second half, the Czech Republic took the lead with what author Jonathan O'Brien described as "one of the most astonishing goals ever witnessed in a major tournament." Poborský received the ball from Němec before dribbling past four Portugal players and then striking a high lob over Vítor Baía, the Spain goalkeeper, who was off his goalline. In 2016, UEFA included the goal in their list of the "ten great Euro moments". The Czech Republic had four players booked and Radoslav Látal was sent off late in the game for a foul on Dimas, but secured a 1–0 victory and a place in the semi-final. The Czech Republic played France in the semi-final at Old Trafford on 26 June 1996. Látal, Kuka, Bejbl and Suchopárek were all unavailable for the Czech Republic through suspension. The first half was devoid of any chances of note and ended goalless. Fifteen minutes after the interval, Youri Djorkaeff had two opportunities to score, firstly striking the bar before volleying a cross from Zinedine Zidane over the Czech Republic crossbar. Hugh McIlvanney, writing in The Times, described the match as a "seemingly endless exercise in negativity". With the full-time score 0–0, the match went into extra time where, late on, Djorkaeff's cross was sliced wide by Raymond Blanc and a penalty shoot-out was required to determine the winner. Both sides scored their first five penalties, before Kadlec made it 6–5 to the Czech Republic. Reynald Pedros struck his penalty against Kouba's legs and the Czech Republic progressed to their first European Championship final. Germany Also in Group C, Germany's first group match ended in a 2–0 victory against the Czech Republic at Old Trafford. In their second game, Germany faced Russia, once again at Old Trafford, on 16 June 1996. The day before, a bomb was detonated in Manchester city centre by the Irish Republican Army which initially placed the match in doubt. However, the ground was guarded overnight, security searches were made for suspicious objects and the game went ahead. In the first half, Ilya Tsymbalar's shot struck the Germany post and Kolyvanov headed the rebound straight at the Germany goalkeeper Andreas Köpke. Just before the interval, Mostovoi appeared to be fouled by Köpke in the penalty area but the referee did not award a penalty and Kolyvanov's subsequent shot was too high. Eleven minutes into the second half, Germany took the lead through Matthias