2013 Gibraltar v Slovakia football match

Gibraltar v Slovakia (2013) 260px The teams lining up before the match. International friendly Gibraltar GIB 30px 0 Slovakia SVK 30px 0 2013 11 19 y Estádio Algarve Faro/Loulé Danny Higginbotham Hugo Miguel (Portugal) 350 The international friendly between the Gibraltar and Slovakia national football teams on 19 November 2013 was the first official match played by Gibraltar after joining the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/24961656 Slovakia 0-0 Gibraltar BBC Sport 19 November 2013 10 December 2017 4 February 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170204191017/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/24961656 live It took place at the Estádio Algarve in Faro/Loulé, Portugal with 350 fans in attendance. The Gibraltar Football Association chose to play at the Estádio Algarve as this would be the stadium the team would use for competitive matches as their only venue the Victoria Stadium was not eligible to. The game ended in a 0–0 draw which was seen as an upset with Slovakia being heavy favourites to defeat UEFA's newest members.http://metro.co.uk/2013/11/19/gibraltar-claim-amazing-draw-with-slovakia-in-their-first-ever-international-4193472/ Gibraltar claim amazing draw with Slovakia in their first ever international Nick Metcalfe 19 November 2013 Metro 10 December 2017 13 December 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171213010624/http://metro.co.uk/2013/11/19/gibraltar-claim-amazing-draw-with-slovakia-in-their-first-ever-international-4193472/ live Gibraltar defender Danny Higginbotham received the man of the match award. Background Gibraltar first applied for UEFA membership in 1997 but was rejected because of intense opposition from Spain due to the disputed status of Gibraltar and that the territory's acceptance would inspire separatist Basque and Catalan national football teams to apply for membership as well. They reapplied unsuccessfully in 2007, with only three member nations supporting their bid after Spain threatened to withdraw Spanish teams from all UEFA competitions. They tried again in October 2012 and were granted full membership in March 2013.Gibraltar given full Uefa membership at London Congress https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22657481 BBC Sport 1 December 2017 18 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160118023551/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22657481 livehttp://www.uefa.org/about-uefa/organisation/congress/news/newsid=1956133.html Congress decisions bring Gibraltar on board 24 May 2013 UEFA 1 December 2017 19 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150919151354/http://www.uefa.org/about-uefa/organisation/congress/news/newsid=1956133.html live The team's first announced match was against Estonia in Tallinn on 5 March 2014, but in October 2013 Slovakia, who had been UEFA members since 1993, were named as Gibraltar's first opponents.http://www.skysports.com/football/news/17250/8997619/slovakia-to-be-gibraltars-first-opponents Slovakia to be Gibraltar's first opponents Graeme Bailey 30 October 2013 Sky Sports 1 December 2017 9 September 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170909010120/http://www.skysports.com/football/news/17250/8997619/slovakia-to-be-gibraltars-first-opponents live Slovakia began 2013 with a narrow 2–1 away defeat to Belgium. This was followed by two consecutive home draws, 1–1 in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Lithuania and 0–0 in a friendly against Sweden. On 7 June 2013 they faced Liechtenstein away in a World Cup qualifier, Martin Büchel gave the host a surprise lead but Ján Ďurica equalised 60 minutes later for Slovakia, despite the late goal the match was considered an upset, co-coaches Stanislav Griga and Michal Hipp were sacked after the match as they had failed to win their last six matches.http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=1963877.html Griga and Hipp relieved of Slovakia duties 13 June 2013 UEFA 12 December 2017 22 May 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170522140737/http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=1963877.html deadhttps://www.thestar.com.my/sport/other-sport/2013/06/15/slovakia-sack-coaches-after-poor-results/ Slovakia sack coaches after poor results 15 June 2013 The Star 12 December 2017 13 December 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171213081843/https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/other-sport/2013/06/15/slovakia-sack-coaches-after-poor-results/ live The Slovak Football Association appointed former Slovakia midfielder Ján Kozák as the new head coach of the national team in July 2013.http://timesofoman.com/article/19912/Sports/Jan-Kozak-becomes-Slovakia-head-coach Jan Kozak becomes Slovakia head coach 2 July 2013 Times of Oman 12 December 2017 13 December 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171213082058/http://timesofoman.com/article/19912/Sports/Jan-Kozak-becomes-Slovakia-head-coach live Kozák's first match was a friendly away to Romania which ended in a 1–1 draw.http://www.uefa.com/friendlies/season=2014/matches/round=2000374/match=2012685/index.html Romania 1-1 Slovakia UEFA 14 August 2013 12 December 2017 21 December 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171221211312/http://www.uefa.com/friendlies/season=2014/matches/round=2000374/match=2012685/index.html dead After Kozák's appointment Slovakia had four remaining World Cup qualifiers: a win, a draw and two losses saw Slovakia finish UEFA Group G in third place and failed to qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2014/matches/round=2000294/match=2008708/postmatch/report/index.html Latvia battle back to stifle Slovakia 15 October 2013 UEFA Evgeny Polyakov 12 December 2017 24 December 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171224090020/http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2014/matches/round=2000294/match=2008708/postmatch/report/index.html dead The final match before facing Gibraltar was a friendly against Poland away in Wrocław, first half goals from Juraj Kucka and Róbert Mak gave Slovakia a 2–0 win. The Victoria Stadium was the only football stadium in Gibraltar at the time but it did not meet UEFA's standards for competitive internationals, so it was agreed they would use the Estádio Algarve in Faro/Loulé, Portugal for competitive matches until Gibraltar had an eligible stadium of their own.https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2013/nov/19/gibraltar-uefa-slovakia-spain-rock-full-international-football-fixture Gibraltar keen to make impact as Uefa's newest nation against Slovakia TheGuardian.com James Riach 19 November 2013 10 December 2017 13 December 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171213010447/https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2013/nov/19/gibraltar-uefa-slovakia-spain-rock-full-international-football-fixture livehttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/10454157/Gibraltar-v-Slovakia-I-had-to-get-permission-from-work-just-to-train-says-Jeremy-Lopez.html Gibraltar v Slovakia: I had to get permission from work just to train, says Jeremy Lopez Jeremy Lopez Jeremy Lopez 16 November 2013 The Daily Telegraph 10 December 2017 27 December 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171227032606/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/10454157/Gibraltar-v-Slovakia-I-had-to-get-permission-from-work-just-to-train-says-Jeremy-Lopez.html live Even though the Victoria Stadium is eligible for friendly matches the Gibraltar Football Association decided to play the match against Slovakia at the Estádio Algarve to give them a chance to test the stadium for its future use. Match details 2013 11 19 y 18:30 UTC GIB 0–0 Report SVK Estádio Algarve Faro/Loulé Hugo Miguel (Portugal) 350 Gibraltar _whiteborder FF0000 _Gibraltar_1314h FF0000 _whiteborder FF0000 _whitesides FF0000 _whiteline FF0000 Slovakia _borderonwhite 0000ff _esl12h 0000ff _borderonwhite 0000ff ffffff _ita12h ffffff GK 1 Jordan Perez DF 2 Scott Wiseman DF 3 Joseph Chipolina DF 4 Danny Higginbotham DF 5 Ryan Casciaro DF 6 Roy Chipolina (c) MF 7 Jeremy Lopez 46 MF 8 Daniel Duarte 56 MF 10 Liam Walker MF 11 Robert Guilling 66 FW 9 Adam Priestley 66Substitutions: DF 15 Jack Sergeant 66 MF 12 Kyle Casciaro 56 MF 16 Julian Bado 46 FW 18 Al Greene 66Manager:Allen Bula250px|link= GK 1 Tomáš Košický DF 2 Lukáš Štetina DF 16 Kornel Saláta DF 3 Pavol Farkaš DF 21 Martin Juhar MF 9 Stanislav Šesták (c) MF 22 Viktor Pečovský MF 8 Karim Guédé MF 18 Erik Jendrišek 66 FW 11 Jakub Sylvestr 85 FW 10 David Depetris 66Substitutions: DF 5 Branislav Niňaj 85 MF 7 František Kubík 66 FW 15 Adam Zreľák 66Manager:Ján Kozák Post-match thumb|upright|Danny Higginbotham received the man of the match award for his role in the Gibraltar defence. Gibraltar national football team results#2014 Slovakia national football team results#2014 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying As Slovakia were heavy favourites for a comfortable