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Devonhibs
28-02-2010, 08:29 PM
Hopefully someone may be able to help - I am trying to find a copy of the match report from the away leg of this UEFA tie - Hibs won 3-2 before humping them at home 9-1. Any help would be appreciated:agree:

Alfred E Newman
28-02-2010, 09:00 PM
Hope this is of help.

From Hugh Taylor (Daily Record thursday19th 1974)

SIZE="2"]Rosenborg .....2 Hibs...........3[/SIZE]
scorers Rosenborg - Iversen (2) Hibs - Stanton, Gordon, Harper.


Hibs cool professionalism gave them a brilliant start to their European campaign in Trondhelm last night.
They played with a mixture of old fashioned Scottish craft and the new modern technique and proved far too good for the Norwegians in the first leg EUFA Cup tie.
Not only did they srtrike a fine blow for Scotlands sagging prestige but the also fought magnificently against adverse conditions- and one of the most biased referees I have seen.
Jan Detters of Belgium penalised every Hibs tackle but allowed Rosenborg to pile in without even a gesture.
It was an awful night for football. A biting wind and lashing rain kept the crowd down to 5000 and play seemed impossible on the water-logged pitch.
A fine ball through the middle from Iain Munro split the Rosenborg defence, then stuck on the sodden surface. But Pat Stanton judged the situation accurately and got to the ball before the Norwegians and the lead they wanted.
Then Alan Gordon put Hibs two up with a spectacular header and Hibs were in complete command.
Rosenborg were clever enough and certainly enthusiastic as they showed with a fine fight back in the second half.
They had brought on the fast Didtritsten for Sunde and this made a big difference. Hibs refused to be ruffled however and promptly made it 3-0 with a fine shot after another Munro burst on the left.
Then the Norwegians showed their fighting spirit with a spirited assault.
Iversen brought a cheer from the fans when he scored - but no Scottish referee would have allowed the goal for he bumped into goalkeeper McArthur before putting the ball into the net.
Hibs refused to lose their calm and Rosenborg became even tougher-- to such an extent that the referee booked Naess after a strong tackle on Blackley.
In 89 minutes inernationalist Iveren scored a second goal for Rosenborg.

Hibs
McArthur, Brownlie, Schaedler, Stanton, Spalding, Blackley,Edwards, Cropley, Harper, Gordon, Munro.

Devonhibs
28-02-2010, 09:24 PM
Malcolm - thanks a million:thumbsup: