Date: 14-06-2004
Stage: first round
Place: LISBOA
Running time: 102 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI : english/spanish/italian
My rating: ***
Notes: Larsson, Ibrahimovic
MATCH SUMMARY
Monday, 14 June 2004, 19:45
Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
Attendance: 31,652
Meteo: Clear, 25°C
SWEDEN
Andreas Isaksson
Erik Edman
Andreas Jakobsson
Teddy Lučić
Olof Mellberg (c)
Tobias Linderoth
Freddie Ljungberg
Mikael Nilsson
Anders Svensson
Zlatan Ibrahimović
Henrik Larsson
Coach: Lars Lagerbäck (SWE)
52′ Tobias Linderoth
65′ Zlatan Ibrahimović
41′ ↓Teddy Lučić ↑Christian Wilhelmsson
77′ ↓Anders Svensson ↑Kim Källström
81′ ↓Zlatan Ibrahimović ↑Marcus Allbäck
BULGARIA
Zdravko Zdravkov
Vladimir Ivanov
Rosen Kirilov
Ivailo Petkov
Marian Hristov
Predrag Pažin
Georgi Peev
Stilian Petrov (c)
Dimitar Berbatov
Zoran Janković
Martin Petrov
Coach: Plamen Markov (BUL)
18′ Ivailo Petkov
22′ Rosen Kirilov
23′ Zoran Janković
70′ Vladimir Ivanov
62′ ↓Zoran Janković ↑Velizar Dimitrov
76′ ↓Dimitar Berbatov ↑Vladimir Manchev
84′ ↓Martin Petrov ↑Zdravko Lazarov
Referee: Mike Riley (ENG)
Goals:
32′ Freddie Ljungberg SWE
57′ Henrik Larsson SWE
58′ Henrik Larsson SWE
78′ Zlatan Ibrahimović SWE
90′ Marcus Allbäck SWE
Match overview
Sweden exploded into Euro 2004 with a five-goal demolition of Bulgaria. Ljungberg’s close-range header set the tone before Larsson struck twice in as many minutes, the second a trademark diving header. Ibrahimović added a fine solo effort and substitute Allbäck completed the rout, leaving Sweden top of Group C and Bulgaria reeling.
Trivia
Henrik Larsson’s brace arrived only 62 seconds apart, the quickest two-goal burst of the finals. Zlatan Ibrahimović became, at 22, the youngest Swede to score at a European Championship, while Freddie Ljungberg’s opener was Sweden’s first goal at a major tournament since the 2002 World Cup.
