The match of the century - a football match between Italy and Germany in the semifinals at the World Cup . This match was held on June 17, 1970 at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City and ended with a score of 4: 3 in favor of Italy, with five goals scored in extra time, which happened only once during all the world football championships [2] .
| 1970 World Cup semi-final | |||||||
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| 1970 FIFA World Cup Semi-final | |||||||
| Tournament | 1970 World Cup | ||||||
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| date | June 17, 1970 | ||||||
| Stadium | Azteca , Mexico | ||||||
| Arbitrator | Arturo Yamasaki [1] | ||||||
| Attendance | 102,444 | ||||||
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Match Statistics
| June 17, 1970 16:00 UTC-5 |
| Azteca , Mexico Viewers: 102,444 Judge: Arturo Yamasaki |
Italy | Germany |
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Regular time
The Italian national team opened the scoring in the eighth minute after the goal of Boninsegna . In the second half, the German player Franz Beckenbauer dislocated the collarbone, but was forced to remain on the field, as the German national team has already used the permitted two substitutions. At the 90th minute, Karl-Heinz Schnellinger scored a goal and thereby equalized the score.
Extra time
At the 94th minute, after the extremely unsuccessful actions of the Italians' defender Fabrizio Poletti , the ball from his foot flies into the gates of the Italian national team. In the match report, the goal was recorded at the expense of Gerd Muller , who fought Poletti at that moment, but did not reach the ball. At the 98th minute of the match after drawing a penalty kick Italian Tarcisio Burnich , taking advantage of an error in the center of the penalty Siegfried Held , compares the account. A few minutes later, Luigi Riva scored a goal and led the Italian national team forward. At the 110th minute, Muller after a corner, with his head past Gianni Rivera , who was standing at the bar, pushes the ball into the goal and compares the score. But literally in the very next attack, Gianni Rivera scores the decisive goal and brings the Italian team victory, bringing it to the finals of the 1970 World Cup .
After the match
The national team of Germany beat the national team of Uruguay with a score of 1: 0 in the match for third place.
The Brazilian national team beat the Italian national team in the World Cup final with a score of 4: 1.
Memory
There is a plaque commemorating this match in front of the Aztec Stadium, Mexico City . It is engraved with: El Estadio Azteca rinde homenaje a las selecciones de: Italia (4) y Alemania (3) protagonistas en el Mundial de 1970, del "Partido del Siglo" 17 de junio de 1970. ( Rus. Aztec Stadium pays tribute to the national teams Italy (4) and Germany (3), who played in 1970 at the 1970 World Cup , Match of the Century, June 17, 1970.
Notes
- ↑ Arturo Yamasaki was born in Peru , where he began his career as a judge. He moved from Peru to Mexico City in 1968 , and was the official referee for the 1970 World Cup matches.
- ↑ 1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico. Match report. Italy - Germany FR . FIFA.com
Links
- John Motson (2006) Motson's World Cup Extravaganza GREAT GAMES: ITALY 4-3 WEST GERMANY, 1970