jaw-dropping scenery, our vibrant culture and rich history, while also confirming the important role that everybody, from those in the industry to passers-by in the street, plays in ensuring all our visitors leave with fond memories, having enjoyed their stay to the utmost."
Last month VisitScotland launched a new £4.25m tourism campaign aimed at promoting the "spirit of Scotland".
The organisation came up with seven traits it believed could be found within the characters of the people and landscapes of the country - warmth, humour, guts, spark, soul, determination and fun.
Using the hashtag #ScotSpirit the organisation hopes to encourage people across the world to share what Scotland means to them.


Once the new Ulster Unionist and SDLP MLAs take their places in the Stormont chamber, 17 of the 108 MLAs will have benefited from the co-option process, which avoids the need to hold by-elections.

On Wednesday, the UUP announced the names of two new MLAs, Adrian Cochrane-Watson and Neil Somerville.
They are replacing the party's two new MPs, Danny Kinahan and Tom Elliott.
On Thursday night, the SDLP will pick a replacement MLA for its party leader.
Dr Alasdair McDonnell is resigning from the assembly on Sunday to concentrate on his role as an MP.
It is thought the Belfast councillor Claire Hanna will get his job as a South Belfast MLA.
Stormont's co-option system was introduced because holding a by-election could change the party political balance within a six-member constituency.
That would happen if an MLA belonging to a smaller party within a particular constituency stepped down, and a subsequent by-election was won by the dominant party within that seat.
The system also avoids the expense of by-elections.
Current co-optees include Sinn Féin's Rosaleen McCorley, Chris Hazzard, Bronwyn McGahan, Maeve McLaughlin and Ian Milne.
The party also used the system to bring Megan Fearon, Máirtín Ó Muilleoir, Declan McAleer, Conor Murphy and Alex Maskey to the assembly.
The SDLP have co-opted Sean Rogers and Fearghal McKinney, the DUP have done the same with Gary Middleton, while the late independent MLA David McClarty was succeeded by Clare Sugden.
Sometimes co-opted MLAs are referred to as unelected politicians, but that is now becoming less straightforward.
Sinn Féin's Conor Murphy was elected as an MLA before handing his seat over to Megan Fearon.
Now he has been co-opted back in to the assembly to succeed Mickey Brady, who succeeded him as Newry and Armagh MP.
Similarly, Alex Maskey was originally elected in South Belfast, but now sits as a co-opted West Belfast MLA.
When Willie Hay, now Lord Hay, stepped down as an MLA and Stormont speaker, the DUP first replaced him with Maurice Devenney.
But shortly afterwards, they had to make a double co-option, with Gary Middleton stepping in to Mr Devenney's shoes.


The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have fed orphaned baby elephants and rhinos during a tour of one of the world's most important wildlife parks.

The keen conservationists, on a seven-day tour of India and Bhutan, also went on a safari at Kaziranga National Park.
They came within 50 yards of a rare one-horned rhino during the visit.
The royal couple also visited a community in the park, joking to a village elder that Prince George was "too naughty" to have brought to India.
They told him that the two-year old prince would have been running around if he had accompanied them on the trip, their first official visit to the country.
Catherine remarked that seeing local children in the village, especially young girl dancers, made her miss Princess Charlotte, who turns one next month.
In pictures: Duke and duchess in India
The pair toured Kaziranga National Park in the state of Assam in an open-topped 4x4, also catching sight of elephants, monkeys and a monitor lizard.
The duke remarked it was "amazing" to be so close to the rare rhino while at the park, which is home to two-thirds of the world's population of the animal.
Kaziranga, a world heritage site, is estimated to be home to 2,400 one-horned rhinos out of a global population of 3,300.  The animal is currently listed as "vulnerable" by conservation groups.
The national park is also home to elephants, water buffalo, the endangered swamp deer and tigers
Tremors from an earthquake in Myanmar, also known as Burma, were felt in Assam and other eastern Indian states on Wednesday.
But Kitty Tawakley, a spokeswoman for the British High Commission in New Delhi, said Prince William and Catherine were safe, the Associated Press reported.
Peter Hunt, BBC royal correspondent
When Prince Philip was in India with the Queen in 1961 he shot a tiger.
He and his wife posed for a picture in front of the spoils of his hunting.
Prince William is a different generation royal with a different agenda - to save not shoot Asia's one-horned rhinoceros.
The two-tonne creatures - one of the oldest living mammals on the planet - are falling prey to poachers pursuing them for their horns.
The prince and his wife have witnessed the work being done at Kaziranga National Park to protect them.
They've also been told about the pressures that arise from people living close to wild animals.
William, the campaigning conservation prince, hopes he can exploit the intense interest that is focused on his young family and draw the world's attention to the threat of extinction hanging over India's rhinoceros unicornis.
Read more from Peter Hunt
Conservationist Rita Banerji, who met them at the park, said: "They had a lot of questions about the wildlife situation in the country.
"This visit by the royal couple will definitely help in grabbing attention of a global audience to the threats that endangered species face."
William and Catherine visited a village on the edge of the park after the safari to find out how villagers live side-by-side with the wild animals.
At the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) at Panbari reserve forest, they fed milk formula to a group of baby animals.
Vivek Menon, chief executive officer of the Wildlife Trust of India, which established the CWRC with a number of other bodies, said: "They were absolutely thrilled and loved being with the animals.
"The duchess loved the baby rhino particularly. The duke said if he could he would have spent the whole day there."
After touring the centre, they visited the Kaziranga Discovery Park built by the Elephant Family, the charity founded by Mark Shand, the late brother of the Duchess of Cornwall.
They saw the first-of-its-kind health clinic for working elephants and an elephant information centre which is under construction.
William and Catherine also had the chance to show off their artistic sides by painting an Elephant Parade statue.
The couple's visit to Assam coincides with the Bohag Bihu festival, the celebration of the Assamese new year.


