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Match No. 850 vs. Israel Match No. 852 vs. Brazil Match Results


England National Football Team Match No. 851

Andorra 0 England 3 [0-0]

Wednesday, 28 March 2007

Match Summary and Report

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

Match Summary
Status: European Championship 2008 Preliminary Group E qualification match.
Venue: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Montjuďc, Barcelona, Spain, capacity 55,926 seats;
Attendance: 12,800
Goals: England - Steven Gerrard, 54th minute,
England - Steven Gerrard, 76th minute,
England - David Nugent, 90th minute. [off the line following a Jermain Defoe shot]
Cautions: Andorra - Antonio Lima, 12th min., foul [on Johnson].
Andorra - Juan Carlos Toscano, 25th min., ungentlemanly conduct [elbow on Gerrard].
Andorra - Oscar Sonejee, 58th min., ungentlemanly conduct [constant niggling with Rooney].
England - Wayne Rooney, 59th min., ungentlemanly conduct [constant niggling with Sonejee].
England - Owen Hargreaves, 78th min., ungentlemanly conduct [retaliation].
Andorra - Genís Garcia, 81st min., foul [on Cole].
England - Ashley Cole, 81st min., ungentlemanly conduct [retaliation].
Expulsions: None.
Officials:
(red)		 Referee - Bruno Miguel Duarte Paixao, 32 (18-May-1974), FIFA-listed 2004, Portugal;
Assistant referees - Jose Manuel Silva Cardinal, 40 (19-Jan-1967) & Alfredo Augusto Fernandes Braga, 36 (20-Nov-1970), Portugal;
Fourth official - Joao Francisco Lopes Ferreira, 39 (25-Sep-1967), FIFA-listed 2003, Portugal;
UEFA Referee Observer - Alfredo Trentalange, Italy;
Conditions: Kickoff at 9.00 p.m. local (Barcelona) time; 8.00 p.m. BST;  Very wet and windy, wet pitch.
Miscellany: -
Statistics:

Type

Andorra

England
Goal Attempts - -
Attempts on Target - -
Hit Bar/Post - -
Corner Kicks Won - -
Offside Calls Against - -
Fouls Conceded - -
Possession - -

Andorra Team
Ranking:

=163rd in FIFA ranking of 14 March 2007; 177th in Elo world ranking before this match and 177th after this match.
Colours: Blue shirts with red and yellow slash across chest, blue shorts, blue stockings; made by Joma.
Coach: David Rodrigo, appointed May 1999.
Captain: Justo Ruiz, handed to Oscar Sonejee after 89 minutes.

Andorra Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
1-Koldo 04-Sep-1970 36 G CF Balaguer 62 0 -active
2-Ayala, José Manuel 08-Apr-1980 26 M FC Santa Coloma 27 0 -active
3-Bernaus, Marc 02-Feb-1977 30 M Elche CF SAD 12 1 -active
4-Sonejee, Oscar 26-Mar-1976 31 M FC Andorra 65 2 1998-active
5-Lima, Antonio 22-Sep-1970 36 D SD Eivissa 50 1 -active
6-Escuro, Jordi 19-Apr-1980 26 M FC Benavent 44 0 -active
7-Vieira, Marco 10-Oct-1980 26 M SD Eivissa 8 0 -active
8-Garcia, Genís 18-May-1978 28 M Ranger's Venecia FC 28 0 -active
9-Toscano, Juan Carlos, off 90th+3 min. 14-Aug-1984 22 F FC Santa Coloma 5 0 -active
10-Jimenéz, Manolo, off 70th min. 12-Aug-1976 30 M FC Andorra 52 1 -active
11-Ruiz, Justo, off 89th min. 31-Aug-1969 37 M Ranger's Venecia FC 60 2 -active

Andorra Substitutes
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
16-Sŕnchez, Juli, sub on 70th min., for Jimenéz 26-Jun-1978 28 F FC Andorra 56 1 -active
18-Fernández, Juli, sub on 89th min. for Ruiz 19-Nov-1974 32 D FC Santa Coloma 34 1 -active
15-Moreno, Sergio, sub on 90th+3 min., for Toscano 25-Nov-1987 19 M SD Eivissa 11 0 -active
Formation:

4-5-1

-
Notes Marc Pujol injured in the warm-up, replaced with substitute Manolo Jimenéz.
Substitutes
Not Used:		 12-Alex Samoza, 14-Jordi Rubio, 23-Alfonso Sŕnchez.

England Team
Ranking:

6th in FIFA ranking of 14 March 2007; 7th in Elo world ranking before this match and 7th after this match.
Colours: White shirts with red and navy trim, white shorts with navy blue trim, white stockings - The 2007 home shirt.
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.
Captain: John Terry, 8th captaincy.

England Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
1-Robinson, Paul W. 15-Oct-1979 27 G Tottenham Hotspur FC 34 0 2003-active
2-Richards, Micah L., sub off 61st min. 24-Jun-1988 18 D Manchester City FC 4 0 2006-active
3-Cole, Ashley 20-Dec-1980 26 D Chelsea FC 58 0 2001-active
4-Gerrard, Steven G. 30-May-1980 26 M Liverpool FC 55 12 2000-active
5-Ferdinand, Rio G. 07-Nov-1978 28 D Manchester United FC 59 1 1997-active
6-Terry, John G. 07-Dec-1980 26 D Chelsea FC 37 2 2003-active
7-Hargreaves, Owen L. 20-Jan-1981 26 M

FC Bayern München AG, Germany

 39 0 2001-active
8-Downing, Stewart 22-Jul-1984 22 M Middlesbrough FC 12 0 2005-active
9-Rooney, Wayne M., sub off 61st min. 24-Oct-1985 21 F

Manchester United FC

 38 12 2003-active
10-Johnson, Andrew, sub off 79th min. 10-Feb-1981 26 F Everton FC 7 0 2005-active
11-Lennon, Aaron J. 16-Apr-1987 19 M Tottenham Hotspur FC 9 0 2006-active

England Substitutes
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
15-Dyer, Kieron C., sub on 61st min. for Richards 29-Dec-1978 28 M Newcastle United FC 30 0 1999-active
18-Defoe, Jermain C., sub on 61st min. for Rooney 07-Oct-1982 24 F Tottenham Hotspur FC 23 3 2004-active
17-Nugent, David J., sub on 79th min. for Johnson 02-May-1985 21 F Preston North End FC 1 1 2007-active
Formation:

4-4-2

-
Substitutes
Not Used:		 12-Jamie Carragher, 13-Ben Foster, 14-Gareth Barry, 16-Michael Carrick.

Match Report

 

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.

Source Notes

Sources

BBC Sport
UEFA.com
SkySports.com
ESPNSoccernet

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