Date: 17-06-1994
Stage: first round
Place: DALLAS
Running time: 119 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: excellent
Commentary: italian
My rating: ****
Notes: remontada from 2-0
MATCH SUMMARY
Friday, 17 June 1994, 15:00
Cotton Bowl, Dallas
Attendance: 56,247
Meteo: Extremely hot, 35°C
SPAIN
Santiago Cañizares
Abelardo
Albert Ferrer
Rafael Alkorta
Fernando Hierro
Miguel Ángel Nadal (c)
José María Sergi
Juan Goikoetxea
Guerrero
Luis Enrique
Julio Salinas
Coach: Javier Clemente (ESP)
26′ Miguel Ángel Nadal
46′ ↓Guerrero ↑José Luis Caminero
62′ ↓Julio Salinas ↑Felipe
SOUTH KOREA
Hoi In-Young (c)
Shin Hong-Gi
Park Jung-Bae
Hong Myong-Bo
Kim Pan-Keun
Choi Young-Il
Kim Joo-Sung
Noh Jung-Yoon
Hwang Sun-Hong
Lee Young-Jin
Ko Jeong-Woon
Coach: Kim Ho-Gon (KOR)
58′ ↓Kim Joo-Sung ↑Seo Jung-Won
72′ ↓Noh Jung-Yoon ↑Ha Seok-Ju
Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (DEN)
Goals:
51′ Juan Goikoetxea ESP
56′ Julio Salinas ESP
85′ Hong Myong-Bo KOR
90′ Seo Jung-Won KOR
Match overview
South Korea stunned Spain with a dramatic 2-2 comeback in the Dallas heat. Despite playing with ten men after Nadal’s early dismissal, Spain led 2-0 through Goikoetxea and Salinas. However, South Korea scored twice in the final six minutes through Hong Myung-Bo and Seo Jung-Won to secure an unlikely point.
Trivia
This match became legendary for South Korea’s late comeback despite the extreme heat that reached over 90°F (32°C) on the field. The Korean players’ superior conditioning in the oppressive conditions proved crucial as Spanish legs tired in the closing stages.
