Date: 16-06-2004
Stage: first round
Place: LISBOA
Running time: 107 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (10)
Commentary: MULTI : italian/spanish/portuguese
My rating: **
Notes: Figo,RuiCosta,Deco
MATCH SUMMARY
Wednesday, 16 June 2004, 19:45
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 59,273
Meteo: Clear, mild, 25 °C
PORTUGAL
Ricardo
Jorge Andrade
Miguel
Nuno Valente
Ricardo Carvalho
Costinha
Deco
Maniche
Simão
Luís Figo (c)
Pauleta
Coach: Luiz Felipe Scolari (POR)
25′ Ricardo Carvalho
85′ Deco
57′ ↓Pauleta ↑Nuno Gomes
63′ ↓Simão ↑Rui Costa
78′ ↓Luís Figo ↑Cristiano Ronaldo
RUSSIA
Sergei Ovchinnikov
Alexey Bugayev
Vadim Evseev
Dmitri Sennikov
Evgeny Aldonin
Dmitri Alenichev
Marat Izmailov
Andrey Karyaka
Dmitri Loskov
Alexei Smertin (c)
Alexander Kerzhakov
Coach: Georgiy Yartsev (RUS)
16′ Alexei Smertin
21′ Vadim Evseev
44′ Sergei Ovchinnikov
87′ Dmitri Alenichev
72′ ↓Marat Izmailov ↑Vladimir Bystrov
80′ ↓Sergei Ovchinnikov ↑Viacheslav Malafeev
80′ ↓Andrey Karyaka ↑Dmitry Bulykin
Referee: Terje Hauge (NOR)
Goals:
7′ Maniche POR
89′ Rui Costa POR
Match overview
Hosts Portugal revived their campaign with an early strike from Maniche and a late clincher by substitute Rui Costa. Russia’s hopes faded when goalkeeper Sergei Ovchinnikov was dismissed just before the break, leaving them to battle with ten men. Despite spirited resistance, Portugal’s superior control and fresh legs sealed a deserved Group A victory.
Trivia
The match featured Cristiano Ronaldo’s first appearance at a senior international tournament; his 78-minute cameo set up Rui Costa’s goal. Ovchinnikov became the first goalkeeper sent off in European Championship history, forcing Russia to use all three substitutes before the hour.
