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Denmark lost their opening game 3-0 to France. Netherlands beat Czech Republic 1-0.
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00:01Thomas plays in a Danish team showing just one change in midfield
00:05when number 20 Thomas Bravesen of Hamburg comes in
00:08three of those players earn their livings here in Holland
00:11Thomas in this very stadium with Feyenoord
00:13number seven Alan Nielsen is still a Tottenham player
00:16number one Peter Schmeichel no longer a Manchester United player
00:19but renewing acquaintances tonight with Dennis Bergkamp
00:22I wonder if Dennis will fancy a penalty tonight
00:28Bergkamp's Arsenal teammate Mark Overmars is recalled to the Dutch side
00:32presumably on the right in place of Clarence Seydorf
00:35Jaap Stamm is injured his replacement Bert Konderman
00:38faces Thomassen his Feyenoord club colleague
00:41five Barcelona players three British-based players
00:45Bergkamp, Overmars and Giovanni Van Brompost of Rangers
01:00Holland in a chain strip of all blue
01:05France have started with a six point maximum
01:08nothing less is expected of Holland
01:11but Denmark famously gatecrashed that party eight years ago
01:16so they don't need an invitation
01:21Dennis Bergkamp and Patrick Kleiver get us underway
01:30this is Bert Konderman who's replacing Jaap Stamm
01:34Frack de Boer the Dutch captain and scorer of that
01:38decisive late penalty in the opening match against the Czech Republic
01:46noticeable at the start Overmars has started on the left
01:48I wonder how long he's going to stay out there for
01:51Zenden on this side of the field, the right-hand side of the field
01:53very much a left footy player
01:56let us not forget that Denmark fashioned and fritted
01:59the first two chances of Sunday's defeat to the French in Bruges
02:03both Thomassen and Sand could have scored early goals
02:06but it was Laurent Bloor who did and Zinedine Zidane who proceeded to dismantle the Dames on that occasion
02:13Kleiver trying to get behind them immediately but Schoenberg got back with him
02:24Davids who always makes an impression, away by Schoenberg
02:27on quickly by Thomassen, and that's a good ball
02:30and Jandor Thomassen is onside
02:31freed by Alan Nielsen who's got up in support now with Sand
02:35it's been deflected into the path of Bisgaard
02:39didn't really get hold of it on his unfavoured left foot
02:42and van der Saar made a pretty comfortable stay in the first half
02:50Giovanni Frank-Bronkhorst takes
02:52and so too does Peter Schmeichel
02:54awful delivery
02:55and there's his famous torpedo throw
02:58it's for a counter attack
02:59Jandor Thomassen
03:01they're going to have to hold it up so people can catch up with him
03:03now they have and here's Bisgaard
03:07turned away by Zenden inside his own penalty area
03:12Bisgaard trying to keep the move going
03:14go away from Davids
03:15Matt Kampanielsen, Bisgaard
03:17who had just hit van der Saar, they were really lucky there
03:27Clivert at the other end
03:29trying to unhinge the Danish defence
03:34Dennis Bergkamp
03:38Ogermars has sneaked into the centre
03:44well it certainly lets off for Holland there
03:50gets round the back
03:51he goes past Davids beautifully there
03:53and I wasn't too sure whether this didn't hit his own fella here
03:56on the floor
03:56I think it may have done
03:57I think that may have cannoned off Alan Nielsen
04:01so I'd have made a conscious decision to hit it forward early
04:03or whether the Danes have got them caught up playing their way a little bit
04:07now Zenden takes on Heitzer
04:10squeezing across
04:11might come for Overmars
04:13and now Clivert
04:14of Schmeichel
04:15Overmars
04:16just wouldn't go in for him
04:18just had to react
04:20the best he could
04:21it was an instinctive effort
04:23by Mark Overmars
04:24after Clivert had been denied
04:26but Schmeichel survived them both
04:28yeah I think it's the pace of it all
04:29it awes a little bit ricocheted
04:30Clivert slams on left footed
04:33spills it to Schmeichel
