Wednesday 25 June 2008

Semi-Final: England 3-2 Croatia

Wednesday 25th June - CSA EuroCup 08 Semi-Final
Hypo Arena, Klagenfurt, Austria

A last-gasp winner from Liam Cole sent England to their second ever EuroCup final after beating Croatia 3-2.

CraiCo put England into the lead, but Zvonimir Markovic equalized soon after that.

Steven Tweedy headed England back into the lead with 10 minutes remaining.

But Mario Dokic equalized five minutes later.

Croatia were denied extra-time when Liam Cole - who was possibly mainly at fault for the Dokic goal - scored a belter to send England to their first EuroCup final since 1996.

But it wasn't all smiles for England: CraiCo got suspended for the final after picking up his second yellow card of the tournament.