win over Gibraltar the draw resulted in opposite feelings for both managers: Gibraltar's Allen Bula said the result was "a dream come true" while Slovakia's Ján Kozák described the result as "a huge disappointment" for him.http://www.fourfourtwo.com/my/news/dream-debut-draw-gibraltar-coach-bula 'Dream' debut draw for Gibraltar coach Bula 20 November 2013 FourFourTwo 27 December 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20171213083609/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/my/news/dream-debut-draw-gibraltar-coach-bula 13 December 2017 dead http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11159991 Gibraltar draws 0-0 with Slovakia in UEFA debut 20 November 2013 The New Zealand Herald 27 December 2016 10 May 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170510081355/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11159991 live Defender Danny Higginbotham, who qualifies for Gibraltar via his grandmother, was the recipient of the man of the match award and declared the result as "one of the best" in his career.http://www.eurosport.com/football/international-friendlies/2013/gibraltar-hold-slovakia-to-memorable-draw-on-debut_sto4013597/story.shtml Gibraltar hold Slovakia to memorable draw on debut Eurosport 19 November 2013 12 December 2013 The match was the last in 2013 for both teams; Gibraltar's next match was a friendly against the Faroe Islands at the Victoria Stadium in March 2014, the first official match played in Gibraltar since their acceptance into UEFA.https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/under-fire-gibraltar-coach-stuck-between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place-9174899.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/under-fire-gibraltar-coach-stuck-between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place-9174899.html 2022-05-01 subscription Under-fire Gibraltar coach stuck between a Rock and a hard place 6 March 2014 Simon Hart The Independent 28 December 2016 They took the lead with a goal from captain Roy Chipolina before going on to lose 4–1.https://footballgibraltar.wordpress.com/2014/03/02/gibraltar-1-4-faroe-islands/ Gibraltar 1-4 Faroe Islands 2 March 2014 Football Gibraltar 12 December 2017 13 December 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171213011435/https://footballgibraltar.wordpress.com/2014/03/02/gibraltar-1-4-faroe-islands/ live At the time, the result was the largest away win for the Faroes and it was also their joint largest win overall, equalling their 3–0 win over San Marino in 1995. Slovakia's next match was also a friendly, but they were away to Israel; goals from Martin Jakubko, Ján Ďurica and Róbert Mak ensured a 3–1 win for Slovakia.https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/03/05/world/friendlies/israel/slovakia/1625792/ Israel vs. Slovakia 1 - 3 Soccerway 12 December 2017 11 April 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180411032902/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/03/05/world/friendlies/israel/slovakia/1625792/ live In 2014 Gibraltar gained their second draw and first win, 1–1 against Estonia and 1–0 against Malta — they lost the other six matches. That same year they took part in their first major international competition entering the qualifying rounds for UEFA Euro 2016. Slovakia would go through 2014 winning eight of the nine fixtures they played, losing the other 0–1 to Russia; they began their sixth qualifying campaign for the UEFA European Championship the same year. Slovakia were able to qualify for the main tournament as runners-up of Group C while Gibraltar finished bottom of Group D without a point and failed to qualify.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33544084 Slovakia qualified for their first European Championship by beating Luxembourg, as Group C winners Spain defeated Ukraine in Kiev. BBC Sport 12 October 2015 11 December 2017 5 January 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170105054816/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33544084 live See also Association football List of first association football internationals per country: 1962–present Gibraltar national football team results Slovakia national football team results References External links UEFA report Gibraltar FA report Slovak FA report Category:2013 in association football Slovakia Category:2013–14 in Slovak football Slovakia Category:Slovakia national football team matches 2013 Gibraltar v Slovakia Category:November 2013 sports events in Europe 2013