FIFA World Youth Championship Nigeria 1999

Round of 16

Republic of Ireland - Nigeria

1:1 a.e.t. (1:1, 1:0) 3:5 PSO

Match	Date	Time	Venue / Stadium	Attendance
37	14 April 1999	16:00	Kano / Sani Abacha Stadium	20000

Match Officials

Referee JUN Lu (CHN)	Assistant Referee 1 Visva KRISHNAN (SIN)
	Assistant Referee 2 Mohamed SAEED (MDV)

Goals scored

Richard SADLIER (IRL) 35',
Pius IKEDIA (NGA) 70'

Republic of Ireland

Line-up

[16]
Dean DELANEY (GK)
[2]
Thomas HEARY
[4]
Jason GAVIN
[6]
Barry QUINN (C)
[7]
Stephen McPHAIL
[10]
Robbie KEANE
[11]
Damien DUFF (-77')
[13]
Colin HEALY (-90')
[14]
Richard SADLIER (-65')
[17]
Paul DONNOLLY
[18]
Barry FERGUSON

Substitute(s)

[1]
Alex O REILLY
[3]
Keith DOYLE
[5]
Gary DOHERTY (+65')
[8]
Garry CROSSLEY (+90')
[9]
Liam GEORGE
[12]
Richie BAKER (+77')
[15]
Ryan CASEY

Coach

Brian KERR (IRL)

Nigeria

Line-up

[1]
Sam OKOYE (GK)
[2]
Gbenga OKUNOWO
[5]
John ARANKA
[6]
Ozuah IKEMEFUNA
[8]
Hashimu GARBA
[9]
Gabriel MELKAM (-118')
[10]
Abubakar MUSA (-86')
[13]
Pius IKEDIA
[14]
Joseph YOBO (-66')
[15]
Rabiu AFOLABI (C)
[16]
Iloenusi CHIKELUE

Substitute(s)

[3]
Ikenna ENEH
[4]
Obinna OKPALA (+118')
[7]
Haruna BABANGIDA
[11]
Ganiyu SHITTU (+86')
[12]
Dominic ORUMA
[17]
Julius AGHAHOWA
[18]
Eddy DOMBRAYE (+66')

Coach

Thijs LIBREGTS (NED)

Cautions

Joseph YOBO (NGA) 43'

Expulsions

Penalty Shoot-out

Garry CROSSLEY 8
Goal
Paul DONNOLLY 17
Goal
Thomas HEARY 2
Missed
Barry QUINN 6
Goal

Pius IKEDIA 13
Goal
Gbenga OKUNOWO 2
Goal
John ARANKA 5
Goal
Eddy DOMBRAYE 18
Goal
Ganiyu SHITTU 11
Goal

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