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Match
Summary |
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Officials
from Switzerland |
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Germany |
Type |
England |
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Referee
(charcoal)
-
Massimo Busacca
39 (6 February 1969),
Bellinzona,
FIFA-listed 1998.
Assistant
Referees - Stephane Cuhat, 45 (8 October 1963)
and Francesco Buragina, 42 (7 January 1966).
Fourth official - Felix
Zwayer, 27 (19 May 1981), Berlin, Germany.
Teams presented to former England and German
internationals, including Sir Geoff Hurst and Bert Trautmann. |
7 |
Goal Attempts |
11 |
3 |
Attempts on Target |
6 |
0 |
Hit Bar/Post |
1 |
3 |
Corner Kicks Won |
6 |
0 |
Offside Calls Against |
5 |
11 |
Fouls Conceded |
15 |
55.4% |
Possession |
44.6% |
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Germany
Team |
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Rank: |
FIFA (12th
Nov 2008) 2nd
EFO ranking
Group 3
ELO rating 5th to 7th |
Colours: |
Made by Adidas -
White crew neck jerseys with black collar/cuffs/Adidas
sleeve trim and black chest panel with red/yellow trim, black shorts with white Adidas
side trim,
white socks with black Adidas trim; |
Capt: |
Miroslav Klose, Bastian Schweinsteiger second half |
Manager: |
Joachim L�w, 48 (3 February 1960), appointed 12th July 2006;
33rd match, W 23 - D 5 - L 5 - F 80 - A 25
Löw
was suspended for Germany's Euro 2008 quarter-final 3-2 victory over Portugal. |
Germany
Lineup |
1 |
Adler,
René, off 46th min. |
23 |
15 January 1985 |
G |
Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
3 |
2ᵍᵃ |
17 |
Mertesacker, Per |
24 |
29 September 1984 |
CD |
SV Werder Bremen von 1899 |
52 |
1 |
3 |
Friedrich, Arne, off 68th min. |
29 |
29 May 1979 |
RB |
Hertha, Berliner SC von 1892 |
64 |
0 |
16 |
Compper, Marvin, off 78th min. |
23 |
14 June 1985 |
LB |
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim |
1 |
0 |
5 |
Westermann, Heiko |
25 |
14 August 1983 |
CD |
FC Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 |
9 |
1 |
6 |
Rolfes, Simon |
26 |
21 January 1982 |
CM |
Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
17 |
1 |
7 |
Schweinsteiger, Bastian |
24 |
1 August 1984 |
RM |
FC Bayern München |
62 |
17 |
8 |
Jones, Jermaine
J., off 46th min. |
27 |
3 November 1981 |
CM |
FC Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 |
3 |
0 |
14 |
Trochowski, Piotr A. |
24 |
22 March 1984
in Poland |
LM |
Hamburger SV |
18 |
1 |
18 |
Gómez García, Mario, off 57th min. |
23 |
10 July 1985 |
F |
VfB Stuttgart 1893 |
20 |
6 |
11 |
Klose,
Mirosław M., off 46th min. |
30 |
9 June 1978
in Poland |
F |
FC Bayern München |
87 |
44 |
Germany
Substitutes |
scoreline: Germany 0 England 1 |
12 |
Wiese, Tim, on 46th min. for Adler |
26 |
17 December 1981 |
G |
SV Werder Bremen von 1899 |
1 |
1ᵍᵃ |
13 |
Marin, Marko, on 46th min. for Jones |
19 |
13 March 1989
born in Yugoslavia |
M |
Borussia VfL 1900
Mönchengladbach |
4 |
1 |
9 |
Helmes,
Patrick, on 46th min. for Klose |
24 |
1 March 1984 |
F |
Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
9 |
1 |
10 |
Podolski,
Łukasz
J., on 57th min. for Gomez |
23 |
4 June 1985
born in Poland |
F |
FC Bayern München |
60 |
31 |
scoreline: Germany 1 England 1 |
4 |
Taşçι, Serdar, on 64th min. for
Friedrich |
21 |
24 April 1987 |
RB |
FC Bayern München |
4 |
0 |
19 |
Schäfer,
Marcel, on 78th min. for Compper |
24 |
7 June 1984 |
LB |