London will host the 2017 Women's Tour final stage, with the race to open on 7 June in Daventry.

The five-stage event, won by Britain's Lizzie Deignan last year, will conclude in the capital on Sunday, 11 June.
Its fourth edition will also include stages in Northamptonshire, Warwickshire, Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire and Derbyshire.
All of the world's top 15 teams will take part in the race, which is a part of the UCI Women's WorldTour.
"This year's route will combine testing climbs and beautiful scenery in the heart of England with the London finish, which will be an undoubted highlight of the sporting calendar," race director Mick Bennett said.


A Dorset lifeboat station has had an overwhelming response to an appeal to raise money for its new boathouse.

The RNLI station at Swanage started a two-year appeal in 2013 to raise £200,000 towards the building needed to house a new larger lifeboat.
The station said more than double the amount had been raised in response.
Swanage RNLI operation manager Neil Hardy said: "We've had the generosity of the local community and various benefactors; it's just great."
The money from the appeal will avoid the station having to use central funding from the charity for the build.
The £3.5m lifeboat station, which is being rebuilt on the site of the original boathouse in Peveril Point Road, is due for completion in the summer.
In April the crew will get a Shannon class lifeboat costing £1.5m to replace its current Mersey class lifeboat Robert Charles Brown.
The lifeboat is being kept on a mooring point while the new station is being built.


The number of social housing tenants who have had their homes repossessed has risen by 12% in the past year, a charity has said.

Shelter Cymru said evictions were at a seven-year high after analysing Ministry of Justice data on court possessions.
It comes as the number of mortgaged property repossessions in recent years has fallen.
A total of 958 social housing tenants had their homes repossessed.
Across all types of rental, nearly 2,200 householders lost their homes.
Shelter Cymru's director John Puzey said: "This year has been particularly tough for social tenants, many of whom have suffered due to changes in welfare benefits and the rising costs of living.
"We have been working with landlords to ensure that they are doing everything they can to help tenants stay afloat - but these figures show that more clearly needs to be done."
A spokesperson for the Welsh government said it had repeatedly expressed its concern about the scale, scope and speed of the UK government's welfare reform and its impact on the people of Wales.
"We are doing all we can to help mitigate these effects and are investing over Â£11m to prevent homelessness in the next financial year," a spokesman added.
"The latest official statistics show homelessness fell by 8% during April to June 2014 compared with the previous year. This is promising, however, we're determined to do more to tackle the problem."


A woman who was seriously injured in deliberate fire which killed her boyfriend has spoken to detectives from her hospital bed.

Rebecca Williams, known as Bex, was rescued from the New Year's Day fire in which her boyfriend Cameron Logan died.
His parents were treated for smoke inhalation after the fire at their home in Milngavie, East Dunbartonshire.
Police said they still wanted to trace dog walkers and were seeking information about a dark-coloured car.
They want to speak to a man seen in the Craigton Wood area around the time of the fire walking a brown "pitbull" type dog, as well as another man walking along Craigton Road onto the West Highland Way with two Springer Spaniels.
Detectives have said these people could be potential witnesses.
The dark-coloured car was spotted in a layby on nearby Craigton Road near Clober Golf Club that had a door open and engine running around the time of the fire.
Ms Williams, a 24-year-old journalist at Global Radio, is being treated in hospital in Glasgow.
On Friday, her father Phillip Williams posted on Facebook that his daughter was "fighting hard".
Her condition later went from critical to "serious but stable" and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde confirmed on Sunday that Ms Williams was continuing to improve.


The European Parliament's chief of staff has urged MEPs to speak slower and stick to their native language, to help the interpreters.

