EURO 2000
 News
  PREVIOUS
 None Since '98
  HOLLAND
 News
  CZECH REP.
  Squad
  News
 
 
Holland 1-0 Czech Rep. (Result)

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

They've Kicked-Off

The Czech's get forward down the left with Koller but Zenden manages to get the ball back to van der Sar

Holland get forward but the move ends wih the ball safely in Srnicek's arms.

Reiziger gets down the right flank but his cross is intercepted. Bergkamp tries to 'dink' a ball forward but it's easily cut-out

Davids breaks through the left side of midfield, he gets into the box and goes down under a challenge but nothing is given

Davids breaks to the edge of the box again, he shoots but his effort is deflected off Repka for a corner on the left. The cross comes over and misses everybody, the Czech Republic get a throw-in on the far side

Stam plays a long ball forward and finds Kluivert, he heads on and finds Zenden, Kluivert gets the ball back but gives away a free-kick

10-minutes played and Holland carry the ball through the midfield, a free-kick is given to the Czech Republic as Koller is fouled by Cocu

Poborsky tries to beat van Bronkhorst down the right wing but he runs the ball out of touch

Davids plays a great ball out to van Bronkhorst as he attacks down the left, he's bundled off the ball by Laval but wins a corner. The cross comes over, Kluivert's shot is blocked, Bergkamp picks up the rebound but his effort is saved by Srnicek

Zenden runs through the midfield but he's pulled down by Latal

Koller runs down the left, he finds Poborsky but he just ran into an offside position

15-minutes played and Holland get a free-kick deep inside their own half as Nedved fols Seedorf. Zenden cuts insdie and finds Kluivert, he turns andshoots well, Srnicek saves but can't hold the ball, it falls to Zenden but Srnicek manages to save the rebound from Zenden, Holland win a corner. The cross comes over and the defence get the ball clear

Davids finds Bergkamp in the box, he turns Gabriel and makes room for a shot, he drags the ball right across the face of the goal

Latal is down injured but Collina waves play-on. Holland get a free-kick by the right-hand corner-flag as Gabriel handles the ball. The free-kick is floated into the box and Srnicek punches the ball clear

Nedved receives a Yellow Card for shirt tugging on Edgar Davids, Holland get forward and win a corner on the right. The cross comes over and Koller heads the ball clear, Holland come back at the Czech Republic and win a throw-in

Srnicek hoofs a goal-kick up-field, Koller heads it on but the Dutch defence get the ball all the way back to van der Sar

Seedorf lays the ball off to Bergkamp, he's fouled from behind by Repka

Davids gets down the left flank but he's beaten by Repka, Bergkamp is fouled by Gabriel in midfield, Holland play the ball all the way back to van der Sar

Cocu sets Davids free on the left, he crosses into the box but it's too long and the Czech defence get the ball clear

30-minutes played and Kluivert plays the ball out wide to Seedorf on the right and Holland win a throw-in deep inside the Czech half, the ball is played into the box and Rada clears it behind for a corner. The cross comes over and the defence get the ball clear, Frank de Boer wins it back and Holland put some pressure on the defence, Davids plays the ball into the box but Srnicek claims it comfortably

Nemec breaks forward and almost beats van der Sar to the ball, the keeper just manages to punch it clear. Gabriel pulls Bergkamp's shirt in midfield but nothing is given

Frank de Boer finds Zenden on the left flank, he cuts inside and finds Kluivert, Kluivert goes for a 1-2 with Zenden but the move breaks down

Smicer plays a good through ball to Nedved, he's fouled by de Boer and de Boer receives a Yellow Card. The Czech Republic win a free-kick 30-yards out on the left flank, the ball is pumped into the box but the move ends with a goal -kick for Holland

Koller finds Nedved, he's forced wide and his final cross is poor and is easily gathered by van der Sar

Holland win a free-kick 40-yards out and they are content to play it short and build slowly. The ball is played to the edge of the area where Bergkamp gives away a free-kick for a foul on Latal

40-minutes played and the Czech Republic have a free-kick near the half-way line

Koller finds Smicer, he plays a good ball out to Nedved on the right wing but he's just caught offside

Kluivert is fouled in midfield, there's a complete misunderstanding over the free-kick and it's wasted

Seedorf tries a shot from the edge of the box but it's charged down by Repka. Kluivert gives away a free-kick for a foul on Repka

Rosicky gets into the box but he's crowded out by the Dutch defence

Davids crosses into the box, a defensive header from Repka causes some discomfort for Srnicek and he manages to save the corner

Koller breaks and Nedved hits a great shot from 30-yards out and it's only just wide with van der Sar at full stretch

