1999 Intercontinental Cup
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| Date | 30 November 1999 | ||||||
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| Venue | National Stadium, Tokyo | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Ryan Giggs (Manchester United) | ||||||
| Referee | Hellmut Krug (Germany) | ||||||
| Attendance | 53,372 | ||||||
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The 1999 Intercontinental Cup was a 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.
Manchester United won the match 1–0, the winning goal scored by their captain, Roy Keane. This was United's first and only Intercontinental Cup triumph, having been beaten by Estudiantes in the 1968 competition. Ryan Giggs was named as man of the match.[1] Manchester United's victory made them the first and only team from England and also the British Isles to win the Intercontinental Cup.[2]
Match details
| 30 November 1999 19:10 UTC+9 |
Manchester United  |
1–0 |  Palmeiras |
National Stadium, Tokyo Attendance: 53,372 Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany) |
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Keane  35' |
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See also
References
- ^ Leme de Arruda, Marcelo (2 January 2009). "Toyota Cup - Most Valuable Player of the Match Award". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 13 May 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5yduv2cyf. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
- ^ "Manchester United 1 Palmeiras 0: Minute by minute". guardian.co.uk (Guardian News and Media). 30 November 1999. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/1999/nov/30/newsstory.sport7. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
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