Date: 12-06-1998
Stage: first round
Place: MONTPELLIER
Running time: 98 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI : italian/spanish/english
My rating: **
Notes: Chilavert,Acuna,Gamarra, Stoichkov,Balakov,Penev
MATCH SUMMARY
Friday, 12 June 1998, 14:30
Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier
Attendance: 27,650
Meteo: Sunny, hot, 27 °C
PARAGUAY
José Luis Chilavert (c)
Celso Ayala
Carlos Gamarra
Pedro Sarabia
Carlos Paredes
Roberto Miguel Acuña
Julio César Enciso
Carlos Morales Santos
Miguel Ángel Benítez
Jorge Luis Campos
José Cardozo
Coach: Paulo César Carpegiani (BRA)
45′ Miguel Ángel Benítez
43′ ↓Carlos Morales Santos ↑Denis Caniza
70′ ↓José Cardozo ↑César Ramírez
79′ ↓Jorge Luis Campos ↑Julio César Yegros
BULGARIA
Zdravko Zdravkov
Trifon Ivanov (c)
Ivailo Petkov
Krasimir Balakov
Ilian Iliev
Radostin Kishishev
Anatoli Nankov
Zlatko Yankov
Ivailo Yordanov
Luboslav Penev
Hristo Stoichkov
Coach: Hristo Bonev (BUL)
28′ Anatoli Nankov
45′ Hristo Stoichkov
72′ Trifon Ivanov
86′ Anatoli Nankov
69′ ↓Luboslav Penev ↑Emil Kostadinov
79′ ↓Ilian Iliev ↑Daniel Borimirov
Referee: Abdul Rahman Al-Zeid (KSA)
Goals:
none
Match overview
A tense, physical stalemate hinged on Chilavert’s saves and Nankov’s late dismissal. Bulgaria’s veteran attack could not break Paraguay’s famously mean defence.
Trivia
Chilavert wore the captain’s armband and almost scored from a free-kick just inside Bulgaria’s half.
