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Match
Summary |
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Officials
from Turkey |
England |
Type |
Ghana |
Referee
(black)
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Cüneyt Çakιr
34 (23 November 1976), İstanbul,
FIFA-listed 2006.
Assistant
Referees - Bahattin Duran,
35 (26 September 1975), İstanbul and Tarik
Ongun, 38 (3 February 1973), İstanbul
Fourth official - Stuart
Steven Atwell, 28 (6 October 1982), Nuneaton,
Warwickshire, England.
Guest
of Honour - Aslie Pitter MBE, founder of Stonewall FC.
The FA has chosen to
acknowledge the unique role played by Arthur Wharton as an early black
pioneer. Sheila Leeson, Wharton's grand-daughter was joined by Cyrille
Regis and Brendon Batson as guests of the FA, along with FURD co-ordinator,
Howard Holmes. |
13 |
Goal Attempts |
11 |
4 |
Attempts on Target |
4 |
1 |
Hit Bar/Post |
0 |
7 |
Corner Kicks Won |
3 |
2 |
Offside Calls Against |
3 |
17 |
Fouls Conceded |
20 |
60.5% |
Possession |
39.5% |
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England
Team |
|
Rank: |
FIFA (9
March 2011) 6th
EFO ranking
Group 3
ELO rating
6th |
Colours: |
The 2010 home uniform
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White
open-neck jerseys with coloured crosses across upper panel, royal blue shorts, white socks with
royal blue tops. |
Capt: |
Gareth Barry,
first captaincy |
Manager: |
Fabio Capello, 64
(18 June 1946), appointed 14 December 2007, effective 7 January 2008,
36th match, W 24 - D 6 - L 6 - F 79 - A 31. |
England
Lineup |
1 |
Hart, C.
Joseph J. |
23 |
19 April 1987 |
G |
Manchester City FC |
10 |
4ᵍᵃ |
2 |
Johnson, Glen M., off 46th min. |
26 |
23 August 1984 |
RB |
Liverpool FC |
33 |
1 |
3 |
Baines, Leighton
J. |
26 |
11 December 1984 |
LB |
Everton FC |
4 |
0 |
4 |
Barry, Gareth |
30 |
23 February 1981 |
CM |
Manchester City FC |
46 |
2 |
5 |
Cahill, Gary J. |
25 |
19 December 1985 |
CD |
Bolton Wanderers FC |
3 |
0 |
6 |
Jagielka, Philip N. |
28 |
17 August 1982 |
CD/RB |
Everton FC |
9 |
0 |
7 |
Milner, James P. |
25 |
4 January 1986 |
RM |
Manchester City FC |
18 |
0 |
James Milner cautioned in the 74th min.
for unsporting behaviour after a foul on Asamoah Gyan. |
8 |
Wilshere, Jack
A.G.,
off 69th min. |
19 |
1 January 1992 |
LM |
Arsenal FC |
4 |
0 |
9 |
Carroll, Andrew T., off 59th min. |
22 |
6 January 1989 |
CF |
Liverpool FC |
2 |
1 |
10 |
Young, Ashley S., off 81st min. |
25 |
9 July 1985 |
LF |
Aston Villa FC |
14 |
1 |
11 |
Downing, Stewart |
26 |
22 July 1984 |
RF |
Aston Villa FC |
25 |
0 |
England
Substitutes |
scoreline: England 1 Ghana 0 |
13 |
Lescott, Joleon P., on 46th min. for Johnson |
28 |
16 August 1982 |
CD |
Manchester City FC |
13 |
0 |
17 |
Defoe, Jermain C., on 59th min. for Carroll |
28 |
7 October 1982 |
F |
Tottenham Hotspur FC |
46 |
15 |
15 |
Jarvis, Matthew
T.,
on 69th
(68:20)
min. for Wilshere |
24 |
22 May 1986 |
M |
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC |
1 |
0 |
16 |
Welbeck, Daniel N.T.M., on 81st
(80:33)
min. for Young |
20 |
26 November 1990 |
F |
Sunderland AFC, on loan from
Manchester United FC |
1 |
0 |
result: England 1 Ghana 1 |
unused
substitutes: |
12-Rob Green, 14-Scott
Parker, 18-Peter Crouch, 19-Darren Bent, 20-Scott Carson. |
team
notes: |
Jermain Defoe comes on as a substitute for a record 29th occasion.
