England Match No. 851 - Andorra - 28 March 2007

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850 vs. Israel 851 B 57 vs. Albania 852 vs. Brazil	Wednesday, 28 March 2007 European Championship 2008 Group E qualification match Andorra 0 England 3 [0-0]
		Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Montjuďc, Barcelona, Spain - Att: 40,012 Kick-off 9.00 p.m. CEST; 8.00 p.m. BST; Live on Sky Sports One (UK) - Commentator: Martin Tyler
		England - Steven Gerrard (54 53:24, 76 75:45), David Nugent (90 89:52). Notes: Nugent kicked the ball in as it was on the goalline, after Koldo took the pace off Defoe's shot.	Match Summary Andorra Squad England Squad
Results 2005-2010		Andorra - Antonio Lima (12), Juan Carlos Toscano (25), Óscar Sonejee (58), Genís Garcia (81). England - Wayne Rooney (59), Owen Hargreaves (78), Ashley Cole (81).
		England kicked-off. 98 minutes (49 & 49:05).

Match Summary

Officials from Portugal	Andorra	Type	England
Referee (red) - Bruno Miguel Duarte Paixăo, 32 (18 May 1974), Setúbal, FIFA-listed 2004. Assistant Referees - José Manuel Silva Cardinal, 40 (19 January 1967) & Alfredo Augusto Fernandes Braga, 36 (20 November 1970). Fourth official - Joăo Francisco Lopes Ferreira, 39 (25 September 1967), Setúbal, FIFA-listed 2003; UEFA Referee Observer - Alfredo Trentalange, Italy.	2	Goal Attempts	25
	0	Attempts on Target	12
	0	Hit Bar/Post	0
	0	Corner Kicks Won	3
	1	Offside Calls Against	3
	11	Fouls Conceded	14
	18%	Possession	82%

Andorra Team

Rank:	FIFA (14th March 2007) =163rd ELO rating 177th	Colours:		Made by Joma - Blue shirts with red and yellow slash across chest, red collar/cuffs, blue shorts, blue socks;
Capt:	Justo Ruiz (aged 37 years, 210 days), Óscar Sonejee after 89 minutes	Coach:		David Rodrigo, 40 (8 May 1968), appointed May 1999.
Andorra Lineup
1	Koldo	36	4 September 1970	G	CF Balaguer	62	0
2	Ayala Diaz, José M.	26	8 April 1980	M	FC Santa Coloma	28	0
3	Bernaus Cano, Marc	30	2 February 1977	M	Elche CF SAD	12	1
4	Sonejee Masand, Óscar	30	26 June 1976	M	FC Andorra	66	3
4	Sonejee cautioned in the 58th min, for Ungentlemanly Conduct, for constant niggling with Wayne Rooney.				FC Andorra	66	3
5	Lima Sola, Antonio	36	22 September 1970	D	SD Ibiza-Eivissa	50	1
5	Lima cautioned in the 12th min. for Unsporting Behaviour for a foul on Johnson outside penalty area.				SD Ibiza-Eivissa	50	1
6	Escuro Aixas, Jordi	26	19 April 1980	M	FC Benavent	44	0
7	Vieira de Vasconcelos, Márcio	22	10 October 1984	M	SD Ibiza-Eivissa	8	0
8	Garcia Iscla, Genís	28	18 May 1978	M	Ranger's Venecia FC	31	0
8	Garcia cautioned in the 81st min. for Unsporting Behaviour for a hack on Ashley Cole.				Ranger's Venecia FC	31	0
9	Toscano Beltrán, Juan C., off 90th+3 min.	22	14 August 1984	F	FC Santa Coloma	5	0
9	Toscano cautioned in the 25th min, for Ungentlemanly Conduct, for elbowing Steven Gerrard.				FC Santa Coloma	5	0
10	Jimenéz, Manuel S., off 70th min.	30	12 August 1976	M	FC Andorra	51	1
11	Ruiz González, Justo, off 89th min.	37	31 August 1969	M	Ranger's Venecia FC	60	2
Andorra Substitutes
16	Sánchez Soto, Juliŕ, on 70th min., for Jimenéz	28	20 June 1978	F	FC Andorra	57	1
18	Fernández, Ariza, Juliŕ, on 89th min. for Ruiz	32	19 November 1974	D	FC Santa Coloma	32	1
15	Moreno Marín, Sergio, on 90th+3 min., for Toscano	19	25 November 1987	M	SD Ibiza-Eivissa	11	0
unused substitutes:		12-Alex Somoza, 14-Jordi Rubio, 23-Alfons Sánchez.
notes:		Marc Pujol injured in the warm-up, replaced with substitute Manuel Jimenéz.

