hollanda : piet schrijvers, ben wijnstekers, ruud krol, michel van de korput, hugo hovenkamp (dick nanninga 46'), willy van de kerkhof, arie haan, huub stevens, johnny rep, kees kist (frans thijssen 69'),rené van de kerkhof.
teknik direktör : jan zwartkruis.
sarı kartlar : bernd schuster, huub stevens
goller: 1-0 klaus allofs 20', 2-0 klaus allofs 60', 3-0 klaus allofs 66', 3-1 johnny rep 79' pen, 3-2 willy van der kerkhof 86'
ilk basımı 2002 olan christian eichkler'in "futbolun beceriksizleri ansiklopedisi" kitabından;
matthaus, lothar, kendini bi keresinde yeni yetme lise mezununun yerine koymuştu. üstelik şaşırtacak denli başarıyla. 1980 italya'daki avrupa şampiyonası'ndaki ilk milli maçından hemen sonra (hollanda karşısında 3-2 kazandıkları ve 3-0 öndeyken oyuna girdiği maçta karşı takıma bir penaltı pozisyonu yaratarak alman takımını zor duruma sokmuştu), karısının bitirme sınavını yeni verdiği erlangen marie therese lisesi'nin geleneksel öğrenci-ögretmen maçında öğrenci takımında oynamıştı. maçı 4-3 öğrenciler kazanmış ve matthaus dört gol atmıştı.
west germany: harald schumacher, manfred kaltz, karlheinz förster, uli stielike, bernhard dietz (c) (dk. 73 lothar matthäus), bernd schuster, hans-peter briegel, hansi müller (dk. 65 felix magath), karl-heinz rummenigge, horst hrubesch, klaus allofs
teknik direktör: jupp derwall (ger)
netherlands: piet schrijvers, ben wijnstekers, ruud krol (c), michel van de korput, hugo hovenkamp (dk. 46 dick nanninga), huub stevens, arie haan, willy van de kerkhof, johnny rep, kees kist (dk. 69 frans thijssen), rené van de kerkhof
teknik direktör: johannes zwartkruis (ned)
goller: (1-0) klaus allofs dk. 20 (2-0) klaus allofs dk. 60 (3-0) klaus allofs dk. 65 (3-1) johnny rep dk. 79 (3-2) willy van de kerkhof dk. 85
sari kartlar: dk. 0 bernd schuster (west germany) dk. 0 huub stevens (netherlands)
allofs hat-trick sees off dutch published: saturday 4 october 2003, 11.15cet
klaus allofs scored all three goals, but it was bernd schuster who most caught the eye as west germany made their mark on the competition.
west german hearts may have skipped a beat when the netherlands fought back late on, but nothing could take away from the fact jupp derwall's side had produced one of their best performances in years.
both teams had secured slender 1-0 victories in their respective tournament openers, but the west germany side than lined up in naples on this occasion was a very different proposition. derwall had brought into the fold young firebrand bernd schuster, who changed the face of the competition with his speed and aggressive running from midfield. he played a part in all three goals before the late dutch comeback.
he started by leaning back to control a poor pass from bernard dietz, turned away from a defender and hit a post with a scorching shot, the underrated klaus allofs putting in the rebound. then he sent hansi müller clear on the right and he held the ball up before laying it off for allofs. finally schuster forced his way to the byline and turned the ball back neatly for allofs to complete his hat-trick.
the dutch showed a glimmer of life when the 19-year-old lothar matthäus, who had come on to win the first of his world record number of caps, fouled bennie wijnstekers just outside the penalty area; the disappointing johnny rep put away the penalty. rené van de kerkhof's long-range drive was perhaps the best goal of the game, but it was not enough to knock west germany off their course. at last, clear tournament favourites.
"we had the advantage of having a very good mix in the team," said schuster later. "a mix of experienced top players like myself, lothar matthäus. we played really well together, we knew each other, and that was the advantage we had for many years. what we had was an excellent nucleus to the team."
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