Date: 13-06-2004
Stage: first round
Place: LEIRIA
Running time: 102 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (10)
Commentary: MULTI : english/spanish/italian
My rating: *
Notes: Yakin,Chapuisat, Olic,Prso,Kovac
MATCH SUMMARY
Sunday, 13 June 2004, 17:00
Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria
Attendance: 24,090
Meteo: Sunny, hot, 28°C
SWITZERLAND
Jörg Stiel (c)
Bernt Haas
Christoph Spycher
Benjamin Huggel
Patrick Müller
Johann Vogel
Raphaël Wicky
Hakan Yakin
Stéphane Chapuisat
Alexandre Frei
Murat Yakin
Coach: Köbi Kuhn (SUI)
4′ Johann Vogel
41′ Benjamin Huggel
49′ Johann Vogel
49′ Johann Vogel
73′ Jörg Stiel
55′ ↓Stéphane Chapuisat ↑Fabio Celestini
83′ ↓Raphaël Wicky ↑Stéphane Henchoz
85′ ↓Hakan Yakin ↑Daniel Gygax
CROATIA
Tomislav Butina
Robert Kovač
Dario Simić
Josip Simunić
Boris Zivković (c)
Niko Kovač
Nenad Bjelica
Ivica Mornar
Ivica Olić
Dado Pršo
Tomislav Šokota
Coach: Otto Barić (CRO)
13′ Dado Pršo
30′ Nenad Bjelica
48′ Milan Rapaić
51′ Boris Zivković
52′ Ivica Mornar
46′ ↓Ivica Olić ↑Milan Rapaić
61′ ↓Dario Simić ↑Darijo Srna
73′ ↓Nenad Bjelica ↑Giovanni Rosso
Referee: Lucílio Batista (POR)
Goals:
none
Match overview
Searing Leiria heat and Vogel’s early dismissal shaped a bruising stalemate. Croatia dominated the hour against ten men yet Stiel’s heroics and the woodwork denied Barić’s team, while Switzerland almost stole victory through Huggel’s late drive.
Trivia
Johann Vogel became the first Swiss player ever sent off at a major tournament; the match saw a combined 11 yellow/red cards, a Euro group-stage record until 2012.