Gareth Barry and Steven Gerrard have now
appeared in twenty of England's 23 home matches at the National
Stadium. Andy Carroll's goal is the
75th
goal scored by England on a Tuesday. |
Coach Fabio Capello played for Italy against England in
June (scoring one) and November 1973 (scoring another), and in May and
November 1976. |
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4-3-3 |
Hart -
Johnson (Lescott), Jagielka, Cahill, Baines -
Milner, Barry, Wilshere (Jarvis) -
Downing, Carroll (Defoe), Young (Welbeck).
notes: Jagielka swapped position with
Lescott in the second half |
Averages (Starting XI): |
Age |
25.0 |
Appearances/Goals |
15.3 |
0.4 |
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Ghana
Team |
|
Rank: |
FIFA (9
March 2011) 16th
EFO ranking
Group 2
ELO rating
27th |
Colours: |
Made by Puma - Red crew neck jerseys with yellow
stripes/cuffs, red shorts with back yellow hemline, red socks with yellow tops and
thin vertical stripe. |
Capt: |
John Mensah |
Manager: |
Goran Stevanović Горан Стевановић, 44
(22 November 1966 in Yugoslavia), appointed 10 January 2011,
3rd match, W 2 - D 1 - L 0 - F 8 - A 2 |
Ghana
Lineup Tallies are taken from
out-of-date GhanaWeb
& NationalFootballTeams - treat with caution. |
22 |
Kingson, Richard P.F. |
32 |
13 June 1978 |
G |
Blackpool FC, England |
87 |
1 |
17 |
Addy, Lee,
off 46th min. |
20 |
7 July 1990 |
RB |
FK Crvena zvezda, Serbia |
18 |
0 |
3 |
Gyan, Asamoah |
25 |
22 November 1985 |
CF |
Sunderland AFC, England |
47 |
23 |
4 |
Paintsil, John |
29 |
15 June 1981 |
LB |
Fulham FC, England |
66 |
0 |
5 |
Mensah, John |
28 |
29 November 1982 |
CD |
Sunderland AFC, England, on loan from
Olympique Lyonnais, France |
71 |
0 |
6 |
Annan, Anthony G.K.,
off 46th min. |
24 |
21 July 1986 |
CM |
FC Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, Germany |
43 |
1 |
15 |
Vorsah, Isaac,
off 46th min. |
22 |
21 June 1988 |
CD |
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, Germany |
20 |
0 |
8 |
Agyemang-Badu, Emmanuel |
20 |
2 December 1990 |
CM |
Udinese Calcio, Italy |
19 |
0 |
18 |
Adiyiah, Dominic, off 69th min. |
21 |
29 November 1989 |
RM |
FK Partizan, Serbia, on loan from AC
Milan, Italy |
11 |
2 |
10 |
Asamoah, Kwadwo, off 84th min. |
22 |
9 December 1988 |
AM |
Udinese Calcio, Italy |
27 |
1 |
11 |
Muntari, Suleyman A.,
off 58th min. |
26 |
27 August 1984 |
LM |
Sunderland AFC, England, on loan from FC
Internazionale Milano, Italy |
60 |
18 |
Ghana
Substitutes |
scoreline: England 1 Ghana 0 |
2 |
Opare, Daniel T., on 46th min. for Addy |
20 |
18 October 1990 |
D |
Royal Standard de Liège, Belgium |
2 |
0 |
9 |
Boateng, Derek O.,
on 46th min. for Annan |
27 |
2 May 1983 |
M |
Getafe CF , Spain |
24 |
3 |
Derek Boateng was cautioned in the 61st minute
for ungentlemanly conduct after a high boot into Gareth Barry's face. |
19 |
Mensah, Jonathan,
on 46th min. for Vorsah |
20 |
13 July 1990 |
D |
Granada CF, Spain, on loan from Udinese
Calcio, Italy |
11 |
1 |
13 |
Ayew, André M.R.,
on 58th min. Muntari |
21 |
17 December 1989 |
M |
Olympique de Marseille, France |
30 |
2 |
Andre Ayew cautioned in the 63rd minute for
unsporting behaviour after a very late unnecessary challenge on Gary
Cahill |
12 |
Tagoe, Prince, on 69th min. for for
Adiyiah |
24 |
9 November 1986 |
F |
FK Partizan, Serbia, on loan from TSG
1899 Hoffenheim, Germany |
24 |
4 |
7 |
Inkoom, Samuel,
on 84th min. for for Asamoah |
21 |
1 June 1989 |
D |
FC Dnipro
Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine |
24 |
1 |
result: England 1 Ghana 1 |
unused
substitutes: |
1-Sammy Adjei, 14-David Addy, 16-Ernest Sowah,
20-Bernard Kumordzi,
21-Emmanuel Clottey, 25-Nathaniel Asamoah. |
|
4-4-2(1-1) |
Kingson -
Pantsil, John Mensah, Vorsah (Jonathan Mensah), Addy (Opare)
-
Adiyiah (Tagoe), Annan (Boateng), Agyemang-Badu, Muntari
(Ayew) -
Asamoah (Inkoom) -
Gyan. |
Averages (Starting XI): |
Age |
24.4 |
Appearances/Goals |
42.6 |
4.1 |
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Match Report
by Mike Payne |
Do you remember the good old days when we had England friendly
matches that were played with passion, determination and meaning? Well
this match took us back to those times and was one of the most
entertaining friendlies seen at the new Wembley, or the old one for that
matter, in a number of years. Ghana came with huge support and there
was a carnival atmosphere as the game kicked off. England had only four
survivors from the match in Wales, so it was a much-changed side that
was led out by Gareth Barry, the fifth skipper this season.
