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Hooligan scare in Euro 2000 co-hosts match

World champs, Spain flex muscles
PARIS. March 30: France and Spain threw down the Euro 2000 gauntlet with impressive 2-0 victories
over Scotland and Italy respectively on Wednesday night as Europe's national teams warmed up for the continental championship, reports AFP.
But Italy and defending champions Germany, who were held 1-1 In Croatia, were served with further reminders that they need to sharply improve if they are to make a serious challenge in the summer.
Sadly hooligans also used this free midweek In the Euro Club calendar to tune-up for the continental championship with more than a dozen Dutch fans arrested ahead of the match in Brussels between Euro 2000 co-hosts Holland and Belgium. which finished in a 2-2 draw. Portugal beat Denmark 2-1 In the other match between Euro 2000 finalists.
CROATIA1 GERMANY1
The Croatia v Germany clash was a re-match of the 1998 World Cup quarter-final match won 3-0 by the Balkan side — ending (he German managerial reign of Berti Vogts.
But this match in Zagreb had more than a hint of farce about It with huge pools of water on the pitch frequently frustrating attempts to play flowing football and players having to contend with driving rain, although conditions Improved after the Interval.
Hertha Berlin's Marko Rehmer put Germany ahead after 12 minutes with a fine header from the vicinity of the penalty spot.
Lothar Matthacus was winning his 145th cap for his country, having broken Swedish goalkeeper's Tomas Ra-velli’s world record tally of International appearances against Holland in his previous outing in a German jersey.
The Croats hit back in the second period.
After 71 minutes Robert Jarni and Davor Suker launched a surge down the left and Nico Kovac arrived at the far post and stooped to direct a header Just Inside I he post
FRANCE-2
SCOTLAND-O
World champions Fiance, despite the absence of their tal-ismanic playmaker Zinedine Zidane, were simply a class apart from Scotland.
It took them 54 minutes to make the breakthrough with a goal made In Bordeaux. Substitute Johan Mlcoud, who replaced debutant Ludovic Gluly at the interval, fed his trammate for club and country Sylvain Wiltord — who scored with an angled shot.
A minute from time Arsenal striker Thierry Henry celebrated his return to the international fold with a fine goal.
A third Bordeaux player hoping to make the Euro 2000 squad goalkeeper. Ulrich Raine, was not given much of a chance to show his skills in front of a weak Scottish attack.
Spain were as impressive in Barcelona to give Dino Zoffs Italy further food for thought.
SPAIN-2 ITALY-0
Goals from Alfonso and Abelardo — both thanks to slack marking at corners — ensured Spain won convincingly to further crank up the pressure on Zoff, who won the European Championship in 1968 as a player as well as the world Cup in 1'982.
There was very little positive. they were much faster. Cer-l.Hilly Spain had a lot of quality But I am not worried although the situation could be better," Zoff told RAI Uno after the (Inal whistle.
PORTUGAL 2 DENMARK!
Jon Dahl Tomasson gave Denmark a filth-minute lead with a header In Leiria only for Manuel Rui Costa oi Fiorentina and Barcelona's Luis Figo to give Portugal a 2-1 win
Rui Costa scored from the penalty spot before Figo out-ioxed Peter Schemetchcl after dribbling Into the penalty area.
CZECH REPUBLIC-3 AUSTRALIA!
In Teplice, the 1996 runners-up the Czech Republic were always in charge of their 3-1 victory over Australia In a match where both teams were handi-cap|>ed by the absence of leading players.
Headers from Milan Fukai and Jan Koller and a goal from Ivo Ullch put the Czech's 3-0 ahead before a late Craig Foster consolation for Australia.
The Czechs are In the "Group of Death" In Euro 2000 having been paired with co-hosts Holland, world champions France and 1992 champions Denmark.
GREECE-2
ROMANIA-O
Romania, drawn alongside Germany, England and Portugal in Euro 2000, were defeated 2-0 by Greece. Georgios Amani-lidls volleyed the Greeks ahead before Lambros Choutos headed a second two minutes from time.
SWEDEN-1 AUSTRIA-1
Sweden, who will line-up with co-hosts Belgium. Turkey and Italy in Euro 2000, left if late to secure a 1 -1 draw in Austria.
Thomas Flogel gave the hosts the lead at the Arnold Schwarzenegger Stadium and there were only four minutes remaining,when Jorgen Petterson equalised for the Swedes.
NORWAY-2
SWITZERLAND -2
Norway — who play alongside Yugoslavia. Spain, Slovenia in Euro 2000 — also had to settle for a draw, this time in a Switzerland. A 73rd-minute penalty by Bent Skammelsrud for Norway ensured a 2-2 scoreline.
BELGIUM-2
HOLLAND-2
Headlines of the wrong sort were made in Brussels in the battle between the co-hosts of this summer’s extravaganza.
Dutch fans were arrested before the kick-off at the King Baudot;In Stadium that was renamed to banish memories of perhaps the worst hooligan-related incident in history.
In 1985 — when the stadium was known as the Heysel — 39 Italian and Belgian fans lost their lives their when a wall collapsed following a stampede caused by rioting Liverpool fans before the European Cup Final against Juventus.
Wednesday’s incidents will do nothing to soothe the Euro 2000 security concerns of the Belgian authorities, still haunted by that incident.
In the match itself. Barcelona striker Patrick Kluivert salvaged a draw for the Dutch with two goals after Gert Verheyen and Emile Mpenza had put Belgium 2-0 up in the opening half hour.
Holland’s Clarence Seedorf missed a glorious chance to win it in the closing seconds.
OTHER MATCHES
Thanks to a cut-price ticket scheme. Finnish and Welsh players had the unusual experience of playing in front of 66.500 at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium with the Scandinavians prevailing 2-1 despite a super Ryan Giggs goal for Wales.
Hungary drew 0-0 with Poland in another match with no Euro 2000 interest.
Bosnia beat Macedonia 1-0. Israel drew 1-1 with Georgia and Bulgaria trounced Belarus 4-1 in Sofia in other matches Involving teams that failed to qualify for Euro 2000.