04:35and Overmars can't quite control the rebound
04:37didn't Schmeichel get to Overmars quickly though
04:39didn't get very much sympathy there did he Morten Bisgaard
04:44he'll be up and running in a minute by the look of him
04:48wrong throw in towards Schoenberg
04:49did well
04:50oh what a chance that was for Thomason
04:53he seemed to try something spectacular
04:55you know when something pretty straightforward might have done
05:00clear side of goal for Jan Dool-Thomason
05:03it's a good touch on from Schoenberg
05:05in the wide areas than the Dutch
05:08you'd have thought well no chance
05:10I mean with the likes of Overmars
05:12I think Overmars would have a little spell
05:14before half-time on the other side of the field
05:15Berkamp
05:16into Orzeket Davids
05:18got there first
05:18Schmeichel with a terrific save
05:20Mark Overmars
05:21now Dennis Berkamp
05:25tried to curl it beyond Schmeichel it was asking a lot but
05:29when Edgar Davids asked a lot
05:31of the Danish number one
05:32Peter Schmeichel as only he can
05:35spread himself and saved
05:36great traded pass
05:37first time we've seen Davids
05:39he's gone flying through
05:40and the Flying Dane comes out
05:42and he looks like the side of a house when he comes out
05:50I'll tell you what if they took the lead there Mark
05:52wouldn't have put the cat amongst the pigeons
05:55Cronkart
05:56the most dangerous player
05:58now Graveson
05:59killed it
06:00oh just put the crossbar
06:01and it's way over
06:04close straight
06:05Thomas Graveson
06:07Aldous provided that goal
06:12well that would have had
06:13we'd have put the cat amongst the pigeons wouldn't it
06:15I mean he's got all the time in the world
06:17it's laying into him from Granicap
06:19and look at that
06:20no pressure on the ball
06:23free shot from the edge of the box
06:26the goalie's enjoying it
06:28I mean
06:35Fizgard
06:50Fizgard
06:51Marlon still some way short of their national best
06:54one or two moments
06:55but the biggest moment in the first half
06:58belonged to Denmark when
06:59Thomas Gravesen hit Dutch Woodwork
07:02no goals
07:04came out two or three minutes ahead of his teammates
07:06and under the supervision
07:08of a physiotherapist went through a
07:10mini fitness test, he's clearly picked up
07:12a knock in the first half which he's hoping to run off
07:14and he is still out there
07:19Alan Nielsen
07:21Morten Bisgar
07:23formed by Soren Kolding
07:30Danish press were quite mild
07:32in their criticism of the team following the defeat
07:34by France, maybe says something
07:36of the Danish approach to life
07:38but they were very proud to have
07:40played a more exciting brand of football
07:42than their Scandinavian neighbours
07:44Norway and Sweden
07:47what do you mean
07:48not difficult
07:50here's Frank de Boer
07:51Edgar Davids
07:55slipped through towards Kluivert but
07:57picked off quite comfortably by Henriksen
07:59which is Gravesen
08:01here comes Nielsen
08:03now Bisgar
08:06Sand and Thomason are forward
08:07Bisgar goes for glory and
08:09Van der Sar got everything behind it
08:15that's a good break this but
08:16Bisgar's capable then of taking De Boer on
08:18I think he should have run at De Boer and ran the ball in closer
08:21but Conteman who has been very strongly linked with Glasgow Rangers during the summer
08:27rumour season
08:29intercepted by Gronkja
08:31Thomason waiting in the centre
08:32Gronkja can go all the way
08:33side netting
08:37half of Denmark thought it was in
08:39twice in the opening stages both flank players
08:41here's Gronkja again
08:43if he's going to go for goal he's got to go across the keeper
08:46he's got to go for the far post
08:47and
08:48you know we're seeing sort of the fact that Kevin's getting from the England
08:52in the England group
08:55Alan Nielsen
08:57held up by Davids
08:59that's good
09:01that's the best bit of Davids apart from the strike at goal
09:04Berkamp
09:07Clivert's onside
09:08Coling got back to him
09:09but Clivert still has the ball
09:11Berkamp
09:12coaching forward
09:13chases himself
09:14Schmeichel's out
09:14Max to Smothery
09:15Clivert!
