September
21, 1977
Scotland
3-Czechoslovakia 1
World
Cup Qualifying-Group 7
Venue: Glasgow -Hampden Park
Attendance: 85,000
Referee: Francis Rion (Belgium)
Goalscorers: (Scotland): Joe Jordan 18th
, Asa Hartford 35th ,
Kenny Dalglish 54th
(Czechoslovakia): Miroslav Gajdusek 80th
Lineups:
Scotland:
1-Alan
Roderick Rough (Partick Thistle Football Club-Glasgow) [15 / 0]
15-William
Pullar ‘Sandy’ Jardine (Rangers Football Club-Glasgow) [31 / 1]
2-Daniel
Fergus McGrain (The Celtic Football Club -Glasgow) [40 / 0]
14-Thomas
Forsyth (Rangers Football
Club-Glasgow) [15 / 0]
5-Gordon
McQueen (Leeds United Association Football Club / England) [16 / 3]
6-Bruce
David Rioch (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England) [20 / 6]
8-Kenneth
Mathieson Dalglish (Liverpool Football Club / England) [49 / 17]
7-Donald
Sandison Masson (Queen's Park Rangers Football Club –London / England) [13 / 4]
9-Joseph
Jordan (Leeds United Association Football Club / England) [26 / 7]
10-Richard
‘Asa’ Hartford (Manchester City Football Club / England) [20 / 1]
17-William
Johnston (West Bromwich Albion Football Club / England) [18 / 0]
Coach:
Alistair MacLeod
Booked:
Danny McGrain 65th , Bruce Rioch 81st
Team
Captain: Bruce David Rioch
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro
Uniform
Colors: Navy Blue Shirts,
White Shorts, Red Socks
Czechoslovakia:
1-Pavol
Michalik (TJ Baník OKD Ostrava) [7 / 0]
2-Miroslav
Paurik (TJ
Slavia IPS Praha) [4 / 0]
3-Jozef
Capkovic (ASVS
Dukla Praha) [16 / 0]
4-Karel
Dvorak (TJ Zbrojovko Brno) [11 / 0]
5-Koloman
Gögh (TJ Slovan
ChZJD Bratislava) [24 / 1]
6-Karol Dobias (Bohemians Praha CKD) [61 / 5] (15-Dusan Gallis (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava) [8 / 1] 61st )
9-Jaroslav
Pollak (ASVS
Dukla Banska Bystrica) [43 / 1]
8-Jozef
Moder (TJ Lokomotiva Kosice) [17 / 3]
(14-Lubomir Knapp (TJ Baník OKD Ostrava) [10 / 0] 46th )
7-Miroslav
Gajdusek (ASVS
Dukla Praha) [22 / 2]
10-Marian
Masny (TJ Slovan
ChZJD Bratislava) [31 / 6]
11-Zdenek
Nehoda (ASVS
Dukla Praha) [39 / 13]
Coach:
Vaclav Jezek
Booked:
Karel Dvorak 62nd , Miroslav Gajdusek 87th
Team
Captain: Jaroslav Pollak
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform
Colors: White Shirts, White
Shorts, White Socks
Notes:
-Match
number 407 for Scotland and number 347 for Czechoslovakia
-This
was the 10th meeting between the nations (as well as the final match between
the nations).
-The
previous match between the nations, as well as the previous on Czech soil, and
the previous Czechoslovakia victory was the first leg of these World Cup
Qualifiers in Prague on October 13, 1976 that Czechoslovakia won 2 to 0.
Scotland
players: Rough, McGrain, McQueen, Rioch, Dalglish, Masson, Hartford and Jordan
and Czechoslovakia Players: Jozef Capkovic, Gögh, Pollak,
Dobias, Masny and Nehoda were present that day (on the
field and/or the substitutes bench).
Gordon
McQueen was booked in that match.
Vaclav
Jezek was still Czechoslovakia’s Manager.
-The
previous match between the nations, in the same stadium, as well as Scotland’s
previous victory, was another World Cup qualifier on September 26, 1973 that
Scotland won 2 to 1.
Scotland
players: Jardine, McGrain, Dalglish and Jordan and Czechoslovakia Players: Dobias
and Nehoda were present that day (on the field and/or the substitutes bench).
Czechoslovakia’s
Jozef Capkovic’s twin brother Jan also played in that match.
Vaclav
Jezek was still Czechoslovakia’s Manager.
Jordan
once again scored for Scotland and Zdenek Nehoda scored Czechoslovakia’s goal.
