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England National Football Team Match No. 833

England 2 Poland 1  [1-1]

Wednesday, 12 October 2005

Match Summary and Report

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

 

Match Summary
Status: World Cup 2006 UEFA Preliminary Group 6 qualification match.
Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester, capacity 68,936.
Attendance: 65,467.
Goals: England - Michael Owen, 43rd min.
Poland - Tomasz Frankowski, 46th+ min.
England - Frank Lampard, 80th min.
Cautions: Poland - Marcin Baszczyński, 61st min.; unsporting behaviour.
Poland - Radosław Sobolewski, 73rd min.; unsporting behaviour.
Expulsions: None
Officials:
(black)		 Referee - Kim Milton Nielsen, 45 (03-Aug-1960), Denmark, FIFA-listed 1988;
Assistant referees - Jorgen Jepsen, 44 (30-Sep-1961) & Torben Jensen, 40 (31-Jul-1965), Denmark;
Fourth official - Knud Fisker , 45 (17-Sep-1960), Denmark, FIFA-listed 1994;
Conditions: Kickoff 7.45 p.m. BST;
Miscellany: -
Statistics:

Type

England

Poland
Goal Attempts 15 5
Attempts on Target 8 2
Hit Bar/Post 0 0
Corner Kicks Won 8 0
Offside Calls Against 4 0
Fouls Conceded 12 21
Possession 64% 36%

England Team
Ranking:

11th in FIFA ranking of 14 September 2005; 6th in Elo world ranking before this match and 5th 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, 
58th match, W 33 - D 15 - L 10 - F 108 - A 55.
Captain: Michael Owen, 8th captaincy. Handed to John Terry after 84 minutes, when Owen was substituted.

England Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
1-Robinson, Paul W. 15-Oct-1979 25 G Tottenham Hotspur FC 17 0 2003-active
2-Young, Luke P. 19-Jul-1979 26 D Charlton Athletic FC 6 0 2005-active
3-Carragher, James L.D. 28-Jan-1978 27 D Liverpool FC 22 0 1999-active
4-King, Ledley B. 12-Oct-1980 25 D Tottenham Hotspur FC 14 1 2002-active
5-Ferdinand, Rio G. 07-Nov-1978 26 D Manchester United FC 43 1 1997-active
6-Terry, John G. 07-Dec-1980 24 D Chelsea FC 20 0 2003-active
7-Wright-Phillips, Shaun C., sub off 67th min. 25-Oct-1981 23 M Chelsea FC 7 1 2004-active
8- Lampard, Frank J. 20-Jun-1978 27 M Chelsea FC 37 10 1999-active
9-Rooney, Wayne M. 24-Oct-1985 19 F Manchester United FC 27 10 2003-active
10- Owen, Michael J., sub off 84th min. 14-Dec-1979 25 F Newcastle United FC 74 33 1998-active
11-Cole, Joseph, J., sub off 87th min. 23-Nov-1981 23 M Chelsea FC 28 4 2001-active

England Substitutes
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
16-Crouch, Peter J., sub on 67th min. for Wright-Phillips 30-Jan-1981 24 F Liverpool FC 3 0 2005-active
14-Jenas, Jermaine A., sub on 84th min. for Owen 18-Feb-1983 22 M Tottenham Hotspur FC 14 0 2003-active
15-Smith, Alan, sub on 87th min. for Cole 28-Oct-1980 24 M Manchester United FC 16 1 2001-active
Formation:

4-1-3-2  (4-4-2)

Robinson -
Young, Terry, Ferdinand, Carragher -
King -
Wright-Phillips (Crouch), Lampard, Cole (Smith) -
Owen (Jenas), Rooney
Substitutes
Not Used:		 12-Phil Neville, 13-Chris Kirkland, 17-Darren Bent, 18-Jermain Defoe.

Poland Team
Ranking:

17th in FIFA ranking of 12 September 2005; 19th in Elo world ranking before this match and 19th after this match.

Colours: Red shirts with white trim, white shorts, red stockings; made by Puma.
Coach: Paweł Janas, 51, appointed 20 December 2002, 
25th match, W 15 - D 4- L 7 - F 51 - A 29.
Captain: Jacek Bąk.

