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France 2-1 Spain (Result)

EURO 2000 - Kicks Off Today 7.45 p.m U.K Time

They've Kicked-Off

France get the game started, Spain win a throw-in in midfield

Spain play the ball all the way back to Canizares, their goalkeeper

Thuram is fouled by Munitez right on the edge of the Spanish box, over to the right hand side

Zidane's free-kick is headed over the bar by Vieira

Raul sets Munitez off down the right, he gets into the box and crosses well but it's headed clear. Dugarry is then fouled by Munitez and France get the free-kick

Helguerra does well to beat two defenders but his square ball is cleared by the French defence

Zidane combines well with Djorkaeff on the left flank, he crosses to Dugarry but his final ball is wasted

Salgado crosses into the box from the right, it's easily cleared but Spain win a free-kick in midfield as Vieira commits a foul

Thuram breaks down the right wing but he runs into trouble and Abelardo gets the ball clear

Mendieta is tackled by Vieira on the edge of the box

10-minutes played. Djorkaeff gives away the ball in midfield, Lizarazxu wins it back, Henry goes on a great run on the left, he cuts inside but his shot is well wide

Munitez threads a ball through into the French box, Raul just fails to get onto the end of it

Munitez is tackled by Thuram, Djorkaeff runs through midfield with the ball, Dugarry puts the ball behind for a goal-kick to Spain

Raul plays the ball through to Mendieta but he's crowded out on the edge of the French box

Dugarry is brought down by Salgado on the half-way line

Deschamps crosses from the right, Dugarry heads over the bar under pressure from Salgado. Dugarry is injured in the process and he needs treatment

Deschamps gives away a free-kick deep inside his own half, the free-kick is played into the box, Barthez is forced to punch it behind for a corner to Spain

The cross comes over, it's played too deep and France get it clear

Djorkaeff does well inside the box, he lays it back to Dugarry, his shot is saved by Canizares

Spain break, Raul treis a shot from distance, Barthez knocks it over the bar for a corner

It's played short, Guardiola's cros sis then blocked by Zidane

France win a corner on the left, Zidane's cross is knocked back out to him, he crosses again but the move breaks down as Djorkaeff gives the ball away, Spain counter-attack very quickly but Raul is caught offside

Munitis cuts inside from the left flank but he shoots wide

Helguera runs through the midfield, his final ball just fails to find a way through the French defence

Dugarry does wel to find Zidane in the box, he completely misses the ball as he attempts a shot

Aranzabal plays a good ball forward for Munitis to chase, he's fouled by Thuram but the defender gets away with it and France get a goal-kick

Djorkaeff is fouled by Aranzabal 25-yards out and central. Zidane scores from the free-kick, in the 33rd minute

Goal !!! Zidane !!! France 1-0 Spain

Dugarry fouls Mendieta in midfield, Deschamps then fouls Alfonso

Deschamps carries the ball through the midfield and finds Henry on the right, he wins a throw-in but the move breaks down

Vieira gives away a free-kick in midfield

Alfonso finds Munitis in the box, he's brought down by Thuram and Spain get a penalty. Mendieta lines up the ball and places it past Barthez for the equaliser in the 37th minute

Goal !!! Mendieta !!! France 1-1 Spain

Dugarry gets down the left and wins a corner for France. Djorkaeff crosses, Spain get a free-kick as Canizares is fouled

Raul almost breaks through the centre of the French defence, the ball falls to Mendieta wide on the right, he crosses and wins a corner on the elft. The cross comes over from Guardiola, Spain win a throw-in by the corner-flag

Guardiola plays a great bal into he box, Raul gets his head to it but the ball goes straight through to Barthez

Vieira gets into the Spanish box, he's tackled by Salgado

Lizarazu fouls Mendieta in midfield. Spain get the ball forward, Deschamps wins it in midfield, he's then fouled by Mendieta

Vieira runs through the centre, he finds Djorkaeff on the right, he runs into the box and beats the keeper a tthe near psot with a great shot

Goal !!! Djorkaeff !!! France 2-1 Spain

Spain get forward and win a free-kick 35-yards out, it's wasted

Zidane runs through midfield, he finds Deschamps in the box but he's crowded out

Half-Time: France 2-1 Spain

Second-Half Starts

Helguera is fouled by Vieira in midfield

Munitis gets past Thuram on the left, he crosses for Alfonso, Barthez makes a great save at his feet

