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Match Summary
Goals:England - Wayne Rooney, 53rd min.
England - David Beckham, 63rd min. penalty. After John Terry is tripped in the box...
Cautions:England - Sol Campbell, 24th min., unsporting behaviour fouls Hristov.
England - David Beckham, 42nd min., unsporting behaviour Beckham lashes out at Hristov. There's a stand off and he's booked for his troubles.
Macedonia - Aguinaldo Braga de Jesus, 65th min., unsporting behaviour fouls Hargreaves.
Macedonia - Georgi Hristov, 69th min., dissent, after diving, or was it an Ashley Cole handball? for an audacious attempt at claiming a penalty.
Macedonia - Artim Sakiri, 90th+1 min., unsporting behaviour foul on Heskey.
Expulsions:Assistant referees - Roland van Nylen, Belgium, & unknown.
Fourth official - Serge Gumienny, Belgium.
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Type |
FYR Macedonia |
England |
| Goal Attempts | - | - |
| Attempts on Target | - | - |
| Hit Bar/Post | - | - |
| Corner Kicks Won | - | - |
| Offside Calls Against | - | - |
| Fouls Conceded | - | - |
| Time of Possession | - | - |
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FYR Macedonia Team
86th in FIFA ranking of 27 August 2003; 96th in Elo world ranking before this match and 97th after this match.
FYR Macedonia Lineup
| Player | Birthdate | Age | Pos | Club | App | G | Career |
| 1-Milosevski, Petar | 06-Dec-1973 | 29 | G |
Malatyaspor, Turkey |
- | - | 1998-active |
| 2-Stavrevski, Goran | 02-Jan-1974 | 29 | D | Diyarbakırspor, Turkey | - | - | 1998-active |
| 3-Grozdanovski, Vlatko, sub off 65th min. | 30-Jan-1983 | 20 | D | FC Vardar Skopje | - | - | -active |
| 4-Pandev, Goran, sub off 48th min. | 27-Jul-1983 | 20 | M | FC Internazionale Milano, Italy, on loan to Ancona Calcio, Italy | - | - | -active |
| 5-Mitrevski, Igor | 19-Feb-1979 | 24 | M | Spartak Moskva, Russia | - | - | -active |
| 6-Stojanovski, Milan | 16-Sep-1973 | 29 | D | Partizan Beograde, Serbia & Montenegro | - | - | 1997-active |
| 7-Trajanov, Vanco | 09-Aug-1978 | 25 | M | Lokomotiv Plovdiv, Bulgaria | - | - | -active |
| 8-umulikoski, Velice | 24-Apr-1981 | 22 | M | FC Rubin Kazan, Russia | - | - | -active |
| 9-Hristov, Georgi, sub off 88th min. |
30-Jan-1976 | 27 | F | FC Zwolle, Netherlands | - | - | 1995-active |
| 10-Sakiri, Artim |
23-Sep-1973 | 29 | F | West Bromwich Albion FC, England | - | - | 1996-active |
| 11-Naumoski, Ilco |
29-Jul-1973 | 30 | F | Sturm Graz AK, Austria | - | - | -active |
FYR Macedonia Substitutes
| Player | Birthdate | Age | Pos | Club | App | G | Career |
| 13-Gjuzelov, Igor, sub on 48th min. for Pandev | 02-Apr-1976 | 27 | D |
Metalurg Donezk, Ukraine |
- | - | 1998-active |
| 14-Braga
de Jesus, Aguinaldo sub on 65th min. for Grozdanovski |
09-Aug-1974 | 29 | D | FC Vardar Skopje | - | - | -active |
| 16-Dimitrovski, Draganco, sub on 88th min. for Hristov | 26-Jul-1977 | 26 | M | FC Pobeda Prilep | - | - | -active |
3-5-2
Milosevski -
Stojanovski, Mitrevsi, Stavrevski -
Grozdanovski (Braga de Jesus), Trajanov, Pandev (Gjuzelov),
umulikoski, Sakiri -
Naumoski, Hristov (Dimitrovski).
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England Team
6th in FIFA ranking of 27 August 2003; 5th in Elo world ranking before this match and 6th after this match.
31st match, W 18 - D 9 - L 4 - F 60 - A 29.