Secretary General Klaus Welle said: "It's extremely important that people do not speak too fast." Interpreters had made that request, he added.
Thousands of interpreters and translators work in EU institutions, to cope with 24 official languages.
The parliament has about 330 staff interpreters and 1,800 freelancers.
In addition, the parliament employs about 700 translators, who translate more than 100,000 pages each month.
The most recent languages to be made official were Croatian (in 2013), Irish, Bulgarian and Romanian (all in 2007).
Interpreters translate orally, in real time. But Mr Welle said some were overburdened and others under-employed.
"The average amount of time in the interpreter's booth is 10 hours... But we need more fairness between interpreters - the individual tally varies between six and 16 hours in the booth," Mr Welle said.
The scope of translation work in the EU was unique, he said. "Even at the UN you only have interpretation in six languages."
"It's also extremely important for interpreters that people speak their own language," he told the parliament's budgetary control committee.
"If they speak a foreign language the quality of interpretation goes down. You hear interpreters making requests to you: 'Please speak more slowly, speak your own language.'"
The parliament's budget for interpreters is â‚¬45m and another â‚¬9m for translations done externally.
The European Commission - where EU laws are drafted - has 600 staff interpreters and 3,000 freelance interpreters. The Commission's total staff is about 33,000.


Birmingham's education commissioner says he has banned the use of the term "Trojan Horse" to describe alleged attempts by groups to take over schools and covertly impose a Muslim ethos.

Sir Mike Tomlinson, appointed in the wake of the controversy, says the phrase was "not helpful" to attempts to improve Birmingham's schools.
He said that it could have an adverse impact on teacher recruitment.
Sir Mike said no-one in his department was now allowed to use the phrase.
The so-called Trojan horse inquiries followed the sending of an anonymous letter claiming that there was a conspiracy among a group of Muslim parents, teachers and governors to wrest control of several schools in the city.
It gave its name to a long-running and high-profile scandal, which became a major issue for the education secretary and the leader of Ofsted.
The authenticity of the letter has never been established, but Sir Mike said he believes it accurately reflected events that had taken place in schools.
Speaking at the Global Education and Skills Forum, Sir Mike said that staff who opposed such "infiltration" were "targeted, bullied and harassed until they resigned".
The letter prompted a series of investigations by the Department for Education, Ofsted and the local authority.
In the wake of these inquiries, the need for schools to promote "British values" was introduced and Sir Mike's current role, overseeing schools in the city, was created.
But Sir Mike, a former Ofsted chief inspector, said that the term Trojan Horse was now no longer acceptable and was seen as damaging the image of the city's schools.
The claims had only related to 21 out of more than 430 schools in Birmingham.
Although believing that there had been co-ordinated attempts to change the character of schools, he said the investigations had found no evidence of extremism or that any young person had been radicalised.
The problems facing Birmingham's schools could happen in other cities, he said.
"The events were unprecedented but not impossible to happen elsewhere," he said.
Sir Mike said that in response to the controversy there had been improvements to whistleblowing arrangements and staff training and greater scrutiny of the role of governors.
"Young people are now undoubtedly safer," he said.


A giant barrel jellyfish has been spotted swimming in an estuary in Cornwall.

30 June 2014 Last updated at 13:29 BST
Matt Slater of the Cornwall Wildlife Trust swam around the jellyfish to capture this video - which also shows his dog paddling nearby!
The jellyfish is said to weigh as much as 20kg and measure around a metre across.


Peterhead and Stranraer shared the spoils in a match beset by floodlight issues, with the closing stages played out in near darkness.

