Match No. 913 - Friday, 12th October 2012, 8:00pm
- Assist: Danny Welbeck. "Wellbeck is in the process of taking the ball round Simoncini when he is clipped. The San Marino keeper is booked. Wayne Rooney steps up AND MAKES IT ENGLAND 1-0 SAN MARINO! Rooney's kick, high to Simoncini's right, was always going in." Wayne Rooney30th of 53 goals. Right-footed from 12 yards., 35' 34:25 (pen)
- Danny Welbeck3rd of 16 goals. , 38'
- Wayne Rooney31st of 53 goals. , 70'
- Danny Welbeck4th of 16 goals. , 72'
- Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain1st of 7 goals. , 77'
- 1
- Joe HartMan City, 25th of 75 caps
25 years, 5 months, 23 days
Goalkeeper
- 2
- Kyle WalkerSpurs, 4th of 81 caps
22 years, 4 months, 15 days
Right Back
- 3
- Leighton BainesEverton, 12th of 30 caps
27 years, 10 months, 1 day
Left Back
- 4
- Michael CarrickMan Utd, 25th of 34 caps
31 years, 2 months, 15 days
Midfield - 66'
- 5
- Phil JagielkaEverton, 15th of 40 caps
30 years, 1 month, 26 days
Centre Back
- 6
- Gary CahillChelsea, 11th of 61 caps
26 years, 9 months, 24 days
Centre Back
- 7
- Theo WalcottArsenal, 30th of 47 caps
23 years, 6 months, 27 days
Right Midfield - 10'
- 8
- Tom CleverleyMan Utd, 4th of 13 caps
23 years, 2 months, 0 days
Midfield
- 9
- Danny WelbeckMan Utd, 12th of 42 caps
21 years, 10 months, 16 days
Centre Forward
- 10
- Wayne RooneyMan Utd, 77th of 120 caps
26 years, 11 month, 19 days
Centre Forward (c)2nd captaincy - 73'
- 19
- Aaron LennonSpurs, 20th of 21 caps
25 years, 5 months, 26 days
Right Midfield - 10'
- 17
- Jonjo ShelveyLiverpool, 1st of 6 caps
20 years, 7 months, 14 days
Midfield - 66'
- 20
- Andy CarrollWest Ham, 9th of 9 caps
23 years, 9 months, 6 days
Centre Forward - 73'
- 1
- Aldo SimonciniAldo Simoncini.
Born 30th Aug 1986, San Marino.
Twin brother of Davide Simoncini 35'
- 2
- Fabio VitaioliFabio Vitaioli.
Born 5th Apr 1984.
- 84'
- 3
- Mirko PalazziMirko Palazzi.
Born 21st Mar 1987, Rimini.
- 4
- Cristian BrolliCristian Brolli.
Born 28th Feb 1992.
- 5
- Davide SimonciniDavide Simoncini.
Born 30th Aug 1986, San Marino.
Twin brother of Aldo Simoncini
- 6
- Alessandro Della ValleAlessandro Della Valle.
Born 8th Jun 1982.
(c)
- 7
- Enrico CibelliEnrico Cibelli.
Born 14th Jul 1987, San Marino.
- 8
- Matteo CoppiniMatteo Coppini.
Born 5th May 1989.
- 75'
- 9
- Michele CervelliniMichele Cervellini.
Born 14th Apr 1988.
- 10
- Danilo RinaldiDanilo Ezequiel Rinaldi.
Born 18th Apr 1986, San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Argentina.
65' - 79'
- 11
- Alex GasperoniAlex Gasperoni.
Born 30th Jun 1984, San Marino.
- 15
- Lorenzo BuscariniLorenzo Buscarini.
Born 27th May 1991.
- 75'
- 18
- Andy SelvaAndy Selva.
Born 23rd May 1976, Rome.
- 79'
- 13
- Simone BacciocchiSimone Bacciocchi.
Born 22nd Jan 1977, San Marino.
- 84'
Notes
- Player InjuryWalcott is taken out by Aldo Simoncelli in the area in the 5th minute. No foul, no booking. Walcott stayed down but eventually managed to walk off the pitch in the 8th minute. He was replaced in the 10th minute.
- Penalty: Wayne Rooney1st scored from 1 taken (100.0%). England's 105th overall. 35th minute. Third penalty in successive matches. "Wellbeck is in the process of taking the ball round Simoncini when he is clipped. The San Marino keeper is booked. Wayne Rooney steps up AND MAKES IT ENGLAND 1-0 SAN MARINO! Rooney's kick, high to Simoncini's right, was always going in."
- Player MilestoneJoe Hart's 25th Cap
- Player MilestoneMichael Carrick's 25th Cap
- Player MilestoneJonjo Shelvey's 1st Cap
- Player MilestoneAndy Carroll's Last Cap
- Goal MilestoneAlex Oxlade-Chamberlain's 1st Goal
Sources
- englandstats.com Digital Archive
- BBC Football
- The Guardian "England scored five but didn't complete impress as they beat San Marino"
Referee
- Lithuania Gediminas Mažeika
ELO Ratings
- No change in rank, with no loss of ranking points to 1976 points England - 5th
- San Marino - 204th
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