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Results 2005-2010 |
 Wednesday,
28 March 2007
European Championship 2008 Group E qualification
match
Andorra 0
England 3
[0-0]
Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Montjuïc,
Barcelona, Spain,
Kick-off
9.00 p.m. local
(Barcelona) time;
8.00 p.m. BST;
Live on
Sky Sports One (UK) - Commentator: Martin Tyler
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Andorra Squad
England
Squad
Team Records
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Attendance
- 40,012 |
 England
- Steven Gerrard
(54,76), David Nugent (90). |
 Andorra
-
Antonio Lima
(12), Juan Carlos Toscano (25),
Óscar Sonejee
(58), Genís
Garcia
(81)
England
-
Wayne Rooney
(59), Owen Hargreaves
(78),
Ashley Cole
(81).
 none |
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 England
kicked-off. 98 minutes (49 & 49). |
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Match
Summary |
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Officials |
Andorra |
Type |
England |
Referee
(red)
-
Bruno Miguel Duarte
Paixão,
32 (18 May 1974), FIFA-listed 2004,
Setúbal,
Portugal;
Assistant referees -
José Manuel Silva
Cardinal, 40 (19 January 1967) & Alfredo Augusto Fernandes
Braga, 36 (20 November 1970), Portugal;
Fourth official - João Francisco Lopes
Ferreira, 39 (25 September 1967), FIFA-listed
2003, Setúbal,
Portugal;
UEFA Referee Observer -
Alfredo Trentalange, Italy; |
2 |
Goal Attempts |
25 |
|
0 |
Attempts on Target |
12 |
|
0 |
Hit Bar/Post |
0 |
|
0 |
Corner Kicks Won |
3 |
|
1 |
Offside Calls Against |
3 |
|
11 |
Fouls Conceded |
14 |
|
18% |
Possession |
82% |
|
|
 Andorra
Team |
| |
|
Rank: |
=163rd
(14th March 2007)
ELO (177th) |
Colours:
Made by Joma |
Blue shirts with red and yellow slash across
chest, blue shorts, blue socks; |
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Capt: |
Justo Ruiz (aged 37 years, 210 days), (Óscar Sonejee after 89
minutes) |
Coach: |
David Rodrigo,
40 (8 May 1968), appointed May 1999. |
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Andorra
Lineup |
|
1 |
Koldo |
36 |
4 September 1970 |
G |
CF Balaguer |
62 |
0 |
|
2 |
Ayala, José Manuel |
26 |
8 April 1980 |
M |
FC Santa Coloma |
27 |
0 |
|
3 |
Bernaus, Marc |
30 |
2 February 1977 |
M |
Elche CF SAD |
12 |
1 |
|
4 |
Sonejee, Óscar |
31 |
26 March 1976 |
M |
FC Andorra |
65 |
2 |
|
Sonejee booked in the 58th min, for Ungentlemanly
Conduct, for constant niggling with Wayne Rooney. |
|
5 |
Lima,
Antonio |
36 |
22 September 1970 |
D |
SD Eivissa |
50 |
1 |
|
Lima booked in the 12th min. for
Unsporting Behaviour for a foul on Johnson outside penalty area. |
|
6 |
Escuro, Jordi |
26 |
19 April 1980 |
M |
FC Benavent |
44 |
0 |
|
7 |
Vieira, Marco |
26 |
10 October 1980 |
M |
SD Eivissa |
8 |
0 |
|
8 |
Garcia, Genís |
28 |
18 May 1978 |
M |
Ranger's Venecia FC |
28 |
0 |
|
Garcia booked in the 81st min. for
Unsporting Behaviour for a hack on Ashley Cole. |
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9 |
Toscano,
Juan Carlos, sub off 90th+3 min. |
22 |
14 August 1984 |
F |
FC Santa Coloma |
5 |
0 |
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Toscano booked in the 25th min, for
Ungentlemanly Conduct, for elbowing Steven Gerrard. |
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10 |
Jimenéz, Manolo, sub off 70th min. |
30 |
12 August 1976 |
M |
FC Andorra |
52 |
1 |
|
11 |
Ruiz, Justo, sub off 89th min. |
37 |
31 August 1969 |
M |
Ranger's Venecia FC |
60 |
2 |
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Andorra
Substitutes |
|
16 |
Sànchez, Juli, sub on 70th min., for
Jimenéz |
28 |
26 June 1978 |
F |
FC Andorra |
56 |
1 |
|
18 |
Fernández, Juli, sub on 89th min. for Ruiz |
32 |
19 November 1974 |
D |
FC Santa Coloma |
34 |
1 |
|
15 |
Moreno, Sergio, sub on 90th+3 min., for Toscano |
19 |
25 November 1987 |
M |
SD Eivissa |
11 |
0 |
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unused
substitutes: |
12-Alex Samoza, 14-Jordi
Rubio, 23-Alfonso
Sànchez. |
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notes: |
Marc Pujol injured in
the warm-up, replaced with substitute
Manolo Jimenéz. |
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4-5-1 |
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Averages (Starting XI): |
Age |
29.8 |
Appearances/Goals |
37.5 |
0.6 |
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 England
Team |
| |
|
Rank: |
6th (14th March 2007)
ELO (7th) |
Colours: |
White shirts with red and navy trim, white
shorts with navy blue trim, white socks - The 2007 home shirt. |
|
Capt: |
John Terry,
8th captaincy. |
Coach: |
Steve
McClaren, 45, appointed 4 May 2006, took post 1 August 2006,
9th match, W 4 - D 3 - L 2 - F 14 - A 4. |
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England
Lineup |
|
1 |
Robinson,
Paul W. |
27 |
15 October 1979 |
G |
Tottenham Hotspur FC |
34 |
17
GA |
|
2 |
