Date: 27-06-1994
Stage: first round
Place: PASADENA
Running time: 108 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI: italian/spanish/english/romanian
My rating: **
Notes: Hagi,Dumitrescu,Raducioiu,Petrescu, Meola,Caligiuri,Lalas,Wynalda
MATCH SUMMARY
Sunday, 26 June 1994, 16:30
Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Attendance: 93,869
Meteo: Hot, sunny, 33°C
ROMANIA
Florin Prunea
Miodrag Belodedici
Dan Petrescu
Gheorghe Popescu
Daniel Prodan
Gheorghe Hagi (c)
Ionut Lupescu
Dorinel Munteanu
Tibor Selymes
Ilie Dumitrescu
Florin Răducioiu
Coach: Anghel Iordanescu (ROU)
62′ Florin Răducioiu
73′ Dan Petrescu
83′ ↓Florin Răducioiu ↑Constantin Gâlcă
88′ ↓Miodrag Belodedici ↑Gheorghe Mihali
U.S.A.
Tony Meola (c)
Fernando Clavijo
Marcelo Balboa
Alexi Lalas
Paul Caligiuri
John Harkes
Tab Ramos
Thomas Dooley
Mike Sorber
Eric Wynalda
Ernie Stewart
Coach: Bora Milutinovic (USA)
41′ John Harkes
48′ Fernando Clavijo
63′ ↓Tab Ramos ↑Cobi Jones
74′ ↓Mike Sorber ↑Roy Wegerle
Referee: Mario van der Ende (NED)
Goals:
18′ Dan Petrescu ROM
Match overview
Romania secured qualification to the knockout stage with a narrow 1-0 win over the United States at the Rose Bowl. Dan Petrescu’s first-half goal proved decisive as the hosts struggled to break down a disciplined Romanian defense in the Californian heat.
Trivia
The match was played in front of a huge, passionate crowd in Pasadena. Romania’s tactical discipline and Petrescu’s clinical finish ensured they advanced, while the USA still progressed thanks to results elsewhere.
