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Saturday,
4 September 1999
European Championship 2000 Group Five
Qualification Match
England 6
Luxembourg 0
[5-0]
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Match
Summary
England Squad
Luxembourg
Squad |
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Wembley Stadium, Wembley, Brent,
Greater London
Attendance:
68,772;
Kick-off:
3.00pm
BST
Live on
Sky Sports (UK) -
Commentator:
Martin Tyler and Andy Gray |
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England -
 Alan Shearer
(penalty 12, 28, 34
hat-trick),
Steve McManaman (30, 44),
Michael Owen (90+4) |
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Luxembourg -
Nico Funck (55),
England -
Stuart Pearce (71). |
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Results 1995-2000 |
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Match
Summary |
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  Officials
from Belarus |
England |
Type |
Luxembourg |
Referee
(black) -
Serguey Shmolik
34 (12 January 1965), Breast, FIFA-listed 1993.
Assistant Referees -
Yury Dupanau and
Aliaksandr Chabykin
Fourth Official - Aleh Chykun
Teams presented to Bobby
Robson, ex-England manager;
England mascot is Aaron Kershaw, 10 years old, Shawclough, Rochdale; |
22 |
Goal Attempts |
4 |
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11 |
Attempts on Target |
2 |
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0 |
Hit Bar/Post |
0 |
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8 |
Corner Kicks Won |
0 |
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4 |
Offside Calls Against |
0 |
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13 |
Fouls Conceded |
6 |
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Possession |
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flg.jpg) England
Team |
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Rank: |
FIFA (18 August 1999) 14th
EFO ranking
ELO rating 8th to 9th |
Colours: |
The 1999 Umbro
home uniform - White shadow horizontal striped crew neck jersey with navy
collar/cuffs, white Umbro sleeves trim, navy shorts with navy Umbro side
trim, white socks with navy pintrim. |
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Capt: |
Alan Shearer, 23rd captaincy. |
Head Coach: |
Joseph
Kevin Keegan OBE, 48 (14
February 1951), appointed as caretaker coach 17 February 1999,
full-time 14 May 1999.
5th match, W 2 - D 3 - L 0 - F 11 - A 3. |
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England
Lineup |
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1 |
Martyn,
A. Nigel |
33 |
11 August 1966 |
G |
Leeds United
AFC |
10 |
7 GA |
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2 |
Dyer, Kieron C., off 46th
min. |
20 |
29 December 1978 |
RB |
Newcastle United FC |
1 |
0 |
3 |
Pearce,
Stuart |
37 |
24 April 1962 |
LB/CD |
West Ham United FC |
77 |
5 |
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Pearce cautioned in the 71st minute for
Unsporting Behaviour
for a foul, after he took down Marc Birsens with a
sliding tackle. |
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4 |
Batty, David |
30 |
2 December 1968 |
CM |
Leeds United
AFC |
41 |
0 |
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5 |
Adams, Tony A., off 65th
min. |
32 |
10 October 1966 |
CD |
Arsenal FC |
58 |
4 |
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6 |
Keown,
Martin R. |
33 |
24 July 1966 |
CD |
Arsenal FC |
24 |
1 |
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7 |
Beckham, David R.J., off
65th min. |
24 |
2 May 1975 |
CM |
Manchester
United FC |
24 |
1 |
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8 |
Parlour,
Raymond |
26 |
7 March 1973 |
LM/RM |
Arsenal FC |
4 |
0 |
9
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Shearer,
Alan |
29 |
13 August 1970 |
F |
Newcastle
United FC |
52 |
27 |
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10 |
Fowler, Robert B. |
24 |
9 April 1975 |
F |
Liverpool FC |
10 |
2 |
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11 |
McManaman,
Steven |
27 |
11 February 1972 |
RM/LM |
Real Madrid CF, Spain |
25 |
2 |
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England Substitutes |
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12 |
Neville, Gary A., on 46th min. for Dyer |
24 |
18 February 1975 |
RB |
Manchester
United FC |
33 |
0 |
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14 |
Neville, Phillip J., on
65th min. for Adams |
22 |
21 January 1977 |
LB |
Manchester United FC |
18 |
0 |
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18 |
Owen,
Michael J., on 65th min. for Beckham |
19 |
14 December 1979 |
F |
Liverpool FC |
14 |
5 |
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unused
substitutes: |
13-Ian Walker, 15-Gareth Southgate, 16-Tim Sherwood,
17-Teddy Sheringham. |
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4-4-2 |
Martyn -
Dyer (G.Neville), Keown, Adams (P.Neville), Pearce -
McManaman*, Beckham (Owen), Batty, Parlour*
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Fowler, Shearer.
