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Match
Summary |
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  Officials
from Russia |
Wales |
Type |
England |
Referee
(yellow)
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Valentin Valentinovićh Ivanov
Валентин Валентинович Иванов,
44 (4 July 1961),
Moscow, FIFA-listed 1997;
Assistant
Referees - Nikolay Golubev, 34
(9 November 1970), and Tikhon Kalugin, 30 (3
December 1974).
Fourth official - Igor
Vyacheslavovićh Egorov,
Игорь Вячеславович Егоров,
36 (4 November 1968),
Nizhny Novgorod, FIFA-listed 2003; |
7 |
Goal Attempts |
13 |
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1 |
Attempts on Target |
7 |
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0 |
Hit Bar/Post |
0 |
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2 |
Corner Kicks Won |
4 |
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2 |
Offside Calls Against |
5 |
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9 |
Fouls Conceded |
6 |
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35.2% |
Possession |
64.8% |
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 Wales
Team |
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Rank: |
FIFA (17th
August 2005) 83rd
EFO ranking
n/a
ELO rating
=65th to 63rd |
Colours: |
Made by Kappa -
Red crew necked jerseys, red shorts, red socks; |
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Capt: |
Ryan Giggs |
Manager: |
John Benjamin
Toshack OBE, 55 (22 March 1949) appointed 12 November 2004,
5th match, W 1 - D 1 - L 3 - F 2 - A 4. |
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Wales
Lineup |
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1 |
Coyne, Daniel |
32 |
27 August 1973 |
G |
Burnley FC, England |
10 |
0 |
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2 |
Duffy, R. Michael |
20 |
30 August 1985 |
RB |
Coventry City FC, England, on loan from
Portsmouth FC, England |
2 |
0 |
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3 |
Ricketts, Samuel D. |
23 |
11 October 1981
born in Aylesbury |
LB |
Swansea City FC |
5 |
0 |
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4 |
Gabbidon, Daniel L. |
26 |
8
August 1979 |
CD |
West Ham United FC, England |
21 |
0 |
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5 |
Page, Robert J., off 64th min. |
31 |
3
September 1974 |
CD |
Coventry City FC, England |
40 |
0 |
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6 |
Partridge, David W. |
26 |
26 November 1978
born in Westminster |
CD |
Bristol City FC, England |
4 |
0 |
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7 |
Fletcher, Carl N. |
25 |
7
April 1980 |
RM |
West Ham United FC, England |
9 |
0 |
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8 |
Robinson, Carl P., off 55th min. |
28 |
13 October 1976 |
CM |
Sunderland AFC, England |
24 |
0 |
9 |
Hartson,
John |
30 |
5
April 1975 |
F |
The Celtic FC, Scotland |
48 |
14 |
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Hartson cautioned in the 39th minute for
Unsporting Behaviour for a late tackle. Suspended. |
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10 |
Davies, Simon, off 69th min. |
31 |
23 April 1974 |
LM |
Everton FC, England |
26 |
4 |
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11 |
Giggs, Ryan J. |
31 |
29 November 1973 |
F |
Manchester United FC, England |
52 |
8 |
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Wales
Substitutes |
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scoreline: Wales 0 England 1 |
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17 |
Koumas, Jason, on 55th min. for Robinson |
25 |
25 September 1979 |
M |
Cardiff City FC, on loan from West Bromwich Albion FC, England |
15 |
1 |
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12 |
Collins, James M., on 64th min. for Page |
22 |
23 August 1983 |
D |
West Ham United FC, England |
7 |
0 |
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18 |
Earnshaw, Robert, on 69th min. for Davies |
24 |
6
April 1981
in Zambia |
F |
West Bromwich Albion FC, England |
21 |
9 |
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result: Wales 0 England 1 |
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unused
substitutes: |
14-Rob Edwards, 15-Gareth Roberts, 16-Joe Ledley, 21-Paul Jones. |
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Manager John Toshack played for Wales against England
in May 1969, May 1971, May and November 1972, January (in which he
scored) and May 1973, May 1975 (in which he scored another), May 1976
and May 1979. |
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5-3-2 |
Coyne -
Duffy, Page (Collins),
Gabbidon, Partridge, Ricketts -
Fletcher, Robinson
(Koumas), Davies (Earnshaw) -
Giggs,
Hartson. |
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Averages (Starting XI): |
Age |
27.5 |
Appearances/Goals |
21.8 |
2.4 |
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flg.jpg) England
Team |
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Rank: |
FIFA (17th
August 2005) 7th
EFO ranking
Group 3
ELO rating
5th to 3rd |
Colours: |
The
2005 home uniform - White
collared jerseys with large red cross on right shoulder, navy blue shorts
with thin white narrowing stripe on right thigh and red hem, white socks
with navy blue half-striped tops. |
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Capt: |
David Beckham, 47th captaincy. |
Head Coach: |
Sven-Göran
Eriksson, 57 (5 February 1948), appointed 30 October 2000, took post 12 January 2001,
