Match No. 826 - Wednesday, 30th March 2005, 7:45pm
Assist: Wayne Rooney. "Wayne Rooney gets in behind the Azerbaijan defence, crosses from the left and the ball is half-cleared. It falls for Steven Gerrard, who does well to - if you'll pardon the expression - get his leg over it and volley it into the ground. The ball bounces up and goes in off the underside of the cross-bar." Steven Gerrard6th of 21 goals. Right-footed from 15 yards., 51' 50:34 - Assist: Frank Lampard. "Frank Lampard. Long ball over the top. Beckham's brilliantly-timed run. Clean through. Looks up. Chest. Floor. Beckham looks to his right. Goalkeeper dives. Beckham shoots left. Goal!" David Beckham16th of 17 goals. Right-footed from 19 yards., 62' 61:20
- 1
- Paul RobinsonSpurs, 12th of 41 caps
25 years, 5 months, 15 days
Goalkeeper
- 2
- Gary NevilleMan Utd, 76th of 85 caps
30 years, 1 month, 12 days
Right Back
- 3
- Ashley ColeArsenal, 39th of 107 caps
24 years, 3 months, 10 days
Left Back
- 4
- Steven GerrardLiverpool, 34th of 114 caps
24 years, 10 months, 0 days
Midfield
- 5
- Rio FerdinandMan Utd, 38th of 81 caps
26 years, 4 months, 23 days
Centre Back 
77'76:32
- 6
- John TerryChelsea, 17th of 78 caps
24 years, 3 months, 23 days
Centre Back
- 7
- David BeckhamReal Madrid, 80th of 115 caps
29 years, 10 months, 28 days
Right Midfield (c)44th captaincy 
41:23 "The in no way officious referee gives David Beckham a yellow card, apparently for playing while wearing only one boot. Beckham had been off the field getting treatment for an injury to his foot and, while holding one boot in his hand, walked back on the field without the fourth official's permission. The result for this heinous crime? A yellow card." - 84'83:44
- 8
- Frank LampardChelsea, 32nd of 106 caps
26 years, 9 months, 9 days
Midfield
- 9
- Wayne RooneyMan Utd, 23rd of 120 caps
19 years, 5 months, 6 days
Centre Forward - 78'77:04
- 10
- Michael OwenReal Madrid, 69th of 89 caps
25 years, 3 months, 16 days
Centre Forward 54:05 "Michael Owen misses an open goal in comical fashion with an extravagant diving header. He was attempting to get on the end of a great cross from Wayne Rooney, who'd performed miracles to stay on his feet after a bullish yomp down the right wing. To add insult to injury, the referee books Owen for what looked like attempted hand-ball."
- 11
- Joe ColeChelsea, 21st of 56 caps
23 years, 4 months, 22 days
Left Midfield
- 14
- Ledley KingSpurs, 12th of 21 caps
24 years, 5 months, 18 days
Centre Back 
77'76:23
- 15
- Kieron DyerNewcastle Utd, 28th of 33 caps
26 years, 3 months, 1 day
Midfield - 78'77:04
- 18
- Jermain DefoeSpurs, 10th of 57 caps
22 years, 5 months, 23 days
Centre Forward - 84'83:44
- 1
- Dmitri KramarenkoDmitriy Sergeyevich Kramarenko.
Born 12th Sep 1974, Lankaran, Azerbaijan.
- 2
- Rafael AmirbekovRafael Amirbekov.
Born 23rd Feb 1976, Qusar, Azerbaijan.
- HT'45:00
- 3
- Aftandil HacıyevAftandil Sabir oğlu Hacıyev.
Born 13th Aug 1981, Baku.
- 4
- Zaur HashimovZaur Tahir oglu Hashimov.
Born 25th Aug 1981, Samqayit.
- 5
- Elmar BakhshievElmar Bakhshiev.
Born 3rd Aug 1980, Qusar, Azerbaijan.
- 6
- Ilgar AbdurahmanovIlgar Shair oglu Abdurahmanov.
Born 27th Mar 1979, Baku.
- 7
- Rail MalikovRail Nadir oglu Malikov.
Born 18th Dec 1985, Baku.
- 8
- Aslan KerimovAslan Kerimov.
Born 1st Jan 1973, Baku.
- 9
- Gurban GurbanovGurban Osman oglu Gurbanov.
Born 13th Apr 1972, Zaqatala.
(c) - 77'76:11
- 14
- Rashad SadygovRashad Farhad oglu Sadygov.
Born 16th Jun 1982, Baku.
- 11
- Nadir NabiyevNadir Eldar oglu Nabiyev.
Born 18th Jul 1980, Tovuz.
- 77'76:27
- 15
- Vugar GuliyevVugar Guliyev.
Born 20th Nov 1978.
56:21 Grappling with Lampard whilst waiting for a Beckham free-kick. - HT'45:00
- 10
- Anatoli PonomarevAnatoli Igorevich Ponomarev.
Born 12th Jun 1982, Baku.
- 77'76:11
- 17
- Daniel AkhtyamovDaniel Akhtyamov.
Born 26th Mar 1985, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
- 77'76:27
Referee
Portugal Paulo Manuel Gomes Costa
ELO Ratings
No change in rank, gaining 1 ranking points to 1978 points England - 3rd
Azerbaijan - 109th
World Cup 2006 Q
(Group 6)
- England
- 25
- +12
- 1
- 1
- 8
- 10
- Poland
- 24
- +18
- 2
- 0
- 8
- 10
- Austria
- 15
- +3
- 3
- 3
- 4
- 10
- Northern I...
- 9
- -8
- 5
- 3
- 2
- 10
- Wales
- 8
- -5
- 6
- 2
- 2
- 10
- Azerbaijan
- 3
- -20
- 7
- 3
- 0
- 10
