1998 Intercontinental Cup

The 1998 Intercontinental Cup was an association football match played on 1 December 1998 between Real Madrid, winners of the 1997–98 UEFA Champions League, and Vasco da Gama, winners of the 1998 Copa Libertadores. The match was played at a neutral venue, the National Stadium in Tokyo, in front of 51,514 fans. Real Madrid forward Raúl was named as man of the match.[1][2] Raul's game winning goal is widely recognized as one of the best of his career, and became known as the "Gol del Aguanis".[3]

1998 Intercontinental Cup
Match programme cover
Date1 December 1998
VenueNational Stadium, Tokyo
Man of the MatchRaúl (Real Madrid)
RefereeMario Sánchez Yantén (Chile)
Attendance51,514
WeatherClear night
14.6 °C (58.3 °F)
68% humidity
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Venue

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The National Stadium in Tokyo hosted the match

Match

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Details

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Real Madrid  2–1  Vasco da Gama
Nasa   25' (o.g.)
Raúl   83'
Report Juninho   56'
Attendance: 51,514
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Real Madrid
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Vasco da Gama
GK 1   Bodo Illgner
CB 4   Fernando Hierro
CB 5   Manolo Sanchís (c)
CB 19   Fernando Sanz   73'
RWB 2   Christian Panucci
LWB 3   Roberto Carlos   19'
DM 6   Fernando Redondo
RM 8   Predrag Mijatović   86'
CM 10   Clarence Seedorf   44'
LM 11   Sávio   90'
CF 7   Raúl
Substitutes:
GK 25   Eduardo Almansa
DF 12   Iván Campo
DF 17   Robert Jarni   86'
DF 20   Roberto Rojas
MF 14   Guti
FW 9   Davor Šuker   90'
FW 15   Fernando Morientes
Manager:
  Guus Hiddink
 
GK 1   Carlos Germano
RB 2   Vágner   81'
CB 3   Odvan
CB 4   Mauro Galvão (c)
LB 6   Felipe
DM 11   Nasa   28'
DM 5   Luisinho   37'   86'
AM 8   Juninho
AM 10   Ramon Menezes   89'
CF 9   Luizão   75'
CF 7   Donizete
Substitutes:
GK 12   Márcio
DF 15   Alex Pinho
DF 17   Válber   89'
DF 31   Vítor   81'
MF 18   Nélson
FW 20   Mauricinho
FW 23   Guilherme   86'
Manager:
  Antônio Lopes

Man of the Match:
  Raúl (Real Madrid)[4]

Assistant referees:
  Halim Abdul Hamid (Malaysia)
  Keiji Kamiara (Japan)
Fourth official:
  Hiroyuki Umemoto (Japan)

Match rules

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Leme de Arruda, Marcelo (2 January 2009). "Toyota Cup – Most Valuable Player of the Match Award". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  2. ^ "1998: Raúl the difference for Madrid". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 December 1998. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  3. ^ Aguado, Jose. "20 años del aguanís, el gol más increíble de Raúl". La Razon. La Razon. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  4. ^ Toyota Cup
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