The
sixth edition of the UEFA Super Cup took place in the Fall of 1978, between the
winner of the Champions Cup, Liverpool and the winners of the Cup Winners Cup,
Anderlecht.
The
English side Liverpool were the defending Super Cup Champions and had won their
second straight Champions Cup after defeating Belgian side Club Brugge (1-0) at
Wembley on May 10th, 1978.
They
were continuing a dynasty at the top level following UEFA Cup wins in 1973 and
1976 and the Champions Cup in 1977.
The
English contingent of Clemence, Neal, Smith, Thompson, Alan and Ray Kennedy,
Case, McDermott were complemented with the Scottish trio of Dalglish, Souness
and Hansen
The
Belgian side Anderlecht were also having their greatest era on the European
Stage. They had just won their second Cup Winners Cup in three years on May 3rd,
1978 at Paris by defeating Austria’s FK Austria Vienna (4-0).
The
side contained a mix of Belgian and Dutch Internationals.
The
Belgians included the likes of Ludo Coeck, Van der Elst and Vercauteren.
The
Dutch stars included Rensenbrink, Haan and Geels, to name a few,
Anderlecht
had won this trophy just two years prior by defeating the mighty Bayern Munich.
It
was hard to pick favorites between two of the greatest teams of the decade.
The
first leg was played on December 4th, 1978 at Brussels’ Emile Versé
Stadium.
For
Liverpool, their veteran Captain Emlyn Hughes was not a regular by this time.
He nevertheless started as Phil Thompson was injured.
As
the home team, Anderlecht were intent on attacking to build up a margin. They
took the lead through a header by Vercauteren in the 17th minute
after a fine cross from the right side from Resenebrink.
Just
ten minutes later, Jimmy Case leveled the score from a long-range shot.
Anderlecht
continued attacking and were rewarded in the 38th minute, when Van
der Elst struck home another cross from the right side.
With
just minutes remaining, Rensenbrink struck a decisive third goal to make the
Belgians’ cushion stronger for the second leg.
Liverpool
Manager Bob Paisley was very critical of his team's performance, he said,
“We threw it away, our attitude was wrong and we were careless. Anderlecht are
a great team going forward, but we never attacked them as we should. Our
approach seems to have gone a bit wrong and we've lost our scoring touch where
earlier in the season our finishing was great."
A
two-goal margin was not beyond Liverpool and there was a lot to play for in the
second leg despite Anderlecht’s dominance.
Photo From: Official Match
Programme, Liverpool v Anderlecht, 1978
(December 4, 1978, UEFA Super
Cup, Anderlecht 3- Liverpool 1)
Photo From: Official Match
Programme, Liverpool v Anderlecht, 1978
(December 4, 1978, UEFA Super
Cup, Anderlecht 3- Liverpool 1)
Photo From: Official Match
Programme, Liverpool v Anderlecht, 1978
(December 4, 1978, UEFA Super
Cup, Anderlecht 3- Liverpool 1)
Photo From:
France Football, Issue 1888, June 15, 1982
(Károly Palotai)
The Second Leg took place at Liverpool’s
Anfield Stadium on December 19th, 1978.
Liverpool made a few changes from the
first leg. Starting goalkeeper Ray Clemence had been injured in training. Steve
Ogrizovic would deputize for him in goal.
Phil Thompson was back in the squad with
Alan Kennedy making way. In attack, David Fairclough started ahead of David
Johnson.
Anderlecht made two changes to their own
squad.
Gilbert
van Binst and Matty van Toom started ahead of Broos and Benny Nielsen.
The conditions for this return leg were
farcical, as the pitch was frosty and a fog covered the entire ground.
The conditions forced the match to start
15 minutes late. Not that it made a difference as no one in the stands could
see the action on the field.
Liverpool
attacked from the start, as they had to make up a deficit.
They
took the lead in the 13th minute, when Emlyn Hughes knocked in a
rebound after De Bree had parried Jimmy Case’s shot.
It
was reported that after Liverpool’s goal, the fans chanted, "Oggy, Oggy (Ogrizovic)
tell us who scored", since they could not see the action on the field.
Liverpool
continued to dominate with Souness and McDermott controlling the midfield.
At
halftime, Anderlecht replaced the injured Geels with Martens.
The
Belgians started attacking after halftime and started creating chances.
They
tied the match in the 71st minute through Van der Elst. This more or
less sealed the tie as Liverpool had to score twice more in twenty minutes just
to force overtime.
