Date: 30-06-1974
Stage: second round
Place: FRANKFURT
Running time: 98 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI: english/spanish/ japanese/polish/stadium
My rating: ***
Notes: Deyna,Lato,Gadocha,Szarmach, Oblak,Acimovic,Surjak
MATCH SUMMARY
Sunday, 30 June 1974, 16:00
Waldstadion, Frankfurt
Attendance: 58,200
Meteo: Clear, 23°C
POLAND
Jan Tomaszewski
Jerzy Gorgon
Adam Musiał
Antoni Szymanowski
Wladyslaw Zmuda
Henryk Kasperczak
Zygmunt Maszczyk
Kazimierz Deyna (c)
Robert Gadocha
Grzegorz Lato
Andrzej Szarmach
Coach: Kazimierz Gorski (POL)
58′ ↓Andrzej Szarmach ↑Leslaw Cmikiewicz
81′ ↓Kazimierz Deyna ↑Jan Domarski
YUGOSLAVIA
Enver Maric
Vladislav Bogičević
Ivan Buljan
Enver Hadziabdic
Josip Katalinski
Jovan Aćimović (c)
Branko Oblak
Ilija Petković
Dušan Bajević
Stanislav Karasi
Ivan Surjak
Coach: Miljan Miljanic (YUG)
17′ ↓Branko Oblak ↑Jurica Jerković
81′ ↓Ilija Petković ↑Vladimir Petrović
Referee: Rudolf Glockner (GDR)
Goals:
27′ Kazimierz Deyna (p) POL
44′ Stanislav Karasi YUG
63′ Grzegorz Lato POL
Match overview
Poland claimed a 2-1 victory over Yugoslavia in this tightly contested Group B clash at the 1974 World Cup. Deyna converted a first-half penalty to give Poland the lead, but Karasi soon equalised for Yugoslavia. In the second half, Lato scored the decisive goal, ensuring Poland’s progression and highlighting their impressive form throughout the tournament.
Trivia
This encounter was pivotal for Poland, as the win secured their advancement in the 1974 World Cup. Kazimierz Deyna’s penalty and Grzegorz Lato’s continued scoring prowess underlined Poland’s attacking strength. Yugoslavia’s spirited performance was not enough to prevent elimination, marking the end of their campaign in the competition.
