The
1981 Edition of the Intercontinental Cup was the second in its ‘permanent’ home
in Tokyo.
The
participating teams were England’s Liverpool and Brazil’s Flamengo.
Liverpool
had won their third Champions Cup in six seasons by defeating Real Madrid (1-0)
on May 27, 1981.
Flamengo,
led by Zico, had defeated Chile’s Cobreloa in the Final of Copa Libertadores
(after three matches) just a few weeks before this encounter.
Bob
Paisley’s Liverpool had relied upon for a number of seasons on a nucleus of
players that included Phil Neal, Phil Thompson, Alan Hansen, Graeme Souness and
Kenny Dalglish among others.
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Photo
From: Onze, Issue 73, January 1982
(Teams entering the field, December 13, 1981,
Intercontinental Cup, Flamengo 3-Liverpool 0) |
They
had lost their long serving goalkeeper Ray Clemence in the summer. The new
starter between the nets was Zimbabwe’s Bruce Grobbelaar.
Paulo
Cesar Carpeggiani’s Flamengo was an exciting attacking squad that included many
players present in Tele Santana’s excellent Brazil squad that would delight the
World in months time in the World Cup in Spain.
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Photo
From: France Football, Issue 1863, December 22, 1981
(December 13, 1981, Intercontinental Cup,
Flamengo 3-Liverpool 0) |
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Photo
From: France Football, Issue 1863, December 22, 1981
(December 13, 1981, Intercontinental Cup,
Flamengo 3-Liverpool 0) |
Apart
from Zico, the squad contained the likes of Leandro, Junior, Mozer, Tita and
Adilio.
The
encounter took place on December 13th at Tokyo.
Zico
as Flamengo’s main threat was marked closely by the Liverpool defense but
nevertheless took center stage in the proceedings.
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Photo
From: Onze, Issue 73, January 1982
(Tita
and Leandro, December 13, 1981, Intercontinental Cup, Flamengo 3-Liverpool 0)
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Photo
From: France Football, Issue 1863, December 22, 1981
(December 13, 1981, Intercontinental Cup,
Flamengo 3-Liverpool 0) |
He
was followed to such an extent that the Liverpool defense exposed themselves.
Flamengo
took the lead early in the 13th minute. Zico sent a cross that
Thompson was unable to intercept. He jumped as high as he could but it fell for
Nunes who went on to score.
Flamengo
doubled up the lead in the 34th minute. Zico took a free kick that Bruce Grobbelaar was unable to hold. Lico shot the rebound
and Adilio followed up to score.
Just
a few minutes before halftime, Flamengo scored their third against a
disorganized Liverpool, Zico once more sent Nunes clear who scored his personal
second and Flamengo’s third.
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Photo
From: World Soccer, January 1982
(December 13, 1981, Intercontinental Cup,
Flamengo 3-Liverpool 0) |
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Photo
From: Onze, Issue 73, January 1982
(Zico and Souness, December 13, 1981,
Intercontinental Cup, Flamengo 3-Liverpool 0) |
The
second half was uneventful as Flamengo held on to win comfortably
(unexpectedly) against such a solid side as Liverpool.
In
fact Liverpool had more possession throughout but it was Flamengo that had made
the most of its opportunities.
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Photo
From: World Soccer, January 1982
(Zico’s
free kick and Adilio’s second goal, December 13, 1981, Intercontinental Cup,
Flamengo 3-Liverpool 0)
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Photo
From: World Soccer, January 1982
(Zico’s free kick and Adilio’s second goal,
December 13, 1981, Intercontinental Cup, Flamengo 3-Liverpool 0) |
Liverpool
Manager Bob Paisley felt Liverpool had been dull in the first half, physically
and mentally. Just like Nottingham Forest, the previous year, the long journey
had taken a toll on them. (a problem to be repeated by many European sides in
the years to come).
Incidentally
Flamengo had arrived in Japan one day after Liverpool and logically should have
been less prepared than their opponents.
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Photo
From: Onze, Issue 73, January 1982
(The second goal by Adilio, December 13, 1981,
Intercontinental Cup, Flamengo 3-Liverpool 0) |
Paisley
stated that Flamengo had been deserved winners, but their third goal was
suspiciously offside.
Craig
Johnston was the one Liverpool player to come out with some credit.
Zico
and two goal hero Nunes were named men of the match with Zico claiming the
Toyota car.
The
Flamengo delegation took the opportunity to pay tribute to the former Brazil
Manager Claudio Coutinho, who had been tragically killed in a scuba diving
accident the previous month.
At
this point in time, Zico was on top of the World and eyeing another World title
in a few months time (that unfortunately he missed out on).
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Photo
From: World Soccer, February 1982
(Nunes,
December 13, 1981, Intercontinental Cup, Flamengo 3-Liverpool 0)
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Photo
From: France Football, Issue 1863, December 22, 1981
(Zico, the player of the match, December 13,
1981, Intercontinental Cup, Flamengo 3-Liverpool 0) |
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Photo
From: Onze, Issue 73, January 1982
(Zico with the trophy, December 13, 1981,
Intercontinental Cup, Flamengo 3-Liverpool 0) |
December 13, 1981
Clube
de Regatas Flamengo- Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) 3-Liverpool Football Club (England) 0
Intercontinental
Cup (Toyota Cup)
Venue: Tokyo,
National Stadium
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Mario
Rubio Vasquez (Mexico)
Goalscorers: (Flamengo): Nunes 13,41, Adilio
34
(Liverpool): None
Lineups:
Flamengo:
1-Raul, 2-Leandro, 4-Carlos Mozer, 5-Junior, 13-Marinho,
6-Andrade, 7-Tita, 8-Adilio,10-Zico, 11-Lico, 9-Nunes
Coach: Paulo Cesar Carpeggiani
Other
Substitutes:
12-Cantarele, 17-Nei Dias, 3-figueredo, 15-Peu, 16-Baroninho
Team
Captain: Zico
Shirt
Sponsor: None
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform
Colors: White Shirts with Black/Red Sleeves, White Shorts, Red Socks with Black Vertical stripes
Liverpool:
1-Bruce Grobbelaar (Zimbabwe), 2-Phil Neal, 4-Phil Thompson ,
6-Alan Hansen (Scotland), 3-Mark Lawrenson (Republic of Ireland), 5-Ray
Kennedy, 14-Sammy Lee, 10-Tery McDermott (12-David Johnson 51st), 11-Graeme
Souness (Scotland), 16-Craig Johnson (Australia), 7-Kenny Dalglish (Scotland)
Coach: Bob Paisley
Otehrs: 13-Steve Ogrizovic, 15-Alan Kennedy, 8-Ronnie Whelan
(Republic of Ireland), 17-Kevin Sheedy (Republic of Ireland)
Team
Captain: Phil
Thompson
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro
Shirt
Sponsor: None
Uniform
Colors: Red Shirts, Red Shorts, Red Socks
Man
of Match: Zico (Flamengo)
References:
France
Football, Issue 1862, December 15, 1981 )’Les cariocas Donnent La Leçon’
by Alain Fontan)
Onze,
Issue 73, January 1982 (‘Rideau au Tokio’ By Jean-Pierre Frimbois)
World
Soccer, January 1982 (‘Flamengo Sweep the Wold Board’ By Keir Radnedge)
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