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England 2-1 South Africa - May 24, 1997 / Friendlies 1997
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This page offers all the statistics of the match and the pre-match of

England 2-1 South Africa - May 24, 1997 / Friendlies 1997

. All the information you will find here have been collected manually from the most official sources. However, if you found any mistake or any missing information, please contact us.
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England

England

2 - 1

logo South Africa

South Africa

South Africa

logo England ENG

0
photo Rob Lee 20' - Goal Rob Lee20
43photo Phil Masinga 43' - Goal Phil Masinga
HT

logo England ENG

52photo Jerry Sikhosanaphoto Brendan Augustine 52' - Substitution Brendan Augustineis substituted by Jerry Sikhosana
photo David Battyphoto Jamie Redknapp 55' - Substitution Jamie Redknappis substituted by David Batty55
photo Paul Scholesphoto Teddy Sheringham 63' - Substitution Teddy Sheringhamis substituted by Paul Scholes63
photo David Beckhamphoto Graeme Le Saux 67' - Substitution Graeme Le Sauxis substituted by David Beckham67
photo Ian Wright 75' - Goal Ian Wright75
75photo Helman Mkhalelephoto Doctor Khumalo 75' - Substitution Doctor Khumalois substituted by Helman Mkhalele
photo Nicky Buttphoto Rob Lee 78' - Substitution Rob Leeis substituted by Nicky Butt78
86photo Shaun Bartlettphoto Eric Tinkler 86' - Substitution Eric Tinkleris substituted by Shaun Bartlettphoto Lindani Butheleziphoto Phil Masinga 86' - Substitution Phil Masingais substituted by Lindani Buthelezi
89photo John Moshoeu 89' - Yellow card John Moshoeuphoto Lindani Buthelezi 89' - Yellow card Lindani Buthelezi
photo Sol Campbellphoto Paul Gascoigne 90' - Substitution Paul Gascoigneis substituted by Sol Campbell90
FT

logo South Africa SA

logo South Africa SA

Team line-ups

England

forward
offensive midfielder
midfielder
defensive midfielder
defender
sweeper
goalkeeper
logo England
photo Ian Wright
Ian Wright
England
B.date03/11/1963
Age33 years
H1m75  
positionStriker
photo Teddy Sheringham
Teddy Sheringham
England
B.date02/04/1966
Age31 years
H1m83  
positionStriker
photo Paul Gascoigne
Paul Gascoigne
England
B.date27/05/1967
Age29 years
H1m79  
positionPlaymaker
photo Graeme Le Saux
Graeme Le Saux
England
B.date17/10/1968
Age28 years
H1m75  
positionLeft full-back
photo Jamie Redknapp
Jamie Redknapp
England
B.date25/06/1973
Age23 years
H1m83  
positionCentre Midfield
Lee2078
photo Rob Lee
Rob Lee
England
B.date01/02/1966
Age31 years
H1m78  
positionDefensive Midfielder
photo Phil Neville
Phil Neville
England
B.date21/01/1977
Age20 years
H1m80  
positionLeft full-back
photo Stuart Pearce
Stuart Pearce
England
B.date24/04/1962
Age35 years
H1m77  
positionLeft full-back
photo Martin Keown
Martin Keown
England
B.date24/07/1966
Age30 years
H1m86  
positionCentral defender
photo Gareth Southgate
Gareth Southgate
England
B.date03/09/1970
Age26 years
H1m83  
positionCentral defender
photo Nigel Martyn
Nigel Martyn
England
B.date11/08/1966
Age30 years
H1m88  
positionGoalkeeper

First 11

Age Match num Note
G
Nigel Martyn 30 4 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Martin Keown 30 13 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Gareth Southgate 26 15 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Graeme Le Saux 67 28 16 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Phil Neville 20 2 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Stuart Pearce 35 75 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Rob Lee 2078 31 10 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Jamie Redknapp 55 23 8 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Paul Gascoigne 90 29 47 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Teddy Sheringham 63 31 24 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Ian Wright 75 33 24 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

