Date: 13-06-2000
Stage: first round
Place: CHARLEROI
Running time: 100 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: master copy (8)
Commentary: italian
My rating: *****
Notes: from 0-3 !!!
MATCH SUMMARY
Tuesday, 13 June 2000, 20:45
Stade du Pays de Charleroi, Charleroi
Attendance: 18,500
Meteo: Overcast, 16 °C
YUGOSLAVIA
Ivica Kralj
Ivan Dudic
Miroslav Dukić
Siniša Mihajlović
Slaviša Jokanović
Vladimir Jugović
Albert Nadj
Dejan Stanković
Ljubinko Drulović
Darko Kovačević
Pedrag Mijatović (c)
Coach: Vujadin Boškov (YUG)
56′ Siniša Mihajlović
60′ Siniša Mihajlović
60′ Siniša Mihajlović
36′ ↓Dejan Stanković ↑Dragan Stojković
52′ ↓Darko Kovačević ↑Savo Milošević
82′ ↓Pedrag Mijatović ↑Mateja Kežman
SLOVENIA
Mladen Dabanovič
Marinko Galič
Darko Milanič (c)
Željko Milinovič
Aleš Čeh
Amir Karič
Džoni Novak
Miran Pavlin
Mladen Rudonja
Zlatko Zahovič
Sašo Udovič
Coach: Srečko Katanec (SLO)
13′ Darko Milanič
64′ ↓Sašo Udovič ↑Milenko Ačimovič
73′ ↓Miran Pavlin ↑Zoran Pavlović
78′ ↓Amir Karič ↑Milan Osterc
Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (POR)
Goals:
23′ Zlatko Zahovič SLO
52′ Miran Pavlin SLO
57′ Zlatko Zahovič SLO
67′ Savo Milošević YUG
70′ Ljubinko Drulović YUG
73′ Savo Milošević YUG
Match overview
Slovenia stunned their neighbours, racing three clear before Mihajlović’s reckless dismissal seemed to seal Yugoslavia’s fate. Instead Milošević’s brace, split by Drulović’s strike, completed a six-minute fight-back for ten men. A breathless contest ended level, leaving both debutants and veterans equally shell-shocked.
Trivia
This remains the only Euro game in which a team recovered a three-goal deficit while playing with ten men. Slovenia’s first finals point came despite conceding the quickest three-goal comeback in tournament history.
