Compendium to The Soccernostalgia Interview-Part 94-Matches of Liverpool FC in the UEFA Cup, 1991/92 season.

 Liverpool Matches during the UEFA Cup, 1991/92 Season:

 

September 18, 1991, Liverpool, Liverpool FC (England) 6- Football Club Kuusysi Lahti (Finland) 1 (Dean Saunders 12, 77, 85, 86, Ray Houghton 33, 90 / Kalle Lehtinen 35)

October 2, 1991, Lahti, Football Club Kuusysi Lahti (Finland) 1- Liverpool FC (England) 0 (Michael Belfield 66)

 

October 23, 1991, Auxerre, Association de La Jeunesse Auxerroise (France) 2-Liverpool FC (England) 0 (Jean-Marc Ferreri 42, Kálmán Kovács 60)

November 6, 1991, Liverpool, Liverpool FC (England) 3- Association de La Jeunesse Auxerroise (France) 0 (Jan Mølby 4 pen, Mike Marsh 30, Mark Walters 83)

 

November 27, 1991, Innsbruck, Fußball club Swarovski Tirol –Innsbruck (Austria) 0- Liverpool FC (England) 2 (Dean Saunders 58, 79)

December 11, 1991, Liverpool, Liverpool FC (England) 4- Fußball club Swarovski Tirol –Innsbruck (Austria) 0 (Dean Saunders 40, 57, 68, Barry Venison 80)

 

March 4, 1992, Genova, Genoa 1893-Genova (Italy) 2- Liverpool FC (England) 0 (Valeriano Fiorin 39, Branco 88)

March 18, 1992, Liverpool, Liverpool FC (England) 1- Genoa 1893-Genova (Italy) 2 (Ian Rush 49 / Carlos Aguilera 27, 72)

 

 

 

Date: September 18, 1991

Competition: UEFA Cup- First Round, First Leg

Result: Liverpool Football Club (England) 6- Football Club Kuusysi Lahti (Finland) 1

Venue: Liverpool- Anfield

Attendance: 17, 131

Referee: Manfred Schlup (Switzerland)

Linesmen: Francesco Bianchi, Paul Wyttenbach (both Switzerland)

Kick-off time: 19:10

Goalscorers:

(Liverpool): Dean Saunders 12, 77, 85, 86, Ray Houghton 33, 90

(Kuusysi Lahti): Kalle Lehtinen 35 (or Nicky Tanner own goal in some sources)

Summary of goals:

1:0 (12^th minute, Liverpool): Rush advanced and after the ball is taken away from him, Saunders struck the loose ball from outside of the box.

2:0 (33^rd minute, Liverpool): Steve Nicol’s long cross from the right side was headed in by Houghton.

2:1 (35^th minute, Kuusysi Lahti): Michael Belfield’s pass from the right side was struck by Lehtinen from outside of the box, it took a deflection off of Tanner before going in.

3:1 (77^th minute, Liverpool): McManaman’s cross from the left side was headed in by Saunders.

4:1 (85^th minute, Liverpool): Houghton’s cross from the left side was headed in by Saunders.

5:1 (86^th minute, Liverpool): McManaman’s cross from the right side was struck by Walters, Jyrki Rovio parried the shot and Saunders knocked in the rebound.

6:1 (90^th minute, Liverpool): Walters’ cross from the right side was headed in by Houghton.

Lineups:

Liverpool:

1-Mike Hooper, 2-Gary Ablett, 6-Nicky Tanner, 3-David Burrows, 4-Steve Nicol (Scotland), 8-Ray Houghton (Republic of Ireland), 11-Steve McMahon, 10-Steve McManaman, 5-Mike Marsh (12-Mark Walters 46), 7-Dean Saunders (Wales), 9-Ian Rush (Wales)

 

Coach: Graeme Souness (Scotland)

Other Substitutes:

13-Jamie Redknapp, 14-Steve Harkness, 15-Jimmy Carter, 16-Don Hutchison (Scotland)

 

Team Captain: Steve Nicol

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Shirt Sponsor: Candy

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, Red Shorts, Red Socks

 

Kuusysi Lahti:

1-Jyrki Rovio, 5-Hannu Jäntti, 9-Jari Kinnunen, 2-Ilkka Remes, 3-Jarmo Saastamoinen, 6-Mika Viljanen, 11-Juha Annunen (15-Valeriy Glushakov (USSR) 83), 7-Kalle Lehtinen (16-Sami Vehkakoski 75), 8-Jari Rinne, 10-Michael Belfield (England), 4-Petri Järvinen

