Ronaldo and Alpay challenge for the ball (Allsport)
RONALDO AND RIVALDO CLOCKWATCH
By PA Sport Staff
1 minute: RIVALDO over-elaborates and is dispossessed by Yildiray Basturk.
2 minutes: RONALDO waits in the centre as Lucio bursts into the box, but the
defender is unable to pull the ball back to him.
3 minutes: RIVALDO fails to control a pass and Turkey come away with the
ball.
5 minutes: RONALDO is beaten to the ball by Fatih Akyel, but he comes deep to
help his side and finds Roberto Carlos.
14 minutes: RIVALDO picks up the ball and runs at the Turkish defence, but
Alpay does well to tackle RONALDO with Brazil in a dangerous position.
16 minutes: RIVALDO is unable to control a throw-in from Carlos in the box and
Turkey clear the danger.
19 minutes: RONALDO is beaten to the ball by his marker and Turkey go close to
taking the lead.
21 minutes: RIVALDO finds RONALDO and unselfishly he passes to the overlapping
Cafu, whose shot is somehow touched over the bar by Rustu Recber.
23 minutes: Rustu again produces a wonderful double save first to deny
RIVALDO, from long range, and RONALDO from close in.
25 minutes: RONALDO looks full of life, but he struggles to get the ball down,
giving his marker the chance to tackle him and clear.
25 minutes: RIVALDO passes wide to Cafu and RONALDO cannot get past a double
challenge from the Turkish defence. RIVALDO again dispossessed.
28 minutes: RONALDO lets fly with an ambitious long-range shot which is
comfortably saved by Rustu.
31 minutes: RIVALDO wins Brazil a free-kick. He leaves it to Roberto Carlos to
try a shot which is easily saved by Rustu.
35 minutes: Rustu stretches to make a brilliant save to deny RIVALDO from
opening the scoring with a long-range shot.
36 minutes: The Turkish keeper is well beaten, but he breathes a sigh of
relief as RIVALDO fires a left-foot shot just past the post.
38 minutes: Kleberson does well down the right and crosses, but RIVALDO is
just beaten to the ball by Rustu. The Turkish defence blocks RIVALDO shot.
45 minutes: RONALDO unable to control pass from RIVALDO. RIVALDO is awarded a
free-kick after foul from Sas.
49 minutes: RONALDO scores a wonderful goal having beaten one man and casually
poking the ball past the despairing dive of Rustu and into the bottom corner.
51 minutes: RIVALDO sees his shot blocked, but he fights to get the ball
back.
54 minutes: RONALDO comes back to help his team-mates and wins a free-kick.
58 minutes: RONALDO slides the ball through to Edilson, but he shoots wide
with just Rustu to beat. RIVALDO wins a free-kick for his side after a foul from
Tugay Kerimoglu.
60 minutes: RIVALDO passes upfield to Edilson, but he fails to continue the
move. RIVALDO and RONALDO link up to put Kleberson in, but his effort is saved
by Rustu.
64 minutes: RIVALDO attempts an ambitious lob from over 40 yards, but his
effort sails well off target.
67 minutes: RONALDO wins Brazil a free-kick after a foul from Tuguy, but that
is his last contribution and he is replaced by Luizao.
69 minutes: Carlos finds RIVALDO and he skips past two tackles before finding
Luizao, who wastes the chance to cross.
75 minutes: RIVALDO fouls Alpay to give Turkey a free-kick near the centre
circle.
79 minutes: RIVALDO wins a header to take some of the pressure off his side,
but Luizao is unable to maintain possession.
88 minutes: RIVALDO tries to chip the keeper from outside the box, but his
effort is comfortably saved by Rustu.
92 minutes: The Barcelona man fires free-kick wide before celebrating Brazil's
passage into the final of the World Cup.
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