Date: 23-06-1974
Stage: first round
Place: DORTMUND
Running time: 94 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: english/spanish(new)/ japanese/dutch/french/ground
My rating: ***
Notes: Krol,Rep,Neeskens,Cruijff, Penev,Bonev
MATCH SUMMARY
Sunday, 23 June 1974, 16:00
Westfalenstadion, Dortmund
Attendance: 53,700
Meteo: Clear, pleasant, 21°C
NETHERLANDS
Jan Jongbloed
Ruud Krol
Wim Suurbier
Arie Haan
Wim Rijsbergen
Wim Jansen
Johan Neeskens
Willem van Hanegem
Johan Cruyff (c)
Rob Rensenbrink
Johnny Rep
Coach: Rinus Michels (NED)
5′ Wim Jansen
28′ Willem van Hanegem
29′ Johan Cruyff
46′ ↓Willem van Hanegem ↑Rinus Israel
79′ ↓Johan Neeskens ↑Theo de Jong
BULGARIA
Stefan Staykov
Stefan Velichkov
Bozhil Kolev
Dimitar Penev
Voyn Voynov
Georgi Denev
Ivan Stoyanov
Tsonyo Vasilev
Kiril Ivkov
Hristo Bonev (c)
Pavel Panov
Coach: Hristo Mladenov (BUL)
44′ Stefan Velichkov
67′ Georgi Denev
46′ ↓Ivan Stoyanov ↑Atanas Mihaylov
55′ ↓Pavel Panov ↑Krasimir Borisov
Referee: Tony Boskovic (AUS)
Goals:
5′ Johan Neeskens (penalty), NED
44′ Johan Neeskens (penalty), NED
71′ Johnny Rep, NED
78′ Ruud Krol (own goal), BUL
88′ Theo de Jong, NED
Match overview
The Netherlands recovered from an early own goal to defeat Bulgaria 4-1, with Neeskens scoring twice from the penalty spot. The win confirmed the Dutch as group winners and eliminated Bulgaria from the tournament.
Trivia
Johan Neeskens’ two penalties marked one of the first times a player scored two penalties in a single World Cup match.
