Copenhagen 3
Dundee Utd 0
UEFA Cup (1st Round 2nd Leg)
Copenhagen |
3 - 0 |
Dundee Utd |
 |
UEFA Cup (1st Round 2nd Leg) |
 |
| Goalscorers | |
|
Torsten-Frank Andersen (49) Torsten-Frank Andersen (84) Torsten-Frank Andersen (89) |
None. |
| Team Managers | |
| Mario Astorri |
Jim McLean |
| Starting Eleven | |
|
1. Ole Qvist 2. Eigil Nielsen 3. Niels Boesen 4. Palle Hansen 5. Peter Lindby 6. Henrik Eigenbrod 7. Niels-Christian Holmstrøm 8. Klaus Nørregaard 9. Lars Hansen 10. Finn Laudrup 11. Torsten-Frank Andersen |
Hamish McAlpine .1 Andy Rolland .2 Frank Kopel .3 Bobby Robinson .4 Paul Hegarty .5 Dave Narey .6 Paul Sturrock .7 Gordon G Wallace .8 Walter Smith .9 Derek Addison .10 Graeme Payne .11 |
| Bench | |
|
12. Steen Andreasen 14. Henrik Bernburg 15. Drob Anderson 16. Karl Kroll 17. Niels Hagenau |
Derek Neilson .12 Alex Rennie .14 Billy Kirkwood .15 John Holt .16 Ray Stewart .17 |
| Substitutions | |
|
Steen Andreasen for Palle Hansen (46) Karl Kroll for Lars Hansen (46) |
Billy Kirkwood for Graeme Payne (46) |
| Cautions | |
| None. | None. |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
Frans Derks (Netherlands) (Referee) |
Match Report
United's hopes of progressing were dashed after a dramatic second half collapse. After dominating the majority of the game, it was Torsten Andersen, Denmark's leading scorer, who done the damage with a hat-trick.
Addison played his first game in Europe as was United's best player. However, the tangerines contrived to miss a number of great chances early in this game.
After the interval it was the Andersen show. With 3 minutes played in the second half Andersen struck his first, beating McAlpine with a rising shot after Wallace had lost possession.
Then Narey and McAlpine got in a fickle to let Andersen In for his second. And with the final whistle ready to be blown Andersen Took a pass form Laudrop, beat two men and expertly completed his hat-trick.
Squad Statistics (as at September 27th, 1977)
| 1977-78 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
 |
|
|
|
| Hamish McAlpine (GK) | 29 |
|
12 | - | 289 | 3 |
| Walter Smith | 29 |
|
3 | - | 167 | 3 |
| Frank Kopel | 28 |
|
12 | - | 240 | 7 |
| Andy Rolland | 34 |
|
10 | 1 | 416 | 37 |
| Dave Narey | 21 |
|
12 | 1 | 155 | 14 |
| Paul Hegarty | 23 |
|
12 | 2 | 119 | 26 |
| Bobby Robinson | 26 |
|
9 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| Derek Addison | 22 |
|
11 | 1 | 37 | 3 |
| Gordon G Wallace | 34 |
|
11 | 3 | 38 | 16 |
| Graeme Payne | 21 |
|
10 | - | 128 | 6 |
| Paul Sturrock | 20 |
|
12 | 5 | 96 | 33 |
| Billy Kirkwood (sub) | 19 |
|
10 | 3 | 14 | 4 |
League Table (as at September 27th, 1977)
| Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Aberdeen | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +7 | 11 |
| 2. | United | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +7 | 10 |
| 3. | Motherwell | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +5 | 7 |
| 4. | Rangers | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
| 5. | Hibernian | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
| 6. | St Mirren | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| 7. | Partick Th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 5 |
| 8. | Celtic | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| 9. | Ayr Utd | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -9 | 3 |
| 10. | Clydebank | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -12 | 1 |
| League results since United's last match |
|---|
| None. |