Date: 20-06-1990
Stage: first round
Place: GENOVA
Running time: 102 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI : english/spanish/italian
My rating: ***
Notes: Medford !
MATCH SUMMARY
Wednesday, 20 June 1990, 17:00
Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa
Attendance: 33,687
Meteo: Sunny, 27°C
COSTA RICA
Luis Conejo
Roger Flores
Héctor Marchena
Juan Cayasso
Hernán Medford
Carlos Hidalgo
Claudio Jara
Róger Gómez
Ronald González
José Carlos Chaves
Óscar Ramírez
Coach: Bora Milutinović (SRB)
55′ ↓Claudio Jara ↑Pastor Fernández
SWEDEN
Thomas Ravelli
Roland Nilsson
Glenn Hysén
Peter Larsson
Roger Ljung
Klas Ingesson
Stefan Schwarz
Jonas Thern
Johnny Ekström
Tomas Brolin
Lars Larsson
Coach: Olle Nordin (SWE)
61′ ↓Klas Ingesson ↑Niclas Larsson
Referee: José Roberto Wright (BRA)
Goals:
32′ Johnny Ekström SWE
75′ Roger Flores CRC
88′ Hernán Medford CRC
Match overview
Costa Rica produced a remarkable comeback to defeat Sweden 2-1 in Genoa, securing a place in the knockout stage. After trailing to Ekström’s first-half goal, Costa Rica struck twice late on through Flores and Medford. Sweden exited the tournament without a point.
Trivia
Costa Rica’s win over Sweden was one of the surprises of the 1990 World Cup. The result ensured their progression to the round of 16 in their debut tournament, while Sweden suffered three consecutive defeats, all by the same 2-1 scoreline.
