FIFA World Youth Championship Nigeria 1999

First stage

Nigeria - Costa Rica

1:1 (1:0)

Match	Date	Time	Venue / Stadium	Attendance
1	03 April 1999	16:00	Lagos / National	37500

Match Officials

Referee Siarhei SHMOLIK (BLR)	Assistant Referee 1 Tudor CONSTANTINESCU (ROU)
	Assistant Referee 2 Ali KHOSRAVI (IRN)

Goals scored

Julius AGHAHOWA (NGA) 20',
Allan MELENDEZ (CRC) 83' Penalty goal

Nigeria

Line-up

[1]
Sam OKOYE (GK)
[2]
Gbenga OKUNOWO
[3]
Ikenna ENEH
[5]
John ARANKA
[6]
Ozuah IKEMEFUNA
[8]
Hashimu GARBA (-56')
[9]
Gabriel MELKAM
[10]
Abubakar MUSA
[15]
Rabiu AFOLABI (C)
[17]
Julius AGHAHOWA (-79')
[18]
Eddy DOMBRAYE (-66')

Substitute(s)

[4]
Obinna OKPALA
[7]
Haruna BABANGIDA (+56')
[11]
Ganiyu SHITTU
[12]
Dominic ORUMA
[13]
Pius IKEDIA (+66')
[14]
Joseph YOBO (+79')
[16]
Iloenusi CHIKELUE

Coach

Thijs LIBREGTS (NED)

Costa Rica

Line-up

[18]
Greivin CRUZ (GK)
[3]
Pablo Cesar RODRIGUEZ
[4]
Allan MELENDEZ
[5]
Alexander CASTRO
[6]
Gilberto MARTINEZ
[7]
Mauricio ALPIZAR (C) (-53')
[8]
Esteban SANTANA
[10]
Minor DIAZ
[13]
Alberto BRENES (-75')
[14]
Mario VIQUEZ (-45' HT)
[17]
Luis VENEGAS

Substitute(s)

[1]
Jairo VILLEGAS
[2]
Mauricio GARITA
[9]
Jose UGARTE (+53')
[11]
Danny FONSECA
[12]
Robert ARIAS (+45' HT)
[15]
Juan ESQUIVEL
[16]
Winston PARKS (+75')

Coach

Carlos WATSON (CRC)

Cautions

Allan MELENDEZ (CRC) 72'
, Sam OKOYE (NGA) 74'

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