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Match
Summary |
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Officials
from Greece |
England |
Type |
United States |
Referee
(red) -
Kyros Vassaras
42
(1 February 1966), Thessaloniki,
FIFA-Listed 1998.
Assistant
Referees -
Dimitrios Bozatzidis,
37 (11 February 1971), FIFA-listed 2002 and
Dimitrios Saraidaris, 37
(13 August 1970), FIFA-Listed 2004;
Fourth official -
Peter Walton, 47, (10 October 1959), England, Select Group of
Referees since 2003, (FIFA Assistant Referee 1996-1998);
Sir
Bobby Charlton presented David Beckham with his 100th England cap before
kick-off. |
10 |
Goal Attempts |
5 |
4 |
Attempts on Target |
2 |
0 |
Hit Bar/Post |
0 |
4 |
Corner Kicks Won |
5 |
4 |
Offside Calls Against |
2 |
24 |
Fouls Conceded |
23 |
61% |
Possession |
49% |
|
England
Team |
|
Rank: |
FIFA (7th
May 2008) 11th
EFO ranking Group 2
ELO rating 9th to 8th |
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,
fourteenth captaincy. |
Manager: |
Fabio
Capello, 61 (18 June 1946), appointed 14 December 2007, took post 7 January 2008,
3rd match, W 2 - D 0 - L 1 - F 4 - A 2. |
England
Lineup |
1 |
James, David
B. |
37 |
1 August 1970 |
G |
Portsmouth FC |
38 |
33ᵍᵃ |
2 |
Brown, Wesley M.,
off 57th min. |
28 |
13 October 1979 |
RB |
Manchester United FC |
17 |
0 |
3 |
Cole,
Ashley, off 83rd min. |
27 |
20 December 1980 |
LB |
Chelsea FC |
64 |
0 |
4 |
Hargreaves, Owen
L. |
27 |
20 January 1981
born in Canada |
CM |
Manchester United FC |
42 |
0 |
5 |
Ferdinand, Rio
G. |
29 |
7 November 1978 |
CD |
Manchester United FC |
67 |
1 |
6 |
Terry, John
G. |
27 |
7 December 1980 |
CD |
Chelsea FC |
44 |
4 |
7 |
Beckham, David R.J.,off 46th min. |
33 |
2 May 1975 |
RM |
LA Galaxy, United States |
101 |
17 |
8 |
Lampard, Frank J., off 57th min. |
29 |
20 June 1978 |
CM |
Chelsea FC |
61 |
13 |
9 |
Defoe, Jermain
C., off
68th min. |
25 |
7 October 1982 |
F |
Portsmouth FC |
27 |
3 |
15th Portsmouth player to represent
England |
10 |
Gerrard, Steven
G. |
27 |
30 May 1980 |
LM |
Liverpool FC |
66 |
13 |
11 |
Rooney, Wayne M., off 79th min. |
22 |
24 October 1985 |
F |
Manchester United FC |
43 |
13 |
Rooney cautioned in the 76th minute for Unsporting
Behaviour for a late tackle. |
England
Substitutes |
scoreline: England 1 United States 0 |
17 |
Bentley, David M., on 46th min., for Beckham. |
23 |
27 August 1984 |
M |
Blackburn Rovers FC |
5 |
0 |
21 |
Barry, Gareth,
on 57th min., for Lampard. |
26 |
23 February 1981 |
M |
Aston
Villa FC |
19 |
0 |
13 |
Johnson, Glen
M., on 57th min., for
Brown. |
23 |
23 August 1984 |
RB |
Portsmouth FC |
7 |
0 |
scoreline: England 2 United States 0 |
25 |
Crouch, Peter J.,
on 68th min., for Defoe. |
27 |
30 January 1981 |
F |
Liverpool FC |
27 |
14 |
22 |
Cole, Joseph J.,
on 79th min., for Rooney. |
26 |
8 November 1981 |
M |
Chelsea FC |
50 |
7 |
14 |
Bridge, Wayne M.,
on 83rd min., for A. Cole. |
27 |
5 August 1980 |
LB |
Chelsea FC |
29 |
1 |
result: England 2 United States 0 |
unused
substitutes: |
12-Joe Hart, 15-Stephen Warnock, 16-Jonathan
Woodgate, 18-Phil Jagielka, 19-David Wheater, 20-Tom Huddlestone, 23-Stewart
Downing, 24-Ashley Young, 26-Dean Ashton, 27-Theo Walcott, 28-Gabby Agbonlahor, 29-Joe Lewis; |
team
notes: |
With eleven minutes remaining, Joe Cole continues his record
of playing in all eight of England's home matches at the National
Stadium. Steven Gerrard and Gareth Barry are playing in their seventh. |
Coach Fabio Capello played for Italy against England in
June (scoring one) and November 1973 (scoring another), and in May and
November 1976. He also played in the 10-0 victory over United States in April
1975. |
|
4-4-2 |
James -
Brown (Johnson), Ferdinand, Terry, A.Cole (Bridge) -
Beckham (Bentley), Lampard (Barry), Hargreaves, Gerrard -
Rooney (J.Cole), Defoe (Crouch). |
Averages (Starting XI): |
Age |
28.3 |
Appearances/Goals |
51.8 |
4.9 |
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|
United States
Team |
|
Rank: |
FIFA (7th
May 2008) 21st
EFO ranking Group
4
ELO rating 18th to 20th |
Colours: |
Made by Nike -
Charcoal crew neck jerseys with red rear trim on collar/trimmed
cuffs, white shorts with red half pintrim, charcoal
socks with red tops; |
Capt: |
Carlos Bocanegra |
Manager: |
Robert Bradley, 50 (3 March 1958), appointed 8
December 2006,
18th match, W 14 - D 6 - L 2 - F ? - A ? |
United States
Lineup |
1 |
Howard, Timothy M., off 46th min. |
29 |
6 March 1979 |
G |
Everton FC, England |
29 |
0 |
12 |
Pearce,
Heath G. |
33 |
13 August 1984 |
LB |
FC Hansa Rostock, Germany |
12 |
0 |
Pearce cautioned in the 70th minute for Unsporting
Behaviour. |
3 |
Bocanegra, Carlos M. |
29 |
25 May 1979 |
CD |
Fulham FC, England |
56 |
9 |
4 |
Bradley, Michael S. |
20 |
