Memorable European Confrontations, Part 21-1980 SV Hamburg vs. Real Madrid

SV Hamburg and Real Madrid were paired in the Semifinals of the 1979/80 Champions Cup.

The West German Club SV Hamburg, managed by the Yugoslav Branko Zebec, were in the midst of their glory years.

The squad already contained Internationals Manfred Kaltz, Felix Magath, Horst Hrubrsch, as well as English superstar Kevin Keegan.

They had qualified from their opening Rounds by defeating Iceland’s Valur Reykjavik (3-0 away, 2-1 ), USSR’s Dinamo Tblissi (3-1, 3-2 away) and Yugoslavia’s Hajduk Split (1-0, 2-3) on the away goals rule.

Spain’s Real Madrid were also managed by a Yugoslav Vujadin Boskov and included Internationals such as Carlos Santillana, Juanito, Camacho and the Foreign pair of West German Uli Stielieke and Englishman Laurie Cunningham.

They had qualified from their opening Rounds by defeating Bulgaria’s Levski Sofia (1-0 away, 2-0), Portugal’s Porto (1-2, 1-0) and Scotland’s Celtic Glasgow (0-2 , 3-0)

The first leg, on April 9th, was played at Madrid’ Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. 

SV Hamburg were seen as the stronger team and many favored them to advance.

Uli Stilieke started for Real despite suffering from the flu.

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1775, April 15, 1980

(Laurie Cunningham and Dietmar Jakobs)

Jimmy Hartwig had wanted to mark Stilieke individually, however, Branko Zebec preferred to give the task to Magath.

There was some questions why Caspar Memering was restricted to the bench, for his part Zebec pointed out that Ivan Buljan‘s absence had weakened them.

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1775, April 15, 1980

(Juanito and Jimmy Hartwig)

For Real , Perez Garcia, playing in his fourth match for Real , was tasked with the marking of Keegan and he did it to perfection as Keegan was in check throughout the match.

Magath was unable to achieve anything offensively due to his man marking of Stilieke.

The choice of Nogly as libero was also criticized, he was left wanting on both of Madrid’s goal

Photo From: Onze, Issue 53, May 1980

(Sabido and Kevin Keegan)

He could not block Del Bosque’s cross for Santillana’s first and for the second goal, he was slow to reach Santillana after Stilieke dragged the ball across from the left side for Santillana to tap in.

Photo From: Onze, Issue 53, May 1980

(Rudi Kargus troubled aerially by santillana, Hartwig and Del Bosque looking on)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 53, May 1980

(Santillana scoring Real’s first goal with Kargus and Kaltz helpless)

Hamburg goalkeeper Kargus was also criticized for his hesitancy in crosses that led to many dangerous chances for Real.

Photo From: Onze, Issue 53, May 1980

(Nogly, Kargus and Jakobs looking at Juanito)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 53, May 1980

(Uli Stielieke setting up the second goal)

Real was disciplined tactically and collectively  in contrast to their ususal daring and all out attacking  style in Europe.

So superior Hamburg had been perceived that Real manager Boskov compared the victory to David defeating Goliath.

Despite the win Pirri and Del Bosque expressed concern, as they felt they had not met the real Hamburg.

April 9, 1980

Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (Spain) 2- Hamburger Sport-Verein e.V. (West Germany) 0

Champions Cup- Semifinals, First Leg

Venue: Madrid-Estadio Santiago Bernabeu

Attendance: 120,000

Referee: Vojtech Christov (Czechoslovakia)

Goalscorers: (Real Madrid): Carlos Santillana 62^nd, 80th

(SV Hamburg): None

Lineups:

Real Madrid:

1-Garcia Remon, 3-Jose Antonio Camacho, 5-Sabido, 4-Pirri, 8-Angel, 2-Perez Garcia, 6-Vicente Del Bosque, 10-Uli Stielieke (West Germany), 7-Juanito (15-Roberto Martinez  87^th), 9-Carlos Santillana, 11-Laurie Cunningham (England)

Coach: Vujadin Boskov (Yugoslavia)