Right from the first whistle the game was played
at a fierce pace with both sides looking to push forward at every
opportunity. To begin with Ghana looked a little nervous, playing at
Wembley for the first time, whilst England, on the other hand, soon
settled into their new pass and move style. Jack Wilshere had the first
goal attempt after just three minutes, although the shot was easily
saved by goalkeeper Richard Kingson. Then, out of the blue, Ghana
showed how dangerous they could be as Dominic Adiyah beat the offside
trap and was one on one with Joe Hart. England's goalkeeper saved the
day though with an excellent block at Adiyah's feet.
Stewart Downing, Ashley Young and James Milner
combined well for England's next attack, and the home side were still
forcing the pace. Downing had a great chance when Milner sent him
through on goal, but he was on his 'wrong' foot and skewed his shot wide
coming in from the right. He could and should have done better. Having
said that Downing was having an excellent game and always looked
dangerous, both in creating chances and also the man on the end of
attacks too. Lovely football by England in the 14th minute
then saw Downing set up Young, who put in a terrific curling shot that
Kingson did so well to save with a tip over.
The dangerous Asamoah Gyan then tried an
outrageous shot from all of 40 yards out, and although it was an easy
save from Hart, the keeper certainly knew he had to be on his toes on
this night. In the 24th minute England should have gone
ahead. Milner found Downing on the right and an early cross gave Young
the chance. Inexplicably the Aston Villa player somehow hit the ball up
and onto the crossbar from four yards out, with desperate defending then
preventing Andy Carroll from reaching the rebound. A minute later the
English pressure continued and Glen Johnson saw his shot deflected away
for a corner.
There were some pretty tasty challenges coming
in, with England giving away some unnecessary free-kicks. From one of
these Ghana almost scored as Adiyah met the ball at the far post only
for Hart to make a brilliant save.
England looked good in midfield with Wilshere
again showing his brilliance on the ball. He is such a confident player
and some of his touches were sublime. He had different partners in
midfield this time and although Barry and Milner played well they are
not quite as fleet of foot as Wilshere is. Meanwhile Ghana, roared on
by their vociferous support, grew in confidence as the half wore on and
they forced a few errors into England's play. But at this point,
slightly against the run of play if anything, England broke the
deadlock. It was just past the 42nd minute mark when Milner
found Young, he passed to Downing, and the winger's lovely touch set up
the marauding Carroll and bang! A crashing left-foot shot and the ball
was nestling in the far corner of Ghana's net. A super goal to round
off a super first half of football.
Joleon Lescott came on for Johnson at the start
of the second half and in the very first minute England came within a
whisker of a second goal. Barry found Wilshere, who then set up Young.
Unfortunately the final shot was just over the bar. For the next ten
minutes play was even and a little scrappy but Ghana still pushed
forward and they almost scored when Pantsil's shot was deflected just
over by Barry's outstretched foot. At this point England's defence was
all over the place with Lescott struggling and only Gary Cahill holding
everything together. Fabio Capello then made some more changes and for
a while the changes started to affect England's shape, but on 61 minutes
Milner's fine run and shot was again brilliantly saved by Kingson.
Some of the challenges were pretty tough and the
referee booked two Ghana players for over exuberant tackles. Two more
players made debuts for England when Matt Jarvis and Danny Welbeck came
on and Welbeck came very close to a dangerous Leighton Baines cross.
Hart's attempted clearance hit Gyan's outstretched leg and the ball
could easily have fired back into the net. That was two occasions that
Hart's concentration had wavered, although overall the keeper had a good
game.
Just as it seemed England had done enough Ghana
equalised. It was the first minute of injury time when Gyan finally
found a way through. Some clever footwork took him past the weak
challenge of Lescott and his finish was superb as he scored with his
left foot past Hart. If any Ghana player deserved a goal it was Gyan,
who had run his heart out all evening.
To be honest nobody could begrudge the African's
equaliser, but there were a lot of positives to be taken from England's
performance with Hart, Cahill, Milner, Barry, Young and Downing giving
excellent displays to emphasise Capello's growing strength in depth.
And hopefully Andy Carroll's first England goal will by no means be his
last.
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Source Notes |
BBC Sport
TheFA.com
ITV.com/football
GhanaFA & Ghanaweb
RateTheRef.com
Mike Payne - football historian and contributor
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