May
Argentina
and its new star Diego Maradona started touring Europe. First on the agenda was
a replay of the previous year’s World Cup Final.
The
British Home Championship took place with the highlight being England’s (3-1)
victory over Scotland.
France
defeated USA (6-0) playing on a synthetic field.
West
germany earned its first away points in its group by defeating Wales (2-0) at
Wrexham.
Poland
defeated Holland (2-0) in its Group.
Tsvetan Ilchev managed Bulgaria again in their qualifier
win over the Republic of Ireland.
Brazil,
making its first appearance of the year, defeated Paraguay (6-0) and defeated
Uruguay (5-1) at the end of the month.
Ferenc
Kovacs managed Hungary for the last time as they held USSR at Tblissi (2-2) in
a Euro qualifier.
For
more detail, see:
Date:
May 1, 1979
Competition:
UEFA European Championship Qualifier-Group 5
Venue:
Letzebuerg (Luxembourg)--Stade Municipal de Luxembourg
Attendance: 3,000
Luxembourg 0-Czechoslovakia 3
(Marian Masny
21, Miroslav Gajdusek 67, Frantisek Stambachr 68)
Photo From: se Lvickem na prsou-Authors O.Bartunek, J.Kalat
(Czechsolovakia squad, May 1, 1979, EC Qualifier, Luxembourg 0-Czechoslovakia 3)
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Date: May 2, 1979
Competition:
UEFA European Championship Qualifier-Group 2
Venue:
Wien (Vienna)-Praterstadion
Attendance: 42,903
Austria 0-Belgium 0
Photo From: Österreichs Fußball Länderspiele Chronik 1902 – 1993, Author: Anton Egger
(May 2, 1979, EC Qualifier, Austria 0-Belgium 0)
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Date: May 2, 1979
Competition:
UEFA European Championship Qualifier-Group 1
Venue:
Belfast -Windsor Park
Attendance: 18,700
Northern Ireland 2-Bulgaria 0
(Chris Nicholl
16, Gerry Armstrong 33)
Date:
May 2, 1979
Competition:
UEFA European Championship Qualifier-Group 1
Venue:
Dublin -Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 35,000
Republic of Ireland 2-Denmark
0 (Gerry Daly
45, Don Givens 66)
Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer
(Denmark squad, May 2, 1979, EC Qualifier, Republic of Ireland 2-Denmark 0)
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Photo From: Official Match Programme, Republic of Ireland v Argentina, 1979
(May 2, 1979, EC Qualifier, Republic of Ireland 2-Denmark 0)
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Photo From: Official Match Programme, Republic of Ireland v West Germany, 1979
(May 2, 1979, EC Qualifier, Republic of Ireland 2-Denmark 0)
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Photo From: Official Match Programme, Republic of Ireland v West Germany, 1979
(May 2, 1979, EC Qualifier, Republic of Ireland 2-Denmark 0)
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Photo From: Football Association of Ireland, 75 Years, Author Peter Byrne, 1996
(May 2, 1979, EC Qualifier, Republic of Ireland 2-Denmark 0)
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Date: May 2, 1979
Competition:
Friendly
Venue:
East Rutherford, New Jersey- Meadowlands Arena, Giants Stadium
Attendance: 20,591
USA 0-France 6 (Bernard Lacombe 8, 14,37, Droege (own goal) 42, Loic Amisse 61, Didier Six 73)
Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer
(France squad, May 2, 1979, USA 0-France 6)
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Date:
May 2, 1979
Competition:
UEFA European Championship Qualifier-Group 7
Venue:
Wrexham-Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 30,000
Wales 0-West Germany 2 (Herbert Zimmermann 29, Klaus Fischer 52)
Photo From: Chronik des deutschen fussballs, 2005
(May 2, 1979, EC Qualifier, Wales 0-West Germany 2)
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Date: May 2, 1979
Competition:
UEFA European Championship Qualifier-Group 6
Venue:
Budapest-Nepstadion
Attendance: 23,000
Hungary 0-Greece 0
Date:
May 2, 1979
Competition:
UEFA European Championship Qualifier-Group 4
Venue:
Chorzów- Stadion Śląski (Silesian Stadium)
Attendance: 85,000
Poland 2-Holland 0 (Zbigniew Boniek 19,
Włodzimierz Mazur 63 pen)
Photo From: Bialo Czerwoni 1921-2001, Author Andrzej Gowarzewski
(May 2, 1979, EC Qualifier, Poland 2-Holland 0)
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Photo From: Het Nederlands Elftal, De Histoire van Oranje, 1905-1989
(Holland squad, May 2, 1979, EC Qualifier, Poland 2-Holland 0)
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Date: May 5, 1979
Competition:
Olympics Qualifier
Venue:
Prague- Bohemians
Attendance: 4,000
Czechoslovakia (Olympics) 4-
Bulgaria (Olympics) 0 (????)
