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England National Football Team Match No. 828

Colombia 2 England 3  [1-2]

Tuesday, 31 May 2005

Match Summary and Report

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

Giants Stadium, New Jersey, 31 May 2005 - The team that faced Colombia.
Back row - Zat Knight, David James, Michael Carrick, Glen Johnson, Peter Crouch, Ashley Cole.
Front row - Phil Neville, David Beckham (captain), Joe Cole, Jermaine Jenas, Michael Owen.

[Team photo provided by, and thanks to Tom Jermyn and David Witchard at FirstTouchOnline.com]
 

Match Summary
Status: Friendly match.
Venue: Giants Stadium, The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA.
Attendance: Rising to 58,000 before the end of the match.  A source gives the attendance as 50,807;
Goals: England - Michael Owen, 36th min.
England - Michael Owen, 44th min.
Colombia - Mario Yepes, 45th min.
England - Michael Owen, 58th min.
Colombia - Aldo Ramirez, 78th min.
Cautions: Colombia - Mario Yepes, 37th min., dissent.
Colombia - John Restrepo, 44th min., foul.
Expulsions: None
Officials:
(black)		 Referee - Brian L. Hall, 43 (05-Jun-1961), USA, FIFA-listed 1992;
Assistant referees - Gregory Barkey, 41 (20-Aug-1963), & Craig Lowry, 44 (21-Apr-1961), USA;
Fourth official - Arkadiusz Prus, 41 (06-Feb-1964), USA, FIFA-listed 2004;
Conditions: Kickoff 4:02 p.m. ET, 9:02 p.m. BST.
Miscellany: The match is dubbed as a double-header, with MetroStars playing Chicago Fire straight afterwards.  The playing surface is usually artificial, but at a cost of $150,000, grass has been installed specifically for this match.
Statistics:

Type

Colombia

England
Goal Attempts 26 7
Attempts on Target 12 5
Hit Bar/Post 1 0
Corner Kicks Won 12 2
Offside Calls Against 5 2
Fouls Conceded 17 14
Possession 46.6% 53.4%

Colombia Team
Ranking:

28th in FIFA ranking of 18 May 2005; 25th in Elo world ranking before this match and 25th after this match.

Colours: Yellow shirts with blue pinhoops, blue shorts, red stockings; made by Lotto.
Coach: Reinaldo Rueda, 48, appointed January 2004.
Captain: Mario Yepes, handed to Farid Mondragón in the 80th minute.

Colombia Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
22-Mondragón, Farid 21-Jun-1971 33 G Galatasaray SK, Turkey - - -
5-Benítez, Jair - - D Deportivo Independiente Medellín - - -
25-Palacio, Hayder G., sub off 73rd min. 22-Jul-1979 25 M Junior de Barranquilla - - -
3- Yepes, Mario A., sub off 80th min. 13-Jan-1976 29 D Paris Saint Germain, France - - -
21-Restrepo, John J., sub off 73rd min. 22-Aug-1977 27 M CD Cruz Azul, Mexico - - -
15-Viáfara Mina, John E., sub off 58th min. 27-Oct-1978 26 M Once Caldas Manizales - - -
11-Soto Jaramillo, Elkin 04-Aug-1980 24 M Once Caldas Manizales - - -
18-Rey, Luís G. 20-Feb-1980 25 F CA Monarcas Morelia, Mexico - - -
16-Hurtado, Héctor H., sub off 46th min. 21-Sep-1975 29 F Atlético Nacional - - -
9-Ángel, Juan Pablo A., sub off 58th min. 24-Oct-1975 29 F Aston Villa FC, England - - -
14-Amaranto Perea, Luís 30-Jan-1979 26 D Atlético de Madrid, Spain - - -

Colombia Substitutes
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
6-Vargas, Fabián A., sub on 46th min. for Hurtado 17-Apr-1980 25 M CA Boca Juniors, Argentina - - -
7-Perea, V. Edixon, sub on 58th min. for Ángel 20-Apr-1984 21 F Atlético Nacional - - -
13-Anchico, Yulián J., sub on 58th min. for Viáfara - - D Deportes Tolima - - -
8- Ramírez, Aldo Leao, sub on 73rd min. for Viáfara 18-Apr-1981 24 M Independiente Sante Fe - - -
19-Diaz Asprilla, Óscar, sub on 73rd min. for Viáfara 06-Jun-1972 32 M Sociedad Deportivo Quito, Ecuador - - -
4-Mendoza, Humberto, sub on 80th min. for Yepes - - D Atlético Nacional - - -
Formation:

4-4-2.
Substitutes
Not Used:		 1-Miguel Calero, 2-Iván Ramiro Córdoba, 17-Juan Carlos Ramírez.

England Team
Ranking:

6th in FIFA ranking of 18 May 2005; 3rd in Elo world ranking before this match and 3rd after this match.

Colours: White shirts with red trim, white shorts, white stockings -  The 2005 "home" shirt.
Coach: Sven-Göran Eriksson, 57, appointed 31 October 2000, took post 12 January 2001, 
53rd match, W 30 - D 15 - L 8 - F 103 - A 49.
Captain: David Beckham, 45th captaincy, handed to Phil Neville in the 73rd minute.

England Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
1-James, David B., sub off 46th min. 01-Aug-1970 34 G Manchester City FC 32 0 1997-active
2-Neville, Philip J. 21-Jan-1977 28 D Manchester United FC 52 0 1996-active
3-Cole, Ashley 20-Dec-1980 24 D Arsenal FC 41 0 2001-active
4-Carrick, Michael 28-Jul-1981 23 M Tottenham Hotspur FC 4 0 2001-active
5-Johnson, Glen M. 23-Aug-1984 20 D Chelsea FC 4 0 2003-active
6-Knight, Zatyiah 02-May-1980 25 D Fulham FC 2 0 2005-active
7-Beckham, David R.J., sub off 73rd min. 02-May-1975 30 M Real Madrid CF, Spain 81 16 1996-active
8-Jenas, Jermaine A. 18-Feb-1983 22 M Newcastle United FC 12 0 2003-active
9-Crouch, Peter J., sub off 73rd min. 30-Jan-1981 24 F Southampton FC 1 0 2005-active
10- Owen, Michael J., sub off 73rd min. 14-Dec-1979 25 F Real Madrid CF, Spain 70 32 1998-active
11-Cole, Joseph, J., sub off 86th min. 23-Nov-1981 23 M Chelsea FC 23 3 2001-active

England Substitutes
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
13-Green, Robert P., sub on 46th min. for James 18-Jan-1980 25 G Norwich City FC 1 0 2005-active
14-Richardson, Kieran E., sub on 73rd min. for Beckham 21-Oct-1984 20 M Manchester United FC 2 2 2005-active
15-Smith, Alan, sub on 73rd min. for Crouch 28-Oct-1980 24 F Manchester United FC 15 1 2001-active
16-Defoe, Jermain C., sub on 73rd min. for Owen 07-Oct-1982 22 F Tottenham Hotspur FC 12 1 2004-active
12-Young, Luke P., sub on 86th min. for J Cole 19-Jul-1979 25 D Charlton Athletic FC 2 0 2005-active
Formation: 4-4-2
Substitutes
Not Used:		 18-Sol Campbell, 19-Andy Johnson, 20-Scott Carson.

Match Report

 

 

 

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