1996 MATCHES
INTERCONTINENTAL (April - June).
21/04/1996, Asunción, Estadio de los Defensores del Chaco, 10988
Friendly International
PARAGUAY 3 (Carlos Gamarra 21', Edgar Báez 53', Virgilio Ferreira 60')
BOSNIA 0
Paraguay: José Luis Chilavert, Catalino Rivarola, Pedro Sarabia, Carlos Gamarra,
Francisco Arce (Silvio Suárez 75'), Roberto Acuña, Gustavo Sotelo
(Harles Bourdier 77'), Estanislao Struway (?. Sosa 80'),
Virgilio Ferreira (Arístides Rojas 74'), Edgar Báez (Miguel Benítez 62'),
Jorge Campos.
Bosnia: Goran, Skoko, Kordic, Bubalo, Bavic, Rablik, Bogtan, Matan, Marinovic,
Musa, Smaruzic.
Referee: Oscar Velázquez Alvarenga (Paraguay).
Coaches: Paraguay: Paulo César Carpeggiani (Brazil).
Bosnia: Muzurovic.
Note: Bosnia substitutes unknown.
24/04/1996, Johannesburg, Soccer City, 80000
Nelson Mandela Challenge
SOUTH AFRICA 2 (Philomen Masinga 25', Theophilus 'Doctor' Khumalo 42')
BRAZIL 3 (Flávio Conceição 56', Rivaldo 68', Bebeto 86')
South Africa: Andre Arendse, Sizwe Motaung, Lucas Radebe, Mark Fish, Neil Tovey [c],
Eric Tinkler, John Moeti (Joel Masilela 73'), Theophilus 'Doctor' Khumalo
(Thomas Madigage 66'), Helman Mkhalele, Philomen Masinga, Shaun Bartlett
(Gerald Stober 83').
Brazil: Dida, Zé Maria, Aldair, Alexandre Lopes, André, Flávio Conceição,
Amaral, Jamelli (Zé Elias 46'), Rivaldo, Bebeto, Sávio.
Referee: David Elleray (England).
Coaches: South Africa: Clive Barker.
Brazil: Zagallo.
Cards: South Africa: Lucas Radebe [Y], Philomen Masinga [Y], Mark Fish [Y].
Brazil: None.
24/04/1996, Antofagasta, Estadio Regional, 30000
Friendly International
CHILE 3 (Iván Zamorano 52', 82', Esteban Valencia 61')
AUSTRALIA 0
Chile: Nelson Tapia, Gabriel Mendoza, Ronald Fuentes, Miguel Ramírez,
Javier Margas, Nelson Parraguez (Pablo Galdames 46'), Luis Musrri
(Esteban Valencia 46'), Fabián Estay, Marcelo Vega (Marcelo Salas 63'),
Iván Zamorano (Claudio Núñez 85'), Sebastián Rozental
(Rodrigo Goldberg 46').
Australia: Mark Bosnich, Kevin Muscat, Mehmet Durakovic, Dominic Longo
(Paul Trimboli 16'), George Kulscar, Harry Kewell, Paul Wade [c],
Andrew Bernal, Ernie Tapai (Warren Spink 78'), Joe Spiteri, Danny Tiatto
(Walter Ardone 38' (Paul Agostino 68')).
Referee: Roberto Ruscio (Argentina).
Coaches: Chile: Xabier Azkargorta (Spain).
Australia: Eddie Thomson.
Cards: Chile:
Australia: Joe Spiteri [R 30'].
Note: Date also reported as 23/04/1996.
30/04/1996, Jaffa, Bloomfield Stadium, 3000
Friendly International
ISRAEL 4 (Haim Revivo 79', 87', Tal Banin 80' pen, Itzik Zohar 90')
SOUTH KOREA 5 (Kim Do-Hoon 4', Yoo Sang-Cheol 37', Shin Tae-Yong 41',
Hwang Seon-Hong 56', 57' pen)
Israel: Boni Ginzburg (Rafi Cohen 46'), Felix Halfon (Avishai Jano 46'),
Gadi Brumer, Amir Shelah, Moshe Glam, Alon Hazan (Arik Benado 46'),
Eyal Berkovich (Reuven Atar 60'), Nir Klinger, Tal Banin, Haim Revivo,
Ofer Mizrahi (Itzik Zohar 46').
South Korea: Kim Bong-Soo (Cha Sang-Gwang 74'), Shin Hong-Ki, Hong Myung-Bo,
Hu Ki-Tae (Li Young-Sang 68'), Park Jung-Bae (Lee Young-Ik 71'),
Ha Seok-Ju, Shin Tae-Yong (Han Jung-Kook 60'), Yoo Sang-Cheol
(Choi Moon-Shik 64'), Ko Jung-Woon, Kim Do-Hoon, Hwang Seon-Hong.
