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00:01So the Danish line-up, two changes from their first match.
00:05Michael Schoenberg comes in for Jens Riesiger and Kim Wilford is preferred, I'll get the word right, to Michael Beck.
00:16Well, I think Schoenberg is a straight swap, really, coming into it as a defensive situation.
00:21Wilford is definitely a midfielder, whereas Beck a striker, and I do think that Brian Lauber will play more centrally.
00:27That's probably because they don't want him chasing back with the wing-backs of Croatia, who got forward very well in their first game.
00:35Croatia very happy that their captain, Bobin, has been pass-fit.
00:40And there's a place for the man who came on as a substitute to score against the Turks, Goran Vlajevic.
00:45He's preferred to Alan Bocic, who has had to have three stitches in his eyebrow wound.
00:53Yes, well, the back three played together a long time.
00:56Of course, Levin Vlajevic, the number six, is an old West Ham player currently with my old club.
01:01And, of course, Mark Rieper in Danish side also comes from my old club.
01:04So that'll be interesting.
01:05And certainly, I think, very important that Ladovic links up well with Schoepier up front.
01:13Well, I certainly would have won money there, Trevor.
01:16I wondered how long it would take you to mention the two West Ham players involved on opposite sides.
01:20I thought I'd better get it out of the way very early, but, you know, I didn't want to keep you in suspense.
01:24I thought I'd better get it out of the way very early, but I thought I'd better get it out of the way very early, but I thought I'd better get it out of the way very early.
01:33Early touch for the captain, and for Davo Shuguer, who was the top scorer in the qualifying tournament, but didn't really have a sniff of a goal in the opening match.
01:44Ladovic thought he was going to get an early touch there, too, but didn't.
01:49This is Stanic.
01:51Race for FC Brugge.
01:56Rising shot.
01:58Just to get the contest underway.
02:01Well, he got forward extremely well against Turkey as well, and we're quite impressed with him.
02:05Ten minutes of nothing in particular.
02:07This is Brian Laudrup, his brother's coming to the middle.
02:15Larsen's further over.
02:17Just couldn't direct the header.
02:19Because of the deflection, he'd actually arrived too soon.
02:23But even so, promising attack.
02:25Henrik Larsen at the end.
02:29And the verdict in Croatia's favour.
02:31Gets deflected there, and then he has to slightly check his stride, and it just brushed off the forehead.
02:37He didn't meet it at all.
02:39Vlajevic created a little bit of space for Boban to come, but he was well robbed by Henrik Larsen.
02:44Now a chance of the counter.
02:46Laudrup to Laudrup.
02:47Michael to Brian.
02:49Villefort going on the outside.
02:51Michael in the middle!
02:53Just couldn't get a shot at the ball.
02:56And it was Rosanovic who saved the day for Croatia.
02:59Now Stanic.
03:06And suddenly opens up.
03:08He's off balance.
03:09Needs support.
03:09Schuchere is behind.
03:14I don't think at any stage then did Stanic lift his gaze.
03:21Move for Johan Cruyff.
03:22Not a bad try either.
03:23Oh!
03:29Thought he should have got a corner for that, but not so.
03:35A bit more like it.
03:37Just going beyond the far post.
03:38Don't think he's going to beat Schmeichel from there.
03:40No fouls of the referee.
03:45Boban here, who had the shot.
03:49Locked.
03:50Here he is again.
03:51Vlajevic.
03:55Schuchere.
03:56Didn't come down quickly enough, but Peter Schmeichel seemed very confident that he was going over the top.
04:01He seemed to me to dip late.
04:07Yeah, you mustn't allow him to come on that left foot of his.
04:09That's the second time.
04:11Very delicate chip.
04:12He was unlucky as it happens.
04:14Good build-up play for once there.
04:15And they just gave him a glimmer of a sight on goal.
04:17But they should really shuffle him out on his right foot out wide.
04:21Top scorer in Euro 92.
04:43Three girls in four appearances then.
04:51Reaper.
05:03Brian Laudrup is down the touchline.
