Date: 23-06-1994
Stage: first round
Place: EAST RUTHERFORD
Running time: 97 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI: italian/english
My rating: ***
Notes: Baresi,Maldini,Baggio,Signori, Bratseth,Mykland,Bohinen
MATCH SUMMARY
Thursday, 23 June 1994, 19:30
Giants Stadium, East Rutherford
Attendance: 74,624
Meteo: Hot, humid, 30°C
ITALY
Gianluca Pagliuca
Franco Baresi (c)
Antonio Benarrivo
Alessandro Costacurta
Paolo Maldini
Demetrio Albertini
Dino Baggio
Nicola Berti
Roberto Baggio
Pierluigi Casiraghi
Giuseppe Signori
Coach: Arrigo Sacchi (ITA)
21′ Gianluca Pagliuca
35′ Pierluigi Casiraghi
22′ ↓Roberto Baggio ↑Luca Marchegiani
48′ ↓Franco Baresi ↑Luigi Apolloni
68′ ↓Pierluigi Casiraghi ↑Daniele Massaro
NORWAY
Erik Thorstvedt
Stig Inge Bjørnebye
Rune Bratseth (c)
Henning Berg
Håkon Wiker-Dahl
Øyvind Leonhardsen
Erik Mykland
Lars Bohinen
Jostein Flo
Sigurd Rushfeldt
Alf-Inge Haaland
Coach: Egil Olsen (NOR)
33′ Stig Inge Bjørnebye
68′ Alf-Inge Haaland
46′ ↓Sigurd Rushfeldt ↑Mini Jakobsen
81′ ↓Erik Mykland ↑Kjetil Rekdal
Referee: Heinz Helmut Krug (GER)
Goals:
69′ Dino Baggio ITA
Match overview
Italy defeated Norway 1-0 despite playing most of the match with ten men after Pagliuca’s early dismissal. Dino Baggio scored the decisive goal late in the second half to secure crucial three points. Italy showed tremendous character to overcome the numerical disadvantage in the sweltering New York heat.
Trivia
This match is remembered for Italy’s resilience after losing their goalkeeper to a red card early in the game. Field player Roberto Baggio was substituted for goalkeeper Marchegiani, demonstrating the tactical flexibility that would later help Italy reach the final of the tournament.
