Date: 18-06-1996
Stage: first round
Place: NEWCASTLE
Running time: 109 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI : english/italian/ french/russian/bulgarian
My rating: ***
Notes: Zidane,Djorkaeff,Blanc,Deschamps, Penev,Balakov,Stoichkov
MATCH SUMMARY
Tuesday, 18 June 1996, 16:30
St James’ Park, Newcastle
Attendance: 26,976
Meteo: Light rain, 17 °C
FRANCE
Bernard Lama
Laurent Blanc
Marcel Desailly
Bixente Lizarazu
Lilian Thuram
Didier Deschamps (c)
Youri Djorkaeff
Vincent Guérin
Christian Karembeu
Zinédine Zidane
Christophe Dugarry
Coach: Aimé Jacquet (FRA)
3′ Marcel Desailly
36′ Christophe Dugarry
61′ ↓Zinédine Zidane ↑Reynald Pedros
67′ ↓Christophe Dugarry ↑Patrice Loko
BULGARIA
Borislav Mihaylov (c)
Petar Hubchev
Trifon Ivanov
Emil Kremenliev
Tsanko Tsvetanov
Krasimir Balakov
Yordan Letchkov
Zlatko Yankov
Ivailo Yordanov
Luboslav Penev
Hristo Stoichkov
Coach: Dimitar Penev (BUL)
8′ Trifon Ivanov
15′ Emil Kremenliev
77′ ↓Zlatko Yankov ↑Daniel Borimirov
82′ ↓Krasimir Balakov ↑Georgi Donkov
Referee: Dermot Gallagher (IRL)
Goals:
20′ Laurent Blanc FRA
62′ Luboslav Penev (own goal) FRA
69′ Hristo Stoichkov BUL
90′ Patrice Loko FRA
Match overview
France avenged their 1993 World Cup heart-break by dispatching Bulgaria to top Group B. Blanc’s header and a Penev own goal built a cushion; Stoichkov’s free-kick threatened a revival before substitute Loko broke clear to settle matters in stoppage time.
Trivia
The match marked Stoichkov’s third goal of the finals, equalling the Bulgarian record in a single European Championship.