Poland Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
1-Boruc, Artur 20-Feb-1980 25 G Glasgow Celtic FC, Scotland, on loan from KP Legia Warszawa 12 0 2004-active
2-Jop, Mariusz 03-Aug-1978 27 D FK Moskva, Russia 7 0 2003-active
14-Żewłakow, Michał  22-Apr-1976 29 D RSC Anderlecht, Belgium 51 1 1999-active
4-Baszczyński, Marcin 07-Jun-1977 28 D Wisła Kraków 26 1 2000-active
5-Kosowski, Kamil 30-Aug-1977 28 M Southampton FC, England, on loan from 1. FC Kaiserlautern,  Germany 39 4 2001-active
6-Bąk, Jacek 24-Mar-1973 32 D Al Rayan, Qatar 67 2 1993-active
7-Sobolewski, Radosław, sub off 80th min. 13-Dec-1976 28 M Wisła Kraków 13 1 2003-active
8-Smolarek, Euzebiusz, sub off 46th min. 09-Jan-1981 24 M Borussia Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany 9 2 2002-active
9-Żurawski, Maciej, sub off 39th min 12-Sep-1976 29 F Glasgow Celtic FC, Scotland 48 15 1998-active
10-Lewandowski, Mariusz  18-May-1979 26 M Wisła Kraków 22 0 2002-active
11-Rasiak, Grzegorz  12-Jan-1979 26 F Tottenham Hotspur FC, England 24 6 2002-active

Poland Substitutes
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
17- Frankowski, Tomasz, sub on 39th min. for Żurawski 16-Aug-1974 31 F Elche CF, Spain 16 10 1999-active
18-Krzynówek, Jacek, sub on 46th min. for Smolarek 15-May-1976 29 M Bayer Leverkusen, Germany 53 9 1998-active
16-Radomski, Arkadiusz, sub on 80th min. for Sobolewski 27-Jun-1977 28 M FK Austria MAGNA Wien, Austria 16 0 2003-active
Formation:

4-4-2

Boruc -
Baszczyński, Bąk, Jop, Żewłakow -
Smolarek (Krzynówek), Lewandowski, Sobolewski (Radomski), Kosowski -
Żurawski (Frankowski), Rasiak
Substitutes
Not Used:		 3-Tomasz Rząsa, 12-Wojciech Kowalewski, 13-Sebastian Mila, 15-Tomasz Kłos.

Match Report

 

England shrugged off recent criticisms and finished top of their World Cup qualifying group with a vibrant display to beat Poland at Old Trafford.  Michael Owen, captain in the absence of David Beckham, skilfully diverted in a Joe Cole shot to put England ahead.  Tomasz Frankowski's volleyed equaliser for Poland flattered the visitors and their keeper Artur Boruc twice saved from Owen to keep his side level.  But Owen set up Frank Lampard to volley in and give England a deserved win.

Sven-Göran Eriksson's side started the match with the freedom of knowing they had already qualified for the 2006 World Cup and caused some early moments of panic for Poland.  A Lampard free-kick, meant as a cross, was tipped over the bar by back-tracking Poland keeper Boruc and a forceful Wayne Rooney run epitomised a determined England team.  The home side dominated possession with quality passing and movement, which proved too difficult for Poland to handle.

Ledley King powered an 18-yard strike over, Lampard went close with a header while Rooney was agonisingly just high with a 25-yard shot.  Cole was similarly close with an effort from the edge of the Poland area as England showed little sign of the lack of confidence from recent games.

Eriksson's players were also making light of missing some of their star names with Shaun Wright-Phillips and King, in for Beckham and Steven Gerrard respectively, making their presence felt.  Owen deservedly put England in front with his 22nd goal in competitive matches - his 33rd overall - for the national team which equalled Gary Lineker's record.  But the home side made the mistake of relaxing momentarily and Poland levelled with their first noteworthy attack of the game when Frankowski volleyed in at the far post on the stroke of half-time.

England continued to attack after the break and Rooney skied a snapshot from close range after Rio Ferdinand headed back a Lampard corner.  Owen was denied a second when Boruc saved instinctively as England pressed for the victory to leapfrog Poland and finish top of Group Six.  They duly did so when Lampard clinically finished off an England counter-attack with his far post strike 10 minutes from time.

 

Source Notes

Sources

  BBC Sport/Match of the Day
Polish F.A. website
Sporting Life
Sky Sports
The Football Association
Official FIFA Match Report

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