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Results 2000-2005

Wednesday, 13 October 2004
 World Cup 2006 Group 6 Qualification Match

Azerbaijan 0 England 1 [0-1]

Tofig Bakhramov Stadium, Baku
Kick-off 5:30 p.m. BST., 9:30 p.m. local time
Live on Sky Sports (UK)
 

  


 


Azerbaijan Squad
 England Squad
 Team Records
Attendance - 15,000
England - Michael Owen (22).
Azerbaijan - Kamal Guliyev (30), Rashad Sadygov (79).
 England - Wayne Rooney (40), Ashley Cole (71), Nicky Butt (78).
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England kicked-off. 95 minutes (46 & 49).

  
 

Match Summary
 

Officials

Azerbaijan

Type

England
Referee (yellow) - Alain Hamer,
43 (10 December 1965), Stad Lëtzebuerg, Luxembourg, FIFA-listed 1993;

Assistant referees - Henri Reuter, 45 (9 January 1959), and Francis Crelo, 41 (27 February 1963), Luxembourg.

Fourth official - Robert Johnsdorf, 29 (27 December 1974), Luxembourg, FIFA-listed 2002.		   Goal Attempts  
  Attempts on Target  
  Hit Bar/Post  
  Corner Kicks Won  
  Offside Calls Against  
  Fouls Conceded  
  Possession  

Azerbaijan Team
 

Rank:

114th (6th October 2004)
ELO (116th)

 Colours:
made by Puma		 White shirts, blue and yellow thin stripe down right hand side blue shorts, white socks;
Capt: Rashad Sadygov. Coach: Carlos Alberto Torres, 60 (17 July 1944), appointed 15 February 2004,
10th match, W 2 - D 4 - L 4 - F 11 - A 18.
Azerbaijan Lineup
1 Hasanzade, Jahangir 25 4 August 1979 G PFC Neftçhi Baku 21 0
2 Amirbekov, Rafael 28 23 February 1976 D FK Bakili Baku - -
3 Hajiyev, Aftandil 23 13 August 1981 D PFK Turan Tovuz 6 0
4 Shukurov, Mahir 21 12 December 1982 D Antalyaspor FK, Turkey 9 0
5 Guliyev, Emin, sub off 74th min. 27 12 April 1977 M PFC Neftçhi Baku 28 2
6 Guliyev, Kamal 27 14 November 1976 M FK Karvan Yevlakh 32 1
Kamel Guliyev booked in the 30th min. for Unsporting Behaviour for a foul on Gary Neville.
14 Sadygov, Rashad F. 21 8 October 1983 D PFC Neftçhi Baku 21 0
Sadygov booked in the 79th min. for Unsporting Behaviour for a nasty challenge on Michael Owen.
8 Kerimov, Aslan 31 1 January 1973 D FK Karabakh-Azersun Agdam 39 0
17 Aliyev, Samir, sub off 59th min. 25 14 April 1979 F FK Khazar Universitesi Lenkoran 22 1
10 Ponomarev, Anatoly I. 22 12 June 1982 D no club - -
11 Nabiyev, Nadir, sub off 80th min. 24 18 July 1980 F PFK Turan Tovuz - -
Azerbaijan Substitutes
9 Gurbanov, Gurban, on 59th min. for Aliyev 32 13 April 1972 F PFC Neftçhi Baku 55 12
18 Gurbanov, Ildar, on 74th min. for E Guliyev 18 25 April 1986 F Fenerbahçe SK, Turkey - -
15 Abdullayev, Rashad, on 80th min. for Nabiyev 23 1 October 1981 M FK Khazar Universitesi Lenkoran - -

unused substitutes:

7-Makhmud Gurbanov, 12-Rauf Mehtiyev, 13-Samir Abbasov, 16-Ismail Mamedov.
   
3-4-1-2

Hasanzade -
Hajiyev, Sadygov, Amirbekov -
Shukurov, Kerimov, E. Guliyev (I Gurbanov), K. Guliyev -
Ponomarev -
Nabiyev (Abdullayev), Aliyev (G Gurbanov).

