Date: 11-06-1970
Stage: first round
Place: LEON
Running time: 101 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9)
Commentary: english
My rating: **
Notes: Penev,Asparukhov
MATCH SUMMARY
Thursday, 11 June 1970, 16:00
Guanajuato, Leon
Attendance: 12,299
Meteo: Clear, 27°C
BULGARIA
Stoyan Yordanov
Milko Gaydarski
Todor Kolev
Dimitar Penev
Aleksandar Shalamanov (c)
Dobromir Zhechev
Vassil Mitkov
Asparuh Nikodimov
Georgi Asparuhov
Georgi Popov
Dimitar Yakimov
Coach: Stefan Bojkov (BUL)
42′ ↓Dimitar Penev ↑Ivan Dimitrov
50′ ↓Dimitar Yakimov ↑Hristo Bonev
MOROCCO
Mohammed Hazzaz
Boujemaa Benkhrif
Jilali Fadili
Moulay Idriss Khanousi
Kacem Slimani
Driss Bamouss (c)
Said Ghandi
Maouhoub Ghazouani
Mohamed Mahroufi
Ahmed Alaoui
Mohammed El Filali
Coach: Blagoe Vidinic (YUG)
46′ ↓Driss Bamouss ↑Mustapha Choukri
74′ ↓Ahmed Alaoui ↑Ahmed Faras
Referee: Antonio Saldanha Ribeiro (POR)
Goals:
40′ Dobromir Zhechev BUL
60′ Maouhoub Ghazouani MAR
Match overview
Bulgaria and Morocco drew 1-1 in their final group match at the 1970 World Cup in Leon. Bulgaria took the lead through Zhechev just before half-time, but Morocco responded with an equaliser from Ghazouani early in the second half. Both teams made use of their substitutes, but neither side could find a winner in a balanced contest.
Trivia
This match marked the end of the group stage for both nations at the 1970 World Cup. Morocco’s draw earned them their first point at a World Cup finals, while Bulgaria exited the tournament without a win despite showing moments of quality throughout their campaign.