Team Captain: Pirri

Official Kit Supplier/Designer:

Shirt Sponsor:  None

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

SV Hamburg:

1-Rudi Kargus, 2-Manfred Kaltz, 4-Dietmar Jakobs, 5-Peter Nogly, 3-Peter Hidien, 6-William ‘Jimmy’ Hartwig, 7-Kevin Keegan (England), 10-Felix Magath, 8-Jurgen Milewski, 9-Horst Hrubesch, 11-Willi Reimann

Coach: Branko Zebec (Yugoslavia)

Booked: Felix Magath

Team Captain: Felix Magath

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Shirt Sponsor: None (HSV written, but BP (British Petroleum) were their shirt sponsors)

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, Black Shorts, Blue Socks

The second leg, on April 23rd , was played at Hamburg’s Volkparkstadion.

For Real Madrid, Sabido was out and Benito came in his place.

Hamburg were missing Jurgen Milewski and Hartwig, but with Caspar Memering in the side.

Zebec made the tactical decision of placing Ivan Buljan in defense to stabilize it and move Jakobs in the midfield. This change would pay dividends. Buljan had been suffering from Hepatitis and had not played in some time and not completely match fit.

Photo From: Onze, Issue 53, May 1980

(Team captains Felix Magath and Pirri)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 53, May 1980

(Cunningham between Hrubesch and Jakobs)

Hamburg had gone through a few anxious days, as on April 18^th, Hamburg Manager Branko Zebec was caught drunk driving.

However, they put all these problems behind them and came out with the intent to destroy Real Madrid and they did just that. They performed one the best ever displays in European competition by defeating Real Madrid 5-1 (4-1 at halftime). Manfred Kaltz and Horst Hrubesch stood out in the historic rout.

Photo From: Onze, Issue 53, May 1980

(Kaltz scoring the spot)

Hamburg scored first in the 10^th minute from a Kaltz spot kick after Keegan had been fouled by Perez Garcia.

Seven minutes later Willi Reimann crossed from the right and an unmarked Hrubesch scored from a diving header.

Photo From: Onze, Issue 53, May 1980

(Manfred Kaltz)

Up to this point Real goalkeeper had taken a  few knocks. In the 23^rd minute, he seemed unresponsive in taking a kick, as a result the referee booked him. The referee was unaware that Garcia Remon had suffered a concussion in one of the hits and had no idea where he was. A tearful Garcia Remon was taken off with the help of two individuals and Miguel Angel took his place.

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1777, April 29, 1980

(Horst Hrubesch)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 53, May 1980

(Dietmar Jakobs and Uli Stilieke)

In the 31^st minute, Laurie Cunningham gave a glimmer of hope to Real by lobbing the ball into an empty net after Kargus had missed an aerial cross from the left (from pressure by Santillana).

Photo From: Onze, Issue 53, May 1980

(Horst Hrubesch heading)

An undeterred Hamburg scored twice more to close the half. First, in the 40^th minute, Kaltz scored from a long range shot from outside of the box after a shot by Hidien had been deflected. Then just before the halftime whistle, Keegan from the middle of the field passed to Memering on the left, who crossed it for Hrubesch to head home.

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1777, April 29, 1980

(Manfred Kaltz)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 53, May 1980

(Miguel Angel in action)

There was no score in the second half, until the very last minute when Hrubesch crossed for an unmarked Memering to score the fifth and final goal.

Pirri were gracious in defeat and admitted Hamburg had deservedly destroyed them. At this point they even looked odds on favorites to lift the trophy.

SV Hamburg reached the final, but lost out to the defending Champions Nottingham Forest. They also ended up as runner-ups in the Bundesliga to Bayern Munich.

 Real Madrid for their part were La Liga Champions. They reached the Final for the following season but lost to Liverpool.

