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Match No. 767 vs. Ukraine Match No. 769 vs. Portugal Match Results


England National Football Team Match No. 768

Malta 1 England 2 [1-1]

Saturday, 3 June 2000

Match Summary and Report

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


 

Match Summary
Status: Friendly match as part of Malta FA's centenary celebrations.
Venue: The National Stadium, Ta'Qali, capacity 16,514.
Attendance: 10,023.
Goals: England - Martin Keown, 22nd min.
Malta - Richard Wright, own goal, 28th min., from an David Carabott re-taken penalty.
England - Emile Heskey, 75th min.
Cautions: Malta - David Carabott.
Malta - Daniel Theuma.
Expulsions: None.
Officials:
(charcoal)		 Referee - Stefano Braschi, Italy.
Conditions: Kickoff 4.00 p.m. local time, 3.00 p.m. BST.  Temperature in the high 80's, with a light breeze.
Miscellany: Malta - David Carabott, 88th min. penalty saved by Richard Wright.
Statistics:

Type

Malta

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

-

Malta Team
Ranking: 118th in FIFA ranking of 10 May 2000; 153rd in Elo world ranking before this match and 153rd after this match.
Colours: Red shirts, white shorts, red stockings; made by Kronos.
Coach: Josif Ilic, appointed 22 July 1997.
Captain: -

Malta Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
1-Barry, Ernest, sub off 90th min. 01-Jul-1967 32 G Sliema Wanderers FC - - 1996-active
2-Said, Brian, sub off 77th min. 15-May-1973 27 D Floriana FC - - 1996-active
3-Spiteri, Michael, sub off 77th min. 25-Feb-1969 31 D Hibernians FC - - 1993-active
4-Vella, Silvio, sub off 40th min. 08-Feb-1967 33 D Hibernians FC 90 1 1988-2000
5-Debono, Darren, sub off 33rd min. 09-Jan-1974 26 D Valletta FC - - 1996-2002
6-Buttigieg, John, sub off 54th min. 05-Oct-1963 36 D Valletta FC 95 1 1984-2000
7-Busuttil, Carmel, sub off 46th min. 29-Feb-1964 36 F Sliema Wanderers FC 103 23 1982-2001
8-Carabott, David, sub off 90th + 1 min. 18-Jun-1968 31 F Hibernians FC 92 9 1987-active
9-Turner, Noel, sub off 86th min. 09-Dec-1974 25 M Sliema Wanderers FC - - 1996-active
10-Brincat, Joseph, sub off 82nd min. 05-Mar-1970 30 M Birkirkara FC 85 5 1987-active
11-Agius, Gilbert, sub off 60th min. 21-Feb-1974 26 F Valletta FC - - 1993-active

Malta Substitutes
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
-Camilleri, David, sub on 33rd min. for Debono 21-Aug-1974 25 M Sliema Wanderers FC - - 1996-2001
-Theuma, Daniel, sub on 40th min. for Vella 29-Jun-1971 28 D/M Valletta FC - - 1998-2003
-Nwoko, Chucks K., sub on 46th min. for Busuttil 21-Nov-1978 21 F Birkirkara FC - - 1998-2003
-Chetcuti, Jeffrey, sub off  54th min. for Buttigieg 22-Apr-1974 26 D Valletta FC - - 1994-active
-Mallia, George, sub on 60th min. for Agius 10-Oct-1978 21 F Floriana FC - - 1999-active
-Okonkwo, Digger Ifeanyi, sub on 77th min. for Said 30-Aug-1977 22 D Naxxar Lions FC - - 1999-active
-Dimech, Luke, sub on 77th min. for Spiteri 11-Jan-1977 23 D Sliema Wanderers FC - - 1999-active
-Holland, Jonathan, sub on 82nd min. for Brincat 15-Jul-1978 21 M Floriana FC - - 1999-active
-Veselji, Nenad, sub on 86th min. for Turner 03-Feb-1971 29 F Valletta FC - - 1999-active
-Muscat, Mario, sub on 90th min. for Barry 18-Aug-1976 23 G Hibernians FC - - 1996-active
-Ciantar, Adrian, sub on 90th + 1 min for Carabott 09-Aug-1978 21 M Hibernians FC - - 2000-active
Formation:

3-5-1-1

Barry (Muscat) -
Debono (Camilleri), Buttigieg (Chetcuti), Said (Okonkwo) -
Carabott (Ciantor), Brincat (Holland), Vella (Theuma), Turner (Veselji), Spiteri (Dimech) -
Busuttil (Nwoko) -
Agius (Mallia) -
Substitutes
Not Used:		 None.

England Team
Ranking: 12th in FIFA ranking of 10 May 2000; 9th in Elo world ranking before this match and 10th after this match.
Colours: White shirts, navy blue shorts, white stockings.  The 1999 "home" uniform.
Coach: J. Kevin Keegan, 49, appointed temporary manager 17 February 1999 and full-time manager 14 May 1999,
13th match, W 6- D 6 - L 1 - F 20 - A 7.
Captain: Alan Shearer, 31st captaincy.  Sol Campbell took the armband after 50 minutes when Shearer was injured and substituted.

England Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
1-Wright, Richard I. ( OG) 05-Nov-1977 22 G Ipswich Town FC 1 0 2000-2001
2-Neville, Gary A. 18-Feb-1975 25 D Manchester United FC 36 0 1995-active
3-Neville, Philip J. 21-Jan-1977 23 D Manchester United FC 26 0 1996-active
4-Wise, Dennis F., sub off 68th min. 16-Dec-1966 33 M Chelsea FC 16 1 1991-2000
5-Campbell, Sulzeer J. 18-Sep-1974 25 D Tottenham Hotspur FC 33 2 1996-active
6- Keown, Martin R., sub off 57th min. 24-Jul-1966 33 D Arsenal FC 30 2 1992-2002
7-Beckham, David R.J., sub off 79th min. 02-May-1975 25 M Manchester United FC 31 1 1996-active
8-Scholes, Paul, sub off 68th min. 16-Nov-1974 25 M Manchester United FC 24 9 1997-2004
9-Shearer, Alan, sub off 50th min. 13-Aug-1970 29 F Newcastle United 60 28 1992-2000
10-Phillips, Kevin M., sub off 68th min. 25-Jul-1973 26 F Sunderland AFC 5 0 1999-2002
11-Barmby, Nicholas J. 11-Feb-1974 26 M Everton FC 13 3 1995-2001

England Substitutes
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
17- Heskey, Emile W.I., sub on 50th min. for Shearer 11-Jan-1978 22 F Liverpool FC 7 1 1999-active
-Southgate, Gareth, sub on 57th min. for Keown 03-Sep-1970 29 D Aston Villa FC 36 1 1995-2004
18-Fowler, Robert B. sub on 68th min. for Phillips 09-Apr-1975 25 F Leeds United AFC 14 3 1996-2002
-Ince, Paul E.C., sub on 68th min. for Scholes 21-Oct-1967 32 M Middlesbrough FC 50 2 1992-2000
16-McManaman, Steven, sub on 68th min. for Wise 11-Feb-1972 28 M

Real Madrid CF, Spain

 28 2 1994-2001
14-Barry, Gareth, sub on 79th min. for Beckham. 23-Feb-1981 19 D Aston Villa FC 2 0 2000-active
Formation:

4-4-2

Seaman -
G Neville, Keown (Southgate), Campbell, P Neville -
Beckham (Barry), Barmby, Scholes (Ince), Wise (McManaman) -
Phillips (Fowler), Shearer (Heskey).
Substitutes
Not Used:		 Nigel Martyn, Michael Owen.

Match Report

 

 

 

Source Notes

CG/GI