England v Poland, 27 March 1999

Score3-1 to England
Referee Vítor Melo Pereira
CompetitionUEFA European Championship Group 5
VenueWembley Stadium
Attendance73,836
Kick-off: 3:00pm BST

3  England

Manager: Kevin Keegan

1  Poland

Manager: Janusz Wójcik

Goals:

Paul Scholes 11 G
Paul Scholes 21 G
Paul Scholes 70 G

Goals:

Jerzy Brzęczek 29 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David Seaman
Defender Sol Campbell
Defender Martin Keown
Defender Graeme Le Saux
Defender Gary Neville
Midfielder David Beckham
Midfielder Steve McManaman
Midfielder Paul Scholes
Midfielder Tim Sherwood
Forward Andrew Cole
Forward Alan Shearer (captain)

Starting lineup:

Adam Matysek Goalkeeper
Jacek Bąk Defender
Tomasz Hajto Defender
Tomasz Lapiński Defender
Rafał Siadaczka Defender
Jacek Zieliński Defender
Jerzy Brzęczek Midfielder (captain)
Tomasz Iwan Midfielder
Piotr Swierczewski Midfielder

Substitutions:

Ray Parlour for Steve McManaman 69
Phil Neville for David Beckham 78
Jamie Redknapp for Paul Scholes 82

Substitutions:

Tomasz Kłos for Piotr Swierczewski 46
Wojciech Kowalczyk for Rafał Siadaczka 64
Andrzej Juskowiak for Miroslaw Trzeciak 82

Cards:

Paul Scholes 27 Y
Tim Sherwood 54 Y

Cards:

Krzysztof Ratajczyk 13 Y
Tomasz Hajto 19 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Nigel Martyn
Defender Rio Ferdinand
Defender Phil Neville
Defender Gareth Southgate
Midfielder Ray Parlour
Midfielder Jamie Redknapp
Forward Chris Armstrong

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kazimierz Sidorczuk
Defender Tomasz Kłos
Defender Tomasz Wałdoch
Midfielder Ryszard Czerwiec
Midfielder Radosław Michalski

Comments:

Kevin Keegan's first game in charge. Paul Scholes scored his 1st hat-trick for England.

3  England

Manager: Kevin Keegan

Goals:

Paul Scholes 11 G
Paul Scholes 21 G
Paul Scholes 70 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David Seaman
Defender Sol Campbell
Defender Martin Keown
Defender Graeme Le Saux
Defender Gary Neville
Midfielder David Beckham
Midfielder Steve McManaman
Midfielder Paul Scholes
Midfielder Tim Sherwood
Forward Andrew Cole
Forward Alan Shearer (captain)

Substitutions:

Ray Parlour for Steve McManaman 69
Phil Neville for David Beckham 78
Jamie Redknapp for Paul Scholes 82

Cards:

Paul Scholes 27 Y
Tim Sherwood 54 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Nigel Martyn
Defender Rio Ferdinand
Defender Phil Neville
Defender Gareth Southgate
Midfielder Ray Parlour
Midfielder Jamie Redknapp
Forward Chris Armstrong

Comments:

Kevin Keegan's first game in charge. Paul Scholes scored his 1st hat-trick for England.

1  Poland

Manager: Janusz Wójcik

Goals:

Jerzy Brzęczek 29 G

Starting lineup:

Adam Matysek Goalkeeper
Jacek Bąk Defender
Tomasz Hajto Defender
Tomasz Lapiński Defender
Rafał Siadaczka Defender
Jacek Zieliński Defender
Jerzy Brzęczek Midfielder (captain)
Tomasz Iwan Midfielder
Piotr Swierczewski Midfielder

Substitutions:

Tomasz Kłos for Piotr Swierczewski 46
Wojciech Kowalczyk for Rafał Siadaczka 64
Andrzej Juskowiak for Miroslaw Trzeciak 82

Cards:

Krzysztof Ratajczyk 13 Y
Tomasz Hajto 19 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kazimierz Sidorczuk
Defender Tomasz Kłos
Defender Tomasz Wałdoch
Midfielder Ryszard Czerwiec
Midfielder Radosław Michalski