Date: 09-06-2008
Stage: first round
Place: ZURICH
Running time: 107 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: DVD
Commentary: italian
My rating: *
Notes:
MATCH SUMMARY
Monday, 09 June 2008, 18:00
Letzigrund, Zurich
Attendance: 30,585
Meteo: Clear, mild, 20°C
FRANCE
Grégory Coupet
Eric Abidal
William Gallas
Willy Sagnol
Lilian Thuram (c)
Claude Makélélé
Franck Ribéry
Jérémy Toulalan
Nicolas Anelka
Karim Benzema
Florent Malouda
Coach: Raymond Domenech (FRA)
51′ Willy Sagnol
72′ ↓Nicolas Anelka ↑Bafetimbi Gomis
77′ ↓Karim Benzema ↑Samir Nasri
ROMANIA
Bogdan Lobonț
Cristian Chivu (c)
Cosmin Contra
Dorin Goian
Mirel Rădoi
Răzvan Raţ
Gabriel Tamaş
Răzvan Cociş
Bănel Nicoliţă
Adrian Mutu
Daniel Niculae
Coach: Victor Piturca (ROU)
27′ Daniel Niculae
40′ Cosmin Contra
43′ Dorin Goian
63′ ↓Răzvan Cociş ↑Paul Codrea
78′ ↓Adrian Mutu ↑Marius Niculae
90′ ↓Mirel Rădoi ↑Nicolae Dică
Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (ESP)
Goals:
none
Match overview
France and Romania played to a goalless draw in their UEFA Euro 2008 opener. France had more possession but failed to break through Romania’s solid defense. Both teams struggled in attack, with few clear-cut chances, and Romania held firm until the final whistle.
Trivia
This 0-0 result was the first draw of Euro 2008 and marked the 20th goalless draw in European Championship history. It was also Romania’s second clean sheet in a Euro match, the first since 1984.
