Anderlecht 1
Dundee Utd 1
UEFA Cup (1st Round 2nd Leg)
Anderlecht |
1 - 1 |
Dundee Utd |
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UEFA Cup (1st Round 2nd Leg) |
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| Goalscorers | |
| Benny Neilsen (25) |
Frank Kopel (82) |
| Team Managers | |
| Raymond Goethals |
Jim McLean |
| Starting Eleven | |
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1. Nico de Bree 2. Gilbert van Binst 3. Michel de Groote 4. Johnny Dusbaba 5. Raymond Jaspers 6. Franky Vercauteren 7. Francois van der Elst 8. Benny Nielsen 9. Arie Haan 10. Enrique Villalba 11. Rob Rensenbrink |
Hamish McAlpine .1 Derek Stark .2 Frank Kopel .3 Iain Phillip .4 Paul Hegarty .5 Dave Narey .6 Derek Addison .7 Paul Sturrock .8 Willie Pettigrew .9 George Fleming .10 Graeme Payne .11 |
| Bench | |
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12. Friedrich Koncilia 14. Hugo Broos 15. Ronny Martens 16. Kristiaan Ceuppens 17. Tony Rombouts |
Billy Kirkwood .12 Peter Bonetti .14 Jim Kerr .15 Davie Dodds .16 Ralph Milne .17 |
| Substitutions | |
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Hugo Broos for Johnny Dusbaba (21) Ronny Martens for Benny Nielsen (81) |
Billy Kirkwood for Derek Addison (50) Davie Dodds for Willie Pettigrew (76) |
| Cautions | |
| None. | None. |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
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Adolf Prokop (East Germany) (Referee) |
Match Report
A truly magnificent triumph for the Tannadice side who stunned all Belgium — and the rest of Europe — by eliminating one of the Continent's most consistent sides. United received a setback after only 25 minutes when Benny Neilson stole away against the run of play to send Anderlecht ahead. Jim McLean's side stuck to their task however, and were rewarded with a fantastic Frank Kopel equaliser from the edge of the penalty area to go through on the away goals rule in front of a shattered home support which never the less stayed behind to applaud United off the field.
Three firsts were achieved by United in this win. We had never before been involved in a Euro tie decided on away goals ruling; We had never advanced in Europe having failed to win our home leg; Kopel's goal was his first European strike.
Squad Statistics (as at October 2nd, 1979)
| Age | Nat | 1979-80 | All Time | |||
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| Hamish McAlpine (GK) | 31 |  |
5 | - | 372 | 3 |
| Dave Narey | 23 | |
14 | - | 247 | 19 |
| Derek Stark | 20 | |
12 | 1 | 45 | 2 |
| Frank Kopel | 30 | |
13 | 3 | 306 | 12 |
| Iain Phillip | 28 | |
10 | - | 21 | - |
| Paul Hegarty | 25 | |
5 | - | 203 | 37 |
| Derek Addison | 24 | |
12 | 1 | 101 | 12 |
| George Fleming | 31 | |
11 | - | 311 | 35 |
| Graeme Payne | 23 | |
14 | 2 | 210 | 13 |
| Paul Sturrock | 22 | |
14 | 5 | 183 | 48 |
| Willie Pettigrew | 26 | |
12 | 6 | 12 | 6 |
| Billy Kirkwood (sub) | 21 | |
13 | 1 | 96 | 24 |
| Davie Dodds (sub) | 21 | |
8 | 1 | 54 | 15 |
League Table (as at October 2nd, 1979)
| Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Celtic | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | +11 | 12 |
| 2. | Morton | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | +8 | 10 |
| 3. | Aberdeen | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | +8 | 8 |
| 4. | Partick Th | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 8 |
| 5. | Kilmarnock | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 8 |
| 6. | Rangers | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 7 |
| 7. | DUNDEE UTD | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 5 |
| 8. | St Mirren | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -7 | 5 |
| 9. | Dundee | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 5 |
| 10. | Hibernian | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -8 | 2 |