1999 Intercontinental Cup

1999 Intercontinental Cup
Match programme cover
Manchester United Palmeiras
England Brazil
1 0
Date 30 November 1999
Venue National Stadium, Tokyo
Man of the Match Ryan Giggs
(Manchester United)
Referee Hellmut Krug (Germany)
Attendance 53,372
Weather Clear
12 °C (54 °F)
58% humidity[1]

The 1999 Intercontinental Cup was a football match played on 30 November 1999 between Manchester United, winners of the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League, and Palmeiras, winners of the 1999 Copa Libertadores. The match was played at the neutral venue of the National Stadium in Tokyo in front of 53,372 spectators.

Manchester United won the match 1–0, the winning goal scored by their captain, Roy Keane. This was United's only Intercontinental Cup triumph, having been beaten by Estudiantes in the 1968 competition. The game was Palmeiras' first appearance in the Intercontinental Cup. Ryan Giggs was given the man of the match award.[2] Manchester United's victory made them the first and only team from England and also the British Isles to win the Intercontinental Cup.[3]

Teams

Team Qualification Previous participation (bold indicates winners)
England Manchester United 1998–99 UEFA Champions League winners 1968
Brazil Palmeiras 1999 Copa Libertadores winners None

Match

Details

Manchester United England 1–0 Brazil Palmeiras
Keane  35' Report
Attendance: 53,372
Manchester United
Palmeiras
GK1Australia Mark Bosnich
RB2England Gary Neville
CB27France Mikaël SilvestreYellow card 79'
CB6Netherlands Jaap Stam
LB3Republic of Ireland Denis Irwin
RM7England David Beckham
CM16Republic of Ireland Roy Keane (c)
CM8England Nicky Butt
LM11Wales Ryan Giggs
CF20Norway Ole Gunnar Solskjær 46'
CF18England Paul Scholes 75'
Substitutes:
GK26Italy Massimo Taibi
DF12England Phil Neville
DF28Gibraltar Danny Higginbotham
DF30England Ronnie Wallwork
MF25South Africa Quinton Fortune
FW10England Teddy Sheringham 75'
FW19Trinidad and Tobago Dwight Yorke 46'
Manager:
Scotland Sir Alex Ferguson
GK1Brazil Marcos
RB2Paraguay Francisco Arce
CB3Brazil Júnior Baiano
CB4Brazil Roque Júnior
LB6Brazil Júnior
DM5Brazil César Sampaio (c)
DM15Brazil Galeano 54'
AM10Brazil AlexYellow card 28'
AM11Brazil Zinho
CF20Colombia Faustino Asprilla 56'
CF7Brazil Paulo Nunes 77'
Substitutes:
GK12Brazil Sérgio
DF18Brazil Cléber
DF13Brazil Tiago Silva
MF8Brazil Rogério
FW9Brazil Oséas 56'
FW19Brazil Euller 77'
FW17Brazil Evair 54'
Manager:
Brazil Luiz Felipe Scolari

Man of the Match:
Wales Ryan Giggs (Manchester United)

Assistant referees:
South Korea Jeon Young-Hyun (South Korea)
Japan Yoshikazu Hiroshima (Japan)
Fourth official:
Japan Masayoshi Okada (Japan)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Weather history for Tokyo, Japan – Tuesday, November 30, 1999". Weather Underground. The Weather Channel. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  2. ↑ Leme de Arruda, Marcelo (2 January 2009). "Toyota Cup - Most Valuable Player of the Match Award". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 13 May 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  3. ↑ "Manchester United 1 Palmeiras 0: Minute by minute". guardian.co.uk. Guardian News and Media. 30 November 1999. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
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