Date: 01-07-1982
Stage: second round
Place: MADRID
Running time: 97 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9)
Commentary: MULTI: italian/spanish/english/german
My rating: ***
Notes: Koncilia,Pezzey,Prohaska,Schachner, Whiteside,McIlroy,O'Neill
MATCH SUMMARY
Thursday, 1 July 1982, 21:00
Vicente Calderón, Madrid
Attendance: 30,000
Meteo: Clear, warm, 27°C
AUSTRIA
Friedl Koncilia
Erich Obermayer
Bruno Pezzey
Robert Sara (c)
Herbert Prohaska
Josef Hickersberger
Kurt Jara
Hans Krankl
Walter Schachner
Wilhelm Kreuz
Johann Dihanich
Coach: Georg Schmidt (AUT)
86′ Reinhold Hintermaier
46′ ↓Johann Dihanich ↑Reinhold Hintermaier
55′ ↓Wilhelm Kreuz ↑Kurt Welzl
NORTH. IRELAND
Pat Jennings (c)
Mal Donaghy
John McClelland
Sammy Nelson
Tommy Cassidy
Billy Hamilton
Gerry Armstrong
Martin O’Neill
Jimmy Nicholl
David McCreery
Norman Whiteside
Coach: Billy Bingham (NIR)
73′ ↓Norman Whiteside ↑Noel Brotherston
Referee: Juan Cardellino (URU)
Goals:
27′ Reinhold Hintermaier, AUT
37′ Billy Hamilton, NIR
48′ Bruno Pezzey, AUT
75′ Billy Hamilton, NIR
Match overview
Austria and Northern Ireland played out an entertaining 2-2 draw in Madrid. Hintermaier put Austria ahead, but Hamilton quickly equalised for the Irish. Pezzey restored Austria’s lead after the break, only for Hamilton to level again with his second goal. Both teams had chances to win, but the draw kept Northern Ireland’s hopes alive going into the final group match.
Trivia
Billy Hamilton’s brace was crucial for Northern Ireland’s campaign. The match was played in hot conditions, testing both teams’ stamina late in the game.
