Date: 20-06-2004
Stage: first round
Place: LISBOA
Running time: 105 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (10)
Commentary: MULTI : spanish/italian/portuguese
My rating: ***
Notes: Figo,Nuno Gomes,Ronaldo, Raul
MATCH SUMMARY
Sunday, 20 June 2004, 19:45
Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
Attendance: 47,491
Meteo: Clear, 23°C
PORTUGAL
Ricardo
Jorge Andrade
Miguel
Nuno Valente
Ricardo Carvalho
Costinha
Deco
Maniche
Luís Figo (c)
Pauleta
Cristiano Ronaldo
Coach: Luiz Felipe Scolari (POR)
7′ Pauleta
65′ Nuno Gomes
46′ ↓Pauleta ↑Nuno Gomes
78′ ↓Luís Figo ↑Petit
85′ ↓Cristiano Ronaldo ↑Fernando Couto
SPAIN
Iker Casillas
Juanito
Carles Puyol
Raúl Bravo
David Albelda
Iván Helguera
Joaquín
Vicente
Xabi Alonso
Fernando Torres
Raúl (c)
Coach: Iñaki Sáez (ESP)
8′ David Albelda
68′ Juanito
74′ Carles Puyol
66′ ↓Xabi Alonso ↑Rubén Baraja
72′ ↓Vicente ↑Albert Luque
80′ ↓Raúl ↑Fernando Morientes
Referee: Anders Frisk (SWE)
Goals:
57′ Nuno Gomes POR
Match overview
Hosts Portugal needed victory to avoid elimination and duly delivered, edging Iberian rivals Spain. Introduced at half-time, Nuno Gomes curled a superb 20-metre strike beyond Casillas to settle a tense contest. Scolari’s men advanced top of Group A, while Spain, despite dominating possession, exited a major tournament at the group stage for the first time since 1998.
Trivia
Nuno Gomes scored with his first touch, earning Portugal their first competitive win over Spain in 23 years. The match marked Cristiano Ronaldo’s first senior start against Spanish opposition, a rivalry he would revisit frequently in club football.