 

Coach: Antti Muurinen

Other Substitutes:

12-Ismo Korhonen, 13-Rami Rantanen, 14-Mika Motturi

 

Team Captain: Jarmo Saastamoinen

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Diadora

Shirt Sponsor: Kop

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Photo From: World Soccer, March 1992 

(September 18, 1991, UEFA Cup, Liverpool 6- Kuusysi Lahti 1)

 

Just wondering if Rushie understands the meaning of the Finnish word "PERKELE"... #Liverpool v @FCKuusysi at Anfield, September 18th 1991 #IanRush #HannuJäntti #Kuusysi #UEFACup pic.twitter.com/e5BeSWvckD

— Juha Tamminen (@TamminenJuha) December 18, 2019

Date: October 2, 1991

Competition: UEFA Cup- First Round, Second Leg

Result: Football Club Kuusysi Lahti (Finland) 1-Liverpool Football Club (England) 0

Venue: Lahti-Lahden Stadion

Attendance: 8,800

Referee: Karel Hycl (Czechoslovakia)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: 18:00

Goalscorers:

(Kuusysi Lahti): Michael Belfield 66

(Liverpool): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (66^th minute, Kuusysi Lahti): Kalle Lehtinen’s cross from the right side was headed in by Michael Belfield.

Lineups:

Kuusysi Lahti:

1-Jyrki Rövio, 2-Ilkka Remes (Sami Vehkakoski 74), 3-Jarmo Saastamoinen, 4-Petri Järvinen, 5-Hannu Jäntti, 6-Mika Viljanen, 7-Kalle Lehtinen, 8-Rami Rantanen (Valeri Glusakov (USSR) 84), 9-Jari Kinnunen, 10-Michael Belfield (England), 11-Juha Annunen

 

Coach: Antti Muurinen

 

Team Captain: Jarmo Saastamoinen

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Diadora

Shirt Sponsor: Kop

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

 

Liverpool:

1-Bruce Grobbelaar (Zimbabwe), 2-Gary Ablett, 3-David Burrows (12-Barry Jones 22), 4-Steve Nicol (Scotland), 5-Mike Marsh, 6-Steve Harkness, 7-Ronny Rosenthal (Israel) (14-Jimmy Carter 78), 8-Steve McManaman, 9-Ian Rush (Wales), 10-Mark Walters, 11-Steve McMahon

 

Coach: Graeme Souness (Scotland)

Other Substitutes:

17-Mike Hooper, 15-Jamie Redknapp

 

Team Captain: Steve Nicol

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Shirt Sponsor: Candy

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, Red Shorts, Red Socks

Date: October 23, 1991

Competition: UEFA Cup- Second Round, First Leg

Result: Association de La Jeunesse Auxerroise (France) 2-Liverpool Football Club (England) 0

Venue: Auxerre- Abbe Deschamps

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Jan Damgaard (Denmark)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: 18:00

Goalscorers:

(Auxerre): Jean-Marc Ferreri 42, Kálmán Kovács 60

(Liverpool): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (42^nd minute, Auxerre): From the middle, Kovacs sent Ferreri through to score.

2:0 (60^th minute, Auxerre): Cocard’s cross from the right side was knocked in by Kovacs.

Lineups:

Auxerre:

1-Bruno Martini, 2-Zbigniew Kaczmarek (Poland) (Frédéric Darras 46), 3-William Prunier, 4-Alain Roche, 5-Stéphane Mahé, 6-Raphaël Guerreiro, 7-Christophe Cocard, 8-Daniel Dutuel, 9-Kálmán Kovács (Hungary), 10-Jean-Marc Ferreri, 11-Pascal Vahirua

 

Coach: Guy Roux

Booked: William Prunier 22

 

Team Captain: William Prunier

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Uhlsport

Shirt Sponsor: Commodore

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

 

Liverpool:

1-Bruce Grobbelaar (Zimbabwe), 2-Gary Ablett, 3-David Burrows, 4-Steve Nicol (Scotland) (14-Steve Harkness 46), 5-Steve McManaman, 6-Nick Tanner, 7-Jamie Redknapp (12-Mike Marsh 79), 8-Ray Houghton (Republic of Ireland), 9-Ian Rush (Wales), 10-Mark Walters, 11-Steve McMahon

 

Coach: Graeme Souness (Scotland)

Booked: David Burrows 67

Other Substitutes:

17-Robbie Holcroft, 15-Barry Jones

 

