EURO 2000 -
Kicks Off Today 5.00 p.m U.K Time
They've Kicked-Off
Slovenia get
the game away, Spain get a throw-in, deep inside their
own half. Ceh gives away a free-kick on the half-way line
Slovenia win
a free-kick inside their own half, then another one 40-yards
out. Zahovic puts the ball into the box, Alfonso gets
it clear
Rudonja lays
the ball off to Milinovic but he looses possession
Zahovic plays
Udovic forward, he's intercepted by Guardiola. Hierro
gives away a free-kick near the half-way line
Mendieta fins
Aranzabal down the left, the ball is played cross-field
and Raul scores with a shot from the edge of the box,
after only 4-minutes
Goal !!! Raul
!!! Slovenia 0-1 Spain
Spain win a
free-kick just inside the Slovenian half, Guardiola squares
it to Valeron and Spain get down the left flank and win
a throw-in
Valeron is
fouled by Karic in midfield, Guardiola wastes the free-kick,
knocking the ball out for a Slovenian goal-kick
Raul tries
to ruyn throught he centre of the Slovenian defence, Milinovic
makes an interception and the bal goes for a throw-in.
The move ends with the ball safely in the keeper's arms
Pavlin receives
a Yellow Card for a foul on Mendieta
Rudonja and
Pavlin combine well in midfield, Udovic's final pass goes
astray and the move breaks down
Zahovic is
fouled by Guardiola in midfield. Udovic miss-controls
the ball and Spain get a throw-in
Galic gives
the ball away under pressure from Alfonso, Alfonso breaks
but shoots wide as Milinovic harries him
Karic leaves
the field to receive treatment but he soon returns to
the action
Mendieta tries
a curling shot from distance but it's an easy save for
Dabanovic
Etxeberria
is fouled by Karic, 35-yards out on the right flank. Guardiola
plays the free-kick too deep and it goes for a goal-kick
Etxeberria
gets past Karic on the right wing, he crosses into the
box but it's put straight into the keeper's arms
Rudonja is
fouled by Abelardo but Slovenia are only given a throw-in
Mendieta runs
through the Slovenian defence, he's tackled in side the
box and the keeper clears the ball upfield, Nowak is given
offside
Mendieta is
caught offside for Spain
Aranzabal gets
a cross in from the left flank, he finds Raul, he beats
two defenders in the box but he can't get past the third
defender and Slovenia get the ball clear
20-minutes
played and Raul is caught offside for Spain
Zahovic looses
the ball to Mendieta in midfield but Nowak wins it back
The ball is
played intot eh Spanish box from the right wing, Zahovic
goes down under a challenge from Hierro, his penalty appeal
is turned down
Alfonso breaks
through the midfield, he's fouled by Milanic, Milanic
receives a Yellow Card
Udovic is fouled
by Hierro, 40-yards out and fairly central. The bal is
layed off to Milinovic, he tries a shot, it's deflected,
Valeron gets the ball out of play for a throw-in to Slovenia,
by the right-hand corner-flag, Mendieta then gives away
a free-kick
Nowak's free-kick
is poor and is easily cleared by the Spanish defence.