Liverpool
did manage to score just before the end through Fairclough but to no avail.
Despite Liverpool’s (2-1) win. Anderlecht won the tie (4-3) on aggregate to win
their second UEFA Super Cup in three seasons.
Photo From: Official Match
Programme, Liverpool v Anderlecht, 1978
(December 19, 1978, UEFA
Super Cup, Liverpool 2-Anderlecht)
Photo From: Gazet van Antwerpen,
December 20, 1978
(December 19, 1978, UEFA Super
Cup, Liverpool 2-Anderlecht)
Photo From:
France Football, Issue 1888, June 15, 1982
(Nicolae Rainea)
Following
the match, Referee Nicolae Rainea justified his decision to play by
stating, “When I went out there before kick-off I decided I could see well
enough and so I decided to play. I am afraid many spectators would not get a
very clear view but there was no time I had any thoughts of abandoning the
game.".
In
contrast Liverpool Manager Bob Paisley was very critical of Rainea’s decision
to allow the match to go on, Paisley said, “You can't play football in
conditions like that, it's ridiculous.”
He
suggested the competition should be played in April with better weather.
He
added, "I think a match like this, between two leading team should be
played in better weather, say in April. I know it's difficult, but it's
farcical when good players like these have to slither about in fog and can't
see each other….It was farcical playing the game in such conditions. There is
no way an important game should have been played tonight….My main concern was
that somebody might get hurt. Luckily nobody did. I wanted to play this match
in April when it would have been a real decider between the winners of the two
big European Cups. Then we would have had 40,000 here and they would have seen
a good spectacle.”
Paisley’s
desire in April was wishful thinking at best as the Semifinals of the European
Cup Competitions regularly took place in that month.
The
scheduling of this competition would be a point of contention for the upcoming
decades.
December 4, 1978
Royale sporting Club
Anderlechtois(Belgium) 3-Liverpool Football Club (England) 1
UEFA
Super Cup- First Leg
Venue: Brussels- Emile Versé
Stadium
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Karoly Palotai (Hungary)
Goalscorers:
(Anderlecht):
Franky Vercauteren 17, François Van der Elst 38. Rob Rensenbrink 87
(Liverpool): Jimmy Case 27
Summary
of goals:
1:0
(17th minute, Anderlecht): Rensenbrink’s cross from the right side was
headed in by Vercauteren.
1:1
(27th minute, Liverpool): Jimmy Case scored from a long shot from outside
the box.
2:1
(38th minute, Anderlecht): A loose ball in the air was one timed volleyed
across from the right side by Benny Nielsen, it went across the box and Van Der
Elst shot home.
3:1
(87th minute, Anderlecht): Haan sent Rensenbrink clear on the left side,
he cut in and slid past Clemence.
12-
David Johnson, 13- Ray Clemence, 14-Steve Heighway (Republic of Ireland),
15-Sammy Lee, 16-Brian Kettle
Team
Captain: Kenny Dalglish
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro
Uniform
Colors: Red Shirts, Red Shorts, Red Socks
Note: Kenny Dalglish is named
as the Captain in many sources, however, in the video highlights of the match
Emlyn Hughes is shown with the armband after scoring.