05:06Schoenberg even further forward.
05:07This is Kim Biltvoort.
05:11Scored the second goal in the final four years ago.
05:16Brian Laudrup scored the only goal for Denmark so far in Euro 96.
05:20Schoenberg.
05:21Out by Jürgen.
05:23Not particularly well.
05:26Vilfort.
05:28Really struck it well.
05:32The goalkeeper had time for the parry.
05:35And nobody was near enough to follow in.
05:44Vilfort would have enjoyed the strike.
05:45at the moment.
05:46Modal.
05:47The goalkeeper said the goalkeeper is, in the third-game process,
06:14because his weight had started to go the other way
06:17and then he came back to his left, Frieder Schmeichel.
06:21That's a lovely ball there from Shukir.
06:23Great balance, gets it on the other foot
06:25and the near post was open, wasn't it?
06:29Shukir.
06:31Osanovic.
06:35Oops, oh, hello.
06:37Good advantage played, Osanovic.
06:40And good running, Blavich.
06:42And there will be no penalty
06:44and there will be a booking for trying to get a penalty
06:48on Flairley against Blavich.
06:51And Frieder Schmeichel wishes to make a point too.
06:59It's the young man that plays for Padua,
07:01scored in the opening game,
07:03but he was looking for this...
07:05Naughty.
07:08Referee made a good decision there.
07:12It wasn't offside, Blavich,
07:14but then his toe-ended,
07:15he was never going to catch on the end of it,
07:17realised that, went down for the penalty
07:19and good to see a yellow card given.
07:21To assume that he's tried it before,
07:25otherwise they wouldn't have involved him in the attack,
07:27but like so much in this first half,
07:30very, very disappointing.
07:37Plenty of applause
07:38from the two sets of spectators,
07:41but pretty tedious for the neutral.
07:44not much to do about nothing, nothing.
07:56Denmark
07:57now defending the goal to our left.
08:00Vilić,
08:11first for Grecian,
08:12attached the ball in the second half.
08:14And again by Vilić.
08:29Sanovic rather jumped at his man,
08:31Steen Nilsson,
08:32and off the ball.
08:35Loudrup to Loudrup.
08:37Corner.
08:46Obviously wasn't too pleased with Helve,
08:48Eric Odenmuller-Nilsson.
08:51And making that swap.
08:55Free kick may have had an effect at the end.
08:57Bielford
09:04on the near post pulls away.
09:08It's comfortably cleared.
09:14As you can see,
09:15it's a straight positional swap.
09:17And the goalkeeper claims,
09:28or tried to,
09:29and this time the referee has penalty.
09:31He can't believe it,
09:38but Stanic trying to go there.
09:41And Schmeichel came across.
09:44I think he found as though he'd done what he needed to do.
09:49And then he went for the ball when it was going past him.
09:52It was an extraordinary challenge in a way.
09:54Well,
09:54he stopped first of all,
09:55and then he came for the second time.
09:57And I think then he has deliberately got his body across.
10:00Some might argue they started training into it,
10:03but I do think the hesitation halfway out,
10:05and then he went again,
10:06has cost his side what could be an expensive penalty,
10:10but we know it doesn't always turn out that way.
10:12Davos,
10:16you care to take
10:1712 goals in the qualifying competition,
10:20the top scorer.
10:26First goal
10:27in the finals.
10:31A little dummy as he came in.
10:34And Schmeichel is furious with the French official.
10:39An unlikely way for Croatia
10:41to take the lead
10:42from an error
10:43by Peter Schmeichel.
10:46But the penalty well put away
10:47with a little body wiggle
10:49as he came out there.
10:52That is a beautiful penalty.
10:53Very composed.
10:54It's a lot run up
10:55from outside the penalty area,
10:56but in the end
10:57there's a slide-room pass
10:59into the corner of the net.
11:01Good ball inside the full-back
11:02that released Starnic.
11:04Peter Schmeichel came off his line halfway.
11:06He stopped,
11:07then went again.
11:09And it was then
11:09that he was just the yard too late.