VfL Wolfsburg |
1 |
0 |
result: Germany 1 England 2 |
unused
substitutes: |
2-Andreas Hinkel, 15-Thomas Hitzlsperger,
20-Tobias Weis |
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4-4-2 |
Adler (Wiese)
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Friedrich (Taşçι), Mertesacker, Westermann, Compper (Schäfer)
-
Schweinsteiger, Rolfes, Jones (Marin), Trochowski -
Klose (Helmes), Gómez (Podolski). |
Averages (Starting XI): |
Age |
25.3 |
Appearances/Goals |
30.5 |
6.6 |
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England
Team |
|
Rank: |
FIFA (12th
Nov 2008) =10th
EFO ranking
Group 2
ELO rating 6th to 5th |
Colours: |
The
2008 away uniform
- Red
v-neck jerseys with navy/white shoulder trim/white trimmed collar, white shorts with
red pinstripe, red socks with navy trim/white Umbro diamonds. |
Capt: |
John Terry, eighteenth captaincy |
Manager: |
Fabio
Capello, 62 (18 June 1946), appointed 14 December 2007, effective 7 January 2008,
10th match, W 8 - D 1 - L 1 - F 25 - A 8. |
England
Lineup |
1 |
James, David
B., off 46th min. |
38 |
1 August 1970 |
G |
Portsmouth FC |
45 |
38ᵍᵃ |
2 |
Johnson, Glen
M. |
24 |
23 August 1984 |
RB |
Portsmouth FC |
10 |
0 |
3 |
Bridge, Wayne
M. |
28 |
5 August 1980 |
LB |
Chelsea FC |
32 |
1 |
4 |
Barry, Gareth |
26 |
23 February 1981 |
CM |
Aston Villa FC |
26 |
1 |
5 |
Upson,
Matthew J. |
29 |
18 April 1979 |
CD |
West Ham United FC |
12 |
1 |
6 |
Terry, John
G. |
27 |
7 December 1980 |
CD |
Chelsea FC |
48 |
5 |
7 |
Wright-Phillips, Shaun
C., off 90th+3
min. |
27 |
25 October 1981 |
RM |
Manchester City FC |
22 |
4 |
Wright-Phillips was cautioned in the 30th minute for
Unsporting Behaviour;
for
an aerial foul on Compper. |
8 |
Carrick, Michael |
27 |
28 July 1981 |
CM |
Manchester United FC |
15 |
0 |
9 |
Defoe,
Jermain C., off 46th min. |
26 |
7 October 1982 |
F |
Portsmouth FC |
32 |
6 |
10 |
Downing, Stewart |
24 |
22 July 1984 |
LM |
Middlesbrough FC |
21 |
0 |
11 |
Agbonlahor, Gabriel
I., off 77th min. |
22 |
13 October 1986 |
F |
Aston Villa FC |
1 |
0 |
England
Substitutes |
scoreline: Germany 0 England 1 |
12 |
Carson, Scott
P., on 46th min. for James |
23 |
3 September 1985 |
G |
West Bromwich Albion FC |
3 |
4ᵍᵃ |
21 |
Bent, Darren
A., on 46th min. for Defoe |
24 |
6 February 1984 |
F |
Tottenham Hotspur FC |
4 |
0 |
scoreline: Germany 1 England 1 |
19 |
Young, Ashley
S., on 77th min. for Agbonlahor |
23 |
9 July 1985 |
M |
Aston Villa FC |
4 |
0 |
scoreline: Germany 1 England 2 |
20 |
Crouch, Peter
J.,
on 90th+3
min. for Wright-Phillips. |
27 |
30 January 1981 |
F |
Portsmouth FC |
30 |
14 |
result: Germany 1 England 2 |
unused
substitutes: |
13-Joleon Lescott, 14-Micah Richards,
15-Michael Mancienne, 16-Curtis Davies, 17-Scott Parker, 18-Jimmy Bullard,
22-Paul Robinson; |
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 against West Germany in February 1974. |
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4-4-2 |
James (Carson)
-
Johnson, Terry, Upson, Bridge -
Wright-Phillips (Crouch), Carrick, Barry, Downing -
Defoe (Bent), Agbonlahor (Young). |
Averages (Starting XI): |
Age |
27.1 |
Appearances/Goals |
24.0 |
1.6 |
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Match Report
by Mike Payne |
There is never any International match
between these two teams that could be described as 'friendly' and this
competitive match certainly showed that. It also showed the rapid
strides the England team has made under the Italian coach Fabio Capello.
