Date: 01-06-2002
Stage: first round
Place: ULSAN
Running time: 106 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI : english/spanish/italian
My rating: ***
Notes: Helveg,Jorgensen,Tomasson, Montero,Abreu,Recoba
MATCH SUMMARY
Saturday, 1 June 2002, 18:00
Ulsan Munsu Stadium, Ulsan
Attendance: 30,157
Meteo: Partly cloudy, warm, 23 °C
DENMARK
Thomas Sørensen
Jan Heintze (c)
Thomas Helveg
René Henriksen
Martin Laursen
Thomas Gravesen
Jesper Grønkjær
Stig Tøfting
Dennis Rommedahl
Ebbe Sand
Jon Dahl Tomasson
Coach: Morten Olsen (DEN)
34′ Jan Heintze
51′ Martin Laursen
58′ ↓Jan Heintze ↑Niclas Jensen
70′ ↓Jesper Grønkjær ↑Martin Jørgensen
89′ ↓Ebbe Sand ↑Christian Poulsen
URUGUAY
Fabian Carini
Gustavo Mendez
Gonzalo Sorondo
Paolo Montero (c)
Dario Rodriguez
Pablo Garcia
Gianni Guigou
Gustavo Varela
Sebastián Abreu
Alvaro Recoba
Dario Silva
Coach: Víctor Púa (URU)
25′ Gustavo Mendez
80′ ↓Alvaro Recoba ↑Mario Regueiro
87′ ↓Dario Rodriguez ↑Federico Magallanes
88′ ↓Sebastián Abreu ↑Richard Morales
Referee: Saad Mane (KUW)
Goals:
45′ Jon Dahl Tomasson DEN
47′ Dario Rodriguez URU
83′ Jon Dahl Tomasson DEN
Match overview
A see-saw Group A contest swung Denmark’s way when Tomasson struck in first-half stoppage time. Rodriguez levelled instantly after the interval with a thumping volley, but the Danes’ superior fitness told late on, Tomasson sliding home the winner to secure an invaluable three points.
Trivia
Tomasson’s brace meant he became the first Dane to score twice in a World Cup match since Preben Elkjær in 1986. Uruguay’s goal was their first in the finals for 12 years, ending a drought dating back to Italia ’90.
