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Minggu, 20 Mei 2012

Euro Cup 1988 Group B England USSR

June 18, 1988

Waldstadion

Frankfurt am Main

West Germany

53.000 spectators

Referee: Jose Rosa Dos Santos (Portugal)

England: Chris Woods, Gary Stevens, Kenny Sansom, Tony Adams, Dave Watson, Trevor Steven, John Barnes, Steve McMahon (53`Neil Webb), Glenn Hoddle, Gary Lineker (64`Mark Hateley), Bryan Robson. Coach: Bryan Robson.

USSR: Rinat Dasaev, Vladimir Bessonov, Vagiz Khidiyatullin, Oleg Kuznetsov, Vasiliy Rats, Sergei Aleinikov, Gennadiy Litovchenko, Alexander Zavarov (86`Sergei Gotsmanov), Alexei Mikhailichenko, Oleg Protasov, Igor Belanov (45`Victor Pasulko). Coach: Valery Lobanovsky.

The Soviet Union beat England 3-1 to progress to the semi-finals and leave Bobby Robson's team without a point to their name.

Any chance England – already eliminated – had of heading home with at least some degree of consolation was ended in only the third minute, when Sergei Aleinikov put the USSR in front. Though Tony Adams drew England level, a goal in either half from Alexei Mykhailichenko and Victor Pasulko was enough for Valery Lobanovsky's team to reach the last four once again.

Their cause was helped no end when Glenn Hoddle was easily dispossessed early on, Aleinikov surging through the middle and turning sharply before finishing past Chris Woods. Hoddle helped to make amends on 16 minutes, whipping in a free-kick which Tony Adams met with a bullet header.

Each team was subsequently denied by the woodwork, Trevor Steven for England and Oleg Protasov for the USSR, before Mykhailichenko made a perfectly timed run into the penalty area and headed in Ihor Belanov's cross. Pasulko finished from close range to make it three, completing a miserable tournament for England while leaving the USSR in buoyant mood ahead of the semi-finals.

First half:

https://rapidshare.com/files/296238182/Euro1988.England-USSR.Rush®1stHalf.mkv

Second half:

https://rapidshare.com/files/2716314382/Euro1988.England-USSR.Rush®2ndHalf.mkv

Video Codec H264/AVC, MKV

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25.00 fps Sound Codec mp3, 128 kbps, 44100 Hz, 16 bit, 2 channels

French Comments

http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=1988/matches/round=212/match=17/index.html

http://www.rsssf.com/tables/88e-full.html

http://www.11v11.com/matches/england-v-ussr-18-june-1988-241172

http://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=8996

http://football.ua/retro/news/107561.html

http://www.oldschoolpanini.com/2011/01/lurss-1986-88-uvre-de-larchitecte.html

Sabtu, 19 Mei 2012

Euro Cup 1988 Semi-final Italy USSR

June 22, 1988

Semi-final
Neckarstadion

Stuttgart

West Germany

68.000 spectators

Referee: Ponnet (Belgie)

Italy: Zenga, Bergomi, Maldini (64`De Agostini ), Baresi, Ferri, Ancelotti, Donadoni, De Napoli, Mancini (46`Altobelli ), Giannini, Vialli. Coach: Azeglio Vicini.

USSR: Dasaev, Bessonov (35`Demianenko ), Rats, Aleinikov, Kuznetsov, Khidiatullin, Litovchenko, Zavarov, Protasov, Mikhailichenko, Gotsmanov. Coach: Valery Lobanovsky.

The USSR had begun nervously and the game was less than two minutes old when Kuznetsov, imperious at the heart of their defence throughout in West Germany, picked up a yellow card that would rule him out of any final. Yet the identity of the Netherlands' opponents three days later remained hard to guess as the sides went in for half-time at 0-0.

That was a positive portent for the unbeaten Azzurri, whose three group games had also been goalless at the interval – yet it was the USSR that stepped it up. The breakthrough came on 58 minutes, when Kuznetsov advanced deep into Italy's half before laying off for Mykhailychenko. The midfielder scrambled the ball into Litovchenko's feet and although his initial shot was blocked he prodded in the rebound.

Soon it was 2-0, as the diminutive Olexandr Zavarov darted away on the left before squaring the ball to Protasov with the outside of his right boot; the striker needed no invitation. Italy showed resolve, with 23-year-old Gianluca Vialli squandering their best opening, but it was the USSR who booked a final meeting with a Netherlands side they beat 1-0 in their group stage opener.