Referee: Ünsal Çimen (Turkey).
Coaches: Israel: Shlomo Scharf.
South Korea: Park Jong-Hwan.
Note: Korea's fourth goal-scorer (at 56') is also reported as Moshe Glam OG.
05/05/1996, Washington (USA), RFK Memorial Stadium, 13100
Friendly International
EL SALVADOR 1 (José Rivera 25')
BOLIVIA 1 (Juan Berthy Suárez 6')
El Salvador:
Bolivia: Marco Antonio Barrero (Mauricio Soria), Eduardo Jiguchi, Oscar Sánchez,
Ángel Parabá, Miguel Ángel Rimba, Rubén Tufiño, Julio César Baldivieso,
Ramiro Castillo, Luis Héctor Cristaldo, Milton Coimbra, Juan Berthy Suárez
(Demetrio Angola).
Referee: Esfandiar Baharmast (USA).
Coaches: El Salvador:
Bolivia: Dusan Draskovic (Yugoslavia).
16/05/1996, Seoul, Olympic Stadium, 76894
Friendly International
SOUTH KOREA 0
SWEDEN 2 (Martin Dahlin 12', Anders Limpar 58')
South Korea: Kim Bong-Soo, Hong Myung-Bo, Huh Ki-Tae, Park Jung-Bae, Shin Hong-Ki,
Kang Cheol (Choi Moon-Shik 46'), Shin Tae-Yong (Park Tae-Ha 46'),
Seo Jung-Won (Han Jung-Gook 60'), Kim Hyun-Seok (Roh Sang-Rae 60'),
Ha Seok-Joo (Lee Young-Sang 63'), Ko Jung-Woon [c] (Park Keon-Ha 46').
Sweden: Bengt Andersson (Jonnie Fedel 46'), Roland Nilsson (Teddy Lucic 46'),
Patrick Andersson, Joachim Björklund, Gary Sundgren, Anders Limpar,
Hakan Mild (Niclas Alexandersson 63'), Pär Zetterberg, Jonas Thern [c],
Martin Dahlin, Kennet Andersson (Jorgen Pettersson 75').
Referee: Pirom Un-Prasert (Thailand).
Coaches: South Korea: Park Jong-Hwan.
Sweden: Tommy Svensson.
Cards: None.
18/05/1996, Chicago (USA), Soldier Field
Friendly International
MEXICO 5 (Alberto García Aspe 20', 44', Ramón Ramírez 37', 88', David Patiño 65')
SLOVAKIA 2 (Štefan Maixner 34', Jozef Juriga 65')
Mexico: Adolfo Ríos, Raúl Gutiérrez (Marco Antonio Sánchez Yakuta 46'),
Claudio Suárez (Guillermo Hernández 72'), Octavio Becerril,
Francisco Javier Gómez, Alberto Coyote, Markus López, Joaquín Del Olmo
(Ricardo Peláez 65'), Alberto García Aspe (David Patiño 46'),
Ramón Ramírez, Luis García (Luis Hernández 46').
Slovakia: Ladislav Molnár (Ivan Ondruška 42'), Ladislav Pecko (Ivan Kozák 46'),
Miroslav Karhan, Dušan Tittel, Vladimír Kinder, Igor Bališ,
Róbert Tomaschek, Július Šimon, Jozef Juriga, Vladislav Zvara,
Štefan Maixner (Tibor Jančula 46').
Referee: Richard Galle (USA).
Coaches: Mexico: Bora Milutinović (Yugoslavia).
Slovakia: Jozef Jankech.
Note: Not a full FIFA international. The match is regarded as a full
international by Mexico, but not by Slovakia.
21/05/1996, Ljubljana, Centralni-Bežigrad, 2500
Friendly International
SLOVENIA 2 (Erwin Šiljak 57', Amir Karič 60')
UAE 2 (Zouhir Bakhit 48', Bakhit Saad 50')
Slovenia: Boško Boškovič, Marinko Galič, Aleš Križan, Miran Srebrnič
(Franc Cifer 46'), Alfred Jermaniš, Vili Bečaj (Amir Karič 46'),
Mladen Rudonja, Igor Benedejčič, Zlatko Zahovič (Vladimir Kokol 46'),
Matjaž Florjančič, Ermin Šiljak (Sandi Valentinčič 75').
UAE: Juma'a Rashid, Jassim Toufik (?. Abdullah 75'), Abdul Rahman,
Yousef Husein, Ismael Rashid, Mohamed Ali, Adnan Al-Talyani
(?. Abdelaziz 67'), Munthir Ali Hasan, Khamis Saad (?. Mattar 58'),
Zouhir Bakhit, Bakhit Saad.
