Anderlecht 1
Dundee Utd 1
UEFA Cup (1st Round 2nd Leg)
Anderlecht |
1 - 1 |
Dundee Utd |
 |
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 | |
|
Nico de Bree Gilbert van Binst Raymond Jaspers Michel de Groote Rob Rensenbrink Johnny Dusbaba Franky Vercauteren Arie Haan Francois van der Elst Benny Nielsen Enrique Villalba |
Hamish McAlpine Dave Narey Iain Phillip Derek Stark Paul Hegarty Frank Kopel George Fleming Derek Addison Paul Sturrock Willie Pettigrew Graeme Payne |
| Bench | |
|
Friedrich Koncilia Kristiaan Ceuppens Hugo Broos Ronny Martens Tony Rombouts |
Peter Bonetti Ralph Milne Billy Kirkwood Jim Kerr Davie Dodds |
| Substitutions | |
|
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 | |
|
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)
| 1979-80 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
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|
|
|
| Hamish McAlpine (GK) | 31 |
|
5 | - | 372 | 3 |
| Frank Kopel | 30 |
|
13 | 3 | 306 | 12 |
| Dave Narey | 23 |
|
14 | - | 247 | 19 |
| Iain Phillip | 28 |
|
10 | - | 21 | - |
| Paul Hegarty | 25 |
|
5 | - | 203 | 37 |
| Derek Stark | 20 |
|
12 | 1 | 45 | 2 |
| George Fleming | 31 |
|
11 | - | 311 | 35 |
| Derek Addison | 24 |
|
12 | 1 | 103 | 12 |
| Paul Sturrock | 22 |
|
14 | 5 | 183 | 48 |
| Willie Pettigrew | 26 |
|
12 | 6 | 12 | 6 |
| Graeme Payne | 23 |
|
14 | 2 | 210 | 13 |
| 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. | United | 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 |