Yugoslavia v Netherlands (1990)

On June 3, 1990 Yugoslavia hosted the Netherlands in an international friendly in Zagreb's Maksimir stadium. The match would turn out to be the last Yugoslav international match hosted in Maksimir. [ [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesj/joeg-intres90.html Yugoslavia National Team List of Results 1990-1999] , RSSSF]

Background

Croatia's first democratic parliamentary elections took place from April 22 to May 7 of 1990. Subsequently, a riot took place on May 13, 1990 in Maksimir during a match between the Croatian club Dinamo Zagreb and the Serbian club Red Star Belgrade. Croatian midfielder Zvonimir Boban was suspended by the Belgrade-based Football Association of Yugoslavia for six months, causing him to miss the FIFA World Cup 1990 and the pre-tournament exhibitions. [ [http://www.soccerphile.com/soccerphile/news/balkans-soccer/football-war.html The Day Yugoslav Soccer Died] ]

Game

The exhibition versus the Netherlands took place on June 3 and was the last exhibition before the FIFA World Cup 1990. The crowd of 20,000 booed the Yugoslav national anthem Hey, Slavs. [ [http://www.sportin.ba/tekst.aspx?id=8610 Football] ] Fans cheered for the Netherlands, heckling the Yugoslav team and its manager Ivica Osim. [ [http://www.jutarnji.hr/sport/nogomet/clanak/art-2008,2,2,,107187.jl Remember the last time we hosted the Netherlands?] ] Many "Dutch" flags were also seen in the crowd, owing to their similarity to the Croatian tricolour (red, white and blue). [ [http://arhiv.slobodnadalmacija.hr/20030714/pressing12.asp In the bus] ]

Aftermath

The match was the last of the Yugoslav team to be played in Maksimir. On October 17 of that year the Croatian national team played its first international match in Maksimir against the United States

Yugoslavia v Netherlands 1990

footballbox
date = June 3, 1990
report = [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesj/joeg-intres90.html (Report)]
team1 = fb-rt|Yugoslavia
score = 0 – 2
team2 = fb|Netherlands
goals1 = | goals2 = Rijkaard goal|53
Marco van Basten goal|83
stadium = Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Friedrich Kaupe (Austria)

quads

Footnotes

ee also

*Dinamo Zagreb-Red Star Belgrade riot