Averages (Starting XI):

 Age 24.9 Appearances/Goals n/a n/a

 

England Team
 

Rank:

7th (6th October 2004)
ELO (6th to 4th)

 Colours: Red shirts with white trim, white shorts with red trim, red socks. - The 2004 away uniform.
Capt: Michael Owen, 7th captaincy. Coach: Sven-Göran Eriksson, 56, appointed 31 October 2000, took post 12 January 2001, 
47th match, W 26 - D 14 - L 7 - F 92 - A 45.
England Lineup
1 Robinson, Paul W. 24 15 October 1979 G Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 5 GA
2 Neville, Gary A. 29 18 February 1975 D Manchester United FC 72 0
3 Cole, Ashley 23 20 December 1980 D Arsenal FC 35 0
Cole booked in the 71st min. for Ungentlemanly Conduct.
4 Butt, Nicholas 29 21 January 1975 M Newcastle United FC 38 0
Butt booked in the 78th min. for Unsporting Behaviour for a foul.
5 Ferdinand, Rio G. 25 7 November 1978 D Manchester United FC 35 1
6 Campbell, Sulzeer J. 30 18 September 1974 D Arsenal FC 64 1
7 Jenas, Jermaine A., sub off 72nd min. 21 18 February 1983 M Newcastle United FC 8 0
8 Lampard, Frank J. 26 20 June 1978 M Chelsea FC 28 7
9 Rooney, Wayne M., sub off 85th min. 18 24 October 1985 F Manchester United FC 19 9
Rooney booked in the 40th min. for Unsporting Behaviour for either a late sliding tackle into Rashad Sadygov (TheFA) or for his reaction after a tackle on Anatoly Ponomaryov. The tackle is clean but Rooney then stands over his opponent and is cautioned for his reaction (BBC).
10 Owen, Michael J. 24 14 December 1979 F Real Madrid CF, Spain 65 28
11 Defoe, Jermain C., sub off 55th min. 22 7 October 1982 F Tottenham Hotspur FC 7 1
England Substitutes
18 Smith, Alan, on 55th min. for Defoe 23 28 October 1980 F

Manchester United FC

 12 1
17 Wright-Phillips, Shaun C., on 72nd min. for Jenas 22 25 October 1981 F Manchester City FC 2 1
16 Cole, Joseph, J., on 85th min. for Rooney 22 23 November 1981 M Chelsea FC 19 2

unused substitutes:

12-Ledley King, 13-David James, 14-John Terry, 15-Owen Hargreaves.
   
4-3-1-2 Robinson -
G Neville, Ferdinand, Campbell, A Cole -
Jenas (Wright-Phillips), Butt, Lampard -
Rooney (J Cole) -
Defoe (Smith), Owen.

Averages (Starting XI):

 Age 24.6 Appearances/Goals 35.5  4.3

 
 

Match Report (Mike Payne's exclusive report coming shortly)

 

England's stand-in captain Michael Owen led from the front by heading the winner in the World Cup qualifier against Azerbaijan.  Owen, deputising for the injured and suspended David Beckham in Baku, stole in on Ashley Cole's cross to head home after 21 minutes.  It strengthened England's position at the head of Group Six after a scrappy encounter in atrocious conditions.  Azerbaijan rarely threatened, with Emin Guliyev firing narrowly off target.

England coach Sven-Göran Eriksson opted for Newcastle's Jermaine Jenas as replacement for Beckham.  And England almost got the perfect start when Owen met Gary Neville's cross, but could not find the target.  Azerbaijan have been buoyed by home draws against Wales and Northern Ireland, and they came close to taking a shock lead after 11 minutes.  Guliyev's long-range drive almost shocked Paul Robinson, drifting only inches wide.

And England took advantage of the escape to take the lead, courtesy of Owen, in the 21st minutes.  Cole's measured cross to the far post was met by the unmarked Owen, who headed past Jahangir Hasanzade from eight yards.  Wayne Rooney, who had been booked for a foul on Anatoly Ponomaryov, had an opportunity to extend England's lead five minutes before the interval when Hasanadze was harshly penalised for picking up a back-pass.  Nicky Butt set Rooney up from close range, but his powerful drive rebounded to safety off the wall.  Robinson had to be alert to dive at the feet of Samir Aliyev eight minutes after half-time when England struggled to clear a free-kick.

But England responded with a threat of their own, Hasanzade looking uncertain as he turned a 30-yard free-kick from Frank Lampard over the top.  England coach Eriksson then made a switch, sending on Alan Smith for the subdued Jermain Defoe, as well as introducing Shaun Wright-Phillips for Jenas.  Rooney had worked hard in his deeper role, and he tested Hasanzade with another England free-kick, but the goalkeeper was equal to the task.  Azerbaijan enjoyed a greater share of possession in the closing stages, but England survived without any serious alarms.

Source Notes

TheFA.com
SkySports.com
BBC Sport
Azerbaijan FA
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