Date: 18-06-2004
Stage: first round
Place: BRAGA
Running time: 105 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (10)
Commentary: MULTI : english/spanish/italian
My rating: **
Notes: Tomasson,Jorgensen,Helveg, Berbatov
MATCH SUMMARY
Friday, 18 June 2004, 17:00
Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga
Attendance: 24,131
Meteo: Partly cloudy, 25 °C
DENMARK
Thomas Sørensen
Thomas Helveg
René Henriksen (c)
Niclas Jensen
Martin Laursen
Thomas Gravesen
Daniel Jensen
Martin Jørgensen
Dennis Rommedahl
Ebbe Sand
Jon Dahl Tomasson
Coach: Morten Olsen (DEN)
10′ Niclas Jensen
58′ Ebbe Sand
23′ ↓Dennis Rommedahl ↑Jesper Grønkjær
72′ ↓Martin Jørgensen ↑Claus Jensen
BULGARIA
Zdravko Zdravkov
Vladimir Ivanov
Rosen Kirilov
Ivailo Petkov
Ilian Stoyanov
Marian Hristov
Georgi Peev
Stilian Petrov (c)
Dimitar Berbatov
Zoran Janković
Martin Petrov
Coach: Plamen Markov (BUL)
4′ Rosen Kirilov
50′ Ilian Stoyanov
77′ Stilian Petrov
80′ Zlatomir Zagorčić
82′ Marian Hristov
83′ Stilian Petrov
83′ Stilian Petrov
84′ Martin Petrov
40′ ↓Ivailo Petkov ↑Zlatomir Zagorčić
51′ ↓Vladimir Ivanov ↑Zdravkov Lazarov
81′ ↓Zoran Janković ↑Milen Petkov
Referee: Lucílio Batista (POR)
Goals:
44′ Jon Dahl Tomasson DEN
90′ Jesper Grønkjær DEN
Match overview
Denmark controlled proceedings but needed Jon Dahl Tomasson’s tap-in on the stroke of half-time to settle nerves. Bulgaria’s spirited response faded after captain Stilian Petrov’s late dismissal, and Jesper Grønkjær sealed the points in added time to eliminate the Lions from Group C.
Trivia
Grønkjær scored just two days after rejoining the squad following his mother’s funeral. Bulgaria ended Euro 2004 with fifteen yellows and two reds-their worst disciplinary return at a finals.
