1981 – Diplomats Diplomats 615. 01/07/1981 --- Diplomats – San Diego Sockers 3:2 (2:2, 2 overtimes 0:0 shoot-outs) Cruyff was subbed in the field in 79’45’’ for Nardiello Goals: 28’13’’ Baralic, 54’ Karr Shoot-outs: Waldron, Jenkins and Baralic converted 04-07-1981 Seattle – Diplomats 3:2 Cruyff did not play 08-07-1981 Portland – Diplomats 2:1 Cruyff did not play 11-07-1981 Diplomats – California Surf 4:3 (3:3, 2nd overtime 1:0) Cruyff did not play 616. 15/07/1981 --- Diplomats – Toronto Blizzard 2:0 [1] Goals: 15’50’’ Cruyff (header, cross by Bradford), 89’51’’ Bradford (Nardiello) 617. 19/07/1981 --- Diplomats – Montreal Manic 2:4 Cruyff played the first half-time (the score was 2:1) Goals: Bradford (Baralic), 29’ Bradford (Baralic, McGill) – 29’15’’, 52’, 74’, 79’ 25-07-1981 Minnesota – Diplomats 3:1 Cruyff did not play 31-07-1981 Dallas – Diplomats 3:1 Cruyff did not play 02-08-1981 Diplomats – Toronto Blizzard 2:0 Cruyff did not play Goals: Waldron, Mcgill 05-08-1981 Chicago – Diplomats 2:2 (2:2, 2 overtimes 0:0, shoot-outs 3:0) Cruyff did not play 09-08-1981 Diplomats – Atlanta chiefs 2:0 Goals: Haywood, Hebberd Cruyff did not play 12-08-1981 New-York Cosmos – Diplomats 4:2 The first goal was scored by Neeskens (Cosmos) Cruyff did not play 618. 16/08/1981 --- Diplomats – Toronto Blizzard 5:1 [1] Cruyff played until 76’37’’ (the score was 5:0, 45 seconds after he was subbed out Blizzard scored) Goals: Hebberd, 25’15’’ Cruyff (Belfior), 45’57’’ Haywood (penalty, caused by Haywood), Hebberd, Wirtz – 77’22’’ 619. 18/08/1981 --- Montreal Manic – Diplomats 1:0 (0:0, 2 overtimes 0:0, shoot-outs 3:1) Shoot-outs: Bradford 0-1, Waldron 1-1, Hebberd 2-1, Franklin 2-1, 3-1 I do not know if he played in this match. I saw an article in a Washington newspaper of 17-08-81 where they said that he would play but in reports about this match I saw no mentions of Cruyff
Thank you very much for your efforts! I will include it in a new overview. Also your previous info will be included. One last question: do you have a link for the newspaper article with Lippens?
It seems to boil down to the events where Israel and Van Hanegem bullied him in February 1971 before the game against Luxembourg. This is detailed here: http://inbedwithmaradona.com/journal/2012/4/16/willi-lippens-die-legendare-ente.html I mentioned the link before but didn't exactly know Cruijff his part in the story. Cruijff had no part in the bullying but Lippens is disappointed in how he handled this. He acknowledges that Israel was the captain and Cruijff would only become the captain at the end of 1971 but in his eyes was Cruijff informally on equal footing. Cruijff did an attempt in stopping the bullying but according to Lippens it was not enough. Cruijff had the opinion that he was a footballer and not "the daddy of the other players". Lippens is/was heavily disappointed in Cruijff and thinks he made up a halfhearted excuse because usually Cruijff wanted to have a stake in everything. "For someone who had a say in the choice for the goalkeeper he showed little interest." Lippens also suspected that Cruijff wanted to have Piet Keizer or Rob Rensenbrink on his left-wing place.
This was uploaded by someone a day ago on youtube His shape was already a little bit declining at that time. It would decline further at the game against Brazil (light fever) and final game.
it's so emotional and phenomenal to see how many chances he created and .. he did miss It looked like he played a friendly game .. w/ot so much pressure ... wow
A said, the compilation misses very strangely his second goal and his left footed assist... Most interesting aspect of that video is to see how he deals with changing weather circumstances and an increasingly deteriorating pitch. It is visible that he alters his game when the sky becomes more and more rainy. It is also good of the maker of that video to include some tracking back that he performed. Found an even better one. It is 25 minutes long but after watching 8 minutes it looks like it is a pretty comprehensive collection of moves in that 1974WC In other (earlier) videos he looks more graceful though.
arsenij. can you provide a list as I and Vegan did for these seasons and indicate for which matches you don't have the info? That makes it easier to include it later in other lists. I make now a new overview which includes the Feyenoord seasons and a few additions you found.
