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Match
Summary |
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Officials
from Norway |
Israel |
Type |
England |
Referee
(red) -
Tom Henning Øvrebø
40 (26 June 1966), Oslo, FIFA-listed 1994;
Assistant
Referees - Geir Åge Masovn Holen, 39 (25 August 1967),
and Dag-Roger Nebben, 26 (5
September 1980);
Fourth official - Brage Sandmoen, 40 (22 March 1967), Stabekk, FIFA-listed 2003;
UEFA Referee Observer - Jozef Marko, Slovakia; |
5 |
Goal Attempts |
11 |
1 |
Attempts on Target |
5 |
0 |
Hit Bar/Post |
1 |
1 |
Corner Kicks Won |
7 |
0 |
Offside Calls Against |
3 |
21 |
Fouls Conceded |
14 |
31.8% |
Possession |
68.2% |
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Israel
Team |
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Rank: |
FIFA (14th
March 2007) 38th
EFO ranking
n/a
ELO rating 42nd |
Colours: |
Made by Puma - Blue crew necked jerseys with white trimmed cuffs/shoulder panels
on rear, white shorts with blue side panels, blue socks with white calf hoop. |
Capt: |
Yosef Benayoun |
Manager: |
דרור קשטן
Dror Kashtan,
62
(1 October 1944 in Mandatory Palestine), appointed June 2006,
7th match, W 2 - D 4 - L 1 - F 11 - A 7. |
Israel
Lineup |
1 |
Aouate, David |
29 |
17 October 1977 |
G |
RC Deportivo de La Coruña, Spain |
25 |
0 |
2 |
Spungin, Yuval |
19 |
3 April 1987 |
RB |
Maccabi Tel Aviv FC |
2 |
0 |
3 |
Ben Haim, Tal |
24 |
31 March 1982 |
CD |
Bolton Wanderers FC, England |
32 |
0 |
Ben Haim cautioned in the 62nd min, for
Unsporting Behaviour, for arguing with Wayne Rooney. |
4 |
Benado, Arik |
33 |
12 May 1973 |
CM |
Beitar Jerusalem FC |
91 |
0 |
Benado cautioned in the 10th min, for
Ungentlemanly Conduct. |
5 |
Gershon, Shimon |
29 |
6 October 1977 |
CD |
Beitar Jerusalem FC |
43 |
3 |
14 |
Ziv, Yoav |
26 |
16 March 1981 |
LB |
Beitar Jerusalem FC |
5 |
0 |
7 |
Ben Shushan, Amit, off 87th min. |
21 |
20 March 1985 |
RM |
Beitar Jerusalem FC |
7 |
2 |
8 |
Tamuz Temile, Toto A., off 76th min. |
19 |
4 January 1988
in Nigeria |
LM |
Beitar Jerusalem FC |
4 |
1 |
17 |
Balili, Pini F., off 70th min. |
27 |
18 June 1979 |
CF |
Sivasspor, Turkey |
26 |
7 |
10 |
Badir, Walid |
33 |
12 March 1974 |
CM |
Hapoel Tel Aviv FC |
69 |
11 |
15 |
Benayoun, Yosef S. |
26 |
5 May 1980 |
CM |
West Ham United FC, England |
56 |
14 |
Israel
Substitutes |
9 |
Sahar, Ben, on 70th min. for Balili |
17 |
10 August 1989 |
F |
Chelsea FC, England |
2 |
0 |
11 |
Barda, Elyaniv, on 76th min., for Tamuz |
25 |
15 December 1981 |
M |
Hapoel Tel Aviv FC |
1 |
0 |
19 |
Alberman, Gal, on
87th min., for Ben Shushan |
23 |
17 April 1983 |
M |
Beitar Jerusalem FC |
10 |
0 |
result: Israel 0 England 0 |
unused
substitutes: |
12-Omer Golan,
18-Salim Tuama, 20-Yigal Antebi,
22-Nir Davidovićh. |
|
4-5-1 |
Aouate -
Shpungin, Ben Haim, Gershon, Ziv -
Ben Shushan (Alberman), Benado, Benayoun, Badir, Tamuz
(Barda) -
Balili (Sahar). |
Averages (Starting XI): |
Age |
26.0 |
Appearances/Goals |
32.7 |
3.5 |
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England
Team |
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Rank: |
FIFA (14th
March 2007) 6th
EFO ranking
Group 2
ELO rating 7th |
Colours: |
The
2007 home uniform -
White
v-neck jersey with red horizontal stripe/navy double diamond trim and
abstract side panel, navy shorts with white pintrim/double diamond, white socks
with navy thin band/double diamond. |
Capt: |
John Terry, seventh captaincy. |
Head Coach: |
Stephen
McClaren,
45 (3 May 1961), appointed Head Coach 4 May 2006, took post 1 August 2006,
8th match, W 3 - D 3 - L 2 - F 11 - A 4. |
England
Lineup |
1 |
Robinson, Paul W. |
27 |
15 October 1979 |
G |
Tottenham Hotspur FC |
33 |
17
GA |
2 |
Neville, Philip
J., off 73rd min. |
30 |
21 January 1977 |
RB |
Everton FC |
56 |
0 |
3 |
Carragher, James L.D. |
29 |
28 January 1978 |
LB |
Liverpool FC |
33 |
0 |
Carragher cautioned in the 13th min, for
Unsporting Behaviour, for a foul on Pini Balili. |
4 |
Gerrard, Steven G. |
26 |
30 May 1980 |
RM |
Liverpool FC |
54 |
10 |
5 |
Ferdinand, Rio
G. |
28 |
7 November 1978 |
CD |
Manchester United FC |
58 |
