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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    • 1
    • 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, Košice.
       (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.
    • Off '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.
    • Off '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."
    • Off '8180:18
    • 17
    • Ľuboš ReiterĽubomír Reiter.
      Born 3rd Dec 1974, Stropkov.
    • On '8180:18
    • 18
    • Jozef KožlejJozef Kožlej.
      Born 8th Jul 1973, Stropkov.
    • On '8988:15
    • 14
    • Marek MintálMarek Mintál.
      Born 2nd Sep 1977, Žilina, Slovakia.
    • On '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
    • 1
    • 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.
    • Off '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
    • Off '9594:25
    • 10
    • Michael OwenLiverpool, 43rd of 89 caps
      22 years, 9 months, 29 days
      Centre Forward
    • Off '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
    • On '7776:55
    • 15
    • Owen HargreavesBayern Munich, 10th of 42 caps
      21 years, 8 months, 23 days
      Midfield
    • On '8685:57
    • 18
    • Alan SmithLeeds, 5th of 19 caps
      21 years, 11 month, 15 days
      Centre Forward
    • On '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

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  • Italy Domeico Messina

Attendance

  • 30,000

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ELO Ratings

  • No change in rank, gaining 11 ranking points to 1973 points England - 5th
  • Slovakia - 44th

Euro 04 Qualifying

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