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Saturday, 24 May 1997
A Green Flag International Friendly Match

England 2 South Africa 1 [1-1]
 

 

Match Summary
England Squad
South Africa Squad

Old Trafford, Sir Matt Busby Way, Stretford, Trafford, Greater Manchester
Attendance: 52,676;
Kick-off: 6.00pm BST
Live on Sky Sports (UK) - Commentator: Martin Tyler

England - Rob Lee (20), Ian Wright (76)
South Africa - Phil Masinga (43)
 
Results 1995-2000

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Match Summary

Officials from Sweden

England

Type

  

South Africa
Referee (-) - Anders Frisk
x (x), x, FIFA listed x.

Assistant Referees - M. Nilsson and M. Hansson.

Fourth Official - M. Ingvarsson.

Teams presented to Sepp Blatter, FIFA General Secretary.
  Goal Attempts  
  Attempts on Target  
  Hit Bar/Post  
  Corner Kicks Won  
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  Possession  

England Team

 

Rank:

FIFA (14 May 1997) 13th
EFO ranking

ELO rating 8th
Colours: The 1997 Umbro home uniform - White shadow pinstriped collared jersey with navy buttoned-collar, navy/red side panels, navy shorts with red/white lower side panel, white socks with navy tops and two red hoops.
Capt: Stuart Pearce, tenth and final captaincy Head Coach: Glenn Hoddle, 39 (27 October 1957), appointed 2 May 1996, effective 27 June 1996,
7th match, W 6 - D 0 - L 1 - F 13 - A 3.
England Lineup
1 Martyn, A. Nigel 30 11 August 1966 G Leeds United AFC 4 3 GA
2 Neville, Phil            
3 Pearce, Stuart 35 24 April 1962 LB Nottingham Forest FC 75 5
4 Keown, Martin R. 30 24 July 1966 CD Arsenal FC 13 1
5 Southgate, Gareth 26 3 September 1970 CD Aston Villa FC 15 0
6 Le Saux, Graeme P., off 67th min. 28 17 October 1968 CD Blackburn Rovers FC 16 1
7 Redknapp, Jamie F., off 56th min. 23 25 June 1973 M Liverpool FC 8 0
8 Gascoigne, Paul J., off 89th min. 29 27 May 1967 CM Rangers FC, Scotland 47 9
9 Wright, Ian E. 33 3 November 1963 F Arsenal FC 24 6
10 Sheringham, Edward P., off 64th min. 31 2 April 1966 F Tottenham Hotspur FC 24 7
11 Lee, Robert M., off 80th min. 31 1 February 1966 M Newcastle United FC 10 2
England Substitutes
14 Batty, David, on 56th min. for Redknapp            
17 Scholes, Paul, on 64th min. for Sheringham 22 16 November 1974 M Manchester United FC 1 0
18 Beckham, David, on 67th min. for Le Saux            
15 Butt, Nicholas, on 80th min. for Lee            
? Campbell, Sulzeer, on 89th min. for Gascoigne         6 0

unused substitutes:

tbc
 
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Averages:

Age - Appearances/Goals - -

 

South Africa Team

 

Rank:

FIFA (14 May 1997) 25th
EFO ranking

ELO rating 26th
Colours: Made by Kappa - Gold/white vertical halved collared jerseys with black/white pinhoops, black collar timmed with green, silver zigzagging chest band, green shorts with black Kappa side trim, green socks.
Capt: Lucas Radabe Manager: Clive William Barker, 52 (23 June 1944), appointed in 1994.
South Africa Lineup
1 Arendse, Andre     G     GA
2 Motaung, Sizwe            
12 Augustine, Brendan            
21 Tinkler, Eric            
5 Fish, Mark            
6 Masinga, Philemon            
18 Moeti, John            
15 Khumalo, Doctorson            
9 Tovey, Neil            
10 Moshoew, John            
19 Radabe, Lucas            
South Africa Substitutes
14 Sikhosana, Jerry            
11 Mkhalele, Helman            
17 Bartlett, Shaun            
8 Buthelezi, Linda            

unused substitutes:

3-David Nyathi, 4-Gavin Lane, 7-Thomas Madigage, 13-George Koumantarakis, 16-Mark Anderson, 20-Brian Baloyi, 22-Dumisani Ngobe;
 
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Averages:

Age - Appearances/Goals - -

 

    Match Report by Mike Payne

 

Source Notes

TheFA.com
Original newspaper reports
Official teamsheet (part of)
Rothman's Yearbooks
Mike Payne's England: The Complete Post-War Record (Breedon Books Publishing Company, Derby, U.K., 1993)
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