11:111-0 Croatia.
11:21Schmeichel.
11:22Topson.
11:27Stanovic.
11:28Boban.
11:30Stanovic.
11:31Bit of pulling,
11:32the referee trying to play the advantage
11:34and now brings the free kick.
11:37Stanovic and Steen Nielsen.
11:40Not the greatest of friends.
11:41Free kick quickly taken.
11:42This is Boban.
11:44Nice change of feet
11:45to set up the chance for Stannic.
11:47Here's Schmeichel.
11:49Someone over here at the cross.
11:51Leivet's trying to take a good position.
11:54And then he goes away from it.
11:56Great first touch by Schmeichel,
11:57wasn't it,
11:58in the penalty area.
11:59Relightful skill.
12:01Now,
12:01they've been punished,
12:02of course,
12:02they came here,
12:04I think,
12:04for the 0-0.
12:05They've conceded the goal
12:06and I think they're going to have
12:06to bring on the extra attacker
12:07to help the two loud ones.
12:12Wozinski.
12:13Larsson.
12:14They've certainly got to open up the match.
12:20Assumes the corporations
12:21won't try to sit on it.
12:24Strong challenge.
12:25Seems to have lifted them.
12:30Stanovic.
12:31Support arriving from everywhere now.
12:33Vilić.
12:34Stannic on the outside.
12:36Schmeichel there.
12:37Gets there first.
12:42That was acres of ground
12:43from number 13 Stannic.
12:51Thompson moved away
12:52from the near post.
12:53Beck is just
12:54in front of it.
12:55Now pulls away too.
12:57And Vilić
12:57doesn't get up
12:58for it at all.
13:02Not memorable
13:03from Hendrik Nass.
13:06Not his favoured foot
13:07I'm afraid
13:08but that was a good opportunity
13:10wasn't it?
13:11Good first head challenge
13:13by Reaper
13:13and
13:13well it was
13:14almost an under clearance
13:17wasn't it?
13:17Let alone a shot.
13:18Danish supporters
13:21certainly playing
13:22their part now.
13:30Oh!
13:31What a good stop!
13:35Schönder
13:35denied by Lanić.
13:39He did seem quite happy
13:42to go down the right
13:42just blocked out
13:43but it wasted
13:44a few valuable seconds.
13:45He's a very good outlet
13:46for them
13:46apart from the goals
13:47he gets as well.
13:48different.
13:53The corner
13:54he had to say
13:54off the crossbar
13:55from Strimac.
13:57And then
13:58almost
13:59full stretch again
14:01and Strimac was the player
14:02who was
14:02denied by the crossbar
14:04Schmeichel was beaten
14:05then.
14:06Certainly a very different corner
14:08Beck
14:08oh dear
14:09that's a wild challenge
14:11by Stanic
14:12who's already been put
14:13free kick has been given
14:18and it looks as though
14:20that is all
14:22he's lucky
14:23Mario Stanic.
14:25Very lucky man
14:26in that
14:27that is a yellow card offence
14:29and he's got away with it.
14:38Dean Ilsen
14:39and Larsen
14:40it's Dean Ilsen
14:42climb at the back
14:44and Ladic is in trouble
14:45and turned away
14:47by Jarnier
14:48when it seemed
14:49it was odds on a goal
14:51with Brian Laudrup
14:52in front of the goalkeeper.
14:54Just got a toe-ender
14:55didn't he
14:56Brian Laudrup
14:56came back off the post
14:58good header
14:59at the far
15:00one
15:00crossed the face
15:01of the goal
15:02Brian Laudrup
15:02was he offside?
15:03Might have been
15:04just got a toe-end
15:05but brave goalkeeping
15:06by Ladic
15:07because he did go down there
15:08head first
15:10just to distract it
15:11but it would
15:12just have came off
15:14the outside of the post
15:15and didn't drop kindly
15:16did it?
