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Match No. 823 vs. Spain Match No. 825 vs. Northern Ireland Match Results


England National Football Team Match No. 824

England 0 Netherlands 0  [0-0]

Wednesday, 9 February 2005

Match Summary and Report

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

 

Match Summary
Status: Friendly match.
Venue: Villa Park, Birmingham, capacity 42,573.
Attendance: 40,705.
Goals: None.
Cautions: None.
Expulsions: None.
Officials:
(silver)		 Referee - Peter Fröjdfeldt, 41 (14-Nov-1963), Sweden, FIFA-listed 2001.
Assistant referees - Stefan Wittberg, 36 (02-Sep-1968) & Frederik Nilsson, 33 (17-Jan-1972), Sweden.
Fourth official - Howard Webb, 33 (14-Jul-1971), England, FIFA-listed 2005.
Conditions: Kickoff 7:45 p.m. GMT.
Miscellany: England wore shirts bearing 'no to racism' in the game.  It was the first time in 133 years of international football the front of the England shirt carried anything other than the three lions badge and manufacturer's logo.
Statistics:

Type

England

Netherlands
Goal Attempts 9 7
Attempts on Target 3 1
Hit Bar/Post 0 1
Corner Kicks Won 4 3
Offside Calls Against 1 1
Fouls Conceded 11 18
Possession 49% 51%

England Team
Ranking:

8th in FIFA ranking of 21 January 2005; 5th in Elo world ranking before this match and 5th after this match.

Colours: Red shirts, white shorts, red stockings -  The 2004 "away" uniform, with 'no to racism' across the front in silver.
Coach: Sven-Göran Eriksson, 57, appointed 31 October 2000, took post 12 January 2001, 
49th match, W 26 - D 15 - L 8 - F 92 - A 46.
Captain: David Beckham, 42nd captaincy.  Handed to Michael Owen in the 82nd min.

England Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
1-Robinson, Paul W. 15-Oct-1979 25 G Tottenham Hotspur FC 10 0 2003-active
2-Neville, Gary A. 18-Feb-1975 29 D Manchester United FC 74 0 1995-active
3-Cole, Ashley 20-Dec-1980 24 D Arsenal FC 37 0 2001-active
4-Gerrard, Steven G., sub off 82nd min. 30-May-1980 24 M Liverpool FC 32 5 2000-active
5-Brown, Wesley M. 13-Oct-1979 25 D Manchester United FC 8 0 1999-active
6-Carragher, James L.D. 28-Jan-1978 26 D Liverpool FC 17 0 1999-active
7-Beckham, David R.J., sub off 82nd min. 02-May-1975 29 M Real Madrid CF, Spain 78 15 1996-active
8-Lampard, Frank J., sub off 46th min. 20-Jun-1978 26 M Chelsea FC 30 7 1999-active
9-Rooney, Wayne M., sub off 61st min. 24-Oct-1985 19 F Manchester United FC 21 9 2003-active
10-Owen, Michael J. 14-Dec-1979 25 F Real Madrid CF, Spain 67 28 1998-active
11-Wright-Phillips, Shaun C., sub off 61st min. 25-Oct-1981 22 F Manchester City FC 4 1 2004-active

England Substitutes
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
15-Hargreaves, Owen L., sub on 46th min. for Lampard 20-Jan-1981 24 M FC Bayern München AG, Germany 25 0 2001-active
19-Downing, Stewart, sub on 61st min. for Rooney 22-Jul-1984 20 M Middlesbrough FC 1 0 2005-active
21-Johnson, Andrew, sub on 61st min. for Wright-Phillips 10-Feb-1981 23 F Crystal Palace FC 1 0 2005-active
18-Dyer, Kieron C., sub on 82nd min. for Beckham 29-Dec-1978 26 M Newcastle United FC 26 0 1999-active
17-Jenas, Jermaine A., sub on 82nd min. for Gerrard 18-Feb-1983 21 M Newcastle United FC 10 0 2003-active
Formation:

4-3-3.
Robinson -
Neville, Carragher, Brown, Cole -
Beckham, Gerrard, Lampard (Hargreaves) -
Rooney (Downing), Owen, Wright-Phillips (Johnson).
Substitutes
Not Used:		 12-Gary Johnson, 13-David James, 14-Phil Neville, 16-Joe Cole, 20-Jermain Defoe, 22-Robert Green.

Netherlands Team
Ranking:

6th in FIFA ranking of 21 January 2005; 7th in Elo world ranking before this match and 7th after this match.

Colours: White and black halved shirts, black shorts, white stockings; special anti-racism kit made by Nike.
Coach: Marco van Basten, 39, appointed 29 July 2004,
7th match, W 4 - D 3 - L 0 - F 15 - A 5.
Captain: Edwin van der Sar

Netherlands Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
1-van der Sar, Edwin 29-Oct-1970 34 G

Fulham FC, England

 96 0 1995-active
2-Kromkamp, Jan 17-Aug-1980 24 D AZ Alkmaar 2 0 2004-active
3-Boulahrouz, Khalid 28-Dec-1981 23 D SV Hamburger, Germany 4 0 2004-active
4-Mathijsen, Joris 05-Apr-1980 24 D AZ Alkmaar 2 0 2004-active
5-van Bronckhorst, Giovanni C. 05-Feb-1975 30 D Barcelona FC, Spain 46 3 1996-active
6-Heitinga, Johnny, sub off 62nd min. 15-Nov-1983 21 M AFC Ajax 13 1 2004-active
7-Castelen, Romeo, sub off 64th min. 03-May-1983 21 F Feyenoord 5 0 2004-active
8-Landzaat, Denny 06-May-1976 28 M AZ Alkmaar 11 1 2001-active
9-Makaay, Roy 09-Mar-1975 29 F FC Bayern München AG, Germany 42 6 1996-active
10-van der Vaart, Rafael 11-Feb-1983 21 M AFC Ajax 27 4 2001-active
11-Kuyt, Dirk 22-Jul-1980 24 F Feyenoord 6 1 2004-active

Netherlands Substitutes
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
17-van Bommel, Mark, sub on 62nd min. for Heitinga 22-Apr-1977 27 M PSV Eindhoven 31 7 2000-active
18-Yildirim, Ugur, sub on 64th min. for Castelen 08-May-1982 22 F SV Heerenveen 1 0 2005-active
Formation: 4-3-3.
Van der Sar -
Kromkamp, Boulahrouz, Mathijsen, Van Bronckhorst -
Landzaat, Heitinga (van Bommel), Van der Vaart -
Castelen (Yildirim), Kuyt, Makaay.
Substitutes
Not Used:		 12-Wilfried Bouma, 13-Nigel de Jong, 14-Mario Melchiot, 15-Henk Timmer.

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