Half-Time: Holland 0-0 Czech Republic

Second-Half Starts

Cocu wins the ball in midfield, van Bronckhorst tries a shot from 25-yards but Srnicek gets down well to save

Nedved finds room on the left, he crosses into the box and Poborsky misses from 4-yards out with van der Sar beaten. Kluivert fouls Repka and the Czech Republic get a free-kick 35-yards out , it's played to the edge of the box, Smicer gets up well but his header goes just wide

Zenden gets down the left, he's brought down by Poborsky and Poborsky receives a Yellow Card. Stam tries a shot from the free-kick and forces a good save from Srnicek

Seedorf brings down Gabriel in midfield and the Czech Republic get a free-kick

Kluivet tries a run through the centre but he's crowded out by the Czech defence. Rosicky and Poborsky combine well down the right, Poborsky crosses but hits it too deep and the Dutch defence get the ball clear

Nemec gets a shot on target from a tight angle but it's comfortably saved by van der Sar

Koller and Neved combine well, Koller shoots and van der Sar saves at full stretch, Reiziger gets the ball away

Nedved breaks into the box but shoots straight at van der Sar from a narrow angle

Holland get forward and win a corner on the right. Bergkamp's cross is headed behind by Smicer for another corner. This time the Czech defence get the ball away. Nedved plays a great ball forward for Smicer but Reiziger amkes the interception.

Seedorf is replaced by Ronald de Boer in the 56th minute

A great cross comes over from the left, Nedved rises well and his header hits the post and is smothered on the line by van der Sar on the way down

Koller and Nedved get into the box, Koller is bundled over but nothing is given

60-minutes played and Davids gets into the box,he's forced wide but cosses, Gabriel gets a head to the bal and puts it behind for a corner. Begkamp's cross is punched clear by Srnicek. Bergkamp's cross gets to the far post, Ronald de Boer rushes in but shoots high over the bar

Poborsky does well in midfield, beating three Dutch defenders, he's eventually fouled by Cocu. Poborsky puts the free kick to the edge of the box, Koller gets up well and his header hits the bar with the keeper beaten

Nedved puts a free-kick goal-bound, van der sar punches the ball behind for a corner to the Czech Republic. Nedved's cross is cut out at the near post

Davids and Bergkamp combine well, Repka and Davids clash, the referee pushes Repka away and a heated moment passes with Repka receiving a Yellow Card

Latal is replaced by Bejbl in the 69th minute as Stam receives some medial attention for an eye injury. Nedved and Frank de Boer clash heads and Nedved leaves the field to receive treatment as Jaap Stam has to have stitches in a cut over his left eye . Nedved returns to the action

Konterman replaces Stam in the 74th minute

Rada and Koller combine well, Rosicky gets down the right flank but fails to get his cross over, Holland break, Davids tries to run through the centre, he goes down but nothing is given

Nedved and Zenden both go down injured in midfield, Nedved needs treatment. Overmars replaces Zenden in the 77th minute as Nedved is carried off on a stretcher.

Davids tries a shot from outside the box but he skies it over the bar. Nedved returns to the action with his right arm heavily strapped

80-minutes played and Nemec is fouled by Reiziger deep in his own half

Kluivert plays a good bal wide right for Reiziger, his cross is blocked but Holand get a corner. The ball is played short, the cross comes over and Konterman shoots wide

Smicer is replaced by Kuka in the 82nd minute

Kuka is brought down by Davids in midfield. Nedved gets wide on the left but he looses the ball

Kluivert gets in the box, the ball drops to Bergkamp but it's cleared off his feet and the Czech Republic get the ball clear. Rosicky gets forward, he croses into the box but the ball is gathered by van der Sar

Overmars gets down the left, he crosses into th box, it's too deep but Ronald de Boer has his shirt pulled by Nemec and a penalty is given in the 89th minute

Frank de Boer hammers the ball into the bottom left hand corner of the net, sending the keeper the wrong way

Goal !!! Frank de Boer !!! Holland 1-0 Czech Republic

Lovnec replaces Nedved in the 90th minute, 4-minutes of injury time to play

van Bronckhorst receives a Yellow Card for a bad tackle on Rosicky, there's a flare-up on the bench and Latal has been sent off from the bench

The Czech Republic win a corner on the left , which results in another corner on the right. Poborsky crosses and a header goes over the bar and another corner is given. The cross comes over, van der Sar misses the ball and Overmars makes the final clearance

Koller finds Bejbl, he just stretche sto ofar and hits it wide under pressure from two defenders and the keeper

Full-Time: Holland 1-0 Czech Republic

 

EURO 2000