Saint
Etienne and SV Hamburg were paired in the third round of the 1980/81 UEFA Cup.
The
French, managed by Robert Herbin, had been the dominant team in France since
the 60s and had the greatest French star of the day, Michel Platini, in their
ranks.
The
team contained a host of other stars such as Holland’s Johnny Rep, and Internationals
such as Larios, Battiston, Christian Lopez and Zimako.
They
had eliminated in the previous rounds Finland’s Kuopio Palloseura and
Scotland’s Saint Mirren.
West
Germany’s SV Hamburg, managed by the Yugoslav Branko Zebec, also hosted a
number of Internationals in their ranks.
Internationals
such as Manfred Kaltz, Horst Hrubesch, Felix Magath formed the solid backbone
of a team that had lost their English star Kevin Keegan in the offseason.
They
had eliminated Sarajevo and PSV Eindhoven in the previous rounds.
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Photo From:
France Football, December 2, 1980
(Hrubesch and Christian Lopez) |
One
week before the first leg, on November 16th, 1980, West Germany had
hosted France in Hannover in a Friendly and had defeated France in a convincing
fashion buy a score of 4 to 1.
Many
of the players who would participate in the UEFA Cup tie had been involved in
that encounter.
Manfred
Kaltz had scored from a penalty and Horst Hrubesch had scored and assisted on
another.
The
Saint Etienne contingent of Janvion, Lopez, Larios, Platini and Zimako had been
powerless, save a penalty kick from Larios.
The
French press had been severe with the French players who were seen as no match
for Hrubesch’s aerial power.
West
German Manager Juup Derwall had described Platini’s performance as that of a
General watching the battle far away with his binoculars.
SV
Hamburg’s General Manager Gunther Netzer saw this match as a formality after
France’s performance the week before.
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Photo From: Onze,
January 1981
(Captainas Horst Hrubesch and Christian Lopez) |
The
first leg, on November 26th, was played in Hamburg’s Volkparkstadion.
Hamburg
had seen this as a comfortable tie and expected the opposition to come out on a
defensive shell.
However,
Saint Etienne Manager Robert Herbin was intent on winning this match and had
instilled great confidence in a shattered squad.
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Photo From: Le
Livre d’or du Football, 1981
(Castaneda in action) |
Instead
playing defensively, as many would have predicted in an away European tie, the
French players came out intent on redeeming themselves for the previous week’s
drubbing.
Hamburg
was missing Yugoslav defender Ivan Buljan , playmaker Felix Magath and Striker
Werner Dressel all out injured.
Striker
Johnny Rep was also the first defender; he was assigned to track Manfred
Kaltz’s forays up field.
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Photo From: Onze,
December 1980
(Jacques Zimako) |
Bernard
Gardon had the task of neutralizing Hrubesch, while Janvion was into the
midfield.
Saint
Etienne scored in the 9th minute, after a one-two between Platini
and Rep, Hartwig tried to tackle the ball away from Rep and inadvertently
scored an own goal.
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Photo From: Onze,
December 1980
(Hartwig’s own
goal)
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Platini
scored the second in the 26th minute with an impressive dipping free
kick.
The
French now in complete control scored the third in the 39th minute
by Larios on a breakaway.
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Photo From: Le
Livre d’or du Football, 1981
(Larios scoring the third goal) |
In
the second half, Hamburg changed their uniforms by wearing a White shirt with
red sleeves.
Bernd
Wehmeyer also came on in place of Milewski.
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Photo From: Onze,
December 1980
(Paganelli, Platini and Kaltz) |
With
Saint Etienne in complete control, they scored two more goals in the closing
minutes.
In
the 85th minute, Battiston sent a long pass from his own half
towards Zimako who eliminated his marker and moved up and scored from a narrow
angle.
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Photo From: Onze,
December 1980
(Zimako scoring the fourth goal) |
Two
minutes later, Platini collected a throw from Castaneda in his own half and
advanced untouched and scored from along range effort from outside the box.
After
the match Platini amusingly said that he left his binoculars this time.