Referee: Mateo Beusan (Croatia).
Coaches: Slovenia: Zdenko Verdenik.
UAE: Tomislav Ivić (Croatia).
Cards: Slovenia: Aleš Križan [Y], Amir Karič [Y].
UAE: Bakhit Saad [Y].
23/05/1996, Beijing, Workers' Stadium, 65000
Friendly International
CHINA 0
ENGLAND 3 (Nick Barmby 30', 53', Paul Gascoigne 64')
China: Ou Chuliang, Xu Hong, Wei Qun, Fan Zhiyi, Li Hongjun, Xie Yuxing
(Li Meng 46'), Li Bing (Peng Weiguo 46'), Jiang Feng (Gao Zhongxun 33'),
Ma Mingyu, Gao Feng, Hao Haidong.
England: Tim Flowers (Ian Walker 64'), Gary Neville, Phil Neville, Jamie Redknapp,
Tony Adams [c] (Ugo Ehiogu 76'), Gareth Southgate, Nick Barmby
(Peter Beardsley 72'), Paul Gascoigne, Alan Shearer (Robbie Fowler 72'),
Steve McManaman (Steve Stone 80'), Darren Anderton.
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy).
Coaches: China: Qi Wusheng.
England: Terry Venables.
23/05/1996, Shimizu (Japan), Nihon Daira Sport Park, 8604
Kirin Cup
MEXICO 0
YUGOSLAVIA 0
Mexico: Carlos Briones, Raúl Gutiérrez, Claudio Suárez, Octavio Becerril,
Alberto Coyote, Alberto García Aspe, Francisco Javier Gómez,
Joaquín Del Olmo (Markus López 82'), Ramón Ramírez, David Patiño
(Luis Hernández 46'), Luis García (Ricardo Peláez 73').
Yugoslavia: Aleksandar Kocic, Zoran Mirkovic, Goran Djorovic, Goran Saula,
Nisa Saveljic, Sinisa Mihajlovic, Sasa Curcic, Dejan Savicevic,
Savo Milosevic (Darko Kovacevic 82'), Dragan Stojkovic, Bratislav Zivkovic
(Albert Nagy 46').
Referee: Masayoshi Okada (Japan).
Coaches: Mexico: Bora Milutinovic (Yugoslavia).
Yugoslavia: Slobodan Santrac.
Cards: Mexico: Octavio Becerril [Y], Claudio Suárez [Y], Ricardo Peláez [Y],
Alberto García Aspe [Y R 77'].
Yugoslavia: Goran Saula [Y], Dragan Stojkovic [Y], Sinisa Mihajlovic [Y].
25/05/1996, Doha, Halifa, 2500
Friendly International
QATAR 2 (Mubarak Mustafa Fazli 53' pen, Abdul Aziz Hassan Bujaloof 89')
RUSSIA 5 (Sergey Kiriyakov 2', 59', Andrey Kanchelskis 5', Igor Kolyvanov 27',
Alexandr Mostovoy 78')
Qatar: Ahmed Khalil Saleh, Jaffal Rashid Al-Kuwari, Zamel Essa Al-Kuwari,
Abdul Rahman Mubarak Al-Kuwari, Jassim Yousuf Al-Tamimi,
Abdul Nasser Ali Al-Obaidly, Salah Mulla Al-Mulla, Adel Khamis Al-Noobi
(Abdel Al-Yasser 70'), Mubarak Mustafa Fazli, Yasser Nazmi Al-Qusi
(Mahmoud Yaseen Soufi), Abdul Aziz Hassan Bujaloof.
Russia: Dmitry Kharin (Sergey Ovchinnikov 85'), Sergey Gorlukovich, Yury Nikiforov,
Iliya Tsymbalar (Igor Dobrovolsky 46'), Omar Tetradze, Valery Karpin
(Igor Shalimov 59'), Viktor Onopko (Evgeny Bushmanov 69'),
Andrey Kanchelskis, Igor Kolyvanov (Sergey Yuran 46'), Alexandr Mostovoy,
Sergey Kiriyakov.
Referee: Al-Khouri (Qatar).
Coaches: Qatar:
Russia: Oleg Romantsev.
Cards: Qatar: Abdul Nasser Ali Al-Obaidly [Y 40'], Mubarak Mustafa Fazli [Y 66'],
Zamel Essa Al-Kuwari [Y 81'].
Russia: Yury Nikiforov [R 88'].
