LustForLeith
29-02-2020, 05:35 AM
Do any of the older Hibs.netters remember this game?
The reason I ask is that Mundial magazine sent an email out as they’ve created a T-shirt with a photo from the game (very hipsterish but smart!) with the email they sent this description of the match
“Leeds had finished 9th, and Bayern 10th, in their respective domestic leagues. Both, though, had excelled in Europe, with Leeds dispatching Barcelona in the semifinals. What took place in the Parc des Princes, on 28th May 1975, though, was not a fine display of footballing excellence, but utter chaos.
Two minutes into the game, Terry Yorath puts a tackle in on Björn Andersson which is… well, it’s awful. Andersson is stretchered off, injuries covered by a blanket for what we’re assuming was the crowd’s benefit. Bayern’s Uli Hoeneß described it as the “most brutal foul I think I have ever seen.” Hoeneß himself was later injured by Frank Gray—an injury that would subsequently bring a very premature end to Hoeneß’ career.
Peter Lorimer puts Leeds ahead with a technically perfect volley in the first half, only for it to be disallowed after Franz Beckenbauer appeals to the referee. Beckenbauer argues that Billy Bremner had been offside when the ball was struck. Neither the referee nor the linesman had noticed, and, looking at the footage now, Bremner isn’t interfering in the play—it’s a harsh call.
Minutes later, Bayern score on the counterattack, and it’s kicking off. The match continues in this way, variations on a theme of dodgy decisions; Leeds are denied a blatantly obvious penalty for a foul by Beckenbauer, and Bayern go on to win 2–0, the killing blow coming from the great Gerd Müller. The whole match is on YouTube, with German commentary, und es ist sehr schön.
Leeds feel cheated. Riots follow, and the club is banned from European competitions for four years (reduced to two on appeal due to Leeds’s failure to qualify for Europe in the following seasons). The disorder was so excessive that UEFA considered binning off the European Cup entirely.“
That sounds like some game! Exuberance indeed
The reason I ask is that Mundial magazine sent an email out as they’ve created a T-shirt with a photo from the game (very hipsterish but smart!) with the email they sent this description of the match
“Leeds had finished 9th, and Bayern 10th, in their respective domestic leagues. Both, though, had excelled in Europe, with Leeds dispatching Barcelona in the semifinals. What took place in the Parc des Princes, on 28th May 1975, though, was not a fine display of footballing excellence, but utter chaos.
Two minutes into the game, Terry Yorath puts a tackle in on Björn Andersson which is… well, it’s awful. Andersson is stretchered off, injuries covered by a blanket for what we’re assuming was the crowd’s benefit. Bayern’s Uli Hoeneß described it as the “most brutal foul I think I have ever seen.” Hoeneß himself was later injured by Frank Gray—an injury that would subsequently bring a very premature end to Hoeneß’ career.
Peter Lorimer puts Leeds ahead with a technically perfect volley in the first half, only for it to be disallowed after Franz Beckenbauer appeals to the referee. Beckenbauer argues that Billy Bremner had been offside when the ball was struck. Neither the referee nor the linesman had noticed, and, looking at the footage now, Bremner isn’t interfering in the play—it’s a harsh call.
Minutes later, Bayern score on the counterattack, and it’s kicking off. The match continues in this way, variations on a theme of dodgy decisions; Leeds are denied a blatantly obvious penalty for a foul by Beckenbauer, and Bayern go on to win 2–0, the killing blow coming from the great Gerd Müller. The whole match is on YouTube, with German commentary, und es ist sehr schön.
Leeds feel cheated. Riots follow, and the club is banned from European competitions for four years (reduced to two on appeal due to Leeds’s failure to qualify for Europe in the following seasons). The disorder was so excessive that UEFA considered binning off the European Cup entirely.“
That sounds like some game! Exuberance indeed