-Many
of these players took part in another World Cup qualifier on October 17, 1973
in Bratislava that Czechoslovakia won 1 to 0.
Scotland
players: Jardine, McGrain, Dalglish, Forsyth and Jordan and Czechoslovakia
Players: Dvorak, Pollak, Gajdusek and Nehoda were present
that day (on the field and/or the substitutes bench).
Czechoslovakia’s
Jozef Capkovic’s twin brother Jan also played in that match.
Vaclav
Jezek was still Czechoslovakia’s Manager.
Zdenek
Nehoda scored Czechoslovakia’s winner from a penalty kick.
-Scotland’s Forsyth and Hartford and
Czechoslovakia’s Dobias and Pollak faced one another in a scoreless tie in a Brazil
Independence Cup match on July 2, 1972 in Porto Alegre.
Czechoslovakia’s
Jozef Capkovic’s twin brother Jan also played in that match.
-
Scotland’s previous and only away victory was in their very first encounter, a
Friendly on May 15, 1937 in Prague that they won 3 to 1.
-Scotland
would not play Czechoslovakia until its break-up in 1994. They would face Czech
Republic in a UEFA European Championship Qualifier in the same stadium (Glasgow, Hampden Park) on March 31, 1999 and lose
1-2.
Scotland’s
first win over Czech Republic would be in a Friendly on March 3, 2010 that they
would win 1-0 in the same stadium (Glasgow, Hampden Park).
-This
was Scotland Manager Ally Mc Leod’s first match in the Qualifiers.
He
had been appointed on May 17, 1977.
-The
other team in this qualifying group was Wales. Scotland had to defeat Czechoslovakia
to then face Wales on October 12th, 1977 at Anfield to qualify for
Argentina.
-Months
before, in the summertime, Scotland had embarked on a successful tour of South
America.
For
more detail:
-Both
teams were missing key players who had appeared on the previous Qualifier
between the nations on October 13, 1976.
The
Czechs were missing goalkeeper Alexander Vencel, Pavol Biros, Ladislav
Jurkemik, Jan Kozak, Antonin Panenka and Ladislav Petras.
The
Captain Anton Ondrus had been sent off in the qualifier, along with Scotland’s
Andy Gray, and was suspended for this match.
In
addition to Gray, Scotland were missing Willie Donachie, Martin Buchan, Kenny Burns and
Archie Gemmill from that first match.
-The
Czechs were also missing Jan Pivarnik.
-The
entire Scottish squad was based in Britain (English and Scottish clubs).
The
entire Czech squad was home based.
-Scotland’s
other notable absences included Graeme Souness, Lou Macari and Derek Johnstone.
Willie
Donachie and Martin Buchan were out injured. Jardine and Forsyth deputized for
them.
Rough
had missed Scotland’s previous match, a Friendly vs. East Germany on September
7 (0-1 loss), as he was not a starter with Patrick Thistle.
By
the time of this match he had regained his spot in his club.
-Match Referee François Rion of Belgium wore an Orange shirt to
avoid color clash with Scotland’s Dark Blue shirts.
-Due
to an air traffic controllers’ strike, the Czechs were forced to take the train
from London to Glasgow at night with no sleeping accommodations possible.
They
requested a 24-hour postponement from FIFA, which was refused.
-Czechoslovakia’s
U-21 goalkeeper Macak was caught shoplifting in Glasgow.
-In
a must win match for Scotland, Rioch, Masson (man of the match for many) and Hartford took control and
Scotland dominated.
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Photo
From: Onze, Issue 24, December 1977
(Kenny
Dalglish, September 21, 1977, World Cup Qualifier, Scotland 3-Czechoslovakia 1)
|
-In
the 18th
minute, Willie Johnston, took a corner from the right that was headed in by Joe
Jordan.
-In
the 35th minute, Willie Johnston sent in a cross from the left,
Czech goalkeeper Pavol Michalik caught the ball in the air but collided with
Jordan and lost the ball. Hartford picked up the loose ball and scored into the
empty net. This was Asa Hartford’s first ever goal for Scotland.
-In
the 54th minute, Masson took a corner from the left side that was
headed back by McQueen near the edge of the box for Jardine to head back into
the box towards Dalglish who in turn headed it in the net.
-In
the 61st minute, Dobias was substituted by Dusan Gallis. Dobias had
been hurt in a collision with Dalglish.
-In
the 62nd minute, Dvorak was booked after a foul on Jordan.
Jordan
was the last man, by current rules Dvorak would have been sent off.
