Date: 15-06-1998
Stage: first round
Place: LYON
Running time: 111 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI: italian/rumanian
My rating: **
Notes: Hagi,Ilie,Popescu,Moldovan, Rincon,Asprilla,Valderrama
MATCH SUMMARY
Monday, 15 June 1998, 17:30
Stade de Gerland, Lyon
Attendance: 39,100
Meteo: Mostly cloudy, 20°C
ROMANIA
Bogdan Stelea
Liviu Ciobotariu
Iulian Filipescu
Dan Petrescu
Gheorghe Popescu
Constantin Gâlcă
Gheorghe Hagi (c)
Dorinel Munteanu
Gabriel Popescu
Adrian Ilie
Viorel Moldovan
Coach: Anghel Iordanescu (ROU)
52′ Iulian Filipescu
69′ Dorinel Munteanu
78′ Dan Petrescu
68′ ↓Gabriel Popescu ↑Ovidiu Stîngă
76′ ↓Gheorghe Hagi ↑Lucien Marinescu
85′ ↓Viorel Moldovan ↑Horatio Niculescu
COLOMBIA
Faryd Mondragón
Jorge Bermúdez
Wilmer Cabrera
Ever Palacios
José Fernando Santa
Harold Lozano
Freddy Rincón
Mauricio Serna
Carlos Valderrama (c)
Víctor Aristizábal
Faustino Asprilla
Coach: Hernán Darío Gómez (COL)
47′ José Fernando Santa
46′ ↓Faustino Asprilla ↑Leider Preciado
85′ ↓Víctor Aristizábal ↑Adolfo Valencia
Referee: Lim Kee Chong (MRI)
Goals:
45′ Adrian Ilie ROU
Match overview
Romania secured a narrow 1-0 win over Colombia in Lyon’s Stade de Gerland. After a tense first half, Adrian Ilie struck on the stroke of half-time. Colombia pressed for an equaliser without success, as Stelea produced key saves. Romania topped Group G with victory, maintaining unbeaten form.
Trivia
This match marked Colombia’s first defeat in the tournament. Adrian Ilie’s half-time goal was his second in World Cup history, and Hagi captained Romania for the final group fixture.
