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England National Football Team Match No. 856

England 3 Russia 0 [2-0]

Wednesday, 12 September 2007

Match Summary and Report

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

Match Summary
Status: European Championship 2008 Preliminary Group E qualification match.
Venue: The National Stadium, Wembley, London, capacity 90,000;
Attendance: 86,106
Goals: England - Michael Owen, 7th minute,
England - Michael Owen, 31st minute,
England - Rio Ferdinand, 84th minute.
Cautions: England - Joe Cole, 78th minute, foul;
Expulsions: None.
Officials:
(yellow)		 Referee - Martin Hansson, 36 (06-Apr-1971), Sweden, FIFA-listed 2001;
Assistant referees - Stefan Wittberg, 39 (02-Sep-1968) & Henrik Andren, 39 (21-Jul-1968), Sweden;
Fourth official - Martin Ingvarsson, 41 (09-Dec-1965), Sweden, FIFA-listed 1997;
UEFA Referee Observer - Jaap Uilenberg, Netherlands:
Conditions: Kickoff at 8.00 p.m. BST;
Miscellany: -
Statistics:

Type

England

Russia
Goal Attempts 13 9
Attempts on Target 8 4
Hit Bar/Post - -
Corner Kicks Won 4 3
Offside Calls Against - -
Fouls Conceded - -
Possession - -

England Team
Ranking:

12th in FIFA ranking of 22nd August 2007; 7th in Elo world ranking before this match and 7th after this match.
Colours: White shirts with red and navy trim, navy blue shorts with white trim, white stockings - The 2007 home uniform.
Coach: Steve McClaren, 45, appointed 4 May 2006, took post 1 August 2006, 
14th match, W 7 - D 4 - L 3 - F 25 - A 7.
Captain: John Terry, 13th captaincy.

England Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
1-Robinson, Paul W. 15-Oct-1979 27 G Tottenham Hotspur FC 39 0 2003-active
2-Richards, Micah L. 24-Jun-1988 19 D Manchester City FC 7 1 2006-active
3-Cole, Ashley 20-Dec-1980 26 D Chelsea FC 60 0 2001-active
4-Gerrard, Steven G. 30-May-1980 27 M Liverpool FC 59 12 2000-active
5-Ferdinand, Rio G. 07-Nov-1978 28 D Manchester United FC 62 2 1997-active
6-Terry, John G. 07-Dec-1980 26 D Chelsea FC 42 3 2003-active
7-Barry, Gareth 23-Feb-1981 26 D Aston Villa FC 12 0 2000-active
8-Wright-Phillips, Shaun C. 25-Oct-1981 25 M Chelsea FC 15 2 2004-active
9-Heskey, Emile W.I., sub off 80th min. 11-Jan-1978 29 F Wigan Athletic FC 45 5 1999-active
10-Owen, Michael J., sub off 90th +2 min. 14-Dec-1979 27 F Newcastle United FC 85 40 1998-active
11-Cole, Joseph J., sub off 88th min. 08-Nov-1981 25 M Chelsea FC 43 7 2000-active

England Substitutes
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
18-Crouch, Peter J., sub on 80th min. for Heskey 30-Jan-1981 26 F

Liverpool FC

 21 12 2005-active
14-Neville, Philip J., sub on 88th min. for J Cole 21-Jan-1977 30 D Everton FC 58 0 1996-active
16-Downing, Stewart, sub on 90th +2 min. for Owen 22-Jul-1984 23 M Middlesbrough FC 15 0 2005-active
Formation:

4-4-2

Robinson -
Richards, Ferdinand, Terry, A Cole -
Wright-Phillips, Gerrard, Barry, J Cole -
Heskey, Owen.
Substitutes
Not Used:		 12-Wes Brown, 13-David James, 15-Alan Smith, 17-Andrew Johnson.