26/05/1996, Tokyo, National Stadium, 50632
Kirin Cup
JAPAN 1 (Kazuyoshi Miura 62')
YUGOSLAVIA 0
Japan: Kenichi Shimokawa, Hiroshige Yanagimoto, Norio Omura, Masami Ihara,
Naoki Soma, Hiroaki Morishima (Tadashi Nakamura 88'), Motohiro Yamaguchi,
Yasuto Honda (Masayuki Tsuchihashi 59'), Hiroshi Nanami, Kazuyoshi Miura,
Yoshiyuki Hasegawa (Masayuki Okano 72').
Yugoslavia: Aleksandar Kocic, Zoran Mirkovic, Goran Djorovic, Albert Nagy
(Dejan Stefanovic 83'), Nisa Saveljic, Goran Saula (Darko Kovacevic 24'),
Vladimir Jugovic, Dejan Savicevic, Savo Milosevic (Sasa Curcic 73'),
Dragan Stojkovic, Sinisa Mihajlovic.
Referee: Kim Young-Joo (South Korea).
Coaches: Japan: Shu Kamo.
Yugoslavia: Slobodan Santrac.
Cards: Japan:
Yugoslavia: Vladimir Jugovic [Y], Albert Nagy [Y], Darko Kovacevic [Y].
26/05/1996, Hong Kong, Happy Valley Stadium, 26000
Friendly International
HONG KONG LEAGUE 0
ENGLAND 1 (Les Ferdinand 35')
Hong Kong League: Ian Hesford, Marlon van der Sander (Leung Shing-Kit 80'), Mike Duxbury,
Dave Watson, Lee Fuk-Wing, Carlton Fairweather, Mark Grainger,
Otis Roberts, Lee Bullen, Anto Grabo, Alen Bajkuša (Pang Kam-Chuen 75').
England: David Seaman, Phil Neville, Tony Adams, Steve Howey (Sol Campbell 59'),
Stuart Pearce, Steve Stone (Darren Anderton 62'), Paul Ince,
David Platt [c], Steve McManaman, Teddy Sheringham (Robbie Fowler 71'),
Les Ferdinand (Alan Shearer 46').
Referee: S. Setlarajan (Malaysia).
Coaches: Hong Kong League:
England: Terry Venables.
Note: Not a full FIFA international, and unofficial for England.
26/05/1996, New Britain, Veteran's Stadium, 8526
Friendly International
USA 2 (Eric Wynalda 13' pen, Cobi Jones 72')
SCOTLAND 1 (Gordon Durie 9')
USA: Juergen Sommer, Mike Burns, Marcelo Balboa, Alexi Lalas, Jeff Agoos,
Cobi Jones, John Harkes, Thomas Dooley (Jovan Kirovski 53'), Claudio Reyna
(Brian McBride 82'), Tab Ramos, Eric Wynalda.
Scotland: Jim Leighton (Nicky Walker 80'), Craig Burley (Stuart McCall 58'),
Tom Boyd, Colin Calderwood, Colin Hendry [c], Derek Whyte, Scot Gemmill
(Gary McAllister 46'), Darren Jackson (John Collins 46'), Eoin Jess,
Gordon Durie (John Spencer 46'), Scott Booth.
Referee: Manlio Eduardo Brizio Carter (Mexico).
Coaches: USA: Steve Sampson.
Scotland: Craig Brown.
27/05/1996, Muscat, 7500
Friendly International
OMAN 0
ALGERIA 1 (Abdelhafid Tasfaout)
Referee: Mohamed Bin Khamis Al Kabi (Oman).
29/05/1996, Fukuoka, Hakata No Mori, 17000
Kirin Cup
JAPAN 3 (Hiroaki Morishima 35', Kazuyoshi Miura 45', Naoki Soma 82')
MEXICO 2 (Joaquín Del Olmo 5', Ricardo Peláez 16')
Japan: Jorge Campos, Raúl Gutiérrez, Claudio Suárez, Octavio Becerril,
Francisco Javier Gómez, Alberto Coyote (Markus López 61'),
Joaquín Del Olmo, David Patiño (Luis Hernández 58'), Ramón Ramírez,
Luis García, Ricardo Peláez.
Japan: Kenichi Shimokawa, Masami Ihara, Norio Omura, Naoki Soma,
Hiroshige Yanagimoto, Motohiro Yamaguchi, Yoshiyuki Hasegawa
(Hisashi Kurosaki 35'), Yasuto Honda, Hiroaki Morishima
(Tsuyoshi Kitazawa 87'), Hiroshi Nanami (Tadashi Nakamura 74'),
Kazuyoshi Miura.
Referee: Nik Ahmad Yaakub (Malaysia).
Coaches: Japan: Shu Kamo.
Mexico: Bora Milutinovic (Yugoslavia).