April 23, 1980

Hamburger Sport-Verein e.V. (West Germany) 5-Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (Spain) 1

Champions Cup- Semifinals, Second Leg

Venue: Hamburg-Volksparkstadion

Attendance: 61,000

Referee: Alberto Michelotti (Italy)

Goalscorers: (SV Hamburg): Manfred Kaltz, 10pen, 40^th,

     Horst Hrubesch 17^th , 45^th , Caspar Memering 90^th 

(Real Madrid): Laurie Cunningham 31^st

Lineups:

SV Hamburg:

1-Rudi Kargus, 2-Manfred Kaltz, 5-Ivan Buljan (Yugoslavia), 4-Peter Nogly, 3-Peter Hidien, 6-Dietmar Jakobs, 10-Felix Magath, 8-Caspar Memering, 7-Kevin Keegan (England), 9-Horst Hrubesch, 11-Willi Reimann

Coach: Branko Zebec (Yugoslavia)

Booked: Memering, Kaltz

Other Subs:

Jurgen Stars

12-Holger Hieronymus

13-Uwe Beginski

14-Jurgen Milewski

15-Bernd Wehmeyer

Team Captain: Felix Magath

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas, the shirts were by Erima (which was owned by Adidas), shorts were Adidas

Shirt Sponsor: None (HSV written, but BP (British Petroleum) were their shirt sponsors)

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Red Shorts, White Socks

Real Madrid:

1-Garcia Remon (1-Miguel Angel 23^rd), 2-Perez Garcia, 4-Pirri, 5-Benito, 3-Jose Antonio Camacho, 8-Angel, 6-Vicente Del Bosque, 10-Uli Stielieke (West Germany), 7-Juanito (16-Roberto Martinez 80^th), 9-Carlos Santillana,11- Laurie Cunningham (England)

Coach: Vujadin Boskov (Yugoslavia)

Booked: Garcia Remon, Vicente Del Bosque

Sent Off: Vicente Del Bosque 82^nd

Other Subs:

12-Sabido

14-Isidro

15-Garcia Hernandez

Team Captain: Pirri

Official Kit Supplier/Designer:

Shirt Sponsor:  None

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, Blue Shorts, Blue Socks

Soccer Memories-Part 23

My Favorite World Cup Match:   July 8, 1982, The Magic of Seville

http://www.zani.co.uk/world-cup-1982-the-magic-of-seville-france-west-germany
 

With the World Cup right around the corner, the inevitable debates come up as to which was the best ever World Cup match.

In the lead up to the main event we are naturally inundated with Television Specials and highlights from past World Cups.

To pick a favorite World Cup match varies depending upon your generation.

Experts will point out to World Cups that might be decades remote from our own lifetime. These matches usually stand out due to high drama, many goals, score reversals, big names involved, sending offs, etc…

However, there is little emotional resonance when you have not witnessed Gordon Banks making a save from Pele, Rivera scoring in overtime vs. West Germany or Geoff Hurst’s last minute overtime winner in 1966 (They think it’s all over, Well it is now..).

Since the 1982 World Cup, turned me into a fan, naturally my favorite World Cup match is from that Tournament.

Though not a very original choice, the Semifinal match between France and West Germany in Seville’s Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium on July 8^th, 1982 stands out as my preferred choice.

Over a decade later in an Interview, France’s Captain Michel Platini stated that just in that one match he went through every possible emotion that any person can go through.

To those of us who witnessed the match on our Television sets, we could not agree more, irrespective of our allegiances and even if we were neutral.

Thirty years later this match is still talked about and referenced and has become an unforgettable memory for the participants as well as the global audience that witnessed it.

By this stage of the Tournament, after Brazil’s elimination, France had become the neutrals’ favorite due to their positive displays especially in the Second Round.

The French squad, managed by Michel Hidalgo, had improved as the Tournament had progressed with Alain Giresse and Dominique Rocheteau in fine form.

Their weak point had been the goalkeeper Jean-Luc Ettori who many viewed as too nervous and inexperienced to inspire confidence.

Photo From: Onze, December 1982

(Alain Giresse and Hans-Peter Briegel)

The West Germans, managed by Juup Derwall, had not made themselves popular especially after the farce match vs. Austria in the Group stage, but had advanced due to hard work and determination, if not brilliance.

