Match No. 797 - Saturday, 12th October 2002, 7:30pm
"Great cross from Janocko, who gets past Gerrard too easy - but did the ball go out of play? Anyway, it finds Leitner who heads the ball down to Nemeth who slots the ball under a collapsing David Seaman, and England find themselves one goal down." Szilárd Németh, 24'23:23
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- Miroslav KönigMiroslav König.
Born 1st Jun 1972, Nitra.
- 2
- Martin PetrášMartin Petráš.
Born 2nd Nov 1979, Bojnice.
- 3
- Miroslav KarhanMiroslav Karhan.
Born 21st Jun 1976, Hlohovec.
- 4
- Peter HlinkaPeter Hlinka.
Born 5th Dec 1978, Prešov, Slovakia.
- 5
- Peter DzúrikPeter Dzúrik.
Born 29th Dec 1968, Koice.
(c)
- 6
- Marián ZemanMarián Zeman.
Born 7th Jul 1974, Bratislava.
85:30 Full-blooded tackle on Dyer is too much for the referee.
- 7
- Attila PinteAttila Pinte.
Born 6th Jun 1971, Šamorín, Slovakia.
'8988:15
- 8
- Szilárd NémethSzilárd Németh.
Born 8th Aug 1977, Komárno.
- 9
- Vladimír LeitnerVladimír Leitner.
Born 28th Jun 1974, Žilina, Slovakia.
61:56 Brings down Beckham on the right touchline
- 10
- Vladimír JanočkoVladimír Janočko.
Born 2nd Dec 1976, Košice.
'8988:37
- 11
- Róbert VittekRóbert Vittek.
Born 1st Apr 1982, Bratislava.
30:42 "...a yellow card to Vittek who's challenge on [Neville] is just a little late."
'8180:18
- 17
- Ľuboš ReiterĽubomír Reiter.
Born 3rd Dec 1974, Stropkov.
'8180:18
- 18
- Jozef KožlejJozef Kožlej.
Born 8th Jul 1973, Stropkov.
'8988:15
- 14
- Marek MintálMarek Mintál.
Born 2nd Sep 1977, Žilina, Slovakia.
'8988:37
Assist: Paul Scholes. "...[Beckham's] free-kick gave England the equaliser they craved after 65 minutes. Beckham's set-piece floated in from an angle, narrowly avoiding Owen as he attempted to get the faintest of touches with his head." David Beckham8th of 17 goals. Right-footed from 38 yards., 64' 63:57
Assist: Paul Scholes. "Paul Scholes' cross deflected off Peter Dzurik and Owen poached a header at the near post to give England victory." Michael Owen19th of 40 goals. Header from 5 yards., 82' 81:52
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- David SeamanArsenal, 74th of 75 caps
39 years, 0 months, 23 days
Goalkeeper
- 2
- Gary NevilleMan Utd, 53rd of 85 caps
27 years, 7 months, 22 days
Right Back
- 3
- Ashley ColeArsenal, 15th of 107 caps
21 years, 9 months, 23 days
Left Back
- 4
- Steven GerrardLiverpool, 12th of 114 caps
22 years, 4 months, 13 days
Midfield
42:17 Late challenge on Petráš who breaks the Guinness World Record for the number of rolls.
'7776:55
- 6
- Gareth SouthgateMiddlesbrough, 51st of 57 caps
32 years, 1 month, 9 days
Centre Back
- 7
- David BeckhamMan Utd, 55th of 115 caps
27 years, 5 months, 10 days
Right Midfield (c)19th captaincy
- 8
- Paul ScholesMan Utd, 50th of 66 caps
27 years, 10 months, 26 days
Left Midfield
67:54 Hack at Pinte after he had dispossesed him.
- 9
- Emile HeskeyLiverpool, 31st of 62 caps
24 years, 9 months, 1 day
Centre Forward
'9594:25
- 10
- Michael OwenLiverpool, 43rd of 89 caps
22 years, 9 months, 29 days
Centre Forward
'8685:57
- 11
- Nicky ButtMan Utd, 24th of 39 caps
27 years, 8 months, 22 days
Midfield
- 16
- Kieron DyerNewcastle Utd, 13th of 33 caps
23 years, 9 months, 14 days
Left Midfield
'7776:55
- 15
- Owen HargreavesBayern Munich, 10th of 42 caps
21 years, 8 months, 23 days
Midfield
'8685:57
- 18
- Alan SmithLeeds, 5th of 19 caps
21 years, 11 month, 15 days
Centre Forward
'9594:25
Notes
- Smith: SubstitutionAlan Smith holds the record for the shortest time on the pitch to receive an England cap. He came on for 16 seconds before the referee ended the game.
- Player MilestonePaul Scholes' 50th Cap
Sources
- englandstats.com Digital Archive
- BBC Football "Owen sparks England win", Saturday 12th October 2002.
- The Guardian "Slovakia 1 - 2 England", Saturday 12th October 2002.
- YouTube
Referee
Italy Domeico Messina
ELO Ratings
No change in rank, gaining 11 ranking points to 1973 points England - 5th
Slovakia - 44th
Euro 04 Qualifying
(Group 7)

- England
- 20
- +9
- 0
- 2
- 6
- 8

- Turkey
- 19
- +12
- 1
- 1
- 6
- 8

- Slovakia
- 10
- +2
- 4
- 1
- 3
- 8

- Macedonia
- 6
- -3
- 4
- 3
- 1
- 8

- Liechtenst...
- 1
- -20
- 7
- 1
- 0
- 8