1970 European Cup Final

The 1970 European Cup Final was a football match held at the San Siro, Milan, on 6 May 1970, that saw Feijenoord[lower-alpha 1] of the Netherlands defeat Celtic of Scotland 2–1 after extra time. Ove Kindvall's goal in the 117th minute meant the trophy was won by a Dutch club for the first time. It remains Feyenoord's only European Cup triumph.

1970 European Cup Final
Match programme cover
Event1969–70 European Cup
After extra time
Date6 May 1970
VenueSan Siro, Milan
RefereeConcetto Lo Bello (Italy)
Attendance53,187

For losing finalists Celtic, this marked the second–– and to date most recent–– European Cup Final appearance in club history, after the famous win by the "Lisbon Lions" side in the 1967 edition. The match nearly never took place due to massive strikes throughout Italy during 1970; the Italian Football Federation backed down to ensure that their own clubs would be able to compete in further UEFA competitions.

Route to the final

Feyenoord Round Celtic
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
KR Reykjavík 16–2 12–2 (A) 4–0 (H) First round Basel 2–0 0–0 (A) 2–0 (H)
A.C. Milan 2–1 0–1 (A) 2–0 (H) Second round Benfica 3–3 (c) 3–0 (H) 0–3 (a.e.t.) (A)
Vorwärts Berlin 2–1 0–1 (A) 2–0 (H) Quarter-finals Fiorentina 3–1 3–0 (H) 0–1 (A)
Legia Warsaw 2–0 0–0 (A) 2–0 (H) Semi-finals Leeds United 3–1 1–0 (A) 2–1 (H)

Match

Wim van Hanegem, Piet Vrauwdeunt, Coen Moulijn

Summary

In contrast to their win in the European Cup Final three years prior, in which they had gone into the match as heavy underdogs against Inter, this time around, Celtic entered the final as strong favourites. However, despite Tommy Gemmell opening the scoring after 30 minutes, they were comprehensively outplayed by Feyenoord. The Dutch team's manager, Ernst Happel, ensured Celtic winger Jimmy Johnstone was double marked at all times, whilst the midfield trio of Franz Hasil, Willem van Hanegem and Wim Jansen dominated their Celtic counterparts. Rinus Israël quickly equalised with his head, the first Feyenoord-goal in this campaign scored outside their home stadium. Celtic managed to hold on at 1–1 to force extra time.[2] With just a few minutes of extra-time remaining, a long free-kick from the Feyenoord half was sent towards the Celtic penalty area. Celtic defender and captain Billy McNeill stumbled and misjudged the ball, and as he tried to recover he appeared to punch the ball away. Before the referee had a chance to award a penalty, Ove Kindvall reacted quickly, running on and chipping the ball over the advancing goalkeeper Evan Williams to seal a 2–1 win for Feyenoord.[3][4]

Details

Feyenoord 2–1 (a.e.t.) Celtic
Israël  32'
Kindvall  117'
Report Gemmell  30'
Attendance: 53,187
Feyenoord
Celtic
GK1 Eddy Pieters Graafland
RB2 Piet Romeijn 105+2'
CB4 Theo Laseroms
CB3 Rinus Israël (c)
LB5 Theo van Duivenbode
CM7 Wim Jansen
RM6 Franz Hasil
LM10 Willem van Hanegem
RW8 Henk Wery
CF9 Ove Kindvall
LW11 Coen Moulijn
Substitutes:
MF15 Guus Haak 105+2'
GK Eddy Treijtel
DF Cor Veldhoen
MF Piet Vrauwdeunt
CF Joop van Daele
Manager:
Ernst Happel
GK1 Evan Williams
RB2 David Hay
CB5 Billy McNeill (c)
CB6 Jim Brogan
LB3 Tommy Gemmell
CM4 Bobby Murdoch
CM10 Bertie Auld 77'
RW7 Jimmy Johnstone
CF9 John Hughes
CF8 Willie Wallace
LW11 Bobby Lennox
Substitutes:
MF14 George Connelly 77'
Manager:
Jock Stein

See also

Notes

  1. Though the club was invariably referred to as either SC Feijenoord (the original Dutch spelling) or Feyenoord (the spelling used internationally) in the years prior, it would not be until 1974 that the club officially changed its name to Feyenoord, which is an Anglicanised spelling.[1]

References

  1. "Wist u dat..." stadionfeijenoord.nl (in Dutch). Stadion Feijenoord N.V. Archived from the original on 31 December 2007. zowel Stadion Feijenoord als Feyenoord Rotterdam met een lange ij geschreven werd. Pas in 1974 besloot de voetbalclub een y te gebruiken, de lange ij gaf namelijk problemen met de uitspraak in het buitenland
  2. Gallagher, Michael (10 March 2020). "Feyenoord 2 Celtic 1". The Blizzard. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  3. "Season 1969-70". European Cup History. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  4. Brogan, Tom. "Celtic 1970: European Cup Final v Feyenoord – The Dream Ends". State of the Game. Archived from the original on 19 August 2008. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
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