Date: 30-06-1996
Stage: final
Place: LONDON
Running time: 140 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI : english/german/italian/ spanish/portuguese/french
My rating: ***
Notes: Klinsmann,Bierhoff,Hassler, Poborsky,Nedved,Berger
MATCH SUMMARY
Sunday, 30 June 1996, 19:00
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 73,611
Meteo: Clear, mild, 20°C
GERMANY
Andreas Köpke
Matthias Sammer
Markus Babbel
Thomas Helmer
Thomas Strunz
Christian Ziege
Dieter Eilts
Mehmet Scholl
Thomas Hässler
Jürgen Klinsmann
Stefan Kuntz
Coach: Berti Vogts (GER)
63′ Thomas Helmer
69′ Matthias Sammer
91′ Christian Ziege
46′ ↓Dieter Eilts ↑Marco Bode
68′ ↓Mehmet Scholl ↑Oliver Bierhoff
CZECH REP.
Petr Kouba
Miroslav Kadlec
Michal Hornak
Jan Suchoparek
Karel Rada
Pavel Nedved
Radek Bejbl
Karel Poborsky
Patrik Berger
Jiří Nemec
Pavel Kuka
Coach: Dusan Uhrin (CZE)
47′ Michal Hornak
88′ ↓Karel Poborsky ↑Vladimir Smicer
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto (ITA)
Goals:
58′ Patrik Berger (p) CZE
73′ Oliver Bierhoff GER
95′ Oliver Bierhoff GER
Match overview
Germany claimed their third European Championship title after Oliver Bierhoff scored twice to overturn a Czech Republic lead in a dramatic final at Wembley. Patrik Berger’s penalty gave the Czechs the advantage before substitute Bierhoff equalised with a powerful header. The striker then made history by scoring the first golden goal in a major tournament final to seal Germany’s victory in extra time.
Trivia
Oliver Bierhoff became the first player to score a golden goal in a major tournament final, ending the match in the 95th minute. This was Germany’s first major tournament victory since reunification, having previously won as West Germany. The Czech Republic’s journey to the final was their greatest achievement as an independent nation, surpassing expectations after losing their opening match 2-0 to Germany.
