Match No. 804 - Wednesday, 11th June 2003, 8:00pm
Great skill by Owen as he slaloms past four defenders before being brought down by Zeman. Owen sends the keeper the wrong way as passes the penalty to his right. Michael Owen21st of 40 goals. Right-footed from 12 yards., 62' 61:01 (pen)- Assist: Steven Gerrard. Gerrard, on the left wing, steps inside and sends a great cross into the centre of the area for Owen to slip his marker and head past the keeper. Michael Owen22nd of 40 goals. Header from 8 yards., 73' 72:07
- 1
- David JamesWest Ham, 16th of 53 caps
32 years, 10 months, 10 days
Goalkeeper
- 2
- Danny MillsLeeds, 17th of 19 caps
26 years, 0 months, 24 days
Right Back 
43'
- 3
- Ashley ColeArsenal, 19th of 107 caps
22 years, 5 months, 22 days
Left Back
- 4
- Steven GerrardLiverpool, 18th of 114 caps
23 years, 0 months, 12 days
Midfield
- 5
- Matthew UpsonBirmingham, 3rd of 21 caps
24 years, 1 month, 23 days
Centre Back
- 6
- Gareth SouthgateMiddlesbrough, 55th of 57 caps
32 years, 9 months, 8 days
Centre Back
- 7
- Frank LampardChelsea, 11th of 106 caps
24 years, 11 month, 20 days
Midfield
- 8
- Paul ScholesMan Utd, 57th of 66 caps
28 years, 6 months, 25 days
Midfield
- 9
- Wayne RooneyEverton, 5th of 120 caps
17 years, 7 months, 18 days
Centre Forward - 58'
- 10
- Michael OwenLiverpool, 50th of 89 caps
23 years, 5 months, 28 days
Centre Forward (c)6th captaincy
- 11
- Phil NevilleMan Utd, 40th of 59 caps
26 years, 4 months, 21 day
Defensive Midfielder
- 16
- Owen HargreavesBayern Munich, 13th of 42 caps
22 years, 4 months, 22 days
Midfield 
43'
- 18
- Darius VassellAston Villa, 14th of 22 caps
22 years, 11 month, 28 days
Centre Forward - 58'
- Vladimír Janočko, 31'30:19
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- 1
- Miroslav KönigMiroslav König.
Born 1st Jun 1972, Nitra.
- 2
- Martin PetráMartin Petrá.
Born 2nd Nov 1979, Bojnice.
- 3
- Michal HanekMichal Hanek.
Born 18th Sep 1980, Trenčín, Slovakia.
61'
- 4
- Marián ZemanMarián Zeman.
Born 7th Jul 1974, Bratislava.
- 5
- Radoslav ZabavnikRadoslav Zabavnik.
Born 16th Sep 1980, Košice.
- 6
- Igor DemoIgor Demo.
Born 18th Sep 1975, Nitra.
(c) - 55'
- 7
- Vladimír LabantVladimír Labant.
Born 8th Jun 1974, Čadca, Slovakia.
- 39'
- 8
- Szilárd NémethSzilárd Németh.
Born 8th Aug 1977, Komárno.
- 76'
- 9
- Rastislav MichalíkRastislav Michalík.
Born 14th Jan 1974, Staškov, Slovakia.
- 10
- Vladimír JanočkoVladimír Janočko.
Born 2nd Dec 1976, Košice.
- 11
- Róbert VittekRóbert Vittek.
Born 1st Apr 1982, Bratislava.
64'
- 14
- Ondrej DebnárOndrej Debnár.
Born 18th Jun 1972, Zvolen.
89' - 39'
- 15
- Marek MintálMarek Mintál.
Born 2nd Sep 1977, Žilina, Slovakia.
- 55'
- 17
- Ľuboš ReiterĽubomír Reiter.
Born 3rd Dec 1974, Stropkov.
- 76'
Notes
- Penalty: Michael Owen1st scored from 1 taken (100.0%). England's 88th overall. Great skill by Owen as he slaloms past four defenders before being brought down by Zeman. Owen sends the keeper the wrong way as passes the penalty to his right.
- Player MilestoneMichael Owen's 50th Cap
Sources
- englandstats.com Digital Archive
- BBC Football "Owen inspires England", Wednesday 11th June 2003.
- The Guardian "Caps off to two-goal Owen", Thursday 12th June 2003.
- YouTube
Referee
Germany Wolfgang Stark
ELO Ratings
- Up 1 place, gaining 4 ranking points to 1961 points
England - 5th - 1 
Slovakia - 43rd
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