29/05/1996, Miami (USA), Orange Bowl, 13500
Friendly International
COLOMBIA 1 (Faustino Asprilla 82')
SCOTLAND 0
Colombia: Farid Mondragón, Jorge Bermúdez, Néstor Ortiz (Luis Herrera 46'),
Antonio Moreno, Giovanni Cassiani (Alexis Mendoza 46'), Freddy Rincón,
Andrés Estrada (Leonel Álvarez 46'), Mauricio Serna, Edíson Mafla
(Carlos Valderrama 46'), Adolfo Valencia (Víctor Aristizábal 46'),
Iván Valenciano (Faustino Asprilla 46').
Scotland: Andy Goram, Tom Boyd, Colin Calderwood, Colin Hendry (Craig Burley 46'),
Stewart McKimmie, Tosh McKinlay, John Collins, Gary McAllister [c],
Stuart McCall, Ally McCoist (Kevin Gallagher 61'), John Spencer
(Eoin Jess 70').
Referee: Raúl Domínguez (USA).
Coaches: Colombia: Hernán Darío Gómez.
Scotland: Graig Brown.
29/05/1996, Tilburg, Willem II Stadion, 12400
Friendly International
NETHERLANDS 2 (Aron Winter 42', Johan de Kock 90' pen)
CHINA 0
Netherlands: Ed de Goeij, Michael Reiziger, Danny Blind (Phillip Cocu 73'),
Clarence Seedorf, Arthur Numan, Aron Winter (Edgar Davids 57'),
Dennis Bergkamp, Richard Witschge (Ronald de Boer 57'), Gaston Taument
(Jordi Cruijff 46'), Youri Mulder, Peter Hoekstra (Johan de Kock 73').
China: Ou Chuliang, Wei Qun, Fan Zhiyi, Xu Hong, Li Hongjun, Jiang Feng
(Xie Yuxin 46'), Gao Zhongxun (Li Ming 60'), Peng Weiguo (Yu Ming 60'),
Ma Mingyu, Hao Haidong (Gao Feng 57'), Li Bing (Su Maozhen 57').
Referee: Brendan Shorte (Ireland).
Coaches: Netherlands: Guus Hiddink.
China: Qi Wusheng.
Cards: Netherlands: None.
China: Fan Zhiyi [Y 90].
29/05/1996, Moskva, Dinamo, 10000
Friendly International
RUSSIA 1 (Igor Simutenkov 84')
UAE 0
Russia: Stanislav Cherchesov, Omar Tetradze, Igor Yanovsky, Viktor Onopko,
Yury Kovtun, Vladislav Radimov, Iliya Tsymbalar (Igor Simutenkov 69'),
Valery Karpin, Andrey Kanchelskis (Igor Dobrovolsky 46'), Sergey Kiriyakov,
Igor Kolyvanov.
UAE: Juma Rashid, Hassan Suhail, Abdul Rahman, Yousef Hussain, Ismail Rashid,
Mohamed Ali, Adnan Al-Talyani, Muntir Ali, Zuhair Bakhit (Khamis Saad 73'),
Bakhit Saad, Hassan Said.
Referee: Romans Lajuks (Latvia).
Coaches: Russia: Oleg Romantsev.
UAE: Tomislav Ivić (Croatia).
Cards: Russia: none.
UAE: Hassan Suhail [Y 18'], Zuhair Bakhit [Y 30'], Yousef Hussain [Y 39'],
Hassan Said [Y 74'].
02/06/1996, Sofia, 15000
Friendly International
BULGARIA 4 (Ivailo Yordanov 6', Hristo Stoichkov 29', Georgi Donkov 69',
Nasko Sirakov 79')
UAE 1 (?. Bakhit 38')
Bulgaria: Borislav Mikhailov (Zdravko Zdravkov 46'), Emil Kremenliev
(Radostin Kishishev 46'), Gosho Ginchev, Petar Hubchev, Ilian Kiriakov,
Yordan Lechkov, Zlatko Yankov, Krassimir Balakov, Hristo Stoichkov
(Georgi Donkov 46'), Emil Kostadinov (Daniel Borimirov 46'),
Ivailo Yordanov (Nasko Sirakov 60').
UAE: Juma Rashid, Hassan Suhail (Issa Matar 80'), Ismail Rashid
(Halil Ismail 75'), Yousef Hussein, Abdul Rahman, Mohamed Ali
(Sultan Rashid 60'), Hassan Said, Adnan Al-Tanani, Munther Ali
(Abdul Amberi 63'), Bakhit Said, Zuhair Bakhit.
Referee: Sabri Çelik (Turkey).
Coaches: Bulgaria: Dimitar Penev.
UAE: Tomislav Ivić (Croatia).
Cards: Bulgaria: Georgi Donkov [Y 66'], Krassimir Balakov [Y 90'].
