Date: 08-06-1996
Stage: first round
Place: LONDON
Running time: 107 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (10)
Commentary: MULTI : english/italian/spanish
My rating: ***
Notes: Ince,Gascoigne,Shearer, Turkyilmaz,Sforza
MATCH SUMMARY
Saturday, 8 June 1996, 15:00
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 76,567
Meteo: Partly cloudy, mild, 19 °C
ENGLAND
David Seaman
Tony Adams (c)
Gary Neville
Stuart Pearce
Gareth Southgate
Darren Anderton
Paul Gascoigne
Paul Ince
Steve McManaman
Alan Shearer
Teddy Sheringham
Coach: Terry Venables (ENG)
26′ Gary Neville
80′ Tony Adams
69′ ↓Steve McManaman ↑Steve Stone
69′ ↓Teddy Sheringham ↑Nick Barmby
76′ ↓Paul Gascoigne ↑David Platt
SWITZERLAND
Marco Pascolo
Alain Geiger (c)
Stéphane Henchoz
Sébastien Jeanneret
Yvan Quentin
Ramon Vega
Christophe Bonvin
Ciriaco Sforza
Johann Vogel
Marco Grassi
Kubilay Türkyilmaz
Coach: Artur Jorge (POR)
28′ Alain Geiger
42′ Yvan Quentin
83′ Marco Grassi
89′ Ramon Vega
67′ ↓Christophe Bonvin ↑Stéphane Chapuisat
69′ ↓Alain Geiger ↑Marcel Koller
Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega (ESP)
Goals:
22′ Alan Shearer ENG
82′ Kubilay Türkyilmaz SUI
Match overview
England’s Euro ’96 opener produced early promise when Shearer smashed in Paul Ince’s pass to end a year-long drought, but Switzerland grew into the contest and levelled from the spot after Stuart Pearce’s handball. Despite late pressure from the hosts, the draw left Group A intriguingly balanced after the first afternoon.
Trivia
The game broke England’s run of 12 competitive matches without a goal for Shearer, who went on to finish tournament top-scorer. Switzerland’s equaliser was the nation’s first in a European Championship finals since 1964, and Artur Jorge became the first non-Swiss manager to lead them at a major event.
