1991 European Cup final

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1991 European Cup final
Event poster
Event1990–91 European Cup
Red Star Belgrade Marseille
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia France
0 0
After extra time
Red Star Belgrade won 5–3 on penalties
Date29 May 1991 (1991-5-29)
VenueStadio San Nicola, Bari
RefereeTullio Lanese (Italy)
Attendance51,587
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A ticket for the 1991 European Cup final

The 1991 European Cup final was a

Yugoslavia[a] defeat Marseille of France in a penalty shoot-out. After normal time and extra time could not separate the two sides, the match was to be decided on penalty kicks. Manuel Amoros
's miss for the French side proved crucial, as Red Star held their nerve to win their first European Cup title.

Teams

Team Previous final appearances (bold indicates winners)
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade None
France Marseille None

Route to the final

Further information: 1990–91 European Cup
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade Round France Marseille
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Grasshoppers
 5–2 1–1 (H) 4–1 (A) First round
Dinamo Tirana
 5–1 5–1 (H) 0–0 (A)
Scotland Rangers 4–1 3–0 (H) 1–1 (A) Second round Poland Lech Poznań 8–4 2–3 (A) 6–1 (H)
East Germany Dynamo Dresden 6–0 3–0 (H) 3–0 (A) Quarter-finals Italy AC Milan 4–1 1–1 (A) 3–0 (H)
West Germany Bayern Munich 4–3 2–1 (A) 2–2 (H) Semi-finals Soviet Union Spartak Moscow 5–2 3–1 (A) 2–1 (H)

Pre-match

Red Star arrived in Italy unusually early, on Thursday, 23 May 1991, six full days ahead of the final. The team set up base in the town of Monopoli, 40 kilometres (25 mi) south-east of Bari. There they stayed in Il Melograno Hotel, an isolated accommodation on the town outskirts, and trained at the facilities of AC Monopoli.[3] Due to a lot of interest from richer European clubs already being raised for the future services of young Red Star players, the club management tried to ensure its footballers were fully focused on the task at hand. The players were placed in semi-quarantine immediately upon arrival in Italy, which meant being separated from wives and girlfriends without the ability to receive incoming phone calls in hotel rooms, though able to make outgoing calls.[4]

Over the coming days, the club also organized for a large entourage consisting of club legends, friends of the club, etc., to arrive in Bari in order to watch Red Star in its first European Cup final. Therefore, notable former players

Miša Pavić, and several Serbian celebrities and personalities such as Ljuba Tadić, Ivan Bekjarev, and Bora Đorđević, all made their way to Italy.[5]

Match

Details

20:15 CEST
Red Star Belgrade Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia0–0 (a.e.t.)France Marseille
Report
Penalties
 5–3
Attendance: 51,587
Referee: Tullio Lanese (Italy)
Red Star Belgrade
Marseille
GK 1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Stevan Stojanović (c)
LM 2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vladimir Jugović
LB 3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Marović Yellow card 61'
RB 4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Refik Šabanadžović
CB 5 Romania Miodrag Belodedici
CB 6 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ilija Najdoski
CM 7 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Robert Prosinečki
CM 8 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Siniša Mihajlović Yellow card 40'
CF 9 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Darko Pančev
RM 10 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dejan Savićević downward-facing red arrow 84'
CF 11 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragiša Binić Yellow card 26'
Substitutes:
GK 12 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Milić Jovanović
MF 13 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ivica Momčilović
DF 14 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Rade Tošić
MF 15 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vlada Stošić upward-facing green arrow 84'
FW 16 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vladan Lukić
Manager:
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ljupko Petrović
GK 1 France Pascal Olmeta
RWB 2 France Manuel Amoros
LWB 3 France Éric Di Meco downward-facing red arrow 112'
CB 4 France Basile Boli Yellow card 28'
CB 5 Brazil Carlos Mozer
CM 6 France Bruno Germain
CB 7 France Bernard Casoni
RW 8 England Chris Waddle
CF 9 France Jean-Pierre Papin (c)
LW 10 Ghana Abedi Pele
CM 11 France Laurent Fournier downward-facing red arrow 75'
Substitutes:
MF 12 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragan Stojković upward-facing green arrow 112'
MF 13 France Philippe Vercruysse upward-facing green arrow 75'
MF 14 France Jean Tigana
DF 15 France Éric Mura
GK 16 France Alain Casanova
Manager:
Belgium Raymond Goethals

Assistant referees:
Castello Buonocore (Italy)
Roberto Calabassi (Italy)
Fourth official:
Pierluigi Magni (Italy)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Five named substitutes, of which two may be used

See also

Notes

  1. Serbian Football Association.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "1990/91: Crvena zvezda spot on". Archive: UEFA Champions League. Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
  2. ^ "Member associations: Serbia: Honours". Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
  3. ^ Red Star in Bari
  4. ^ Red Star in Bari
  5. ^ Red Star in Bari
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