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Match
Summary |
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Officials
from Far East |
England |
Type |
Trinidad
& Tobago |
Referee
(yellow)
-
Toru Kamikawa
上川徹,
43 (8 June 1963), Kagoshima, Japan, FIFA-listed 1998;
Assistant
Referees -
Yoshikazu Hiroshima, 44 (22 May 1962), Japan and Dae Young Kim, 43 (15 August 1962),
Korea Republic;
Fourth official - Kevin Stott, 38 (9 July 1967), United States, FIFA-listed 1995;
Fifth official - Chris Strickland, 39 (29 November 1966), United States;
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23 |
Goal Attempts |
7 |
8 |
Attempts on Target |
3 |
0 |
Hit Bar/Post |
0 |
7 |
Corner Kicks Won |
3 |
2 |
Offside Calls Against |
2 |
15 |
Fouls Conceded |
19 |
62% |
Possession |
38% |
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England
Team |
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Rank: |
FIFA (17th
May 2006)
10th
EFO ranking
Group 3
ELO rating
4th to 3rd |
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, 55th captaincy. |
Head Coach: |
Sven-Göran
Eriksson, 58 (5 February 1948), appointed 30 October 2000, took post 12 January 2001,
64th match, W 39 - D 15 - L 10 - F 125 - A 59. |
England
Lineup |
1 |
Robinson,
Paul W. |
26 |
15 October 1979 |
G |
Tottenham Hotspur FC |
23 |
12
GA |
15 |
Carragher, James L.D., off 58th min |
28 |
28 January 1978 |
RB |
Liverpool FC |
26 |
0 |
3 |
Cole,
Ashley |
25 |
20 December 1980 |
LB |
Arsenal
FC |
48 |
0 |
4 |
Gerrard, Steven
G. |
26 |
30 May 1980 |
CM |
Liverpool FC |
44 |
8 |
5 |
Ferdinand, Rio
G. |
27 |
7 November 1978 |
CD |
Manchester United FC |
49 |
0 |
6 |
Terry,
John G. |
25 |
7 December 1980 |
CD |
Chelsea FC |
26 |
1 |
7
|
Beckham,
David R.J. |
31 |
2 May 1975 |
RM |
Real Madrid CF,
Spain |
91 |
16 |
8 |
Lampard,
Frank J. |
27 |
20 June 1978 |
CM |
Chelsea FC |
42 |
10 |
Lampard cautioned in the 64th min. for
Unsporting Behaviour for a foul on Brent Sancho. |
21 |
Crouch, Peter
J. |
25 |
30 January 1981 |
F |
Liverpool FC |
9 |
6 |
10 |
Owen, Michael
J., off 58th min |
25 |
14 December 1979 |
F |
Newcastle United FC |
79 |
37 |
11 |
Cole, Joseph J.,
off 75th min |
24 |
8 November 1981 |
LM |
Chelsea FC |
34 |
5 |
England
Substitutes |
9 |
Rooney, Wayne M., on 58th min. (57:36) for Owen |
20 |
24 October 1985 |
F |
Manchester United FC |
30 |
10 |
youngest to this milestone |
19 |
Lennon, Aaron
J.,
on 58th min. for Carragher |
19 |
16 April 1987 |
M |
Tottenham Hotspur FC |
2 |
0 |
20 |
Downing, Stewart, on 75th min. for J Cole |
21 |
22 July 1984 |
M |
Middlesbrough FC |
4 |
0 |
result: England 2 Trinidad & Tobago 0 |
unused
substitutes: |
12-Sol Campbell, 13-David James, 14-Wayne
Bridge, 16-Owen Hargreaves, 17-Jermaine Jenas,
18-Michael Carrick, 22-Scott Carson, 23-Theo Walcott. |
team
notes: |
England scored in the second half of a World Cup match
for the first time since 1998 when Michael Owen netted against Romania, a
streak of eight matches. Aaron Lennon's appearance in the second half made him
England's second youngest player at a World Cup, exactly eight years after
Michael Owen set the record. Wayne Rooney is the fifth youngest. Six of
England's 10 youngest players at World Cups have been selected by current
coach Sven-Göran Eriksson. England have won their last eight matches since losing
to Northern Ireland in September 2005. The winning streak equals the best
under Eriksson and is two matches short of the all-time England record of
10 successive wins which was set nearly 100 years ago. They have won all
nine matches they have played with Peter Crouch on the field.