Date:
May 5, 1979
Competition:
Friendly
Venue:
Moskva (Moscow)-Stadion Lokomotiv
Attendance: 20,000
USSR 3-Czechsolovakia 0 (Vakhtang Koridze 17, Ramaz
Šhengelia 20, Vagiz Khidiatullin 89)
Note:
In some sources Koridze also scored the goal credited to Khidiatullin in the 89th
minute.
Date:
May 5, 1979
Competition:
UEFA European Championship Qualifier-Group 4
Venue:
Sankt Gallen-Espenmoos Stadion
Attendance: 9,000
Switzerland 0-East Germany 2
(Lutz Lindemann
45, Joachim Streich 90)
Date:
May 9, 1979
Competition:
Friendly
Venue:
København (Copenhagen)- Idrætsparken
Attendance: 30,900
Denmark 2-Sweden 2 (Benny Nielsen 44, Soren
Lerby 76 / Ingemar Erlandsson 33, Billy Ohlsson 56)
Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer
(Denmark squad, May 9, 1979, Denmark 2-Sweden 2)
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Date:
May 9, 1979
Competition:
UEFA European Championship Qualifier-Group 2
Venue:
Oslo-Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 9,875
Norway 0-Portugal 1 (João Alves 35)
Date:
May 10, 1979
Competition:
Olympics Qualifier
Venue:
Aalborg
Attendance: 2,700
Denmark (Olympics) 1- Finland
(Olympics) 0 (???? / Harri Lindholm 50 )
Date:
May 13, 1979
Competition:
UEFA European Championship Qualifier-Group 3
Venue:
Lemesós (Limassol)-Tsíreio Stádio (Tsirion Stadium)
Attendance: 10,000
Cyprus 1-Romania 1 (Sotiris Kaiafas 33 / Ionel
Augustin 30)
Date:
May 15, 1979
Competition:
Berti Vogts Testimonial
Venue:
Mönchengladbach - Bökelbergstadion
Attendance: 36,000
Borussia Verein für
Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach (West Germany) 6-West Germany 2 (Horst
Koppel 15, 79 pen, Ewald Lienen 20, Berti Vogts 27 pen, Horst Wohlers 44,
Christian Kulik 67 / Rainer Bonhof 13, 85)
Date:
May 16, 1979
Competition:
Olympics Qualifier
Venue:
Dublin
Attendance:
Republic of Ireland
(Olympics) 0- Norway (Olympics) 0
Date:
May 16, 1979
Competition:
Friendly
Venue:
Rio de Janeiro - Estádio do Maracanã- Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho
Attendance: 70,627
Brazil 6-Paraguay 0 (Éder 4, Zico 21,59,73, Nílton Batata 54,65)
Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer
(Brazil squad, May 16, 1979, Brazil 6-Paraguay 0)
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Date: May 19, 1979
Competition:
UEFA European Championship Qualifier-Group 1
Venue:
Sofia- Vassil Levski Stadion
Attendance: 25,000
Bulgaria 1-Republic of Ireland
0 (Chavdar
Tzvetkov 80)
Date:
May 19, 1979
Competition:
British Home Championship
Venue:
Belfast-Windsor Park
Attendance: 35,000
Northern Ireland 0-England 2 (Dave
Watson 9, Steve Coppell 16)
Photo From: World Soccer , July 1979
(Dave Watson scoring, May 19, 1979, Home Championship, Northern Ireland 0-England 2)
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Date:
May 19, 1979
Competition:
British Home Championship
Venue:
Cardiff-Ninian Park
Attendance: 20,371
Wales 3-Scotland 0 (John Toshack
29,35,75)
Photo From: Mondial, New series, issue 10, January 1981
(Team captains Terry Yorath and Kenny Dalglish, May 19, 1979, Home Championship, Wales 3-Scotland 0)
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Photo From: Onze, Issue 61, January 1981
(Kenny Dalglish, May 19, 1979, Home Championship, Wales 3-Scotland 0)
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Date: May 19, 1979
Competition:
UEFA European Championship Qualifier-Group 6
Venue:
Tbilisi –Dinamo Stadion (Dinamo Tblissi)
Attendance: 75,000
USSR 2-Hungary 2 (Yuri Chesnokov 24, Ramaz
Shengelia 75 / Gyorgy Tatar 34, Laszlo Pusztai 63)
Date:
May 22, 1979
Competition:
75th Anniversary FIFA Cup
Venue:
Berne- Wankdorf Stadion, Switzerland
Attendance: 40,000
