Date: 03-06-2002
Stage: first round
Place: SAPPORO
Running time: 150 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 720 60fps (10)
Commentary: MULTI: italian/english/german/french
My rating: **
Notes: Buffon,Maldini,Totti,Vieri,DelPiero,
MATCH SUMMARY
Monday, 3 June 2002, 20:30
Dome, Sapporo
Attendance: 31,081
Meteo: Clear, mild
ITALY
Gianluigi Buffon
Fabio Cannavaro
Paolo Maldini (c)
Alessandro Nesta
Christian Panucci
Gianluca Zambrotta
Luigi Di Biagio
Cristiano Doni
Damiano Tommasi
Francesco Totti
Christian Vieri
Coach: Giovanni Trapattoni (ITA)
81′ Fabio Cannavaro
65′ ↓Cristiano Doni ↑Angelo Di Livio
70′ ↓Luigi Di Biagio ↑Gennaro Gattuso
74′ ↓Francesco Totti ↑Alessandro Del Piero
ECUADOR
Jose Cevallos
Ivan Hurtado
Augusto Porozo
Ulises de la Cruz
Raul Guerron
Alex Dario Aguinaga (c)
Cleber Chala
Edison Méndez
Alfonso Obregon
Edwin Tenorio
Agustin Delgado
Coach: Hernán Gómez (ECU)
14′ Augusto Porozo
49′ Ulises de la Cruz
54′ Cleber Chala
46′ ↓Alex Dario Aguinaga ↑Carlos Tenorio
60′ ↓Edwin Tenorio ↑Marlon Ayovi
85′ ↓Cleber Chala ↑Nicolas Asencio
Referee: Brian Hall (USA)
Goals:
7′ Christian Vieri ITA
27′ Christian Vieri ITA
Match overview
Italy opened their FIFA World Cup 2002 campaign with a decisive 2-0 win over Ecuador in Sapporo. The Italian side proved clinical and organized, with Christian Vieri scoring both goals early on. Ecuador struggled to break through Italy’s disciplined defence, and the Azzurri managed the match with composure after taking the lead.
Trivia
This match marked Ecuador’s debut at a FIFA World Cup finals. Paolo Maldini reached a personal milestone captaining Italy, while Christian Vieri became the tournament’s first player to score twice in a match during the 2002 group stage.
