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England vs Kosovo: Five previous international games held at St Mary’s

By Marc Walker

SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 16: David Beckham of England in action during the Euro 2004 Championship Qualifying match between England and Macedonia on October 16, 2002 at St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton, England. (Photo by Ben Radford/Getty Images)
SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 16: David Beckham of England in action during the Euro 2004 Championship Qualifying match between England and Macedonia on October 16, 2002 at St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton, England. (Photo by Ben Radford/Getty Images) /
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SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 16: Michael Owen of England in action during the Euro 2004 Championship Qualifying match between England and Macedonia on October 16, 2002 at St. Mary’s Stadium, Southampton, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 16: Michael Owen of England in action during the Euro 2004 Championship Qualifying match between England and Macedonia on October 16, 2002 at St. Mary’s Stadium, Southampton, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images) /

England 2-2 Macedonia, 16th October 2002

This game is the only senior men’s international that Saints’ stadium has held before Tuesday’s clash with Kosovo.

It proved to be a lively affair with four goals and a red card, but it was a result that a star-studded England side would have been disappointed with in their Euro 2004 qualifying campaign.

Macedonia took the lead in the 11th minute, but David Beckham equalised with an exquisite lob from outside the penalty area.

The visitors went ahead again midway through the first-half and the scoring in the match was complete when Steven Gerrard netted a trademark volley 10 minutes before half-time. Alan Smith was later sent off in second-half stoppage-time for two bookable offences.

This did prove to be an important draw for England in the end when they finished as winners of their Euro 2004 qualifying group by a point.

England team: David Seaman, Gary Neville, Sol Campbell, Jonathan Woodgate, Ashley Cole, David Beckham, Steven Gerrard (Nicky Butt), Paul Scholes, Wayne Bridge (Darius Vassell), Michael Owen, Alan Smith

Unused subs: David James, Danny Mills, Gareth Southgate, Owen Hargreaves, Frank Lampard