4-5-1
Averages (Starting XI):		Age	29.4	Appearances/Goals		37.9	0.7

England Team

Rank:	FIFA (14th March 2007) =163rd ELO rating 177th	Colours:		The 2007 home shirt - White shirts with red horizontal stripe with two navy Umbro diamonds/three lions abstracted side panel, white shorts with two navy blue Umbro diamonds, white socks with two navy Umbro diamonds and thin band.
Capt:	John Terry, 8th captaincy.	Coach:		Steve McClaren, 45, appointed 4 May 2006, took post 1 August 2006, 9th match, W 4 - D 3 - L 2 - F 14 - A 4.
England Lineup
1	Robinson, Paul W.	27	15 October 1979	G	Tottenham Hotspur FC	34	17 GA
2	Richards, Micah L., injured off 61st min.	18	24 June 1988	RB	Manchester City FC	4	0
3	Cole, Ashley	26	20 December 1980	LB	Chelsea FC	58	0
3	Cole cautioned in the 81st min. for Ungentlemanly Conduct for retaliating against Genís Garcia's foul.				Chelsea FC	58	0
4	Gerrard, Steven G.	26	30 May 1980	M	Liverpool FC	55	12
5	Ferdinand, Rio G.	28	7 November 1978	CD	Manchester United FC	59	0
6	Terry, John G.	26	7 December 1980	CD	Chelsea FC	37	2
7	Hargreaves, Owen L.	26	20 January 1981	M	FC Bayern München AG, Germany	39	0
7	Hargreaves cautioned in the 78th min. for Ungentlemanly Conduct for retaliating.				FC Bayern München AG, Germany	39	0
8	Downing, Stewart	22	22 July 1984	M	Middlesbrough FC	12	0
9	Rooney, Wayne M., off 61st min.	21	24 October 1985	F	Manchester United FC	38	12
9	Rooney cautioned in the 59th min, for Ungentlemanly Conduct, for constant niggling with Óscar Sonejee. Suspended.				Manchester United FC	38	12
10	Johnson, Andrew, off 79th min.	26	10 February 1981	F	Everton FC	7	0
11	Lennon, Aaron J.	19	16 April 1987	M	Tottenham Hotspur FC	9	0
England Substitutes
15	Dyer, Kieron C., on 61st min. for Richards	28	29 December 1978	M	Newcastle United FC	30	0
18	Defoe, Jermain C., on 61st min. for Rooney	24	7 October 1982	F	Tottenham Hotspur FC	24	3
17	Nugent, David J., on 79th min. for Johnson	21	2 May 1985	F	Preston North End FC	1	1
unused substitutes:		12-Jamie Carragher, 13-Ben Foster, 14-Gareth Barry, 16-Michael Carrick.

4-4-2		Robinson - Richards (Dyer), Ferdinand, Terry, Cole - Lennon, Hargreaves, Gerrard, Downing - Johnson (Nugent), Rooney (Defoe).
Averages (Starting XI):		Age	24.1	Appearances/Goals		31.2	2.5

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

Steven Gerrard spared England and coach Steve McClaren's blushes with a crucial double strike to break Andorra's resistance in the Euro 2008 qualifier. England were jeered off after a shameful first 45 minutes in Barcelona. But Gerrard broke the deadlock with a low 20-yard drive after 53 minutes, then slide home a neat finish with 15 minutes left in an ill-tempered clash. Debutant David Nugent scored in the last minute after Jermain Defoe saw a shot saved by keeper Koldo Alvarez.

England, as expected, were without Frank Lampard after he was ruled out with a broken wrist sustained in training. And he may have been grateful for sitting out a shambolic first half that was notable for the persistent abuse aimed in the direction of McClaren and his team by furious England supporters. Andorra's only threat was a physical one, with Wayne Rooney targeted for rough treatment and Owen Hargreaves cynically elbowed by Justo Ruiz . Alvarez did well to repel the few moments when England did threaten, saving well from Andrew Johnson and Gerrard.

The busy Johnson also curled an angled drive just over and Stewart Downing was off target twice when he should have done better. England departed at half-time to a crescendo of jeering, but were able to cheer their fans by finally breaking the deadlock after 53 minutes.

Rooney touched the ball into Gerrard's path and he made no mistake with a low drive from 20 yards. The Manchester United star then managed to rule himself out of the visit to Estonia when he received a yellow card, along with Oscar Sonejee, as their running battle continued. Rooney was wisely withdrawn on the hour to avoid further trouble and was replaced by Defoe, while Micah Richards was stretchered off injured - with Kieron Dyer going on.

Gerrard wrapped up with win for England after 75 minutes, racing on to a clever touch by Defoe to slide a precise finish past Alvarez. And McClaren then gave a debut to Preston's Nugent, the youngster going on for Johnson. He was narrowly off target after good work by Downing, but claimed England's third as Defoe's shot rolled towards the goal-line. - BBC Sport

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