England 2–3 Russia: UEFA European Under-16 Championship, 1 May 2000

The match

England and Russia finished 2–3 on 1 May 2000 in the UEFA European Under-16 Championship. The match belonged to the group stage – final tournament in Ashkelon.

Russia won by 1 goal.

Goals and incidents

Sean O'Hanlon was recorded as the own-goal scorer in minute 3 (England). Ben Bowditch scored in minute 22 (England). Stefan Moore scored in minute 25 (England).

Gueorgui Mikadze scored in minute 58 (Russia). Aleksandr Sheshukov scored in minute 65 (Russia).

The competition campaign

The match was played in Group A of the group stage – final tournament. England and Russia contested this fixture within that competition stage.

England’s previous recorded match in this campaign was Luxembourg 0–1 England on 11 March 2000. England’s next recorded match in this campaign was England 1–2 Portugal on 3 May 2000.

Russia’s next recorded match in this campaign was Russia 3–0 Republic of Ireland on 3 May 2000.

Venue and attendance

The venue identified in the match record is Sala Stadium Ashkelon, Ashkelon.

The recorded attendance was 2,000 spectators.

Other results in the campaign

England’s other matches in the same 2000 competition campaign included England 8–0 Andorra on 9 March 2000; Luxembourg 0–1 England on 11 March 2000; England 1–2 Portugal on 3 May 2000; Republic of Ireland 2–1 England on 5 May 2000. Each of these is a separate fixture, with its own date and final score.

Russia’s other matches in the same 2000 competition campaign included Russia 3–0 Republic of Ireland on 3 May 2000; Russia 2–1 Portugal on 5 May 2000; Russia 0–3 Netherlands on 8 May 2000. Each of these is a separate fixture, with its own date and final score.