15:16Boban the captain
15:20it's a lovely run
15:22out by Riper
15:25Asanovic
15:26Schuker
15:29and again Schuker
15:30oh that's a lovely goal
15:34by Boban
15:35Supercross
15:43and Boban
15:45the captain
15:46arriving
15:47to surely make it certain
15:49that Croatia
15:51will win the day
15:52it's proved the left foot
16:02of the match
16:04scored a goal
16:06supplied the cross
16:07lovely finish
16:09by Boban
16:10he's got such a
16:12cultured left foot
16:12hasn't he
16:13cross the face
16:13of the goal
16:14between the defender
16:15Schmeichel can't get there
16:17and Boban
16:17in those attacking situations
16:18I want to see it more
16:19wraps it up with a second go
16:22I think they deserved it as well
16:23a bit unlucky
16:24with the one
16:25from the corner kick
16:26which was a Spurs corner kick
16:27wasn't he
16:28a low cross
16:29into the near pose
16:29which Schmeichel
16:31hit off the crossbar
16:32then they survived
16:33the other end
16:33and then they've come down
16:35again this end
16:36of the squad
16:38and Flavich eventually
16:39is going to go off
16:40but the Croatians
16:42have certainly
16:44six points
16:45at the top of the group
16:46Nikola Jelkovic
16:48is the substitute
16:50I must have been
16:53extremely impressed
16:54with Schuch here
16:55in the first game
16:56he missed those
16:57couple of chances
16:58but he holds up
16:59the ball so well
17:00and he's so dangerous
17:01in that attack in third
17:01he's an exciting player
17:03Brian Laudrup
17:05successful last time
17:08and his brother
17:09wasn't on the side
17:09look at that
17:10for a pull down
17:10by Schuchat
17:11and he's trying to catch
17:12Schmeichel off his lane
17:13and Schmeichel acknowledges
17:18a quality piece of play
17:20by Dabo Schuchat
17:22who gets a standing ovation
17:24that was worthy of Pele
17:26wonderful play
17:29by Schuchat
17:30he was very very close
17:32to embarrassing
17:33British Michael
17:33and what sportsmanship
17:35to acknowledge
17:36what a good piece of play
17:37that was
17:37his first touch
17:38from the long ball out
17:39was wonderful
17:40then he knew
17:42the instinct
17:42he was off his line
17:44certainly the
17:45Croatians enjoyed
17:46this late goal
17:47and then Schuchat
17:47and in comparison
17:50with the previous moment
17:51that was a pretty poor header
17:52but he's two headers
17:54against Turkey
17:55he missed as well
17:56but look at this
17:56first touch
17:57he comes inside
17:58checks back on his good foot
18:00as a quick look
18:01and Schmeichel retreated
18:03keeps it out
18:05because he could have carried it
18:06over the line
18:07and then goes back
18:07to retrieve it
18:08they look very confident now
18:09and as you say
18:10they're going to be a good side
18:11that quarter-final line-up
18:13is looking pretty formidable
18:14wherever you look
18:15in the different groups
18:16offside
18:20and British Michael
18:23runs all the way back
18:24and he's going to have to be quick
18:25Sanovic's not quite
18:30with the awareness
18:31of this man
18:31but he's found him
18:32quite beautifully
18:33oh that is superb
18:38Dabur Shuka
18:41brilliant
18:44what a star he is today
18:5520 goals now
18:59for his country
19:00and that one
19:02utterly memorable
19:04wonderful ball out of defence
19:07for Sanovic
19:09cross field ball
19:10first touch
19:12carries it on
19:13there's no one up joining him
19:14Schmeichel's just got back to here
19:15and was it worth it
19:17because he's been exposed
19:18barely he's had a bad day
19:20at the office
19:20Peter Schmeichel
19:21wonderful wedge at golf that
19:23back spin
19:25into the back of the net
19:26and Shuka
19:27has been an absolute star
19:29in the second half
19:30tell you what Trevor
19:36I wonder whether the
19:37the panel will think
19:39the second half
19:39was better than the first
19:40a bit like yesterday
19:44poor first half
19:46really good second half
19:48particularly for the winners
19:49here
19:50oh dear
19:50and back
19:50not even able to take a consolation
19:52he's had a poor tournament
19:55I mean
19:55indifferent first game
