Date: 20-06-2000
Stage: first round
Place: CHARLEROI
Running time: 97 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI : italian/romanian
My rating: ****
Notes:
MATCH SUMMARY
Tuesday, 20 June 2000, 20:45
Stade du Pays de Charleroi, Charleroi
Attendance: 30,000
Meteo: Muggy, light cloud, 29 °C
ROMANIA
Bogdan Stelea
Cristian Chivu
Cosmin Contra
Iulian Filipescu
Dan Petrescu
Gheorghe Popescu (c)
Constantin Gâlcă
Dorinel Munteanu
Adrian Ilie
Viorel Moldovan
Adrian Mutu
Coach: Emerich Jenei (ROM)
18′ Cristian Chivu
40′ Dan Petrescu
44′ Cosmin Contra
45′ Adrian Ilie
71′ Iulian Filipescu
31′ ↓Gheorghe Popescu ↑Miodrag Belodedici
67′ ↓Constantin Gâlcă ↑Laurenţiu Roşu
74′ ↓Adrian Ilie ↑Ioan Ganea
ENGLAND
Nigel Martyn
Sol Campbell
Martin Keown
Gary Neville
Phil Neville
David Beckham
Paul Ince
Paul Scholes
Dennis Wise
Michael Owen
Alan Shearer (c)
Coach: Kevin Keegan (ENG)
64′ Alan Shearer
66′ ↓Michael Owen ↑Emile Heskey
75′ ↓Dennis Wise ↑Nick Barmby
80′ ↓Paul Scholes ↑Gareth Southgate
Referee: Urs Meier (SUI)
Goals:
22′ Cristian Chivu ROM
40′ Alan Shearer (p) ENG
45′ Michael Owen ENG
48′ Viorel Moldovan ROM
88′ Ioan Ganea (p) ROM
Match overview
Romania came from behind twice to snatch a dramatic late win and progress at England’s expense. Chivu’s mis-hit cross opened the scoring, but Shearer’s penalty and Owen’s solo effort turned the match. Munteanu’s volley levelled and, two minutes from time, Ganea’s nerveless spot-kick completed the turnaround.
Trivia
Phil Neville’s fateful challenge that conceded the decisive penalty was later voted England’s costliest EURO mistake. Romania, missing the suspended Gheorghe Hagi, nevertheless reached the quarter-finals for only the second time in their history.
