1995 Intercontinental Cup

Match programme cover
Ajax Grêmio 0 0
After extra time Ajax won 4–3 on penalties
Date	28 November 1995
Venue	National Stadium, Tokyo
Man of the Match	Danny Blind (Ajax)
Referee	David Elleray (England)
Attendance	47,129
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The 1995 Intercontinental Cup was an association football match played on 28 November 1995 between Ajax, winners of the 1994–95 UEFA Champions League, and Grêmio, winners of the 1995 Copa Libertadores. The match was played at the National Stadium in Tokyo. It was Ajax's second appearance into the competition, after the victory in 1972; moreover, Ajax declined to play in 1971 and 1973, being replaced by Panathinaikos and Juventus respectively. It was Grêmio's second appearance as well, after the victory in 1983.

Danny Blind was named as man of the match.^[1]

Venue

Match details

28 November 1995

19:15 UTC+09:00

Ajax	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Grêmio
	Report
Penalties
Kluivert R. de Boer F. de Boer George Blind	4–3	Dinho Arce Magno Gelson Adílson

National Stadium, Tokyo

Attendance: 47,129

Referee: David Elleray (England)

Ajax

Grêmio

GK 1 Edwin van der Sar RB 2 Michael Reiziger CB 3 Danny Blind (c) CB 4 Frank de Boer LB 5 Winston Bogarde CM 6 Ronald de Boer CM 8 Edgar Davids  113' RW 7 Finidi George AM 10 Jari Litmanen  94' LW 11 Marc Overmars  68' CF 9 Patrick Kluivert Substitutes: GK 12 Fred Grim DF 13 Sonny Silooy MF 14 Martijn Reuser  94' FW 15 Nwankwo Kanu  70'  68' MF 16 Kiki Musampa FW 17 Andriy Demchenko FW 18 Nordin Wooter Manager: Louis van Gaal

GK 1 Danrlei RB 2 Francisco Arce  18' CB 4 Adílson (c) CB 3 Catalino Rivarola  53'  56' LB 6 Roger DM 8 Goiano  43' DM 5 Dinho AM 10 Arílson  54'  61' AM 11 Carlos Miguel  97' CF 7 Paulo Nunes CF 9 Mário Jardel  78' Substitutes: GK 12 Murilo DF 13 Luciano Dias  61' MF 14 Gelson  109'  97' MF 15 Emerson FW 16 Magno  78' FW 17 Nildo FW 18 Alexandre Manager: Luiz Felipe Scolari

Man of the Match:
Danny Blind (Ajax)

Match Ball

• The Ball of the match was the Adidas Questra, originally designed to be the official match ball of the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States.
• Both clubs were allowed to have a maximum of 4 foreign players on the field per squad.

See also

• 1994–95 UEFA Champions League
• 1995 Copa Libertadores
• 1995–96 AFC Ajax season
• AFC Ajax in European football

References