Date: 12-06-1980
Stage: first round
Place: TORINO
Running time: 110 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI: english/spanish/french/german
My rating: ***
Notes: Wilkins,Keegan,Woodcock,Brooking, VanMoer,Vandereycken,Ceulemans
MATCH SUMMARY
Thursday, 12 June 1980, 17:45
Stadio Comunale, Turin
Attendance: 15,186
Meteo: Clear, warm, 24°C
ENGLAND
Ray Clemence
Phil Neal
Kenny Sansom
Phil Thompson
Dave Watson
Trevor Brooking
Steve Coppell
Ray Wilkins
David Johnson
Kevin Keegan (c)
Tony Woodcock
Coach: Ron Greenwood (ENG)
70′ ↓David Johnson ↑Ray Kennedy
81′ ↓Steve Coppell ↑Terry McDermott
BELGIUM
Jean-Marie Pfaff
Eric Gerets
Walter Meeuws
Luc Millecamps
Michel Renquin
Julien Cools (c)
Wilfried Van Moer
Rene Vandereycken
Jan Ceulemans
François Van der Elst
Erwin Vandenbergh
Coach: Guy Thijs (BEL)
88′ ↓Wilfried Van Moer ↑Raymond Mommens
Referee: Heinz Aldinger (FRG)
Goals:
25′ Ray Wilkins ENG
29′ Jan Ceulemans BEL
Match overview
England and Belgium shared the spoils in their Group B opener in Turin. Ray Wilkins gave England the lead with a delightful lob, but Jan Ceulemans equalised three minutes later. Despite expectations surrounding Kevin Keegan, the Hamburg forward struggled to make an impact in what was a disappointing start for both sides.
Trivia
This match featured Kevin Keegan, the reigning European Footballer of the Year for 1978 and 1979. The draw meant both teams would need positive results in their remaining group matches to qualify for the final or third-place playoff.
