England Match No. 833 - Poland - 12 October 2005

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832 vs. Austria 833 834 vs. Argentina	Wednesday, 12 October 2005 2006 FIFA World Cup UEFA Group 6 qualification match England 2 Poland 1 [1-1]
		Old Trafford, Sir Matt Busby Way, Stretford, Greater Manchester Attendance: 65,467; Kick-off: 7.45pm BST: Live on BBC One (UK) - Commentator: John Motson and Graeme Le Saux
		England - Michael Owen (back flick from a Joe Cole volley, from a Lampard corner 43 42:33), Frank Lampard (twelve-yard volley 80 79:58). Poland - Tomasz Frankowski (six-yard volley 45+1 45:25).	Match Summary England Squad Poland Squad
Results 2005-2010		Poland - Marcin Baszczyński (61), Radosław Sobolewski (73).
		England kicked-off. 93 minutes (46 & 47).

Match Summary

Officials from Denmark	England	Type	Poland
Referee (black) - Kim Milton Nielsen 45 (3 August 1960), København, FIFA-listed 1988; Assistant Referees - Jorgen Jepsen, 44 (30 September 1961) and Torben Jensen, 40 (31 July 1965). Fourth official - Knud Erik Fisker, 45 (17 September 1960), FIFA-listed 1994;	15	Goal Attempts	5
	8	Attempts on Target	2
	0	Hit Bar/Post	0
	8	Corner Kicks Won	0
	4	Offside Calls Against	0
	12	Fouls Conceded	21
	64%	Possession	36%

England Team

Rank:	FIFA (14th Sept 2005) 11th EFO ranking Group 3 ELO rating 4th to 5th	Colours:		The 2005 home uniform - White collared jerseys with large red cross on right shoulder, navy blue shorts with thin white narrowing stripe on right thigh and red hem, white socks with navy blue half-striped tops.
Capt:	Michael Owen, eighth captaincy, John Terry 84th minute.	Head Coach:		Sven-Göran Eriksson, 57 (5 February 1948), appointed 30 October 2000, took post 12 January 2001, 58th match, W 33 - D 15 - L 10 - F 108 - A 55.
England Lineup
1	Robinson, Paul W.	25	15 October 1979	G	Tottenham Hotspur FC	17	8 GA
2	Young, Luke P.	26	19 July 1979	RB	Charlton Athletic FC	6	0
3	Carragher, James L.D.	27	28 January 1978	LB	Liverpool FC	22	0
4	King, Ledley B.	25	12 October 1980	DM	Tottenham Hotspur FC	14	0
5	Ferdinand, Rio G.	26	7 November 1978	CD	Manchester United FC	43	0
6	Terry, John G.	24	7 December 1980	CD	Chelsea FC	20	0
7	Wright-Phillips, Shaun C., off 67th min.	23	25 October 1981	RM	Chelsea FC	7	1
8	Lampard, Frank J.	27	20 June 1978	CM	Chelsea FC	37	9
9	Rooney, Wayne M.	19	24 October 1985	F	Manchester United FC	27	9
10	Owen, Michael J., off 84th min.	25	14 December 1979	F	Newcastle United FC	74	34
11	Cole, Joseph J., off 87th min.	23	8 November 1981	LM	Chelsea FC	28	4
England Substitutes
scoreline: England 1 Poland 1
16	Crouch, Peter J., on 67th min. for Wright-Phillips	24	30 January 1981	F	Liverpool FC	3	0
scoreline: England 2 Poland 1
14	Jenas, Jermaine A., on 84th min. for Owen	22	18 February 1983	M	Tottenham Hotspur FC	14	0
15	Smith, Alan, on 87th min. for Cole	24	28 October 1980	M	Manchester United FC	16	1
result: England 2 Poland 1
unused substitutes:		12-Phil Neville, 13-Chris Kirkland, 17-Darren Bent, 18-Jermain Defoe.

4-1-3-2 (4-4-2)		Robinson - Young, Terry, Ferdinand, Carragher - King - Wright-Phillips (Crouch), Lampard, Cole (Smith) - Owen (Jenas), Rooney
Averages (Starting XI):		Age	24.5	Appearances/Goals		26.8	5.5

