Match No. 797 - Saturday, 12th October 2002, 7:30pm
Szilárd Németh, 24'
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- 1
- Miroslav KönigMiroslav König.
Born 1st Jun 1972, Nitra.
- 2
- Martin PetráMartin Petrá.
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'
- 7
- Attila PinteAttila Pinte.
Born 6th Jun 1971, Šamorín, Slovakia.
89'
- 8
- Szilárd NémethSzilárd Németh.
Born 8th Aug 1977, Komárno.
- 9
- Vladimír LeitnerVladimír Leitner.
Born 28th Jun 1974, Žilina, Slovakia.
63'
- 10
- Vladimír JanočkoVladimír Janočko.
Born 2nd Dec 1976, Košice.
89'
- 11
- Róbert VittekRóbert Vittek.
Born 1st Apr 1982, Bratislava.
31'
80'
- 17
- Ľuboš ReiterĽubomír Reiter.
Born 3rd Dec 1974, Stropkov.
80'
- 14
- Marek MintálMarek Mintál.
Born 2nd Sep 1977, Žilina, Slovakia.
89'
- 18
- Jozef KolejJozef Kolej.
Born 8th Jul 1973, Stropkov.
89'
- 1
- David SeamanArsenal, 74th of 75 caps
39 years, 0 months, 23 days
- 2
- Gary NevilleMan Utd, 53rd of 85 caps
27 years, 7 months, 22 days
- 3
- Ashley ColeArsenal, 15th of 107 caps
21 years, 9 months, 23 days
- 4
- Steven GerrardLiverpool, 12th of 114 caps
22 years, 4 months, 13 days
43'
77'
- 7
- David BeckhamMan Utd, 55th of 115 caps
27 years, 5 months, 10 days (c)19th captaincy
- 8
- Paul ScholesMan Utd, 50th of 66 caps
27 years, 10 months, 26 days
68'
- 9
- Emile HeskeyLiverpool, 31st of 62 caps
24 years, 9 months, 1 day
90'
- 10
- Michael OwenLiverpool, 43rd of 89 caps
22 years, 9 months, 29 days
87'
- 11
- Nicky ButtMan Utd, 24th of 39 caps
27 years, 8 months, 22 days
- 16
- Kieron DyerNewcastle Utd, 13th of 33 caps
23 years, 9 months, 14 days
77'
- 15
- Owen HargreavesBayern Munich, 10th of 42 caps
21 years, 8 months, 23 days
87'
- 18
- Alan SmithLeeds, 5th of 19 caps
21 years, 11 month, 15 days
90'
Notes
- Smith: SubstitutionAlan Smith came on in the last few seconds of the match and never touched the ball.
- 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.
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