Argentina 0-Holland 0 (Argentina won 8-7 on Penalty Kick
Shoot-out)
Photo From: EL GRAFICO Nº3113 (June 5, 1979)
(Daniel Bertoni, Osvaldo Ardiles and Johann Neeskens, May 22, 1979, Holland 0-Argentina 0)
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Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer
(Argentina Squad, May 22, 1979, Holland 0-Argentina 0)
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Photo From: Het Nederlands Elftal, De Histoire van Oranje, 1905-1989
(Holland Squad, May 22, 1979, Holland 0-Argentina 0)
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Date: May 22, 1979
Competition:
British Home Championship
Venue:
Glasgow -Hampden Park
Attendance: 28,524
Scotland 1-Northern Ireland 0 (Arthur
Graham 76)
Photo From: Official Match Programme, Northern Ireland v Scotland , 1981
(May 22, 1979, Home Championship, Scotland 1-Northern Ireland 0)
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Date:
May 22, 1979
Competition:
Friendly
Venue:
Dublin -Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 20,000
Republic of Ireland 1-West
Germany 3 (Gerry Ryan 26 / Karl-Heinz
Rummenigge 29, Walter Kelsch 81, Dieter Hoeness 90)
Photo From: Official Match Programme, Republic of Ireland v Bulgaria, 1979
(May 22, 1979, Republic of Ireland 1-West Germany 3)
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Date:
May 22, 1979
Competition:
UEFA European Championship Qualifier-Group 4
Venue:
Berne, Wankdorf Station
Attendance: 20,234
Switzerland 2-Iceland 0 (Heinz Hermann 27, Gianpietro
Zappa 53)
Date:
May 23, 1979
Competition:
British Home Championship
Venue:
London – Wembley
Attendance: 70,220
England 0-Wales 0
Photo From: World Soccer , February 1980
(Kevin Keegan, May 23, 1979, Home Championship, England 0-Wales 0)
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Date:
May 25, 1979
Competition:
British Home Championship
Venue:
Belfast -Windsor Park
Attendance: 6,500
Northern Ireland 1-Wales 1 (Derek
Spence (56 seconds) / Robbie James 62)
Date:
May 26, 1979
Competition:
Friendly
Venue:
Roma –Lo Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 59,834
Italy 2-Argentina 2 (Franco Causio 25, Paolo Rossi 55 / Jose
Valencia 7, Daniel Passarella 56 pen)
Photo From: Onze, Issue 43, July 1979
(Gabriele Oriali and Diego Maradona, May 26, 1979, Italy 2-Argentina 2)
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Date: May 26, 1979
Competition:
British Home Championship
Venue:
London – Wembley
Attendance: 100,000
England 3- Scotland 1 (Peter Barnes
45, Steve Coppell 63, Kevin Keegan 70 / John Wark 21)
Photo From: Onze, Issue 52, April 1980
(Kevin Keegan scoring the third, May 26, 1979, Home Championship, England 3-Scotland 1)
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Date: May 26, 1979
Competition:
Friendly
Venue:
Reykjavík, Laugardalsvöllur
Attendance: 8,280
Iceland 1-West Germany 3
(Ewaldsson 83 / Walter Kelsch 32, Dieter Hoeness 33,670
Date:
May 29, 1979
Competition:
UNICEF
Benefit Match
Venue:
Dublin -Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 25,000
Republic of Ireland 0-Argentina 0
Note : This match is considered Official by Argentina, but Unofficial
by Ireland
Date:
May 31, 1979
Competition:
Olympics Qualifier
Venue:
Bergen-SK Brann Stadion
Attendance: 7,334
Norway (Olympics) 2-Republic
of Ireland (Olympics) 1 (Hammer 71, Larsen Oakland 84 / Joyce)
Date:
May 31, 1979
Competition:
Friendly
Venue:
Rio de Janeiro - Estádio do Maracanã- Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho
Attendance:
Brazil 5-Uruguay 1 (Edinho, Sócrates (2 goals),
Nílton Batata, Éder / Victorino)
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