Date: 21-06-2004
Stage: first round
Place: LISBOA
Running time: 100 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (10)
Commentary: MULTI : english/spanish/italian
My rating: ***
Notes: Rooney, Owen, Beckham
MATCH SUMMARY
Monday, 21 June 2004, 19:45
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 57,047
Meteo: Clear, 24°C
ENGLAND
David James
Sol Campbell
Ashley Cole
Gary Neville
John Terry
David Beckham (c)
Steven Gerrard
Frank Lampard
Paul Scholes
Michael Owen
Wayne Rooney
Coach: Sven-Göran Eriksson (ENG)
70′ ↓Paul Scholes ↑Ledley King
71′ ↓Wayne Rooney ↑Darius Vassell
84′ ↓Frank Lampard ↑Phil Neville
CROATIA
Tomislav Butina
Robert Kovač
Dario Simić
Josip Šimunić
Igor Tudor
Boris Živković (c)
Niko Kovač
Milan Rapaić
Giovanni Rosso
Dado Pršo
Tomislav Šokota
Coach: Otto Barić (CRO)
63′ Dario Simić
46′ ↓Robert Kovač ↑Ivica Mornar
55′ ↓Milan Rapaić ↑Ivica Olić
67′ ↓Dario Simić ↑Darijo Srna
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (ITA)
Goals:
5′ Niko Kovač CRO
40′ Paul Scholes ENG
45′ Wayne Rooney ENG
68′ Wayne Rooney ENG
73′ Igor Tudor CRO
79′ Frank Lampard ENG
Match overview
England recovered from an early setback to book a quarter-final berth. Scholes ended his 30-month goal drought, equalising before Rooney’s precise finish put the Three Lions ahead on the stroke of half-time. The teenager added a blistering second after the break, Lampard sealed matters late on, and Croatia’s spirited effort fell short.
Trivia
Wayne Rooney, then 18, became the youngest player to score twice in a European Championship match. His four-goal group-stage haul equalled Alan Shearer’s England record at a single Euros. Paul Scholes’ goal proved his last for England.
