II EUROPEAN NATIONS CUP (SPAIN
1964)
FINAL STAGE
— GAME DETAILS
(From
17-06-1964 to 21-06-1964)
| STADIUM: Santiago Bernabéu (Madrid) DATE: 17-06-1964 (20:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 34.713 REFEREE: Arthur Blavier (BEL) GOALS: 1-0 (Pereda 35'); 1-1 (Bene 84'); 2-1 (Amancio 115') |
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Spain - Hungary |
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2-1 (1-0;1-1) |
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SPAIN 1. Iríbar 2. Rivilla, 5. Olivella (c), 3. Calleja 4. Zoco, 6. Fusté 7. Amancio, 8. Pereda, 9. Marcelino, 10. Luis Suárez, 11. Lapetra COACH: José Villalonga |
HUNGARY 1. Szentmihályi 2. Mátrai, 3. Mészöly, 4. Sárosi 5. Nagy, 6. Sipos 7. Bene, 8. Komora, 9. Albert, 10. Tichy (c), 11. Fenyvesi COACH: Lajos Baróti |
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| GAME SUMMARY In a half empty Bernabéu Stadium, Spain needed a late goal in overtime to defeat Hungary, a team with talented players like Mátrai, Tichy, Bene and Albert (who would be awarded the Golden Ball in 1967). It was the Hungarians who created the first real chance to score, but Iríbar saved a shot by Albert aiming at the top right corner. Luis Suárez conducted most of the best movements in the match, including the first goal ten minutes before the break, when he sent a pin-point cross from the right for an unmarked Pereda to head in.
In the second half, however, an injury-slowed Luis Suárez allowed the Hungarians to take control and put the Spanish defense suddenly under pressure. Near the end, Iríbar spoiled an otherwise fine performance when he fumbled a shot and allowed Bene to nip in from close range for the equalizer (despite Olivella’s effort to brush the ball away from the goalline). The Spanish goalkeeper then redeemed himself by saving from Bene when was clean through.
Extra-time was predictably tense, with both teams exhausted after a long game played in blistering heat. In the additional period, it was Amancio the man who rose to the occasion, as he wandered inside in search of the ball. First he forced Szentmihályi to save with his legs, then shot the winning goal after Fusté had headed on a corner by Lapetra. |
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| STADIUM: Camp Nou (Barcelona) DATE: 17-06-1964 (22:30 h) ATTENDANCE: 38.556 REFEREE: Concetto lo Bello (ITA) GOALS: 0-1 (Voronin 19'); 0-2 (Ponedel'nik 40'); 0-3 (Ivanov 87') |
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Denmark - Soviet Union |
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0-3 (0-2) |
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DENMARK 1. L. Nielsen 2. J.J. Hansen, 3. K. Hansen, 4. B. Hansen 5. Larsen, 6. E. Nielsen 7. Bertelsen, 8. Sørensen, 9. Madsen (c), 10. Thorst, 11. Danielsen COACH: Poul Petersen |
SOVIET UNION 1. Yashin 2. Shustikov, 3. Shesternjov, 4. Mudrik 5. Voronin, 6. Anichkin 7.Chislenko, 8.Ivanov (c), 9.Ponedel'nik, 10.Gusarov, 11.Khusainov COACH: Konstantin Beskov |
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| GAME SUMMARY The Soviet Union outclassed an amateur Danish team who behaved on the pitch like true gentlemen and never seriously troubled the Russians. Both teams began cautiously as the players struggled to overcome their nerves, but it was the USSR who drew the first blood midway the first half, when Voronin scored with a high shot following a corner. Then Ponedel'nik converted Chislenko's fine pass to extend the Soviet lead before the break. Near the end, Ivanov beat three men and shot past the goalkeeper's right hand to make it 3-0. |
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| STADIUM: Camp Nou (Barcelona) DATE: 20-06-1964 (20:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 3.869 REFEREE: Daniel Mellet (SWI) GOALS: 1-0 (Bene 11'); 1-1 (Bertelsen 82'); 2-1 (Novák [p.] 107'); 3-1 (Novák 110') |
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Hungary - Denmark |
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3-1 (1-0;1-1) |
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HUNGARY 1. Szentmihályi 2. Novák, 3. Mészöly, 4. Ihász 5. Solymosi, 6. Sipos (c) 7. Farkas, 8. Varga, 9. Albert, 10. Bene, 11. Fenyvesi COACH: Lajos Baróti |
XXX 1. L. Nielsen 2. Wolmar, 5. Larsen, 3. K. Hansen 4. B. Hansen, 6. E. Nielsen 7. Bertelsen, 8. Sørensen, 9. Madsen (c), 10. Thorst, 11. Danielsen COACH: Poul Petersen |
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| GAME SUMMARY In front of a very poor attendance for such a magnificent scenario as Camp Nou (barely four thousand fans), Hungary and Denmark played an entertaining consolation final. The Magyars lined five reserve players: Novák, Ihász and Solymosi at the back, with Farkas replacing the disappointing Komora and Varga instead of the injured Sándor.