09:28A release of joy and relief for Holland
09:31Patrick Clivert has given them the lead
09:34and for once
09:36nothing even Peter Schmeichel could do about it
09:43well once again we talk about refereeing
09:45I mean
09:46Paul Marks
09:47big fella comes out
09:48big leader
09:49blocks the first one
09:50and it's a cool slot
09:51but if you notice
09:53when he took it through on his own
09:54there was two players in offside positions
09:56and
09:57we've seen sometimes where referees interpret
09:59are they in the fear
10:01and they don't need the clearance
10:02but one thing you can't take away
10:04a very cool finish from Clivert
10:09and maybe you can sometimes go too far back
10:12to see the source of a goal
10:14the source of inspiration
10:15by that
10:16challenge by Davids
10:17down in his own half of the field
10:18started that
10:19and Patrick Clivert has now scored
10:2124 times for Holland
10:23in just 42 appearances
10:29here goes Reisinger
10:33free kick
10:41Clivert
10:42this might be the best passing move of the night
10:47Reisinger
10:47and then amazing when players
10:49when players suddenly get the adrenaline
10:50from it
10:51the ball stuck
10:51seemed to zip along the turf
10:53there whereas earlier
10:54it'd been hesitant
10:55nervous almost
10:59Kaku with a cross
11:02long for Zendon
11:03he'll keep it in though
11:23two goals inside ten minutes for Holland
11:25they're on their way at last
11:27Ronald de Boer
11:29has made it 2-0
11:37yes
11:38Zendon happier out on this side
11:40hits the ball into the danger zone
11:42Ronald de Boer
11:43doing what all good wide mid-foot players should do
11:46make sure the ball doesn't get past the back post
11:49it's gone into what they call that
11:51danger area of uncertainty
11:53for a keeper in the back line
11:55good curl ball
11:57good follow in
11:58that'll be game shut in the match
12:03another change at the heart of the Danish midfield
12:06and another holding player really
12:08Brian Steehan Nielsen
12:09has replaced Thomas Braves
12:11and all they've done is
12:13oil the engine room
12:14where they need a little bit of bite
12:15at the other end of the field
12:17Holland have their opponents
12:18very much where they want them now
12:20and seem to be en route to the quarterfinals
12:23along with the French
12:42and they're going to be in the end of the field
12:51and they're going to be in the end of the field
12:54maybe a dress rehearsal for the final
12:56which is here in 16 days time
13:01the winners of this group would meet the runners up
13:03from the Norway, Slovenia, Spain, Yugoslavia section
13:06in the quarters
13:09even at this early stage
13:11it's now just starting to open up
13:13for Holland
13:24Turftig
13:31long towards Biscard
13:35Heitzer
13:41Steen Nielsen
13:44tackled by Korku
13:45he's done some good filling in work
13:46for Holland tonight
13:57Turf team will take the throw
13:58Schoenberg is for it
14:00it's now or never you feel for Denmark
14:01to get one back
14:04Schoenberg's there
14:05so to his counterman
14:07Bergkamp out of play
14:12Brogjohansen looks on
14:13rather quizzically
14:14his team are now
14:19went for glory though didn't he
14:20I think
14:21I think they'd sort of hard shut it up
14:23and I think he thought he'd throw a little dummy
14:24and try and get himself a goal
14:29Bergkamp deliciously lifted into the path
14:30of Zendan
14:31he's offside
14:32it's offside
14:33shouldn't have been
14:34he was looking along the line
14:36he was offside for a long time there
14:38easily cut out by Frank Bedrock
14:44Frank on course
14:45it's a terrific pass
14:47Clive it's got free here
14:49Schmeichel did it up
14:50you know I find that incredible
14:53similar to the one that was offside before
14:55let's see this one through first
14:56the attack out
14:57Bergkamp
14:58Zendan
14:58no flag
14:59it's Schmeichel again
15:00Davids might get there
15:02he's playing them on his own
15:03at the moment
15:04Peter Schmeichel
15:06just thinking
15:06I mean that's a let off
15:08I mean full marks
15:09with the big goalkeeper
15:10but that particular instance
15:11he was the only striker upfield
15:13and no one gave the slightest intention
15:16of marking him
15:16three defenders there
15:18and not one picked him up
15:19and he's the only defender upfield
15:24Dennis Kirkkamp who slipped that pass through
15:26is just about to be substituted
15:37he's helped with Bayard and Vinter
15:43head run by Van Brockhorst
15:44Clive it
15:45trying to release
15:46Michael Reisiger from the back now
15:48Reisiger might go all the way here
15:49terrific run by the fullback
15:51square to Zendan
15:523-0
15:55Holland have found themselves
15:59this is what we expected
16:01from the Dutch national team
16:06inspirational run by
