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England National Football Team Match No. 820

Poland 1 England 2  [0-1]

Wednesday, 8 September 2004

Match Summary and Report

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

Stadion Śląski, Chorzów, 8 September 2004 - The team that faced Poland.
Back row - Paul Robinson, Wayne Bridge, JohnTerry, Steven Gerrard, Ledley King, Frank Lampard.
Front row - Jermain Defoe, Asley Cole, David Beckham (captain), Gary Neville, Michael Owen.

 

Match Summary
Status: World Cup 2006 UEFA Preliminary Group 6 qualification match.
Venue: Stadion Śląski, Chorzów, capacity 43,000.
Attendance: 38,000.
Goals: England - Jermain Defoe, 37th min.
Poland - Maciej Żurawski, 48th min.
England - Arkadiusz Głowacki, own goal, 58th min.
Cautions: England - Michael Owen, 29th min., unsporting behaviour.
Poland - Arkadiusz Głowacki, 61st min., unsporting behaviour.
Poland - Mariusz Kukiełka, 90th min., unsporting behaviour.
Expulsions: None.
Officials: Referee - Stefano Farina, 42 (19-Sep-1962), Italy, FIFA-listed 2001.
Assistant referees - Narcisio Pisacreta, 44 (16-Aug-1960), and Cristiano Copelli, 37 (14-Jun-1967), Italy.
Fourth official - Pasquale Rodomonti, 43 (01-Jun-1961), Italy, FIFA-listed 1998.
Conditions: Kickoff at 8:30 p.m. local time, 7:30 p.m. BST.
Miscellany: -
Statistics:

Type

Poland

England
Goal Attempts 10 12
Attempts on Target 4 6
Hit Bar/Post - -
Corner Kicks Won 1 8
Offside Calls Against 1 2
Fouls Conceded 11 10
Possession 44.9% 55.1%

Poland Team
Ranking:

=29th in FIFA ranking of 1 September 2004; 30th in Elo world ranking before this match and 31st after this match.

Colours: White shirts, red trim, red shorts, white stockings; made by Puma.
Coach: Paweł Janas, 51, appointed 20 December 2002, 
25th match, W 14 - D 4- L 7 - F 48 - A 27.
Captain: Jacek Bąk.

Poland Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
1-Dudek, Jerzy  23-Mar-1973 31 G Liverpool FC, England 44 0 1998-active
2-Mila, Sebastian, sub off 63rd min 10-Jul-1982 22 M Groclin Grodzisk Wielkopolski 12 3 2003-active
3-Rząsa, Tomasz 11-Mar-1973 31 D SC Heerenveen, Netherlands 21 1 1994-active
4-Żewłakow, Michał  22-Apr-1976 28 D RSC Anderlecht, Belgium 43 1 1999-active
5-Głowacki, Arkadiusz ( OG) 13-Mar-1979 25 D Wisła Kraków 16 0 2002-active
6-Bąk, Jacek 24-Mar-1973 31 D RC Lens, France 55 2 1993-active
7-Rasiak, Grzegorz, sub off 69th min. 12-Jan-1979 25 F AC Siena, Italy 14 3 2002-active
8-Krzynówek, Jacek  15-May-1976 28 M Bayer Leverkusen, Germany 43 5 1998-active
9- Żurawski, Maciej 12-Sep-1976 27 F Wisła Kraków 34 8 1998-active
10-Lewandowski, Mariusz  18-May-1979 25 M Shaktar Donetsk, Ukraine 18 0 2002-active
11-Kosowski, Kamil, sub off 80th min. 30-Aug-1977 26 M FC Kaiserlautern, Germany 26 2 2001-active

Poland Substitutes
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
14-Kukiełka, Mariusz, sub on 63rd min. for Mila 07-Mar-1973 31 D Wisła Kraków 55 4 1998-active
16-Niedzielan, Andrzej, sub on 69th min., for Rasiak   27-Feb-1979 25 F NEC Nijmegan, Netherlands 12 5 2002-active
17-Gorawski, Damian, sub on 80th min. for Kosowski 04-Jan-1979 25 M Wisła Kraków 10 1 2003-active
Formation:

4-4-2
Dudek -
Rząsa, Żewłakow, Głowacki, Bąk -
Krzynówek, Lewandowski, Kosowski (Gorawski), Mila (Kukiełka) -
Rasiak (Niedzielan), Żurawski.
Substitutes
Not Used:		 12-Artur Boruc, 13-Tomasz Kłos, 15-Marcin Baszczyński, 18-Euzebiusz Smolarek,

England Team
Ranking:

7th in FIFA ranking of 1 September 2004; 6th in Elo world ranking before this match and 4th after this match.

Colours: Red shirts, white shorts, red stockings - The 2004 "away" uniform.
Coach: Sven-Göran Eriksson, 56, appointed 31 October 2000, took post 12 January 2001, 
45th match, W 24 - D 14 - L 7 - F 89 - A 45.
Captain: David Beckham, 39th captaincy. Handed to Michael Owen after 89 minutes.

England Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
1-Robinson, Paul W. 15-Oct-1979 24 G Tottenham Hotspur FC 6 0 2003-active
2-Neville, Gary A., sub off 32 min. 18-Feb-1975 29 D Manchester United FC 70 0 1995-active
3-Cole, Ashley 20-Dec-1980 23 D Arsenal FC 33 0 2001-active
4-Gerrard, Steven G. 30-May-1980 24 M Liverpool FC 31 5 2000-active
5-Terry, John G. 07-Dec-1980 23 D Chelsea FC 14 0 2003-active
6-King, Ledley B. 12-Oct-1980 23 D Tottenham Hotspur FC 10 1 2002-active
7-Beckham, David R.J., sub off 89th min 02-May-1975 29 M Real Madrid CF, Spain 75 14 1996-active
8-Lampard, Frank J. 20-Jun-1978 26 M Chelsea FC 26 6 1999-active
9- Defoe, Jermain C., sub off 87th min. 07-Oct-1982 21 F Tottenham Hotspur FC 5 1 2004-active
10-Owen, Michael J. 14-Dec-1979 24 F Real Madrid CF, Spain 63 27 1998-active
11-Bridge, Wayne M. 05-Aug-1980 24 M Chelsea FC 19 1 2002-active

England Substitutes
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
12-Carragher, James L.D., sub on 32nd min. for Neville 28-Jan-1978 26 D Liverpool FC 15 0 1999-active
14-Dyer, Kieron C., sub on 87th min., for Defoe 29-Dec-1978 25 M Newcastle United FC 25 0 1999-active
15-Hargreaves, Owen L., sub on 89th min. for Beckham 20-Jan-1981 23 M FC Bayern München AG 23 0 2001-active
Formation: 4-4-2
Robinson -
Neville (Carragher), King, Terry, A Cole -
Beckham, Gerrard, Lampard, Bridge -
Defoe (Dyer), Owen
Substitutes
Not Used:		 13-David James, 16-Shaun Wright-Phillips, 17-Alan Smith, 18-Darius Vassell.

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