Team Captain: Steve Nicol

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Shirt Sponsor: Candy

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, Red Shorts, Red Socks

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2377, October 28, 1991

(October 23, 1991, UEFA Cup, Auxerre 2-Liverpool 0)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2377, October 28, 1991

(October 23, 1991, UEFA Cup, Auxerre 2-Liverpool 0)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2377, October 28, 1991

(October 23, 1991, UEFA Cup, Auxerre 2-Liverpool 0)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 34, November 1991

(October 23, 1991, UEFA Cup, Auxerre 2-Liverpool 0)

 

Date: November 6, 1991

Competition: UEFA Cup- Second Round, Second Leg

Result: Liverpool Football Club (England) 3-Association de La Jeunesse Auxerroise (France) 0

Venue: Liverpool- Anfield

Attendance: 23,094

Referee: Carlos da Silva Valente (Portugal)

Linesmen: Vitor Manuel Fernandes Correia, Antonio Manuel Miranda de Sousa (both Portugal)

Kick-off time: 19:10

Goalscorers:

(Liverpool): Jan Mølby 4 pen, Mike Marsh 30, Mark Walters 83

(Auxerre): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (4^th minute, Liverpool): Stéphane Mahé fouled McManaman in the box. Jan Mølby scored from the ensuing penalty kick.

2:0 (30^th minute, Liverpool): Houghton’s cross from the left side is headed in by Marsh.

3:0 (83^rd minute, Liverpool): From the middle, Jan Mølby sent Walters through to score.

Lineups:

Liverpool:

1-Bruce Grobbelaar (Zimbabwe), 2-Gary Ablett, 3-David Burrows, 4-Mike Marsh, 5-Jan Mølby (Denmark), 6-Nick Tanner, 7-Steve McManaman, 8-Ray Houghton (Republic of Ireland), 9-Ian Rush (Wales), 10-Mark Walters, 11-Steve McMahon

 

Coach: Graeme Souness (Scotland)

Booked: David Burrows 24, Mike Marsh 41, Mark Walters 76

Other Substitutes:

17-Robbie Holcroft, 12-Jamie Redknapp, 14-Steve Harkness, 15-Barry Jones

 

Team Captain: Steve McMahon

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Shirt Sponsor: Candy

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, Red Shorts, Red Socks

 

Auxerre:

1-Bruno Martini, 2-Frédéric Darras, 3-Zbigniew Kaczmarek (Poland), 4-Alain Roche, 5-Stéphane Mahé, 6-Raphaël Guerreiro, 7-Christophe Cocard, 8-Daniel Dutuel, 9-Kálmán Kovács (Hungary) (Didier Otokoré (Ivory Coast) 19) (Stéphane Mazzolini 75), 10-Jean-Marc Ferreri, 11-Pascal Vahirua

 

Coach: Guy Roux

Booked: Frédéric Darras 16

Sent Off: Frédéric Darras 75

 

Team Captain: Alain Roche

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Uhlsport

Shirt Sponsor: Commodore

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2379, November 12, 1991

(November 6, 1991, UEFA Cup, Liverpool 3-Auxerre 0)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2379, November 12, 1991

(November 6, 1991, UEFA Cup, Liverpool 3-Auxerre 0)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2379, November 12, 1991

(November 6, 1991, UEFA Cup, Liverpool 3-Auxerre 0)

 

Date: November 27, 1991

Competition: UEFA Cup- Third Round, First Leg

Result: Fußball club Swarovski Tirol –Innsbruck (Austria) 0-Liverpool Football Club (England) 2

Venue: Innsbruck- Tivoli Stadion

Attendance: 13,500

Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: 18:30

Goalscorers:

(Tirol): None

(Liverpool): Dean Saunders 58, 79

Summary of goals:

0:1 (58^th minute, Liverpool): Gary Ablett’s throw-in on the left side reached Saunders who shot from a narrow angle.

0:2 (79^th minute, Liverpool): From the middle, Jan Mølby sent Saunders through on the left to go on and score.