19:57he seemed to be holding his leg there
19:59but that didn't look like
20:00a prolific striker
20:01did it coming into there
20:02unchallenged
20:03I know the chins are bouncing
20:05off the floor at the moment
20:06but a consolation goal
20:07might have just lifted the squad
20:09but Souk here
20:10danger will be very happy to hear the final whistle
20:30celebration is all from a new country of Croatia
20:35it's only a game but the performance here
20:43of their players
20:44have done much to lift the spirits
20:47of the nation
20:48they're very well aware of that responsibility
20:55here's Beck
20:59here's Bilic
21:01referee right up with the plate
21:08Sanovic
21:13difficult back pass
21:21he's got to get there
21:23extraordinary night for British Michael
21:27I can think of other descriptions
21:31but I suppose extraordinary does fit them
21:34but I must say
21:35the tournament's come alive
21:36I think this weekend
21:37but with the England second half
21:39of Gaz's goal
21:40and in Germany
21:41Klinsmann's wonderful goal
21:43and now Souk here today
21:44no push given
21:47yes
21:48push has been given
21:49I'm sure British Michael would have a
21:54a different word for it
21:56here's the star of the show
22:01looked at from the other side
22:06wonderful pass
22:08just look at this
22:11I said a Sanovic's pass
22:17the goal against Turkey
22:18was probably the best of the tournament
22:20I'm sure he's won't there
22:21to find Succio
22:22how did he
22:24because it was a great cross field ball
22:26he could have been tempted
22:27carried away by the crowd
22:28to actually go for goal himself
22:29but anyway
22:30I think there's going to be some celebrations
22:32in the Croatian camp this evening
22:33they're on their feet
22:37and they've now seen from their team
22:41what they knew they were capable of
22:44their coach knew they were capable of
22:45whole match turning
22:48on the penalty incident
22:51which Schuchert scored the first of his two goals
22:55the Danes who had come looking for a point
22:59were lost from that moment onwards
23:03and as they received the agony
23:07so the Croatians put on the style
23:10smile of Miroslav Blazovic
23:16says it all
23:173-0 Croatia
23:19the Danes were thumped in the air
23:23and there's the table
23:24and Croatia are the first country
23:25to definitely qualify
23:27for the quarterfinals
23:28from this tournament
23:29well there's no doubt gentlemen
23:31I think we've seen
23:32the player of this tournament so far
23:34haven't we
23:34well we were criticising him yesterday
23:36saying he hasn't come to life yet
23:37and I'll tell you my words
23:39he was absolutely breathtaking
23:40second half
23:41Schuchert
23:41that's the man
23:43that's the name
23:43fantastic
23:44breathtaking performance
23:45breathtaking performance
23:47now they were one up at this stage
23:48because he'd already nicked the penalty
23:49yeah
23:50picks up the ball here
23:52somehow fiddles it
23:53past his opponent
23:54but this is this
23:55magic wand of a left foot
23:57that ball is so accurate
23:58between the keeper
23:59and the defender
24:00Broband
24:01alright
24:02well it was a gift
24:02there's my man to match
24:06I want to watch
24:06as Andrews gives him it
24:07he gets a little bit of luck
24:08there to be fair
24:09plays a 1-2
24:10comes back to him
24:10but the quality of the cross
24:12betting away from the goalie
24:13defender kind of making it
24:14it's just basically
24:15saying put us in the net
24:16yes wonderful stuff
24:18you see it really well
24:19from that first angle
24:20but the quality of that cross
24:22and that magic left foot
24:23like a wand
24:24will be there
24:25and it will grace this competition
24:27while they stay in it
24:28there's no question about that
24:29I want to see him play again
24:31now this is where he scored
24:33yeah
24:33this is the one to watch
24:35Asanovic
24:36plays a great ball across
24:37you're sticking with that
24:39that was a fantastic ball
24:41it sure was
24:42it was a fantastic ball
24:43but this is absolutely
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