1998 Intercontinental Cup

1998 Intercontinental Cup
Match programme cover
Date1 December 1998
VenueNational Stadium, Tokyo
Man of the MatchRaúl (Real Madrid)
RefereeMario Sánchez Yantén (Chile)
Attendance51,514
WeatherClear night
14.6 °C (58.3 °F)
68% humidity

The 1998 Intercontinental Cup was an association football match played on 1 December 1998 between Real Madrid, winners of the 1997–98 UEFA Champions League, and Vasco da Gama, winners of the 1998 Copa Libertadores. The match was played at a neutral venue, the National Stadium in Tokyo, in front of 51,514 fans. Real Madrid forward Raúl was named as man of the match.[1][2] Raul's game winning goal is widely recognized as one of the best of his career, and became known as the "Gol del Aguanis".[3]

Venue

Match

Details

Real Madrid 2–1 Vasco da Gama
Nasa 25' (o.g.)
Raúl 83'
Report Juninho 56'
Attendance: 51,514
Real Madrid
Vasco da Gama
GK 1 Bodo Illgner
RB 2 Christian Panucci
CB 5 Manolo Sanchís (c)
CB 19 Fernando Sanz  73'
LB 3 Roberto Carlos  19'
DM 6 Fernando Redondo
DM 4 Fernando Hierro
CM 10 Clarence Seedorf  44'
RF 8 Predrag Mijatović  86'
CF 7 Raúl
LF 11 Sávio  90'
Substitutes:
GK 25 Eduardo Almansa
DF 12 Iván Campo
DF 17 Robert Jarni  86'
DF 20 Roberto Rojas
MF 14 Guti
FW 9 Davor Šuker  90'
FW 15 Fernando Morientes
Manager:
Guus Hiddink
GK 1 Carlos Germano
RB 2 Vágner  81'
CB 3 Odvan
CB 4 Mauro Galvão (c)
LB 6 Felipe
DM 11 Nasa  28'
DM 5 Luisinho  37'  86'
AM 8 Juninho
AM 10 Ramon Menezes  89'
CF 9 Luizão  75'
CF 7 Donizete
Substitutes:
GK 12 Márcio
DF 15 Alex Pinho
DF 17 Válber  89'
DF 31 Vítor  81'
MF 18 Nélson
FW 20 Mauricinho
FW 23 Guilherme  86'
Manager:
Antônio Lopes

Man of the Match:
Raúl (Real Madrid)[4]

Assistant referees:
Halim Abdul Hamid (Malaysia)
Keiji Kamiara (Japan)
Fourth official:
Hiroyuki Umemoto (Japan)

Match rules

See also

References

  1. ^ Leme de Arruda, Marcelo (2 January 2009). "Toyota Cup – Most Valuable Player of the Match Award". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  2. ^ "1998: Raúl the difference for Madrid". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 1 December 1998. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  3. ^ Aguado, Jose. "20 años del aguanís, el gol más increíble de Raúl". La Razon. La Razon. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  4. ^ Toyota Cup