UEFA Super Cup- Part Three (Dinamo Kiev vs. Bayern Munich, 1975)

The Third edition of the UEFA Super Cup took place in the Fall of 1975 between two of Europe’s finest teams of their era: West Germany’s Bayern Munich and the Soviet Union’s Dinamo Kiev.

The Previous year’s edition that would have opposed Bayern Munich against their Eastern neighbors of Magdeburg had not been played for various reasons.

In some ways this match up was symbolic as it was the first edition where West met East in the Competition.

It was the era of Total Football with Bayern Munich and Ajax Amsterdam dominating the continent.

Bayern Munich led by skipper Franz Beckenbauer were at their peak with a squad containing some of the best that West Germany could offer, such as Sepp Maier, Gerd Muller, Uli Hoeness, etc.

They had been victorious in the 1974 and the 1975 Champions Cup. They had defeated Leeds United on May 28^th, 1975 to win their second straight title.
Dinamo Kiev were managed by Valeri Lobanovsky. A manager whose vision, tactics and methods would be revolutionary in the game.

Their squad also contained the backbone of the USSR National Team and were led upfront by the speedy Oleg Blokhin.

They had defeated Hungary’s Ferencvaros (3-0) in the Final of the Cup Winners Cup on May 14^th, 1975.

Bayern Munich were obvious favorites because of their recent history but they did not count on the emerging brilliance of Oleg Blokhin who was set to take the continent by storm.

The first leg was played on September 9^th, 1975 at Munich’s Olympiastadion.

As the away team Lobanovsky had decided on a defensive counter-attacking formation. He therefore chose not to start with regulars such as Vladimir Muntyan and Vladimir Onyschenko.

Blokhin was to be deployed as the lone striker and Burjak was charged to be the first line of defense in the midfield.

Bayern, playing at home, took the initiative and attacked constantly.

However, th their lay was imprecise and they could not breach the well-organized Soviet defense.

Photo From: Miroir du Football , Issue 249, October 8, 1975

(September 9, 1975, UEFA Super Cup, Bayern Munich 0-Dinamo Kiev 1)

Photo From: Miroir du Football , Issue 249, October 8, 1975

(Dinamo Kiev’s Oleg Blokhin and Leonid Burjak, September 9, 1975, UEFA Super Cup, Bayern Munich 0-Dinamo Kiev 1)

In the 66^th minute, Rainer Zobel was dispossessed well inside Kiev’s half by Burjak. He immediately gave it to Blokhin, who took the ball in his own half and sprinted towards the Bayern goal. He dribbled past two players near the goal and shot past Maier. It had been a brilliant goal well worth a victory.

Bayern still had time, but could not make any inroads and lost the match (0-1).

At the end of the match, the disappointed Munich fans whistled and jeered as this was the first time that Bayern had lost at home in European play.

It had also been a match that had not been particularly attractive to watch.

Some also criticized Bayern’s unimaginative play that never really tested Evhen Rudakov despite having most of the play.

In the Soviet Football circles, it was considered the victory of the ‘collective’ over superstars as expressed by Oleg Basilevich (Lobanovsky’Associate on the bench).

Photo From: Miroir du Football , Issue 249, October 8, 1975

(September 9, 1975, UEFA Super Cup, Bayern Munich 0-Dinamo Kiev 1)

Photo From: Miroir du Football , Issue 249, October 8, 1975

(September 9, 1975, UEFA Super Cup, Bayern Munich 0-Dinamo Kiev 1)

Photo From: Kicker Sportsmagazin, September 15, 1975

(September 9, 1975, UEFA Super Cup, Bayern Munich 0-Dinamo Kiev 1)

Photo From: Футбол - Футбол-Хоккей, Issue №37, 14.09.75

(September 9, 1975, UEFA Super Cup, Bayern Munich 0-Dinamo Kiev 1)

The Second Leg took place at Kiev’s Republican Stadium on October 6^th, 1975.

Kiev were comfortably sitting on a one-goal edge and were expected to attack at home.

