1999 Intercontinental Cup

The 1999 Intercontinental Cup was an association 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.

1999 Intercontinental Cup

Match programme cover
Manchester United Palmeiras 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]
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Manchester United won the match 1–0, with captain Roy Keane taking advantage of a mistake by Palmeiras goalkeeper Marcos to score the winning goal. This was United's only Intercontinental Cup triumph, having been beaten by Estudiantes in the 1968 competition. This game was Palmeiras' only 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)
Manchester United	1998–99 UEFA Champions League winners	1968
Palmeiras	1999 Copa Libertadores winners	None

Venue

The National Stadium in Tokyo hosted the match

For the 20th consecutive season, as a result of the competition's sponsorship by Toyota, the match was played at a neutral venue, the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan.^[4]

Match

Details

30 November 1999

19:10 JST

Manchester United	1–0	Palmeiras
Keane 35'	Report

National Stadium, Tokyo

Attendance: 53,372

Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)

Manchester United

Palmeiras

GK 1 Mark Bosnich RB 2 Gary Neville CB 6 Jaap Stam CB 27 Mikaël Silvestre  79' LB 3 Denis Irwin DM 16 Roy Keane (c) RM 7 David Beckham CM 8 Nicky Butt CM 18 Paul Scholes  75' LM 11 Ryan Giggs CF 20 Ole Gunnar Solskjær  46' Substitutes: GK 26 Massimo Taibi DF 12 Phil Neville DF 28 Danny Higginbotham MF 25 Quinton Fortune MF 30 Ronnie Wallwork FW 10 Teddy Sheringham  75' FW 19 Dwight Yorke  46' Manager: Sir Alex Ferguson

GK 1 Marcos RB 2 Chiqui Arce CB 4 Roque Júnior CB 3 Júnior Baiano LB 6 Júnior DM 15 Galeano  54' DM 5 César Sampaio AM 10 Alex  28' AM 11 Zinho (c) CF 7 Paulo Nunes  77' CF 20 Faustino Asprilla  56' Substitutes: GK 12 Sérgio DF 13 Tiago Silva DF 18 Cléber MF 8 Rogério FW 9 Oséas  56' FW 17 Evair  54' FW 19 Euller  77' Manager: Luiz Felipe Scolari

Man of the Match: Ryan Giggs (Manchester United)[5] Assistant referees: Jeon Young-hyun (South Korea) Yoshikazu Hiroshima (Japan) Fourth official: Masayoshi Okada (Japan)

Statistics

Overall^[6]

	Manchester United	Palmeiras
Goals scored	1	0
Total shots	8	15
Shots on target	1	4
Corner kicks	6	12
Offsides	16	13
Yellow cards	1	1
Red cards	0	0

See also

• 1998–99 UEFA Champions League
• 1999 Copa Libertadores
• 2000 FIFA Club World Championship
• Manchester United F.C. in European football