Date: 30-06-1994
Stage: first round
Place: BOSTON
Running time: 98 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: master copy
Commentary: italian
My rating: **
Notes:
MATCH SUMMARY
Thursday, 30 June 1994, 13:00
Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough
Attendance: 49,000
Meteo: Hot, sunny, 30°C
NIGERIA
Peter Rufai
Augustine Eguavoen
Chidi Nwanu
Uche Okechukwu
Benedict Iroha
Sunday Oliseh
Finidi George
Emmanuel Amunike
Daniel Amokachi
Rashidi Yekini
Samson Siasia
Coach: Clemens Westerhof (NED)
69′ ↓Samson Siasia ↑Thompson Oliha
73′ ↓Emmanuel Amunike ↑Mutiu Adepoju
77′ ↓Finidi George ↑Victor Ikpeba
GREECE
Elias Atmatsidis
Stratos Apostolakis
Giannis Kalitzakis
Nikos Nioplias
Kyriakos Karataidis
Savvas Kofidis (c)
Alexis Alexoudis
Minas Hantzidis
Nikos Machlas
Spiros Marangos
Vaios Karagiannis
Coach: Alkis Panagoulias (GRE)
42′ Minas Hantzidis
48′ ↓Minas Hantzidis ↑Tasos Mitropoulos
58′ ↓Alexis Alexoudis ↑Vasilis Dimitriadis
Referee: Ali Bujsaim (UAE)
Goals:
45′ Finidi George NGR
90+1′ Daniel Amokachi NGR
Match overview
Nigeria topped their group with a 2-0 win over Greece. George and Amokachi scored in each half, sending the Super Eagles to the knockout stage in their first World Cup.
Trivia
Nigeria’s energetic play and attacking talent made them one of the revelations of USA ’94, with fans and pundits alike praising their style.
