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England National Football Team Match No. 853

Estonia 0 England 3 [0-1]

Wednesday, 6 June 2007

Match Summary and Report

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

Match Summary
Status: European Championship 2008 Preliminary Group E qualification match.
Venue: A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, capacity 9,300 (all-seater)
Attendance: 11,000
Goals: England - Joe Cole, 37th minute,
England - Michael Owen, 54th minute,
England - Peter Crouch, 62nd minute.
Cautions: England - Peter Crouch, 81st minute, foul.
Expulsions: None.
Officials:
(yellow)		 Referee - Grzegorz Gilewski, 34 (24-Feb-1973), FIFA-listed 2001, Radom, Poland;
Assistant referees - Maciej Wierzbowski, 36 (15-Feb-1971) & Rafal Rostkowski, 34 (06-Aug-1972), Poland.
Fourth official - Marek Mikolajewski, 35 (210~Mar-1972), FIFA-listed 2004, Poland;
UEFA Referee Observer - Manuel López Fernández, Spain;
Conditions: Kickoff at 9.30 p.m. local time; 7.30 p.m. BST;
Miscellany: -
Statistics:

Type

Estonia

England
Goal Attempts 7 12
Attempts on Target 2 6
Hit Bar/Post 0 0
Corner Kicks Won 2 2
Offside Calls Against 4 3
Fouls Conceded 21 8
Possession 40.9% 59.1%

Estonia Team
Ranking:

110th in FIFA ranking of 16th May 2007; 115th in Elo world ranking before this match and 116th after this match.
Colours: Blue shirts with white trim, black shorts, white stockings; made by Nike;
Coach: Jelle Quirinus Goes, 37 (26-Mar-1970), appointed 2 October 2004.
Captain: Mart Poom

Estonia Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
1-Poom, Mart 03-Feb-1972 35 G Watford FC, England 114 0 -active
2-Jääger, Enar 18-Nov-1984 22 D Aalesund FK, Norway 42 0 -active
3-Stepanov, Andrei 16-Mar-1979 28 D FC Himki, Russia 68 1 -active
4-Klavan, Ragnar 30-Oct-1985 21 M Heracles Almelo, Netherlands 36 1 -active
5-Kruglovm, Dmitri 24-May-1984 23 D Lokomotiv Moskva, Russia 26 1 -active
6-Dmitrijev, Aleksandr 18-Feb-1982 25 M FC Levadia 20 0 -active
7-Konsa, Oliver, sub off 46th min. 04-Mar-1985 22 F FC TVMK 5 0 -active
8-Lindpere, Joel 05-Oct-1981 25 M Tromsö IL, Norway 49 4 -active
9-Voskoboinikov, Vladimir 02-Feb-1983 24 F Torpedo Moskva, Russia 2 0 -active
10-Vassiljev, Konstantin 16-Aug-1984 22 M FC Levadia 4 0 -active
11-Terehhov, Sergei, sub off 64th min. 18-Apr-1975 32 F FC TVMK 93 5 -active

Estonia Substitutes
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
17-Neemelo, Tarmo, sub on 46th min. for Konsa 10-Feb-1982 25 F GIF Sundsvall, Sweden 19 1 -active
18-Kink, Tarmo, sub on 64th min. for Terehhov 06-Oct-1985 21 F FC Levadia 9 0 -active
Formation:

4-2-3-1

Poom -
Jääger, Stepanov, Klvan, Kruglovm -
Dmitrijev, Lindpere -
Konsa (Neemelo), Vassiljev, Terehhov (Kink) -
Voskoboinikov
Substitutes
Not Used:		 12-Artur Kotenko, 13-Alo Bärengrub, 14-Urmas Rooba, 15-Liivo Leetma, 16-Gert Kams.

England Team
Ranking:

8th in FIFA ranking of 16th May 2007; 7th in Elo world ranking before this match and 7th after this match.
Colours: Red shirts, white shorts, red stockings - The 2006 "away" uniform.
Coach: Steve McClaren, 45, appointed 4 May 2006, took post 1 August 2006, 
11th match, W 5 - D 4 - L 2 - F 18 - A 5.
Captain: John Terry, 10th captaincy.

England Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
1-Robinson, Paul W. 15-Oct-1979 27 G Tottenham Hotspur FC 36 0 2003-active
2-Brown, Wesley M. 13-Oct-1979 27 D Manchester United FC 12 0 1999-active
3-Bridge, Wayne M. 05-Aug-1980 26 D Chelsea FC 25 1 2002-active
4-Gerrard, Steven G. 30-May-1980 27 M Liverpool FC 57 12 2000-active
5-King, Ledley B. 12-Oct-1980 26 D Tottenham Hotspur FC 19 1 2002-active
6-Terry, John G. 07-Dec-1980 26 D Chelsea FC 39 3 2003-active
7-Beckham, David R.J., sub off 68th min. 02-May-1975 32 M Real Madrid CF, Spain 96 17 1996-active
8-Lampard, Frank J. 20-Jun-1978 28 M

Chelsea FC

 55 12 1999-active
9-Crouch, Peter J. 30-Jan-1981 26 F

Liverpool FC

 19 12 2005-active
10-Owen, Michael J., sub off 88th min. 14-Dec-1979 27 F Newcastle United FC 82 37 1998-active
11-Cole, Joseph J., sub off 75th min. 08-Nov-1981 25 M Chelsea FC 40 7 2000-active

England Substitutes
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
15-Dyer, Kieron C., sub on 68th min. for Beckham 29-Dec-1978 28 M Newcastle United FC 32 0 1999-active
16-Downing, Stewart, sub on 75th min. for Cole 22-Jul-1984 22 M Middlesbrough FC 14 0 2005-active
14-Jenas, Jermaine A., sub on 88th min. for Owen 18-Feb-1983 24 M Tottenham Hotspur FC 17 0 2003-active
Formation:

4-4-2

Robinson -
Brown, King, Terry, Bridge -
Beckham (Dyer), Gerrard, Lampard, Cole (Downing) -
Crouch, Owen (Jenas).
Substitutes
Not Used:		 12-Jamie Carragher. 13-Scott Carson, 17-Alan Smith, 18-Jermain Defoe;

Match Report

 

David Beckham inspired England to a comfortable Euro 2008 qualifier win against Estonia in Tallinn to ease the pressure on coach Steve McClaren.  Joe Cole broke the deadlock after 36 minutes, turning sweetly to volley home Peter Crouch's flick.  Crouch doubled England's lead eight minutes after the break when he headed home a superb Beckham cross.  Beckham then provided a far post cross for Michael Owen to add England's third after 61 minutes. 

It was a professional display from England that sets them up for the crucial qualifying tests against Croatia and Russia later this year.  And as well as Beckham confirming his return to the international stage before limping off with an ankle injury, Owen will also be delighted to be back on target for England after his lengthy absence with a serious knee injury.

England, as expected, recalled Crouch up front alongside Owen, and he had a hand in the goal that finally broke the deadlock.  McClaren's side had been made to work hard for their advantage against a resilient, but desperately limited, Estonia side.  Crouch side-footed inches wide from the edge of the area as England dominated possession without making an early breakthrough.

Beckham was a major source of danger, despite struggling after twisting an ankle early on, sending a dipping shot just wide.  He also created confusion in the Estonia area in the 28th minute, keeper Mart Poom palming out his free-kick to Owen, but the striker was unable to turn home the rebound.

England were finally ahead nine minutes before the interval, when Cole turned and scored brilliantly after Crouch flicked on Wayne Bridge's throw-in.  But Estonia were almost gifted an equaliser on the stroke of half-time when Vladimir Voskoboinikov was only denied by Paul Robinson's brave block after evading Ledley King and John Terry.

England, however, finished off Estonia with a double strike after the break, with Beckham the creator on both occasions.  After 53 minutes he curled in a superb right-flank cross which Crouch headed beyond Poom.  And eight minutes later he set up Owen for a far post finish that gave the Newcastle striker a record 23rd competitive goal for his country.

Beckham left the field to an ovation from England's fans after 67 minutes, to be replaced by Kieron Dyer.  The only other downside on England's night was a late booking for Crouch which rules him out of the qualifier with Israel at Wembley in September. 

Estonia almost claimed their first goal of the qualifying campaign in injury time, but captain John Terry cleared off the line from Tarmo Kink.

Source Notes

Sources

BBC Sport
UEFA.com
FIFA.com
Sky Sports
Miroslaw Szacillo of Warsaw

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