Only eleven minutes into the game, Bene opened the score when he finished off a good move by Albert. Although the Hungarians controlled most of the play, they lost concentration near the end, and Ihász allowed Bertelsen to reach Sørensen's pass for the equalizer. In extra-time, full-back Novák came up from the back to score twice, first with a penalty for a foul by Larsen on Albert, then with a thunderbolt free kick given for handball on the edge of the area. Denmark, defeated twice in the tournament but far from disgraced, had reaffirmed their position as Europe’s leading amateurs. |
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| STADIUM: Santiago Bernabéu (Madrid) DATE: 21-06-1964 (18:30 h) ATTENDANCE: 79.115 (unofficial estimate: +100.000) REFEREE: Arthur Holland (ENG) GOALS: 1-0 (Pereda 6’); 1-1 (Khusainov 8’); 2-1 (Marcelino 84’) |
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Spain - Soviet Union |
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2-1 (1-1) |
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SPAIN 1. Iríbar 2. Rivilla, 5. Olivella (c), 3. Calleja 4. Zoco, 6. Fusté 7. Amancio, 8. Pereda, 9. Marcelino, 10. Luis Suárez, 11. Lapetra COACH: José Villalonga |
SOVIET UNION 1. Yashin 2. Shustikov, 3. Shesternjov, 4. Mudrik 5. Voronin, 6. Anichkin 7.Chislenko, 8.Ivanov (c), 9.Ponedel'nik, 10.Korneev, 11.Khusainov COACH: Konstantin Beskov |
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| GAME SUMMARY The game had a spectacular beginning, with two early goals within the first ten minutes. Spain opened the score when a left-wing cross from Luis Suárez was fluffed by Shustikov and the unmarked Pereda thumped his shot high into the net. Lev Yashin, exposed at close range, had no chance to save it. However, only two minutes later Iríbar allowed a weak shot by Khusainov dip beneath his diving body. After the Russian equalizer, heavy rain began to fall and both teams played cautiously as they struggled to keep their feet on the slippery surface. In this juncture, Spain and the Soviet Union cancelled each other out: the hosts showed a greater dominance of the game, but the USSR also had some good chances to score. Rivilla, fast and intelligent, had an intriguing duel with the willing Khusainov, while Shesternjov blotted out Marcelino, although he was lucky not to concede a penalty after bringing down Pereda.
Of the few clear-cut chances created during the dreary hour that followed the initial goals, Pereda came closest to scoring for Spain when Yashin acrobatically saved his close-range shot. Minutes later, Iríbar pulled off a finger-tip save from Ponedel'nik at the other end. Although the Soviet defenders held out capably enough, the inclusion of an extra defensive midfield player, Korneev (instead of Gusarov), told against the USSR and left Voronin lacking creative support. The winner came near the end, when Luis Suárez sent another pass out to the right, Pereda—not Amancio, as can be seen on TV due to an incorrect montage of the images—crossed, and Marcelino's superb diving header went low inside the near post. |
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