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4-4-2,
3-5-2 after 58 minutes |
Robinson -
Carragher (Lennon), Ferdinand, Terry, A.Cole -
Beckham, Gerrard, Lampard, J.Cole (Downing) -
Owen (Rooney), Crouch. |
With the arrival of Rooney and Lennon after
58 minutes, England played a 3-5-2 formation, with Lennon taking up a
midfield position. |
Averages (Starting XI): |
Age |
26.3 |
Appearances/Goals |
42.8 |
7.6 |
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Trinidad
& Tobago
Team |
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Rank: |
FIFA (17th
May 2006)
47th
EFO ranking
n/a
ELO rating
63rd |
Colours: |
Made by Adidas -
Red crew necked jerseys with white underarm
panel/Adidas sleeve trim/collar, red shorts with white Adidas side trim/hem, red
socks with black Adidas trim. |
Capt: |
Dwight Yorke |
Manager: |
Leo Beenhakker, 63 (2 August 1942 in
Netherlands)
appointed 1 April 2005. |
Trinidad
& Tobago
Lineup |
1 |
Hislop,
N. Shaka |
37 |
22 February 1969
born in Hackney |
G |
West Ham United FC, England |
26 |
0 |
Hislop cautioned in the 47th min. for
Ungentlemanly Conduct for time-wasting. |
18 |
Theobald,
Densill, off 85th min. |
23 |
27 June 1982 |
LM |
Falkirk FC, Scotland |
41 |
1 |
Theobold cautioned in the 18th min. for
Unsporting Behaviour, after tugging back Steven Gerrard on the edge of
the box. |
14 |
John, Stern C.J. |
29 |
30 November 1976 |
F |
Coventry City FC, England |
96 |
65 |
15 |
Jones,
Kenwyn J., off 70th min. |
21 |
5 October 1984 |
F |
Southampton FC, England |
28 |
1 |
Jones cautioned in the 45+1st
min. |
5 |
Sancho, Brent |
29 |
13 March 1977 |
CD |
Gillingham FC, England |
40 |
0 |
6 |
Lawrence, Dennis W. |
31 |
1 August 1974 |
CD |
Wrexham AFC, Wales |
64 |
4 |
7 |
Birchall, Christopher |
22 |
5 May 1984
born in Stafford |
RM |
Port Vale FC, England |
20 |
3 |
8 |
Gray,
Cyd |
29 |
21 November 1976 |
LB |
CL Financial San Juan Jabloteh |
40 |
1 |
Gray cautioned in the 56th min. for Unsporting
Behaviour for a bad challenge on Michael Owen. |
9 |
Whitley, Aurtis |
29 |
1 May 1977 |
CM |
CL Financial San Juan Jabloteh |
24 |
1 |
Whitley cautioned in the 19th min. for
Unsporting Behaviour for bringing down Steven Gerrard. |
19 |
Yorke, Dwight E. |
34 |
3 November 1971 |
CM |
Sydney FC, Australia |
58 |
15 |
11 |
Edwards, A. Carlos |
27 |
24 October 1978 |
RB |
Luton Town FC, England |
52 |
1 |
Trinidad
& Tobago
Substitutes |
13 |
Glen, Cornelius, on 70th min. for Jones |
24 |
21 October 1981 |
F |
LA Galaxy, United States |
36 |
11 |
scoreline: England 1 Trinidad & Tobago 0 |
16 |
Wise, Evans, on 85th min. for Wise |
32 |
23 November 1973 |
M |
SV Waldhof Mannheim 07, Germany |
17 |
3 |
result: England 2 Trinidad & Tobago 0 |
unused
substitutes: |
2-Ian Cox, 10-Russell Latapy, 12-Collin Samuel,
17-Atiba Charles, 20-Jason Scotland, 21-Kelvin Jack (injured), 22-Clayton Ince, 23-Anthony Wolfe. |
team
notes: |
The defeat for Trinidad & Tobago means that none of the
debutants at 2006 FIFA World Cup have yet won. Shaka Hislop had
previously been chosen as the England reserve goalkeeper in February
1998. Coach Leo Beenhakker was in charge of the Dutch against
England in the 1990 World Cup Finals. |
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4-4-2 |
Hislop -
Edwards, Sancho, Lawrence, Gray -
Birchall, Yorke, Whitley, Theobald (Wise) -
Jones (Glen), John. |
