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England National Football Team Match No. 826

England 2 Azerbaijan 0  [0-0]

Wednesday, 30 March 2005

Match Summary and Report

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

 

Match Summary
Status: World Cup 2006 UEFA Preliminary Group 6 qualification match.
Venue: St James' Park, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, capacity 52,193.
Attendance: 49,046.
Goals: England - Steven Gerrard, 51st min.
England - David Beckham, 62nd min.
Cautions: England - David Beckham, 42nd min., unsporting behaviour (re-entering the field of play without permission).
England - Michael Owen, 54th min., unsporting behaviour (handball).
Azerbaijan - Vugar Guliyev, 57th min., unsporting behaviour.
Expulsions: None.
Officials:
(yellow)		 Referee - Paulo Manuel Gomes Costa, 40 (02-Dec-1964), Portugal, FIFA listed 1999.
Assistant referees - Bertino da Cunha Miranda, 32 (18-May-1972) & João Ferreira dos Santos, 36 (05-Nov-1968), Portugal.
Fourth official - Joaquim Paulo Gomes Ferreira Paraty Silva, 42 (17-Dec-1962), Portugal, FIFA-listed 1997.
Conditions: Kickoff 7:45 pm BST.
Miscellany: Guest of Honour - Sir Bobby Robson.
Statistics:

Type

England

Azerbaijan
Goal Attempts 21 10
Attempts on Target 11 4
Hit Bar/Post 4 0
Corner Kicks Won 13 0
Offside Calls Against 3 1
Fouls Conceded 14 9
Possession 69.1% 30.9%

England Team
Ranking:

8th in FIFA ranking of 23 March 2005; 4th in Elo world ranking before this match and 4th after this match.

Colours: White shirts with red trim, navy shorts, white stockings -  The 2005 "home" uniform.
Coach: Sven-Göran Eriksson, 57, appointed 31 October 2000, took post 12 January 2001, 
51st match, W 28 - D 15 - L 8 - F 98 - A 46.
Captain: David Beckham, 44th captaincy.

England Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
1-Robinson, Paul W. 15-Oct-1979 25 G Tottenham Hotspur FC 12 0 2003-active
2-Neville, Gary A. 18-Feb-1975 30 D Manchester United FC 76 0 1995-active
3-Cole, Ashley 20-Dec-1980 24 D Arsenal FC 39 0 2001-active
4- Gerrard, Steven G. 30-May-1980 24 M Liverpool FC 34 6 2000-active
5-Ferdinand, Rio G., sub off 77th min. 07-Nov-1978 26 D Manchester United FC 38 1 1997-active
6-Terry, John G. 07-Dec-1980 24 D Chelsea FC 16 0 2003-active
7- Beckham, David R.J., sub off 84th min. 02-May-1975 29 M Real Madrid CF, Spain 80 16 1996-active
8-Lampard, Frank J. 20-Jun-1978 26 M Chelsea FC 32 8 1999-active
9-Rooney, Wayne M., sub off 77th min. 24-Oct-1985 19 F Manchester United FC 23 9 2003-active
10-Owen, Michael J. 14-Dec-1979 25 F Real Madrid CF, Spain 69 29 1998-active
11-Cole, Joseph, J. 23-Nov-1981 23 M Chelsea FC 21 3 2001-active

England Substitutes
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
14-King, Ledley B., sub on 77th min. for Ferdinand 12-Oct-1980 23 D Tottenham Hotspur FC 12 1 2002-active
15-Dyer, Kieron C., sub on 77th min. for Rooney 29-Dec-1978 26 M Newcastle United FC 28 0 1999-active
18-Defoe, Jermain C., sub on 84th min. for Beckham 07-Oct-1982 22 F Tottenham Hotspur FC 10 1 2004-active
Formation:

4-4-2
Robinson -
Neville, Ferdinand (King), Terry, A Cole -
Beckham (Defoe), Lampard, Gerrard, J Cole -
Rooney (Dyer), Owen.
Substitutes
Not Used:		 12-Jamie Carragher, 13-David James, 16-Jermaine Jenas, 17-Emile Heskey.

Azerbaijan Team
Ranking:

116th in FIFA ranking of 23 March 2005; =120th in Elo world ranking before this match and 121st after this match.

Colours: Blue shirts, red and white thin stripe down right hand side, white shorts, blue stockings; made by Puma.
Coach: Carlos Alberto Torres, 60, appointed 15 February 2004, 
15th match, W 2 - D 5 - L 8 - F 12 - A 31.
Captain: Gurban Gurbanov.

Azerbaijan Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
1-Kramarenko, Dmitry 12-Sep-1975 29 G FK Karvan Yevlakh - - -
2-Amirbekov, Rafael, sub off 46th min. 23-Feb-1976 29 D FK Bakili Baku 13 0 2004-active
3-Hajiyev, Aftandil 13-Aug-1981 23 D PFK Turan Tovuz 17 0 2000-active
4-Gashimov, Zaur 03-Aug-1980 24 D FC Inter Baku - - -
5-Bakhshiyev, Elmar 03-Aug-1980 24 M FC Inter Baku - - -
6-Abdurahmanov, Ilgar 27-Mar-1979 26 M FK Khazar Universitesi Lenkoran 5 0 2004-active
7-Melikov, Rail 18-Dec-1985 19 D FK Bakili Baku 5 0 2004-active
8-Kerimov, Aslan 01-Jan-1973 32 D FK Karabakh-Azersun Agdam - - -
9-Gurbanov, Gurban, sub off 76th min. 13-Apr-1972 32 F PFC Neftçhi Baku 61 14 1992-active
14-Sadygov, Rashad F. 08-Oct-1983 21 D PFC Neftçhi Baku 31 2 2001-active
11-Nabiyev, Nadir, sub off 76th min. 18-Jul-1980 24 F PFK Turan Tovaz - - -

Azerbaijan Substitutes
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
15-Guliyev, Vugar, sub on 46th min. for Amirbekov 20-Nov-1978 26 D MTK-Araz Imishli - - -
10-Ponomaryov, Anatoly, sub on 76th min. for Gurbanov 12-Jun-1982 22 M FC Inter Baku - - -
17-Akhtyamov, Daniel, sub on 76th min. for Nabiyev 26-Mar-1985 20 F FC Inter Baku - - -
Formation: 5-3-1-1
Kramarenko -
Gashimov, Amirbekov (Guliyev), Sadygov, Hajiyev, Abdurahmanov -
Melikov, Kerimov, Bakhshiyev -
Nabiyev (Akhtyamov) -
Gurbanov (Ponomaryov).
Substitutes
Not Used:		 12-Jahangir Hasanzade, 13- Samir Abbasov, 16-Kamal Guliyev, 18-Ildar Gurbanov.

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