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 Midfield
- 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 Midfield - 68'67:47
- 8
- Frank LampardChelsea, 66th of 106 caps
30 years, 3 months, 24 days
Midfield
- 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
Midfield
- 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
Midfield - 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
