Costa Rica 2 vs. Sweden 1 in the 1990 World Cup

Information about the 1st Round Group C game played in the 1990 Soccer World Cup between the National Teams of Sweden and Costa Rica with details about goals, starters and reserves, substitutions, cards and more.

Game played in the 1990 World Cup, 1st Round Group C

Date: Wednesday, June 20, 1990

Sweden

1 - 2

Costa Rica

Goals:

32'

Johnny Ekstrom

75'

Roger Flores

87'

Hernan Medford

Players

Sweden
Pos	Je	Player
		Starters
GK	22.	Thomas Ravelli
DF	3.	Glenn Hysen (C)
DF	4.	Peter Larsson
DF	6.	Roland Nilsson
DF	8.	Stefan Schwarz
MF	10.	Klas Ingesson
MF	14.	Joakim Nilsson
MF	15.	Glenn Stromberg 81'
FW	17.	Tomas Brolin 34'
FW	18.	Johnny Ekstrom
FW	21.	Stefan Petterson
		Entered
MF	9.	Leif Engqvist 81'
MF	19.	Mats Gren 34'
		Other Reserves
GK	1.	Sven Andersson
GK	12.	Lars Eriksson
DF	2.	Jan Eriksson
DF	5.	Roger Ljung
DF	7.	Niclas Nyhlen
MF	11.	Ulrik Jansson
MF	13.	Anders Limpar
MF	16.	Jonas Thern
FW	20.	Mats Magnusson
	Coach: Olle Nordin

Costa Rica
Pos	Je	Player
		Starters
GK	1.	Gabelo Conejo
DF	3.	Roger Flores (C)
DF	4.	Ronald Gonzalez
DF	6.	Jose Chaves
DF	20.	Mauricio Montero
MF	8.	German Chavarria 73'
MF	10.	Oscar Ramirez
MF	12.	Roger Gomez 60'
MF	19.	Hector Marchena
FW	11.	Claudio Jara
FW	14.	Juan Cayasso
		Entered
MF	9.	Alexandre Guimaraes 73'
FW	7.	Hernan Medford 60'
		Other Reserves
GK	21.	Hermidio Barrantes
GK	22.	Miguel Segura
DF	2.	Vladimir Quesada
DF	5.	Marvin Obando
DF	15.	Ronald Marin
DF	18.	Geovanni Jara
MF	13.	Miguel Davis
FW	16.	Jose Jaikel
FW	17.	Roy Myers
	Coach: Bora Milutinovic

Abbreviations and Notes:
Pos = Position. It shows the player's natural position but not necessarily the one he played in this particular game
Positions: GK: Goalkeeper / DF: Defender / MF: Midfielder / FW: Forward
Je. = Jersey number / (C) = Captain / HT: at half-time

Cards

National Team	Player	Card and Minutes
Sweden	Glenn Stromberg	18' yellow card
Costa Rica	Roger Gomez	28' yellow card
Costa Rica	Hector Marchena	53' yellow card
Sweden	Stefan Schwarz	74' yellow card

Substitutions

Sweden
Minute 34		Mats Gren	replaced	Tomas Brolin
Minute 81		Leif Engqvist	replaced	Glenn Stromberg
Costa Rica
Minute 60		Hernan Medford	replaced	Roger Gomez
Minute 73		Alexandre Guimaraes	replaced	German Chavarria