31 July 1987 |
CM |
SV
Heerenveen, Netherlands |
17 |
1 |
22 |
Onyewu, Oguchialu C. |
26 |
13 May 1982 |
CD |
Royal Standard de Liège,
Belgium |
31 |
4 |
6 |
Cherundolo, Steven E., off 46th min. |
29 |
19 February 1979 |
RB |
Hannoverscher SV von 1896,
Germany |
45 |
2 |
Cherundolo cautioned in the
44th minute for Unsporting
Behaviour, for dragging down Jermain Defoe. |
7 |
Beasley, DaMarcus L. |
26 |
24 May 1982 |
LM |
Rangers FC, Scotland |
69 |
15 |
8 |
Dempsey, Clinton D. |
25 |
9 March 1983 |
RM |
Fulham FC, England |
39 |
9 |
9 |
Johnson, Edward |
24 |
31 March 1984 |
F |
Fulham FC, England |
33 |
11 |
16 |
Wolff, Joshua D. |
31 |
25 February 1977 |
F |
unattached |
51 |
9 |
13 |
Clark, Ricardo A. |
25 |
10 May 1983 |
CM |
Houston Dynamo |
14 |
1 |
United States
Substitutes |
scoreline: England 1 United States 0 |
18 |
Guzan, Bradley E., on 46th min. for Howard |
23 |
9 September 1984 |
G |
CD Chivas
USA |
6 |
0 |
27 |
Hejduk, Frank D., on 46th min., for Cherundolo |
33 |
5 August 1974 |
RB |
Colombus Crew |
76 |
6 |
scoreline: England 2 United States 0 |
11 |
Lewis, Edward J., on 68th min. for Beasley |
34 |
17 May 1974 |
M |
Derby County FC, England |
76 |
9 |
19 |
Adu, Fredua K., on 68th min. for Wolff |
18 |
2 June 1989
born in Ghana |
M |
Sport Lisboa e Benfica,
Portugal |
5 |
0 |
26 |
Edu, E. Maurice, on 78th min. for Clark |
22 |
18 April 1986 |
M |
Toronto FC |
5 |
0 |
18 |
Jaqua, Jonathan, on 89th min. for Johnson |
26 |
28 October 1981 |
F |
Sc Rheindorf Altach, Austria |
3 |
0 |
result: England 2 United States 0 |
unused
substitutes: |
2-Danny Callif. |
team
notes: |
Coach Bob Bradley is the father to midfielder Michael
Bradley |
|
4-4-2 |
Howard (Guzan) -
Cherundolo (Hejduk), Onyewu, Bocanegra, Pearce -
Dempsey, Bradley, Clark (Edu), Beasley (Lewis) -
Johnson (Jaqua), Wolff (Adu). |
Averages (Starting XI): |
Age |
27.0 |
Appearances/Goals |
36.0 |
5.5 |
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Match Report
by Mike Payne |
Some international football matches can be
memorable for all sorts of reasons, this one will primarily be
remembered for the salvation it offered England captain John Terry.
After missing the crucial penalty in the Champions League final for
Chelsea against Manchester United in Moscow a week earlier, and looking
absolutely distraught at the end of that match, Terry was due an upturn
in his luck. It came in the 38th minute of a poor game
against a determined USA team. David Beckham's free-kick invited
somebody to meet the ball and it was Terry
with immense power and determination that rocketed a header into the net
from 14 yards. The cheer woke up a sleepy Wembley and even the Manchester United fans were pleased
for the Chelsea man.
Earlier England had the better of the game
but looked ponderous at times, although it must be said that this was a
big improvement on Fabio Capello's previous two games in charge.
Jermain Defoe had the best chance when he
connected with Steven Gerrard's cross but failed to convert.
The visitors were solid enough but they were
prone to giving away some dangerous free-kicks and in the end it was one
of those that paved the way for Terry's opening goal. Owen
Hargreaves looked in good form and was the pick of the midfield in the
first half. He worked his socks off for the team and was always available
with a timely interception, sharp tackle and good pass.
At half-time Gareth Barry came on for the
exhausted Frank Lampard and this enabled Gerrard to have a little more
freedom.
For a while Barry went to the left and Gerrard played
through the middle. In the 59th minute the new
partnership carved a second and deciding goal.
Barry hit a superb pass through to Gerrard after spotting the Liverpool man's run and Gerrard finish was of
the highest quality as he tucked the ball past substitute goalkeeper
Brad
Guzan.
England continued to be the better
side and after Peter Crouch came on as a substitute they should have had
more goals. Crouch himself should have had at least two, but
missed both times. Wayne Rooney ended a disappointing night for
him by being booked, indeed it could have been
worse such was the nature of his challenge on Frankie Hejduk. In
the end it was a comfortable win for England and they now move on to a
match in Trinidad, which is not universally wanted by the players.
Almost certainly many of this team will not be travelling to the
sunshine of the Caribbean, which judging by the tiredness shown in this
game is probably just as well.
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Source Notes |
BBC Sport
TheFA.com
SkySports.com/football
ESPN Soccernet
Robert Owens, Scarborough
Mike Payne - football historian and contributor
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