Date: 03-06-1970
Stage: first round
Place: LEON
Running time: 89 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (8,5)
Commentary: german
My rating: ***
Notes: Maier,Beckenbauer, Overath,Haller,Seeler,Muller
Wednesday, 3 June 1970, 16:00 Estadio León (Nou Camp), Guanajuato Meteo: Clear, 28°C WEST GERMANY Sepp Maier Coach: Helmut Schön (FRG) 46′ ↓Helmut Haller ↑Jürgen Grabowski MOROCCO Allal Ben Kassou Coach: Blagoje Vidinic (YUG) 56′ ↓Maouhoub Ghazouani ↑Abdelkader El Khiati Referee: Laurens van Ravens (NED) Goals: Match overview West Germany overcame a spirited Morocco side to win 2-1 in their opening match of the 1970 World Cup. Morocco took a surprise lead in the first half, but West Germany responded through Seeler and Müller in the second half. The Germans’ experience and attacking power ultimately proved decisive in León.
Trivia This match marked Morocco’s debut at a FIFA World Cup finals. Despite their defeat, the North Africans impressed with their organisation and determination, even leading at half-time. Uwe Seeler’s goal was his 41st for West Germany, setting a new national record.MATCH SUMMARY
Attendance: 12,942
Berti Vogts
Willi Schulz
Klaus Fichtel
Horst-Dieter Höttges
Helmut Haller
Franz Beckenbauer
Wolfgang Overath
Uwe Seeler (c)
Gerd Müller
Sigi Held
76′ ↓Horst-Dieter Höttges ↑Hannes Löhr
Boujemaa Benkhrif
Moulay Idriss Khanousi (c)
Abdallah Lamrani
Kacem Slimani
Driss Bamouss
Said Ghandi
Maouhoub Ghazouani
Mohamed Mahroufi
Mohammed El Filali
Houmane Jarir
72′ ↓Driss Bamouss ↑Ahmed Faras
21′ Houmane Jarir MAR
56′ Uwe Seeler FRG
80′ Gerd Müller FRG