Russia Team
Ranking:

24th in FIFA ranking of 22nd August 2007; 21st in Elo world ranking before this match and 25th after this match.
Colours: Red shirts, white shorts, blue stockings; made by Nike.
Coach: Guus Hiddink, appointed 10 April 2006, took post on 1 July 2006;
Captain: Andrei Arshavin

Russia Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
16-Malafeev, Vyacheslav A. 04-Mar-1979 28 G FC Zenit St Petersburg - - 2003-active
2-Berezutskiy, Vasili V. 20-Jun-1982 25 D PFC Central Sports Club of Army Moskva - - 2003-active
27-Berezutskiy, Aleksei V. 20-Jun-1982 25 D PFC Central Sports Club of Army Moskva - - 2003-active
22-Anyukov, Aleksandr G., sub off 80th min. 28-Sep-1982 24 D FC Zenit St Petersburg - - 2004-active
5-Ignashevich, Sergei N. 14-Jul-1979 28 D PFC Central Sports Club of Army Moskva - - 2002-active
15-Bilyaletdinov, Diniyar R. 27-Feb-1985 22 M FC Lokomotiv Moskva - - 2005-active
20-Semshov, Igor P., sub off 40th min. 06-Apr-1978 29 M FC Dynamo Moskva - - 2002-active
17-Zyryanov, Konstantin  05-Oct-1977 29 M FC Zenit St Petersburg - - 2006-active
18-Zhirkov, Yuri  20-Aug-1983 24 F PFC Central Sports Club of Army Moskva - - 2005-active
10-Arshavin, Andrei S. 29-May-1981 26 F FC Zenit St Petersburg - - 2002-active
26-Sychev, Dmitri Y., sub off 63rd min. 26-Oct-1983 23 F FC Lokomotiv Moskva - - 2002-active

Russia Substitutes
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
23-Bystrov, Vladimir V., sub on 40th min. for Semshov 31-Jan-1984 23 M FC Spartak Moskva 16 2 2004-active
19-Pavlyuchenko, Roman A., sub on 63rd min. for Sychev 15-Dec-1981 25 F FC Spartak Moskva - - 2003-active
11-Kerzhakov, Aleksandr A., sub on 80th min. for Anukov 27-Nov-1982 24 F Sevilla FC, Spain - - 2002-active
Formation:

3-5-2

Malafeev -
V Berezutskiy, Ignashevich, A Berezutskiy -
Anyukov (Kerzhakov), Semshov (Bystrov), Zyryanov, Bilyaletdinov, Arshavin -
Sychev (Pavlyuchenko), Zhirkov.
Substitutes
Not Used:		 7-Dmitry Torbinsky, 12-Anton Shunin, 13-Pavel Pogrebnyak, 25-Denis Kolodin.

Match Report

 

A Michael Owen brace helped a vibrant England to a vital win over Euro 2008 qualifying rivals Russia.  Owen was composure personified when Gareth Barry's cross fell to him 10 yards out and he sidefooted in off the post to give England an early lead.  Russia's Konstantin Zhyrianov had a goal harshly ruled out for handball before a lethal Owen powered in a shot.  England weathered a spell of pressure from Russia before Rio Ferdinand angled in a shot to complete the win.

England's performance had Wembley rocking at the end of a game which began with tensions high as Russia led Steve McClaren's side by a point in Group E.  A Russia win would have all but ended England's hopes of reaching Euro 2008 and the visitors began by trying to deny the hosts the sort of time and space Israel afforded them on Saturday.  But an England side exuding confidence quickly asserted their authority, and Owen put them ahead after seven minutes with a clinically-struck trademark finish.

Steven Gerrard dinked a ball through the heart of Russia's backline to set up Heskey, who got the nod ahead of Peter Crouch to start, but his shot was blocked by keeper Vyacheslav Malafeev.  Owen appeared to slip as he attempted to slot in the loose ball as a second goal eluded England.

Russia tried to hit back as they pressed for an equaliser, and England were reprieved when Zhyrianov slotted in a shot only to be harshly penalised for handball.  A Shaun Wright-Phillips point-blank header went wide before England keeper Paul Robinson had to dive to his right to smartly palm away a Diniyar Bilyaletdinov strike.

England regained the upper hand with a slick passing game intertwined with clever movement, which left Russia struggling to cope.  Joe Cole had a deflected shot saved before a second Owen goal put the gloss on an impressive first half from England.

Owen was found in space by a Heskey flick-on and he arrowed in a shot for his 40th international goal.  The precise passing and discipline of Gareth Barry was particularly impressive for England, but they were given two early scares after the interval.

Dmitri Sychev powered an angled shot across goal just wide and just failed to make contact with a the ball as he slid into meet a near-post cross.  A resurgent England professionally closed out the win as McClaren's balanced and buoyant side showed maturity and mettle.  Ferdinand latched on to a pass from Owen and lashed in a shot to put the icing on the cake at the end of an open and entertaining match.

Source Notes

Sources

BBC Sport
TheFA.com

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