Alfonso breaks quickly, Etxeberria is then fouled in midfield
Mendieta is
penalised for allegedly 'diving' in midfield, Slovenia
get the free-kick
Alfonso turns
well on the half-way line and he sets Mendieta free down
the right flank, he crosses and Spain win athrow-in on
the far side. Salgado gets into the box, Spain have a
penalty appeal turned down
Nowak breaks
down the right, he crosses intot he box, Udovic misses
his kick, the bal lfalls to Rudonja, his shot is deflected
behind for a corner on the left. The cross comes over,
Valeron heads it clear
Milinovic's
free-kick finds Rudonja in the box, he plays it to Zahovic,
hthe ball is played back to Rudonja and he shoots wide
Guardiola gives
away a free-kick for a hand-ball in midfield
Abelardo fouls
Udovic in midfield
Karic finds
Zahovic with a good pass, he lays the ball back to Ceh,
he's outnumbered and Spain get the ball out of play for
a throw to Slovenia
Zahovic is
fouled by Abelardo in midfield. Pavlin finds Nowak on
the overlap down the right, his final pass is poor and
Spain get the ball away
Helguera gives
away a free-kick in midfield. Karic gives away a free-kick
by the right-hand corner-flag. Guardiola crosses into
the box, the keeper punches it clear
Mendieta treis
a shot from 25-yard sout but he puts it well wide
Udovic is caught
offside for Slovenia
Hiero's free-kick
finds Raul, he gets it to Alfonso, he manages to get he
ball back to Raul but his left-footed shot goes wide
1-minute of
first half injury time to play
Second-Half
Starts
Udovic has
been replaced by Osterc for Slovenia at half-time
Osterc is caught
offside, a very tight decision
Mendieta is
fouled by Ceh in midfield, Raul receives the bal but his
shot goes high over the bar
Salgado fouls
Rudonja in midfield, Milinovic is then fouled by Alfonso
Galic puts
the ball out of play for a Spanish throw, by the right-hand
corner-flag, the ball drops to Etxeberria in midfield,
he wins a free-kick
The ball drops
to Raul in the box, his curling header goes just wide
of the goal
Karic's cross
almost finds Zahovic in the box, Abelardo just manages
to intercept it
Nowak receives
a Yellow Card for taking a spectacular dive
Abelardo is
injured following a challenge from Osterc and he needs
treatment
Nowak does
well down the right and wins a throw-in, Zahovic is forced
backwards and Spain break, Raul plays it wide-right to
Etxeberria but the move breaks down after a series of
passes in midfield
Rudonja gets
down the flank on the left, there's a defensive mix-up,
Zahovic somehow manages to turn the ball intot he net
Goal !!! Zahovic
!!! Slovenia 1-1 Spain
Mendieta breaks
forward and finds Etxeberria on the right and he knocks
it past the keeper at the near post
Goal !!! Etxeberria
!!! Slovenai 1-2 Spain
Karic puts
a free-kick into the box, Galic gets his head to the ball
, the keeper makes the save
Aranzabal receives
a Yellow Card for a foul on Osterc. The free-kick is played
into the box but claimed comfortably by Canizares
Etxeberria
crosses to the far post, it's headed behind for a Spanish
corner, on the left. The cross comes over and Abelardo
heads over the bar
Slovenia come
forward and Osterc does well to win a corner on the right.
The ball is played deep to Karic, his cross is blocked
by Etxeberria, Slovenia win a throw, they then win a corner
on the left
Karic's cross
falls to Zahovic deep on the edge of the box, his shot
forces a good one-handed save from Canizares. Slovenia
win another corner. Knavs replaces Milanic for Slovenia
after 67-minutes
Rudonja is
fouled by Etxeberria inside the Slovenian half
Alfonso is
replaced by Urzaiz for Spain in the 70th minute
Mendieta has
a shot blocked by Galic
Zahovic tries
a shot from the half-way line as he sees the keepr off
his line, his effort drops just over the bar
Milanic wins
a free-kick on the edge of the box. Galic's shot is hit
straight into the defensive wall and the chance is wasted
Helguera replaces
Guardiola for Spain in the 80th minute, Helguera receives
a Yellow Card within a minuteof coming on
Acimovic replaces
Pavlin for Sloenia in the 81st minute
Etxeberria
is fouled by Karic, Karic receives a Yellow Card
97-minutes
played and Karic runs through the midfield, he's forced
to play it back to Nowak, he gets down the right, his
cross is just intercepted, Raul is then fouled
Engonga replaces
Valeron for Spain after 88-minutes
Zahovic is
fouled in midfield. He takes the free-kick, putting it
long into the box, Canizares collects it comfortably
3-minutes of
injury time to play
Etxeberria
gets down the left flank and wins a corner. Mendieta's
plays it short and the ball is cleared
Full-Time:
Slovenia 1-2 Spain