Date: 19-06-1998
Stage: first round
Place: SAINT-ETIENNE
Running time: 104 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI : english/spanish/italian
My rating: ***
Notes: Hierro,Raul,LuisEnrique,Amor, Chilavert,Acuna,Gamarra
MATCH SUMMARY
Friday, 19 June 1998
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne
Attendance: 35,300
Meteo: Partly cloudy, 24 °C
SPAIN
Zubizarreta
Abelardo
Alkorta
Hierro
Sergi
Aguilera
Amor
Luis Enrique
Etxeberria
Pizzi
Raúl
Coach: Javier Clemente (ESP)
52′ ↓Pizzi ↑Morientes
56′ ↓Abelardo ↑Celades
65′ ↓Raúl ↑Kiko
PARAGUAY
Jose Luis Chilavert
Francisco Arce
Celso Ayala
Denis Caniza
Carlos Gamarra
Pedro Sarabia
Roberto Miguel Acuna
Julio Cesar Encico
Miguel Angel Benitez
Jorge Luis Campos
Aristides Fabian Rojas
Coach: Paulo Cesar Carpeggiani (PAR)
46′ ↓Jorge Luis Campos ↑Carlos Paredes
73′ ↓Roberto Miguel Acuna ↑Julio Cesar Yegros
83′ ↓Aristides Fabian Rojas ↑Cesar Ramirez
Referee: Ian MacLeod (SCO)
Goals:
none
Match overview
Spain and Paraguay battled to a goalless stalemate in Saint-Étienne. Both defences held firm, with neither side able to break the deadlock in a tense group fixture.
Trivia
Jose Luis Chilavert’s refusal to concede a goal cemented his reputation as one of World Cup’s most formidable goalkeepers.
