Match No. 843 - Wednesday, 16th August 2006, 8:05pm
Assist: Stewart Downing. "A Frank Lampard free-kick in the 14th minute was met by the brow of Peter Crouch and the goalkeeper Antonis Nikopolidis reacted with an unsatisfactory punch. Downing nodded the ball back into the middle and John Terry headed home." John Terry2nd of 6 goals. Header from 6 yards., 14' 13:58
Assist: Jermain Defoe. "Jermain Defoe...split the Greece back four with a beautiful pass through the inside-left channel after 30 minutes and Lampard...surged through to finish with the substantial help of a deflection off Paraskevas Antzas." Frank Lampard12th of 29 goals. Right-footed from 15 yards., 30' 29:13
"[Crouch] forward contributed in more familiar fashion in the 35th minute. Downing's cross was deflected to Lampard and, once Nikopolidis had parried a Lampard effort, Crouch pounced to net from close range." Peter Crouch7th of 22 goals. Left-footed from 3 yards., 35' 34:48
Assist: Stewart Downing. "Three minutes from the end of the half [Crouch] appeared to pull out of connecting with a Gary Neville delivery, even if it may simply have been out of reach, but play was turned back to Downing by Gerrard and Crouch headed in from his service." Peter Crouch8th of 22 goals. Header from 8 yards., 42' 41:21
- 1
- Paul RobinsonSpurs, 27th of 41 caps
26 years, 10 months, 1 day
Goalkeeper
HT'45:00
- 2
- Gary NevilleMan Utd, 82nd of 85 caps
31 years, 5 months, 26 days
Right Back
78'77:58
- 3
- Ashley ColeArsenal, 52nd of 107 caps
25 years, 7 months, 27 days
Left Back
81'80:11
- 4
- Steven GerrardLiverpool, 48th of 114 caps
26 years, 2 months, 17 days
Right Midfielder
79'78:12
- 5
- Rio FerdinandMan Utd, 53rd of 81 caps
27 years, 9 months, 9 days
Centre Back
- 6
- John TerryChelsea, 30th of 78 caps
25 years, 8 months, 9 days
Centre Back (c)1st captaincy
- 7
- Owen HargreavesBayern Munich, 35th of 42 caps
25 years, 6 months, 27 days
Midfielder
- 8
- Frank LampardChelsea, 46th of 106 caps
28 years, 1 month, 25 days
Midfielder
- 9
- Jermain DefoeSpurs, 17th of 57 caps
23 years, 10 months, 9 days
Centre Forward
69'68:23
- 10
- Peter CrouchLiverpool, 12th of 42 caps
25 years, 6 months, 17 days
Centre Forward
- 11
- Stewart DowningMiddlesbrough, 6th of 35 caps
22 years, 0 months, 25 days
Left Midfielder
69'68:35
- 13
- Chris KirklandLiverpool, Only Cap
25 years, 3 months, 14 days
Goalkeeper
HT'45:00
- 21
- Kieran RichardsonMan Utd, 5th of 8 caps
21 years, 9 months, 26 days
Right Midfielder
69'68:23
- 23
- Aaron LennonSpurs, 5th of 21 caps
19 years, 4 months, 0 days
Left Midfielder
69'68:35
- 16
- Jamie CarragherLiverpool, 30th of 38 caps
28 years, 6 months, 19 days
Right Back
78'77:58
- 24
- Darren BentCharlton, 2nd of 13 caps
22 years, 6 months, 10 days
Centre Forward
79'78:12
- 14
- Wayne BridgeChelsea, 24th of 36 caps
26 years, 0 months, 11 day
Left Back
81'80:11
- 1
- Antonis NikopolidisAntonios Nikopolidis.
Born 14th Jan 1971, Arta.
- 24
- Loukas VyntraLoukas Vyntra.
Born 5th Feb 1981, Město Albrechtice.
- 14
- Takis FyssasPanagiotis Fyssas.
Born 12th Jun 1973, Athens.
29'28:19
- 28
- Paraskevas AntzasParaskevas Antzas.
Born 18th Aug 1976, Drama.
HT'45:00
- 5
- Traianos DellasTraianos Dellas.
Born 31st Jan 1976, Thessaloniki.
65'64:02
- 21
- Kostas KatsouranisKonstantinos Katsouranis.
Born 21st Jun 1979, Patras.
- 7
- Theo ZagorakisTheodoros Zagorakis.
Born 27th Oct 1971, Lydia.
(c)
HT'45:00
- 8
- Stelios GiannakopoulosStylianos Giannakopoulos.
Born 12th Jul 1974, Athens.
- 9
- Angelos CharisteasAngelos Charisteas.
Born 9th Feb 1980, Styrmoniko.
- 10
- Giorgos KaragounisGeorgios Karagounis.
Born 6th Mar 1977, Pyrgos.
HT'45:00
- 27
- Giorgos SamarasGeorgios Samaras.
Born 21st Feb 1985, Heraklion.
HT'45:00
- 29
- Panagiotis LagosPanagiotis Lagos.
Born 18th Jul 1985, Thessaloniki.
29'28:19
- 25
- Sotiris KyrgiakosSotirios Kyrgiakos.
Born 23rd Jul 1979, Trikala.
HT'45:00
- 20
- Giannis AmanatidisIoannis Amanatidis.
Born 3rd Dec 1981, Kozani.
HT'45:00
- 22
- Dimitris SalpingidisDimitrios Salpingidis.
Born 18th Aug 1981, Thessaloniki.
HT'45:00
- 6
- Angelos BasinasAngelos Basinas.
Born 3rd Jan 1976, Chalkida.
HT'45:00
- 32
- Giorgos AnatolakisGeorgios Anatolakis.
Born 16th Mar 1974, Thessaloniki.
65'64:02
Notes
- Player MilestoneChris Kirkland's Only Cap
Referee
Germany Wolfgang Stark
ELO Ratings
- Up 2 places, gaining 6 ranking points to 2006 points
England - 4th - 2
Greece - 21st