2002 FIFA World Cup (tm) Finals - Results & Fixtures - Germany vs Paraguay

15 Jun 2002


Germany	1 - 0	Paraguay
	(HT: 0 - 0)

Game Details
Venue Jeju World Cup Stadium	Attendance 25176
Referee Carlos Batres (GUA) Assistant Referees Curtis Charles (ATG) Dramane Dante (MLI)

Game Events
#	Date	Player	Event	Period	Mins	H/A
1	15 Jun 2002	Roberto Miguel Acuna	Yellow Card	First Half	26	A
2	15 Jun 2002	Roque Santa Cruz	Player Out	First Half	29	A
3	15 Jun 2002	Jorge Campos	Substitute In	First Half	29	A
4	15 Jun 2002	Bernd Schneider	Yellow Card	First Half	35	H
5	15 Jun 2002	Marko Rehmer	Player Out	Second Half	1	H
6	15 Jun 2002	Sebastian Kehl	Substitute In	Second Half	1	H
7	15 Jun 2002	Jose Saturnino Cardozo	Yellow Card	Second Half	5	A
8	15 Jun 2002	Christoph Metzelder	Player Out	Second Half	15	H
9	15 Jun 2002	Frank Baumann	Substitute In	Second Half	15	H
10	15 Jun 2002	Frank Baumann	Yellow Card	Second Half	26	H
11	15 Jun 2002	Carlos Bonet	Player Out	Second Half	39	A
12	15 Jun 2002	Diego Gavilan	Substitute In	Second Half	39	A
13	15 Jun 2002	Oliver Neuville	Goal	Second Half	43	H
14	15 Jun 2002	Estanislao Struway	Player Out	Second Half	46	A
15	15 Jun 2002	Nelson Cuevas	Substitute In	Second Half	46	A
16	15 Jun 2002	Roberto Miguel Acuna	Red Card	Second Half	47	A
17	15 Jun 2002	Michael Ballack	Yellow Card	Second Half	47	H
18	15 Jun 2002	Oliver Neuville	Player Out	Second Half	47	H
19	15 Jun 2002	Gerald Asamoah	Substitute In	Second Half	47	H

Match report

Germany moved into the quarter-finals of the World Cup, as Oliver Neuville scored an 88th-minute winner to beat Paraguay 1-0. As the clock ticked down towards extra-time following an uninspiring encounter Bernd Schneider raced down the right flank and crossed to his Bayer Leverkusen team-mate Neuville, who smashed the ball home past Paraguay's veteran keeper Jose Luis Chilavert. The Paraguayans were out to cause a colossal shock with a quarter-final in Ulsan against Mexico or the United States on June 21 at stake. But Neuville caught them cold with his goal which sent the three-time world champions through.
"They were looking for a goalless draw - but deserved to win," said Neuville.
"I'm very pleased. It was my first World Cup game on when I was on from the start. I only find out I was playing two hours before kick-off."
Paraguay's misery deepened in injury-time as they had Roberto Acuna red-carded. Germany thus kept their amazing record intact of reaching at least the last eight at all post-war tournaments in which they have participated. Chilavert, playing in his last finals aged 36, sent one trademark long-distance free-kick over the bar as he failed in his dream to become the first goalkeeper to score at a World Cup.
He said his team had come close to causing an upset.
"Germany were lucky today - we were their equals," he insisted.
Paraguay's veteran Italian coach Cesare Maldini, who now steps down from his post to scout in Italy, said either side could easily have won.
"It was a very balanced game until the end. There weren't really many good chances for either side but they won with a great goal," he said.
Paraguay suffered a blow when their Bayern Munich striker Roque Santa Cruz had to go off after appearing to pull a muscle and Jorge Campos came on after 30 minutes. Paraguay had left both Campos and Nelson Cuevas, whose goals beat Slovenia to bring them this far, on the bench at the start. After his introduction Campos thrashed an effort goalwards which German keeper Oliver Kahn, celebrating his 33rd birthday, did well to parry with his left hand. Rudi Voller's Germans were pinning their hopes on Miroslav Klose, tournament top scorer with five in three opening-round matches. Voller shuffled his pack with defender Carsten Ramelow and midfielders Christian Ziege and Dietmar Hamann all suspended, but playmaker and budding superstar Michael Ballack shrugged off a calf muscle strain to start. Germany looked sluggish early on but Ballack went up for a header which floated harmlessly away - while Celso Ayala grabbed at his shirt. Ballack then smacked a long-range effort wide before Danis Caniza's shot wide woke up Kahn. Marco Bode then failed to control the ball, but when it bobbled to Klose he fired over.
Just 25,000 spectators were in the 42,000-capacity stadium on the tropical Korean island of Jeju.

(courtesy of dailysoccer)




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