Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Memorable European Confrontations, Part 12-1980 Saint Etienne vs. SV Hamburg

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Photo From: Onze, December 1980
(Hartwig’s own goal)

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.

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.

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.

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.



Photo From: Onze, December 1980
(Michel Platini)
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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

2 comments:

  1. Did Hamburg give a reason why they changed their shirts at half-time in both games?

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    1. i do not know, perhaps it was a marketing ploy

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