The
1983 Edition of the Intercontinental Cup was the fourth in its ‘permanent’ home
in Tokyo.
The
participating teams were West Germany’s SV Hamburg and Brazil’s Gremio.
SV
Hamburg had won the Champions Cup by defeating Juventus (1-0) on May 25th,
1983 in Athens.
Grêmio
had won the Copa Libertadoes in July. They had defeated the defending
Champions, Uruguay’s Peñarol Montevideo, on
July 28th, 1983 (2-1) after a (1-1) tie at Montevideo on July 22nd.
Photo
From: Toyota Cup 1983 Programme
Ernst
Happel’s Hamburg were led by veterans such as Manfred Kaltz and Felix Magath
and also included a host of new West German Internationals such as goalkeeper
Uli Stein and Wolfgang Rolff.
SV
Hamburg had lost their Captain and goalscoring threat Horst Hrubesch and Danish
forward Lars Bastrup over the summer.
In
their place, they had brought in Dieter Schatzschneider and Wolfram Wuttke.
However,
their inability to integrate had been the main topic of conversation and had
affected Hamburg’s form.
As
far as this match Schatzschneider remained in West Germany along with Manfred
Kaltz as they were both sidelined with injuries.
Michael Schroeder and Danish striker Allan Hansen would replace
the duo in the lineup.
Gremio,
managed Valdir Espinosa, were captained by the Uruguayan defender Hugo De Leon.
The squad included a number of Brazil National Team veterans such as Paulo
Cesar (star from the 70s) and Mario Sergio.
The
new star on the rise was young striker Renato Gaucho who would go on and mark
his stamp on this match.
It
had been a long tiring trip for Hamburg, but Happel was nevertheless confident
of their chances. He believed the South American domination at Tokyo (three
straight years) was bound to end.
Gremio
skipper De Leon was also not dismissive of Hamburg’s quality. Despite the
absences of Kaltz and Schatzschneider, De Leon felt the task would be difficult
since this was a team that had defeated the mighty Juventus.
The
encounter took place on December 11th at Tokyo.
It would turn out to be a quality match later confirmed by both
Managers.
It would also be the first encounter in its new location of Tokyo
to go into overtime.
Gremio took the lead in the 38th minute with a
memorable goal by Renato.
He received the ball on the right side and feigned back and forth
to confuse his marker Holger Hieronymus before scoring with a low shot from a narrow angle.
Photo
From: Onze, Issue 97, January 1984
(The
two teams walking onto the field, December 11, 1983, Intercontinental Cup,
Gremio 2-SV Hamburg 1)
Gremio would have to wait until 1995 to make another appearance in
this event (losing to Ajax), while Hamburg has continued on its downward spiral
since and has thus far been unable to reach the same heights of its glory years
of the early 80s.
Due to his two-goal display, Renato Gaucho was named man of the
match and took home the prize (a Toyota Car).
For the fourth time in a row, Tokyo remained an elusive place to
win for the European competitors.
Photo
From: 1983-EDIÇÃO Nº 708 16.12.83 GRÊMIO CM
(Renato,
December 11, 1983, Intercontinental Cup, Gremio 2-SV Hamburg 1)
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 62nd, 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 87th), 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
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 18th, 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 10th 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 23rd 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 31st 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 40th
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
