Date: 06-06-1970
Stage: first round
Place: GUADALAJARA
Running time: 93 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9)
Commentary: MULTI: english/spanish/romanian
My rating: **
Notes: Dinu,Dumitrache,Lucescu, Dobias,Veselj,Petras
MATCH SUMMARY
Saturday, 6 June 1970, 16:00
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Attendance: 56,818
Meteo: Warm, sunny, 28°C
ROMANIA
Stere Adamache
Lajos Sătmăreanu
Nicolae Lupescu
Cornel Dinu
Mihai Mocanu
Ion Dumitru
Radu Nunweiller
Emeric Dembrovschi
Alexandru Neagu
Florea Dumitrache
Mircea Lucescu (c)
Coach: Angelo Niculescu (ROU)
82′ Radu Nunweiller
70′ ↓Mircea Lucescu ↑Gheorghe Tătaru
82′ ↓Ion Dumitru ↑Carol Ghergheli
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Ján Vencel
Karol Dobiáš
Václav Migas
Alexander Horváth (c)
Ladislav Žlocha
Andrej Kvašňák
Ladislav Kuna
Bohumil Veselý
Ladislav Petráš
Anton Jurkanin
Karol Jokl
Coach: Jozef Marko (TCH)
82′ Andrej Kvašňák
46′ ↓Anton Jurkanin ↑Jozef Adamec
67′ ↓Karol Jokl ↑František Veselý
Referee: Diego de Leo (MEX)
Goals:
5′ Ladislav Petráš, CZE
52′ Alexandru Neagu, ROU
75′ Florea Dumitrache (penalty), ROU
Match overview
Romania came from behind to defeat Czechoslovakia 2-1 in their Group 3 opener at the Estadio Jalisco in Guadalajara. Czechoslovakia took an early lead through Ladislav Petráš in the 5th minute, but Romania responded in the second half with Alexandru Neagu equalizing in the 52nd minute. Florea Dumitrache then secured the victory for Romania with a penalty in the 75th minute. Both teams made strategic substitutions throughout the match as they adapted to the warm conditions.
Trivia
This victory put Romania in a strong position in Group 3, which also featured Brazil and England. The match was played in front of a large crowd at the Estadio Jalisco, which would later host the famous Brazil vs England encounter. Romania’s comeback victory demonstrated their resilience and tactical flexibility under coach Angelo Niculescu.
