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Match
Summary |
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  Officials
from Sweden |
England |
Type |
Moldova |
Referee
(charcoal) -
Karl-Erik Nilsson
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(x), x, FIFA listed x.
Assistant
Referees -
Kenneth Petersson (red/yellow)
and Peter
Ekstrom
(yellow).
Reserve Official -
M. Ingvarsson.
Teams presented to Tony Banks, M.P.,
Minister for Sport.
England and Moldova staff wore black ribbons in respect and for the memory
of Princess Diana, who had died ten days previously in France.
A
minute silence prior to kick-off was also observed.
This match, according to some reports, has
been affectionately called 'The Diana Match'. |
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Hit Bar/Post |
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Corner Kicks Won |
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Possession |
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flg.jpg) England
Team |
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Rank: |
FIFA
(20 August 1997) 7th
EFO ranking
ELO rating 5th |
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. |
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Capt: |
David Seaman, only captaincy |
Head Coach: |
Glenn Hoddle,
39 (27 October 1957),
appointed 2 May 1996, effective 27 June 1996,
12th match, W 10 - D 0 - L 2 - F 22 - A 4. |
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England
Lineup |
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1 |
Seaman, David
A. |
33 |
19 September 1963 |
G |
Arsenal FC |
37 |
18
GA |
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2 |
Neville, Gary A. |
22 |
18 February 1975 |
RB |
Manchester United FC |
23 |
0 |
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3 |
Neville, Philip A. |
20 |
21 January 1977 |
LB |
Manchester United FC |
7 |
0 |
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4 |
Batty, David |
28 |
2 December 1968 |
M |
Newcastle United FC |
26 |
0 |
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5 |
Campbell, Sulzeer J. |
22 |
18 September 1974 |
CD |
Tottenham Hotspur FC |
10 |
0 |
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6 |
Southgate, Gareth |
27 |
3 September 1970 |
CD |
Aston Villa FC |
20 |
0 |
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7 |
Beckham, David R.J. |
22 |
2 May 1975 |
RM |
Manchester United FC |
10 |
0 |
8 |
Gascoigne, Paul J. |
30 |
27 May 1967 |
CM |
Rangers FC, Scotland |
52 |
10 |
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9 |
Ferdinand, Leslie |
32 |
8
December 1966 |
F |
Tottenham Hotspur FC |
14 |
5 |
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10 |
Wright, Ian E. |
33 |
3 November 1963 |
F |
Arsenal FC |
28 |
9 |
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11 |
Scholes, Paul |
22 |
16 November 1974 |
M |
Manchester United FC |
4 |
2 |
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England Substitutes |
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17 |
Ripley, Stuart E., on 68th min. for Beckham, injured off
76th min. |
29 |
20 November 1967 |
LM |
Blackburn Rovers FC |
2 |
0 |
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16 |
Butt, Nicholas, on 76th min. for Ripley |
22 |
21 January 1975 |
M |
Manchester United FC |
3 |
0 |
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18 |
Collymore, Stanley V., on 82nd min. for Ferdinand |
26 |
22 January 1971 |
F |
Aston Villa FC |
3 |
0 |
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unused
substitutes: |
12-Gary Pallister, 13-Ian Walker, 14-Graham Le Saux,
15-Robert Lee. |
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Averages: |
Age |
26.5 |
Appearances/Goals |
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 Moldova
Team |
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Rank: |
FIFA
(20 August 1997) 127th
EFO ranking
ELO rating 113th to 114th |
Colours: |
Made by Puma - Blue collared pinstriped jerseys with yellow
collars/pinstripes, red shorts, yellow socks with red/blue trim. |
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Capt: |
Alexandr Curteian |
Manager: |
Ion Stepanovich Caras, 46 (11 September
1950), appointed in 1990. |
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Moldova
Lineup |
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1 |
Romanenco, Denis |
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GA |
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2 |
Fistican, Oleg |
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3 |
Tistimitanu, Ion |
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4 |
Culibab, Vitalii |
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5 |
Spinu, Marin |
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Stroenco, Serghei |
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7 |
Curteian, Alxandr |
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8 |
Sischin, Oleg |
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9 |
Miterev, Iurii |
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10 |
Rebeja, Radu |
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11 |
Rogaciov, Serghei |
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Moldova Substitutes |
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1 |
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unused
substitutes: |
12-Serghei Dinov, 13-Alexandr Popovici,
14-Alexandr Suharev, 15-Serghei Epureanu,
16-Serghei Secu, 17-Boris Cebotari, 18-Vasilii Toloconicov. |
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Averages: |
Age |
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Appearances/Goals |
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Match Report
by Mike Payne |
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 Source Notes |
TheFA.com
Original newspaper reports
Official
teamsheet
Rothman's Yearbooks
F.A. Yearbook
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