The Kiev Management made some changes from the first match. The trio of  Aleksandr Damyn, Viktor Kolotov and Petro Slobodyan were replaced in the lineup with Vladimir Muntyan, Vladimir Veremeyev and Vladimir Onyshenko for a more attacking formation.

Bayern Manager Dettmar Cramer also made some changes. Rainer Zobel and Gerd Muller were replaced with Franz Roth and Ludwig Schuster.

Kiev were dominant and comfortably controlled the midfield and their victory was well deserved.

Blokhin once again ran the show and scored twice against the demoralized Germans in the 40^th and 53^rd minutes to give Dinamo Kiev the trophy.

Photo From: Kicker Sporsmagazin, October 1975

(October 6, 1975, UEFA Super Cup, Dinamo Kiev 2-Bayern Munich 0)

Photo From: Футбол - Футбол-Хоккей, Issue №41, 12.10

(October 6, 1975, UEFA Super Cup, Dinamo Kiev 2-Bayern Munich 0)

Photo From: Футбол - Футбол-Хоккей, Issue №41, 12.10

(October 6, 1975, UEFA Super Cup, Dinamo Kiev 2-Bayern Munich 0)

Photo From: Футбол - Футбол-Хоккей, Issue №41, 12.10

(October 6, 1975, UEFA Super Cup, Dinamo Kiev 2-Bayern Munich 0)

Photo From: Футбол - Футбол-Хоккей, Issue №41, 12.10

(Dinamo Kiev squad, October 6, 1975, UEFA Super Cup, Dinamo Kiev 2-Bayern Munich 0)

Oleg Blokhin’s double impressive display clearly helped him in winning the Ballon d’Or just a couple of months later.

The first Soviet player to do since Lev Yashin in 1963.

 Despite this setback, Bayern managed to win the Champions Cup for a Third straight time at the end of that season to have another tilt at the Super Cup, the following season.

September 9, 1975

Fußball-Club Bayern München (West Germany) 0-Dinamo Kiev (USSR) 1

UEFA Super Cup- First Leg

Venue: München (Munich)-Olympiastadion

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Sergio Gonella (Italy)

Goalscorers: (Bayern Munich): None

                    (Dinamo Kiev): Oleg Blokhin 66

Lineups:

Bayern Munich:

1-Sepp Maier, 8-Rainer Zobel, 2-Udo Horsmann, 4-Georg Schwarzenbeck, 5

Franz Beckenbauer, 6-Josef Weiss, 3-Bernd Dürnberger (12-Franz Roth 46^th),

10-Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, 9-Gerd Müller, 11-Jupp Kappelmann, 7-Klaus Wunder

Coach: Dettmar Cramer

Booked: Franz Beckenbauer

Team Captain: Franz Beckenbauer

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, Red Shorts, Red Socks

Dinamo Kiev:

1-Evhen Rudakov, 6-Vladimir Troshkin, 4-Mikhail Fomenko, 5-Stefan Reshko, 3-Valeri Zuyev, 2-Anatoli Konykov, 7-Aleksandr Damyn, 10-Leonid Buryak, 9-Viktor Kolotov, 8-Petro Slobodyan, 11-Oleg Blokhin

Coach: Valery Lobanovsky

Team Captain: Viktor Kolotov

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Blue Shorts, White Socks

October 6, 1975

Dinamo Kiev (USSR) 2-Fußball-Club Bayern München (West Germany) 0

UEFA Super Cup- Second Leg

Venue: Kiev- Republican Stadium

Attendance: 110,000

Referee: Dogan Babacan (Turkey)

Goalscorers: (Dinamo Kiev): Oleg Blokhin 40, 53

                    (Bayern Munich): None

Lineups:

Dinamo Kiev:

Evhen Rudakov, Vladimir Troshkin, Mikhail Fomenko, Stefan Reshko, Valeri Zuyev, Anatoli Konykov, Vladimir Muntyan, Leonid Buryak, Vladimir Veremeyev, Vladimir Onyshenko, Oleg Blokhin

Coach: Valery Lobanovsky

Team Captain: Vladimir Onyshenko

White Shirts, Blue Shorts, White Socks

Bayern Munich:

