ROTTERDAM, JUNE 26: Dutch striker Patrick Kluivert's record four-goal flurry against Yugoslavia was struck from the record books on Monday after video reviews showed the referee had attributed the goal to the wrong player, European soccer's ruling body UEFA announced.UEFA said its Technical Study group had reviewed video replays after Kluivert had admitted it was a Yugoslav defender who had been the last person to touch the ball. The decision brings Kluivert's goal tally down to three for the match, making him the fifth player to score a hat-trick in the history of the European Champions final.The referee had seen Kluivert and a defender racing in to meet the cross from the right and attributed the goal to the Dutch striker in his official match report, UEFA.Kluivert was declared on Sunday the first player to score four goals in one match at a European Championship finals when The Netherlands demolished Yugoslavia 6-1 to reach the semifinals.The Barcelona striker put the co-hosts ahead in the 24th minute of the quarter-final in Rotterdam and added a second seven minutes before half-time. Two more soon after the interval took his international tally to 29 in 44 games.Marc Overmars added another two in the 78th and 90th minutes before Yugoslavia scored an injury-time consolation goal from Savo Milosevic.Kluivert's goals in a brilliant Dutch performance made the forward the leading striker in the tournament with six goals so far. ``It was totally unexpected,'' he said. ``We started the game completely concentrated and it ended like this. This moment is still unbelievable.''``I need more time to get over it. Everything went so fast. It's a bit like a dream. The fact that I am top scorer at the moment does not bother me at all. We all want one thing - reaching the final and winning it.''The goals were enjoyed by the fanatical Dutch fans in a capacity 44,000 Rotterdam crowd, almost all of them sporting the national colour of bright orange.The Dutch moved towards a semi-final with Italy in Amsterdam on Thursday.Kluivert's first came after Dennis Bergkamp put him through in the box with a fine floating ball. The former Ajax Amsterdam forward controlled the ball on the run with one touch and then fired past Ivica Kralj with his right foot.Edgar Davids supplied the through ball for Kluivert's second, sending a looping pass over the Yugoslav defence. The former Ajax forward fired home with his first touch.Kluivert completed his hat-trick with a close-range shot in the 51st minute after Paul Bosvelt beat Dragan Strojkovic on the right. He added his fourth just three minutes later, this time with Boudewijn Zenden supplying the final pass from the left.A pair of Arsenal players combined for the fifth as Bergkamp crossed to Overmars, whose volley was only finger-tipped by the Yugoslav 'keeper. Phillip Cocu's rocket hit the post in extra time and Overmars pounced on it for his second goal of the tournament. ``They played excellently, but they also had luck,'' Yugoslav coach Vujadin Boskov said. ``Every shot went in.''The Dutch could easily have added to their tally, even after Kluivert was substituted in the 60th minute after taking a knock. Kluivert's three goals equalled the three scored by Michel Platini in France's 5-0 victory over Belgium in the 1984 finals and Germany's Dieter Mueller in 1976. ``We were the bosses on the pitch and we proved that we have improved,'' said Kluivert, who thanked his teammates for the great passing.Holland's 6-1 victory was the best-ever result in a European Championships match. France had beated Belgium 5-0 on the way to the 1984 title and Denmark handled Yugoslavia 5-0 on the same day.In cold and blustery conditions, Yugoslavia blew a golden opportunity to take the lead on the quarter-hour when Milosevic dribbled by Frank de Boer and passed by Jaap Stam to Predrag Mijatovic, whose point-blank right footer was kicked away by Edwin van der Sar.But that served to be a wake-up call to the tournament co-hosts, who thouroughly controlled the match from there on.
