International Season 1988/89, Part 7 (January 1989)

January

Holland started the year by defeating Israel (2-0) in Tel Aviv.

World Cup qualifiers in Asia and Africa started.

Spain defeated Malta (2-0) in an away qualifier.

Date: January 4, 1989

Competition: Friendly

Venue: Tel Aviv-Ramat-Gan - National Stadium

Attendance: 19,000

Israel 0-Holland 2 (Jan Wouters 9, John van Loen 10)

Photo From: Het Nederlands Elftal, De Histoire van Oranje, 1905-1989

(Holland squad, January 4, 1989, Israel 0-Holland 2)

Date: January 6, 1989

Competition: World Cup Qualifier-Africa, Second Round-Group A

Attendance:

Venue: Annaba

Algeria 3-Zimbabwe 0 (Menad 10,26, Rabah Madjer 65)

Date: January 6, 1989

Competition: World Cup Qualifier-Africa, Second Round-Group B

Attendance:

Venue: Cairo

Egypt 2-Liberia 0 (Mayboub 25, Ramadan 44)

Date: January 6, 1989

Competition: World Cup Qualifier-Asia, First Round-Zone A

Attendance:

Venue: Doha

Qatar 1-Jordan 0 (Al Soufi 21)

Date: January 6, 1989

Competition: World Cup Qualifier-Asia, First Round-Zone A

Attendance:

Venue: Muscat

Oman 1-Iraq 1 (Mahmoud 37 / I. Mohammed 18)

Date: January 6, 1989

Competition: World Cup Qualifier-Asia, First Round-Zone C

Attendance:

Venue: Islamabad

Pakistan 0-Kuwait 1 (Al-Hajry 5)

Date: January 7, 1989

Competition: World Cup Qualifier-Africa, Second Round-Group B

Attendance:

Venue: Nairobi

Kenya 1-Malawi 1 (Dawo 47 / Singo 2)

Date: January 7, 1989

Competition: World Cup Qualifier-Africa, Second Round-Group C

Attendance:

Venue: Enugu

Nigeria 1-Gabon 0 (Odegbami 5)

Date: January 8, 1989

Competition: World Cup Qualifier-Africa, Second Round-Group C

Attendance:

Venue: Yaounde

Cameroon 1-Angola 1 (Djonkep 75 / Saavedra 11)

Date: January 8, 1989

Competition: World Cup Qualifier-Africa, Second Round-Group A

Attendance:

Venue: Abidjan

Ivory Coast 1-Libya 0 (????)

Date: January 8, 1989

Competition: World Cup Qualifier-Africa, Second Round-Group D

Attendance:

Venue: Rabat

Morocco 1-Zambia 0 (Fettah 39)

Date: January 8, 1989

Competition: World Cup Qualifier-Africa, Second Round-Group D

Attendance:

Venue: Kinshasa

Zaire 3-Tunisia 1 (Mapuata (2 goals), Eugene Kabongo  / Bousnina)

Date: January 11, 1989

Competition: Friendly

Venue: El Mahalla

Attendance: 35,000

Egypt 2-Finland 1 (Ari Hjelm (own goal) 30-El Kass 84 / Mika-Mati Paatelainen 14)

Date: January 11, 1989

Competition: Friendly

Venue: Valetta,Ta’Qali, National Stadium

Attendance: 2,000

Malta 1-Israel 2 (David Carabott 32 / Igal Menahem 12, Moshe Sinai 89)

Date: January 13, 1989

Competition: Friendly

Venue: Cairo-National Stadium

Attendance: 10,000

Egypt 2-Finland 1 (Abdel Rasul 7, Eid 80 / Kimmo Tarkkio 42)

Date: January 13, 1989

Competition: World Cup Qualifier-Asia, First Round-Zone A

Attendance:

Venue: Muscat

Oman 0-Qatar 0

Date: January 13, 1989

Competition: World Cup Qualifier-Asia, First Round-Zone A

Attendance:

Venue: Amman 

Jordan 0-Iraq 1 (Oreibi 60)

Date: January 13, 1989

Competition: World Cup Qualifier-Asia, First Round-Zone C

Attendance:

Venue: Al-Kuwait 

Kuwait 3-United Arab Emirates 2 (Al-Sovayed 26, Al-Hasawi 75,84 / Bakheet 54,69)

Date: January 18, 1989

Competition: Friendly

Venue: Tirana- Stadiumi Kombetar ‘Qemal Stafa’

Attendance: 8,200

Albania 1-Greece 1 (Arben Minga 19 / Nikos Tsiantakis 55)

Date: January 19, 1989

Competition: Friendly

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Farense (Portugal) 0-Bulgaria 0

Date: January 20, 1989

Competition: Friendly

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Iran 2-Japan 2 (???)

