England Match No. 844 - Andorra - 2 September 2006

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843 vs. Greece 844 845 vs. FYR Macedonia	Saturday, 2 September 2006 2008 UEFA European Championship Group E qualification match England 5 Andorra 0 [3-0]
		Old Trafford, Sir Matt Busby Way, Stretford, Greater Manchester Attendance: 56,290; Kick-off: 5.00pm BST; Live on BBC One (UK) - Commentator: John Motson
		England - Peter Crouch (twelve-yard strike 5 4:29, six-yard header 66 65:55), Steven Gerrard (ten-yard shot across goal 13 12:27), Jermain Defoe (seven-yard volley 38 37:30, six-yard strike 47 46:05).	Match Summary England Squad Andorra Squad
Results 2005-2010		England - Wes Brown (45). Andorra - Antoni Sivera (67), Manolo Jimenéz (90).
		England kicked-off. 94 minutes (45 & 49).

Match Summary

Officials from Austria	England	Type	Andorra
Referee (yellow) - Bernhard Brugger 39 (25 December 1966), Salzburg, FIFA listed 1999. Assistant Referees - Norbert Scwab, 38 (30 December 1967), and Franz Maislinger, 42 (4 June 1964). Fourth official - Louis Hofmann, 41 (8 January 1965), Salzburg.	17	Goal Attempts	0
	10	Attempts on Target	0
	2	Hit Bar/Post	0
	7	Corner Kicks Won	0
	7	Offside Calls Against	1
	15	Fouls Conceded	13
	79.2%	Possession	20.8%

England Team

Rank:	FIFA (16th August 2006) 5th EFO ranking Group 2 ELO rating 5th	Colours:		The 2005 home uniform - White collared jerseys with large red cross on right shoulder, navy blue shorts with thin white narrowing stripe on right thigh and red hem, white socks with navy blue half-striped tops.
Capt:	John Terry, second captaincy	Head Coach:		Stephen McClaren, 45 (3 May 1961), appointed Head Coach 4 May 2006, took post 1 August 2006, 2nd match, W 2 - D 0 - L 0 - F 9 - A 0.
England Lineup
1	Robinson, Paul W.	26	15 October 1979	G	Tottenham Hotspur FC	28	14 GA
2	Neville, Philip J., off 64th min.	29	21 January 1977	RB	Everton FC	53	0
3	Cole, Ashley	25	20 December 1980	LB	Chelsea FC	53	0
4	Gerrard, Steven G.	26	30 May 1980	RM	Liverpool FC	49	10
5	Brown, Wesley M.	26	13 October 1979	CD	Manchester United FC	10	0
5	Brown cautioned in the 45th min.			CD	Manchester United FC	10	0
6	Terry, John G.	25	7 December 1980	CD	Chelsea FC	31	2
7	Hargreaves, Owen L.	25	20 January 1981 born in Canada	DM	FC Bayern München, Germany	36	0
8	Lampard, Frank J.	28	20 June 1978	CM	Chelsea FC	47	11
9	Crouch, Peter J.	25	30 January 1981	F	Liverpool FC	13	10
9	the 320th (187th post-war) brace scored	25	30 January 1981	F	Liverpool FC	13	10
10	Defoe, Jermain C., off 72nd min.	23	7 October 1982	F	Tottenham Hotspur FC	18	3
10	the 319th (186th post-war) brace scored	23	7 October 1982	F	Tottenham Hotspur FC	18	3
11	Downing, Stewart, off 64th min.	22	22 July 1984	LM	Middlesbrough FC	7	0
England Substitutes
scoreline: England 4 Andorra 0
15	Richardson, Kieran E., on 64th min. for Downing	21	21 October 1984	M	Manchester United FC	6	2
16	Lennon, Aaron J., on 64th min. for Neville	19	16 April 1987	M	Tottenham Hotspur FC	6	0
scoreline: England 5 Andorra 0
18	Johnson, Andrew, on 72nd min. for Defoe	25	10 February 1981	F	Everton FC	3	0
result: England 5 Andorra 0
unused substitutes:		12-Michael Dawson, 13-Chris Kirkland, 14-Michael Carrick, 17-Darren Bent.