Lineups:

Tirol:

1-Milan Oraze, 2-Jürgen Hartmann, 3-Kurt Russ, 4-Mario Posch, 5-Robert Wazinger, 6-Peter Pacult, 7-Manfred Linzmaier, 8-Michael Streiter, 9-Christoph Westerthaler, 10-Nestor Gorosito (Argentina), 11-Alfred Hörtnagel (Roland Kirchler 71)

 

Coach: Ernst Happel

 

Team Captain: Manfred Linzmaier

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Puma

Shirt Sponsor: Swarovski

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

 

Liverpool:

1-Bruce Grobbelaar (Zimbabwe), 2-Steve Harkness, 3-Gary Ablett, 4-Steve Nicol (Scotland), 5-Mark Wright, 6-Nick Tanner, 7-Dean Saunders (Wales), 8-Mike Marsh, 9-Steve McManaman, 10-Jan Mølby (Denmark),11-Steve McMahon

 

Coach: Graeme Souness (Scotland)

Other Substitutes:

17-Robbie Holcroft, 12-Jamie Redknapp, 14-Barry Venison, 15-Barry Jones

 

Team Captain: Mark Wright (or Steve McMahon in another source)

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Shirt Sponsor: Candy

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, Red Shorts, Red Socks

Photo From: World Soccer, March 1992 

(November 27, 1991, UEFA Cup, Tirol 0-Liverpool 2)

 

Date: December 11, 1991

Competition: UEFA Cup- Third Round, Second Leg

Result: Liverpool Football Club (England) 4-Fußball club Swarovski Tirol –Innsbruck (Austria) 0

Venue: Liverpool- Anfield

Attendance: 16,007

Referee: Luben Spasov (Bulgaria)

Linesmen: Borislav Alexandrov, Stefan Chakorov (both Bulgaria)

Kick-off time: 18:30

Goalscorers:

(Liverpool): Dean Saunders 40, 57, 68, Barry Venison 80

(Tirol): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (40^th minute, Liverpool): From the middle, Jan Mølby sent Saunders through to score.

2:0 (57^th minute, Liverpool): Marsh’s corner kick from the right was struck by Wright, Saunders controlled, turned, and scored.

3:0 (68^th minute, Liverpool): From the middle, Marsh sent Saunders and he chipped over Milan Oraze.

4:0 (80^th minute, Liverpool): From the middle, Saunders passed to Venison on the right, who struck with a long-range shot from outside of the box.

Lineups:

Liverpool:

1-Bruce Grobbelaar (Zimbabwe), 2-Steve Harkness (14-Jamie Redknapp 72), 3-David Burrows, 4-Steve Nicol (Scotland), 5-Mark Wright, 6-Nick Tanner, 7-Dean Saunders (Wales), 8-Gary Ablett, 9-Steve McManaman, 10-Jan Mølby (Denmark), 11-Mike Marsh (12-Barry Venison 70)

 

Coach: Graeme Souness (Scotland)

Other Substitutes:

17-Robbie Holcroft, 15-Barry Jones

 

Team Captain: Mark Wright

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Shirt Sponsor: Candy

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, Red Shorts, Red Socks

 

Tirol:

1-Milan Oraze, 2-Jürgen Hartmann, 3-Robert Wazinger, 4-Mario Posch, 5-Kurt Russ, 6-Peter Pacult (14-Roland Kirchler 66), 7-Manfred Linzmaier, 8-Michael Streiter, 9-Christoph Westerthaler, 10-Nestor Gorosito (Argentina), 11-Alfred Hörtnagel

 

Coach: Ernst Happel

Other Substitutes:

12-Rudolf Gussnig, 13-Sarfo Gyamfi (Ghana), 15-Christian Ablinger, 16-Christian Haessler

 

Team Captain: Manfred Linzmaier

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Puma

Shirt Sponsor: Swarovski

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Photo From: World soccer, January 1992

(December 11, 1991, UEFA Cup, Liverpool 4-Tirol 0)

Note: to be confirmed if second leg photograph

Date: March 4, 1992

Competition: UEFA Cup- Quarterfinals, First Leg

Result: Genoa 1893-Genova (Italy) 2-Liverpool Football Club (England) 0

Venue: Genova -Stadio Luigi Ferraris

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Hubert Forstinger (Austria)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: 20:30

Goalscorers:

(Genoa): Valeriano Fiorin 39, Branco 88 

(Liverpool): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (39^th minute, Genoa): A long cross was headed in the box, Aguilera passed to the left for Fiorin to volley.

2:0 (88^th minute, Genoa): Branco scored with a free kick.