UAE: Bakhit Said [Y 52'], Sultan Rashid [Y 77'], Issa Matar [Y 88'].
02/06/1996, København, Parken, 20653
Friendly International
DENMARK 1 (Thomas Helveg 41')
GHANA 0
Denmark: Peter Schmeichel, Marc Rieper, Jes Høgh, Jens Risager (Torben Piechnik 46'),
Thomas Helveg, Kim Vilfort [c] (Claus Thomsen 61'), Michael Laudrup,
Brian Steen Nielsen, Michael Schjønberg, Brian Laudrup
(Søren Andersen 76'), Mikkel Beck.
Ghana: Simon Addo, Frank Amankwah, ?. Laria, Samuel Osei Kuffour, I. Addo,
Felix Aboagye, ?. Velbek, Charles Akunnor, Samuel Johnson, ?. Tieki
(?. Grant 52'), Emmanuel Duah.
Referee: Lutz Michael Fröhlich (Germany).
Coaches: Denmark: Richard Møller Nielsen.
Ghana: Sam Arday.
Cards: Denmark: Brian Steen Nielsen [Y].
Ghana:
08/06/1996, Dallas (USA), Cotton Bowl, 14000
US Cup
MEXICO 1 (Luis García 80')
BOLIVIA 0
Mexico: Osvaldo Sánchez, Germán Villa, Claudio Suárez, Duilio Davino, David Oteo,
Raúl Rodrigo Lara, Manuel Sol, Rafael García (Edson Astivia 86'),
Alberto García Aspe (Juan Francisco Palencia 75'), Enrique Alfaro,
Luis García.
Bolivia: Mauricio Soria, Juan Peña, Marco Sandy, Oscar Sánchez, Miguel Rimba,
Julio Baldivieso, Luis Cristaldo, Marco Etcheverry, Vladimir Soria,
Ramiro Castillo, Juan Berthy Suárez (Milton Coimbra).
Referee: Brian Hall (USA).
Coaches: Mexico: Bora Milutinovic (Yugoslavia).
Bolivia: Dusan Draskovic (Yugoslavia).
09/06/1996, Foxboro, Foxboro Stadium, 25332
US Cup
USA 2 (Tab Ramos 58', Claudio Reyna 76')
IRELAND 1 (David Connolly 57')
USA: Brad Friedel, Mike Burns, Thomas Dooley, John Harkes, Tab Ramos
(Roy Lassiter 78'), Jeff Agoos, Cobi Jones, Marcelo Balboa, Claudio Reyna
(Jovan Kirovski 78'), Alexi Lalas, Eric Wynalda (Paul Claigiuri 88').
Ireland: Shay Given, Jeff Kenna (Curtis Fleming 40'), Terry Phelan,
Kenny Cunningham, Alan Kernaghan [c], Gary Breen, Alan McLoughlin,
Gareth Farrelly (Mark Kennedy 61'), Liam O'Brien (Dave Savage 88'),
Niall Quinn (Keith O'Neill 88'), David Connolly.
Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica).
Coaches: USA: Steve Sampson.
Ireland: Mick McCarthy.
12/06/1996, East Rutherford (USA), Giants Stadium, 21322
US Cup
MEXICO 2 (Luis García 40', 70' pen)
IRELAND 2 (David Connolly 44', Duilio Davino 49' OG)
Mexico: Osvaldo Sánchez, Germán Villa, Claudio Suárez, Duilio Davino,
Joaquín Del Olmo, Raúl Rodrigo Lara, Manuel Sol, Rafael García
(Cuauhtémoc Blanco 53'), Juan Francisco Palencia (Manuel Abundis 46'),
Enrique Alfaro, Luis García.
Ireland: Packie Bonner [c], Curtis Fleming, Liam Daish, Gary Breen, Alan Moore,
Keith O'Neill, Dave Savage, Alan McLoughlin, Mark Kennedy
(Terry Phelan 73'), Ian Harte, David Connolly.
Referee: Raúl Domínguez (USA).
Coaches: Mexico: Bora Milutinovic (Yugoslavia).
Ireland: Mick McCarthy.
Cards: Mexico:
Ireland: Liam Daish [R].
Note: Ireland's Niall Quinn (substitute) and Mick McCarthy (coach) were also
sent off.
12/06/1996, Washington, RFK Stadium, 19350
US Cup
USA 0
BOLIVIA 2 (Jaime Moreno 2', Milton Coimbra 88')
USA: Brad Friedel, Mike Burns, Jeff Agoos (Roy Lassiter 78'), Marcelo Balboa,
Alexi Lalas, John Harkes, Cobi Jones, Claudio Reyna, Tab Ramos,
Eric Wynalda, Jovan Kirovski (Thomas Dooley 59').