Richards, Micah L.,
sub off 61st min. |
18 |
24 June 1988 |
D |
Manchester City FC |
4 |
0 |
|
3 |
Cole,
Ashley |
26 |
20 December 1980 |
D |
Chelsea FC |
58 |
0 |
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Cole booked in the 81st min. for Ungentlemanly
Conduct for retaliating against Genís Garcia's foul. |
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4 |
Gerrard, Steven
G. |
26 |
30 May 1980 |
M |
Liverpool FC |
55 |
12 |
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5 |
Ferdinand, Rio G. |
28 |
7 November 1978 |
D |
Manchester United FC |
59 |
1 |
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6 |
Terry,
John G. |
26 |
7 December 1980 |
D |
Chelsea FC |
37 |
2 |
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7 |
Hargreaves, Owen L. |
26 |
20 January 1981 |
M |
FC Bayern München AG, Germany |
39 |
0 |
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Hargreaves booked in the 78th min. for Ungentlemanly
Conduct for retaliating. |
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8 |
Downing, Stewart |
22 |
22 July 1984 |
M |
Middlesbrough FC |
12 |
0 |
9
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Rooney,
Wayne M., sub off 61st min. |
21 |
24 October 1985 |
F |
Manchester United FC |
38 |
12 |
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Rooney booked in the 59th min, for Ungentlemanly
Conduct, for constant niggling with Óscar Sonejee. Suspended. |
|
10 |
Johnson, Andrew,
sub off 79th min. |
26 |
10 February 1981 |
F |
Everton FC |
7 |
0 |
|
11 |
Lennon, Aaron J. |
19 |
16 April 1987 |
M |
Tottenham Hotspur FC |
9 |
0 |
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England
Substitutes |
|
15 |
Dyer, Kieron C.,
on 61st min. for Richards |
28 |
29 December 1978 |
M |
Newcastle United FC |
30 |
0 |
|
18 |
Defoe,
Jermain C.,
on 61st min. for Rooney |
24 |
7 October 1982 |
F |
Tottenham Hotspur FC |
24 |
3 |
|
17 |
Nugent, David
J., on 79th min. for Johnson |
21 |
2 May 1985 |
F |
Preston North End FC |
1 |
1 |
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unused
substitutes: |
12-Jamie Carragher,
13-Ben
Foster, 14-Gareth
Barry, 16-Michael
Carrick. |
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4-4-2 |
Robinson -
Richards (Dyer), Ferdinand, Terry,
Cole -
Lennon, Hargreaves, Gerrard, Downing -
Johnson (Nugent), Rooney (Defoe). |
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Averages (Starting XI): |
Age |
24.1 |
Appearances/Goals |
31.2 |
2.5 |
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Match Report
(Mike Payne's exclusive report coming shortly) |
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 Steven Gerrard spared England and coach Steve McClaren's blushes
with a crucial double strike to break Andorra's resistance in the Euro
2008 qualifier. England were jeered off after a shameful first 45
minutes in Barcelona. But Gerrard broke the deadlock with a low
20-yard drive after 53 minutes, then slide home a neat finish with 15
minutes left in an ill-tempered clash. Debutant David Nugent
scored in the last minute after Jermain Defoe saw a shot saved by keeper
Koldo Alvarez.
England, as expected, were without Frank Lampard after he was
ruled out with a broken wrist sustained in training. And he may
have been grateful for sitting out a shambolic first half that was
notable for the persistent abuse aimed in the direction of McClaren and
his team by furious England supporters. Andorra's only threat was
a physical one, with Wayne Rooney targeted for rough treatment and Owen
Hargreaves cynically elbowed by Justo Ruiz. Alvarez did well to
repel the few moments when England did threaten, saving well from Andrew
Johnson and Gerrard.
The busy Johnson also curled an angled drive just over and Stewart
Downing was off target twice when he should have done better.
England departed at half-time to a crescendo of jeering, but were able
to cheer their fans by finally breaking the deadlock after 53 minutes.
Rooney touched the ball into Gerrard's path and he made no mistake
with a low drive from 20 yards. The Manchester United star then
managed to rule himself out of the visit to Estonia when he received a
yellow card, along with Oscar Sonejee, as their running battle
continued. Rooney was wisely withdrawn on the hour to avoid
further trouble and was replaced by Defoe, while Micah Richards was
stretchered off injured - with Kieron Dyer going on.
Gerrard wrapped up with win for England after 75 minutes, racing
on to a clever touch by Defoe to slide a precise finish past Alvarez.
And McClaren then gave a debut to Preston's Nugent, the youngster going
on for Johnson. He was narrowly off target after good work by
Downing, but claimed England's third as Defoe's shot rolled towards the
goal-line.
- BBC Sport
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 Source Notes
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