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Match No. 760 vs. Luxembourg Match No. 762 vs. Belgium Match Results


England National Football Team Match No. 761

Poland 0 England 0 [0-0]

Wednesday, 8 September 1999

Match Summary and Report

Match Summary and Report Team Records Poland Pre-Match England Pre-Match


 

Match Summary
Status: European Championship 2000 Preliminary Group 5 qualification match.
Venue: Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Warszawa, capacity reduced to 12,000 with an additional 5,000 to 7,000 temporary seats possible.
Attendance: 17,000.
Goals: None.
Cautions: England - Martin Keown, 12th min., foul.
Poland - Adam Matyesek, 36th min., dissent.
Poland - Tomasz Hajto, 55th min.
Poland - Rafał Siadaczka, 57th min.
Poland - Tomasz Iwan, 74th min.
Expulsions: England - David Batty, 84th min., foul - late tackle on Radosław Michalski
Officials:
(green)		 Referee - Günter Benkö, 44, Austria, FIFA-listed 1993.
Assistant Referees - Egon Bereuter, Austria and Markus Mayr, Austria;
Fourth Official - Konrad Plautz, Austria;
Conditions: Kickoff was at 8.30 p.m. local time, 7.30 p.m. BST.
Miscellany: -
Statistics:

Type

Poland

England
Goal Attempts - -
Attempts on Target - -
Hit Bar/Post - -
Corner Kicks Won - -
Offside Calls Against - -
Fouls Conceded - -
Time of Possession - -
Statistics:

-

Poland Team
Ranking: 27th in FIFA ranking of 18 August 1999; 30th in Elo world ranking before this match and 29th after this match.
Colours: Red shirts with white side panels, red shorts, red socks; made by Puma.
Coach: Janusz Wójcik, 45, appointed 23 July 1997,
25th match, W 15 - D 3 - L 7 - F 37 - A 26.
Captain: Tomasz Wałdoch.

Poland Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
1-Matysek, Adam 19-Jul-1968 31 G Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Germany 27 0 1991-2002
2-Kłos, Tomasz, sub off 89th min. 07-Mar-1973 26 D AJ Auxerre, France 13 1 1998-2002
3-Wałdoch, Tomasz 15-May-1971 28 D FC Schalke 04, Germany 54 2 1991-2001
4-Siadaczka, Rafał 21-Feb-1972 27 D FK Austria Wien, Austria 16 2 1995-1999
5-Zieliński, Jacek 10-Oct-1967 31 D Legia Warszawa 35 1 1995-2003
6-Hajto, Tomasz 16-Oct-1972 26 D MSV Duisburg, Germany 26 4 1996-2002
7-Michalski, Radosław 21-Sep-1969 29 M Widzew Łódź 26 0 1993-2000
8-Iwan, Tomasz 12-Jun-1971 28 M PSV Eindhoven, Netherlands 25 4 1995-2002
9-Trzeciak, Mirosław, sub off 58th min. 11-Apr-1968 31 F Osasuńa Pampeluna, Spain 21 8 1991-1999
10-Nowak, Krzystof 27-Sep-1975 23 M VfL Wolfsburg, Germany 9 1 1997-1999
11-Gilewicz,  Radosław, sub off 63th min. 08-May-1971 28 F FC Tirol Innsbruck, Austria 3 0 1997-2001

Poland Substitutes
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
17-Świerczewsk, Piotr, sub on 58th min. for Trzeciak 08-Apr-1972 27 M SC Bastia, France 43 1 1992-2003
13-Juskowiak, Andrzej, sub on 63rd min. for Gilewicz 03-Nov-1970 28 F VfL Wolfsburg, Germany 33 13 1992-2001
14-Bąk, Jacek, sub on 89th min. for Kłos 24-Mar-1973 27 D Olympique Lyonnais, France 24 1 1993-2003
Formation:

3-5-2

Matysek -
Kłos (Bąk), Wałdoch, Zieliński -
Hajto, Iwan, Nowak, Michalski, Siadaczka -
Trzeciak (Świerczewsk), Gilewicz (Juskowiak).
Substitutes
Not Used:		 12-Jerzy Dudek, 15-Tomasz Rząsa, 16-Jerzy Brzęcek, 18-Sławomir Majak.

England Team
Ranking: 14th in FIFA ranking of 18 August 1999; 9th in Elo world ranking before this match and 11th after this match.
Colours: White shirts, navy blue shorts, white socks.  The 1999 "home" uniform.
Coach: J. Kevin Keegan, 48, appointed temporary manager 17 February 1999 and full-time manager 14 May 1999,
6th match, W 2 - D 4 - L 0 - F 11 - A 3.
Captain: Alan Shearer, 24th captaincy. 

England Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
1-Martyn, A. Nigel 11-Aug-1966 33 G Leeds United AFC 11 0 1992-2002
2-Neville, Gary A., sub off 19th min. 18-Feb-1975 24 D Manchester United FC 34 0 1995-active
3-Pearce, Stuart 24-Apr-1962 37 D West Ham United FC 78 5 1987-1999
4-Batty, David 02-Dec-1968 30 D Leeds United AFC 42 0 1991-1999
5-Adams, Tony A. 10-Oct-1966 33 D Arsenal FC 59 5 1987-2000
6-Keown, Martin R. 24-Jul-1966 33 D Arsenal FC 25 1 1992-2002
7-Beckham, David R.J. 02-May-1975 24 M Manchester United FC 25 1 1996-active
8-Scholes, Paul 16-Nov-1974 24 M Manchester United FC 18 9 1997-2004
9-Shearer, Alan 13-Aug-1970 29 F Newcastle United FC 53 27 1992-2000
10-Fowler, Robert B., sub off 65th min. 09-Apr-1975 24 F Liverpool FC 11 2 1996-2002
11-McManaman, Steven, sub off 79th min. 11-Feb-1972 27 M

Real Madrid CF, Spain

 26 2 1994-2001

England Substitutes
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
12-Neville, Philip J., sub on 19th min. for Gary Neville 21-Jan-1977 22 D Manchester United FC 19 0 1996-active
18-Owen, Michael J., sub on 65th min. for Fowler 14-Dec-1979 19 F Liverpool FC 15 5 1998-active
15-Dyer, Kieron C., sub on 79th min. for McManaman 29-Dec-1978 20 M Newcastle United FC 2 0 1999-active
Formation: 4-4-2

Martyn -
G Neville (P Neville), Keown, Adams, Pearce -
Beckham, Batty, Scholes, McManaman (Dyer) -
Fowler (Owen), Shearer.

Substitutes
Not Used:		 13-Ian Walker, 14-Gareth Southgate, 16-Ray Parlour, 17-Teddy Sheringham.

Match Report

 

 

 

Source Notes

PY/CG/GI