16:08Michael Reisiger
16:09simple goal for Bolo Zendan
16:12Holland 3
16:14Denmark 0
16:18I've got to say
16:18I'm one of Reisiger's biggest fans
16:20but that's not what I expect
16:23from him
16:23that sort of thing
16:24I mean but that's adrenaline
16:25he bursts there
16:26he's through
16:27and I've heard it have had a shot
16:28and he's actually almost
16:29pulled it behind Zendan
16:31Zendan does well
16:32to readjust his position
16:33one little thing
16:34you know
16:34you don't think
16:35Peter Schmeichel's not entitled
16:37to take a pace
16:38into another way he's played
16:40he's picked that away
16:41he's tucked it away nicely
16:42and you just hope now
16:43that Denmark can't win the game
16:46you hope to say
16:47alright let's make sure
16:48we don't get completely humiliated
16:49well they've got probably
16:51another 15 minutes
16:52of the same to come
16:53I think they can't charge for
16:55they cannot win the game now
16:56I think what they've got to do
16:58is make sure
16:59in respect to the goalkeeper
17:00I think he's kept them
17:01in the game for long periods
17:0816th of June
17:09remember the day
17:10the night that Holland
17:12started to play
17:29wonderful scenes
17:30round the Feyenoord stadium now
17:36let's say we get a bit of this
17:38tomorrow night
17:39in Sharwa
17:40and not what the
17:43doom merchants are predicting
17:45this is fantastic support
17:49passionate
17:49glorious
17:50colourful backing
17:51for a team
17:52which is now
17:53starting to play
17:54with some of those qualities
18:00well if they make the final
18:02particularly if they win it
18:03you can just imagine
18:04what it's going to be like
18:06this is brilliant
18:08sometimes here's the analogy
18:09that our commentary position
18:10is rocking
18:11tonight it is
18:11it is actually
18:18Holland do make the fun
18:19I want to sit somewhere else
18:20this place is moving
18:28this is just the order of course
18:30the main course comes tomorrow night
18:32on ITV
18:33feast yourself on five and a half hours of football
18:36first sitting 4.30 for Romania versus Portugal
18:40then
18:43always had a foul
18:44it is
18:47Sand was caught by van der Saar
18:50and the Dutch keeper will now have to face a penalty kick
18:54and you can see what he thinks of Conterman's efforts in here
18:57he thinks he should have dealt with it comfortably
18:59before he's forced to bring Sand down
19:02and just to complete the set now
19:04that entire Dutch back five are on a yellow card
19:06the goalkeeper gets one too
19:08I mean that's scandalous defending
19:10all right
19:11it probably won't matter in the course of the game
19:12keepers have to come
19:14referee spot on
19:15penalty
19:20van der Saar unbeaten so far
19:22in the tournament
19:23at least he hasn't conceded a goal
19:27will now face
19:28the Danish defender
19:29Michael Schoenberg of Kaiserslaag
19:34oh wide
19:37and that just about sums up everybody's night
19:39Schoenberg almost even solid
19:46and he's been one of the better players
19:48it would have been nice for him to have dropped one home there
19:52nothing that Bo Johansson or his team have been able to do about this
19:56in the second half
20:00first time that Denmark have come into a major finals without a Laudra
20:03for the first time in 16 years
20:06and they lack that extra little bit of spark and inspiration
20:10this man Gronkjara has tried to provide it
20:13and they've got a lot of players more like this man Turfting
20:16Stine Nielsen
20:18little flick though
20:19from Thomassen Turfting couldn't quite get on the end of it
20:22Aaron Vinter filling in intelligently
20:26now is there a piece de resistance
20:29Zenden
20:33Kaku
20:36Ronald Deboe
20:44seen off by Heintzer
20:51I don't think I've asked you who you think is going to win the tournament
20:54France
20:54I don't know what my tip
20:58could that be a France-Holland final then for you or not?
21:01well I think there's every chance of that
21:02I think Italy are creeping in aren't they as well
21:05strangely enough the best side I've seen for now is Slovenia
21:09Zenden
21:12poked into Rondeburg offside
21:16what you do know of course Clyde
21:18don't need any of that
21:19the game's gone past that sort of thing
21:21it's gone past everything
21:22Holland
21:23are taking their time to come to the boil
21:26but they were hot for a spell tonight
21:29too hot for Denmark
21:31three goals in 20 minutes
21:33lit the orange touch paper
21:34here in Rotterdam
21:36they qualify with France
21:38for the quarter-finals
21:39and few would bet against the media game
21:42not only in Amsterdam and ITV next week
21:45but again
21:46back in Rotterdam
21:47for the final itself
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