28.7 years

Average number of matches played for the team

22

South Africa

forward
offensive midfielder
midfielder
defensive midfielder
defender
sweeper
goalkeeper
logo South Africa
Masinga4386
photo Phil Masinga
Phil Masinga
South Africa
B.date28/06/1969
Age27 years
H1m87  
positionStriker
photo John Moshoeu
John Moshoeu
South Africa
B.date18/12/1966
Age30 years
H1m77  
positionMidfield
photo Doctor Khumalo
Doctor Khumalo
South Africa
B.date26/06/1967
Age29 years
H1m85  
positionOffensive Midfielder
photo Brendan Augustine
Brendan Augustine
South Africa
B.date26/10/1971
Age25 years
H1m79  
positionRight Winger
photo Eric Tinkler
Eric Tinkler
South Africa
B.date30/07/1970
Age26 years
H1m86  
positionDefensive Midfielder
photo John Moeti
John Moeti
South Africa
B.date30/08/1967
Age29 years
H1m70  
positionMidfield
photo Sizwe Motaung
Sizwe Motaung
South Africa
B.date07/01/1970
Age27 years
H1m82  
positionRight full-back
photo Neil Tovey
Neil Tovey
South Africa
B.date02/07/1962
Age34 years
H1m81  
positionCentral defender
photo Mark Fish
Mark Fish
South Africa
B.date14/03/1974
Age23 years
H1m90  
positionRight central defender
photo Lucas Radebe
Lucas Radebe
South Africa
B.date12/04/1969
Age28 years
H1m85  
positionSweeper
photo André Arendse
André Arendse
South Africa
B.date27/06/1967
Age29 years
H1m90  
positionGoalkeeper

First 11

Age Match num Note
G
André Arendse 29 21 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Lucas Radebe 28 28 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Neil Tovey 34 45 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Mark Fish 23 24 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Sizwe Motaung 27 42 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Eric Tinkler 86 26 24 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
John Moshoeu 89 30 32 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
John Moeti 29 11 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Doctor Khumalo 75 29 39 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Brendan Augustine 52 25 15 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Phil Masinga 4386 27 29 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

27.9 years

Average number of matches played for the team

28

Substitutes

Age Match num Note
D
Sol Campbell 90 22 6 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
David Batty 55 28 23 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
David Beckham 67 22 6 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Paul Scholes 63 22 1 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Nicky Butt 78 22 2 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Substitutes

Age Match num Note
M
Helman Mkhalele 75 27 21 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Lindani Buthelezi 8689 27 25 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Shaun Bartlett 86 24 20 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Jerry Sikhosana 52 27 6 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Jamie Redknapp

IN

change player

David Beckham

OUT

Ian Wright

IN

change player

Alan Shearer

OUT

Martin Keown

IN

change player

Sol Campbell

OUT

Nigel Martyn

IN

change player

David Seaman

OUT

Phil Neville

IN

change player

Gary Neville

OUT

Gareth Southgate

IN

change player

Tony Adams

OUT

Stuart Pearce

IN

change player

Paul Ince

OUT

Paul Gascoigne

IN

change player

David Batty

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

John Moeti

IN

change player

Dumisa Ngobe

OUT

Neil Tovey

IN

change player

David Nyathi

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

Success rate in this team:

86 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

39 %

Hoddle vs South Africa

1 victory

0 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on May 24, 1997

Hoddle vs Barker

1 victory

0 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on May 24, 1997

Manager

Age

Match num

Clive Barker

52

34

Success rate in this team:

59 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

59 %

Barker vs England

0 victory

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on May 24, 1997

Barker vs Hoddle

0 victory

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on May 24, 1997

Referee

Anders Frisk

2 victories

0 draw

2 losses

England4 matchesGeneral total South Africa1 match

0 victory

0 draw

1 loss

1 victory

0 draw

0 loss

England1 matchSeason total South Africa1 match

0 victory

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on August 15, 2001Latest figure on May 24, 1997

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Key figures

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South Africa keeps its 3 consecutive matches without a draw away from home running (since 06/10/1993). It's a record streak. The first of history

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South Africa keeps its 3 matches with at least one goal conceded away from home running (since 06/10/1993). It's a record streak. The first of history

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England keeps its 4 matches with at least 2 goals scored in Friendlies running (since 18/05/1996). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 12/06/1985-26/02/1986 time period (4 matches).