They were a far more physical team exemplified by towering figures such as Hans-Peter Briegel, Manfred Kaltz and Horst Hrubesch.

Captain Karl-Heinz Rummenigge had not been fully fit throughout the World Cup, but nevertheless had managed four goals up to that point.

West Germany had taken the lead in the 17^th minute, after Ettori could only parry an attempt by Fischer; the deflected ball reached Pierre Littbarski who scored from outside of the box.

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 84, January 1996

(Littbarski scoring for West Germany)

The French tied up the match in the 26^th minute through a penalty kick by Platini, awarded after a foul by Bernd Forster on Rocheteau.

The real Drama started early in the second half. French midfielder Bernard Genghini was injured and substituted in the 52^nd minute by Patrick Battiston.

With barely ten minutes on the field, Battiston was sent clear by Platini with only goalkeeper Harald Schuamcher to beat. His lobbed attempt went just wide, however, the onrushing Schumacher collided with him.

Photo From: L’Equipe, L’equipe de France de Football, La Belle Histoire

(Schumacher and Battiston’s collision)

Such was the impact that Battiston was knocked unconscious and lost two teeth.

The sight of Platini holding his hand while he was being taken off with a stretcher became one of the lasting images of this World cup.

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 84, January 1996

(Battiston with Platini)

With no more midfielders on the bench, Hidalgo had to send in defender Christian Lopez as a defensive midfielder.

To everyone’s amazement, not only Dutch referee Charles Corver did not award a penalty kick, but also Schumacher was not sent off nor even shown a yellow card.

Corver instead awarded a goal kick for West Germany.

With the score even after full time, the match went into extra time.

Perhaps due to the fatigue, most of the goals and entertainment was saved for these thirty minutes.

The more adventurous French took the lead two minutes into the overtime. They were awarded a free kick on the right side. Giresse crossed it near the penalty kick spot to his Bordeaux club mate, the veteran Marius Tresor, who had been remarkably unmarked. He smashed a volley into the net.

Photo From: Onze, July 1982

(Tresor scoring with a volley)

Six minutes later, Platini passed to Didier Six on the left side, who in turn passed it to the onrushing Alain Giresse whose long distance shot deflected off the post into the net.

Giresse’s celebration would also become one the most famous images of this Cup.

With France up by two goals, many believed the match was wrapped up and perhaps France themselves believed it as well.

By now Derwall had replaced midfielder Briegel and sent on striker Rummenigge to make a difference and he did.

Just four minutes after Giresse’s goal, he pounced on a cross from Littbarski from the left and gave the Germans some hope.

Photo From: Chronik des deutschen fussballs, 2005

(Rummenigge about to score despite pressure from Janvion)

Six minutes after that, in the 108^th minute, a cross from Littbarski on the left was headed across the goal by Hrubesch and Klaus Fischer tied up the match with an overhead kick.

The teams were scoreless for the final twelve minutes and for the first time in World Cup History a match was to be decided by a penalty kick shoot-out.

France started first and both teams converted their first two attempts by Giresse and Manuel Amoros for France and Kaltz and Paul Breitner for West Germany.

Rocheteau scored on France’s third attempt, but Uli Stielieke failed in his attempt and broke down in tears.

While the cameras were on the tearful Stielieke, they missed out Schumacher’s save on Didier Six’s attempt.

Littbarski scored in his attempt to level the shoot-out.

Platini and Rummenigge converted their respective attempts.

France’s Maxime Bossis missed his attempt, leaving Hrubesch to score his and settle the tie for West Germany.

However, West Germany’s victory had come at a price. Their opponents in the Final, the Italians were fresher while the Germans were physically more exhausted. In addition, their victory had seemed unjust due to the Schumacher-Battiston incident and the general public opinion was against them and not surprisingly they lost the Final with the crowd against them.

After the match vs. France, a journalist notified Schumacher that Battiston had lost teeth in the incident. Schumacher was quoted saying “if that’s all that’s wrong with him, I’m prepared to pay what it costs to have them crowned.”

