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1976 European Cup Winners' Cup final

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1976 European Cup Winners' Cup final
Match programme cover
Event1975–76 European Cup Winners' Cup
Date5 May 1976
VenueHeysel Stadium, Brussels
RefereeRobert Wurtz (France)
Attendance51,296
1975
1977

The 1976 European Cup Winners' Cup final was a football match between West Ham United of England and Anderlecht of Belgium. The final was held at Heysel Stadium in Brussels on 5 May 1976. It was the final match of the 1975–76 European Cup Winners' Cup tournament and the 16th European Cup Winners' Cup final. Anderlecht won 4–2 against the 1964–65 European Cup Winners' Cup winners to secure their first ever European trophy.

Route to the final

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England West Ham United Belgium Anderlecht
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Finland Reipas Lahti 5–2 2–2 (A) 3–0 (H) First round Romania Rapid București 2–1 0–1 (A) 2–0 (H)
Soviet Union Ararat Yerevan 4–2 1–1 (A) 3–1 (H) Second round Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Borac Banja Luka 3–1 3–0 (H) 0–1 (A)
Netherlands Den Haag 5–5 (a) 2–4 (A) 3–1 (H) Quarter-finals Wales Wrexham 2–1 1–0 (H) 1–1 (A)
West Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 4–3 1–2 (A) 3–1 (H) Semi-finals East Germany Sachsenring Zwickau 5–0 3–0 (A) 2–0 (H)

Match

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Summary

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Pat Holland put West Ham into the lead in the 28th minute. Just before half-time, Frank Lampard misjudged a back pass, allowing Peter Ressel to collect the ball and pass it to Rob Rensenbrink to score the equaliser. In attempting the backpass, Lampard tore a stomach muscle that ruled him out of much of the remainder of the game. Three minutes into the second-half, François van der Elst scored, assisted by Rensenbrink. Keith Robson later equalised for West Ham from a cross by Trevor Brooking. Anderlecht were awarded a clear penalty in the 73rd minute, after Holland rashly challenged and fouled Rensenbrink who then scored from the penalty. Holland obviously misjudged the tackle and was duly penalised. With two minutes left, as West Ham fell apart, van der Elst ran through to score Anderlecht's fourth goal for a deserved victory.[citation needed]

Details

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West Ham United England2–4Belgium Anderlecht
Holland 28'
Robson 68'
Report Rensenbrink 42', 73' (pen.)
Van der Elst 48', 88'
Attendance: 51,296
Referee: Robert Wurtz (France)
West Ham United
R.S.C. Anderlecht
GK 1 England Mervyn Day
DF 2 England Keith Coleman
DF 3 England Frank Lampard downward-facing red arrow 47'
DF 4 England Billy Bonds (c)
DF 5 England Tommy Taylor
MF 6 England John McDowell
MF 7 England Pat Holland
MF 8 England Graham Paddon
FW 9 England Billy Jennings
MF 10 England Trevor Brooking
FW 11 England Keith Robson
Substitutes:
FW 12 England Alan Taylor upward-facing green arrow 47'
Manager:
England John Lyall
GK 1 Netherlands Jan Ruiter
DF 2 Belgium Michel Lomme
DF 3 Belgium Hugo Broos
DF 4 Belgium Gilbert Van Binst (c)
DF 5 Belgium Jean Thissen
MF 6 Belgium Jean Dockx
FW 7 Belgium François Van der Elst
MF 8 Netherlands Arie Haan
MF 9 Netherlands Peter Ressel
MF 10 Belgium Ludo Coeck downward-facing red arrow 32'
FW 11 Netherlands Rob Rensenbrink
Substitutes:
MF 15 Belgium Franky Vercauteren upward-facing green arrow 32'
Manager:
Netherlands Hans Croon

See also

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