England Lineup
| Player | Birthdate | Age | Pos | Club | App | G | Career |
| 1-James, David B. | 01-Aug-1970 | 33 | G |
West Ham United FC |
18 | 0 | 1997-active |
| 2-Neville, Gary A. | 18-Feb-1975 | 28 | D | Manchester United FC | 58 | 0 | 1999-active |
| 3-Cole, Ashley | 20-Dec-1980 | 22 | D | Arsenal FC | 21 | 0 | 2001-active |
| 4-Hargreaves, Owen L. | 20-Jan-1981 | 22 | M | FC Bayern München AG, Germany | 14 | 0 | 2001-active |
| 5-Terry, John G. | 07-Dec-1980 | 22 | D | Chelsea FC | 3 | 0 | 2003-active |
| 6-Campbell,
Sulzeer J. |
18-Sep-1974 | 28 | D | Arsenal FC | 55 | 1 | 1996-active |
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7- Beckham,
David R.J. |
02-May-1975 | 28 | M | Real Madrid CF, Spain | 62 | 13 | 1996-active |
| 8-Lampard, Frank J., sub off 46th min. | 21-Jun-1978 | 25 | M | Chelsea FC | 13 | 1 | 1999-active |
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9- Rooney, Wayne M., sub
off 75th min. |
24-Oct-1985 | 17 | F | Everton FC | 6 | 1 | 2003-active |
| 10-Owen, Michael J., sub off 85th min. | 14-Dec-1979 | 23 | F | Liverpool FC | 52 | 23 | 1998-active |
| 11-Butt, Nicholas | 21-Jan-1975 | 28 | M | Manchester United FC | 29 | 0 | 1997-active |
England Substitutes
| Player | Birthdate | Age | Pos | Club | App | G | Career |
| 18-Heskey, Emile W.I., sub on 46th min. for Lampard | 11-Jan-1978 | 22 | M | Liverpool FC | 36 | 5 | 1999-active |
| 12-Neville, Philip J., sub on 75th min. for Rooney | 21-Jan-1977 | 26 | D | Manchester United FC | 42 | 0 | 1996-active |
| 16-Dyer, Kieron C., sub on 85th min. for Owen | 29-Dec-1978 | 24 | M | Newcastle United FC | 18 | 0 | 1999-active |
4-4-2
James -
G
Neville, Terry, Campbell, Cole -
Butt, Beckham, Lampard (Heskey), Hargreaves -
Rooney (P Neville), Owen (Dyer).
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Match Report
Wayne Rooney re-wrote the history books to become England's youngest scorer as Sven-Göran Eriksson's side came from behind to win the crucial Euro 2004 qualifier in Macedonia. England were in desperate need of inspiration after former Barnsley striker Georgi Hristov punished a woeful first-half display to give Macedonia a deserved lead. But Everton's Rooney equalised early in the second half - and captain David Beckham kept alive England's hopes of automatic qualification for next summer's finals with the winner from the penalty spot.
It was a night of glory for Rooney, who opened his England account at the tender age of 17 years and 317 days to beat Michael Owen's record. England coach Eriksson also deserves credit for a bold attacking formation in the second half - but once again he will be concerned by a dreadful defensive display. Eriksson responded to England's shambolic opening 45 minutes by sending on Emile Heskey for Frank Lampard - and his tactical switch paid off handsomely. England's seventh straight win, which equalled their post-war record, was marred by incidents off the pitch as well as racist chanting from the crowd in Skopje.
Beckham was, as expected, declared fit after a minor groin strain and Rooney partnered Owen in attack. Macedonia were in uncompromising mood and emphasised the fact with a series of early tackles which saw Ilco Naumoski booked for foul on Nicky Butt in the opening seconds. And England had a narrow escape after 12 minutes when Lampard conceded possession and Macedonia captain Artim Sakiri was harshly adjudged offside when he was clean through on goal. But England failed to heed the warning signs and Macedonia deservedly took the lead in the 26th minute.
It was a catalogue of defensive disaster for England, with Gary Neville starting the rot by playing Macedonia onside. And when Vlatko Grozdanovski's cross was hopelessly misjudged by Sol Campbell, Hristov was on hand to score after Goran Pandev's shot was blocked. England were unable to establish any sort of foothold, with attacking opportunities virtually non-existent.
It had been a desperate opening 45 minutes - and Eriksson made a vital change at the interval. Heskey replaced Lampard as Eriksson went for a three-pronged strike force. And it was rewarded almost instantly when Heskey nodded down Beckham's pass for Rooney to beat Milosevski from 20 yards. And the game was turned around completely on the hour when England went ahead. John Terry was floored by Macedonia substitute Braga and Beckham scored expertly from the spot.
Braga almost made amends with 20 minutes left when he cut inside the struggling Ashley Cole, but saw his shot deflected on to the top of the net by Campbell.
Source Notes
Sources
BBC Sport
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