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Match
Summary |
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Officials
from Switzerland |
Northern
Ireland |
Type |
England |
Referee (yellow)
-
Massimo Busacca
36 (6 February 1969), Bellinzona, FIFA-listed 1998;
Assistant
Referees -
Matthias Arnet, 37 (2 February 1968) and Stéphane Cuhat, 41 (8 October 1963).
Fourth official - Carlo
Bertolini, 39 (16 September 1965), Vira, FIFA-listed 1997.
As a mark of respect to Northern Ireland's squad member Colin Murdoch's
father, Desmond, Ireland wore black armbands and a minute's silence was
observed. |
7 |
Goal Attempts |
13 |
2 |
Attempts on Target |
3 |
0 |
Hit Bar/Post |
1 |
1 |
Corner Kicks Won |
8 |
3 |
Offside Calls Against |
4 |
8 |
Fouls Conceded |
10 |
29.8% |
Possession |
70.2% |
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Northern
Ireland
Team |
|
Rank: |
FIFA (17th
Aug 2005) 116th
EFO ranking
n/a
ELO rating
88th to 81st |
Colours: |
Made by Umbro -
Green v-necked jerseys with a navy blue shoulder panels with white collar, white shorts
with navy blue/green trim, green socks with white tops and navy blue
pinhoops; |
Capt: |
Aaron Hughes |
Manager: |
Lawrence Philip
Sanchez, 45 (22 October 1959) appointed 21 January 2004,
18th match, W 5 - D 7 - L 6 - F 19 - A 25. |
Northern
Ireland
Lineup |
1 |
Taylor, Maik S. |
34 |
4 September 1971 born in West Germany |
G |
Birmingham City FC, England |
48 |
0 |
2 |
Baird, Christopher P. |
23 |
25 February 1982 |
RB |
Southampton FC, England |
18 |
0 |
Baird cautioned in the 77th min. for Unsporting
Behaviour. |
3 |
Capaldi, Anthony C. |
24 |
12 August 1981 born in Norway |
LB |
Plymouth Argyle FC, England |
13 |
0 |
Capaldi cautioned in the 63rd min. for Unsporting
Behaviour. |
18 |
Hughes, Aaron W. |
25 |
8
November 1979 |
CD |
Newcastle United FC, England |
46 |
1 |
5 |
Craigan, Stephen J. |
28 |
29 October 1976 |
CD |
Motherwell FC, Scotland |
15 |
0 |
6 |
Davis, Steven |
20 |
1
January 1985 |
CM |
Aston Villa FC, England |
7 |
0 |
7 |
Gillespie, Keith R. |
30 |
18 February 1975 |
RM |
Leicester City FC, England |
65 |
1 |
8 |
Johnson, Damien M. |
26 |
18 November 1978 |
CM |
Birmingham City FC, England |
40 |
0 |
Johnson cautioned in the 28th min. for Unsporting
Behaviour for a foul on Frank Lampard. |
9 |
Healy, David J., off 88th min. |
26 |
5
August 1979 |
F |
Leeds United AFC, England |
46 |
19 |
10 |
Quinn, S.
James, off 79th min. |
30 |
15 December 1974 |
F |
Peterborough United FC, England |
40 |
4 |
11 |
Elliott, Stuart, off 90+2nd
min. |
27 |
23 July 1978 |
LM |
Hull City AFC, England |
30 |
4 |
Northern
Ireland
Substitutes |
scoreline: Northern Ireland 1 England 0 |
15 |
Feeney, Warren J., on 79th min. for Quinn |
24 |
17 January 1981 |
F |
Luton Town FC, England |
8 |
1 |
16 |
Sproule, Ivan, on 88th min. for Healy |
24 |
18 February 1981 |
F |
Hibernian FC, Scotland |
1 |
0 |
17 |
Duff, Michael J., on 90+2nd
min. for Elliott. |
26 |
11 January 1979 |
D |
Burnley FC, England |
5 |
0 |
result: Northern Ireland 1 England 0 |
unused
substitutes: |
4-Chris Brunt, 12-Michael Ingham, 13-Steve Robinson, 14-Steve Jones. |
team
notes: |
It is the
first time Northern Ireland have beaten England since they did so in May
1972. It is Ireland's first victory over England in Belfast since
October 1927. David Healy's nineteenth goal adds to his tally as
Northern Ireland's top goalscorer. His goal ended Northern Ireland's goal
drought against England. They had not scored since Terry Cochrane did in
May 1980. |
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4-4-2 |
Taylor - Baird, Hughes, Craigan, Capaldi - Gillespie,
Johnson, Davis, Elliott (Duff) - Healy
(Sproule), Quinn (Feeney) |
Averages (Starting XI): |
Age |
26.6 |
Appearances/Goals |
33.5 |
2.7 |
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England
Team |
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Rank: |
FIFA (17th
August 2005) 7th
EFO ranking
Group 3
ELO rating
3rd to 7th |
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: |
David Beckham, 48th captaincy |
Head Coach: |
Sven-Göran
Eriksson, 57 (5 February 1948), appointed 30 October 2000, took post 12 January 2001,
56th match, W 31 - D 15 - L 10 - F 105 - A 54. |
England
Lineup |
1 |
Robinson,
Paul W. |
25 |
15 October 1979 |
G |
Tottenham Hotspur FC |
15 |
7
GA |
2 |
Young,
Luke P. |
26 |
19 July 1979 |
RB |
Charlton Athletic FC |
4 |
0 |
3 |
Cole,
Ashley |
24 |
20 December 1980 |
LB |
Arsenal
FC |
44 |
0 |
4 |
Gerrard, Steven G.,
off 76th min. |
25 |
30 May 1980 |
LM |
Liverpool FC |
37 |
6 |
5 |
Ferdinand, Rio G. |
26 |
7
November 1978 |
CD |
Manchester United FC |
41 |
0 |
6 |
Carragher, James
L.D. |
27 |
28 January 1978 |
