Date: 19-06-1976
Stage: 3rd place final
Place: ZAGREB
Running time: 128 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI: italian/english
My rating: ***
Notes: Krol,Suurbier,Peters,Rensenbrink, Oblak,Dzaijc,Surjak
MATCH SUMMARY
Saturday, 19 June 1976, 20:15
Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb
Attendance: 6,766
Meteo: Clear, mild, 26°C
NETHERLANDS
Piet Schrijvers
Ruud Krol (c)
Wim Suurbier
Adri van Kraay
Peter Arntz
Wim Jansen
Jan Peters
Ruud Geels
Rob RensenbrinkForward
René van der KerkhofForward
Willy van der Kerkhof
Coach: George Knobel (NED)
46′ ↓Wim Jansen ↑Willem Meutstege
70′ ↓Peter Arntz ↑Kees Kist
YUGOSLAVIA
Ognjen Petrović
Ivan Buljan
Josip Katalinski
Dražen Mužinić
Jovan Aćimović (c)
Branko Oblak
Dragan Džajić
Jurica Jerković
Danilo Popivoda
Ivan Šurjak
Slaviša Žungul
Coach: Ante Mladinić (YUG)
46′ ↓Jovan Aćimović ↑Franjo Vladić
46′ ↓Slaviša Žungul ↑Vahid Halilhodžić
Referee: Walter Hungerbühler (SUI)
Goals:
27′ Ruud Geels NED
35′ Willy van der Kerkhof NED
43′ Josip Katalinski YUG
83′ Dragan Džajić YUG
107′ Ruud Geels NED
Match overview
The Netherlands secured third place at the European Championship with a 3-2 victory over Yugoslavia after extra time in the bronze medal match. Ruud Geels scored twice, including the winning goal in extra time, as the Dutch recovered from throwing away a two-goal lead. The match provided some consolation for the Netherlands after their semi-final heartbreak.
Trivia
This third-place playoff had the tournament’s lowest attendance with just 6,766 spectators, reflecting the disappointment of both nations. Geels became the tournament’s joint-leading scorer alongside Dieter Müller with four goals. The match marked Yugoslavia’s third consecutive European Championship semi-final appearance, though they finished empty-handed once again.
