Date: 21-06-1998
Stage: first round
Place: LENS
Running time: 105 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI : english/spanish/italian
My rating: ****
Notes:
MATCH SUMMARY
Sunday, 21 June 1998, 14:30
Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens
Attendance: 38,100
Meteo: Sunny, hot, 27 °C
GERMANY
Andreas Köpke
Jürgen Kohler
Olaf Thon
Christian Wörns
Dietmar Hamann
Jorg Heinrich
Jens Jeremies
Andreas Möller
Christian Ziege
Oliver Bierhoff
Jürgen Klinsmann (c)
Coach: Berti Vogts (GER)
77′ Lothar Matthäus
46′ ↓Dietmar Hamann ↑Lothar Matthäus
57′ ↓Andreas Möller ↑Ulf Kirsten
66′ ↓Christian Ziege ↑Michael Tarnat
YUGOSLAVIA
Ivica Kralj
Goran Djorović
Slobodan Komljenović
Siniša Mihajlović
Slaviša Jokanović
Vladimir Jugović
Željko Petrović
Dejan Stanković
Dragan Stojković (c)
Darko Kovačević
Predrag Mijatović
Coach: Slobodan Santrač (YUG)
57′ ↓Darko Kovačević ↑Perica Ognjenović
67′ ↓Dejan Stanković ↑Dejan Govedarica
72′ ↓Željko Petrović ↑Miroslav Stević
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (DEN)
Goals:
13′ Siniša Mihajlović YUG
54′ Dragan Stojković YUG
73′ Siniša Mihajlović (own goal) GER
80′ Oliver Bierhoff GER
Match overview
Yugoslavia’s crisp counter-attacking earned a two-goal cushion through Mihajlović’s free-kick and Stojković’s clinical finish, yet Germany’s late rally salvaged a point. A Mihajlović own-goal sparked the comeback before Bierhoff powered in a header, leaving both nations well-placed in the group.
Trivia
This was Germany’s first World-Cup match without a Bundesliga-based referee since 1974. Oliver Bierhoff scored with his first touch after coming on, reprising his Euro-96 super-sub reputation.
