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
Real Madrid Vasco da Gama 2 1
Date	1 December 1998
Venue	National Stadium, Tokyo
Man of the Match	Raúl (Real Madrid)
Referee	Mario Sánchez Yantén (Chile)
Attendance	51,514
Weather	Clear night 14.6 °C (58.3 °F) 68% humidity
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Venue

The National Stadium in Tokyo hosted the match

Match

Details

1 December 1998

19:10 JST

Real Madrid	2–1	Vasco da Gama
Nasa 25' (o.g.) Raúl 83'	Report	Juninho 56'

National Stadium, Tokyo

Attendance: 51,514

Referee: Mario Sánchez Yantén (Chile)

Real Madrid

Vasco da Gama

GK 1 Bodo Illgner RB 2 Christian Panucci CB 5 Manolo Sanchís (c) CB 19 Fernando Sanz  73' LB 3 Roberto Carlos  19' DM 6 Fernando Redondo DM 4 Fernando Hierro CM 10 Clarence Seedorf  44' RF 8 Predrag Mijatović  86' CF 7 Raúl LF 11 Sávio  90' 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 90 minutes. 30 minutes of golden goal extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions.

See also

• 1997–98 UEFA Champions League
• 1998 Copa Libertadores
• Real Madrid CF in international football competitions