Total recall — Day 19

Magic moment: Aspe’s surging Sol Campbell-esque run past three German players in the 61st minute almost resulted in a classic goal for Mexico.

Mr Sitter: Bierhoff, usually reliable in the air, made a pedestrian attempt tomeet Klinsmann’s cross in the 39th minute and rattled the bar. Hernandez, in possesion in front of the German goal in the 62nd minute, also failed to put his side 2-0 up.

Shiver the timbers: Lothar Matthaus struck his own right-hand upright in the 62nd minute attempting to disposess Garcia Aspe.

Turning point: Hernandez’s miss in the 62nd minute in front of goal was Mexico’s last chance to tie up the game.

Refer-ee! A solid game from the Portuguese, though he showed a soft spot for Carmona’s theatrical dives.

Terrace talk: Germany: "A little careless early on, but thanks to that characteristic ruthless efficiency Ron Atkinson keeps talking about we saw off the Mexican threat." Mexico: "Caramba! If Hernandez had only put away his 62nd minute chance we would have booked a quarter-final spot."

Pre-quarter final: Holland 2 Yugoslavia 1

Goals: Holland: Bergkamp 38, Davids 90. Yugoslavia: Komljenovic 49.
Bookings: Yugoslavia: Stojkovic 38, Mirkovic 53,Djorovic 74.
90 minutes in a nutshell: It would have been a crime if Holland had failed to overcome a Yugoslavia team that had decided victory could be achieved tonight by playing nine men behind the ball. With golden-goal anxiety levels starting to build after the teams levelled at 1-1, Edgar settled it for Holland with a blistering shot in injury time.

Boy done good: Clarence Seedorf, who surely booked his place in Holland’s quarter final starting line-up after a fine display in midfield. He spent most of the match happily spraying balls out wide and providing the telling passes that give Holland the edge.

Two left feet: That penalty miss by Mjatovic in the 50th minute.

Magic moment: David’s winner. It followed two agonisingly blocked efforts by Seedorf and Overmars in injury time and spared everyone the discomfort of stomach ulcers brought on by golden-goal stress.

Mr Sitter: Mjatovic’s penalty miss again, for not even getting it on target in such a crucialgame.

Shiver the timbers: Only one whack on the woodwork. You guessed it, that Mjatovic miss again.

Cheered: The referee, for finally acknowledging that shirt-pulling an offence and awarding a penalty against Joop Stam.

Jeered: Bergkamp, for stamping on Sinisa Mihajlovic and generally being a stroppy git in and around opposing defenders.

Turning point: The penalty miss. After that, Yugoslavia looked as though they had shot their only bolt.

Ref-er-ee! Had a good game over all and deserves special mention for picking up on shirt-pulling.

Terrace talk: Holland: "The orange march is on again." Yugoslavia: "When push comes to shove, we’ll get out of the way and hide at the back."