Date: 24-06-1994
Stage: first round
Place: PONTIAC
Running time: 102 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 720 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI: italian/spanish/english/portuguese/danish
My rating: ***
Notes: Brolin,Dahlin,Andersson,Thern,Schwarz, Salenko,Onopko,Mostovoi
MATCH SUMMARY
Friday, 24 June 1994, 13:00
Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac
Attendance: 71,528
Meteo: Indoor, 22°C
SWEDEN
Thomas Ravelli
Roland Nilsson
Patrik Andersson
Joachim Björklund
Roger Ljung
Klas Ingesson
Jonas Thern
Stefan Schwarz
Tomas Brolin
Kennet Andersson
Martin Dahlin
Coach: Tommy Svensson (SWE)
41′ Kennet Andersson
51′ Stefan Schwarz
58′ Martin Dahlin
84′ ↓Kennet Andersson ↑Henrik Larsson
89′ ↓Joachim Björklund ↑Magnus Erlingmark
RUSSIA
Stanislav Cherchesov
Sergei Gorlukovich
Sergei Yuran
Viktor Onopko
Dmitri Kharine
Dmitri Kuznetsov
Igor Shalimov
Vladimir Beschastnykh
Oleg Salenko
Aleksandr Mostovoi
Andrei Kanchelskis
Coach: Pavel Sadyrin (RUS)
1′ Sergei Gorlukovich
34′ Dmitri Kharine
49′ Sergei Gorlukovich
49′ Sergei Gorlukovich
41′ ↓Aleksandr Mostovoi ↑Valeri Karpin
51′ ↓Dmitri Kuznetsov ↑Dmitri Galyamin
Referee: Joel Quiniou (FRA)
Goals:
5′ Oleg Salenko (p) RUS
38′ Tomas Brolin (p) SWE
60′ Martin Dahlin SWE
82′ Martin Dahlin SWE
Match overview
Sweden came from behind to defeat Russia 3-1 at the Silverdome. After conceding an early penalty, the Swedes equalised through Brolin and took control in the second half with a Dahlin brace. Russia finished with ten men after Gorlukovich’s dismissal.
Trivia
This match was played indoors in Pontiac, Michigan, a rarity in World Cup history. Martin Dahlin’s two second-half goals were crucial for Sweden’s progression, while Russia’s hopes faded after the red card and defensive lapses.
