Date: 07-06-2002
Stage: first round
Place: KOBE
Running time: 115 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080p 50fps (9)
Commentary: MULTI : spanish/english/italian
My rating: ***
Notes: Ljungberg, Larsson, Aghahowa, Okocha
MATCH SUMMARY
Friday, 7 June 2002, 15:30
Wing Stadium, Kobe
Attendance: 36,194
Meteo: Partly cloudy, warm, 25°C
SWEDEN
Magnus Hedman
Andreas Jakobsson
Teddy Lučić
Olof Mellberg
Johan Mjällby (c)
Niclas Alexandersson
Tobias Linderoth
Freddie Ljungberg
Anders Svensson
Marcus Allbäck
Henrik Larsson
Coach: Lars Lagerbäck (SWE)
31′ Johan Mjällby
69′ Niclas Alexandersson
64′ ↓Marcus Allbäck ↑Andreas Andersson
83′ ↓Anders Svensson ↑Magnus Svensson
NIGERIA
Ike Shorunmu
Ifeanyi Udeze
Isaac Okoronkwo
Taribo West
Joseph Yobo
Celestine Babayaro
Justice Christopher
Jay Jay Okocha (c)
John Utaka
Julius Aghahowa
Bart Ogbeche
Coach: Festus Onigbinde (NGA)
80′ Taribo West
65′ ↓Celestine Babayaro ↑Nwankwo Kanu
70′ ↓Bart Ogbeche ↑Pius Ikedia
Referee: Rene Ortube (BOL)
Goals:
27′ Julius Aghahowa (NGA)
35′ Henrik Larsson (SWE)
63′ Henrik Larsson (p) (SWE)
Match overview
Sweden secured a crucial victory over Nigeria with Henrik Larsson’s outstanding performance. After Aghahowa gave Nigeria the lead, Larsson equalised before half-time and then converted a penalty in the second half to seal the win. The result kept Sweden’s qualification hopes alive.
Trivia
Henrik Larsson’s brace made him the joint top scorer in the tournament at that point. The match was played at the Wing Stadium in Kobe, which was one of the smaller venues used for the World Cup with a capacity of 42,000.
