Date: 10-06-2002
Stage: first round
Place: JEONJU
Running time: 110 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 30fps (10)
Commentary: MULTI: italian/korean
My rating: **
Notes: VitorBaia,Figo,JoaoPinto,Pauleta, Dudek,Olisadebe
MATCH SUMMARY
Monday, 10 June 2002, 20:30
World Cup Stadium, Jeonju
Attendance: 31,000
Meteo: Driving rain, humid conditions, 24°C
PORTUGAL
Vítor Baía
Fernando Couto (c)
Frechaut
Jorge Costa
Rui Jorge
Conceição
Paulo Bento
Petit
João Vieira Pinto
Luís Figo
Pauleta
Coach: António Oliveira (POR)
25′ Frechaut
27′ Jorge Costa
60′ ↓João Vieira Pinto ↑Rui Costa
63′ ↓Frechaut ↑Beto
69′ ↓Conceição ↑Capucho
POLAND
Jerzy Dudek
Tomasz Hajto
Marek Kozminski
Tomasz Wałdoch (c)
Michał Zewłakow
Radoslaw Kaluzny
Jacek Krzynówek
Piotr Swierczewski
Paweł Kryszałowicz
Emmanuel Olisadebe
Maciej Zurawski
Coach: Jerzy Engel (POL)
21′ Piotr Swierczewski
16′ ↓Radoslaw Kaluzny ↑Arkadiusz Bak
56′ ↓Maciej Zurawski ↑Marcin Zewłakow
71′ ↓Michał Zewłakow ↑Tomasz Rzasa
Referee: Hugh Dallas (SCO)
Goals:
14′ Pauleta (POR)
65′ Pauleta (POR)
77′ Pauleta (POR)
88′ Rui Costa (POR)
Match overview
Portugal demolished Poland with a commanding performance highlighted by Pauleta’s hat-trick. Playing in driving rain, the Portuguese dominated possession and created numerous chances. Pauleta’s clinical finishing proved decisive, with his treble securing passage to the knockout stages. Poland’s defensive errors were ruthlessly punished by a vibrant Portuguese attack.
Trivia
Pauleta’s hat-trick was the first by a Portuguese player at a World Cup finals. The match was played on Portugal’s national day, coinciding with coach António Oliveira’s fiftieth birthday celebrations.
