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Match
Summary |
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Officials |
Wales |
Type |
England |
Referee
(yellow)
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Valentin Valentinovich Ivanov,
Валентин Валентинович Иванов,
44 (4 July 1961), Moscow, Russia, FIFA-listed 1997;
Assistant referees - Nikolay Golubev, 34 (9 November 1970), & Tikhon Kalugin, 30
(3 December 1974), Russia;
Fourth official - Igor
Vyacheslavovich
Egorov,
Игорь Вячеславович Егоров,
36 (4 November 1968), Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, FIFA-listed 2003;
The Football Association and FIFA give the
refereeing credit to Valentin Ivanov, it was thought that Nikolai Ivanov was
referee. |
7 |
Goal Attempts |
13 |
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1 |
Attempts on Target |
7 |
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0 |
Hit Bar/Post |
0 |
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2 |
Corner Kicks Won |
4 |
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2 |
Offside Calls Against |
5 |
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9 |
Fouls Conceded |
6 |
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35.2% |
Possession |
64.8% |
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 Wales
Team |
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Rank: |
83rd (17th August 2005)
ELO (=65th to 63rd) |
Colours:
made by Kappa |
Red shirts, red shorts, red socks; |
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Capt: |
Ryan Giggs. |
Coach: |
John Benjamin
Toshack MBE, 55 (22 March 1949) appointed 12 November 2004,
5th match, W 1 - D 1 - L 3 - F 2 - A 4. |
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Wales
Lineup |
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1 |
Coyne, Daniel |
32 |
27 August 1973 |
G |
Burnley FC, England |
10 |
0 |
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2 |
Duffy, R. Michael |
20 |
30 August 1985 |
D |
Portsmouth FC, England |
2 |
0 |
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3 |
Ricketts, Samuel |
23 |
11 October 1981 |
D |
Swansea City FC |
5 |
0 |
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4 |
Gabbidon, Daniel L. |
26 |
8
August 1979 |
D |
West Ham United FC, England |
21 |
0 |
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5 |
Page, Robert J., sub off 65th min. |
31 |
3
September 1974 |
D |
Coventry City FC, England |
40 |
0 |
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6 |
Partridge, David |
26 |
26 November 1978 |
D |
Bristol City FC, England |
4 |
0 |
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7 |
Fletcher, Carl N. |
25 |
7
April 1980 |
M |
West Ham United FC, England |
8 |
0 |
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8 |
Robinson, Carl P., sub off 55th min. |
28 |
13 October 1976 |
M |
Sunderland AFC, England |
24 |
0 |
9 |
Hartson,
John |
30 |
5
April 1975 |
F |
Glasgow Celtic FC, Scotland |
48 |
14 |
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Hartson booked in the 39th minute for
Unsporting Behaviour for a late tackle. Suspended. |
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10 |
Davies, Simon, sub off 69th min. |
31 |
23 April 1974 |
M |
Everton FC, England |
26 |
4 |
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11 |
Giggs, Ryan J. |
31 |
29 November 1973 |
F |
Manchester United FC, England |
52 |
8 |
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Wales
Substitutes |
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17 |
Koumas, Jason, on 55th min. for Robinson |
25 |
25 September 1979 |
M |
Cardiff City FC on loan from West Bromwich Albion FC, England |
15 |
1 |
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12 |
Collins, James M., on 65th min. for Page |
22 |
23 August 1983 |
D |
West Ham United FC, England |
7 |
0 |
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18 |
Earnshaw, Robert, on 69th min. for Davies |
24 |
6
April 1981 |
F |
West Bromwich Albion FC, England |
21 |
9 |
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unused
substitutes: |
14-Rob Edwards, 15-Gareth Roberts, 16-Joe Ledley, 21-Paul Jones. |
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5-3-2 |
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Averages (Starting XI): |
Age |
27.5 |
Appearances/Goals |
21.8 |
2.4 |
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 England
Team |
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Rank: |
7th (17th August 2005)
ELO (5th to 3rd) |
Colours: |
White
shirts with red trim, navy blue shorts, white socks - The 2005
home uniform. |
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Capt: |
David Beckham, 47th captaincy. |
Coach: |
Sven-Göran Eriksson, 57, appointed 31 October 2000, took post 12 January 2001,
55th match, W 31 - D 15 - L 9 - F 105 - A 53. |
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England
Lineup |
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1 |
Robinson,
Paul W. |
25 |
15 October 1979 |
G |
Tottenham Hotspur FC |
14 |
6
GA |