Sepp Maier, Josef Weiss, Udo Horsmann, Georg Schwarzenbeck, Franz Beckenbauer, Franz Roth, Bernd Dürnberger (Johnny Hansen (Denmark) 70^th), Ludwig Schuster (Conny Torstensson (Sweden) 78^th), Klaus Wunder, Jupp Kappelmann, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge

Coach: Dettmar Cramer

Team Captain: Franz Beckenbauer

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, Red Shorts, Red Socks

References;

Miroir du Football , Issue 249, October 8, 1975

Kicker Sportsmagazin, September 15, 1975

Kicker Sporsmagazin, October 1975

Футбол - Футбол-Хоккей, Issue №37, 14.09.75

Футбол - Футбол-Хоккей, Issue №41, 12.10.75

Marca, September 10, 1975

Marca, October 8, 1975

Mundo Deportivo, September 10, 1975

Mundo Deportivo, October 8, 1975

Memorable European Confrontations, Part 23-1977 Borussia Mönchengladbach vs. Dynamo Kiev

Borussia Mönchengladbach and Dynamo Kiev were paired in the Semifinals of the 1976/77 Champions Cup.

The West German powerhouse Borussia Mönchengladbach, managed by the former Bayern Munich Boss Udo Latteck, were then of the best squads in Europe and were on their way in clinching their Third straight Bundesliga Title (their fifth in eight seasons).

The squad was led by Berti Vogts, The Terrier, and contained Danish superstar Allan Simonsen, as well West German Internationals such as Uli Stielike, Rainer Bonhof and Wimmer.

They had qualified from their opening Rounds by defeating Austria’s FK Austria Vienna (0-1, 3-0), Italy’s Torino (2-1 away, 0-0) and Belgium’s Club Brugge (2-2 home, 1-0 away).

The Soviets of Dynamo Kiev were led by the legendary and revolutionary Valeri Lobanovsky who would go on and train future generations of Dynamo Kiev squads in the next two decades, as well as the USSR national team.

The team’s star was Oleg Blokhin the 1975 Ballon d’Or winner.

The team contained virtually all Internationals, such as Burjak, Konkov, Muntyan and Onischenko.

They had qualified from their opening Rounds by defeating Yugoslvia’s Partizan Belgrade (3-0, 2-0) and Greece’s PAOK (4-0, 2-0).

In the Quarterfinals, they had eliminated West Germany’s Bayern Munich of Franz Beckenbauer (0-1, 2-0). The defending Champions Bayern had won the trophy for three consecutive years.

The first leg, on April 6th, was played at Kiev’s Central Stadium.

The collective game of Kiev, though successful in the recent years, was now being criticized as too predictable.

The focus of attention was the duel between Blokhin and Vogts. 

Kiev needing to win at home, attacked from the start. But despite dominating, they did not actually create many clear-cut chances.

Photo From: Onze, Issue 16, April 1977

(The two teams entering the field, April 6, 1977, Champions Cup, Dynamo Kiev 1- Borussia Mönchengladbach 0)

For the Germans, Simonsen was impressive and worked very hard for his team. In contrast, Wimmer and Heynckes (carrying a slight injury) had a difficult match and did not have their usual output.

Photo From: Onze, Issue 16, April 1977

(Troshkin, Fomienko and Wimmer  and Wolfgang Kneib making a save,  April 6, 1977, Champions Cup, Dynamo Kiev 1- Borussia Mönchengladbach 0)

The deadlock was only broken in the 71^st minute. Burjak took a corner from the left that was headed in by Onischenko.

Latteck was furious on the sidelines for his team’s marking. He later stated that they gave away an avoidable unnecessary goal by just standing by and watching.

Photo From: Onze, Issue 16, April 1977

(Oleg Blokhin and Berti Vogts, April 6, 1977, Champions Cup, Dynamo Kiev 1- Borussia Mönchengladbach 0)

He was also angry about the extent of fouls committed by the Soviets, especially on Bonhof.

Despite the victory, Lobanovsky was also said to furious with his squad after the match. He believed they had squandered chances to score more than one goal.

