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 28th, 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.
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 14th, 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 9th, 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.
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Photo
From: Miroir du Football , Issue 249, October 8, 1975
(September 9, 1975, UEFA Super Cup, Bayern
Munich 0-Dinamo Kiev 1) |
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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 66th 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).
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Photo
From: Miroir du Football , Issue 249, October 8, 1975
(September
9, 1975, UEFA Super Cup, Bayern Munich 0-Dinamo Kiev 1)
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From: Miroir du Football , Issue 249, October 8, 1975
(September
9, 1975, UEFA Super Cup, Bayern Munich 0-Dinamo Kiev 1)
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From: Kicker Sportsmagazin, September 15, 1975
(September
9, 1975, UEFA Super Cup, Bayern Munich 0-Dinamo Kiev 1)
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From: Футбол - Футбол-Хоккей, Issue №37, 14.09.75
(September
9, 1975, UEFA Super Cup, Bayern Munich 0-Dinamo Kiev 1)
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The Second Leg took place at Kiev’s
Republican Stadium on October 6th, 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 40th
and 53rd minutes to give Dinamo Kiev the trophy.
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Photo
From: Kicker Sporsmagazin, October 1975
(October
6, 1975, UEFA Super Cup, Dinamo Kiev 2-Bayern Munich 0)
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From: Футбол - Футбол-Хоккей, Issue №41, 12.10
(October
6, 1975, UEFA Super Cup, Dinamo Kiev 2-Bayern Munich 0)
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From: Футбол - Футбол-Хоккей, Issue №41, 12.10
(October
6, 1975, UEFA Super Cup, Dinamo Kiev 2-Bayern Munich 0)
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Photo
From: Футбол - Футбол-Хоккей, Issue №41, 12.10
(October
6, 1975, UEFA Super Cup, Dinamo Kiev 2-Bayern Munich 0)
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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 46th),
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) 70th),
Ludwig Schuster (Conny Torstensson (Sweden) 78th), 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
