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Match No. 822 vs. Azerbaijan Match No. 824 vs. Netherlands Match Results


England National Football Team Match No. 823

Spain 1 England 0  [1-0]

Wednesday, 17 November 2004

Match Summary and Report

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

 

Match Summary
Status: Friendly match.
Venue: El Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, capacity 80,000.
Attendance: 48,000.
Goals: Spain - Asier del Horno, 9th min.
Cautions: England - Wayne Rooney, 39th min., ungentlemanly conduct.
England - Ashley Cole, 45th min., unsporting behaviour.
Expulsions: None.
Officials:
(black)		 Referee - George Kasnaferis, 37 (10-Feb-1967), Greece, FIFA-listed 1995.
Assistant referees - Georgios Taprantzis, 43 (24-Aug-1961), & Cristos Gennaios, 36 (22-Nov-1967), Greece;
Fourth official - Carlos Velasco Carballo, 33 (16-Mar-1971), Madrid, Spain;
Conditions: Kickoff 9:45 p.m. local time, 8:45 p.m. GMT.
Miscellany: Spain - Raúl, 25th min. penalty saved by Paul Robinson.
  The England team will wear black armbands in memory of former England players Emlyn Hughes and Keith Weller.
Statistics:

Type

Spain

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

Spain Team
Ranking:

4th in FIFA ranking of 10 November 2004; 6th in Elo world ranking before this match and 6th after this match.

Colours: Red shirts, with yellow trim, blue shorts, blue socks; made by Adidas.
Coach: Luis Aragonés Suárez, 66, appointed 1 July 2004, 
6th match, W 3 - D 3 - L 0 - F 8 - A 4.
Captain: Raúl.

Spain Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
1-Casillas, Iker 20-May-1981 23 G

Real Madrid CF

 45 0 2000-active
2-Míchel Salgado 22-Oct-1975 29 D Real Madrid CF 40 0 1998-active
3- del Horno, Asier 19-Jan-1981 23 D Athletic Club Bilbao 3 1 2004-active
4-Xabi Alonso 25-Nov-1981 22 M Liverpool FC, England 16 0 2003-active
5-Marchena, Carlos, sub off 46th min. 31-Jul-1979 25 D Valencia CF SAD 21 0 2002-active
6-Juanito 23-Jul-1976 28 D Real Betis Balompié SAD 7 0 2002-active
7-Raúl, sub off 46th min. 27-Jun-1977 27 F Real Madrid CF 81 40 1996-active
8-Xavi 25-Jan-1980 24 M FC Barcelona 22 0 2000-active
9-Fernando Torres, sub off 46th min. 20-Mar-1984 20 F Club Atlético de Madrid SAD 14 1 2003-active
10-Joaquín 21-Jul-1981 23 M Real Betis Balompié SAD 26 2 2002-active
11-Reyes, José Antonio, sub off 58th min. 01-Sep-1983 21 M Arsenal FC, England 10 2 2003-active

Spain Substitutes
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
12-Pablo, sub on 46th min. for Marchena 30-Aug-1981 23 D Club Atlético de Madrid SAD 1 0 2004-active
14-Guti, sub on 46th min. for Raúl 31-Oct-1976 28 M Real Madrid FC 13 2 1999-active
16-Luque, Alberto, sub on 46th min. for Fernando Torres 11-Mar-1978 26 M RC Deportivo La Coruña SAD 10 1 2002-active
18-Angulo, Miguel Ángel, sub on 58th min. for Reyes 23-Jun-1977 27 M Valencia CF SAD 1 0 2004-active
17-Orbáiz, Pablo, sub on 69th min. for Xabi Alonso 06-Feb-1979 23 D Athletic Club Bilbao 2 0 2002-active
15-Romero, Enrique, sub on 80th min. for Joaquín 23-Jun-1971 33 M RC Deportivo La Coruña SAD 10 0 2000-active
Formation:

4-4-2
Casillas -
Michel Salgado, Juanito, Marchena (Pablo), del Horno -
Joaquín (Romero), Xavi, Xabi Alonso (Orbáiz), Reyes (Angulo) -
Fernando Torres (Luque), Raúl (Guti)
Substitutes
Not Used:		 13-Santiago Cañizares.

England Team
Ranking:

7th in FIFA ranking of 10 November 2004; 4th in Elo world ranking before this match and 5th after this match.

Colours: White shirts with red trim, white shorts, white stockings -  The 2003 "home" shirt.
Coach: Sven-Göran Eriksson, 56, appointed 31 October 2000, took post 12 January 2001, 
48th match, W 26 - D 14 - L 8 - F 92 - A 46.
Captain: David Beckham, 41st captaincy, handed to Michael Owen in the 60th minute.

England Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
1-Robinson, Paul W. 15-Oct-1979 25 G Tottenham Hotspur FC 9 0 2003-active
2-Neville, Gary A. 18-Feb-1975 29 D Manchester United FC 73 0 1995-active
3-Cole, Ashley, sub off 78th min. 20-Dec-1980 23 D Arsenal FC 36 0 2001-active
4-Butt, Nicholas 21-Jan-1975 29 M Newcastle United FC 39 0 1997-active
5-Ferdinand, Rio G., sub off 62nd min. 07-Nov-1978 26 D Manchester United FC 36 1 1997-active
6-Terry, John G., sub off 65th min. 07-Dec-1980 23 D Chelsea FC 14 0 2003-active
7-Beckham, David R.J., sub off 60th min. 02-May-1975 29 M Real Madrid CF, Spain 77 15 1996-active
8-Lampard, Frank J., sub off 60th min. 20-Jun-1978 26 M Chelsea FC 29 7 1999-active
9-Rooney, Wayne M., sub off 42nd min. 24-Oct-1985 19 F Manchester United FC 20 9 2003-active
10-Owen, Michael J. 14-Dec-1979 24 F Real Madrid CF, Spain 66 28 1998-active
11-Bridge, Wayne M. 05-Aug-1980 24 M Chelsea FC 20 1 2002-active

England Substitutes
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
19-Smith, Alan, sub on 42nd min. for Rooney 28-Oct-1980 24 F Manchester United FC 13 1 2001-active
17-Jenas, Jermaine A., sub on 60th min. for Lampard 18-Feb-1983 21 M Newcastle United FC 9 0 2003-active
18-Wright-Phillips, Shaun C., sub on 60th min. for Beckham 25-Oct-1981 22 F Manchester City FC 3 1 2004-active
12-Carragher, James L.D., sub on 62nd min. for Ferdinand. 28-Jan-1978 26 D Liverpool FC 16 0 1999-active
15-Upson, Matthew J., sub on 65th min. for Terry 18-Apr-1979 25 D Birmingham City FC 7 0 2003-active
20-Defoe, Jermain C., sub on 78th min. for Cole 07-Oct-1982 22 F Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 1 2004-active
Formation: 4-4-2
Robinson -
G Neville, Ferdinand (Carragher), Terry (Upson), Cole (Defoe) -
Beckham (Wright-Phillips), Butt, Lampard (Jenas), Bridge -
Rooney (Smith), Owen.

When Defoe came on for Cole after 78 minutes, Bridge reverted to the left-back position, and Defoe played a forward role, thus becoming 4-3-3.
Substitutes
Not Used:		 13-David James, 14-Phil Neville, 16-Owen Hargreaves, 22-Chris Kirkland.

Match Report

 

 

 

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