Date: 16-06-1976
Stage: semi-final
Place: ZAGREB
Running time: 138 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI : english/german/italian
My rating: ****
Notes: Viktor,Ondrus,Panenka,Nehoda, Krol,Neeskens,Cruijff,Rep,Rensenbrink
MATCH SUMMARY
Wednesday, 16 June 1976, 20:00
Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb
Attendance: 17,969
Meteo: Wet, humid, 24°C
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Ivo Viktor
Jozef Capkovič
Karol Dobiaš
Koloman Gögh
Anton Ondruš (c)
Ján Pivarník
Josef Móder
Antonin Panenka
Jaroslav Pollák
Marián Masný
Zdeněk Nehoda
Coach: Václav Ježek (TCH)
51′ Jaroslav Pollák
60′ Jaroslav Pollák
60′ Jaroslav Pollák
102′ Karol Dobiaš
91′ ↓Josef Móder ↑František Veselý
106′ ↓Jozef Čapkovič ↑Ladislav Jurkemik
NETHERLANDS
Piet Schrijvers
Ruud Krol
Wim Rijsbergen
Wim Suurbier
Adri van Kraay
Johan Cruyff (c)
Wim Jansen
Johan Neeskens
Rob Rensenbrink
Johnny Rep
Willy van der Kerkhof
Coach: George Knobel (NED)
1′ Johan Cruyff
57′ Willy van der Kerkhof
76′ Johan Neeskens
115′ Wim van Hanegem
37′ ↓Wim Rijsbergen ↑Wim van Hanegem
65′ ↓Johnny Rep ↑Ruud Geels
Referee: Clive Thomas (WAL)
Goals:
20′ Anton Ondruš CZE
73′ Anton Ondruš (own goal) NED
114′ Zdeněk Nehoda CZE
118′ František Veselý CZE
Match overview
Czechoslovakia reached the European Championship final with a thrilling 3-1 victory over the Netherlands after extra time. The match was played in wet conditions in Zagreb, with the Dutch suffering a dramatic collapse despite taking the lead through an own goal. Pollák’s red card proved costly, but the Czechs showed resilience to secure their place in the final.
Trivia
This semi-final marked the first and only time the Netherlands would lose a European Championship semi-final until 2004. The match featured three red cards, with both Neeskens and van Hanegem dismissed for the Dutch. Ondruš scored for both teams, netting the opener before deflecting in the equaliser.
