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Match
Summary |
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Officials
from Switzerland |
Argentina |
Type |
England |
Referee
(red)
-
Philippe Leuba
39
(9 December 1965), Chexbres, FIFA-listed 1997;
Assistant
Referees -
Stéphane Cuhat, 42 (8 October
1963), and Armand Barraud, 43 (14 October
1962).
Fourth official -
not known |
10 |
Goal Attempts |
19 |
7 |
Attempts on Target |
8 |
0 |
Hit Bar/Post |
1 |
7 |
Corner Kicks Won |
5 |
4 |
Offside Calls Against |
1 |
15 |
Fouls Conceded |
14 |
50.5% |
Possession |
49.5% |
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Argentina
Team |
|
Rank: |
FIFA (19th
October 2005)
4th
EFO ranking
Group 4
ELO rating
6th to 8th |
Colours: |
Made by Adidas -
Dark blue collared v-neck jerseys with sky blue panel on
underarm sleeve/collar, white adidas sleeve trim, white shorts with dark blue
adidas side trim, dark blue
socks with white hoop. |
Capt: |
Juan Pablo
Sorín |
Manager: |
José
Nestor Pekerman
Krimen, 56
(3 September 1949),
appointed coach 15 September 2004,
19th match, W 9 - D 5 - L 5 - F 32 - A 27. |
Argentina
Lineup |
1 |
Abbondancieri, Roberto
C. |
33 |
19 August 1972 |
G |
CA Boca Juniors |
19 |
0 |
2 |
Ayala, Roberto F., off 75th min. |
32 |
14 April 1973 |
CD |
Valencia CF SAD, Spain |
98 |
4 |
3 |
Sorín, Juan Pablo |
29 |
5
May 1976 |
LB |
Villarreal CF SAD, Spain |
69 |
10 |
4 |
Zanetti, Javier
A. |
32 |
10 August 1973 |
RB |
FC Internazionale Milano, Italy |
102 |
5 |
5 |
Demichelis, Martín G. |
24 |
20 December 1980 |
CM |
FC Bayern München eV, Germany |
1 |
0 |
6 |
Samuel, Walter
A. |
27 |
23 March 1978 |
CD |
FC Internazionale Milano, Italy |
50 |
5 |
Samuel cautioned in the 33rd min. for Unsporting Behaviour
for a poor challenge on Beckham. |
15 |
Rodríguez, Maximiliano R. |
24 |
2
January 1981 |
RM |
Club Atlético de Madrid SAD, Spain |
11 |
1 |
Rodríguez cautioned in the
79th min. for Unsporting Behaviour for a late challenge on Rodríguez. |
8 |
Riquelme,
Juan R., off 85th min. |
27 |
24 June 1978 |
CM |
Villarreal CF SAD, Spain |
28 |
6 |
9 |
Crespo, Hernán J., off 71st min. |
30 |
7
May 1975 |
F |
Chelsea FC, England |
53 |
29 |
19 |
Cambiasso, Esteban M. |
25 |
18 August 1980 |
LM |
FC Internazionale Milano, Italy |
20 |
1 |
11 |
Tévez, Carlos A., off 81st min. |
21 |
5
February 1984 |
F |
SC
Corinthians Paulista, Brazil |
18 |
2 |
Argentina Substitutes |
scoreline: Argentina 2 England 1 |
7 |
Saviola Fernández, Javier
P., on 71st min. for Crespo |
23 |
11 December 1981 |
F |
Sevilla FC SAD, Spain on loan from FC Barcelona, Spain |
29 |
9 |
22 |
Coloccini, Fabricio, on 75th min. for
Ayala |
23 |
22 January 1982 |
CD |
RC
Deportivo La Coruña SAD, Spain |
21 |
1 |
20 |
Cruz, Julio R.,
on 81st min. for
Tévez |
31 |
10 October 1974 |
F |
FC Internazionale Milano, Italy |
10 |
2 |
16 |
González, Luis O.,
on 85th min. for Riquelme |
24 |
19 January 1981 |
M |
FC Porto, Portugal |
25 |
5 |
result: Argentina 2 England 3 |
unused
substitutes: |
12-Leonardo Franco, 13-Diego Placente,
14-Gabriel Milito, 23-Sebastian Battaglia. |
|
4-4-2 |
Abbondancieri -
Zanetti,
Samuel, Ayala (Coloccini),
Sorín -
Rodríguez,
Demichelis, Riquelme (González),
Cambiasso -
Crespo (Saviola), Tévez (Cruz). |
Averages (Starting XI): |
Age |
27.6 |
Appearances/Goals |
42.6 |
5.2 |
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England
Team |
|
Rank: |
FIFA (19th
Oct. 2005)
=9th
EFO ranking
Group 3
ELO rating
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: |
David Beckham, fiftieth captaincy |
Head Coach: |
Sven-Göran
Eriksson, 57 (5 February 1948), appointed 30 October 2000, took post 12 January 2001,
59th match, W 34 - D 15 - L 10 - F 111 - A 57. |
England
Lineup |
1 |
Robinson, Paul W. |
26 |
15 October 1979 |
G |
Tottenham Hotspur FC |
18 |
10
GA |
2 |
Young, Luke P., off 81 min. |
26 |
19 July 1979 |
RB |
Charlton Athletic FC |
7 |
0 |
Young cautioned in the 27th min. for Unsporting Behaviour
for a foul on Sorín. |
3 |
Bridge, Wayne M., off 46th min. |
25 |
5
August 1980 |
LB |
Chelsea FC |
21 |
1 |
4 |
Gerrard, Steven G. |
25 |
30 May 1980 |
LM |
Liverpool FC |
39 |
6 |
5 |
Ferdinand, Rio G. |
27 |
7
November 1978 |
CD |
Manchester United FC |
44 |
0 |
6 |
Terry, John G. |
24 |
7 December 1980 |
CD |
Chelsea FC |
21 |
0 |
7 |
Beckham, David R.J. |
30 |
2 May 1975 |
RM |
Real Madrid CF,
Spain |
86 |
16 |
8 |
Lampard, Frank J. |
27 |
20 June 1978 |
CM |
Chelsea FC |
38 |
9 |
Lampard cautioned in the 48th min. for Unsporting Behaviour
for a late challenge on Rodríguez. |
9 |
Rooney, Wayne M. |
20
19 days |
