Date: 26-06-1994
Stage: first round
Place: PALO ALTO
Running time: 107 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: excellent
Commentary: italian
My rating: **
Notes:
MATCH SUMMARY
Sunday, 26 June 1994, 16:00
Stanford Stadium, Stanford
Attendance: 83,401
Meteo: Sunny, 28°C
COLOMBIA
Óscar Córdoba
Luis Herrera
Andrés Escobar
Alexis Mendoza
Wilson Pérez
Leonel Álvarez
Hernán Gaviria
Carlos Valderrama
Freddy Rincón
Adolfo Valencia
Faustino Asprilla
Coach: Francisco Maturana (COL)
80′ Leonel Álvarez
64′ ↓Adolfo Valencia ↑Antony de Ávila
79′ ↓Hernán Gaviria ↑Harold Lozano
SWITZERLAND
Marco Pascolo
Marc Hottiger
Dominique Herr
Alain Geiger
Yvan Quentin
Georges Bregy
Christophe Ohrel
Ciriaco Sforza
Alain Sutter
Stéphane Chapuisat
Adrian Knup
Coach: Roy Hodgson (SUI)
82′ ↓Georges Bregy ↑Nestor Subiat
82′ ↓Alain Sutter ↑Marco Grassi
Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (DEN)
Goals:
44′ Hernán Gaviria COL
90+1′ Harold Lozano COL
Match overview
Colombia defeated Switzerland 2-0 in Stanford to keep their hopes of qualification alive. Gaviria’s opener just before half-time and Lozano’s late goal sealed the win for Francisco Maturana’s side.
Trivia
This match is remembered for the emotional reaction of the Colombian players after the final whistle. Switzerland’s defeat left Group A wide open going into the final round of matches.
