Date: 18-06-1988
Stage: first round
Place: GELSENKIRCHEN
Running time: 115 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 (10)
Commentary: MULTI: italian/spanish/english/german
My rating: **
Notes: Gullit,Rijkaard,Van Basten,Kieft, Houghton,Aldridge,Stapleton
MATCH SUMMARY
Saturday, 18 June 1988, 15:30
Park Gelsenkirchen, Gelsenkirchen
Attendance: 64,731
Meteo: Partly cloudy, 22 °C
NETHERLANDS
Hans van Breukelen
Ronald Koeman
Berry van Aerle
Adri van Tiggelen
Ruud Gullit (c)
Erwin Koeman
Arnold Muhren
Frank Rijkaard
Gerald Vanenburg
Jan Wouters
Marco van Basten
Coach: Rinus Michels (NED)
60′ Jan Wouters
51′ ↓Erwin Koeman ↑Wim Kieft
79′ ↓Arnold Muhren ↑John Bosman
REP. IRELAND
Pat Bonner
Chris Hughton
Mick McCarthy
Kevin Moran
Chris Morris
Paul McGrath
Tony Galvin
Ray Houghton (c)
Ronnie Whelan
John Aldridge
Frank Stapleton (c)
Coach: Jack Charlton (IRL)
46′ ↓Chris Morris ↑Kevin Sheedy
82′ ↓Frank Stapleton ↑Tony Cascarino
Referee: Horst Brummeier (AUT)
Goals:
82′ Wim Kieft NED
Match overview
Ireland looked set for a famous draw until Kieft’s late glancing header, deflected past Bonner, sent the Dutch into the last four. Van Basten hit the post earlier, while Gullit’s drive forced a fine save. Charlton’s side bowed out with pride after an organised, combative display.
Trivia
Kieft scored with his first touch of the finals. The match drew the highest group-stage crowd of Euro ’88.