-In
the 80th minute, Czechoslovakia got a consolation goal from a long
distance shot from Gajdusek.
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Photo
From: Mondial, old series, Issue 12, January 1978
(Pavol Michalik making a save, September 21,
1977, World Cup Qualifier, Scotland 3-Czechoslovakia 1) |
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At end of the match, the Scottish crowd chanted ‘We Want Ally’ and ‘Bring On
Wales’.
-This
loss effectively eliminated Czechoslovakia from the World Cup. They became the
First ever European Champions to not qualify for the succeeding World Cup.
-Scotland
clinched World Cup qualification on October 12, 1977 at Liverpool’s Anfield
Road by defeating Wales (2-0) in controversial fashion.
Scotland
were awarded a penalty kick (scored by Masson) for a handball committed by
Wales’ Joe Jones. However, television replays clearly showed that the handball
was actually committed by Scotland’s Joe Jordan.
They
qualified for their second successive World Cup. They would qualify for five
straight World Cups until 1990.
-The
following Czechoslovakia played their final matches for their nation in this
match: Jozef Capkovic, Jozef Moder, Miroslav Paurik, Karel Dvorak, Dusan Gallis
and Lubomir Knapp.
Miroslav
Paurik earned all of his four caps in the 1977 calendar year.
-Scotland
had similarly blocked Czechoslovakia’s path for the 1974 World Cup
Qualification.
Czechoslovakia
for their part had blocked Scotland’s access to the 1962 World Cup by defeating
them in a playoff in Brussels on November 29, 1961 (4-2 win).
-Scottish
Willie Johnston’s 1978 World Cup participation would be marred after a failed
Drugs test.
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Photo
From: Mondial, old series, Issue 12, January 1978
(Joe Jordan celebrating, September 21, 1977,
World Cup Qualifier, Scotland 3-Czechoslovakia 1) |
-Kenny
Dalglish had transferred that season from Celtic Glasgow to Liverpool to
replace Kevin Keegan who had departed to SV Hamburg.
Dalglish
would go on to score the winner in that season’s Champions Cup final vs. Club
Brugge.
-Joe
Jordan would play in Italy’s Serie A with AC Milan and Verona.
-Leeds
United teammates Jordan and McQueen would also join Manchester United.
-There
was such euphoria following Scotland’s qualification that many openly felt that
they could return with medals.
-The
following Czechoslovakia players were members of the 1976 UEFA European
Championship winning squad: Karol Dobias, Jozef Capkovic, Jozef Moder, Jaroslav
Pollak, Marian Masny, Zdenek Nehoda, Kolomon Gogh and Dusan Gallis, along with
Manager Vaclav Jezek.
-The
following Czechoslovakia players were members of the 1980 UEFA European
Championship squad: Karol Dobias, Jaroslav Pollak, Marian Masny, Zdenek Nehoda,
Kolomon Gogh and Miroslav Gajdusek.
-Czechoslovakia’s
Zdeněk Nehoda and Marián Masný participated in the 1982 World Cup.
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Photo
From: World Soccer, June 1979
(Kenny Dalglish, September 21, 1977, World Cup
Qualifier, Scotland 3-Czechoslovakia 1) |
-The
following Scotland players were members of the 1974 World Cup squad: Sandy
Jardine, Danny McGrain, Kenny Dalglish, Joe Jordan and Gordon McQueen.
-From
the Scottish starting lineup for this match, only Danny McGrain failed to make
the 1978 Finals squad. Though, he would make the 1982 World Cup squad.
-The
following Scotland players were members of the 1982 World Cup squad: Alan
Rough, Danny McGrain, Kenny Dalglish, Joe Jordan and Asa Hartford.
-Alan
Rough would also make the 1986 World Cup Finals squad.
-Danny
Mc Grain and Kenny Dalglish achieved the League and Cup double with Celtic
Glasgow for the 1976/77 season.
-Sandy
Jardine and Thomas Forsyth achieved the domestic treble with Rangers Glasgow
for that season 1977/78.
-For
the 1976/77 season:
Jozef
Capkovic, Miroslav Gajdusek and Zdenek Nehoda won the Czechoslovakia League
title with Dukla
Praha.
Jozef
Moder won the Czechoslovakia Cup with Lokomotiva Kosice.
For
the 1977/78 season:
Karel
Dvorak won the Czechoslovakia League title with Zbrojovko Brno.
Pavol
Michalik and Lubomir Knapp won the Czechoslovakia Cup with Baník Ostrava.
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