4-1-3-2		Robinson - Neville (Lennon), Brown, Terry, Cole - Hargreaves - Gerrard, Lampard, Downing (Richardson). Defoe (Johnson), Crouch.
4-1-3-2		Formation changed to 3-5-2 after 65 minutes. Lennon replacing Neville and taking his position in midfield.
Averages (Starting XI):		Age	25.5	Appearances/Goals		34.1	3.4

Andorra Team

Rank:	FIFA (16th Aug 2006) 132nd EFO ranking n/a ELO rating 176th to 175th	Colours:		Made by Joma - Red crew neck jerseys with blue collar/cuffs and blue/yellow painted band across chest, red shorts, red socks.
Capt:	Justo Ruiz	Manager:		David Rodrigo Lo, 38 (8 May 1968), appointed May 1999.
Andorra Lineup
1	Koldo	35	4 September 1970	G	FC Andorra	57	0
2	Ayala Diaz, José M.	26	8 April 1980	RM	FC Santa Coloma	23	0
3	Martin Sánchez, F. Javier, off 46th min.	30	21 December 1975	LB	FC Andorra or FC Rànger's	7	0
4	Sonejee Masand, Óscar	30	26 June 1976	CD	FC Andorra	61	3
5	Lima Sola, Antonio	35	22 September 1970	CD	no affiliated club	48	1
6	Sivera Peris, Antoni M., off 77th min.	28	13 April 1978	CM	no affiliated club	17	0
6	Sivera cautioned in the 67th min.			CM	no affiliated club	17	0
7	Txema	31	4 December 1974	RB	FC Andorra	58	0
8	Vieira de Vasconcelos, Márcio	21	10 October 1984	DM	SD Ibiza-Eivissa	3	0
9	Silva Garcia, Fernando J.	29	16 May 1977	CF	PD Santa Eulalia	18	1
10	Pujol Pons, Marc, off 48th min.	24	21 August 1982	CM	FC Santboià	26	1
11	Ruiz González, Justo	37 3 days	31 August 1969	LM	Ranger's Venecia FC	55	2
Andorra Substitutes
scoreline: England 3 Andorra 0
12	Sánchez Soto, Julià, on 46th min. for Martin Sánchez	28	20 June 1978	F	CD Binéfar	55	1
15	Jiménez, Manuel S., on 48th min. for Pujol	30	12 August 1976	M	FC Andorra	47	1
15	Jimenéz cautioned in the 90th min.			M	FC Andorra	47	1
scoreline: England 5 Andorra 0
16	Garcia Iscla, Genís, on 77th min. for Sivera	28	18 May 1978	M	Ranger's Venecia FC	26	0
result: England 5 Andorra 0
unused substitutes:		13-Alfonso Sánchez, 14-Sergio Moreno, 17-Jordi Rubio, 18-Julià Fernández.

4-1-4-1		Koldo - Txema, Sonejee, Lima, Martin Sánchez (Sánchez) - Vieira - Ayala, Pujol (Jimenéz), Sivera (Garcia), Ruiz - Silva.
Averages (Starting XI):		Age	29.6	Appearances/Goals		33.9	0.7

Match Report (Mike Payne's exclusive report coming shortly)

England cruised to victory in their opening Euro 2008 qualifier against Andorra at Old Trafford. Peter Crouch put England in front after four minutes and Liverpool team-mate Steven Gerrard quickly added a second with a brilliant finish. Jermain Defoe was on target with crisp finishes either side of half-time as England dominated completely. Crouch headed home his second from substitute Aaron Lennon's cross after 65 minutes to seal an easy win.

It was a good day's work for new England coach Steve McClaren, but Andorra were desperately poor and failed to mount a single attack in the entire 90 minutes. Wes Brown, as expected, took injured Rio Ferdinand's place in defence, while Defoe kept his place alongside Crouch up front. The combination was effective in the 4-0 win against Greece - and Crouch was in the goals again after only four minutes. Defoe touched the ball inside to Ashley Cole, and when the new Chelsea defender found Crouch, he swept a composed finish past Koldo.

And Crouch's Liverpool captain Gerrard doubled England's advantage with a classic strike eight minutes later. Cole's long cross arrived at the far post for Gerrard to chest down and fire a powerful drive high past Koldo. England's superiority was overwhelming, and almost embarrassing, against an Andorra side so poor that it raised questions about the worth of the fixture.

It lulled England into a quiet spell until Defoe got England back on the goal trail eight minutes before the interval. Gerrard was the creator with a superb right-flank cross that Defoe met with a crisp side-foot finish past the under-siege Koldo. And Defoe added England's fourth in the 47th minute, latching on to Phil Neville's long header to score powerfully. Owen Hargreaves had once again been highly effective and was twice denied by the woodwork.

McClaren made a double change after 63 minutes - sending on Lennon and Kieran Richardson for Neville and Stewart Downing. And it reaped an instant reward as Lennon delivered a perfect cross for Crouch to head home his second. Everton's Andrew Johnson replaced Defoe, and he looked sharp as he almost set up Crouch's third, but he shot wide. - BBC Sport

Source Notes

BBC Sport
TheFA.com
UEFA.com
Andorra Football Federation website
Guardian Unlimited
FCSantaColoma.com
The Independent
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