Date: 22-06-1994
Stage: first round
Place: DETROIT
Running time: 102 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI: italian/spanish/romanian/english
My rating: ***
Notes: Sforza,Bregy,Knup,Chapuisat, Hagi,Dumitrescu,Raducioiu
MATCH SUMMARY
Wednesday, 22 June 1994, 13:00
Pontiac Silverdome, Detroit
Attendance: 73,425
Meteo: Hot, humid, 29°C (indoor stadium)
SWITZERLAND
Marco Pascolo
Marc Hottiger
Alain Geiger
Dominique Herr
Yvan Quentin
Ciriaco Sforza
Thomas Bickel
Adrian Knup
Stéphane Chapuisat
Alain Sutter (c)
Kubilay Türkyilmaz
Coach: Roy Hodgson (ENG)
65′ ↓Adrian Knup ↑Christophe Ohrel
78′ ↓Kubilay Türkyilmaz ↑Nestor Subiat
ROMANIA
Florin Prunea
Dan Petrescu
Gheorghe Mihali
Miodrag Belodedici
Tibor Selymes
Ilie Dumitrescu
Gheorghe Hagi (c)
Ioan Lupescu
Florin Răducioiu
Marius Lăcătuş
Constantin Gâlcă
Coach: Anghel Iordănescu (ROU)
46′ ↓Constantin Gâlcă ↑Ovidiu Stângă
68′ ↓Marius Lăcătuş ↑Dorinel Munteanu
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto (ITA)
Goals:
16′ Alain Sutter SUI
35′ Gheorghe Hagi ROU
52′ Stéphane Chapuisat SUI
67′ Adrian Knup SUI
73′ Kubilay Türkyilmaz SUI
Match overview
Switzerland secured a stunning 4-1 victory over Romania in the indoor Pontiac Silverdome. Sutter gave the Swiss an early lead before Hagi equalized for Romania. The second half belonged to Switzerland as Chapuisat, Knup, and Türkyilmaz all found the net to complete a memorable triumph that shocked the football world.
Trivia
This result was one of the biggest surprises of the 1994 World Cup, with Switzerland demolishing a highly-rated Romania team featuring stars like Hagi and Răducioiu. The match was played in the unique environment of the domed stadium, providing relief from the oppressive outdoor heat affecting other venues.
