Date: 12-06-1990
Stage: first round
Place: PALERMO
Running time: 107 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI : english/spanish/italian/german
My rating: ***
Notes: Rijkaard,Gullit,Koeman,VanBasten
MATCH SUMMARY
Tuesday, 12 June 1990, 21:00
Della Favorita, Palermo
Attendance: 33,288
Meteo: N.A.
EGYPT
Ayman Taher
Ibrahim Hassan
Ahmed Ramzy
Hany Ramzy
Hesham Yakan
Rabieh Yassin
Magdy Abdelghany
Gamal Abdelhamid
Ahmed El-Kass
Hossam Hassan
Ismail Youssef
Coach: Mahmoud El Gohary (EGY)
() 55′ Ahmed Ramzy
68′ ↓Gamal Abdelhamid ↑Adel Abdelrahman
68′ ↓Ahmed Ramzy ↑Magdy Tolba
NETHERLANDS
Hans van Breukelen
Ronald Koeman
Graeme Rutjes
Berry van Aerle
Adri van Tiggelen
Ruud Gullit
Erwin Koeman
Frank Rijkaard
Gerald Vanenburg
Jan Wouters
Marco van Basten
Coach: Rinus Michels (NED)
() 58′ Wim Kieft
46′ ↓Gerald Vanenburg ↑Wim Kieft
69′ ↓Erwin Koeman ↑Richard Witschge
Referee: Emilio Soriano (ESP)
Goals:
59′ Wim Kieft NED
83′ Magdy Abdelghany (p) EGY
Match overview
Egypt earned their first World Cup point since 1934 by holding the Netherlands to a 1-1 draw in Palermo. After Kieft’s opener, Egypt equalised through Abdelghany’s penalty. Both teams created chances, but neither could find a winner in a lively Group F encounter.
Trivia
This match marked Egypt’s first-ever World Cup penalty goal and extended the Netherlands’ unbeaten group stage run to five matches. Abdelghany’s spot-kick became a celebrated moment in Egyptian football history.
