1968 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final

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Route to the final

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was created in 1955 as a tournament between cities that hosted international trade fairs. It originally had an irregular format with the competition taking place over multiple seasons, before the format was changed such that it took place over a single season. The 1967–68 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was the 10th season of the competition.[1]

Both teams took part in five rounds prior to reaching the final. The first leg saw Leeds beat Luxembourgish side Spora Luxembourg 16–0 over two legs before victories over FK Partizan, Hibernian and Rangers saw Leeds set up a semi-final against Scottish side Dundee. The first leg saw Leeds draw 1–1, before an Eddie Gray goal late in the second leg saw Leeds seal their place in the final.[2][3] Despite losing 3–1 to Romanian side Argeș Pitești in the first leg of their first round tie, Ferencváros won the second leg 4–0 to advance to the next round. The second round saw Ferencváros come from behind to beat Zaragoza, before victories over Liverpool, Athletic Bilbao and Bologna saw the Hungarian side reach the final.[4][5]

Leeds United Round Ferencváros
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Template:Flagicon Spora Luxembourg 16–0 9–0 (A) 7–0 (H) First round Template:Flagicon Argeș Pitești 5–3 1–3 (A) 4–0 (H)
Template:Flagicon Partizan 3–2 2–1 (A) 1–1 (H) Second round Template:Flagicon Zaragoza 4–2 1–2 (A) 3–0 (H)
Template:Flagicon Hibernian 2–1 1–0 (H) 1–1 (A) Third round Template:Flagicon Liverpool 2–0 1–0 (H) 1–0 (A)
Template:Flagicon Rangers 2–0 0–0 (A) 2–0 (H) Quarter-finals Template:Flagicon Athletic Club 4–2 2–1 (H) 2–1 (A)
Template:Flagicon Dundee 2–1 1–1 (A) 1–0 (H) Semi-finals Template:Flagicon Bologna 5–4 3–2 (H) 2–2 (A)

Match

First leg

The attendance for the first leg, hosted at Leeds United's Elland Road, was just 25,268, with the match being televised live on BBC One cited as the reason for the surprisingly low figure. The referee for the first leg was Swiss referee Rudolf Scheurer. Both sides had early chances, with Ferencváros midfielder István Szőke failing to capitalise on a mistake made at the back by Leeds' Jack Charlton, before Leeds' Peter Lorimer had a shot well saved after goalkeeper István Géczi's free kick fell straight to Mick Jones. Leeds scored the first and only goal of the game in the 41st minute as Lorimer's corner fell first to Jack Charlton before Mick Jones bundled the ball over the line, despite complaints from the Hungarian side that Charlton fouled goalkeeper István Géczi in the build-up. The second half saw both teams have chances to score, though the away side had the best chances, with István Szőke putting a good chance wide before Gyula Rákosi failed to beat Leeds goalkeeper Gary Sprake.[6][7][5] Script error: No such module "football box".

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Leeds United
GK 1 Template:Flagicon Gary Sprake
DF 2 Template:Flagicon Paul Reaney
DF 3 Template:Flagicon Terry Cooper
MF 4 Template:Flagicon Billy Bremner (c)
DF 5 Template:Flagicon Jack Charlton
DF 6 Template:Flagicon Norman Hunter
FW 7 Template:Flagicon Peter Lorimer
MF 8 Template:Flagicon Paul Madeley
FW 9 Template:Flagicon Mick Jones downward-facing red arrow 70'
MF 10 Template:Flagicon Johnny Giles downward-facing red arrow 65'
FW 11 Template:Flagicon Eddie Gray
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Manager:
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Ferencváros
GK 1 Template:Flagicon István Géczi
DF 2 Template:Flagicon Dezső Novák (c)
DF 3 Template:Flagicon Miklós Páncsics
DF 6 Template:Flagicon Sándor Havasi
MF 4 Template:Flagicon István Juhász
FW 5 Template:Flagicon Lajos Szűcs
MF 8 Template:Flagicon István Szőke
MF 7 Template:Flagicon Zoltán Varga
FW 9 Template:Flagicon Flórián Albert
MF 10 Template:Flagicon Gyula Rákosi
FW 11 Template:Flagicon Máté Fenyvesi downward-facing red arrow 65'
Substitutes:
MF 13 Template:Flagicon László Bálint upward-facing green arrow 65'
Manager:
Template:Flagicon Károly Lakat

Second leg

The second leg, hosted in front of a crowd of 76,000 at Ferencváros' Népstadion, was under threat of not taking place due to growing tensions between the east and west as a result of the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia. The second leg saw Leeds play much more defensively than in the first, with Leeds described as having a 'ten-man defence'. Ferencváros dominated, with strong first-half chances falling to Gyula Rákosi and István Szőke, and their dominance continued throughout the match but they failed to score. Following the match, Leeds manager Don Revie stated, "As the final whistle drew nearer every minute seemed like an hour." Victory over Ferencváros marked Leeds' first major European honour.[8][9][5] Script error: No such module "football box".

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GK 1 Template:Flagicon István Géczi
DF 2 Template:Flagicon Dezső Novák (c)
DF 3 Template:Flagicon Miklós Páncsics
DF 6 Template:Flagicon Sándor Havasi
MF 4 Template:Flagicon István Juhász
FW 5 Template:Flagicon Lajos Szűcs
MF 8 Template:Flagicon István Szőke downward-facing red arrow 60'
MF 7 Template:Flagicon Zoltán Varga
FW 9 Template:Flagicon Flórián Albert
MF 10 Template:Flagicon Gyula Rákosi
FW 18 Template:Flagicon Sándor Katona
Substitutes:
17 Template:Flagicon János Karába upward-facing green arrow 60'
Manager:
Template:Flagicon Károly Lakat
GK 1 Template:Flagicon Gary Sprake
DF 2 Template:Flagicon Paul Reaney
DF 3 Template:Flagicon Terry Cooper
MF 4 Template:Flagicon Billy Bremner (c)
DF 5 Template:Flagicon Jack Charlton
DF 6 Template:Flagicon Norman Hunter
MF 7 Template:Flagicon Michael O'Grady
FW 9 Template:Flagicon Peter Lorimer
MF 8 Template:Flagicon Paul Madeley
FW 10 Template:Flagicon Mick Jones
FW 11 Template:Flagicon Terry Hibbitt downward-facing red arrow 68'
Substitutes:
MF Script error: No such module "String". Template:Flagicon Mick Bates upward-facing green arrow 62'
Manager:
Template:Flagicon Don Revie

Leeds United win 1–0 on aggregate

See also

References

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