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Match No. 773 vs. Germany Match No. 775 vs. Italy Match Results


England National Football Team Match No. 774

Finland 0 England 0 [0-0]

Wednesday, 11 October 2000

Match Summary and Report


 

Match Summary
Status: World Cup 2002 UEFA Preliminary Group 9 qualification match.
Venue: Olympiastadion, Helsinki, capacity 40,000.
Attendance: 36,210.
Goals: None.
Cautions: Finland - Antti Niemi, 6th min., tripped Teddy Sheringham at edge of the penalty area.
Expulsions: None.
Officials:
(black)		 Referee - Alain Sars, 39 (30-Apr-1961), France, FIFA-listed 1993.
Assistant Referees - Pierre Ufrasi, 44, France & Alain Augu, 44, France.
Fourth Official - Laurent Duhamel, 32, France, FIFA-listed 1999.
Conditions: Kickoff 7 p.m. local time, 5 p.m. BST.
Miscellany: -
Statistics:

Type

Finland

England
Goal Attempts 4 9
Attempts on Target 1 5
Hit Bar/Post 0 0
Corner Kicks Won 7 5
Offside Calls Against 1 7
Fouls Conceded 22 11
Time of Possession 45% 55%
Statistics:

-

Finland Team
Ranking:

=55th in FIFA ranking of 11 October 2000; 59th in Elo world ranking before this match and 59th after this match.

Colours: Blue shirts with white side panels, white shorts with blue side panels, blue stockings; made by Adidas.
Coach: Antii Muurinen, 47, appointed 20 August 1999, effective January 2000, 
12th match, W 5 - D 3 - L 4 - F 13 - A 13 .
Captain: Jari Litmanen

Finland Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
1-Niemi, Antti 31-May-1972 28 G Heart of Midlothian FC, Scotland 41 0 1992-active
2-Helin, Petri, sub off 36th min. 13-Dec-1969 30 D FC Jokerit 18 3 1994-active
3-Saarinen, Janne, sub off 67th min. 28-Feb-1977 23 D

HJK Helsinki

 3 0 2000-active
4-Hyypiä, Sami 07-Oct-1973 26 D

Liverpool FC,  England

 36 1 1992-active
5-Tihinen, Hannu 01-Jul-1976 24 D Viking FK, Norway 15 1 1999-active
6-Nurmela, Mika 26-Dec-1971 28 M SC Heerenveen, Netherlands 19 0 1992-active
7-Wiss, Jarkko 17-Apr-1972 28 M Stockport County FC, England 32 2 1996-active
8-Valakari, Simo 28-Apr-1973 27 M

Derby County FC, England

 19 0 1996-active
9-Forssell, Mikael K., sub off 77th min. 15-Mar-1981 19 F

Crystal Palace FC, England on loan from Chelsea FC, England

 7 0 1999-active
10-Litmanen, Jari O. 20-Feb-1971 29 M

Barcelona FC, Spain

 67 17 1989-active
11-Johansson, Jonatan L. 16-Aug-1975 25 F

Charlton Athletic FC, England

 29 9 1996-active

Finland Substitutes
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
13-Reini, Juha, sub on 46th min. for Helin 19-Mar-1975 25 D

KRC Genk, Belgium

 14 0 1997-active
15-Salli, Janne, sub on 67th min. for Saarinen 14-Dec-1977 22 D FC Haka Valkeakoski 8 1 2000-active
16-Kuqi, Shefki, sub on 77th min. for Forssell 10-Nov-1976 23 F

FC Jokerit

 13 2 1999-active
Formation:

4-3-1-2.
Niemi -
Helin (Reini), Hyypiä, Tihinen, Saarinen (Salli) -
Nurmela, Valakari, Wiss -
Litmanen -
Forssell (Kuqi), Johansen.
Substitutes
Not Used:		 12-Jussi Jääskeläinen, 14-Mika Kottila, 17-Aki Riihilahti, 18-Joonas Kolkka.

England Team
Ranking:

15th in FIFA ranking of 11 October 2000; 13th in Elo world ranking before this match and 14th after this match.

Colours: White shirts, navy blue shorts, white stockings.  The 1999 "home" uniform.
Coach: Howard Wilkinson, 56, appointed part-time caretaker manager 7 October 2000,
2nd match W 0 - D 1 - L 1 - F 0 - A 2.
Captain: Martin Keown, 1st captaincy.

England Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
1-Seaman, David A. 19-Sep-1963 37 G

Arsenal FC

 62 0 1988-2002
2-Neville, Phillip J. 21-Jan-1977 23 D Manchester United FC 30 0 1996-active
3-Barry, Gareth, sub off 69th min. 23-Feb-1981 19 D Aston Villa FC 5 0 2000-2003
4-Wise, Dennis F. 16-Dec-1966 33 M Chelsea FC 21 1 1991-2000
5-Southgate, Gareth 30-Sep-1970 30 D Aston Villa FC 40 1 1995-2004
6-Keown, Martin R. 24-Jul-1966 34 D Arsenal FC 36 2 1992-2002
7-Parlour, Raymond 07-Mar-1973 27 M Arsenal FC 9 0 1999-2000
8-Scholes, Paul 16-Nov-1974 25 M

Manchester United FC

 30 10 1997-2004
9-Cole, Andrew A. 15-Oct-1971 28 F Manchester United FC 10 0 1995-2001
10-Sheringham, Edward P., sub off 69th min. 02-Apr-1966 34 F Manchester United FC 39 9 1993-2002
11-Heskey, Emile W. I. 11-Jan-1978 22 F

Liverpool FC

 10 1 1999-active

England Substitutes
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
12-McManaman, Steven, sub on 69th min. for Sheringham 11-Feb-1972 28 M Real Madrid CF, Spain 31 3 1994-2001
17-Brown, Wesley M., sub on 69th min. for Barry 13-Oct-1979 20 D Manchester United FC 2 0 1999-active
Formation:

4-3-3.
Seaman -
P Neville, Keown, Southgate, Barry (Brown) -
Parlour, Wise, Scholes -
Sheringham (McManaman), Cole, Heskey.
Substitutes
Not Used:		 13-Nigel Martyn, 14-Nicky Barmby, 15-Rio Ferdinand, 16-Joe Cole, 18-Michael Owen.

Match Report

 

 

 

Source Notes

PY/CG