Photo From: Mondial, Old Series, Issue 3, April 1977

(April 6, 1977, Champions Cup, Dynamo Kiev 1- Borussia Mönchengladbach 0)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 16, April 1977

(Oleg Blokhin taking a shot, April 6, 1977, Champions Cup, Dynamo Kiev 1- Borussia Mönchengladbach 0)

Because of the slim lead, many believed Mönchengladbach had a very good chance to clinch qualification on home soil.

Latteck seemed confident and remarked that Kiev goalkeeper Rudakov had problems with crosses from the wings as well as long distance shots.

Photo From: Mondial, Old Series, Issue 3, April 1977

(April 6, 1977, Champions Cup, Dynamo Kiev 1- Borussia Mönchengladbach 0)

April 6, 1977

Dynamo Kiev (USSR) 1- Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach (West Germany)  0

Champions Cup- Semifinals, First Leg

Venue: Kiev - Central

Attendance: 100,000

Referee: Pablo Sanchez Ibanez (Spain)

Goalscorers: (Dynamo Kiev): Vladimir Ivanovich Onischenko 71st

 (Mönchengladbach): None

Lineups:

Dynamo Kiev:

1-Evgeny Vasilyevich Rudakov, 6-Vladimir Nikolaevich Troshkin, 4-Mikhail Ivanovich Fomenko, 5-Stefan Mihaylovich Reshko, 3-Viktor Antonovich Matvienko, 7-Vladimir Fedorovich Muntyan, 2-Anatoly Dmitrievich Konkov, 9-Leonid Iosifovich Burjak  , 10-Aleksandr Andriyevich Berezhnoy (14-Petro Petrovych Slobodyan 64), 8-Vladimir Ivanovich Onischenko, 11-Oleg Vladimirovich Blokhin

Coach: Valeri Vasiliyevich Lobanovsky

Booked: Mikhail Ivanovich Fomenko 42

Team Captain: Anatoly Dmitrievich Konkov

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Shirt Sponsor:  None

Uniform Colors: White Shirts , White Shorts, White Socks

Mönchengladbach:

1-Wolfgang Kneib, 2-Hans-Hubert ‘Berti’ Vogts, 5-Rainer Bonhof, 4-Hans-Jurgen Wittkamp, 3-Hans Klinkhammer, 8-Herbert Wimmer, 9-Christian Kulik, 6-Horst Wohlers, 10-Ulrich Stielike, 7-Allan Simonsen (Denmark), 11-Josef ‘Jupp’ Heynckes

Coach: Udo Latteck

Booked: Hans-Hubert ‘Berti’ Vogts

Team Captain: Hans-Hubert ‘Berti’ Vogts

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Puma

Shirt Sponsor: None (though Erdgas were their shirt sponsors)

Uniform Colors: Light Blue Shirts, Black Shorts, Blue Socks

The second leg, on April 20th, was played at Düsseldorf’s Rheinstadion. Borussia chose the venue instead of their home venue of Bokelberg, because of its superior capacity.

Mönchengladbach could not call upon Heynckes, who was not only injured but also ill. Similarly, Dietmar Danner bowed out due to illness.

Heidenreich replaced Heynckes in the Borussia squad; otherwise the squad was unchanged from the first leg.

Photo From: Mondial, Old Series, Issue 4, May 1977

(Allan Simonsen and Leonid Burjak, April 20, 1977, Champions Cup, Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-Dynamo Kiev 0)

Borussia also had to be cautious as Vogts, Wohlers, and Heidenreich were under threat of another yellow card suspension.

For the Soviets, Valeriy Zuyev started in place of Vladimir Muntyan.

Photo From: Mondial, Old Series, Issue 4, May 1977

(Berti Vogts and Oleg Blokhin, April 20, 1977, Champions Cup, Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-Dynamo Kiev 0)

Vogts, once again, had the task of supervising Blokhin. He considered it the hardest challenge of his career. Many German journalists likened it to the Ali and Frazier duels.

Naturally, Borussia took the initiative to overcome the deficit. Rainer Bonhof stood out for Mönchengladbach, with Burjak in charge of neutralizing him.