Averages (Starting XI): |
Age |
28.3 |
Appearances/Goals |
44.5 |
8.4 |
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Match Report
(Mike Payne's exclusive report coming shortly) |
Peter Crouch and Steven Gerrard spared England's
blushes with late goals against Trinidad & Tobago to book their place in
the last 16 of the World Cup.
Crouch, who had missed several chances, met David Beckham's right-wing
cross to power a header past Shaka Hislop. Gerrard wrapped it up in
stoppage time with a stunning left-foot drive after England made hard work
of the contest.
Wayne Rooney came on, but it was fellow subs
Aaron Lennon and Stewart Downing who helped turn the game England's way.
It had looked like being a major embarrassment for
England coach Sven-Gösran Eriksson, with his team short on ideas and
confidence. They created plenty of chances without ever being in
total control of the match and can count themselves fortunate to have got
out of jail.
Yet it all seemed so different in the opening
stages, as England played with an ease that suggested they were playing in
a training game rather than a crucial World Cup contest. After
Michael Owen miscued in front of goal, Crouch went close twice, first
denied an attempt at a volley five yards out by Brent Sancho's timely
intervention and then foiled by Hislop's claw away after Joe Cole's
left-wing cross. But as so often with Eriksson's England, early
promise soon turned into increasing frustration as passes were misplaced
with alarming regularity.
They were nearly made to pay for their laboured
approach, as Paul Robinson uncharacteristically flapped at a corner only
for Stern John to head wide at the far post. As the clock ticked
towards half-time the England fans began to chant for Rooney's
introduction with real fervour, not helped by a moment of calamity from
Crouch. Spotted by Beckham standing in the penalty area eight yards
out, with no-one anywhere near him, Crouch hoplessly caught the volley on
his right shin and sent it several yards wide of Hislop's goal. His
miss could have proved even more costly. Carlos Edwards beat Robinson to a
cross and as John bundled the ball towards goal, John Terry typically
managed to get back in time to clear the ball off the line.
It was equally bad for the first 13 minutes of
the second half, before the fans finally got their wish and Rooney was
introduced, along with Lennon. The double change galvanised the
side, but England continued to be sloppy in front of goal.
Eriksson's stock 4-4-2 became 3-5-2 and Beckham and Lennon began to
dovetail down the right - the captain crossing for the wasteful Crouch to
head over, again unmarked. Lampard then had three chances in two
minutes but could not convert any, scooping one over, hitting the next at
Hislop and dragging the last one wide.
But just when it seemed England's profligacy
would cost them, Crouch popped up with the most important goal of his
life. Putting the misses firmly behind him, England's giant hitman
powerfully headed Beckham's cross into the roof of the net past Hislop.
Having come so close Trinidad visibly wilted, and Gerrard took advantage
with a brilliant left-foot screamer that flew in from the edge of the
area. - BBC Sport
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Source Notes |
FIFA.com
BBC Sport
Infostrada Sports
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