Date: 09-06-1996
Stage: first round
Place: MANCHESTER
Running time: 125 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI : english/spanish/ italian/german/russian
My rating: **
Notes: Ziege,Sammer,Moeller,Hassler, Poborsky,Nedved
MATCH SUMMARY
Sunday, 9 June 1996, 17:00
Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 37,300
Meteo: Cloudy, cool, 15 °C
GERMANY
Andreas Köpke
Thomas Helmer
Jürgen Kohler (c)
Stefan Reuter
Dieter Eilts
Thomas Hässler
Andreas Möller
Matthias Sammer
Christian Ziege
Fredi Bobic
Stefan Kuntz
Coach: Berti Vogts (GER)
28′ Christian Ziege
52′ Stefan Kuntz
58′ Andreas Möller
59′ Markus Babbel
69′ Stefan Reuter
77′ Thomas Hässler
14′ ↓Jürgen Kohler ↑Markus Babbel
65′ ↓Andreas Möller ↑Thomas Strunz
82′ ↓Thomas Strunz ↑Oliver Bierhoff
CZECH REP.
Petr Kouba
Michal Horňák
Miroslav Kadlec (c)
Jan Suchopárek
Radek Bejbl
Martin Frýdek
Radoslav Látal
Pavel Nedvěd
Jiří Němec
Karel Poborský
Pavel Kuka
Coach: Dušan Uhrin (CZE)
19′ Radek Bejbl
45′ Pavel Nedvěd
67′ Radek Drulák
67′ Miroslav Kadlec
46′ ↓Martin Frýdek ↑Radek Drulák
46′ ↓Karel Poborský ↑Patrik Berger
Referee: David Elleray (ENG)
Goals:
26′ Christian Ziege GER
32′ Andreas Möller GER
Match overview
Despite losing captain Kohler after 14 minutes, Germany overran the Czechs with sweeping attacks down the left, Ziege rifling home before Möller’s solo surge doubled the lead. Vogts’ side then managed the game expertly, Köpke largely untroubled as the future finalists toiled, and Germany staked an early claim as title favourites.
Trivia
Germany’s victory was their first at a European Championship since the 1980 final, ending a six-game winless run in the competition. Substitute Oliver Bierhoff’s late cameo foreshadowed his extra-time heroics against the same opponents three weeks later, while Matthias Sammer began a run to the tournament’s inaugural Player of the Tournament award.
