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Czech Rep. 1-2 France (Result)

EURO 2000 - Kicks Off Today 5.00 p.m U.K Time

They've Kicked-Off, The Czech Republic play the ball back into their own midfield

Nedved gives away a free-kick inside the French half. Thuram gets forward down the right, he's tackled by Bejbl

Nedved gets the ball on the edge of the box, he makes room for the shot and forces a good save from Barthez

Poborsky finds room on the right and wins a corner, the cross comes over and it's knocked clear, the ball falls to Rosicky but the move ends up safely with the ball in Barthez's arms

The Czech's put a free-kick into the French box, Koller heads just wide

Gabriel gives the bal away in defence, straight to Thierry Henry and he has a simple task to put the ball into the net

Goal !!! Henry !!! Czech Republic 0-1 France

Poborsky gets down the right but he's tackled by Candela

Anelka tries to thread the ball wide to the right but it's easily cut-out

Koller does well to beat Desailly, he tries a shot but it's blocked by Blanc, France come forward, Henry goes down in the box under a challenge from Gabriel but he's given offside

Nedved threads the ball through to Koller on the edge of the box but his shot is blocked

Thuram is fouled by Rosicky deep inside the French half

Rosicky runs straight through the French defence, he goes down in the box but nothing is givenn

Gabriel receives a Yellow Card for a foul on Henry in midfield

France get forward and win a corner on the right. Petit crosses, Anelka heads just wide of the far post

Candela is fouled by Nedved inside the French half, France play the ball back to Barthez

Zidane plays a fantastic ball through to Henry on the left, he receives it inside the box but places his shot beyond the far post

Nedved plays a good ball through to Koller on the edge of the box, he knocks it on wiith a header but it's easily gathered by Barthez

Nemec skiesa shotover the bar after a great pass from Poborsky, a great chance wasted

Vieira does well to win the ball in midfield, France come forward, Thuram crosses but Repka heads it clear, the ball is knocked back but it's straight to Srnicek in the Czech goal

Smicer and Koller combine well through the midfield but Repka is then forced to play the ball backwards

Vieira plays a through ball for Henry, he's surrounded by defenders in the box but manages to win a corner on the right. Petit crosses but the ball is headed clear by the first defender at the near post

Anelka is caught offside for France. Nedved is fouled by Blanc in midfield

Smicer runs through the dfence, he plays a good 1-2 with Rosicky to get into the box but Thuram does well to make the interception

Poborsky breaks down the right flank, he's well tackled by Desailly

Koller is caught offside for the Czech Republic

Vieri wins the ball in the box, his shot is saved by Srnicek and France win a corner on the left. The cross comes over and it's deflected behind for yet another corner. Petit's cross is punched clear by Srnicek

Nedved gives away a free-kick for a foul on Deschamps

Petiut looses the ball to Rosicky, he plays Nedved forward and he's bundled over by Dechamps on the edge of the box. A penalty is given

Poborsky scores from the penalty spot in the 35th minute

Goal !!! Poborsky !!! Czech Republic 1-1 France

France win a free-kick 35-yards out and central. Zidane floats the ball to the far post, Petit gets up well and heads wide

Poborsky runs through the centre to get onto the end of Bejbl's pass, he shoots just wide from 25-yards out

Gabriel has gone down injured after colliding with Bejbl. Anelka is fouled 25-yards out in a central position. Zidane puts the ball to the far post, Petit heads it out of play

Poborsky finds room on the right but the move breaks down

Thuram wins the ball in midfield, he runs 30-yards with it but is tackled by Poborsky on the edge of the Czech box

Koller chests the ball down to Poborsky, Poborsky shoots just wide

2-minutes of first-half injury time to play

Nedved is fouled by Candela in midfield. The free-kick is put into the French box but headed clear by Blanc. France break quickly but Srnicek reads the situation well and gather shte ball

Half-Time: Czech Republic 1-1 France

Second-Half Starts

Djorkaeff has replaced Petit for France, Fukal has replaced Gabriel for the Czech Republic

Thuram wins a free-kick by the right-hand corner-flag, it' s hit too deep but he whistle goes for a Czech free-kick

Zidane runs through the midfield and plays the ball wide to Henry, he runs it out of play for a goal-kick

The ball drops into Nedved's path, he hammes his shot from the edge of the box but Barthez makes a very good save

Lokvenc replaces Bejbl for the Czech's in the 49th minute

Henry tries to get down the flank but he can't get past Repka and he runs the ball out of play for a goal-kick

Poborsky is fouled near the half-way line

Poborsky finds room on the right, he crosses early but it's a poor cross and it's easily knocked clear by the French defence

Dugarry replaces Anelka for France after 54-minutes

Dugarry is fouled by Poborsky wide on the left. Djorkaeff crosses into the box, Zidane comes in with a diving header but his effort goes wide

The ball comes down the left for France, it's crosses deep into the box and Djorkaeff has an easy task to score from 18-yards out

Goal !!! Djorkaeff !!! Czach Republic 1-2 France

Jankulovski replaces Rosicky for the Czechs in the 61st minute

Henry is injured and he requires treatment

Deschamps is fouled by Lokvenc in midfield. Henry is caught offside for France

Nemec receives a Yellow Card for a foul on Djorkaeff

Koller has a header deflected over the bar, the Czech's win a corner on the left but it's completely wasted. Jankulovski receives a Yellow Card for a foul on Djorkaeff

Nedved puts a great free-kick into the box, Koller gets up well and his header hits the bar

Zidane plays a great ball through to Henry, he beats the offside trap but is given offside

Henry is fouled by Fukal as he treis to get down the left flank

Dugarry is fouled by Poborsky in midfield. Djorkaeff floats the free-kick into the box, Blanc puts a good chance wide with a poor header

Nedved has a shot deflected wide for a corner on the left. Nedved crosses, Candela heads the ball clear

85-minutes played and the ball is with Srnicek in the Czech goal

3-minutes of injury time to play

Desailly makes a mistake at the back. Lokvenc fails to capitalise on it as he drags his shot wide

Wiltord replaces Henry for France in injury time

Full-Time: Czech Republic 1-2 France

 

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