Date: 05-07-1994
Stage: 1/8 final
Place: EAST RUTHERFORD
Running time: 167 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI: italian/english
My rating: **
Notes: Stoichkov,Balakov,Sirakov,Kostadinov, Campos,LuisGarcia,Zague
MATCH SUMMARY
Tuesday, 5 July 1994, 16:30
Giants Stadium, East Rutherford
Attendance: 71,030
Meteo: Sunny, hot, 29°C
BULGARIA
Borislav Mihailov
Petar Hubchev
Emil Kremenliev
Krasimir Balakov
Daniel Borimirov
Ilian Kiriakov
Yordan Letchkov
Ivailo Yordanov
Emil Kostadinov
Nasko Sirakov
Hristo Stoichkov
Coach: Dimitar Penev
12′ Emil Kremenliev
17′ Nasko Sirakov
38′ Ilian Kiriakov
50′ Emil Kremenliev
50′ Emil Kremenliev
67′ Ivailo Yordanov
103′ ↓Nasko Sirakov ↑Bontcho Genchev
118′ ↓Emil Kostadinov ↑Petar Mihtarski
MEXICO
Jorge Campos
Ignacio Ambriz (c)
Juan de Dios Ramirez
Ramon Ramirez
Claudio Suarez
Marcelino Bernal
Benjamin Galindo
Alberto Garcia Aspe
Jorge Rodriguez
Luis Roberto Alves
Luis Garcia
Coach: Miguel Mejia Baron
14′ Claudio Suarez
35′ Luis Garcia
58′ Luis Garcia
58′ Luis Garcia
70′ Ramon Ramirez
76′ Alberto Garcia Aspe
Referee: Jamal Al Sharif (SYR)
Goals:
6′ Hristo Stoichkov BUL
18′ Alberto Garcia Aspe (pen) MEX
Match overview
A tightly contested Round of 16 encounter at Giants Stadium ended 1-1 after extra time as Stoichkov’s early strike was cancelled out by Garcia Aspe’s penalty. In the shootout, steadfast Bulgarian nerves secured a 4-2 win, sending Dimitar Penev’s side into the quarter-finals.
Trivia
This marked Bulgaria’s first World Cup knockout-stage victory since 1986, and Stoichkov’s opener was his tournament’s fifth goal, reaffirming his status as one of football’s great finishers.