If there were still any doubters amongst the England fans that he is not
the man for the job then most of those will have been dispelled by this
fine win.
Funnily enough England beat Germany at their
own game, and it was very satisfying to watch. Pressing hard from the
back, moving the ball swiftly and precisely in midfield and putting all
the German defenders under pressure from start to finish, the England
players carried out Capello's tactical plan to the letter. Both teams
were missing several regulars in the Olympic Stadium, Berlin, but
England's red shirted 'second string' certainly looked more equipped
than their white shirted counterparts.
Michael Carrick and Gareth Barry quickly
gelled in the midfield and England kept possession well, something
Capello has been drumming into his players. In the 23rd
minute their good play was rewarded with the opening goal, although from
a German point of view it was not a good one. Stuart Downing took a
corner from the right and goalkeeper Rene Adler missed his attempted
punch completely. The ball hit debutant Gabby Agbonlahor and bounced to
Matthew Upson who gleefully fired home his first goal for England. Ten
minutes later Germany should have equalised when Heiko Westermann
completely messed up a header from Bastian Schweinsteiger's free-kick as
England's defenders lost concentration. Dead ball situations seemed to
be Germany's only hope as their general play was very poor. England,
meanwhile, were playing well, so the visitors remained on top for the
rest of the half and could have added to their lead on more than one
occasion.
Agbonlahor was making a lively start to his
England career and his pace and off the ball running gave the German
defenders problems all evening. He was desperately unlucky not to score
on his debut after an offside decision ruled out a goal. Glen Johnson
was also impressive and if he plays his cards right he could make the
problem right-back berth his own. His surging runs down the right wing
added a new element to England's attacking options.
At half-time Capello decided to give Scott
Carson another chance in goal, his first appearance since the Croatian
debacle at Wembley a year ago, and the manager also brought on Darren
Bent. Unfortunately, both players managed to enhance their
'reputations' with clangers. Carson's was the more serious as his
indecision, coupled with John Terry's wrong decision, gave Germany an
equaliser they barely deserved. The incident came in the 63rd
minute as Terry tried to shield the ball back to his goalkeeper.
Neither player took command of the situation and Patrick Helmes was
lurking, taking advantage by toe poking the ball through Carson's legs
to score what was a farcical goal. But credit Carson who then made a
good save from Marko Marin to prevent what would have been an
unthinkable 2-1 lead for the Germans.
At the other end Bent had his
'moment' when
he did well to round substitute keeper Tim Wiese only to fall over his
own feet when it looked certain he would score. That was a little
embarrassing for the big Tottenham forward but England were still in the
ascendancy despite this. They knew that anything other than a win would
be a travesty on the night and thankfully in the 84th minute
the skipper took a more decisive hand in matters.
Shaun
Wright-Phillips had already seen a shot tipped onto a post as England
tried to recover from the shock equaliser, and then, when Downing sent
over a corner from the left Terry dived in bravely to head home what
proved to be the winner.
England had played
well, there was no denying that, no matter how poor this German side
was, and Capello's influence is really starting to take effect. The
team and the fans are now starting to look forward to the next game
again, something that couldn't be said a year ago.
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Source Notes |
BBC Sport Official Matchday
Programme
TheFA.com
SkySports.com
UEFA.com
Marcel
Hoefsmit - football historian and friend
Mike Payne - football historian and contributor
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