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Photo From: Onze,
December 1980
(Michel Platini) |
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Photo From:
France Football, December 2, 1980
(Johnny Rep) |
November 26, 1980
Hamburger Sport-Verein e.V. (West Germany) 0-
Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne- Loire (France) 5
UEFA
Cup- Third Round, First Leg
Venue: Hamburg-Volkparkstadion
Attendance: 37, 000
Referee: John Hunting (England)
Goalscorers: (SV Hamburg): None
(Saint Etienne): William Hartwig (Own Goal)
9,
Michel Platini 26, 87,
Jean-Francois
Larios 39, Jacques Zimako 85
Lineups:
SV
Hamburg:
1-Heinz-Josef
Koitka, 2-Manfred Kaltz, 4-Dietmar Jakobs, 5-Holger Hieronymus, 3-Peter Hidien,
6-William Hartwig, 8-Jurgen Groh, 10-Caspar Memering, 7-Jurgen Milewski
(13-Bernd Wehmeyer 46th), 9-Horst Hrubesch, 11-Willi Reimann
Coach:
Branko Zebec (Yugoslavia)
Team
Captain: Horst Hrubesch
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Shirt
Sponsor: None (Hamburg’s shirt sponsors were BP (British petroleum), however,
no adverts were used, the letters HSV
were emblazoned across the jerseys)
Uniform
Colors: White Shirts, Red
Shorts, White Socks (First Half)
Note: In the Second half, Hamburg’s wore white shirts with
Red Sleeves
Saint
Etienne:
1-Jean
castaneda, 2-Patrick Battiston, 4-Bernard Gardon, 5-Christian Lopez,
3-Jean-Louis Zanon, 6-Gerard Janvion, 8-Jean-Francois Larios,
10-Michel Platini, 7-Jacques Ziamko, 9-Laurent Paganelli, 11-Johnny Rep
(Holland)
Coach:
Robert Herbin
Team
Captain: Christian Lopez
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Le Coq Sportif
Shirt
Sponsor: None (Saint Etienne’s shirt
sponsors were Super Tele, however, no adverts were used)
Uniform
Colors: Green Shirts, White Shorts , Green Socks
The
second leg, on December 10th, was played at Saint Etienne’s Stade Geoffroy
Guichard.
With
the tie all but wrapped up, Hamburg were under no illusions and just tried to
limit the damage.
Magath
was back in the lineup and captaining the side.
Juup
Koitka was dropped, after letting in five goals, in favor of Uli Stein.
Saint
Etienne had Laurent Roussey in place of Rep.
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Photo From:
France Football, December 16, 1980
(Platini and Hartwig) |
The
match was played in very cold weather (-12 C) and the organizers had to spend
up to 100,000 french francs to warm the field with generators.
Horst
Hrubesch was constantly jeered by the fans and Kaltz was particularly
aggressive.
Once
again they scored early, in the 10th minute, when Paganelli roofed
the ball after fine work by Larios.
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Photo From: France
Football, December 16, 1980
(Kaltz and Zimako) |
In
the second half, just like the first match Hamburg changed their uniforms. This
time it was the reverse they started wearing the shirt with red sleeves in the
first half and then changed to the all white.
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Photo From:
France Football, December 16, 1980
(Laurent Paganelli) |
The
rest of the match was uneventful as the outcome was never in doubt.
Branko
Zebec resigned 8 days later, replaced by another Yugoslav Aleksandar Ristic.
Ristic
was able to achieve a runners-up finish in the Bundesliga.
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Photo From:
France Football, December 16, 1980
(Magath and Roussey) |
Saint
Etienne qualified to the Quarterfinals, where they lost to eventual Champions
Ipswich Town.
They
did win the League Title that season, their last to date.
This
match went as one of the greatest performances by a French team in the European
stage and the last great performance of the great Saint Etienne.
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Photo From:
France Football, December 16, 1980
(Larios and Janvion arguing with the referee) |
December 10, 1980
Association
Sportive de Saint-Etienne- Loire (France) 1-Hamburger
Sport-Verein e.V. (West Germany) 0
UEFA
Cup- Third Round, Second Leg
Venue: Saint Etienne-Stade
Geoffroy Guichard
Attendance: 36,998
Referee: Emilio Guruceta Muro
(Spain)
Goalscorers: (Saint Etienne): Laurent
Paganelli 10
(SV Hamburg): None
Lineups:
Saint
Etienne:
1-Jean
Castaneda, 2-Patrick Battiston, 4-Bernard Gardon, 5-Christian Lopez,
3-Jean-Louis Zanon, 6-Gerard Janvion, 8-Jean-Francois Larios,
10-Michel Platini, 7-Laurent Paganelli (13-Jean-Marie Elie 80th), 9-Laurent
Roussey (14-Jacques Santini 80th), 11-Jacques Zimako
Coach:
Robert Herbin
Booked:
Platini
Team
Captain: Christian Lopez
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Le Coq Sportif
Shirt
Sponsor: None (Saint Etienne’s shirt
sponsors were Super Tele, however, no adverts were used)
Uniform
Colors: Green Shirts, White Shorts , Green Socks
SV
Hamburg:
1-Uli
Stein, 2-Manfred Kaltz, 4-Dietmar Jakobs, 6-Holger Hieronymus,
3-Jurgen
Groh, 5-William Hartwig, 11-Caspar Memering, 10-Felix Magath, 8-Bernd
Wehmeyer, 9-Horst Hrubesch, 7-Willi
Reimann
Coach:
Branko Zebec (Yugoslavia)
Team
Captain: Felix Magath
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Shirt
Sponsor: None (Hamburg’s shirt sponsors were BP (British petroleum), however,
no adverts were used, the letters HSV
were emblazoned across the jerseys)
Uniform
Colors: White Shirts with Red
Sleeves, Red Shorts, White Socks
Note: In the Second half, Hamburg’s
wore white shirts
