Football match
The 1970 Intercontinental Cup was a football tie held over two legs in August and September 1970 between the winners of the 1969–70 European Cup , Feyenoord , and winners of the 1970 Copa Libertadores , Estudiantes de La Plata .[1]
The first leg was held on 26 August 1970 at La Bombonera in Buenos Aires , and ended in a 2–2 draw, with goals from Juan Echecopar [es] and Juan Ramón Verón for Estudiantes and Willem van Hanegem and Ove Kindvall for Feyenoord. The return leg was held on 9 September 1970 at De Kuip in Rotterdam , which Feyenoord won 1–0 through a goal by Joop van Daele .[2] [3] [4]
This was the first Intercontinental Cup title for Feyenoord in their first final appearance. Feyenoord never reached the Intercontinental Cup final again before the competition was made defunct in 2004 and merged into today's FIFA Club World Cup . On the other hand, this was the third consecutive final appearance for Estudiantes, having won in 1968 and lost in 1969.
Qualified teams
Bold indicates winning years
Venues
La Bombonera (left) and Feyenoord Stadion, venues for the series
Match details
First leg
Several moments of the match played at La Bombonera; Estudiantes leaded 2–0, but Feyenoord reacted and achieved a draw
Second leg
Several moments of the match
See also
References
^ El primer tricampeón on Estudiantes LP website
^ Con anteojos es trampa by Mariano Mancuso on Un Caño magazine
^ 1970 Intercontinental Cup by Osvaldo Gorgazzi at the RSSSF
^ Intercontinental Cup 1970 on FIFA.com (archived)
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Feyenoord
Estudiantes de La Plata