Lineups:

Genoa:

1-Simone Braglia, 2-Vincenzo Torrente, 3-Claudio Branco (Brazil), 4-Stefano Eranio, 5-Fulvio Collovati, 6-Gianluca Signorini, 7-Gennaro Ruotolo, 8-Mario Bortolazzi, 9-Carlos Aguilera (Uruguay), 10-Tomáš Skuhravy (Czechoslovakia), 11-Valeriano Fiorin (Roberto Onorati 68)

 

Coach: Osvaldo Bagnoli

Booked: Gennaro Ruotolo

Other Substitutes:

Gianluca Berti, Massimiliano Corrado, Armando Ferroni, Andrea Cecchini

 

Team Captain: Gianluca Signorini

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Errea

Shirt Sponsor: Mita

Uniform Colors: White (Black/Red Horizontal stripe in the middle) Shirts, Black Shorts, Black Socks

 

Liverpool:

1-Mike Hooper, 2-Rob Jones, 3-David Burrows, 4-Steve Nicol (Scotland), 5-Mark Wright, 6-Mike Marsh, 7-Dean Saunders (Wales), 8-Ray Houghton (Republic of Ireland), 9-Mark Walters (14-Barry Venison 83),10-Jan Mølby (Denmark), 11-Steve McManaman

 

Coach: Graeme Souness (Scotland)

Other Substitutes:

12-Jamie Redknapp, 15-Barry Jones, 16-Don Hutchison (Scotland)

 

Team Captain: Mark Wright

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Shirt Sponsor: Candy

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, Red Shorts, Red Socks

Note:

1-Mike Hooper started ahead of Grobbelaar because of foreign player quotas.

 

Photo From: 90 minutes, Issue 94, March 14, 1992

(March 4, 1992, UEFA Cup, Genoa 2-Liverpool 0)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2396, March 10, 1992

(March 4, 1992, UEFA Cup, Genoa 2-Liverpool 0)

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, No 11 (886), March 11-17, 1992

(March 4, 1992, UEFA Cup, Genoa 2-Liverpool 0)

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, No 11 (886), March 11-17, 1992

(March 4, 1992, UEFA Cup, Genoa 2-Liverpool 0)

  

Date: March 18, 1992

Competition: UEFA Cup- Quarterfinals, Second Leg

Result: Liverpool Football Club (England) 1-Genoa 1893-Genova (Italy) 2

Venue: Liverpool- Anfield

Attendance: 38,840

Referee: Frans van den Wijngaert (Belgium)

Linesmen: Jean-Pierre Wautelet, Georges Pollet (Belgium)

Kick-off time: 19:10

Goalscorers:

(Liverpool): Ian Rush 49

(Genoa): Carlos Aguilera 27, 72

Summary of goals:

0:1 (27^th minute, Genoa): Gennaro Ruotolo’s cross from the right was knocked in by Aguilera.

1:1 (49^th minute, Liverpool): Barnes’ cross from the right side was headed in by Rush.

1:2 (72^nd minute, Genoa): Eranio’s pass from the right side was struck in by Aguilera.

Lineups:

Liverpool:

1-Mike Hooper, 2-Rob Jones (14-Barry Venison 64), 3-David Burrows, 4-Steve Nicol (Scotland), 5-Jan Mølby (Denmark), 6-Mark Wright (15-Nick Tanner 17), 7-Dean Saunders (Wales), 8-Mike Marsh, 9-Ian Rush (Wales),10-John Barnes, 11-Steve McManaman

 

Coach: Graeme Souness (Scotland)

Other Substitutes:

17-Robbie Holcroft, 12-Jamie Redknapp, 16-Steve Harkness

 

Team Captain: Mark Wright

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Shirt Sponsor: Candy

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, Red Shorts, Red Socks

 

Genoa:

1-Simone Braglia, 2-Vincenzo Torrente, 3-Claudio Branco (Brazil), 4-Stefano Eranio, 5-Fulvio Collovati, 6-Gianluca Signorini, 7-Gennaro Ruotolo, 8-Mario Bortolazzi, 9-Carlos Aguilera (Uruguay) (15-Nicola Caricola 88), 10-Tomáš Skuhravy (Czechoslovakia), 11-Roberto Onorati (16-Valeriano Fiorin 78)

 

Coach: Osvaldo Bagnoli

Other Substitutes:

12-Gianluca Berti, 13-Maurizio Iorio, 14-Armando Ferroni,

 

Team Captain: Gianluca Signorini

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Errea

Shirt Sponsor: Mita

Uniform Colors: White (Black/Red Horizontal stripe in the middle) Shirts, Black Shorts, Black Socks

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, No 13 (888), March 25-31, 1992

(March 18, 1992, UEFA Cup, Liverpool 1-Genoa 2)

En 1992 el Genoa eliminó al Liverpool de la UEFA y acabó con casi 20 años de imbatibilidad Red en Anfield en Europa pic.twitter.com/5NekmJ9gXB

— La Elastica 10 (@LaElastica10) March 19, 2016