Salgado fouls Dugarry, 35-yards out on the left, Zidane's cross is over-hit and misses everybody for a Spanish goal-kick

Bixente makes a good interception in defence, he runs forward, carrying the ball to the half-way line, he's brought down by Helguera

Djorkaeff is fouled by Aranzabal near the half-way line

Zidane breaks and Thuram overlaps, he crosses right across the face of the goal, the move ends with a goal-kick to Spain

Thuram is fouled by Alfonso in midfield

Munitez gets past Thuram again but this time he's tackled by Blanc

Spain win a free-kick wide on the left, Guardiola's cross is finally cleared after a moment of confusion in the French box

Deschamps is brought down from behind by Alfonso, Alfonso receives a Yellow Card

Alfonso is caught offside for Spain as Urzaiz replaces Mendieta in the 56th minute

Djorkaeff runs through the midfield, he lays the ball off to Zidane on the edge of the box but the impetus is lost, Paco eventually gets the ball clear for Spain

Dugarry gets to the by-line on the left side of the box, he crosses well but the defence get the ball clear

Munitis gets a free-kick as he tries to get down the left wing. Deschamp receives a Yellow card for dissent

The free-kick is crossed into the box but headed clear

Djorkaeff is brought down by Guardiola, Guardiola receives a Yellow Card

Vieira gives away a free-kick for a foul on Urzaiz, 30-yards out and fairly central. Guardiola plays the bal into the box, Spain win a corner as the ball deflects behind off Thuram

Guardiola's cross is collected by Barthez, he throws it out quickly, Henry is brought down by Salgado on the half-way line. Salgado receives a Yellow Card

Alfonso is clattered in to on the right wing, Spain get a free-kick. Guardiola plays it straight to a French defender

Djorkaeff tries a shot from 30-yards out, it's deflected off Aranzabal and France get a throw-in, a foul throw hands the advantage to Spain

Lizarazu is brought down by Salgado right on the edge of the box, wide on the left. Zidane hits the free-kick into Salgado, it deflects behind for a corner. It's played short, Zidane crosses well but the keeper gathers the ball

Raul does wel in midfield, he finds Alfonso and is brought down by Vieira, Spain get the free-kick

Guardiola plays the bal into the box, it' s headed behind by Blanc for a corner to Spain, on the left. The cross comes over, Abelardo gets a good header in, it's cleared, France break quickly, Henry is brought down by Paco. Paco receives a Yellow Card

Munitis breaks down the left, his cross finds Alfonso, he lays it off to Guardiola, his shot is deflected behind for a corner. The cross comes over but Spain are forced backwards

Munitis is replaced by Etxeberria for Spain in the 72nd minute

Dugarry plays a great cross field ball to Deschamps but he fails to control the ball properly

Henry fouls Salgado in midfield

Zidane runs half the length of the field with the ball, he finds Djorkaeff on the left, he crosses to Vieira, his shot is blocked

Raul is fouled by Vieira in midfield, Gerard replaces Helguera for Spain in the 76th minute

Raul is fouled by Henry on the half-way line

Dugarry is fouled by Abelardo, 30-yards out in a central position. Henry is replaced by Anelka for France in the 80th minute

Djorkaeff forces a good save from Canizares from the free-licl, France get a corner on the right. The cross comes over, Anelka's header goes wide

Urzaiz finds Etxeberria on the right, his cross is blocked by lizarazu, Spain get a throw-in by the right hand corner-flag

Etxeberria is fouled by Zidane on the edge of the box. Raul steps up to take the free-kick, he curls it into the box and Dugarry heads it clear, the ball is played back into the box but Barthez comes to claim the ball

85-minutes played, Guardiola is fouled on the half-way line

Etxeberria goes down on the right wing and he gets a free-kick. Guardiola crosses into the box, Vieira heads it clear

Dugarry holds up the ball well and plays it for Lizarazu, he breaks forward but he's tackled

Abelardo goes down in the box after a challenge from Barthez and a penalty is given

Raul steps up and hits it high over the bar, a terrible penalty

3-minutes of injury time left to play

Alfonso plays the ball into the box, Urzaiz misses a great chance, putting the ball over the bar

France get forward and win a corner on the right

Full-Time: France 2-1 Spain

 

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