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Wednesday, 13 October 1993
World Cup 1994 UEFA Group Two qualification match

Netherlands 2 England 0 [0-0]
 

 

Match Summary
Netherlands Squad
England Squad

Stadion Feijenoord, De Veranda, Rotterdam
Attendance:
48,000;
Kick-off: 8.15pm local, 7.15pm BST
Live on ITV (UK) -
Commentator: Brian Moore and Ron Atkinson

Netherlands - Ronald Koeman (eighteen-yard free-kick looped over the defending wall 62 61:19), Dennis Bergkamp (twenty-yard strike low to Seaman's left 68 67:53)
England - Gary Pallister, Tony Dorigo (32), Paul Ince (61 60:50)
Netherlands - Ronald Koeman (57 56:52), Frank Rijkaard (71)
Results 1990-1995

? kicked-off. ? minutes (? & 47:55).

 

Match Summary

Officials from Germany

Netherlands

Type

England

Referee (black) - Karl Josef Assenmacher
x (x), x, FIFA listed x.

Linesmen - Bernd Kuhn and Egbert Engler.

Reserve Official - Dr Joe Mifsud, Malta.

  Goal Attempts  
  Attempts on Target  
0 Hit Bar/Post 2
  Corner Kicks Won  
  Offside Calls Against  
  Fouls Conceded  
  Possession  

Netherlands Team

 

Rank:

FIFA (23 Sept 1993) 13th
EFO ranking

ELO rating 3rd
Colours: Made by Lotto - Orange collared jerseys with shadowed dutch lions and white collar/cuffs with red/blue trim, white shorts, orange socks with white trim.
Capt: Ronald Koeman, 23rd captaincy Manager: Dirk Nicolaas Advocaat, 46 (27 September 1947), appointed summer 1992.
tenth match, W 5 - D 3 - L 2 - F 29 - A 10.
Netherlands Lineup
1 de Goeij, Eduard Franciscus 26 20 December 1966 G Feyenoord Rotterdam 7 4 GA
2 de Wolf, Johannes Hildebrand 30 10 December 1962 LB Feyenoord Rotterdam 4 2
3 de Boer, Franciscus 23 15 May 1970 RB Amsterdamsche FC Ajax 18 1
4
Koeman, Ronald 30 21 March 1963 CD FC Barcelona, Spain 68 12
Koeman was cautioned in the 58th min. for Unsporting Behaviour after pulling back a sprinting Platt. The referee initially awarded a penalty, but the linesman gave a free-kick. Koeman should have received a red card.
5 Koeman, Erwin 32 20 September 1961 RM Philips Sport Vereniging 29 2
6 Wouters, Jan 33 17 July 1960 CM FC Bayern München eV, Germany 62 4
7 Overmars, Marc, off 75th min. 20 29 March 1973 LF Amsterdamsche FC Ajax 6 1
8 Rijkaard, Franklin Edmundo 31 30 September 1962 CM Amsterdamsche FC Ajax 64 6
9 de Boer, Ronaldus 23 15 May 1970 LM Amsterdamsche FC Ajax 3 2
10 Bergkamp, Dennis Nicolaas Maria 24 10 May 1969 CF Internazionale Milano SpA, Italy 22 13
11 Roy, Bryan Eduard Steven 23 12 February 1970 RF US Foggia SpA, Italy 15 2
Netherlands Substitutes
12 Winter, Aron Mohamed, on 75th min. for Overmars 26 1 March 1967
born in Suriname
  SS Lazio SpA, Italy 32 2
13 van Gobbel, Ulrich, on 90th +1 min., for R. de Boer 22 16 January 1971
born in Suriname
  Feyenoord Rotterdam 2 0

unused substitutes:

14-Wim Jonk, 15-John Bosman, 16-Theo Snelders.

team notes:

Ronald and Erwin Koeman are brothers, as are Ronald and Frank de Boer, who are twins.
Ronald Koemen's opening free-kick was the sixteenth direct free-kick England have conceded. The third in (non-BC) competition.
 
3-4-3 de Goeij -
F.de Boer, R.Koeman, de Wolf -
E.Koeman, Rijkaard, Wouters, R.de Boer (van Gobbel) -
Roy, Bergkamp, Overmars
(Winter).

Averages:

Age - Appearances/Goals - -

 

England Team

 

Rank:

FIFA (23 Sept 1993) =5th
EFO ranking

ELO rating 12th to 13th
Colours: The 1993 Umbro home uniform - White collared shadowed zig-zag jersey with navy collar/red trim, navy shadowed zig-zag shorts with red hem, white socks with navy tops/red trim.
Capt: David Platt, seventh captaincy Manager: Graham Taylor, 49 (15 September 1944), appointed 23 July 1990,
37th match, W 17 - D 13 - L 7 - F 55 - A 31.
England Lineup
1 Seaman, David A. 30 19 September 1963 G Arsenal FC 11 9 GA
2 Parker, Paul A. 29 4 April 1964 RB Manchester United FC 18 0
3 Dorigo, Anthony            
4 Palmer, Carlton L., on 46th min. 27 5 December 1965 CM Sheffield Wednesday FC 18 1
5 Adams, Tony            
6 Pallister, Gary A. 28 30 June 1965 CD Manchester United FC 11 0
7 Platt, David A. 27 10 June 1966 M UC Sampdoria SpA, Italy 44 20
8 Merson, Paul C., off 69th min. 25 20 March 1968 M Arsenal FC 13 1
9 Shearer, Alan 22 13 August 1970 CF Blackburn Rovers FC 7 2
10 Sharpe, Lee S. 22 27 May 1971 M Manchester United FC 8 0
11 Ince, Paul            
Ince cautioned in the 61st min. for Ungentlemanly Conduct after encroaching on Koeman's free-kick. The retake resulted in the first goal.
England Substitutes
15 Sinton, Andrew, on 46th min. for Palmer 27 19 March 1966 M Queens Park Rangers FC 11 0
12 Wright, Ian E., on 69th min. for Merson 29 3 November 1963 F Arsenal FC 15 1

unused substitutes:

13-Chris Woods, 14-Chris Waddle, 16-Teddy Sheringham.
 
4-4-2(1-1) Seaman -
Parker, Pallister, Adams, Dorigo -
Palmer, Ince, Platt, Sharpe -
Merson -
Shearer

Averages:

Age - Appearances/Goals - -

 

    Match Report by Mike Payne

 

    Match Report by Norman Giller

England's World Cup hopes all but evaporated in controversial circumstances in Rotterdam. Early in the second-half of an even game, Dutch defender Ronald Koeman was lucky to escape with only a booking when he cynically pulled down David Platt as the England captain was clear through on goal. The rules clearly state that a defender should be sent off for this type of professional foul. It was Koeman, the man who should have been in the dressing-room, who popped up at the other end of the pitch in the sixty-first minute to chip in a twice-taken free-kick to give Holland the lead. Six minutes later Dennis Bergkamp beat David Seaman with a low shot from outside the penalty area to wrap up the game and virtually end England's World Cup life ... and Graham Taylor's reign as England manager. In a fascinating fly-on-the-wall television documentary shown some months later we got a taste of the sort of pressure Taylor was under. He was filmed on the touchline almost having a nervous breakdown, using the f--- word more than thirty times, and giving a new catchphrase to the country, 'Do I not like that.'

Source Notes

TheFA.com
Voetbalstats.nl
Original newspaper reports
Official teamsheet
Rothman's Yearbooks
F.A. Yearbook
Norman Giller
, Football Author

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CG