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