Maik Taylor was again preferred by Northern Ireland boss Lawrie Sanchez to keep goal ahead of Manchester United's Roy Carroll for Northern Ireland's Group Six World Cup qualifier against Poland in Warsaw. Team-mate Damien Johnson played no part as he was serving a one-game suspension.
The Blues keeper was in inspired form and a string of fine saves in his man-of-the match performance went a long way to keeping Lawrie Sanchez's side in the game, right up until the 87th minute that is, when Maciej Zurawski headed past Taylor to give the home nation maximum points.
Poland 1-0 Northern Ireland
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Blues full-back Mario Melchiot was again an unused substitute's for Holland in their Group One qualifier against Armenia at the Philipsstadion in Eindhoven, as he was for the game against Romania in Bucharest last weekend.
The Dutch, as they did on Saturday, scored early when Feyenoord winger Romeo Castelen gave them a 1-0 lead after just three minutes and Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy doubled their advantage 10 minutes before the break.
Holland 2-0 Armenia
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Blues striker Emile Heskey was again named amongst the substitutes for England's Group Six qualifier against Carlos Alberto's Azerbaijan at St James' Park, Newcastle.
England wasted a whole host of good goalscoring opportunities, Michael Owen the biggest culprit, before Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard finally opened the scoring on 51 minutes. Skipper David Beckham scored England's second on 62 minutes.
England 2-0 Azerbaijan
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Dwight Yorke was again named in the starting eleven for the Trinidad & Tobago side for their World Cup qualifier against Costa Rica in Port of Spain.
Yorke completed the full ninety minutes as the Soca Warriors played out a goalless draw at the Hasley Crawford stadium.
Trinidad & Tobago 0-0 Costa Rica
International Blues 30.03.05
Northern Ireland: Maik Taylor
Holland: Mario Melchiot
England: Emile Heskey
Trinidad & Tobago: Dwight Yorke