record for the fastest goal in the euro

In a big football tournament like the Euro, it is certain important moments and history will always be created. One is the history of the fastest goal in a Euro game.


Is the Russian striker Dmitri Kirichenko, a record for fastest goal scored at Euro. It happened in the finals of Euro 2004, when Russia face Greece in the preliminary round Group A, and the Russians won 2-1.Kirichenko only takes 71 seconds to rip the goalkeeper Antonios Nikopolidis.


And UEFA noted the goal was to create in minutes kedua.Pemain CSKA Moscow was set aside four players, who had scored in the third minute, England duo Alan Shearer and Paul Scholes, Hristo Stoichkov of Bulgaria and the other Russian players Sergei Alenikov.


Although the win and scored the fastest goal record, Russia remains the gatekeeper of the group. This is the third time straight Russia was fourth and caretaker at the European Championship finals, after Euro 92 and Euro 96.Hebatnya, Greek defeat, still qualify because it was in the runner-up, Group A and only a superior goal difference of Spain. Not only that, Greece for the first time as well go on to win Euro 2004, after the final game to beat hosts Portugal 1-0 on a goal by Angelos Charisteas header on 57 minutes.