England Match No. 753 - Luxembourg - 14 October 1998 (original) (raw)
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Match Summary
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Luxembourg | Type | England |
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| Referee (-)-Sotirios Vorgias x (-), FIFA-listed.Assistan t Referees - Simeon Tsolakidis and Dimitrios Kossikidis Fourth Official - Kyros Vassaras. | Goal Attempts | ||
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Luxembourg Team
| Rank: | FIFA (16 Sept 1998) 146thEFO ranking ELO rating 162nd to 163rd | Colours: | Made by Adidas - Red v-necked shadow pinstriped jerseys with white side panel/underarm Adidas trim/collar, red shorts with white sides and red horizontal Adidas trim, red socks with white vertical Adidas trim. | | | | |
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| Capt: | | Manager: | Paul Philipp, 47 (21 October 1950), appointed 1 June 1985. | | | | |
| Luxembourg Lineup | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Koch, Paul | 32 | 7 June 1966 | G | | | GA |
| 2 | Ferron, Ralph | 26 | 13 May 1972 | D | | | |
| 3 | Funck, Nicolas | 25 | 17 October 1972 | D | | | |
| 4 | Deville, Laurent | 30 | 24 November 1967 | D | | | |
| 5 | Strasser, Jeff | 24 | 5 October 1974 | D | | | |
| 6 | Saibene, Jeff | 30 | 13 September 1968 | M | | | |
| 7
| Theis, Dany, off 61st min. | 32 | 11 September 1967 | M | | | |
| 8 | Deville, Frank, off 85th min. | 28 | 12 August 1970 | M | | | |
| 9 | Christophe, Marcel, off 78th min. | 24 | 19 August 1974 | F | | | |
| 10**
** | Cardoni, Manuel | 26 | 22 September 1972 | F | | | |
| 11 | Posing, Patrick | 27 | 9 September 1971 | M | | | |
| Luxembourg Substitutes | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Holtz, Luc, on 61st min. for Theis | 29 | 14 June 1969 | AM | | | |
| 18 | Amodio, Paolo, on 78th min. for Christophe | 25 | 28 May 1973 | M | | | |
| 16 | Alverdi, Christian, on 85th min. for F. Deville | 24 | 5 November 1973 | M | | | |
| unused substitutes: | 12-Phillipe Felgen, 13-Luc Belfort, 15-Jorge Fernandes, 17-Serge Thill. | | | | | | |
| team notes: | Coach Paul Philipp played for Luxembourg against England twice in 1977, first in March, then captain in October. | | | | | | |
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| Averages: | Age | - | Appearances/Goals | - | - | | |
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England Team
| Rank: | FIFA (16 Sept 1998) 11thEFO ranking ELO rating 10th | Colours: | The 1997 Umbro home uniform - White shadow pinstriped collared jersey with navy buttoned-collar, navy/red side panels, navy shorts with red/white lower side panel, white socks with navy tops and two red hoops. | ||||
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| Capt: | Alan Shearer, seventeenth captaincy | Head Coach: | Glenn Hoddle, 40 (27 October 1957), appointed 2 May 1996, effective 27 June 1996, 27th match, W 16 - D 6 - L 5 - F 40 - A 13. | ||||
| England Lineup |
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| 1 | Seaman, David A. | 35 | 19 September 1963 | G | Arsenal FC | 47 | 24 GA |
| 2 | Ferdinand, Rio G. | 19 | 7 November 1978 | RB | West Ham United FC | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Neville, Philip J. | 21 | 21 January 1977 | LB | Manchester United FC | 13 | 0 |
| 4 | Batty, David | 29 | 2 December 1968 | M | Newcastle United FC | 37 | 0 |
| 5 | Campbell, Sulzeer J. | 24 | 18 September 1974 | D | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 23 | 0 |
6** ** |
Southgate, Gareth | 28 | 3 September 1970 | D | Aston Villa FC | 30 | 1 |
| 7 |
Beckham, David R.J. | 23 | 2 May 1975 | M | Manchester United FC | 19 | 1 |
| 8 | Anderton, Darren R., off 63rd min. | 26 | 3 March 1972 | M | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 25 | 6 |
9 |
Shearer, Alan | 28 | 13 August 1970 | F | Newcastle United FC | 46 | 22 |
| 10**** |
Owen, Michael J. | 18 | 14 December 1979 | F | Liverpool FC | 12 | 3 |
| 11 | Scholes, Paul, off 77th min. | 23 | 16 November 1974 | M | Manchester United FC | 14 | 4 |
| England Substitutes |
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| 15 | Lee, Robert M., on 63rd min. for Anderton | 32 | 1 February 1966 | M | Newcastle United FC | 21 | 2 |
| 17 | Wright, Ian E., on 77th min. for Scholes | 34 | 3 November 1963 | F | West Ham United FC | 32 | 9 |
| unused substitutes: | 12-Martin Keown, 13-Tim Flowers, 14-Gary Neville, 16-Nicky Butt, 18-Dion Dublin. | ||||||
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| Averages: | Age | 24.9 | Appearances/Goals | - | - |
Match Report by Mike Payne
Source Notes
England got their three points - and three goals - in a damp Josy Barthel Stadium but the team still looked out of sorts. In fact they could easily have gone behind just five minutes into the match. Southgate's hurried header back to Seaman fell short and the goalkeeper fouled Christophe, a building worker by trade, as he seized onto the chance. Memories of that early goal by San Marino in '93 came flooding back.
England were let off the hook this time as Theis missed by a mile from the penalty mark. Hugely relieved, the visitors began to dominate the match with Rio Ferdinand looking particularly stylish in possession. After 18 minutes he passed to Anderton who threaded a ball down the inside-right channel to Michael Owen to run onto and shoot past Koch for his fourth goal in 12 internationals.
Hoddle's team were much more confident now and passed the ball around to emphasise the gap in class. the unfortunate Theis, guilty of the penalty miss, gave one to England as his hand connected with an Anderton effort. Alan Shearer drove his kick powerfully into Koch's right-hand corner. Then England seemed to run out of steam after the second goal and there was a tendency to dwell on the ball in midfield.
England fans in the drenched crowd urged the visitors to keep piling on the attacks. Shearer obliged with a shot that went wide and a downward header that Koch clutched to his body. A third goal finally came - from the unlikely source of Gareth Southgate, his first England strike in 30 internationals. But it was hardly an inspiring night for Hoddle and his troops. - The Official F.A. and England Yearbook 1999-2000.
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