Date: 16-06-2008
Stage: first round
Place: KLAGENFURT
Running time: 110 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: DVD
Commentary: italian
My rating: *
Notes:
MATCH SUMMARY
Monday, 16 June 2008, 20:45
Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt
Attendance: 30,461
Meteo: Partly cloudy, mild, 24°C
CROATIA
Vedran Runje
Dario Knežević
Dario Simić (c)
Hrvoje Vejič
Nikola Pokrivač
Jerko Leko
Danijel Pranjič
Ivan Rakitić
Ognjen Vukojević
Ivan Klasnić
Mladen Petrić
Coach: Slaven Bilić (CRO)
45′ Hrvoje Vejič
85′ Ognjen Vukojević
26′ ↓Dario Knežević ↑Vedran Ćorluka
74′ ↓Ivan Klasnić ↑Nikola Kalinić
75′ ↓Mladen Petrić ↑Niko Kranjčar
POLAND
Artur Boruc
Dariusz Dudka
Marcin Wasilewski
Jakub Wawrzyniak
Michał Żewłakow (c)
Jacek Krzynówek
Mariusz Lewandowski
Wojciech Łobodziński
Rafal Murawski
Roger Guerreiro
Marek Saganowski
Coach: Leo Beenhakker (POL)
38′ Mariusz Lewandowski
84′ Tomasz Zahorski
46′ ↓Mariusz Lewandowski ↑Adam Kokoszka
55′ ↓Wojciech Łobodziński ↑Ebi Smolarek
69′ ↓Marek Saganowski ↑Tomasz Zahorski
Referee: Kyros Vassaras (GRE)
Goals:
52′ Ivan Klasnić CRO
Match overview
Croatia secured top spot in Group B with a 1-0 win over Poland in Klagenfurt. Ivan Klasnić’s second-half strike proved decisive against a Poland side seeking a turnaround. Despite heavy pressure, Artur Boruc could not keep out Klasnić’s neat finish, and Croatia finished the group with maximum points under partly cloudy, mild skies.
Trivia
Ivan Klasnić became the first European Championship player to feature after a kidney transplant when he scored the winner. Slaven Bilić’s rotated side maintained their 100% record, while Poland exited the tournament having failed to score since their opener.
