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Results 1995-2000

Saturday, 24 May 1997
 A Green Flag Football Associational International

England 2 South Africa 1 [1-1]
 

 

Team line-up

 



Match Summary
England Squad
South Africa Squad

Old Trafford, Manchester - Attendance: 52,676
Kick-off 6.00 p.m. BST  Live on xx (UK) - Commentator: xx

 
 

? kicked-off. 9- minutes (-).
 

Match Summary
 

Officials from Sweden

England

Type

South Africa
Referee (xx) - Anders Frisk,
x (x), x, FIFA listed x.

Assistant Referees - M. Nilsson & M. Hansson.

Fourth Official - M. Ingvarsson.
Teams presented to Sepp Blatter (FIFA General Secretary)



 - Goal Attempts -
- Attempts on Target -
- Hit Bar/Post -
- Corner Kicks Won -
- Offside Calls Against -
- Fouls Conceded -
- Possession -

England Team
 

Rank:

 13th (14th May 1997) Colours: The 1997 home uniform - White shirts with navy blue collar and red/navy blue side panels, navy blue shorts with white and red trim, white socks with navy blue tops.
Capt: Stuart Pearce Coach: Glenn Hoddle, 39, appointed 2 May 1996, effective 30 June 1996;
7th match, W 6 - D 0 - L 1 - F 13 - A 3.
England Lineup
1 Martyn, Nigel x x x x x x GA
2 Neville, Phil x x x x x x
3 Pearce, Stuart x x x x x x
4 Keown, Martin x x x x x x
5 Southgate, Gareth x x x x x x
6 Le Saux, Graeme x x x x x x
7 Redknapp, Jamie x x x x x x
8 Gascoigne, Paul x x x x x x
9 Wright, Ian x x x x x x
10 Sheringham, Edward x x x x x x
11 Lee, Robert x x x x x x
England Substitutes
14 Batty, David x x x x x x
17 Scholes, Paul x x x x x x
18 Beckham, David x x x x x x
15 Butt, Nicholas x x x x x x
1x Campbell, Sulzeer x x x x x x

unused substitutes:

 12- ,13- , 16- ..
   
formation formation -

Averages (Starting XI):

 Age tbc Appearances/Goals tbc tbc

 

South Africa Team
 

Rank:

 25th (14th May 1997) Colours: Made by Kappa - Gold topped shirt with black/white pinhoops, black torso with with pinhoops, white base, black (green trim) collar and silver sash across chest, green shorts with darker green trim, green socks.
Capt: Lucas Radabe Coach: Clive Barker
South Africa Lineup
1 Arendse, Andre x x x x x x GA
2 Motaung, Sizwe x x x x x x
12 Augustine, Brendan x x x x x x
21 Tinkler, Eric x x x x x x
5 Fish, Mark x x x x x x
6 Masinga, Philemon x x x x x x
18 Moeti, John x x x x x x
15 Khumalo, Doctorson x x x x x x
9 Tovey, Neil x x x x x x
10 Moshoew, John x x x x x x
19 Radabe, Lucas x x x x x x
South Africa Substitutes
14 Sikhosana, Jerry x x x x x x
11 Mkhalele, Helman x x x x x x
17 Bartlett, Shaun x x x x x x
8 Buthelezi, Linda x x x x x x

unused substitutes:

 3-David Nyathi, 4-Gavin Lane, 7-Thomas Madigage, 13-George Koumantarakis, 16-Mark Anderson, 20-Brian Baloyi, 22-Dumisani Ngobe;
   
formation formation

Averages (Starting XI):

 Age tbc Appearances/Goals tbc tbc

 

 

    Match Report by Mike Payne

Source Notes

Original Teamsheet
Mike Payne - football historian and contributor
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