Match No. 918 - Tuesday, 26th March 2013, 9:00pm
"Damjanovic turned the ball in from a goalmouth scramble incorporating an instinctive save from the goalkeeper and a follow-up block from Welbeck." Dejan Damjanović, 76'75:35
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- Mladen BožovićMladen Božović.
Born 1st Aug 1984, Podgorica.
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- Marko BašaMarko Baša.
Born 29th Dec 1982, Trstenik.
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- Vladimir VolkovVladimir Volkov.
Born 6th Jun 1986, Belgrade.
62:49 Volkov catches Milner's very late on the right sideline.
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- Miodrag DžudovićMiodrag Džudović.
Born 6th Sep 1979, Plav.
91:46 Late challenge on Welbeck.
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- Stefan SavićStefan Savić.
Born 8th Jan 1991, Mojkovac.
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- Simon VukčevićSimon Vukčević.
Born 29th Jan 1986, Podgorica.
63'62:02
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- Mitar NovakovićMitar Novaković.
Born 27th Sep 1981, Bar.
26:38 Cole is caught by a late tackle in midfield but the referee plays a good advantage to let England build an attack. After the play is over he reutrns to book Novakovic. - HT
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- Elsad ZverotićElsad Zverotić.
Born 31st Oct 1986, Berane.
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- Vladimir BožovićVladimir Božović.
Born 13th Nov 1981, Pec.
- 75'74:13
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- Stevan JovetićStevan Jovetić.
Born 2nd Nov 1989, Titograd.
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- Mirko VučinićMirko Vučinić.
Born 1st Oct 1983, Niksic.
(c)
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- Dejan DamjanovićDejan Damjanović.
Born 27th Jul 1981, Mostar.
HT
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- Milos KrkoticMilos Krkotic.
Born 29th Sep 1987, Podgorica.
- 63'62:02
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- Andrija DelibašićAndrija Delibašić.
Born 24th Apr 1981, Niksic.
92:34 Not retreating 10 yards for a free kick. - 75'74:13
- Assist: Steven Gerrard. "Gerrard simply swung the ball into the penalty area and Rooney braced his neck muscles, twisted his body and headed it past Bozovic." Wayne Rooney35th of 53 goals. Header from 8 yards., 6' 05:41
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- Joe HartMan City, 30th of 75 caps
25 years, 11 month, 7 days
Goalkeeper
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- Glen JohnsonLiverpool, 46th of 54 caps
28 years, 7 months, 3 days
Right Back 29:28 Johnson, tracking back, mistimes his tackle on Jovetic after the Montenegrin had dribbled a fair distance down the left wing.
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- Ashley ColeChelsea, 101st of 107 caps
32 years, 3 months, 6 days
Left Back
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- Steven GerrardLiverpool, 102nd of 114 caps
32 years, 9 months, 27 days
Midfield (c)27th captaincy
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- Joleon LescottMan City, 26th of 26 caps
30 years, 7 months, 10 days
Centre Back
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- Chris SmallingMan Utd, 6th of 31 caps
23 years, 4 months, 4 days
Centre Back
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- James MilnerMan City, 36th of 61 caps
27 years, 2 months, 22 days
Right Midfield
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- Michael CarrickMan Utd, 27th of 34 caps
31 years, 7 months, 29 days
Midfield
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- Danny WelbeckMan Utd, 16th of 42 caps
22 years, 4 months, 0 days
Centre Forward 41:18 Simulation. "Montenegro's right-back [Savic] was fortunate not to concede a penalty in the incident that led to Welbeck being booked for diving just before half-time. It was an unjust decision from the Swedish referee Jonas Eriksson..." TV replays clearly show contact with the back of Welbeck's legs.
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- Wayne RooneyMan Utd, 81st of 120 caps
27 years, 5 months, 2 days
Centre Forward
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- Tom CleverleyMan Utd, 9th of 13 caps
23 years, 7 months, 14 days
Left Midfield - 77'76:30
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- Ashley YoungMan Utd, 29th of 39 caps
27 years, 8 months, 17 days
Left Midfield - 77'76:30
Notes
- Player MilestoneJoleon Lescott's Last Cap
Sources
- englandstats.com Digital Archive
- BBC Football
- The Guardian England wilt in Montenegro after Wayne Rooney gets them off to a flier
Referee
Sweden Jonas Eriksson
ELO Ratings
No change in rank, losing -9 ranking points to 1954 points England - 6th
Montenegro - 39th
World Cup 2014 Q
(Group H)
- England
- 22
- +27
- 0
- 4
- 6
- 10
- Ukraine
- 21
- +24
- 1
- 3
- 6
- 10
- Montenegro
- 15
- +1
- 3
- 3
- 4
- 10
- Poland
- 13
- +6
- 3
- 4
- 3
- 10
- Moldova
- 11
- -5
- 5
- 2
- 3
- 10
- San Marino
- 0
- -53
- 10
- 0
- 0
- 10