Notes: When Phil Neville replaced Adams, he
played at left back and Pearce switched to Adams' centre back
position. McManaman and Parlour, both more at home on the right side
of the midfield, exchanged right and left midfield positions midway
through each half. |
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Averages: |
Age |
28.6 |
Appearances/Goals |
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 Luxembourg
Team |
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Rank: |
FIFA (18 August 1999) 128th
EFO ranking
ELO rating 161st to 162nd |
Colours: |
Made by Adidas - Red v-necked shadow pinstriped jerseys with white
side panel/underarm Adidas trim/collar, red shorts with white sides and red
horizontal Adidas trim, red socks with white vertical Adidas trim. |
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Capt: |
Marc Bisens |
Manager: |
Paul Philipp, 48 (21 October 1950),
appointed 1 June 1985. |
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Luxembourg
Lineup |
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1 |
Felgen,
Philippe |
23 |
8 October 1975 |
G |
AS Jeunesse Esch |
6 |
GA |
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2 |
Ferron, Ralph |
27 |
3 May 1972 |
RB |
Etzella Ettelbruck |
17 |
0 |
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3 |
Schauls,
Manuel |
27 |
13 February 1972 |
CD |
AS Jeunesse Esch |
1 |
0 |
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4 |
Birsens,
Marc |
32 |
17 September 1966 |
CD |
FC Union Sportive Luxembourg |
51 |
1 |
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5 |
Funck,
Nicolas |
26 |
17 October 1972 |
CD |
F91 Dudelange |
9 |
0 |
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Funck cautioned in the 55th minute
for Unsporting Behaviour
for a foul after a high-footed
tackle on David Beckham just inside the England half. |
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6 |
Saibene,
Jeff |
30 |
13 September 1968 |
CM |
FC Swift Hesperange |
47 |
0 |
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7 |
Theis,
Dany |
31 |
11 September 1967 |
LM |
CA Spora Luxembourg |
26 |
0 |
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8 |
Vanek,
Jean-Pierre |
30 |
19 January 1969 |
RM |
FC Avenir Beggen |
27 |
1 |
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9 |
Christophe,
Marcel, off 63rd min. |
25 |
19 August 1974 |
CF |
FC Mondercange |
8 |
1 |
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10 |
Schneider,
Sascha, off 46th min. |
27 |
23 June 1972 |
CM |
CS Grevenmacher |
5 |
0 |
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11 |
Posing,
Patrick, off 83rd min. |
27 |
9 September 1971 |
LB |
F91 Dudelange |
11 |
0 |
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Luxembourg Substitutes |
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15 |
Alverdi, Christian, on 46th min. for Schneider |
25 |
5 November 1973 |
M |
CS Grevenmacher |
4 |
0 |
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18 |
Zaritski, Mikhail, on 63rd min. for Christophe |
26 |
3 January 1973
born in USSR |
CF |
Agios Nikolaos, Greece |
5 |
0 |
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16 |
Deville, Frank, on 83rd min. for Posing |
29 |
12 August 1970 |
LB |
FC Mondercange |
25 |
0 |
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unused
substitutes: |
12-Alija Besic, 13-Laurent Deville, 14-Roland Schaack,
17-Serge Thill. |
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team
notes: |
Coach Paul Philipp played for Luxembourg against England
twice in 1977, first in March, then captain in October. |
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5-4-1 |
Felgen -
Ferron, Schauls, Birsens, Funck, Posing
(Deville) -
Vanek, Schneider (Alverdi), Saibene,
Theis -
Christophe (Zaritski). |
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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
Rothman's Yearbooks
F.A. Yearbook
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