Baros strikes twice to win 3-0, complete Euro 2004 semifinals
Published:
28 June 2004 y., Monday
Milan Baros scored twice in two minutes as the Czech Republic beat Denmark 3-0 Sunday to advance to the semifinals of Euro 2004 and remain on course for its second final in the last three championships.
The only team with a perfect record so far, the Czechs joined Greece, Portugal and the Netherlands in the semifinals of a tournament full of surprising results.
Beanpole striker Jan Koller had opened the scoring early in the second half, before Baros stole the show, setting his country up for a semifinal with outsider Greece.
The Liverpool marksman became the top scorer of the competition with five goals and ran the Danish defense ragged in the most one-sided quarterfinal of Euro 2004. He received a standing ovation as he left the field in the 70th minute.
A beaten finalist in 1996 on a golden goal from Germany's Oliver Bierhoff, the free-scoring Czechs now have the best attack in the tournament with 10 goals in four matches and will start as heavy favorites against the battling Greeks. The match against Denmark was the first time the Czechs didn't have to come from behind for their victory.
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