When he published his very controversial autobiography, Schumacher claimed that no malice was intended in his response. He had been fearful that Battiston had suffered worse head injuries and was grateful that he had not.

A few years later Uli Stielieke was asked in an interview that some of the French players had found him too aggressive, his reply was that if to win a match of that importance one has to be aggressive, then yes he could have been. An attitude filled with determination, which was in sharp contrast with France’s lack of winning mentality.

This match had lasting effect especially on the French Football. To this day when one utters the word Seville in French Footballing lexicon, it is understood to be this match and all that it encompasses.

French observers have referenced this match as their romanticism being overcome by rugged resilience and stronger mental strength.

Succeeding French Football Generations would learn to be tactically and mentally stronger and often reference this match as a learning experience.

France were able to build up on this experience and two years later triumphed in the European Championships on home soil and in fact were able to overcome and reverse a seemingly lost Semifinal in overtime vs. Portugal and credited the lessons learned in Seville.

This match will still be talked about for years to come for its significance to the History of the game and especially my generation who got to watch it.

Photo From: Les Bleus, Le livre official de l'equiep de France, Author: Dominique Grimault, 1997

(France squad, July 8, 1982, World Cup, West Germany 3-France 3, Top, left to right: Marius Tresor, Jean-Luc Ettori, Gerard Janvion, Manuel Amoros, Maxime Bossis, Jean Tigana, Bottom, left to right: Dominique Rocheteau, Bernard Genghini, Alain Giresse, Michel Platini, Didier Six)

Old Match Photographs-Part 23e

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, September 18-24, 1991

(Paolo Rossi)

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, October 31-November 6, 1990

(Toninho Cerezo, Roberto Mancini and Franco Baresi, October 28, 1990, AC Milan 0-Sampdoria 1)

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, October 17-23, 1990

(Sampdoria’s Roberto Mancini, Gianluca Vialli and Alexei Mikhalichenko, 1990/91)

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, November 21-27, 1990

(Pietro Anastasi with Juventus and Italy)

Photo From: Goal, March 1997

(Paul Gascoigne , November 14, 1996, Celtic Glasgow 0-Rangers Glasgow 1)

Photo From: Goal, January 1997

(Gareth Southgate with Aston Villa, 1996/97)

Photo From: Goal, Issue 20, May 1997

(Derby County’s Colin Todd)

Photo From: Goal, Issue 2, November 1995

(Paul Ince and Salvatore Fresi with Internazionale Milano, 1995/96)

Photo From: Goal, February 1997

(Liverpool’s John Barnes, 1996/97)

France Football, June 5, 1984

(Luis Fernandez, May 30, 1984, France 2-Scotland 0)

France Football, June 11, 1985

(Real Madrid’s Ricardo Gallego and Uli Stielike, May 22, 1985, UEFA Cup, Real Madrid 0-Videoton 1)

France Football, September 28, 1982

(Ray Wilkins, Manchester United 1982/83)

Football International, April 1996

(Olympique Marseille’s Chris Waddle and Jean-Pierre Papin)

Foot Magazine, November 1983

(Paul McStay and Eddy Voordeckers, October 12, 1983, EC Qualfiier, Scotland 1-Belgium 1)

Foot Magazine, November 1981

(Waregem’s Luc Millecamps, 1981/82)

Foot Magazine, April 1990

(Spain’s Rafel Martin Vazquez taking a shot)

Don Balon, Edicion Chile, December 30, 1996-January 6, 1997

(Matthias Sammer as a 12 year old on the left)

Don Balon, Chile Edicion, January 28-February 3, 1997

(Real Madrid’s Pedrag Mijatovic and Davor Suker, 1996/97)

Photo From: Calcio 2000, Issue 40, April 2001

(Jorge Buruchaga scoring with Hugo De Leon on the right, July 24, 1984, Copa Libertadores, Gremio 0-Independiente 1)

Photo From: Calcio 2000, Issue 37, January 2001

(Italy’s Claudio Gentile, Roberto Bettega and Romeo Benetti)

Photo From: Calcio 2000, Issue 33, August 2000

(West Ham United’s Billy Bonds)