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Danes Czech-mate

AFP, Oporto
The Czech Republic claimed a place in the semi-finals of Euro 2004 in style after thrashing Denmark 3-0 at the Dragao stadium here on Sunday.
Giant striker Jan Koller headed the Czechs in front in the 49th minute before Liverpool marksman Milan Baros scored twice in two minutes to kill off the 1992 champions and ensure Karel Bruckner's men maintained their 100 percent record in the competition.
Baros' double -- a clever chip and an unstoppable rising leftfooted drive -- took his goal tally to five in four matches, making him the tournament's highest goalscorer.
The Czech Republic, beaten finalists in 1996 when they lost to Germany at Wembley stadium in England, will play Greece in the semi-finals here at the same sta-
dium on Thursday.
"It was a great moment for the Czechs," Baros said. "If someone had told me before the tournament that I would score five goals I would not have believed them.
"But the most important thing is that we are in the semi-finals."
Baros denied that the Czechs would be hot favourites to defeat Greece.
"I don't think we are favourites. They beat France 1-0 and they played very well. They have a good defence but this will be a different sort of game."
Both sides had looked well-matched in the first half, before the Czechs pulled away in a devastating quarter of an hour after the break.
Czech coach Karel Bruckner said: "I told my players at half-time that the first half is not the most important one.
"We had enough energy to make the difference because the first-team players were rested against Germany.
"But it wasn't just about that. We won because we have players of
high quality."
Bruckner said his players had an important edge over their Greek opponents.
"I think we have an advantage over Greece in that we have had an extra day's rest because we finished first in our group."
The Czechs were the first to threaten, Pavel Nedved's whipped 20-yard free-kick wide on the left wing gathered safely by Danish goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen.
Koller, at 2.02 metres (6ft 7ins) the tallest player at Euro 2004, headed Karel Poborsky's rightwing cross over the bar and Tomas Galasek's low drive sailed wide as the Czechs maintained their early momentum before Denmark mustered their first attack.
Claus Jensen found space on the left after a weak defensive clearance and the livewire Charlton midfielder fed Christian Poulsen whose goalbound drive was blocked by a forest of Czech legs.
Poulsen headed wide as the Danes slowly wrestled control of the match before Thomas Gravesen, pulling the strings for
the Scandinavians in central midfield, fired a drive into the stands from the edge of the box.
Former Manchester United winger Karel Poborsky came the closest to breaking the deadlock a minute before half-time, the Czech midfielder's right-wing cross bouncing off the top of the crossbar.
The match sprang to life four minutes after the break when the Czechs took the lead.
Nedved won a corner which Poborsky drove into the penalty box and Koller stole a yard on his marker to plant a firm header past a helpless Sorensen. The Czechs tightened their grip in the 63rd minute when they increased their advantage with a swift counterattack.
Poborsky's clever throughball found Baros who outpaced Danish captain Rene Henriksen before lifting the ball over the advancing Sorensen.
Baros put the result beyond doubt two minutes later, collecting Nedved's clever diagonal pass before lashing the ball into the roof of the net.