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2 |
Young,
Luke P. |
26 |
19 July 1979 |
D |
Charlton Athletic FC |
3 |
0 |
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3 |
Cole,
Ashley |
24 |
20 December 1980 |
D |
Arsenal
FC |
43 |
0 |
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4 |
Gerrard, Steven G.,
sub off 84th min. |
25 |
30 May 1980 |
M |
Liverpool FC |
36 |
6 |
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5 |
Ferdinand, Rio G. |
26 |
7
November 1978 |
D |
Manchester United FC |
40 |
1 |
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6 |
Carragher, James L.D. |
27 |
28 January 1978 |
D |
Liverpool FC |
19 |
0 |
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7 |
Beckham, David R.J. |
30 |
2
May 1975 |
M |
Real Madrid CF,
Spain |
83 |
16 |
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8 |
Lampard,
Frank J. |
27 |
20 June 1978 |
M |
Chelsea FC |
34 |
8 |
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9 |
Rooney,
Wayne M. |
19 |
24 October 1985 |
F |
Manchester United FC |
25 |
10 |
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10 |
Wright-Phillips,
Shaun C., sub off 68th min. |
23 |
25 October 1981 |
M/F |
Chelsea FC |
5 |
1 |
11 |
Cole, Joseph, J.,
sub off 76th min. |
23 |
23 November 1981 |
M |
Chelsea FC |
25 |
4 |
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England
Substitutes |
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17 |
Defoe,
Jermain C., on 68th min. for
Wright-Phillips |
22 |
7
October 1982 |
F |
Tottenham Hotspur FC |
14 |
1 |
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15 |
Hargreaves, Owen L.,
on 76th min. for J Cole |
24 |
20 January 1981 |
M |
FC Bayern München AG, Germany |
28 |
0 |
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16 |
Richardson,
Kieran E., on 84th min. for Gerrard |
20 |
21 October 1984 |
M |
Manchester United FC |
3 |
2 |
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unused
substitutes: |
12-Matthew Upson, 13-Chris
Kirkland, 14-Phil Neville, 18-Darren
Bent. |
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4-1-2-2-1 (4-5-1) |
Robinson -
Young, Ferdinand, Carragher, A Cole -
Beckham -
Gerrard (Richardson), Lampard -
Wright-Phillips (Defoe), J Cole (Hargreaves) -
Rooney. |
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Averages (Starting XI): |
Age |
25.0 |
Appearances/Goals |
29.7 |
4.2 |
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Match Report
(Mike Payne's exclusive report coming shortly) |
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Joe Cole's second-half winner sank Wales and kept England on
course for World Cup qualification. Cole broke the deadlock after
53 minutes when his shot from Shaun Wright-Phillips' cross was deflected
past Danny Coyne by Danny Gabbidon. England dominated throughout,
but goalkeeper Paul Robinson needed to produce a brilliant save from
John Hartson to stop Wales taking the lead. Goalscorer Cole and
Wayne Rooney were both guilty of bad misses for England.
England, as expected, fielded a five-man midfield,
with Charlton's Luke Young replacing the injured Gary Neville. And
Sven-Goran Eriksson's side exerted almost total domination in the
opening stages, pinning Wales back in their own territory for long
periods.
Rooney almost ended the stalemate after 20 minutes, exchanging
passes with Steven Gerrard, but the youngster was foiled by Coyne's
block. Wales' main threat was coming from Hartson's aerial power,
and twice he came close to making England pay for failing to take
advantage of their supremacy. Ashley Cole's brave headed clearance
halted Hartson as he closed in on Giggs' cross - then it took a
magnificent save from Robinson seven minutes before the interval to keep
England on level terms. Hartson rose to meet another Giggs cross,
but Robinson somehow dived low to his left to turn the ball to safety.
Joe Cole missed a great chance to put England ahead on the stroke
of half-time, but he headed David Beckham's cross wide from only six
yards. He made amends - and underlined the value of Robinson's
save - when he put England ahead after 53 minutes. Beckham found
Wright-Phillips on the right and his cross was met by the incoming Cole,
who scored via a big deflection from Gabbidon.
Rooney then almost added a second instantly with a clever chip
that was tipped over by Coyne. Wales were having no impact on
England's defence in the second half, despite sending on Robert Earnshaw
for Simon Davies. England had made a change of their own,
mystifyingly replacing the lively Wright-Phillips with Jermain Defoe.
Wales managed to exert some pressure in the closing minutes,
forcing England into some scrambling defence, but John Toshack's side
lacked a real cutting edge.
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 Source Notes
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BBC Sport
Official FIFA Match Report
Sky Sports
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CG
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Saturday,
3 September 2005
none
England
kicked-off. 94 minutes (46 & 48).