Date: 23-06-2004
Stage: first round
Place: LISBOA
Running time: 101 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (10)
Commentary: MULTI : spanish/italian/czech
My rating: ***
Notes: Ballack,Kahn,Lahm,Schweinsteiger
MATCH SUMMARY
Wednesday, 23 June 2004, 19:45
Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
Attendance: 46,849
Meteo: Clear, 24°C
CZECH REP.
Jaromír Blažek
René Bolf
Martin Jiránek
David Rozehnal
Roman Týce
Tomáš Galásek (c)
Pavel Marek Mares
Jaroslav Plašil
Štěpán Vachoušek
Marek Heinz
Vratislav Lokvenc
Coach: Karel Brückner (CZE)
48′ Roman Týce
46′ ↓Tomáš Galásek ↑Tomáš Hübschman
59′ ↓Vratislav Lokvenc ↑Milan Baroš
70′ ↓Jaroslav Plašil ↑Karel Poborský
GERMANY
Oliver Kahn (c)
Arne Friedrich
Philipp Lahm
Jens Nowotny
Christian Wörns
Michael Ballack
Torsten Frings
Dietmar Hamann
Bernd Schneider
Bastian Schweinsteiger
Kevin Kurányi
Coach: Rudi Völler (GER)
38′ Jens Nowotny
74′ Philipp Lahm
83′ Christian Wörns
46′ ↓Torsten Frings ↑Łukasz Podolski
79′ ↓Dietmar Hamann ↑Miroslav Klose
86′ ↓Bastian Schweinsteiger ↑Jens Jeremies
Referee: Terje Hauge (NOR)
Goals:
21′ Michael Ballack GER
30′ Marek Heinz CZE
77′ Milan Baroš CZE
Match overview
With qualification secure, Brückner fielded a reshuffled Czech side that nevertheless eliminated three-time champions Germany. Ballack’s low drive put Germany ahead, but Heinz’s free-kick levelled before half-time. Substitute Baroš raced clear to score a stunning winner, condemning Germany to their second successive group-stage exit from the European Championship.
Trivia
Milan Baroš scored in every group game, becoming the first player to net in all three matches since Marco van Basten (1988). Germany’s defeat marked Rudi Völler’s final match in charge; he resigned shortly afterwards.