RSC
Anderlecht:
1-Nico
de Bree (Holland), 2-Gilbert van Binst, 3-Matty van Toom (Holland), 4-Johnny
Dusbaba (Holland), 5-Jean Thissen, 6-Franky Vercauteren, 7-François Van der
Elst, 8-Ruud Geels (Holland) (12-Ronny Martens 46), 9-Arie Haan (Holland),
10-Ludo Coeck, 11-Rob Rensenbrink (Holland)
Coach:
Raymond Goethals
Booked:
Johnny Dusbaba (pulling back Souness)
Other
Substitutes:
-
Team
Captain: Rob Rensenbrink
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks
Liverpool Team for these matches:
Goalkeepers:
Raymond
Neal Clemence
(August 5, 1948 (age 30 years at the time), Skengress)
Steve
Ogrizovic
(September 12, 1957 (age 21 years at the
time), Mansfield, Nottinghamshire)
Defenders:
Philip George Neal(February 20, 1951, (age
27 years at the time), Irchester)
Alan
Kennedy
(August 31, 1954 (age 24 years at the time), Sunderland)
Philip
Bernard Thompson (January 21, 1954 (age 24 years at the time), Kirkby)
Emlyn
Walter Hughes
(August 28, 1947 (age 31 years at the time),Barrow-in-Furness-November
9, 2004, Sheffield)
Alan
David Hansen
(June 13, 1955 (age 23 years at the time), Sauchie)
Midfielders/Forwards:
Raymond
Kennedy (July 28, 1951 (age 27 years at the time), Seaton
Delaval)
Kenneth
Mathieson Dalglish (Scotland) (March 4, 1951 (age 27 years at the time),
Dalmarnock)
James
Robert ‘Jimmy’ Case (May 18, 1954 (age 24 years at the time), Liverpool)
Stephen
Derek ‘Steve’ Heighway (Republic of Ireland) (November 25, 1947 (age
31 years at the time), Dublin, Republic of Ireland)
David
Fairclough(January 5, 1957 (age 21 years at the time), Liverpool)
David
Edward Johnson
(October 23, 1951 (age 27 years at the
time), Liverpool)
Terence
‘Terry’ McDermott (December 8, 1951 (age 26-27 years at the time), Liverpool)
Graeme James Souness (Scotland) (May 6, 1953 (age 25 years at the time), Edinburgh, Scotland)
Samuel
‘Sammy’ Lee
(February 7, 1959 (age 19 years at the
time), Liverpool)
Brian
Kettle
(April 22, 1956 (age 22 years at the time), Prescott)
Coach:
Robert ‘Bob’ Paisley (January 23, 1919 (age 69 years at the time), Hetton-le-Hole-February
14, 1996, Liverpool)
Team Captain: Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish (Scotland)
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro
Note:
Some
information for unused substitutes may not be available, therefore these are
the players on and off the field that are verified to have been present).
Photo
From: Panini England 78-79
(Liverpool
Logo)
Photo
Credits:
All
Liverpool players and Manager from Panini England 78-79
Except:
Sammy
Lee (Panini England 82-83)
Ogrizovic
(Panini England 84-85)
Brian
Kettle (Anfield Review)
RSC Anderlecht Team for these matches:
Goalkeepers:
Nicolaas
Alphonsus Petrus ‘Nico’ de Bree (Holland) (September 16, 1944 (age 34 years at the time), Zuilen, Holland-May 6,
2016, Vienna, Austria)
Jacques
‘Jacky’ Munaron (September 8, 1956 (age 22 years
at the time), Namur)
Defenders:
Hugo
Broos
(April 10, 1952 (age 26 years at the time), Humbeek)
Johnny
Dusbaba (Holland) (March 14, 1956 (age 22 years at
the time), The Hague, Holland)
Jean
Thissen
(April 21, 1946 (age 32 years at the time), Ensival, Verviers)
Gilbert
van Binst
(July 7, 1951 (age 27 years at the time), Machelen)
Midfielders
/ Forwards:
François
Van der Elst
(December 1, 1954 (age 24 years at the
time), Opwijk, Holland-January 11, 2017, Aalst)
François
‘Franky’ Vercauteren (October 28, 1956 (age 22 years at
the time), Sint-Jans-Molenbeek)
Jorgen
‘Benny’ Nielsen (Denmark) (March 7, 1951 (age 27 years at
the time), Frederiksvaersk, Denmark)
Geertruida
‘Ruud’ Maria Geels (Holland) (July 28, 1948 (age
30 years at the time), Haarlem, Holland)
Arend
‘Arie’ Haan (Holland) (November 16, 1948 (age 30 years
at the time), Finsterwolde, Holland)
Ludo
Coeck
(September 25, 1955 (age 23 years at the
time), Berchem-October 9, 1985, Edegem)
Pieter
Robert ‘Rob’ Rensenbrink (Holland) (July 3, 1947 (age
31 years at the time), Amsterdam, Holland)
Ronny
Martens
(December 22, 1958 (age 19 years at the
time),)
Matthijs
‘Matty’ van Toom (Holland) (December 29, 1950 (age 27 years
at the time), Rotterdam, Holland-November 21, 2007, Liege, Belgium)
Coach:
Raymnd Goethals (October 7 1921 (age 57 years at the time), Vorst-December
6, 2004, Brussels)
Team Captain: Rob Rensenbrink
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Shirt
Sponsor: Belle-Vue (For these matches no shirt sponsors was used)
Note:
Some
information for unused substitutes may not be available, therefore these are
the players on and off the field that are verified to have been present).