Bolivia: Marco Barrero, Juan Peña, Oscar Sánchez, Miguel Rimba, Marco Sandy,
Julio Baldivieso, Mauricio Ramos, Freddy Cossio, Marco Etcheverry
(Roly Paniagua 46), Jaime Moreno (Ramiro Castillo 46'), Milton Coimbra
Referee: Dino Bucci (Canada).
Coaches: USA: Steve Sampson.
Bolivia: Dusan Draskovic (Yugoslavia).
15/06/1996, East Rutherford (USA), Giants Stadium, 14624
US Cup
IRELAND 3 (Keith O'Neill 12', 33', Ian Harte 45')
BOLIVIA 0
Ireland: Shay Given (Packie Bonner 85'), Curtis Fleming, Kenny Cunningham,
Alan Kernaghan [c] (Gary Breen 35'), Ian Harte, Terry Phelan, Dave Savage,
Liam O'Brien (Alan McLoughlin 45'), Gareth Farrelly (Mark Kennedy 65'),
Keith O'Neill, Alan Moore.
Bolivia: Mauricio Soria, Juan Peña, Oscar Sánchez, Miguel Rimba,
Ramiro Castillo, Julio Baldivieso, Marco Etcheverry, Mauricio Ramos
(Luis Cristaldo 41'), Freddy Cossio, Marco Sandy, Jaime Moreno
(Milton Coimbra 46').
Referee: Esfandiar Baharmast (USA).
Coaches: Ireland: Mick McCarthy.
Bolivia: Dusan Draskovic (Yugoslavia).
20/06/1996, Tucuman, Estadio San Martín, 18000
Friendly International (Copa La Gaceta)
ARGENTINA 2 (Abel Balbo 73', Diego Simeone 77')
POLAND LEAGUE 0
Argentina: Carlos Bossio, Roberto Ayala, José Chamot (Héctor Pineda 81'),
Roberto Néstor Sensini, Javier Zanetti, Gustavo López, Hugo Morales,
Diego Simeone, Juan Sebastián Verón (Christian Bassedas 81'),
Marcelo Delgado (Abel Balbo 46'), Claudio López.
Poland League: Jerzy Dudek, Rafał Kaczmarczyk (Jarosław Krzyżanowski 59'),
Maciej Krzetowski, Paweł Skrzypek, Michał Żewłakow,
Jacek Bąk, Jacek Berensztajn, Piotr Nowak, Mariusz Piekarski
(Dariusz Jackiewicz 79'), Daniel Dubicki (Bartosz Karwan 64'),
Robert Wilk.
Referee: Horacio Elizondo (Argentina).
Coaches: Argentina: Daniel Passarella.
Poland League: Andrzej Zamilski.
Note: Match is a full FIFA international, and is regarded as a full
international by Argentina, but not by Poland.
20/06/1996, Lima, Estadio Nacional, 5600
Friendly International
PERU 4 (Pablo Zegarra 24', Roberto Farfán 56', Roberto Palacios 58',
Nolberto Solano 70' pen)
ARMENIA 0
Peru: Miguel Miranda, Álvaro Barco, Manuel Marengo (José Soto), Juan Reynoso
(Alex Magallanes), Nolberto Solano, José Reyna (Jorge Soto),
José Carranza, Juan Jayo, Pablo Zegarra (Jorge Ramírez),
Roberto Palacios, ?. González (Roberto Farfán).
Armenia: Harutyun Abrahamyan, Sargis Hovsepyan, Armen Shahgeldyan
(Andranik Hovsepyan), Vardan Khachatryan, Hamlet Mkhitaryan,
Aramayis Tonoyan (Yervand Krbashyan), Artur Mkrtchyan, Harutyun Vardanyan
(Vardan Minasyan), Aramayis Tonoyan, Artur Petrosyan, Arsen Avetisyan
(Tigran Yesayan), Varazdat Avetisyan (Arayik Adamyan).
Referee: Jorge Luis Torres Prada (Peru).
Coaches: Peru:
Armenia: Khoren Oganesyan.
22/06/1996, San Pedro Sula, Estadio Francisco Morázon, 5000
Friendly International
HONDURAS 1 (Javier Martínez 90')
VENEZUELA 0
Honduras: Milton Flores, José Luis Pineda, Juan Castro, Erick Fu, Mario Beata,
Nigel Zúñiga, Richardson Smith, Christian Santamaría (Víctor Zúñiga),
Amado Guevara, Róbel Bernárdez (Enrique Reneau 46'), Carlos Pavón
(Javier Martínez).
