Date: 12-06-2008
Stage: first round
Place: KLAGENFURT
Running time: 102 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: DVD
Commentary: italian
My rating: ***
Notes: Modric
MATCH SUMMARY
Thursday, 12 June 2008, 18:00
Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt
Attendance: 30,461
Meteo: Partly cloudy, mild, 24°C
CROATIA
Stipe Pletikosa
Vedran Ćorluka
Robert Kovač
Josip Šimunić
Darijo Srna
Niko Kovač (c)
Niko Kranjčar
Luka Modrić
Danijel Pranjić
Ivan Rakitić
Ivica Olić
Coach: Slaven Bilić (CRO)
27′ Darijo Srna
45′ Josip Šimunić
90′ Jerko Leko
90′ Luka Modrić
72′ ↓Ivica Olić ↑Mladen Petrić
80′ ↓Darijo Srna ↑Jerko Leko
85′ ↓Niko Kranjčar ↑Dario Knežević
GERMANY
Jens Lehmann
Marcell Jansen
Philipp Lahm
Per Mertesacker
Christoph Metzelder
Michael Ballack (c)
Torsten Frings
Clemens Fritz
Mario Gómez
Miroslav Klose
Łukasz Podolski
Coach: Joachim Löw (GER)
75′ Michael Ballack
90′ Jens Lehmann
90′ Bastian Schweinsteiger
46′ ↓Marcell Jansen ↑David Odonkor
65′ ↓Mario Gómez ↑Bastian Schweinsteiger
82′ ↓Clemens Fritz ↑Kevin Kurányi
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (BEL)
Goals:
24′ Darijo Srna CRO
62′ Ivica Olić CRO
76′ Łukasz Podolski GER
Match overview
Croatia stunned Germany in Klagenfurt, securing a 2-1 victory to top Group B. Darijo Srna’s first-half strike and Ivica Olić’s quickfire second-half tap-in put Croatia in control, before Łukasz Podolski’s volley late on set up a frantic finish. Germany’s hopes were dashed by a late Schweinsteiger sending-off, leaving Croatia clear at the summit.
Trivia
This was Croatia’s first victory over Germany in a major finals since the 1998 World Cup quarter-final. Luka Modrić’s influential midfield display earned him Man of the Match, and Bastian Schweinsteiger’s dismissal in stoppage time marked his first ever red card for Germany.
