Dundee Utd 1
Copenhagen 0
UEFA Cup (1st Round 1st Leg)
Dundee UtdDundee Utd |
1 - 01 - 0 |
CopenhagenCopenhagen |
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UEFA Cup (1st Round 1st Leg) |
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| Goalscorers | |
|
Paul Sturrock (66) |
None. |
| Team Managers | |
|
Jim McLean |
Mario Astorri |
| Starting Eleven | |
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1. Hamish McAlpine 2. Alex Rennie 3. Frank Kopel 4. Bobby Robinson 5. Paul Hegarty 6. Dave Narey 7. Paul Sturrock 8. Gordon G Wallace 9. Billy Kirkwood 10. Derek Addison 11. Graeme Payne |
Ole Qvist .1 Ole Højgaard .2 Niels Boesen .3 Palle Hansen .4 Peter Lindby .5 Henrik Eigenbrod .6 Bo Frimann-Hansen .7 Klaus Nørregaard .8 Flemming Pedersen .9 Finn Laudrup .10 Steen Andreasen .11 |
| Bench | |
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12. Derek Neilson 14. Davie Dodds 15. Walter Smith 16. John Holt 17. Ray Stewart |
Eigil Neilsen .12 Karl Kroll .14 Benny Myssing .15 Niels Hagenau .16 |
| Substitutions | |
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John Holt for Derek Addison (85) |
Eigil Neilsen for Bo Frimann-Hansen (65) Karl Kroll for Steen Andreasen (80) |
| Cautions | |
| None. | None. |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
Henry Öberg (Norway) (Referee) |
Match Report
Jim McLean sought a two goal advantage from this game but although that wasn't achieved, the United will be confident that the single goal they did get may be enough.
United got the vital lead in 66 minutes. Gordon Wallace struck a shot but it rebounded off a defender. Paul Sturrock was first to react and fired the ball into the net.
United could have scored more, Kirkwood missed a simple chance early on and Wallace hit the bar just after half-time in the best move of the match. The Danes had the best of their chances in the second half and maybe gave United some warnings as to what might be in store for them in the return leg.
McLean sent Hegarty up front in search of that desired second goal but that wasn't to be.
Squad Statistics (as at September 14th, 1977)
| Age | Nat | 1977-78 | All Time | |||
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| Hamish McAlpine (GK) | 29 |  |
9 | - | 286 | 3 |
| Paul Hegarty | 23 | |
9 | 2 | 116 | 26 |
| Frank Kopel | 28 | |
9 | - | 237 | 7 |
| Dave Narey | 21 | |
9 | 1 | 152 | 14 |
| Alex Rennie | 28 | |
1 | - | 63 | 1 |
| Derek Addison | 22 | |
9 | 1 | 35 | 3 |
| Billy Kirkwood | 19 | |
8 | 3 | 12 | 4 |
| Bobby Robinson | 26 | |
6 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Gordon G Wallace | 34 | |
9 | 3 | 36 | 16 |
| Graeme Payne | 21 | |
7 | - | 125 | 6 |
| Paul Sturrock | 20 | |
9 | 3 | 93 | 31 |
| John Holt (sub) | 20 | |
1 | - | 34 | - |
League Table (as at September 14th, 1977)
| Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Aberdeen | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 7 |
| 2. | DUNDEE UTD | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +3 | 6 |
| 3. | St Mirren | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +4 | 5 |
| 4. | Hibernian | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
| 5. | Motherwell | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 |
| 6. | Rangers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| 7. | Ayr Utd | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 8. | Partick Th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| 9. | Celtic | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 10. | Clydebank | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -8 | 1 |