EURO 2000 -
Kicks Off Today 7.45 p.m U.K Time
They've Kicked-Off,
Holland get he game started
The bal is
played all the way back to van der Sar in the Dutch goal
A long ball
is played forward to Kluivert but he's intercepted by
Schjonberg
Bisgaard bursts
through midfield and he goes down on the edge of the box
but nothing is given
van Bronckhorst
receives a Yellow Card for a late challenge on Bisgaard
Bergkamp tries
to set Zenden free but he's tackled by Heintze, Kluivert
is then caught offside for Holland
Tomasson beats
the offside trap as Nielsen sets him free, his cross drops
to Bisgaard, he tries a shot from the edge of the box
but it's a fairly easy save for van der Sar
Gravesen fouls
Bergkamp in midfield
Zenden is tackled
by Zenden, Gronkjaer gets down the left wing, he's fouled
by Reiziger, Reiziger receives a Yellow Card
Overmars is
bundled off the ball by Gravesen
Denmark win
a throw-in deep inside the Dutch half as Kontermann tackles
Sand. Nielsen puts a long throw into the box, Kontermann
clears, the ball drops to Colding but he fluffs his shot
Bergkamp combines
well with Zenden, he gets into the box but he's tackled
by Henrikssen, Holland win a corner on the right, Bergkamp's
cross is cleared by the Danish defence
Cocu gets into
the Danish box, beating the offside trap, he's tackled
by Heintze and Schmeichel claims the ball, Cocu goes down
injured and needs treatment
Cocu soon returns
to the field
Zenden is tackled
by Heintze and sets Gronkjaer off on a run, he crosses
into the box, van der Sar manages to collect the ball
Bergkanp finds
Zenden on the right, he crosses into the box, Schjonberg
rises well and heads the ball clear
Bergkamp finds
Kluivert, he heads the ball down to Zenden, Schjonberg
beats him to the ball and he's fouled by Zenden
20-minutes
played and a long ball is played forward for Kluivert,
he's surrounded by defenders and can't reach it
Sand gives
away a free-kick inside the Dutch half
Bergkamp gets
down the right wing, he's fouled by Gronkjaer, by the
right-hand corner-flag. van Bronkhorst's free-kick comes
over, it's claimed by Schmeichel
Denmark swarm
forward and Bisgaard almost gets the ball in the net
Kluivert is
caught offside for Holland
Gronkjaer easily
gets past Reiziger on the left, he crosses hard and low
into the box and wins a corner as it's deflected behind.
The cross comes over and Konterman heads the ball clear
Zenden beats
Heinze on the right, he crosses well, Overmars knocks
the ball to Kluivert in the box, Schmeichel makes the
save, the ball drops to Overmars but he screws his shot
just wide of the post
Cocu plays
a long through bal lfor Overmars, Schmeichel manages to
mak ehte interception as Overmars tries to control the
ball
Gronkjaer finds
Gravesen, the ball falls to Tomasson, he tries a shot,
it's deflected behind for a corner. The cross comes over,
it's headed clear by Cocu
Bisgaard has
to leave the field to receive treatment
Schjonberg
finds Tomasson in the box, he misses a good chance
Bisgaard returns
to the action, Zenden is fouled by Nielsen in midfield
Sand sets Bisgaard
down the right but his final cross is poor
Bergkamp finds
Davids in the box, Schmeichel does well to come out and
make a great save
Kluivert is
caught offside again
Gravesen tries
a shot from fully 35-yards out and it's an easy save for
van der Sar
Gronkjaer runs
through midfield, he goes down under a challenge from
Reiziger, nothing is given
Gronkjaer lays
the ball off to Gravesen, he curls the ball onto the bar
from outside the box
3-minutes of
first half injury time to play
Half-Time:
Denmark 0-0 Holland
Second-Half
Starts
Colding fouls
Overmars on the left flank
Nielsen finds
Bisgaard free, he tries a shot but again it's a fairly
easy save for van der Sar
Cocu gives
the ball away to gronkjaer on the left flank, he bursts
forward but his shot hits the side netting
Kluivert beats
the offside trap but he's forced wide, he crosses for
Bergkamp but he has to play the ball back into midfield
van Bronkhorst
gets to the by-line on the left, he crosses into the box,
Hendriksen is there to head it clear
Davids is fouled
by Nielsen in midfield, Nielsen receives a Yellow Card
Gronkjaer comes
back to clear a defensive ball over his own bar but Denmark
have already been given a free-kick
Bergkamp threads
a ball into the box looking for Kluivert, Schmeichel manages
to intercept it
Denmark win
a throw-in on the right, by the corner-flag. A long throw
goes straight to van der Sar
Kluivert gives
away a free-kick in midfield
Kontermann
gives away a free-kick on the half-way line, he receives
a Yellow Card
Denmark win
a corner on the right, Nielsen's cross almost drops to
Schjonberg, Overmars manages to get the ball clear
Nielsen is
robbed of the ball by Davids, Bergkamp runs through midfield,
Schmeichel makes a good save, the ball drops to Kluivert
and he taps it into an open goal
Goal !!! Kluivert
!!! Denmark 0-1 Holland
van Bronkhorst
has a cross deflected behind by Schjonberg, Holland get
a corner on the left. Bergkamp's cross is cleared away
by the defence
Tofting replaces
Nielsen for Denmark after 60-minutes, Ronald de Boer replaces
Overmars for Holland
Sand runs through
the midfield, he goes down under a challenge from Cocu
but nothing is given
Holland win
a free-kick 30-yards out and central. The ball is hit
straight into the defensive wall and goes behind for a
corner on the left. Bergkamp's corner is knocked on by
Kluivert at the near psot but the defence get the ball
away
Zenden crosses
intot he box from the left, it's low across the box, Ronald
de Boer runs it into the back of the net
Goal !!! R.
de Boer !!! Denmark 0-2 Holland
Brian Steen
Nielsen replaces Gravesen for Denmark in the 65th minute
Gronkjaer is
fouled by van Bronkhorst on the half-way line
Davids charges
through midfield but he completely misses his shot on
the edge of the box, Holland come forward again but Kluivert
is caught offside
A great long
bal is playe dthrough to Kluivert on the edge of the box,
he completely wastes his chance as Schmeichel does well
Zenden beats
the offside trap, again Schmeichel does well to make the
save
Bergkamp is
replaced by Aaron Winter for Holland in the 75th minute
Reiziger breaks
from midfield, he gets intot he box and squares the bal
to an unmarked Zenden and he taps it into the net
Goal !!! Zenden
!!! Denmark 0-3 Holland
A long ball
is pumped intto he Dutch box, Sand is pulled down by van
der Sar and Denmark get a penalty, van der Sar receives
a Yellow Card
Schjonberg
shoots wide from the penalty spot
Schjonberg
is replaced by Helveg for Denmark in the 81st minute
Gronkjaer goes
on a good run down the right and wins a throw-in, deep
inside the Dutch half
van der Sar
needs some treatment for a thigh injury
Denmark win
a throw on the right, by the corner-flag, the ball reaches
Sand, he can only find van der Sar
Westerveld
replacs van der Sar for Holland in the 89th minute
4-minutes of
injury time to play
Gronkjaer breaks
down the right, he crosses deep, the ball is headed down
to Stig Nielsen, he blasts his shot high over the bar
Full-Time:
Denmark 0-3 Holland