1970 European Cup final

The 1970 European Cup final was a football match held at the San Siro, Milan, on 6 May 1970, that saw Feijenoord[lower-alpha 1] of the Netherlands defeat Celtic of Scotland 2–1 after extra time. Ove Kindvall's goal in the 117th minute meant the trophy was won by a Dutch club for the first time. It remains Feyenoord's only European Cup triumph.

1970 European Cup final
Match programme cover
Event1969–70 European Cup
After extra time
Date6 May 1970
VenueSan Siro, Milan
RefereeConcetto Lo Bello (Italy)
Attendance53,187

For losing finalists Celtic, this marked the second, and to date most recent, European Cup final appearance in club history, after the famous win by the "Lisbon Lions" side in the 1967 edition. The match nearly never took place due to massive strikes throughout Italy during 1970; the Italian Football Federation backed down to ensure that their own clubs would be able to compete in further UEFA competitions.

Route to the final

Feyenoord Round Celtic
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Iceland KR 16–2 12–2 (A)[lower-alpha 2] 4–0 (H) First round Switzerland Basel 2–0 0–0 (A) 2–0 (H)
Italy AC Milan 2–1 0–1 (A) 2–0 (H) Second round Portugal Benfica 3–3 (c) 3–0 (H) 0–3 (a.e.t.) (A)
East Germany Vorwärts Berlin 2–1 0–1 (A) 2–0 (H) Quarter-finals Italy Fiorentina 3–1 3–0 (H) 0–1 (A)
Poland Legia Warsaw 2–0 0–0 (A) 2–0 (H) Semi-finals England Leeds United 3–1 1–0 (A) 2–1 (H)

Match

Wim van Hanegem, Piet Vrauwdeunt, and Coen Moulijn

Summary

In contrast to their win in the European Cup final three years prior, in which they had gone into the match as heavy underdogs against Inter Milan, this time around, Celtic entered the final as strong favourites over Feyenoord. However, despite Celtic's Tommy Gemmell opening the scoring after 30 minutes, they were outplayed by the Dutch outfit, whose manager, Ernst Happel, ensured Celtic winger Jimmy Johnstone was double marked at all times, whilst the midfield trio of Franz Hasil, Willem van Hanegem, and Wim Jansen dominated their Scottish counterparts. Rinus Israël quickly equalised with his head; remarkably, this was the very first goal of Feyenoord's European campaign that they scored away from their home stadium.[lower-alpha 2] In the second half, Celtic managed to hold on at 1–1 to force extra time.[2] With just a few minutes of extra-time remaining, a long free-kick from the Feyenoord half was sent towards the Celtic penalty area. Celtic defender and captain Billy McNeill stumbled and misjudged the ball, and as he tried to recover he appeared to punch the ball away. Before the referee had a chance to award a penalty, Ove Kindvall reacted quickly, running on and chipping the ball over the advancing goalkeeper Evan Williams to seal a 2–1 win for Feyenoord.[3][4]

Details

Feyenoord Netherlands2–1 (a.e.t.)Scotland Celtic
Israël 32'
Kindvall 117'
Report Gemmell 30'
Attendance: 53,187
Feyenoord
Celtic
GK1Netherlands Eddy Pieters Graafland
RB2Netherlands Piet Romeijndownward-facing red arrow 106'
CB4Netherlands Theo Laseroms
CB3Netherlands Rinus Israël (c)
LB5Netherlands Theo van Duivenbode
CM7Netherlands Wim Jansen
RM6Austria Franz Hasil
LM10Netherlands Willem van Hanegem
RW8Netherlands Henk Wery
CF9Sweden Ove Kindvall
LW11Netherlands Coen Moulijn
Substitutes:
MF15Netherlands Guus Haakupward-facing green arrow 106'
GK Netherlands Eddy Treijtel
DF Netherlands Cor Veldhoen
MF Netherlands Piet Vrauwdeunt
CF Netherlands Joop van Daele
Manager:
Austria Ernst Happel
GK1Scotland Evan Williams
RB2Scotland David Hay
CB5Scotland Billy McNeill (c)
CB6Scotland Jim Brogan
LB3Scotland Tommy Gemmell
CM4Scotland Bobby Murdoch
CM10Scotland Bertie Aulddownward-facing red arrow 77'
RW7Scotland Jimmy Johnstone
CF9Scotland John Hughes
CF8Scotland Willie Wallace
LW11Scotland Bobby Lennox
Substitutes:
MF14Scotland George Connellyupward-facing green arrow 77'
Manager:
Scotland Jock Stein

See also

Notes

  1. Though the club was invariably referred to as either SC Feijenoord (the original Dutch spelling) or Feyenoord (the spelling used internationally) in the years prior, it would not be until 1974 that the club officially changed its name to Feyenoord, which is an Anglicanised spelling.[1]
  2. Despite the first leg being officially designated as an "away" match, both legs of Feyenoord's first round tie against Icelandic minnows KR were actually played at the Stadion Feijenoord in Rotterdam.

References

  1. "Wist u dat..." stadionfeijenoord.nl (in Dutch). Stadion Feijenoord N.V. Archived from the original on 31 December 2007. zowel Stadion Feijenoord als Feyenoord Rotterdam met een lange ij geschreven werd. Pas in 1974 besloot de voetbalclub een y te gebruiken, de lange ij gaf namelijk problemen met de uitspraak in het buitenland
  2. Gallagher, Michael (10 March 2020). "Feyenoord 2 Celtic 1". The Blizzard. Archived from the original on 8 May 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  3. "Season 1969-70". European Cup History. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  4. Brogan, Tom. "Celtic 1970: European Cup Final v Feyenoord – The Dream Ends". State of the Game. Archived from the original on 19 August 2008. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.