0 |
6 |
Terry, John G. |
26 |
7 December 1980 |
CD |
Chelsea FC |
36 |
2 |
7 |
Hargreaves, Owen L. |
26 |
20 January 1981
born in Canada |
CM |
FC Bayern München, Germany |
38 |
0 |
8 |
Lampard, Frank J. |
28 |
20 June 1978 |
CM |
Chelsea FC |
53 |
11 |
9 |
Rooney, Wayne M. |
21 |
24 October 1985 |
F |
Manchester United FC |
37 |
11 |
Rooney cautioned in the 62nd min. for
Unsporting Behaviour, for arguing with Tal Ben Haim. |
10 |
Johnson, Andrew,
off 80th min. |
26 |
10 February 1981 |
F |
Everton FC |
6 |
0 |
11 |
Lennon, Aaron J.,
off 83rd min. |
19 |
16 April 1987 |
LM |
Tottenham Hotspur FC |
8 |
0 |
England
Substitutes |
12 |
Richards, Micah L.,
on 73rd min. for Neville |
18 |
24 June 1988 |
D |
Manchester City FC |
3 |
0 |
18 |
Defoe, Jermain
C.,
on 80th min. for Johnson |
24 |
7 October 1982 |
F |
Tottenham Hotspur FC |
23 |
3 |
16 |
Downing, Stewart,
on 83rd min. for Lennon |
22 |
22 July 1984 |
M |
Middlesbrough FC |
11 |
0 |
result: Israel 0 England 0 |
unused
substitutes: |
13-Ben
Foster, 14-Gareth
Barry, 15-Michael
Carrick, 17-Kieron Dyer. |
team notes: |
Injured squad member Gary Neville and right-back, Phil, are brothers. |
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4-4-2 |
Robinson -
Neville (Richards), Ferdinand, Terry, Carragher -
Gerrard, Hargreaves, Lampard, Lennon (Downing) -
Rooney, Johnson (Defoe). |
Averages (Starting XI): |
Age |
26.0 |
Appearances/Goals |
37.5 |
3.4 |
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Match Report (Mike Payne's exclusive report coming shortly) |
England's Euro 2008 qualifying campaign
stuttered again with a dismal stalemate against Israel in Tel Aviv.
Steve McClaren's side drew a blank once
more, and it was another lifeless performance from England. Israel
keeper Dudu Aouate twice saved well from Frank Lampard, with Jamie
Carragher heading against the bar and Andrew Johnson just off target.
Teenage striker Toto Tamuz posed a threat for Israel, forcing Paul
Robinson into a save and heading wide.
England named the expected line-up, with
Everton striker Johnson partnering Wayne Rooney up front. But he
had little chance to shine in a dismal first 45 minutes in which few
clear chances were created by either side. Lampard had England's
best opportunity after he got in on the end of a neat build-up between
Johnson and Steven Gerrard, but Israel keeper Aouate plunged bravely at
his feet.
Israel's main danger in the opening exchanges
came from youngster Tamuz, who forced Robinson to dive low to his right
to save and then sent an angled header just wide from Ben Shushan's
cross.
Aaron Lennon's pace was a good outlet for
England, but there was a desperate lack of real creativity from
McClaren's side. England had a scare after 54 minutes when Yossi
Benayoun played in Pini Balili, but he shot wide on the turn.
Lampard tested Aouate again just after the hour, and when the keeper
fumbled his powerful volley, Rooney clashed with Tal Ben Haim as they
chased the loose ball.
A bout of bumping and barging between the pair
ended with both receiving the yellow card from Norwegian referee Tom
Ovrebo. Lampard then flicked a header across the face of goal with
Rooney only inches away from connecting. As England's pressure
mounted, Johnson directed a header off target from a superb Gerrard
cross. Jamie Carragher almost emerged as the unlikely figure to
break the deadlock after 68 minutes, heading Lampard's corner on to the
bar.
England made their first chance with 19 minutes
left, sending on the more attack-minded Micah Richards for Phil Neville.
Jermain Defoe was then sent on in place of the hard-working Johnson as
England attempted to fashion a breakthrough. Defoe's introduction
almost reaped instant dividends when he fired in a close-range drive,
but once more Aouate was equal to the task. The Spurs' striker had
a header in the net in the dying seconds, but it was ruled out because
he was clearly offside. - BBC Sport
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Source Notes |
BBC Sport
ESPN Soccernet
Israeli FA
Guardian.co.uk
DailyMail.co.uk
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