Photo
From: anderlecht logo Panini Belgium 1978-79
(Anderlecht
logo)
Photo
Credits:
All
Anderlecht players and Manager from Panini Belgium 1978-79
References;
Daily
Telegraph, December 20, 1978
Gazet
van Antwerpen, December 20, 1978
Official
Match Programme, Liverpool v Anderlecht, 1978
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July 6, 2019:
- St Truiden’s 19 –year-old
Cameroonian striker Mo Nitcheu was killed in a car accident.
(Source Walfoot.be online)
Sunday,
July 7, 2019:
-
Monday,
July 8, 2019:
-
Transfers
Date
Player
Position
From
To
Type
Online Source
July 2, 2019
Adrien Bongiovanni
-
Monaco
Cercle Brugge
Loan extension
RTBF.be
July 2, 2019
Luka Zarandia (Georgia)
-
Arka Gdynia
Zulte-Waregem
Next Season
Footnews.be
July 3, 2019
Menno Koh
Defender
NAC
Eupen
Next Season
RTBF.be
July 3, 2019
Meschak Elia (DR Congo)
Winger
TP Mazembe
Anderlecht
Next Season
RTBF.be
July 3, 2019
Arsene Zola (DR Congo)
Defender
TP Mazembe
Anderlecht
Next Season
RTBF.be
July 3, 2019
Carlos Cuesta (Colombia)
Defender
Atletico Nacional
Genk
Next Season
RTBF.be
July 3, 2019
Ilias Moutha-Sebtaoui
-
Anderlecht
Chaleroi
Next Season
Footnews.be
July 3, 2019
Martin Hongla
-
Granada
Antwerp
Next Season
Walfoot.be
July 4, 2019
Michel Vlap (Holland)
-
Heerenveen
Anderlecht
Next Season
RTBF.be
July 4, 2019
Seduard Sobol (Ukraine)
Defender
Shakhtar Donetsk
Club Brugge
Loan with option to buy
RTBF.be
July 4, 2019
Silvere Ganvoula
Striker
Anderlecht
Bochum
Permanent signing
(previously on loan)
Footnews. be
July 4, 2019
Andreas Beck (Germnay)
-
Stuttgart
Eupem
Next Season
Walfoot.be
July 4, 2019
Sander Coopman
Midfielder
Ostend
Antwerp
Next Season
RTBF.be
July 5, 2019
Riley McGree
Midfielder
Club Brugge
Adelaid United
Next Season
Footnews. be
July 5, 2019
Julien Serrano
Defender
Monaco
Cercle Brugge
Loan
L’Equipe
July 5, 2019
Idriss Saadi
Striker
Strasbourg
Cercle Brugge
Loan
L’Equipe
July 5, 2019
Samir Nasri (France)
Midfielder
West Ham
Anderlecht
Next Season
L’Equipe
July 5, 2019
Hamdi Harbaoui (Tunisia)
Striker
Zulte Waregem
Al Ain (Qatar)
Next Season
Footnews.be
July 5, 2019
Caper Nielsen (Denmark)
Midfielder
Odense
Union St Gilloise
Next Season
Footnews.be
July 5, 2019
Nguyen Ceng Phuong
(Vietnam)
-
Hoang Anh Gia Lai
St Truiden
Next Season
Walfoot.be
July 5, 2019
Cyle Larin (Canada)
-
Besiktas
Zulte waregem
Loan with option to buy
Walfoot.be
July 6, 2019
Omar Govea (Mexico)
Midfielder
Antwerp
Zulte Waregem
Next Season
Walfoot.be
July 6, 2019
Recep Gul
Winger
Galatasaray
Westerlo
Loan with option to buy
Walfoot.be
July 8, 2019
Martin Hongla (Cameroon)
Midfielder
Granada
Antwerp
Next Season
Footnews.be
July 8, 2019
Amadou Sagna (Senegla)
Winger
Cayor Foot (Senegal)
Club Brugge
Next Season
RTBF.be
July 8, 2019
Patrik Hrosovsky
(Slovakia)
Midfielder
Cayor Foot (Senegal)
Viktoria Plzen
Genk
RTBF.be
July 8, 2019
Rubin Seigers
Defender
Genk
Beerschot
Loan
Footnews.be
July 8, 2019
Yaya Sane (Senegal)
Defender
Free Agent
Ostend
Next Season
Footnews.be
Diary
(extra):
Tuesday,
July 2, 2019:
-Edouard
Mendy has withdrawn from the Senegal squad after an injury. (Source
L’Equipe online)
-The
body of missing Female Switzerland footballer Florijana Ismaili has been found
at Lake Como. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Lionel
Messi criticized the refereeing in Argentina’s match vs. Brazil, as they had
two penalty kick appeals waved off. (Source AS.com online)
Wednesday,
July 3, 2019:
-Christian
Atsu has withdrawn from the Ghana squad after an injury. (Source Reuters
UK online)
-Jonathan
Bolingi has withdrawn from the DR Congo squad after an injury. (Source
L’Equipe online)
Thursday,
July 4, 2019:
-Brazil
player Willian will miss the Copa America Final due to injury. (Source Sky
Sports online)
-The
Argentina Federation have made a formal complaint to Conmebol over the
refereeing in their match vs. Brazil. (Source Sky Sports online)
-Former
FIFA President Sepp Blatter has opened legal proceedings against FIFA for
‘moral damage’ as well as reclaiming up to 60 watches that he claims are in
their possession. (Source BBC Football online)
Friday,
July 5, 2019:
- Former Brazilian player from
the 70s into the 90s, Milton da Cunha Mendonça passed away aged 63. (Source
Wikipedia online)
Saturday,
July 6, 2019:
-Brazil
defender Marquinhos revelead that in the Brazil-Argentina Copa America match he
was marking Messi after suffering from diarrhea during the match. (Source RT
Sports online)
-Lionel
Messi was sent off along with Chile’s Gary Medel after an altercation during
the Copa America third place match. It was Messi’s first International red card
since 2005. (Source BBC Football online)
-Lionel
Messi later boycotted the medal ceremony as protest against the “corruption” he
felt was directed at Argentina. Conmebol shot back saying that questioning the
integrity of the organization was unacceptable. (Source Sky Sports online)
-Morocco’s
Mbark Boussoufa announced his International retirement. (Source BBC
Football online)
Sunday,
July 7, 2019:
-Sebastien
Desabre has left his post as Uganda National Team Manager following African
Nations Cup elimination. (Source BBC Football online)
-Following
African Nations Cup elimination, Egypt Federation President Hany Abo Rida has
resigned and sacked National Team Manager Javier Aguirre and his entire
technical staff.
(Source BBC Football online)
- Former Kenya Footballer Joe
Kadenge passed away aged 84. (Source Wikipedia online)
-By
triumphing in the Copa America, Brazil Captain Dani Alves has won his 40th
title in his career He was also voted as the best player of the Tournamnet.
(Source L’Equipe online)
- Brazil Manager Tite stated
that Lionel Messi musy show more respect following the player’s recent
declarations. (Source L’Equipe online)
-USA’s
Christian Pulisic was named as Gold Cup’s Young Player of the Year. (Source
AS.com online)
-Jose
Mourinho has reportedly turned down a record offer for a Manager from Chinese
side Guangzhou Evergarnde. (Source Sport Bild online)
Monday,
July 8, 2019:
-Brazil’s
Gabroel Jesus has apologized for his outburst following his sending off
yesterday vs, Peru, where he pushed the VAR panel box on his way off the field.
(Source AS.com online)
-UEFA
have denied reports that Argentina would be invited to participate in the
Nations League. There had been reports that due to the Argentineans growing
discontent with Conmebol they were open to such a move. (Source Marca online)
-Emmanuel
Amuneke has left his post as Tanzania National Team Manager. (Source BBC
Football online)
-Gold
Cup XI was named as follows:
Goalkeeper:
Guillermo Ochoa (Mexico)
Defenders:
Luis Rodriguez (Mexico), Aaron Long (USA), Carlos Salcedo (Mexico), Jesus
Gallardo (Mexico)
Midfielders:
Jonathan Dos Santos (Mexico), Andres Guardado (Mexico), Michael Bradley (USA)
Strikers:
Jonathan David (Canada), Raul Jimenez (Mexico), Christian Pulisic (USA)
Transfers
Date
Player
Position
From
To
Type
Online Source
July 3, 2019
Yaya Toure (Ivory Coast)
Midfielder
Free Agnet
Qingdao Huanghai (China)
Next Season
BBC Football
I.
Copa America:
Copa
America-Quarterfinals:
Tuesday,
July 2, 2019:
Brazil
2-Argentina 0
(Gabriel Jesus 19, Roberto Firmino 71)
Wednesday,
July 3, 2019:
Chile
0-Peru 3
(Edison Flores 21, Yoshimar Yotun 38, Jose Paolo Guerrero 90)
