1972 Intercontinental Cup

1972 Intercontinental Cup Intercontinental cup dutch program.jpg 200 Dutch program Intercontinental Cup Independiente ARG 30px 1 Ajax NED 30px 4 on aggregate First leg 1 1 6 September 1972 Independiente Stadium Avellaneda Tofiq Bahramov (Soviet Union) 45,000 Second leg 0 3 28 September 1972 Olympic Stadium Amsterdam José Romei (Paraguay) 46,511 1971 1973 The 1972 Intercontinental Cup was an association football tie held over two legs in September 1972 between the winners of the 1971–72 European Cup, Ajax, and the winners of the 1972 Copa Libertadores, Independiente. The first leg was held on 6 September 1972 at Independiente Stadium (La Doble Visera), home of Independiente, and ended in a 1–1 draw, with goals from Johan Cruyff and Francisco Sá. The return leg was held on 28 September 1972 at the Olympic Stadium, which was won by Ajax 3–0. Therefore the Dutch side won their first Intercontinental Cup trophy.1972 Intercontinental Cup at the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Qualified teams TeamQualificationPrevious finals app. NED Ajax 1971–72 European Cup champion None ARG Independiente 1972 Copa Libertadores champion 1964, 1965 Bold indicates winning years Venues left 400 horizontal Estádio Libertadores da América.png Exterieur OVERZICHT GEDEELTE VAN DE TRIBUNE - Amsterdam - 20301845 - RCE.jpg Independiente Stadium in Avellaneda (left) and Olympisch Stadion in Amsterdam, venues for the series Overview The match was notable for being the first and only time Johan Cruyff played in Argentina, as he would not join the trip with the Netherlands national team to the 1978 FIFA World Cup where the Dutch team reached the final.La única vez de Cruyff en Argentina, lo molieron a patadas on Infobae, 15 Sep 2013 Ajax arrived in Argentina bringing their own cook and food. Some Dutch supporters had previously arrived not only to watch the match but on a tourist trip to known Buenos Aires sites. thumb|left| Sjaak Swart, injured, is taken out the field. The early goal by Cruyff (who might have fouled Independiente defender Miguel Ángel López and or might have been fouled by Miguel Ángel López before scoring) dictated the direction of the match. Since that, Independiente's style of play turned towards toughness to stop Ajax players. As a result, Cruyff had to leave the field after a hard tackle by defender Dante Mírcoli. At the end of the first half, the Ajax players were so angry at Independiente players' violence that they refused to take to the field for the second half. Their coach Ștefan Kovács had to implore them to play on.Intercontinental Cup 1972 on FIFA.com (archived, October 2007) After the match, the Ajax players complained about the violence shown by their rivals. Forward Sjaak Swart defined rival defender Ricardo Pavoni as "a gangster", also stating "he believes he is Carlos Monzón" to describe the Uruguayan's stiffness. In the same line, Ajax manager Kovacs added his testimony saying: "This was not football but war.... In Amsterdam, Independiente will have serious troubles. One of them, our magnificent pitch so they are not used to play on those surfaces. This pitch (Independiente Stadium) is not suitable to play football" thumb|Players of Ajax celebrating with the Cup Some football personalities attended the match in Avellaneda, being president of Real Madrid CF Santiago Bernabéu one of the most notable visitors. Once the match ended, Bernabéu said: Independiente was in control of the game in the second half, and I don't understand how they did not realise the short height of their players affected them to compete against the Dutch players. They are prepared for those emergencies and closed files to resist Independiente's attack. The local team lacked the time and luck to win.Una luz en el iosenfierno by Pablo Bomarito on El Gráfico, 6 Sep 2020 In the second leg held in Amsterdam, Ajax made a great performance, showing all their virtues to easily defeat Independiente 3–0, therefore winning their first Intercontinental trophy 3–1 on points (4–1 on aggregate). Match details First leg 6 September 1972 1972 Intercontinental Cup First leg Independiente ARG 1–1 https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61675/ NED Ajax Sá 81 Cruyff 5 Independiente Stadium Avellaneda 45,00061675 Independiente v Ajax, 6 September 1972 22 November 2020 Tofiq Bahramov (Soviet Union) _whiteborder _ind72h _whiteborder _whitesides ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 Independiente _redtop FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Ajax GK 21 ARG Miguel Ángel SantoroDF 4 ARG Eduardo Commisso DF 20 ARG Miguel Ángel LópezDF 6 ARG Francisco Sá DF 3 URU Ricardo Pavoni (c)MF 18 ARG José PastorizaMF 10 ARG Alejandro SemenewiczMF 8 ARG Miguel Ángel Raimondo 70FW 7 ARG Agustín BalbuenaFW 19ARG Eduardo MaglioniFW 15ITA Dante MircoliSubstitutes:DF 9ARG Carlos Bulla 70Manager:ARG Pedro Dellacha GK 1 NED Heinz StuyDF 2 FRG Horst BlankenburgDF 3 NED Wim SuurbierDF 4 NED Barry HulshoffDF 5 NED Ruud KrolMF 6 NED Arie HaanMF 7 NED Johan Neeskens MF 8 NED Gerrie MührenFW 9 NED Sjaak SwartFW 14NED Johan Cruyff 30FW 11NED Piet Keizer (c)Substitutes:MF 12NED Arnold Mühren 30Manager:ROU 1965 Ștefan Kovács Second leg Match details 28 September 1972 Second leg Ajax NED 3–0 https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61676/ ARG Independiente Neeskens 12 Rep 65 80 Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam 46,511 José Romei (Paraguay) _afcajax71h _redtop FFFFFF ED0A0A FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Ajax_whiteborder _ind72a _whiteborder _redsides _whitehorizontal 3D3A4F 3D3A4F 3D3A4F 000000 3D3A4F Independiente GK 1 NED Heinz StuyDF 12 FRG Horst BlankenburgDF 3 NED Wim SuurbierDF 4 NED Barry HulshoffDF 5 NED Ruud KrolMF 15 NED Arie HaanMF 7 NED Johan Neeskens MF 9 NED Gerrie MührenFW 8 NED Sjaak Swart 61FW 14NED Johan Cruyff FW 11NED Piet Keizer (c)Substitutes:DF 16NED Johnny Rep 61Manager:ROU 1965 Ștefan Kovács GK 21 ARG Miguel Ángel SantoroDF 4 ARG Eduardo Commisso DF 20 ARG Miguel Ángel LópezDF 6 ARG Francisco Sá DF 3 URU Ricardo Pavoni (c)MF 18 ARG José PastorizaMF 10 ARG Alejandro SemenewiczMF 22 URU Luis Garisto 73FW 7 ARG Agustín BalbuenaFW 19ARG Eduardo MaglioniFW 15ITA Dante Mircoli 64Substitutes:DF 9ARG Carlos Bulla 64MF 13ARG Manuel Magán 73Manager:ARG Pedro Dellacha See also 1971–72 European Cup 1972 Copa Libertadores AFC Ajax in international football competitions References Category:1972 in European men's football Category:1972 in South American men's football Category:1971–72 in Dutch football Category:1972 in Argentine football 1972 Category:AFC Ajax matches Category:Club Atlético Independiente matches Category:Football matches in the Netherlands Category:Football club competitions in the Netherlands Category:Football competitions in Amsterdam Category:1970s in Amsterdam Category:September 1972 sports events in Europe Category:Football competitions in Avellaneda Category:September 1972 sports events in South America Category:Football matches in Argentina Category:Argentina–Netherlands sports relations