Date: 20-06-1994
Stage: first round
Place: WASHINGTON
Running time: 120 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: master copy
Commentary: italian
My rating: ***
Notes:
MATCH SUMMARY
Monday, 20 June 1994, 16:30
RFK Stadium, Washington DC
Attendance: 53,456
Meteo: Hot, humid, 32°C
NETHERLANDS
Ed de Goey
Jan Wouters
Ulrich van Gobbel
Frank de Boer
Ronald Koeman
Aron Winter
Wim Jonk
Rob Witschge
Gaston Tarement
Dennis Bergkamp
Marc Overmars
Coach: Dick Advocaat (NED)
44′ Ronald Koeman
68′ ↓Gaston Tarement ↑Bryan Roy
78′ ↓Marc Overmars ↑Peter van Vossen
SAUDI ARABIA
Mohamed Al-Deayea
Abdullah Zubromawi
Ahmed Madani
Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi
Abdulaziz Al-Khathran
Khalid Al-Muwallid
Saeed Owairan
Fuad Anwar
Fahad Al-Mehallel
Saeed Al-Jaber (c)
Majed Abdullah
Coach: Jorge Solari (ARG)
31′ Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi
46′ ↓Fuad Anwar ↑Hamzah Saleh
74′ ↓Majed Abdullah ↑Fahad Al-Ghesheyan
Referee: Neji Jouini (TUN)
Goals:
18′ Gaston Tarement NED
51′ Saeed Al-Jaber SAU
86′ Bryan Roy NED
Match overview
Netherlands defeated Saudi Arabia 2-1 in their World Cup opener at RFK Stadium. Tarement gave the Dutch an early lead, but Al-Jaber equalized for Saudi Arabia early in the second half. Substitute Bryan Roy scored the winner late in the match to secure three points for the Netherlands in the sweltering Washington heat.
Trivia
This was Saudi Arabia’s first-ever World Cup match, and they showed tremendous spirit by equalizing against a favored Netherlands side. Bryan Roy’s late winner proved crucial for Dutch qualification hopes, while the Saudi team gained respect for their brave performance against European opposition. SCHEDA 2
