Match No. 671 - Tuesday, 21st May 1991
Alan Smith1st of 2 goals. , 16'
"Two minutes before half-time Platt gained possession on the right after a Soviet mistake and was brought down by Tsveiba's late lunge, sending Uvarov the wrong way with his kick." David Platt5th of 27 goals. Right-footed from 12 yards., 43' (pen)
David Platt6th of 27 goals. , 89'
- 1
- Chris WoodsRangers, 20th of 43 caps
31 years, 6 months, 7 days
Goalkeeper
- 2
- Gary StevensRangers, 42nd of 46 caps
28 years, 1 month, 25 days
Right Back
- 3
- Tony DorigoChelsea, 6th of 15 caps
25 years, 4 months, 21 day
Left Back
- 4
- Dennis WiseChelsea, 2nd of 21 caps
24 years, 5 months, 5 days
Right Midfielder
70'
- 5
- Paul ParkerQPR, 14th of 19 caps
27 years, 1 month, 17 days
Centre Back
- 6
- Mark WrightDerby, 36th of 45 caps
27 years, 9 months, 20 days
Centre Back (c)1st captaincy
- 7
- David PlattAston Villa, 17th of 62 caps
24 years, 11 month, 11 day
Midfielder
- 8
- Geoff ThomasPalace, 2nd of 9 caps
26 years, 9 months, 16 days
Midfielder
- 9
- Alan SmithArsenal, 6th of 13 caps
28 years, 6 months, 0 days
Centre Forward
- 10
- Ian WrightPalace, 3rd of 33 caps
27 years, 6 months, 18 days
Centre Forward
70'
- 11
- John BarnesLiverpool, 64th of 79 caps
27 years, 6 months, 14 days
Left Midfielder
- 15
- David BattyLeeds, 1st of 42 caps
22 years, 5 months, 19 days
Midfielder
70'
- 16
- Peter BeardsleyLiverpool, 49th of 59 caps
30 years, 4 months, 3 days
Centre Forward
70'
Vladimir Tatarchuk, 9'
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- 1
- Aleksandr UvarovAleksandr Viktorovich Uvarov.
Born 13th Jan 1960, Orekhovo-Zuyevo.
- 2
- Andrey ChernyshovAndrey Alekseyevich Chernyshov.
Born 7th Jan 1968, Moscow.
- 3
- Vassily KulkovVassily Sergeyevich Kulkov.
Born 11th Jun 1966, Moscow.
- 4
- Akhrik TsveibaAkhrik Sokratovich Tsveiba.
Born 10th Sep 1966, Gudauta.
- 5
- Dmitri GaliaminDmitri Aleksandrovich Galiamin.
Born 8th Jan 1963, Moscow.
65'
- 6
- Igor ShalimovIgor Mihailovich Shalimov.
Born 2nd Feb 1969, Moscow.
67'
- 7
- Oleksiy MykhaylychenkoOleksiy Oleksandrovych Mykhaylychenko.
Born 30th Mar 1963, Kiev.
(c)
- 8
- Andrei KanchelskisAndrei Antanasovich Kanchelskis.
Born 23rd Jan 1969, Kirovohrad.
- 9
- Igor KolyvanovIgor Vladimirovich Kolyvanov.
Born 6th Mar 1968, Moscow.
- 10
- Vladimir TatarchukVladimir Iosifovich Tatarchuk.
Born 25th Apr 1966, Matrosovo.
51'
- 11
- Dmitri KuznetsovDmitri Viktorovich Kuznetsov.
Born 28th Aug 1965, Moscow.
- 13
- Aleksandr MostovoiAleksandr Vladimirovich Mostovoi.
Born 22nd Aug 1968, Lomonosov.
51'
- 14
- Igor KorneevIgor Vladimirovich Korneev.
Born 4th Sep 1967, Moscow.
67'
Notes
- Penalty: David Platt1st scored from 1 taken (100.0%). England's 72nd overall.
- Player MilestoneDavid Batty's 1st Cap
- Goal MilestoneAlan Smith's 1st Goal
Sources
- Wembley - The Complete Record 1923 - 2000 by Glen Isherwood (Sports Books 2006)
- England: The Complete Post-War Record by Mike Payne (Breedon Books Publishing Company 1993)
- soccernostalgia.blogspot.co.uk
- The Guardian "Platt answers call on the reserves", Wednesday 22nd May 1991, page 18.
Referee
Spain Emilio Soriano Aladren
ELO Ratings
No change in rank, gaining 12 ranking points to 2000 points England - 3rd
USSR - 10th
England Challenge Cup
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