Date: 14-06-1990
Stage: first round
Place: BARI
Running time: 106 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI: italian/english/spanish/romanian
My rating: ***
Notes: Milla,N’kono,Tataw,Omam-Biyik, Popescu,Hagi,Lacatus,Raducioiu
MATCH SUMMARY
Thursday, 14 June 1990, 20:00
Stadio San Nicola, Bari
Attendance: 38,687
Meteo: Warm, clear, 23°C
CAMEROON
Thomas N’Kono
Stephen Tataw
Bertin Ebwellé
Andre Kana-Biyik
Emile Mbouh
Jacques Ewane
Emmanuel Kunde
Louis-Paul M’Fédé
Thomas Libih
Roger Milla
Francois Omam-Biyik
Coach: Valeri Nepomniachi (CMR)
ROMANIA
Silviu Lung
Michael Klein
Gheorghe Popescu
Mircea Rednic
Ioan Lupescu
Iosif Rotariu
Ioan Sabău
Daniel Timofte
Ilie Dumitrescu
Gavril Balint
Marius Lăcătuş
Coach: Emerich Jenei (ROU)
Referee: Hernán Silva (CHI)
Goals:
76′ Roger Milla CMR
86′ Roger Milla CMR
87′ Gavril Balint ROU
Match overview
Cameroon secured a famous 2-1 victory over Romania in Bari, with Roger Milla scoring twice in the second half. Balint pulled one back for Romania, but Cameroon’s defence held firm to secure all three points in Group B.
Trivia
Roger Milla became the oldest goalscorer in World Cup history at 38. His two goals inspired Cameroon’s run and made him an international icon, symbolising African football’s rise on the world stage.