Poland Team

Rank:	FIFA (14th Sept 2005) 17th EFO ranking Group 8 ELO rating 19th	Colours:		Made by Puma - Red crew-necked jersey with white collar/side trim, white shorts with red pinstripe, red socks with white pinhoop.
Capt:	Jacek Bąk	Manager:		Paweł Janas, 51 (4 March 1953), appointed 20 December 2002, 25th match, W 15 - D 4- L 7 - F 51 - A 29.
Poland Lineup
1	Boruc, Artur	25	20 February 1980	G	The Celtic FC, Scotland, on loan from KP Legia Warszawa	12	0
2	Jop, Mariusz	27	3 August 1978	CD	FK Moskva, Russia	7	0
14	Żewłakow, Michał	29	22 April 1976	LB	RSC Anderlecht, Belgium	51	1
4	Baszczyński, Marcin	28	7 June 1977	RB	Wisła Kraków SA	26	1
4	Baszczyński cautioned in the 61st minute for Unsporting Behaviour.				Wisła Kraków SA	26	1
5	Kosowski, Kamil	28	30 August 1977	LM	Southampton FC, England on loan from 1. FC Kaiserlautern, Germany	39	4
6	Bąk, Jacek	32	24 March 1973	CD	Al Rayan SC, Qatar	67	2
7	Sobolewski, Radosław, off 79th min.	28	13 December 1976	CM	Wisła Kraków SA	13	1
7	Sobolewski cautioned in the 73rd minute for Unsporting Behaviour.				Wisła Kraków SA	13	1
8	Smolarek, Euzebiusz, off 46th min.	24	9 January 1981	RM	BV Borussia 1909 Dortmund, Germany	9	2
9	Żurawski, Maciej, off 39th min	29	12 September 1976	F	The Celtic FC, Scotland	48	15
10	Lewandowski, Mariusz	26	18 May 1979	CM	Wisła Kraków SA	22	0
11	Rasiak, Grzegorz	26	12 January 1979	F	Tottenham Hotspur FC, England	24	6
Poland Substitutes
17	Frankowski, Tomasz, on 39th min. for Żurawski	31	16 August 1974	F	Elche CF, Spain	16	10
scoreline: England 1 Poland 1
18	Krzynówek, Jacek, on 46th min. for Smolarek	29	15 May 1976	M	Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Germany	53	9
16	Radomski, Arkadiusz, on 79th min. for Sobolewski	28	27 June 1977	M	FK Austria MAGNA Wien, Austria	16	0
result: England 2 Poland 1
unused substitutes:		3-Tomasz Rząsa, 12-Wojciech Kowalewski, 13-Sebastian Mila, 15-Tomasz Kłos.
team notes:		Euzebiusz Smolarek's father Wlodek, played against England for Poland in the 1986 World Cup Finals.

4-4-2		Boruc - Baszczyński, Bąk, Jop, Żewłakow - Smolarek (Krzynówek), Lewandowski, Sobolewski (Radomski), Kosowski - Żurawski (Frankowski), Rasiak
Averages (Starting XI):		Age	27.5	Appearances/Goals		28.9	2.8

Match Report (Mike Payne's exclusive report coming shortly)

England shrugged off recent criticisms and finished top of their World Cup qualifying group with a vibrant display to beat Poland at Old Trafford. Michael Owen, captain in the absence of David Beckham, skilfully diverted in a Joe Cole shot to put England ahead. Tomasz Frankowski's volleyed equaliser for Poland flattered the visitors and their keeper Artur Boruc twice saved from Owen to keep his side level. But Owen set up Frank Lampard to volley in and give England a deserved win.

Sven-Göran Eriksson's side started the match with the freedom of knowing they had already qualified for the 2006 World Cup and caused some early moments of panic for Poland. A Lampard free-kick, meant as a cross, was tipped over the bar by back-tracking Poland keeper Boruc and a forceful Wayne Rooney run epitomised a determined England team. The home side dominated possession with quality passing and movement, which proved too difficult for Poland to handle.

Ledley King powered an 18-yard strike over, Lampard went close with a header while Rooney was agonisingly just high with a 25-yard shot. Cole was similarly close with an effort from the edge of the Poland area as England showed little sign of the lack of confidence from recent games.

Eriksson's players were also making light of missing some of their star names with Shaun Wright-Phillips and King, in for Beckham and Steven Gerrard respectively, making their presence felt. Owen deservedly put England in front with his 22nd goal in competitive matches - his 33rd overall - for the national team which equalled Gary Lineker's record. But the home side made the mistake of relaxing momentarily and Poland levelled with their first noteworthy attack of the game when Frankowski volleyed in at the far post on the stroke of half-time.

England continued to attack after the break and Rooney skied a snapshot from close range after Rio Ferdinand headed back a Lampard corner. Owen was denied a second when Boruc saved instinctively as England pressed for the victory to leapfrog Poland and finish top of Group Six. They duly did so when Lampard clinically finished off an England counter-attack with his far post strike 10 minutes from time. - BBC Sport

Source Notes

BBC Sport/Match of the Day
Polish F.A. website
Sporting Life
Sky Sports
The Football Association
Official FIFA Match Report
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