CD |
Liverpool FC |
20 |
0 |
7 |
Beckham, David
R.J. |
30 |
2
May 1975 |
DM |
Real Madrid CF,
Spain |
84 |
16 |
8 |
Lampard, Frank J., off 80th min. |
27 |
20 June 1978 |
RM |
Chelsea FC |
35 |
7 |
9 |
Rooney,
Wayne M. |
19 |
24 October 1985 |
LF |
Manchester United FC |
26 |
9 |
Wayne Rooney cautioned in the 41st min. for
Unsporting Behaviour for a foul on Keith Gillespie, moments after
wasting a free-kick. Suspended. |
10 |
Owen, Michael
J. |
25 |
14 December 1979 |
CF |
Newcastle United FC |
72 |
33 |
11 |
Wright-Phillips, Shaun C., off 54th min. |
23 |
25 October 1981 |
RF |
Chelsea FC |
6 |
1 |
England
Substitutes |
16 |
Cole, Joseph J.,
on 54th min. for Wright-Phillips |
23 |
8 November 1981 |
RM |
Chelsea FC |
26 |
4 |
scoreline: Northern Ireland 1 England 0 |
17 |
Defoe, Jermain
C., on 76th min. for Gerrard |
22 |
7
October 1982 |
F |
Tottenham Hotspur FC |
15 |
1 |
15 |
Hargreaves, Owen L., on 80th min. for Lampard |
24 |
20 January 1981 |
M |
FC Bayern München, Germany |
29 |
0 |
result: Northern Ireland 1 England 0 |
unused
substitutes: |
12-Matthew Upson, 13-Chris
Kirkland, 14-Phil Neville, 18-Darren
Bent. |
team
notes: |
Records have tumbled following this match. It is Sven Göran-Eriksson's
first defeat as England manager in any qualification match. Owen Hargreaves comes on as a substitute for a record 22nd
occasion. |
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4-(1-2)3-3
4-4-2 for the last half hour |
Robinson -
Young, Ferdinand, Carragher, A.Cole -
Beckham -
Lampard (Hargreaves), Gerrard (Defoe) -
Rooney,
Wright-Phillips (J.Cole), Owen |
Averages (Starting XI): |
Age |
25.2 |
Appearances/Goals |
34.9 |
6.7 |
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Match Report
(Mike Payne's exclusive report coming shortly) |
Northern Ireland put a dent in England's World Cup hopes as David
Healy's goal gave them a stunning win. Leeds striker Healy fired
home Steve Davis' pass after 73 minutes to give Lawrie Sanchez's side
their first victory against England since 1972. It capped a nightmare England display, in which a petulant Wayne
Rooney picked up a yellow card that rules him out of the next qualifier
against Austria. David Beckham came closest for England, hitting
the bar with a free-kick.
England's game plan, with Rooney wide on the left and
Beckham in a midfield holding role, failed miserably.
But they will still qualify if they win their last two games,
against Austria and Poland.
England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson's growing band of critics were
provided with an almost limitless supply of ammunition by an abject
performance. It was Eriksson's first defeat in a qualifier, but
sheer joy for Northern Ireland.
Eriksson, as expected, recalled
Newcastle's new £17m striker
Michael Owen, with Joe Cole dropping down to the bench. But the
first 45 minutes was sheer frustration for England against a dogged
Northern Ireland side - illustrated perfectly by the sight of Rooney
losing his cool completely in the closing stages of the half. He
was deservedly cautioned, and could have been sent off, for raising his arm
in a challenge on Keith Gillespie. Rooney looked out of control as
he reacted angrily to an attempt by captain Beckham to calm him down,
and brushed aside Manchester United team-mate Rio Ferdinand as the teams
left the field at the interval.
England had few moments of danger, coming closest to a goal after
27 minutes when Beckham's brilliant free-kick clipped the angle of post
and bar. And Owen had a half-chance on the stroke of half-time
when his overhead kick was clutched by Maik Taylor.
Eriksson made a change early in the second half, sending on Cole
for Shaun Wright-Phillips. Chelsea's Frank Lampard had been quiet,
but he forced a brilliant save from Taylor on the hour when he turned
away a 25-yard effort. England had a scare after 71 minutes when
Healy's cross deflected off Jamie Carragher and Paul Robinson had to
dive bravely at the feet of James Quinn.
Northern Ireland had more than held their own after the break, and
Windsor Park was in ecstasy after 73 minutes as Healy put them in front.
He collected Davis' neat pass and fired high across Robinson into the
top corner. Eriksson immediately attempted to salvage the
situation, replacing the bitterly disappointing Steven Gerrard with
Jermain Defoe.
Owen almost snatched a late leveller for England with a diving
header, but Taylor came to the rescue. And in the dying seconds,
substitute Warren Feeney almost added a second for the home side, his
shot rolling inches wide. - BBC Sport
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Source Notes |
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