Date: 09-06-1996
Stage: first round
Place: SHEFFIELD
Running time: 97 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI: italian/english/spain/ greek/portuguese/russian
My rating: ***
Notes: Schmeichel,B.Laudrup,M.Laudrup, RuiCosta,Figo,JoaoPinto
MATCH SUMMARY
Sunday, 9 June 1996, 19:30
Hillsborough, Sheffield
Attendance: 34,993
Meteo: Overcast, cool, 16 °C
DENMARK
Peter Schmeichel
Thomas Helveg
Jes Høgh
Marc Rieper-Jonsen
Jens Risager
Claus Thomsen
Henrik Larsen
Brian Steen Nielsen
Michael Laudrup (c)
Mikkel Beck
Brian Laudrup
Coach: Richard Møller Nielsen (DEN)
14′ Jens Risager
30′ Thomas Helveg
83′ ↓Claus Thomsen ↑Torben Piechnik
90′ ↓Henrik Larsen ↑Kim Vilfort
PORTUGAL
Vítor Baía (c)
Dimas
Fernando Couto
Hélder
Oceano
Paulinho Santos
Paulo Sousa
Rui Costa
João Vieira Pinto
Luís Figo
Sá Pinto
Coach: António Oliveira (POR)
9′ Paulinho Santos
24′ Oceano
41′ Sá Pinto
58′ Paulo Sousa
73′ João Vieira Pinto
37′ ↓Oceano ↑António Folha
62′ ↓Luís Figo ↑Domingos
77′ ↓Paulo Sousa ↑Tavares
Referee: Mario van der Ende (NED)
Goals:
22′ Brian Laudrup DEN
53′ Sá Pinto POR
Match overview
The defending champions snatched an early advantage when Brian Laudrup punished Vítor Baía’s miscued clearance, but Portugal’s vibrant “golden generation” dictated long spells and levelled when Sá Pinto nodded António Folha’s cross. Denmark weathered heavy pressure, Schmeichel denying Figo and Rui Costa late on to preserve a point that kept Group D wide open.
Trivia
Portugal completed 573 passes to Denmark’s 329, yet the stalemate meant the Iberians still awaited a first Euro finals win. Both Laudrup brothers started together at a major tournament for the only time since USA ’94, while Vítor Baía became the first Portuguese goalkeeper to captain his country in a finals match.