Date: January 20, 1989

Competition: World Cup Qualifier-Africa, Second Round-Group A

Attendance:

Venue: Tripoli

Libya 0-Algeria 2 (walkover)

Date: January 20, 1989

Competition: World Cup Qualifier-Asia, First Round-Zone A

Attendance:

Venue: Amman 

Jordan 2-Oman 0 (Yadaje 32,43)

Date: January 20, 1989

Competition: World Cup Qualifier-Asia, First Round-Zone A

Attendance:

Venue: Doha

Qatar 1-Iraq 0 (Al Soufi 80)

Date: January 20, 1989

Competition: World Cup Qualifier-Asia, First Round-Zone C

Attendance:

Venue: Sharjah

United Arab Emirates 5-Pakistan 0 (A.Ibrahim 1,25, Ismail 64, E.Abdelrahman 78, Abdul Aziz 85)

Date: January 21, 1989

Competition: World Cup Qualifier-Africa, Second Round-Group B

Attendance:

Venue: Lillongwe

Malawi 1-Egypt 1 (Kayira / Rassoul)

Date: January 22, 1989

Competition: World Cup Qualifier-Africa, Second Round-Group B

Attendance:

Venue: Monrovia

Liberia 0-Kenya 0

Date: January 22, 1989

Competition: World Cup Qualifier-Africa, Second Round-Group A

Attendance:

Venue: Harare 

Zimbabwe 0-Ivory Coast 0

Date: January 22, 1989

Competition: World Cup Qualifier-Africa, Second Round-Group C

Attendance:

Venue: Libreville

Gabon 1-Cameroon 3 (Manon / Francois Oman Biyik (2 goals), M'Bouh)

Date: January 22, 1989

Competition: World Cup Qualifier-Africa, Second Round-Group C

Attendance:

Venue: Luanda

Angola 2-Nigeria 2 (Dias, Jesus / Cash, Mike Obiku)

Date: January 22, 1989

Competition: World Cup Qualifier-Africa, Second Round-Group D

Attendance:

Venue: Tunis 

Tunisia 2-Morocco 1 (Abdelli, Tarak / Aziz Bouderbala)

Date: January 22, 1989

Competition: World Cup Qualifier-Africa, Second Round-Group D

Attendance:

Venue: Lusaka

Zambia 4-Zaire 2 (Msiska, Mankinka, Nyirenda, Kalusha Bwalya pen /  Eugene Kabongo (2 goals))

Date: January 22, 1989

Competition: UEFA World Cup Qualifier-Group 6

Venue: Valettta ,Ta’Qali -National Stadium

Attendance: 25,000

Malta 0-Spain 2 (Michel 16 pen, Aitor Beguiristain 51)

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (special thanks to Jose Luis Carbonell)

(January 22, 1989, World Cup Qualifier, Malta 0-Spain 2)

Photo From: Todo Sobre La Seleccion Espanola, Felix Martialay, 2006

(Spain squad, January 22, 1989, World Cup Qualifier, Malta 0-Spain 2)

Date: January 24, 1989

Competition: Friendly

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Israel 0-Dinamo Kiev (USSR) 4 (???)

Date: January 25, 1989

Competition: Friendly

Venue: Athens-Olympiako Stadio Athinas 'Spyros Louis' (OAKA)

Attendance: 3,000

Greece 1-Portugal 2 (Stefanos Borbokis 62 / Adelino Nunes  6, Vitor Paneira 65)

Date: January 25, 1989

Competition: Friendly

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Portimonense (Portugal) 1-Bulgaria 3 (????)

Date: January 26, 1989

Competition: Friendly

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SC Olhanense (Portugal) 1-Bulgaria 2 (????)

Date: January 27, 1989

Competition: World Cup Qualifier-Asia, First Round-Zone A

Attendance:

Venue: Amman 

Jordan 1-Oman 1 (Awad 90 / Al Soufi 90)

Date: January 27, 1989

Competition: World Cup Qualifier-Asia, First Round-Zone A

Attendance:

Venue: Bagdad

Iraq 3-Oman 1 (Radhi 33, H.Said 54, Hashem 85 / Nasser 90)

Date: January 27, 1989

Competition: World Cup Qualifier-Asia, First Round-Zone C

Attendance:

Venue: Al-Kuwait 

Kuwait 2-Pakistan 0 (Marwi 42,78)

Date: January 28, 1989

Competition: Friendly

Venue: August 1

Attendance:

Angola 0-Bulgaria 5 (???)

Date: January 29, 1989

Competition: Friendly

Venue: Guyaquil

Attendance: 10,000

Ecuador 1-Chile 0 (Ney Raúl Avilés 41)