Czechs beat Cyprus 2:0 in final Euro 2008 qualifier

The Czech Republic beat Cyprus 2:0 in Nicosia on Wednesday evening, in what was their final European Championship qualifying game. With the Czechs having already reached Euro 2008, coach Karel Bruckner fielded a few relatively inexperienced players, including Slavia Prague’s Daniel Pudil, who opened the scoring after 11 minutes. Jan Koller increased his national record to 51 goals when he netted the Czechs’ second in the middle of the second half.