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1620, April 26, 1977

(Simonsen’s shot that led to the penalty kick, April 20, 1977, Champions Cup, Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-Dynamo Kiev 0)

Photo From: Mondial, Old Series, Issue 4, May 1977

(April 20, 1977, Champions Cup, Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-Dynamo Kiev 0)

Borussia took the lead in the 21^st minute. In a goalmouth scramble, Simonsen took a shot that was headed for goal. Matvienko stopped with his hand the goal bound shot. Bonhof scored from the spot.

Photo From: L'Annee du Football 1977

(Bonhof’s opener, April 20, 1977, Champions Cup, Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-Dynamo Kiev 0)

Up to this point, Kiev were not in the game and were struggling. Early in the second half, Lobanovsky replaced Zuyev with Muntyan.

Muntyan’s entry galvanized the Kiev side and they started applying more pressure from then on.

Photo From: Onze, Issue 17, May 1977

(Berti Vogts, April 20, 1977, Champions Cup, Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-Dynamo Kiev 0)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 17, May 1977

(Wittkamp’s winner, April 20, 1977, Champions Cup, Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-Dynamo Kiev 0)

The match seemed to be headed for overtime when with less than ten minutes left, Borussia were awarded a free kick.

Bonhof lined up to take the kick and everyone expected a powerful shot.

Instead Bonhof delicately chipped the free kick over the wall, for Wittkamp to rush in and shoot on goal.

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1620, April 26, 1977

(Bonhof between Troshkin and Fomienko, April 20, 1977, Champions Cup, Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-Dynamo Kiev 0)

The shot was blocked by Matvienko’s shoulder, Wimmer immediately crossed the loose ball from the right side and Wittkamp headed it in and gave Borussia the lead.

Borussia held on and qualified for the Final.

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1620, April 26, 1977

(Heidenreich, April 20, 1977, Champions Cup, Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-Dynamo Kiev 0)

In the Final, Liverpool was one hurdle too many and the Germans were soundly beaten in Rome (1-3), as Vogts was unable to control Kevin Keegan like Blokhin.

They did manage to win the Bundesliga title (their last one to date) at the end of the season.

Allan Simonsen’s displays that year, earned him the Ballon d’Or at the end the calendar year.

April 20, 1977

Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach (West Germany) 2-Dynamo Kiev (USSR) 0

Champions Cup- Semifinals, Second Leg

Venue:  Düsseldorf- Rheinstadion

Attendance: 68,000

Referee: Francis Rion (Belgium)

Goalscorers: (Mönchengladbach): Rainer Bonhof 21^st pen, Wittkamp 82^nd

 (Dynamo Kiev): None

Lineups:

Mönchengladbach:

1-Wolfgang Kneib, 2-Hans-Hubert ‘Berti’ Vogts, 5-Rainer Bonhof, 4-Hans-Jurgen Wittkamp, 3-Hans Klinkhammer, 8-Herbert Wimmer, 9-Christian Kulik, 6-Horst Wohlers, 10-Ulrich Stielike (12-Wilfried Hannes 78^th) , 7-Allan Simonsen (Denmark), 11-Herbert Heidenreich

Coach: Udo Latteck

Team Captain: Hans-Hubert ‘Berti’ Vogts

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Puma

Shirt Sponsor: None (though Erdgas were their shirt sponsors)

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Dynamo Kiev:

1-Evgeny Vasilyevich Rudakov, 7-Valeriy Leonidovych Zuyev (14-Vladimir Fedorovich Muntyan 54^th),  6-Vladimir Nikolaevich Troshkin, 4-Mikhail Ivanovich Fomenko, 5-Stefan Mihaylovich Reshko, 3-Viktor Antonovich Matvienko, 2-Anatoly Dmitrievich Konkov, 9-Leonid Iosifovich Burjak  , 10-Aleksandr Andriyevich Berezhnoy , 8-Vladimir Ivanovich Onischenko, 11-Oleg Vladimirovich Blokhin

Coach: Valeri Vasiliyevich Lobanovsky

Booked: Anatoly Dmitrievich Konkov 37^th

Team Captain: Anatoly Dmitrievich Konkov

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Shirt Sponsor:  None

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts , White Shorts, Blue Socks