24 October 1985 |
F |
Manchester United FC |
28 |
10 |
youngest to 10 goals |
10 |
Owen, Michael
J. |
25 |
14 December 1979 |
F |
Newcastle United FC |
75 |
36 |
11 |
King, Ledley B., off
59th min. |
25 |
12 October 1980 |
DM |
Tottenham Hotspur FC |
15 |
0 |
England
Substitutes |
scoreline: Argentina 1 England 1 |
12 |
Konchesky, Paul
M., on 46th min. for Bridge |
24 |
15 May 1981 |
LB |
West Ham United FC |
2 |
0 |
scoreline: Argentina 2 England 1 |
19 |
Cole, Joseph, J., on
59th min. for King |
24 |
8 November 1981 |
CM |
Chelsea FC |
29 |
4 |
Cole cautioned in the 67th min. for Unsporting Behaviour
for a strong challenge on Riquelme. |
20 |
Crouch, Peter J., on 81st min. for Young |
24 |
30 January 1981 |
F |
Liverpool FC |
4 |
0 |
result: Argentina 2 England 3 |
unused
substitutes: |
13-David James, 14-Sol Campbell, 15-Shaun
Wright-Phillips, 16-Jermain
Defoe, 17-Phil Neville, 18-Alan
Smith, 21-Robert Green,
22-Michael Carrick, 23-Jermaine Jenas. |
records: |
19 days after his twentieth birthday, Wayne Rooney
takes 100 days off Bill Dean's record in becoming the youngest England
player to score ten goals. |
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4-1-3-2 (4-4-2) |
Robinson -
Young (Crouch), Terry, Ferdinand, Bridge (Konchesky) -
King (Cole) -
Beckham, Lampard, Gerrard -
Owen, Rooney |
When Cole appeared in the second half -
England reverted to a traditional 4-4-2, until Crouch came on for Young - Gerrard went to
right-back, and Rooney into midfield. |
Averages (Starting XI): |
Age |
25.5 |
Appearances/Goals |
35.6 |
7.4 |
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Match
Report
(Mike Payne's exclusive report coming shortly) |
Michael Owen scored two dramatic late goals to earn England
victory in a pulsating friendly against Argentina. Owen nodded in
an equaliser on 87 minutes from Steven Gerrard's pinpoint cross and
headed the winner from Joe Cole's floated centre in injury time.
Hernan Crespo put Argentina ahead from Maxi Rodrigruez's pull-back but
the outstanding Wayne Rooney fired England level from David Beckham's
knock-down. Walter Samuel's downward header made it 2-1 before
Owen's late intervention.
Until then it looked set to be a disappointing day for England in
Switzerland's packed Stade de Geneve. Sven-Göran Eriksson's side
impressed going forward but always struggled to cope with Argentina's
inventive attack. Rio Ferdinand, who kept his place in the
starting line-up at the expense of Sol Campbell, and the England defence
had to be on their mettle from the start.
Owen had a header ruled out for offside early on before Paul Robinson was out quickly to check Carlos Tevez's run and
Terry had to block Juan Pablo Sorin's follow-up. Crespo thought he
had opened the scoring two minutes later when he tapped in Juan Roman
Riquelme's free-kick, but the referee spotted some pushing. There
was just a brief lull in the action before it intensified again.
Rooney was unlucky when his shot hit the far post from Gerrard's
exquisite pass but just as England appeared to be seizing control,
Argentina went ahead. Wayne Bridge, playing his first game for
England in over a year, was beaten by Rodriguez, who crossed for Crespo
to stab home from close-range. Rooney, though, got the goal his
dazzling first-half performance deserved when he latched on to Beckham's
flick-on and poked the ball past Roberto Abbondanzieri.
The entertainment continued apace after the break, with Riquelme
catching the eye in midfield. The Villarreal midfielder floated in
a dangerous free-kick and an unmarked Samuel lifted his header over
Robinson and into the far corner. Eriksson responded by
bringing on Cole for Ledley King, allowing Gerrard to move into his
preferred central midfield. The move invigorated England and
Lampard went close with a long-range shot. Argentina keeper
Abbondanzieri could only parry Beckham's free-kick and then did
brilliantly to prevent Owen tapping in the follow-up.
With the clock ticking down, Eriksson introduced striker Peter
Crouch and played him alongside Rooney and Owen up front.
England's attacking verve was finally rewarded when Gerrard, by now
playing at right-back, crossed for Owen to head home. The
celebrations were predictably wild but they were nothing compared to the
scenes minutes later when Cole set up the Newcastle striker to steal
victory for England over their bitter rivals. - BBC Sport
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Source Notes |
BBC Sport Official Teamsheet
Argentina FA website
The FA.com
Stade de Geneve website
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