Match No. 869 - Wednesday, 15th October 2008, 9:30pm
"Belarus were in the ascendancy, however, and it was no surprise when they drew level after 28 minutes at the end of a glorious 23-pass move. Igor Stasevich was the creator, popping up an inviting cross to the far post for Sitko to arrived unmarked and head beyond the exposed James." Pavel Sitko, 28' 27:13 -
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- 12
- Yuri ZhevnovYuri Vladimirovich Zhevnov.
Born 17th Apr 1981, Dobrush.
- 4
- Syarhey AmelyanchukSyarhey Pyatrovich Amelyanchuk.
Born 8th Aug 1980, Gomel.
- 5
- Dmitry MoloshDmitry Molosh.
Born 10th Dec 1981, Minsk.
- 3
- Egor FilipenkoEgor Vsevolodovich Filipenko.
Born 10th Apr 1988, Minsk.
- 18
- Dzmitry VerkhawtsowDzmitry Mikalayevich Verkhawtsow.
Born 10th Oct 1986, Mogilev.
- 2
- Alyaksandr KulchyAlyaksandr Kulchy.
Born 1st Nov 1973, Minsk.
(c)
- 16
- Ihar StasevichIhar Mikalayevich Stasevich.
Born 21st Oct 1985, Borisov.
90'89:36
- 14
- Anton PutsilaAnton Kanstantsinavich Putsila.
Born 10th Jun 1987, Orsha.
20:47 Goes in with studs showing on Lampard. Could have been much worse. - 67'66:39
- 7
- Vital BulygaVital Nikolaevich Bulyga.
Born 12th Jan 1980, Mogilev.
- 13
- Vitali KutuzovVitali Vladimirovich Kutuzov.
Born 20th Mar 1980, Pinsk.
- 77'76:14
- 10
- Pavel SitkoPavel Valeryevich Sitko.
Born 17th Dec 1985, Rechitsa.
- 11
- Vital RadzivonawVital Viktaravich Radzivonaw.
Born 11th Dec 1983, Vitebsk.
67'66:39
- 8
- Oleg StrakhanovichOleg Strakhanovich.
Born 13th Oct 1979, Pinsk.
- 77'76:14
- 9
- Vyacheslav HlebVyacheslav Paulavich Hleb.
Born 12th Feb 1983, Minsk.
- 90'89:36
- Assist: Wayne Rooney. "[Gerrard] picked up the ball from Rooney before placing a perfect slide-rule finish into the bottom corner beyond Belarus keeper Yury Zhevnov from fully 30 yards." Steven Gerrard14th of 21 goals. Right-footed from 31 yards., 11' 10:57
- Assist: Emile Heskey. "[Rooney] made no mistake as England regained the lead after 50 minutes, but credit must go to Heskey again with a powerful run and perfect cross for Rooney to slide home from close range." Wayne Rooney18th of 53 goals. Right-footed from 6 yards., 50' 49:52
- Assist: Steven Gerrard. "It did not stop Rooney taking the game by the scruff of the neck and he scored his second, and England's third, with a goal of the highest class 16 minutes from time.
Gerrard slid a superb instant pass into his path, and Rooney dummied a defender before lifting a composed finish over Zhevnov." Wayne Rooney19th of 53 goals. Right-footed from 9 yards., 74' 73:57
- 1
- David JamesPortsmouth, 44th of 53 caps
38 years, 2 months, 14 days
Goalkeeper
- 2
- Wes BrownMan Utd, 21st of 23 caps
29 years, 6 months, 30 days
Right Back
- 3
- Wayne BridgeChelsea, 31st of 36 caps
28 years, 2 months, 10 days
Left Back
- 4
- Steven GerrardLiverpool, 70th of 114 caps
28 years, 4 months, 16 days
Left Midfielder
- 5
- Rio FerdinandMan Utd, 72nd of 81 caps
29 years, 11 month, 8 days
Centre Back (c)3rd captaincy
- 6
- Matthew UpsonWest Ham, 11th of 21 caps
29 years, 5 months, 27 days
Centre Back
- 7
- Theo WalcottArsenal, 6th of 47 caps
19 years, 6 months, 30 days
Right Midfielder - 68'67:47
- 8
- Frank LampardChelsea, 66th of 106 caps
30 years, 3 months, 24 days
Midfielder
- 9
- Emile HeskeyWigan, 50th of 62 caps
30 years, 9 months, 4 days
Centre Forward - 70'69:42
- 10
- Wayne RooneyMan Utd, 48th of 120 caps
22 years, 11 month, 22 days
Centre Forward - 88'87:35
- 11
- Gareth BarryAston Villa, 25th of 53 caps
27 years, 7 months, 20 days
Midfielder
- 18
- Peter CrouchPortsmouth, 29th of 42 caps
27 years, 8 months, 16 days
Centre Forward - 70'69:42
- 15
- David BeckhamLA Galaxy, 107th of 115 caps
33 years, 5 months, 13 days
Midfielder - 88'87:35
Notes
- England: New Record StreakThe first time England have won their first 4 matches in World Cup Qualifying.
- Player MilestoneEmile Heskey's 50th Cap
- Player MilestoneGareth Barry's 25th Cap
Referee
Norway Terje Hauge
ELO Ratings
- Up 1 place, gaining 10 ranking points to 1974 points
England - 6th - 1 
Belarus - 65th
World Cup 2010 Q
(Group 6)
- England
- 27
- +28
- 1
- 0
- 9
- 10
- Ukraine
- 21
- +15
- 1
- 3
- 6
- 10
- Croatia
- 20
- +6
- 2
- 2
- 6
- 10
- Belarus
- 13
- +5
- 5
- 1
- 4
- 10
- Kazakhstan
- 6
- -18
- 8
- 0
- 2
- 10
- Andorra
- 0
- -36
- 10
- 0
- 0
- 10
