1984 Intercontinental Cup

1984 Intercontinental Cup ToyotaCup1984.jpg Match programme cover Liverpool ENG 30px 0 Independiente ARG 30px 1 9 December 1984 National Stadium Tokyo José Percudani (Independiente)https://www.rsssf.org/tablest/toyotamvp.html Toyota Cup – Most Valuable Player of the Match Award Marceloi Lene de Arruda Rec. Sport. Soccer. Statistics. Foundation 2 January 2009 23 December 2009 live https://web.archive.org/web/20090603013027/http://rsssf.com/tablest/toyotamvp.html 3 June 2009 Romualdo Arppi Filho (Brazil) 62,000 1983 1985 The 1984 Intercontinental Cup was an association football match between Liverpool of England and Independiente of Argentina on 9 December 1984 at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan, the annual Intercontinental Cup contested between the winners of the European Cup and Copa Libertadores. Liverpool was making their second appearance in the competition, after their loss in 1981. Independiente were appearing in their sixth Intercontinental Cup. They had won the competition once in 1973 and lost the other four. The teams had qualified for the competition by winning their continent's primary cup competition. Liverpool qualified by winning the primary European cup competition, the European Cup. They won the 1983–84 European Cup by beating Italian team A.S. Roma 4–2 in a penalty shoot-out after the match finished 1–1. Independiente qualified by winning the primary South American cup competition, the Copa Libertadores. They won the 1984 Copa Libertadores by defeating Brazilian team Grêmio 3–1 on points in the finals. Watched by a crowd of 62,000, Independiente took the lead in the sixth minute when José Percudani scored. Liverpool had the better of the possession during the match, but they were unable to convert their chances and the match finished in a 1–0 victory to Independiente. The win was the Argentine club's second triumph in the competition and the fifth in a row by the South American team. Background thumb|left|The National Stadium in Tokyo, which hosted the match Liverpool had qualified for the Intercontinental Cup as a result of winning the 1983–84 European Cup. They beat Roma 4–2 in a penalty shoot-out after the match finished 1–1 to win their fourth European Cup. Liverpool were appearing in their second Intercontinental Cup. Their appearance in 1981 resulted in a 3–0 defeat against Flamengo. Liverpool were scheduled to appear in 1977 and 1978 but did not compete. They declined to play in 1977 and were replaced by runners-up Borussia Mönchengladbach, while in 1978, Liverpool and Boca Juniors declined to play each other. Independiente qualified for the Intercontinental Cup as the reigning Copa Libertadores winners. They won the 1984 Copa Libertadores by beating Grêmio 3–1 on points over two legs in the finals. It would be Independiente's sixth appearance in the competition. Their previous five appearances had resulted in one win in 1973 and four defeats in 1964, 1965, 1972 and 1974.https://www.rsssf.org/tablest/toyota.html Intercontinental Club Cup Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) 30 April 2005 15 December 2011 Karel Loris Stokkermans Magnani Liverpool's last match before the Intercontinental Cup was against Coventry City in the 1984–85 Football League First Division. They won 3–1 courtesy of two goals from John Wark and one from Ian Rush.http://www.lfchistory.net/SeasonArchive/Game/1431 Liverpool 3–1 Coventry City LFC History 3 June 2015 The last match Independiente played before the Intercontinental Cup was against Rosario Central in the 1984 Argentine Primera División, which they lost 1–0.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arg84.html Argentina 1984 Rec. Sport. Soccer. Statistics. Foundation 20 March 2009 3 June 2015 Pablo Ciullini live https://web.archive.org/web/20150719213314/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/arg84.html 19 July 2015 Match Summary thumb|200px|Jorge Burruchaga (left) carrying the ball while being followed by Gary Gillespie of Liverpool. Ricardo Bochini in the middle Before the match, Liverpool lost defender Mark Lawrenson who had injured his hamstring in training. Gary Gillespie was his replacement.Liverpool fail to bridge the gulf on the field The Times London 10 December 1984 Gerry Harrison Liverpool kicked off the match and the first few exchanges saw a number of rash tackles. Independiente defender Carlos Enrique tackled Craig Johnston robustly, but the referee indicated to play on. Moments later Liverpool midfielder Jan Mølby tackled Enrique late, which prompted the referee to award a free kick. Liverpool controlled the opening exchanges of the match, but could not work the ball into the Independiente penalty area.http://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/elusive-trophy-thirty-years-how-liverpools-greatest-team-failed-rule-world The elusive trophy: thirty years on, how Liverpool's greatest team failed to rule the world FourFourTwo 4 November 2014 3 June 2015 Luke Ginnell However, it was Independiente who opened the scoring, Claudio Marangoni sent a ball over the Liverpool defence for striker José Percudani, whose low shot beat the advancing Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar to give Independiente a 1–0 lead.http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/eusa/history/season=1984/intro.html 1984: Independiente deny Liverpool Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) 9 December 1984 15 December 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20160112184257/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/eusa/history/season=1984/intro.html 