Date: 19-06-2004
Stage: first round
Place: PORTO
Running time: 101 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (10)
Commentary: MULTI : german/italian/spanish
My rating: **
Notes: Kahn,Lahm,Ballack,Kuranyi
MATCH SUMMARY
Saturday, 19 June 2004, 17:00
Estádio do Bessa Século XXI, Porto
Attendance: 22,344
Meteo: Partly cloudy, 24 °C
GERMANY
Oliver Kahn (c)
Frank Baumann
Arne Friedrich
Philipp Lahm
Christian Wörns
Michael Ballack
Torsten Frings
Dietmar Hamann
Bernd Schneider
Fredi Bobic
Kevin Kurányi
Coach: Rudi Völler (GER)
21′ Arne Friedrich
42′ Dietmar Hamann
53′ Torsten Frings
46′ ↓Bernd Schneider ↑Bastian Schweinsteiger
67′ ↓Fredi Bobic ↑Miroslav Klose
78′ ↓Kevin Kurányi ↑Thomas Brdaric
LATVIA
Alex Koļinko
Aleksandrs Isakovs
Igors Stepanovs
Mihails Zemļinskis
Vitālijs Astafjevs (c)
Oļegs Blagonadeždins
Imants Bleidelis
Valentīns Lobaņovs
Andrejs Prohorenkovs
Andrejs Rubins
Māris Verpakovskis
Coach: Aleksandrs Starkovs (LVA)
1′ Aleksandrs Isakovs
79′ Vitālijs Astafjevs
67′ ↓Andrejs Prohorenkovs ↑Marian Pahars
70′ ↓Valentīns Lobaņovs ↑Juris Laizāns
90′ ↓Māris Verpakovskis ↑Dzintars Zirnis
Referee: Mike Riley (ENG)
Goals:
none
Match overview
Latvia earned their first point at a major finals by holding misfiring Germany. Māris Verpakovskis squandered the best chance, while Oliver Kahn twice denied the Baltic underdogs. Despite monopolising possession, Michael Ballack’s side were repeatedly frustrated by Alex Koļinko and some heroic last-ditch defending.
Trivia
This was Germany’s only scoreless draw at a Euro finals until the 2016 semi-final against France. Latvia became the first debutant nation since Croatia in 1996 to avoid defeat to a former champion.