55th match, W 31 - D 15 - L 9 - F 105 - A 53. |
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England
Lineup |
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1 |
Robinson,
Paul W. |
25 |
15 October 1979 |
G |
Tottenham Hotspur FC |
14 |
6
GA |
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2 |
Young,
Luke P. |
26 |
19 July 1979 |
RB |
Charlton Athletic FC |
3 |
0 |
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3 |
Cole,
Ashley |
24 |
20 December 1980 |
LB |
Arsenal
FC |
43 |
0 |
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4 |
Gerrard, Steven G.,
off 84th min. |
25 |
30 May 1980 |
RM |
Liverpool FC |
36 |
6 |
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5 |
Ferdinand, Rio G. |
26 |
7
November 1978 |
CD |
Manchester United FC |
40 |
0 |
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6 |
Carragher, James L.D. |
27 |
28 January 1978 |
CD |
Liverpool FC |
19 |
0 |
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7 |
Beckham, David R.J. |
30 |
2
May 1975 |
DM |
Real Madrid CF,
Spain |
83 |
16 |
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8 |
Lampard,
Frank J. |
27 |
20 June 1978 |
LM |
Chelsea FC |
34 |
7 |
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9 |
Rooney,
Wayne M. |
19 |
24 October 1985 |
CF |
Manchester United FC |
25 |
9 |
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10 |
Wright-Phillips, Shaun C., off 67th min. |
23 |
25 October 1981 |
RAM |
Chelsea FC |
5 |
1 |
11 |
Cole, Joseph J.,
off 76th min. |
23 |
23 November 1981 |
LAM |
Chelsea FC |
25 |
4 |
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England
Substitutes |
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scoreline: Wales 0 England 1 |
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17 |
Defoe, Jermain
C., on 67th min. for
Wright-Phillips |
22 |
7
October 1982 |
F |
Tottenham Hotspur FC |
14 |
1 |
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15 |
Hargreaves, Owen L.,
on 76th min. for J Cole |
24 |
20 January 1981
born in Canada |
M |
FC Bayern München, Germany |
28 |
0 |
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16 |
Richardson, Kieran E., on 84th min. for Gerrard |
20 |
21 October 1984 |
M |
Manchester United FC |
3 |
2 |
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result: Wales 0 England 1 |
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unused
substitutes: |
12-Matthew Upson, 13-Chris
Kirkland, 14-Phil Neville, 18-Darren
Bent. |
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team notes: |
Owen Hargreaves was a substitute for the 21st time, equalling the record
held with Teddy Sheringham and Kieron Dyer.
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4-5-1 |
Robinson -
Young, Ferdinand, Carragher, A.Cole -
Beckham -
Gerrard (Richardson), Lampard -
Wright-Phillips (Defoe), J.Cole (Hargreaves) -
Rooney. |
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Averages (Starting XI): |
Age |
25.0 |
Appearances/Goals |
29.7 |
4.2 |
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Match Report
(Mike Payne's exclusive report coming shortly) |
Joe Cole's second-half winner sank Wales and kept England on
course for World Cup qualification. Cole broke the deadlock after
53 minutes when his shot from Shaun Wright-Phillips' cross was deflected
past Danny Coyne by Danny Gabbidon. England dominated throughout,
but goalkeeper Paul Robinson needed to produce a brilliant save from
John Hartson to stop Wales taking the lead. Goalscorer Cole and
Wayne Rooney were both guilty of bad misses for England.
England, as expected, fielded a five-man midfield,
with Charlton's Luke Young replacing the injured Gary Neville. And
Sven-Göran Eriksson's side exerted almost total domination in the
opening stages, pinning Wales back in their own territory for long
periods.
Rooney almost ended the stalemate after 20 minutes, exchanging
passes with Steven Gerrard, but the youngster was foiled by Coyne's
block. Wales' main threat was coming from Hartson's aerial power,
and twice he came close to making England pay for failing to take
advantage of their supremacy. Ashley Cole's brave headed clearance
halted Hartson as he closed in on Giggs' cross - then it took a
magnificent save from Robinson seven minutes before the interval to keep
England on level terms. Hartson rose to meet another Giggs cross,
but Robinson somehow dived low to his left to turn the ball to safety.
 Joe Cole missed a great chance to put England ahead on the stroke
of half-time, but he headed David Beckham's cross wide from only six
yards. He made amends - and underlined the value of Robinson's
save - when he put England ahead after 53 minutes. Beckham found
Wright-Phillips on the right and his cross was met by the incoming Cole,
who scored via a big deflection from Gabbidon.
Rooney then almost added a second instantly with a clever chip
that was tipped over by Coyne. Wales were having no impact on
England's defence in the second half, despite sending on Robert Earnshaw
for Simon Davies. England had made a change of their own,
mystifyingly replacing the lively Wright-Phillips with Jermain Defoe.
Wales managed to exert some pressure in the closing minutes,
forcing England into some scrambling defence, but John Toshack's side
lacked a real cutting edge. - BBC Sport
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 Source Notes |
BBC Sport
TheFA.com
SkySports.com/football
UEFA.com
RateTheRef.com
Mike Payne - football historian and contributor
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