12 January 2016 dead thumb|left|300px|Independiente (wearing red) celebrate their victory Following the goal, Independiente under instruction from their manager José Omar Pastoriza, began to sit back in their own half inviting Liverpool to attack them. Their plan worked as Liverpool were unable to break down their defence, while their strikers Percudani and Alejandro Barberón counter-attacked when Independiente received the ball. The second half saw Liverpool continue to attack the Independiente goal, but to no avail. Midfielders John Wark and Mølby tried to find a way through the Independiente defence was equal to their efforts. Wark's efforts trying to engineer an equalising goal resulted in him being substituted for Ronnie Whelan in the 76th minute, due to fatigue. Despite being the better team for the majority of the match, Liverpool were unable to beat the Independiente defence, with their shooting in front of goal being the culprit. Both sides questioned some of the referee's decisions. Liverpool believed they should have had two penalties, while Independiente felt that the assistant referee's decisions were questionable. Incidentally, the referee had served half of his two match ban handed out by the Brazilian Football Association. Details 9 December 1984 12:00 JST Liverpool ENG 0–1 https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61690/ ARG Independiente Percudani 6 National Stadium, Tokyo 62,000https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/matchreport/newsid=512088.html Toyota Cup 1984 FIFA 4 June 2015 6 March 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080306222947/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/matchreport/newsid%3D512088.html Romualdo Arppi Filho (Brazil) _liverpool8184a _liverpool8184a _liverpool8184a FFF200 FFF200 FFF200 FFF200 FFF200 Liverpool _red_sides _whiteborder _Independiente1984 _whiteborder FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 191970 191970 Independiente GK 1 ZIM Bruce GrobbelaarRB 2 ENG Phil Neal (c)CB 6 SCO Alan HansenCB 15SCO Gary GillespieLB 3 ENG Alan KennedyRM 10AUS Craig JohnstonCM 11SCO John Wark 76CM 8 DEN Jan Mølby 42LM 5 SCO Steve NicolCF 7 SCO Kenny DalglishCF 9 WAL Ian RushSubstitutes:GK 13ENG Bob BolderMF 12IRL Ronnie Whelan 76MF 14SCO Kevin MacDonaldFW 16IRL Michael RobinsonManager:ENG Joe Fagan GK 1 URU Carlos GoyénRB 4 ARG Néstor Clausen 72CB 2 ARG Hugo Villaverde 74CB 6 ARG Enzo Trossero (c)LB 3 ARG Carlos EnriqueRM 8 ARG Ricardo GiustiCM 5 ARG Claudio MarangoniLM 7 ARG Jorge BurruchagaAM 10ARG Ricardo BochiniCF 9 ARG José PercudaniCF 11ARG Alejandro BarberónSubstitutes:GK 12ARG Gustavo MoriconiDF ARG Rodolfo ZimmermannDF 13ARG Pedro Monzón 74MF ARG Gerardo ReinosoMF ARG Sergio MerliniFW ARG Sergio BufariniManager:ARG José Omar Pastoriza Man of the Match: ARG José Percudani (Independiente) Post-match thumb|250px|Players and personnel of Independiente with the cup at their arrival in Argentina Despite the defeat, Liverpool manager Joe Fagan could not fault the effort his players had put in: "Independiente are a good defensive tactical team and we could find no way through, the weather was ideal, we were just as fit as they were. The South Americans have better ball control than we do. We were disappointed with the result but I wasn't disappointed with the display." Liverpool finished the 1984–85 Football League First Division in second place 13 points behind local rivals Everton.https://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/1984-85.html Season 1984–85 Rec. Sport. Soccer. Statistics. Foundation 3 June 2015 Paul Felton They also reached the final of the 1984–85 European Cup, which they lost 1–0 to Juventus. However the events of the match were overshadowed for the disaster that occurred before kick-off. Liverpool fans breached a fence separating the two groups of supporters and charged the Juventus fans. The resulting weight of people caused a retaining wall to collapse, killing 39 people and injuring hundreds. English clubs were banned indefinitely from European competition, with a condition that when the ban was lifted, Liverpool would serve an extra three-year ban.Hale Ponting 1992 189 The ban eventually lasted for five years, clubs returning to European competition in the 1990–91 season.Hutchings Nawrat 1995 251 Independiente would finish their season in the Primera Division in 14th place. Despite this, they competed in the 1985 Copa Libertadores as the reigning champions. However, they were unable to retain their title as they exited in the semi-finals.https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/copa85.html Copa Libertadores de América Rec. Sport. Soccer. Statistics. Foundation 29 November 2012 3 June 2015 Pablo Ciullini Karel Stokkermans See also 1983–84 European Cup 1984 Copa Libertadores Liverpool F.C. in European football References Bibliography Hale Steve Ponting Ivan Liverpool In Europe 1992 Guinness Publishing London 0-85112-569-7 Hutchings Steve Nawrat Chris The Sunday Times Illustrated History of Football: The Post-War Years Chancellor Press 1995 London 1-85153-014-2 External links FIFA Article Archived Match Report at LFC History Intercontinental Cup Intercontinental Cup Intercontinental Cup Intercontinental Cup 1984 Intercontinental Cup 1984 Category:Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004) Category:Intercontinental Cup (football) matches hosted by Japan Inter Inter Category:Football competitions in Tokyo Intercontinental Cup Category:1984 in Tokyo Category:Argentina–United Kingdom sports relations Category:1984 in association football Intercontinental