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Match No. 845 vs. FYR Macedonia Match No. 847 vs. Croatia Match Results


England National Football Team Match No. 846

England 0 Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 0 [0-0]

Saturday, 7 October 2006

Match Summary and Report

Match Summary and Report Team Records England Pre-Match FYR Macedonia Pre-Match

Match Summary
Status: European Championship 2008 Preliminary Group E qualification match.
Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester, capacity 76,000.
Attendance: 72,062.
Goals: None
Cautions: FYR Macedonia - Robert Petrov, 47th min., unsporting behaviour;
England - Steven Gerrard, 49th min., unsporting behaviour; [suspended for next match]
Expulsions: None.
Officials:
(yellow)		 Referee - Markus Merk, 44 (15-Mar-1962), Kaiserslautern, Germany, FIFA-listed 1992;
Assistant referees - Heiner Müller, 45 (30-May-1961) & Jan-Hendrik Salver, 37 (01-Mar-1969), Germany;
Fourth official - Knut Kircher, 37 (02-Feb-1969), Germany;
Conditions: Kickoff at 5.00 p.m.
Miscellany: -
Statistics:

Type

England

FYR Macedonia
Goal Attempts 11 7
Attempts on Target 7 0
Hit Bar/Post 2 0
Corner Kicks Won 4 4
Offside Calls Against 1 5
Fouls Conceded 9 19
Possession 60% 40%

England Team
Ranking:

5th in FIFA ranking of 13 September 2006; 4th in Elo world ranking before this match and 6th after this match.
Colours: White shirts with red trim, navy shorts, white stockings - The 2005 "home" uniform.
Coach: Steve McClaren, 45, appointed 4 May 2006, took post 1 August 2006, 
4th match, W 3 - D 1 - L 0 - F 10 - A 0.
Captain: John Terry, 4th captaincy.

England Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
1-Robinson, Paul W. 15-Oct-1979 26 G Tottenham Hotspur FC 30 0 2003-active
2-Neville, Gary A. 18-Feb-1975 31 D Manchester United FC 83 0 1995-active
3-Cole, Ashley 20-Dec-1980 25 D Chelsea FC 55 0 2001-active
4-Gerrard, Steven G. 30-May-1980 26 M Liverpool FC 51 10 2000-active
5-King, Ledley B. 12-Oct-1980 25 D Tottenham Hotspur FC 17 1 2002-active
6-Terry, John G. 07-Dec-1980 25 D Chelsea FC 33 2 2003-active
7-Carrick, Michael 28-Jul-1981 25 M

Manchester United FC

 9 0 2001-active
8-Lampard, Frank J. 20-Jun-1978 28 M

Chelsea FC

 49 12 1999-active
9-Rooney, Wayne M., sub off 74th min. 24-Oct-1985 20 F

Manchester United FC

 34 11 2003-active
10-Crouch, Peter J. 30-Jan-1981 25 F

Liverpool FC

 15 11 2005-active
11-Downing, Stewart, sub off 70th min. 22-Jul-1984 22 M Middlesbrough FC 9 0 2005-active

England Substitutes
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
16-Wright-Phillips, Shaun C., sub on 70th min. for Downing 25-Oct-1981 22 M Chelsea FC 9 1 2004-active
17-Defoe, Jermain C., sub on 74th min. for Rooney 07-Oct-1982 24 F Tottenham Hotspur FC 20 3 2004-active
Formation:

4-4-2.

Robinson -
G Neville, Terry, King, Cole -
Gerrard, Carrick, Lampard, Downing (Wright-Phillips) -
Rooney (Defoe), Crouch.
Substitutes
Not Used:		 12-Phil Neville, 13-Chris Kirkland, 14-Jamie Carragher, 15-Scott Parker, 18-Darren Bent.

FYR Macedonia Team
Ranking:

51st in FIFA ranking of 13 September 2006; =80th in Elo world ranking before this match and 76th after this match.
Colours: Red shirts with white side panel on sleeve, red shorts, red and white stockings; Made by Puma.
Coach: Srečko Katanec, 43, appointed 17 February 2006.
Captain: Goce Sedloski.

