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On [[June 2]], [[1971]], the most glorious page in the history of [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos Football Club]] was written. Panathinaikos having won great football clubs of Europe played against the fantastic team of Ajax F.C. in the final of the European Champions' Cup in the Wembley Stadium. Panathinaikos hade a good performance but eventually lost by 2 to 0. Regardless of the outcome of the match, the recollection of that unforgetable day remains, and it still does, vivid in all the "green" fans' minds. | On [[June 2]], [[1971]], the most glorious page in the history of [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos Football Club]] was written. Panathinaikos having won great football clubs of Europe played against the fantastic team of Ajax F.C. in the final of the European Champions' Cup in the Wembley Stadium. Panathinaikos hade a good performance but eventually lost by 2 to 0. Regardless of the outcome of the match, the recollection of that unforgetable day remains, and it still does, vivid in all the "green" fans' minds. | ||
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| + | Thirty thousand Ajax fans travelled to London for the match. Ajax had never before got this far in the European competition. | ||
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| + | At the kick-off the ball was played to Johan Cruijff, who was acknowledged as the best player in Europe between [[1971]] and [[1973]]. The Ajax team produced some dazzling football during the match and took the European Cup for the first time. | ||
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| + | The following day Ajax were greeted by jubilant crowds in Leidseplein. | ||
==The Game== | ==The Game== | ||
Revision as of 15:51, November 6, 2005
On June 2, 1971, the most glorious page in the history of Panathinaikos Football Club was written. Panathinaikos having won great football clubs of Europe played against the fantastic team of Ajax F.C. in the final of the European Champions' Cup in the Wembley Stadium. Panathinaikos hade a good performance but eventually lost by 2 to 0. Regardless of the outcome of the match, the recollection of that unforgetable day remains, and it still does, vivid in all the "green" fans' minds.
Thirty thousand Ajax fans travelled to London for the match. Ajax had never before got this far in the European competition.
At the kick-off the ball was played to Johan Cruijff, who was acknowledged as the best player in Europe between 1971 and 1973. The Ajax team produced some dazzling football during the match and took the European Cup for the first time.
The following day Ajax were greeted by jubilant crowds in Leidseplein.
The Game
Players:
- Panathinaikos: Economopoulos, Tomaras, Vlachos, Eleftherakis, Kamaras, Sourpis, Grammos, Filakouris, Antoniadis, Domazos, Kapsis.
- Ajax:
Following are the games that Panathinaikos had played until it reached the final.
The road to Wembley
vs Zenes Ess
2-1 in Luxemburg, on Septermber 16, 1970
Players: Ikonomopoulos, Tomaras (86' Kapsis), Sourpis, Kamaras, Vlachos, Eleftherakis, Domazos, Filakouris, Grammos, Antoniadis, Kalligeris (80' Deligiannis)
Goals: 6' Antoniadis, 35' Eleftherakis(2-1)
5-0 in Athens, on September 30, 1970
Players: Ikonomopoulos, Tomaras (46' Mitropoulos), Kamaras, Sourpis, Vlahos, Eleftherakis, Domazos, Filakouris, Grammos, Antoniadis, Kalligeris (46' Gonios)
Goals: 17' Eleftherakis, 27', 30', 37', 58' Antoniadis
vs Slovan
3-0 in Athens, on October 21, 1970
Players: Ikonomopoulos, Tomaras, Sourpis, Kamaras, Vlachos, Eleftherakis, Domazos, Filakouris, Grammos, Antoniadis, Kalligeris (75' Deligiannis)
Goals: 3' Domazos, 55' Antoniadis, 88' Deligiannis
1-2 in Bratislava, on November 4, 1970
Players: Ikonomopoulos, Tomaras, Kamaras (46' Mitropoulos), Sourpis, Vlahos, Eleftherakis, Domazos, Filakouris, Grammos, Antoniadis, Kalligeris (75' Deligiannis)
Goals: 52' Antoniadis (1-1)
vs Everton
1-1 in Liverpool, on March 9, 1971
Players: Ikonomopoulos, Tomaras, Sourpis, Kamaras, Vlachos, Eleftherakis, Kapsis, Domazos, Filakouris, Grammos, Antoniadis,
Goals: 82' Antoniadis (1-0)
0-0 in Athens, on March 24, 1971
Players: Ikonomopoulos, Tomaras, Kapsis, Kamaras, Sourpis, Vlahos, Athanassopoulos, Domazos, Filakouris, Grammos, Antoniadis
vs Red Star
1-4 in Belgrad, on April 14, 1971 Players: Ikonomopoulos (72' Comstantinou), Tomaras, Sourpis, Kamaras, Vlachos, Eleftherakis, Kapsis, Domazos, Filakouris, Grammos, Antoniadis,
Goals: 50' Kamaras (1-3
3-0 in Athens, on April 28, 1971 Players: Constantinou, Tomaras, Kapsis, Kamaras, Sourpis, Vlahos, Kalligeris (54' Athanassopoulos), Domazos, Filakouris (Chatziandreou), Grammos, Antoniadis. Goals: 1, 55' Antoniadis, 63' Kamaras.