Venezuela: Félix Colindano (Dany Vigas 83'), José Vallenia (Luis Manuel Filosa 73'),
Carlos García, Edson Tortolero, David McIntosh, Sergio Hernández,
Jesús Valiente (Leonardo González 73'), Stalin Rivas
(Gabriel Urdaneta 81'), Luis Vera, Gabriel Miranda (Alexis Chirinos 46'),
Félix Hernández.
Referee: Argelio Sabillón (Honduras).
Coaches: Honduras: Ernesto Rosa Guedes (Brazil).
Venezuela: Rafael Santana.
Cards: Honduras:
Venezuela: Félix Colindano [R 81'].
25/06/1996, Asunción, Estadio Olimpia, 2000
Friendly International
PARAGUAY 1 (Francisco Esteche 45')
ARMENIA 2 (Varazdat Avetisyan 33', Tigran Yesayan 56')
Paraguay: Danilo Aceval, Pedro Sarabia, Carlos Gamarra, Silvio Suárez,
Francisco Esteche (Arnaldo Espínola 50'), Julio César Enciso,
Harles Bourdier, Vidal Sanabria (Ignacio Rolón 60'), Justo Javier Meza
(Lilio Torales 73'), Arístides Rojas, Jorge Campos (David Gómez 62').
Armenia: Harutyun Abrahamyan, Sargis Hovsepyan, Vardan Khachatryan,
Aramayis Tonoyan, Harutyun Vardanyan (Yervand Krbashyan 78'),
Artur Petrosyan (Artur Mkrtchyan 89'), Hakob Ter-Petrosyan
(Arsen Avetisyan 73'), Hamlet Mkhitaryan, Vardan Minasyan, Tigran Yesayan,
Varazdat Avetisyan (Arayik Adamyan 84').
Referee: Ubaldo Aquino Valenzano (Paraguay).
Coaches: Paraguay: Paulo César Carpeggiani (Brazil).
Armenia: Khoren Oganesyan.
26/06/1996, Vitória, Estádio Engenheiro Araripe, 36700
Friendly International
BRAZIL 3 (Bebeto 33', 85', Narciso 78')
POLAND LEAGUE 1 (Daniel Dubicki 15')
Brazil: Danrlei (Dida 46'), Zé Maria (Zé Elias 74'), Ronaldo Guiaro (Narciso 46'),
Aldair, Roberto Carlos, Amaral, Flávio Conceição, Rivaldo,
Juninho Paulista, Bebeto (Marques 62'), Ronaldo (Luizão 74').
Poland League: Jerzy Dudek, Michał Żewłakow, Maciej Krzetowski, Piotr Nowak,
Paweł Skrzypek, Robert Wilk (Jerzy Wojnecki 77'),
M. Malinowski (Jarosław Krzyżanowski 46'), Rafał Kaczmarczyk
(Jacek Bąk 67'), Mariusz Piekarski (Jacek Berensztajn 84'), Daniel Dubicki,
Bartosz Karwan (Adam Majewski 46').
Referee: José García Aranda (Spain).
Coaches: Brazil: Zagallo.
Poland League: Andrzej Zamilski.
Notes: Not a full FIFA international.
It is also reported that Marques replaced Ronaldo, and Luizão then
replaced Marques.
28/06/1996, Beijing
Friendly International
CHINA 2
NEW ZEALAND 0
Note: Not a full FIFA international.
30/06/1996, Portoviejo, Reales Tamarindos, 12000
Friendly International
ECUADOR 3 (Gilson Simoes 23', Ángel Fernández 48', José Gavica 75')
ARMENIA 0
Ecuador: Carlos Morales (Jacinto Espinoza), Dannes Coronel, Byron Tenorio,
Alberto Montaño (Segundo Matamba), Luis Capurro, Alfonso Obregon
(Jorge Díaz), Luis González, José Gavica, Gilson Simoes,
Ángel Fernández, Manuel Uquillas (Wellington Sánchez).
Armenia: Harutyun Abrahamyan, Sargis Hovsepyan, Vardan Khachatryan
(Yervand Krbashyan 69'), Aramayis Tonoyan, Harutyun Vardanyan
(Arsen Avetisyan 53'), Artur Petrosyan, Hakob Ter-Petrosyan
(Arayik Adamyan 54'), Hamlet Mkhitaryan, Vardan Minasyan
(Andranik Hovsepyan 80'), Varazdat Avetisyan, Tigran Yesayan.
Referee: Roger Zambrano (Ecuador).
Coaches: Ecuador: Francisco Maturana (Colombia).
Armenia: Khoren Oganesyan.
30/06/1996,
Friendly International
USA U23 2 (Jovan Kirovski 2)
SAUDI ARABIA 0
Note: Not a full FIFA international.
Intercontinental 1996 January-March
Intercontinental 1996 July-August
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Author: Neil Morrison
Last updated: 2 Feb 2005
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