Pre-match

Current form

Home

DEngland 0-0 Spain22/06/1996

DGermany 1-1 England26/06/1996

VEngland 2-1 Poland09/10/1996

LEngland 0-1 Italy12/02/1997

VEngland 2-0 Mexico29/03/1997

VEngland 2-0 Georgia30/04/1997

Overall

VMoldova 0-3 England01/09/1996

VEngland 2-1 Poland09/10/1996

VGeorgia 0-2 England09/11/1996

LEngland 0-1 Italy12/02/1997

VEngland 2-0 Mexico29/03/1997

VEngland 2-0 Georgia30/04/1997

Current form

Away

VMadagascar 0-1 South Africa04/09/1994

DZambia 1-1 South Africa13/11/1994

VLesotho 1-3 South Africa26/04/1995

VMalawi 0-1 South Africa01/06/1996

DZambia 0-0 South Africa11/01/1997

LCongo 2-0 South Africa06/04/1997

Overall

VSouth Africa 2-0 Australia18/09/1996

DSouth Africa 0-0 Ghana21/09/1996

VSouth Africa 1-0 DR Congo09/11/1996

DZambia 0-0 South Africa11/01/1997

LCongo 2-0 South Africa06/04/1997

VDR Congo 1-2 South Africa27/04/1997

Running streaks

Home Total
Winning streak 2 2
Unbeaten streak 2 2
Drawless streak 4 6
Scoring streak 2 2
Invincibility streak 2 2

Running streaks

Away Total
Winning streak 0 1
Loosing streak 1 0
Unbeaten streak 0 1
Winless streak 2 0
Drawless streak 1 2
Scoring streak 0 1
Goalless streak 2 0
Conceding streak 1 2

Statistical comparison of the season

Results

1

Number of games (Competition total)

0

1

Number of games (Home / Away)

0

1

Victories (Competition total)

0

1

Victories (Home / Away)

0

0

Draws (Competition total)

0

0

Draws (Home / Away)

0

0

Losses (Competition total)

0

0

Losses (Home / Away)

0

Goals

2

Goals scored (Competition total)

0

2

Goals scored (Home / Away)

0

0

Goals conceded (Competition total)

0

0

Goals conceded (Home / Away)

0

2

Goals scored per match average (Competition total)

0

2

Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)

0

0

Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)

0

0

Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)

0

Betting aid

0

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)

0

0

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)

0

1

Clean sheets (Competition total)

0

1

Clean sheets (Home / Away)

0

0

Matches without scoring (Competition total)

0

0

Matches without scoring (Home / Away)

0

0

The 2 teams score (Competition total)

0

0

The 2 teams score (Home / Away)

0

2-0
(1 times)

Most frequent score (Home / Away)
0

Bookings

0

Yellow cards (Competition total)
0

0

Yellow cards (Home / Away)
0

0

Red cards (Competition total)
0

0

Red cards (Home / Away)
0

Key players

photo Teddy SheringhamTeddy Sheringham1 goalTeam's best scorer (Competition total)-
photo Teddy SheringhamTeddy Sheringham1 goalTeam's best scorer (Home / Away)-
photo Teddy SheringhamTeddy Sheringham1 penaltyTeam's penalty best scorer (Competition total)-
photo Teddy SheringhamTeddy Sheringham1 penaltyTeam's penalty best scorer (Home / Away)-
photo Teddy SheringhamTeddy Sheringham1 goal during the last matchThe fittest player-

Historical head to head

First head to head ever

Historical head to head

First head to head ever

Competition info

The other matches

January 04, 1997

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January 05, 1997

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January 06, 1997

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January 12, 1997

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January 17, 1997

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January 18, 1997

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January 19, 1997

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January 22, 1997

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logo Mexico
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Video availableLine-ups available
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logo Norway
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January 25, 1997

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January 26, 1997

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January 29, 1997

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February 01, 1997

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February 02, 1997

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February 05, 1997

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February 08, 1997

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February 12, 1997

February 18, 1997

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February 19, 1997

February 21, 1997

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February 22, 1997

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February 23, 1997

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February 24, 1997

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February 25, 1997

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February 26, 1997

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February 28, 1997

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March 02, 1997

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March 09, 1997

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March 12, 1997

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Line-ups available
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March 22, 1997

March 23, 1997

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March 25, 1997

March 29, 1997

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April 02, 1997

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April 21, 1997

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April 25, 1997

April 27, 1997

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April 30, 1997

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Video availableLine-ups available
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May 21, 1997

logo Thailand
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Line-ups available
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