Miracle of Dammam

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Miracle of Dammam
Event 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship
Nigeria Soviet Union
Flag of Nigeria.svg Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
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Nigeria won 5–3 on penalties
Date25 February 1989 (1989-02-25)
Venue Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Referee Hubert Forstinger (Austria)
Attendance10,000

The Miracle of Dammam also known as The Dammam Miracle was the name given to the result of a quarter-final football match between the Nigerian U-20 football team and the USSR U-20 football team at the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship in Saudi Arabia which the Nigerian U-20 team went on to win on penalties. [1] The match created a footballing record as Nigeria became the first team to come back from four goals down to equalize and then go on to win a FIFA World Cup match at any level. [2]

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The match

Summary

The match was played at the Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium in Dammam with an attendance of about 10,000 spectators. The Soviet Union raced to a four-goal lead within 46 minutes with a brace from Sergei Kiriakov in the 30th and 38th minutes with further goals from Bakhva Tedeev and Oleg Salenko in the 45th and 46th minutes respectively in a keenly contested match. With thirty minutes to full-time, Nigeria responded through a goal from Oladimeji Lawal in the 61st and one from Christopher Ohenhen in the 75th minutes. Samuel Elijah scored the third goal in the 83rd minute before the captain of the Nigerian team Nduka Ugbade completed the remarkable comeback with a goal in the 84th minute to end the game in a draw. [3]

Details

Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg4–4 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 pen.)		Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Kiriakov Soccerball shade.svg30', 58'
Tedeev Soccerball shade.svg45'
Salenko Soccerball shade.svg46'		 (Report) Ohenhen Soccerball shade.svg61', 75'
Elijah Soccerball shade.svg83'
Ugbade Soccerball shade.svg84'
Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Hubert Forstinger (Austria)

Note

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References

  1. 1 2 "Greatest Comeback: The Dammam Miracle VS Cape Town wonder". Vanguard Nigeria. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  2. ↑ Great Nigerian Heros. Complete Sports. 8 July 2015. p. 10.{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  3. ↑ "Nigeria's Greatest Football Comeback: The Dammam Miracle VS Cape Town wonder". 26 January 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2015.


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