1998 Intercontinental Cup
Match programme cover
Real Madrid Vasco da Gama
Spain Brazil
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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
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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

The National Stadium in Tokyo hosted the match

Match

Details

Real Madrid Spain2–1Brazil Vasco da Gama
Nasa 25' (o.g.)
Raúl 83'		 Report Juninho 56'
National Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 51,514
Referee: Mario Sánchez Yantén (Chile)
Real Madrid
Vasco da Gama
GK 1 Germany Bodo Illgner
RB 2 Italy Christian Panucci
CB 5 Spain Manolo Sanchís (c)
CB 19 Spain Fernando Sanz Yellow card 73'
LB 3 Brazil Roberto Carlos Yellow card 19'
RM 10 Netherlands Clarence Seedorf Yellow card 44'
CM 4 Spain Fernando Hierro
CM 6 Argentina Fernando Redondo
LM 11 Brazil Sávio downward-facing red arrow 90'
CF 8 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Predrag Mijatović downward-facing red arrow 86'
CF 7 Spain Raúl
Substitutes:
GK 25 Spain Eduardo Almansa
DF 12 Spain Iván Campo
DF 20 Spain Roberto Rojas
MF 14 Spain Guti
MF 17 Croatia Robert Jarni upward-facing green arrow 86'
FW 9 Croatia Davor Šuker upward-facing green arrow 90'
FW 15 Spain Fernando Morientes
Manager:
Netherlands Guus Hiddink
GK 1 Brazil Carlos Germano
RB 2 Brazil Vágner downward-facing red arrow 81'
CB 3 Brazil Odvan
CB 4 Brazil Mauro Galvão (c)
LB 6 Brazil Felipe
DM 5 Brazil Luisinho Yellow card 37'  downward-facing red arrow 86'
DM 11 Brazil Nasa Yellow card 28'
AM 8 Brazil Juninho
AM 10 Brazil Ramon downward-facing red arrow 89'
CF 7 Brazil Donizete
CF 9 Brazil Luizão Yellow card 75'
Substitutes:
GK 12 Brazil Márcio
DF 15 Brazil Alex Pinho
DF 17 Brazil Válber upward-facing green arrow 89'
DF 31 Brazil Vítor upward-facing green arrow 81'
MF 18 Brazil Nélson
FW 20 Brazil Mauricinho
FW 23 Brazil Guilherme upward-facing green arrow 86'
Manager:
Brazil Antônio Lopes

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

Assistant referees:
Malaysia Halim Abdul Hamid (Malaysia)
Japan Keiji Kamiara (Japan)
Fourth official:
Japan 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.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 December 1998. 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

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