UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final 1972

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The 1972 Cup Winners' Cup final was contested between Rangers F.C. and Dynamo Moscow on 24 May 1972. The match was played at the Camp Nou in Barcelona where Scottish team Rangers defeated their USSR opponents 3-2.

1 First half
2 Second half
3 Pitch invasion
4 Players and officials

[edit] First half

Favourites Rangers had a two goal lead by half time with goals from Colin Stein and a header from Willie Johnston.

[edit] Second half

Rangers went 3-0 up minutes into the second half as Willie Johnston scored his second. Dynamo Moscow came back into the match when with thirty minutes left for play Eshtrekov scored. They continued to pressure Rangers and scored again with three minutes left with a goal from Makhovikov. Rangers held on to secure their only trophy in Europe in front of 35,000 people.

[edit] Pitch invasion

The end of the contest was overshadowed a pitch invasion of Rangers support celebrating the famous win which resulted in the cup being awarded behind closed doors. Rangers were handed a two year ban from European competition following their fans behavior, which was later reduced to a one year ban. This is the only time in the history of the competition that the winners have been banned from playing the following year. [1]

[edit] Players and officials

Rangers: McCloy, Jardine, Greig (c), Johnstone, Mathieson, Smith, Conn, MacDonald, McLean, Stein, Johnston

coach: Willie Waddell

Dynamo Moscow: Pilgui, Basalayev, Dolmatov, Zykov, Dolbonosov (69 Gershkovich), Zhukov, Baydachny, Yakubik (56 Eshtrekov), Shabo (c), Makhovikov, Yevruzhikhin

coach: Konstantin Beskov