FIFA World Youth Championship Malaysia 1997

First stage

Spain - Costa Rica

4:0 (3:0)

Match	Date	Time	Venue / Stadium	Attendance
32	23 June 1997	20:00	Kuantan / Darul Makmur	5000

Match Officials

Referee Karl-Erik NILSSON (SWE)	Assistant Referee 1 Jorge DIAZ GALVEZ (CHI)
	Assistant Referee 2 Nimal WICKERAMATUNGE (SRI)

Goals scored

Alberto RIVERA (ESP) 3',
David ALBELDA (ESP) 23',
FRANCISCO FARINOS (ESP) 24' Penalty goal,
RIBERA (ESP) 78'

Spain

Line-up

[13]
FELIP (GK)
[3]
Marc BERNAUS
[5]
CESAR (-45' HT)
[6]
ISMAEL
[7]
Alberto RIVERA
[8]
FRANCISCO FARINOS (C)
[11]
ANGULO (-45' HT)
[15]
LACRUZ
[16]
GERO
[17]
DEUS (-58')
[18]
David ALBELDA

Substitute(s)

[1]
LAINEZ
[2]
REDONDO
[4]
CURRO
[9]
RIBERA (+58')
[10]
IVAN ANIA (+45' HT)
[12]
GIL (+45' HT)
[14]
GERARD

Coach

Iñaki SÁEZ (ESP)

Costa Rica

Line-up

[1]
Fausto GONZALEZ (GK)
[3]
Daniel TORRES (-45' HT)
[4]
Pablo NASSAR (C)
[7]
Nelson FONSECA
[8]
Douglas SEQUEIRA (-80')
[9]
Alonso SOLIS
[10]
Froylan LEDEZMA (-30')
[12]
Alvin VILLAVICENCIO
[13]
Carlos CASTRO
[15]
Pablo CHINCHILLA
[16]
Stevens BRYCE

Substitute(s)

[2]
Douglas BARQUERO
[5]
Leonardo DURAN (+80')
[6]
Eddie SALAS
[11]
Marvin CHINCHILLA (+30')
[14]
Andrey CAMPOS
[17]
Jonathan BOLANOS (+45' HT)
[18]
Rodolfo ALVAREZ

Coach

Luis SIBAJA (CRC)

Cautions

Pablo NASSAR (CRC) 33'
, GERO (ESP) 42'
, IVAN ANIA (ESP) 77'

Expulsions

a.e.t.:	After extra time	(C):	Captain	PSO:	Penalty Shoot-out
GK:	Goalkeeper	N:	Not eligible to play	I:	Injured
Y:	Yellow cards	Pos:	Positions	A:	Absent
D:	Defender	M:	Midfielder	Min:	Minutes played
GF:	Goals for	GA:	Goals against	PK:	Penalty Kicks
FC:	Fouls Committed	FS:	Fouls Suffered	R:	Direct Expulsions
F:	Forward	SG/S:	Shots on Goal/Shots	Y: 2Y=R:	Yellow cards Expulsions due to Second Caution