November 16, 2002

France washes out England's Hopes of China 2003

By Colin Aldis

France 1 England 0

Played on Saturday November, 16th. 2002, kick off 15.00hours.

at Stade Geoffroy Guichard, St-Etienne, France

Attendance:23,680

Scoring Corinne Diacre (54 min)

A goal by French captain Corinne Diacre, secured another 1-0

win against, to give France the 5th and final UEFA place for WWC 2003.

:

France

Club

1. Marty, Celine (GK) (Toulouse FC)

2. Viguier, Sabrina           (Toulouse FC)

3. Provost, Peggy             (FCF Juvisy)

4. Riera, Aline               (FCF Juvisy)

5. Diacre, Corinne (Captain) (ASJ Soyaux)

6. Soubeyrand, Sandrine       (FCF Juvisy)

7. Mugneret-Beghe, Stephanie (FCF Juvisy)

8. Bompastor, Sonia           (Montpellier-Herault)

10.Woock, Elodie              (Toulouse FC)

9. Pichon, Marinette          (Philadelphia Charge)

11. Kramo, Marie-Ange        (Toulouse FC)

Substitutes

12. M¹Barak, Sarah            (CS St-Brieuc)

13. Herbert, Candie           (ASJ Soyaux)

14. Georges, Laura            (CNFE FF)

15. Lecoufle, Severine        (CNFE FF)

16. DeVille, Celine (GK) (Montpellier-Herault)

17. Sykora, Emmanuelle        (Lyon FCF)

18. Lattaf, Hoda              (Lyon FCF)

Head Coach: Elisabeth Loisel

England

Club

1. Cope, Pauline (G) (Charlton Ath.)

2. McArthur, Rachel           (Fulham)

3. Unitt, Rachel              (Fulham)

5. Stoney, Casey              (Charlton Ath.)

6. Phillip, Mary              (Fulham)

5. Stoney, Casey              (Charlton Ath.)

4. Britton, Sammy             (Leeds Utd)

7. Moore, Kristy              (Fulham)

8. Williams, Fara             (Charlton Ath.)

11. Yankey, Rachel            (Fulham)

9. Walker, Karen (Captain) (Doncaster B¹s)

10. Barr, Amanda              (Charlton Ath.)

Yellow Cards:

10. Barr (32 min)

2. McArthur (39 min)

subs:

12. Burke, Karen              (Leeds United)

13. Brown, Rachel             (Univ. of Pittsburgh)

14. Smith, Sue                (Leeds United)

15. Exley, Vicky              (Doncaster B¹s)

16. Hunt, Carly               (Doncaster B¹s)

17. Champ, Leanne             (Arsenal)

18. Handley ,                 (Doncaster B¹s)

Head Coach: Hope Powell

Referee: Nicole Petignat (SUI)