Date: 18-06-2000
Stage: first round
Place: LIEGI
Running time: 103 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI : italian/spanish/turkish
My rating: **
Notes:
MATCH SUMMARY
Sunday, 18 June 2000, 20:45
Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège
Attendance: 24,000
Meteo: Overcast, cool, 15°C
YUGOSLAVIA
Ivica Kralj
Goran Djorović
Miroslav Dukić
Slobodan Komljenovic
Nisa Saveljic
Slaviša Jokanović
Vladimir Jugović
Dragan Stojković (c)
Ljubinko Drulović
Pedrag Mijatović
Savo Milošević
Coach: Vujadin Boskov (YUG)
28′ Slaviša Jokanović
72′ Vladimir Jugović
81′ Ljubinko Drulović
88′ Mateja Kežman
90′ Albert Nadj
84′ ↓Dragan Stojković ↑Albert Nadj
87′ ↓Pedrag Mijatović ↑Mateja Kežman
89′ ↓Slaviša Jokanović ↑Dejan Govedarica
NORWAY
Thomas Myhre
André Bergdølmo
Bjorn Otto Bragstad
Dan Eggen
Vegard Heggem
Eirik Bakke
Erik Mykland
Bent Skammelsrud (c)
Tore André Flo
Steffen Iversen
Ole Gunnar Solskjær
Coach: Nils Johan Semb (NOR)
31′ Erik Mykland
66′ Eirik Bakke
35′ ↓Vegard Heggem ↑Stig Inge Bjørnebye
71′ ↓Steffen Iversen ↑John Carew
76′ ↓Eirik Bakke ↑Roar Strand
Referee: Hugh Dallas (SCO)
Goals:
8′ Savo Milošević YUG
Match overview
Yugoslavia took a giant step towards the quarter-finals with Savo Milošević’s early strike moving them to the top of Group C. The forward deflected in Ljubinko Drulović’s free-kick after eight minutes to secure victory in an increasingly ill-tempered match. Despite playing the final minutes with ten men after Mateja Kežman’s dismissal, Yugoslavia held on for a crucial win.
Trivia
The match was marred by numerous cards and time-wasting tactics, prompting Norway coach Nils Johan Semb to accuse Yugoslavia of “sabotage” tactics. Mateja Kežman’s red card came just 44 seconds after entering as a substitute, highlighting the fractious nature of this Group C encounter in Liège.