Craig Malcolm converted a penalty for the visitors after Luciano Nequecaur had been fouled by Jass Sukar.
Rory McAllister fired in a well taken free-kick just before half-time.
The hosts went close as the lights began to fade, with Kevin Dzierzawski and McAllister, now on 19 goals for the season, firing efforts narrowly wide.
Match ends, Peterhead 1, Stranraer 1.
Second Half ends, Peterhead 1, Stranraer 1.
Trialist (Stranraer) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Nathan Blockley (Peterhead).
Attempt missed. Kevin Dzierzawski (Peterhead) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Substitution, Stranraer. Trialist replaces Paul Cairney.
Nathan Blockley (Peterhead) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box.
Substitution, Peterhead. Shane Sutherland replaces Scott Ross because of an injury.
Corner,  Stranraer. Conceded by Leighton McIntosh.
Corner,  Stranraer. Conceded by Ally Gilchrist.
Attempt blocked. Jamie Longworth (Stranraer) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Foul by Scott Robertson (Stranraer).
Kevin Dzierzawski (Peterhead) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Stranraer. Mark McGuigan replaces Jamie McCluskey.
Corner,  Stranraer. Conceded by Ally Gilchrist.
Substitution, Peterhead. Ryan Strachan replaces Jass Sukar.
Jamie Longworth (Stranraer) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Nathan Blockley (Peterhead).
Corner,  Stranraer. Conceded by Ally Gilchrist.
Attempt blocked. Paul Cairney (Stranraer) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Craig Pettigrew (Stranraer) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Attempt blocked. Rory McAllister (Peterhead) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution, Peterhead. Leighton McIntosh replaces Andy Rodgers.
Attempt missed. Rory McAllister (Peterhead) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Foul by Liam Dick (Stranraer).
Cameron Kerr (Peterhead) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Kevin Dzierzawski (Peterhead) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Foul by Dale Keenan (Stranraer).
Andy Rodgers (Peterhead) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Stranraer. Jamie Longworth replaces Luciano Nequecaur.
Attempt missed. Scott Rumsby (Stranraer) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
Corner,  Stranraer. Conceded by Graeme Smith.
Corner,  Stranraer. Conceded by Kevin Dzierzawski.
Attempt missed. Scott Robertson (Stranraer) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Dale Keenan (Stranraer) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Jamie Redman (Peterhead).
Corner,  Peterhead. Conceded by Dale Keenan.
Foul by Ryan Thomson (Stranraer).
Rory McAllister (Peterhead) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Second Half begins Peterhead 1, Stranraer 1.


Plans to build 126 homes and a 95-bed hotel on parkland in Wokingham have been given the go ahead.

Wokingham Borough Council granted planning permission to redevelop Elms Field Park between Wellington Road and Shute End on Wednesday.
Under the plans a supermarket, restaurants and a boutique cinema will also be built as part of the regeneration of the town centre.
Work is expected to begin next year. It is due for completion in by mid-2019.


Lee Hodson does not know if he figures in Pedro Caixinha's plans for Rangers but hopes Northern Ireland team-mate Kyle Lafferty joins him at Ibrox.

Former Rangers striker Lafferty, who is being released by Norwich City, has said he would love to return.
"He's been here before and the fans know him very well," said full-back Hodson, who has yet to have a chat about his own future with Caixinha.
"It would be nice to see him here, but that's down to the manager."
Lafferty, who only made 16 appearances for Championship outfit Norwich this season, spent four years in Glasgow after joining for £3m from Burnley, but quit after the club's financial problems in 2012.
"Kyle is a great lad," said 25-year-old Hodson. "He's been performing very well for Northern Ireland, both leading up to the Euros and at the championships.
"He's a goalscorer. He had a great time here.
"I can definitely understand why Kyle says he regrets leaving. Once you're at a big club, you want to stay at a big club.
"Kyle has proven himself wherever he goes. Leading up to the Euros, he was top goalscorer for Northern Ireland.
"He hasn't been playing much football but has still been scoring during this qualifying campaign, so I'm sure there will be a lot of interest in him."
Caixinha has already told out-of-contract defenders Clint Hill and Philippe Senderos they will not be handed new deals following Sunday's final game of the season at St Johnstone.
The Portuguese will hold individual meetings with the rest of his squad this week to spell out whether they have a future under his leadership.
"To be honest, I'm not really thinking about that," said Hodson, who still has two years remaining on his contract.
"There are two games left of the season and they are the most important things at the moment.
"I'm just concentrating on the games, working hard in training and that is my only focus at the moment. Whatever happens, happens.
"We can worry about it at the end of the season once these games are done. My focus is fully on these last two games of the season."


A major search for a man reported missing from a yacht in Devon on Saturday has resumed.

Police said the man left a yacht in Brixham harbour and did not return. His empty dinghy was later found.
Torbay and Teighmouth lifeboats joined police divers in the search which stopped at 21:00 BST on Saturday due to low light.
Devon and Cornwall police resumed the search on Sunday and are in discussions with HM coastguard over how to proceed.
A police spokesman said: "At this stage, we are still treating it as if there is someone missing, although we are still undertaken enquiries to establish whether in fact this is the case."


The former England rugby player Mike Tindall has agreed a settlement with Express Newspapers over a story about his marriage to Zara Phillips.

Tindall sued after the Sunday Express falsely reported rumours last February about his marriage to the Queen's granddaughter, his spokesman said.
Hearings were to begin next month but the newspaper group has "apologised unreservedly" and will make a payment.
The spokesman for Tindall said he would donate the money to charity.
The newspaper group is also paying Tindall's legal costs.
The spokesman said: "We are delighted that the matter has been settled to Mike Tindall's satisfaction.
"The legal action was bought as a matter of principle to protect intrusion of privacy and on the basis of merely 'rumours' being falsely reported by Express Newspapers.
"These rumours caused considerable distress."
An apology is expected to be published in print and online this weekend.