FYR Macedonia Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
1-Nikolovski, Jane 12-Dec-1973 32 G NK Slaven Belupo Koprivnica, Croatia 18 0 -active
2-Novevski, Nikolce 28-Apr-1979 27 D 1. FSV Mainz 05 e.V., Germany 12 0 -active
3-Petrov, Robert 02-Jun-1978 28 D PFC CSKA Sofia, Bulgaria 25 0 -active
4-Sedloski, Goce 10-Apr-1974 32 D SV Bauwelt Koch Mattersburg, Austria 75 6 -active
5-Mitrevski, Igor 19-Feb-1979 27 D FC Energie Cottbus, Germany 36 1 -active
6-Mitrevski, Aleksander 05-Aug-1980 26 M 1. FC Köln, Germany 25 0 -active
14-Lazarevski, Vlade 09-Jun-1983 23 D Groclin Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Poland 11 0 -active
8-Shumolikovski, Veliche 24-Apr-1981 25 M Bursaspor Kulübü, Turkey 39 1 -active
9-Maznov, Goran 22-Apr-1981 25 F KSC Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium 24 5 -active
19-Pandev, Goran, sub off 83rd min. 27-Jul-1983 23 F SS Lazio SpA, Italy 31 10 -active
11-Naumovski, Ilco, sub off 46th min. 29-Jul-1983 23 F SV Bauwelt Koch Mattersburg, Austria 17 1 -active

FYR Macedonia Substitutes
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
20-Stojkov, Aco, sub on 46th min. for Naumovski 29-Apr-1983 23 F FK Partizan, Serbia 20 4 -active
18-Tasevski, Darko, sub on 83rd min. for Pandev 20-May-1984 22 M FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine 10 0 -active
Formation:

3-5-2

Nikolovski -
Sedloski, I. Mitrevski, Novevski -
A. Mitrevski, Lazerevski, Naumovski (Stojkov), Shumolikovski, Petrov -
Pandev (Tasevski), Meznov
Substitutes
Not Used:		 10-Artim Sakiri, 12-Toma Pacovski, 15-Aleksander Vasovski, 16-Robert Popov, 17-Igor Janchevski,

Match Report

 

England's Euro 2008 qualifying campaign stuttered after a disappointing draw against Macedonia at Old Trafford.  Steve McClaren's side wasted several chances, with Gary Neville and Steven Gerrard hitting the woodwork.  Macedonia keeper Jane Nikoloski saved well from Frank Lampard and Peter Crouch, but Igor Mitrevski's header was only inches away from shocking England.  Wayne Rooney was substituted on his return and Gerrard will miss the clash with Croatia after a yellow card.

England suffered a blow before kick-off when Rio Ferdinand was forced to pull out of the starting line-up with a back injury - allowing Spurs captain Ledley King to step in.  They made a lively start, with the returning Rooney prominent, but once Macedonia settled to their task they were more than a match for England in the first 45 minutes.  Goran Pandev tested the England defence after 10 minutes with a twisting run that ended with a shot into the side-netting. 

England's attacking attempts were few and far between, although Lampard almost forged an opening four minutes before the interval when he burst into the Macedonia penalty area, but keeper Nikoloski plunged bravely at his feet.  And Nikoloski then denied Lampard an opener after 47 minutes when he palmed away his header from Stewart Downing's free-kick.

England suffered a blow seconds later when Gerrard picked up the yellow card that keeps him out of the clash with Croatia for a foul on Pandev.  But Macedonia were proving accomplished opponents, and Mitrevski gave England their biggest scare seven minutes later with a header that was only inches over.  The game was being played at a higher tempo, and Aco Stojkov tested England keeper Paul Robinson at his near post after stretching away from King. 

England had their best opportunity to go ahead in the 58th minute, when Nikoloski saved brilliantly from Crouch's diving header as he met Downing's excellent cross.  The rebound fell invitingly for Gary Neville, who glanced the bar with a rising angled drive from only eight yards.  England were forced into changes in a bid to break down Macedonia's resistance, with Shaun Wright-Phillips replacing Downing after 69 minutes.  The Chelsea winger almost scored within seconds, only to shoot straight at the excellent Nikoloski.

Rooney had been a subdued figure after a good start, and he was replaced by Jermain Defoe with 16 minutes left.  Wright-Phillips had started to commit Macedonia's defenders - and he was the instigator as England were denied by the woodwork with five minutes left.  He set up Gerrard from 20 yards and the Liverpool captain rattled the bar with a powerful drive.  Crouch then missed another chance with a header in injury time, and England's last opportunity had escaped. - BBC Sport

Source Notes

 

Sources

Reuters
Itv.com
FFM.com

 

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