Here an update with corrections, which are noted below: Goals and assists against domestic top five sides: 1964/1965 1. 22/11/1964 --- Ajax - PSV 5:0 1 goal 2. 29/11/1964 --- Feyenoord - Ajax 9:4 3. 10/01/1965 --- Ajax - ADO 5:1 1 assist Note: assisters partially known/verified 1965/1966 4. 21/10/1965 --- DWS - Ajax 0:2 2 goals 5. 28/11/1965 --- ADO - Ajax 2:3 1 assist 6. 09/01/1966 --- Feyenoord - Ajax 1:1 1 goal 7. 20/03/1966 --- Go Ahead - Ajax 1:2 1 goal 8. 09/04/1966 --- Ajax - DWS 2:1 9. 24/04/1966 --- Ajax - ADO 5:1 2 goals 1 assist 10. 18/05/1966 --- Ajax - Feyenoord 2:0 1 goal Note: assisters partially known/verified 1966/1967 11. 25/09/1966 --- Ajax - Sparta 5:0 1 goal 12. 30/10/1966 --- Go Ahead - Ajax 2:3 2 goals 13. 13/11/1966 --- Ajax - Feyenoord 5:0 2 goals 1 assist 14. 12/02/1967 --- Sparta - Ajax 2:1 1 goal 15. 19/03/1967 --- Ajax - Go Ahead 4:1 1 goal 2 assist 16. 27/03/1967 --- Feyenoord - Ajax 1:1 17. 02/04/1967 --- Ajax - Feyenoord 3:1 1 goal [Dutch Cup, 1st round] 18. 15/05/1967 --- Ajax - ADO 5:3 2 goals 1 assist 19. 28/05/1967 --- Go Ahead - Ajax 1:2 (a.e.t.) 1 goal 1 assist [Dutch Cup, sf] Note: assisters partially known/verified 1967/1968 20. 13/08/1967 --- Ajax - Go Ahead 2:0 1 goal 1 assist 21. 03/09/1967 --- Feyenoord - Ajax 1:0 22. 29/10/1967 --- Sparta - Ajax 1:0 23. 03/12/1967 --- ADO - Ajax 1:0 24. 17/12/1967 --- Go Ahead - Ajax 0:1 1 goal 25. 10/03/1968 --- Ajax - Feyenoord 1:0 1 assist 26. 15/04/1968 --- Ajax - Sparta 3:0 1 assist 27. 26/05/1968 --- Ajax - ADO 2:1 1968/1969 28. 03/11/1968 --- FC Twente - Ajax 5:1 1 assist 29. 17/11/1968 --- Ajax - Feyenoord 0:1 30. 08/12/1968 --- PSV - Ajax 0:1 31. 05/01/1969 --- Ajax - Go Ahead 4:3 2 goals 1 assist 32. 09/03/1969 --- Ajax - Feyenoord 1:2 [Dutch Cup, 3rd round] 33. 20/04/1969 --- Feyenoord - Ajax 1:1 34. 15/05/1969 --- Ajax - PSV 1:2 1969/1970 35. 24/08/1969 --- Sparta – Ajax 2:4 1 goal 1 assist 36. 05/10/1969 --- Ajax – PSV 3:0 1 goal 1 assist 37. 12/10/1969 --- FC Twente – Ajax 0:3 38. 02/11/1969 --- Feyenoord – Ajax 1:0 39. 25/02/1970 --- Ajax – Sparta 2:1 40. 30/03/1970 --- PSV – Ajax 1:3 41. 05/04/1970 --- Ajax – FC Twente 3:0 2 assists 42. 26/04/1970 --- Ajax – Feyenoord 3:3 1 goal [some sources state 2 goals] 43. 14/05/1970 --- Ajax – FC Twente 4:0 2 goals 1 assist [Dutch Cup, semi-final] 44. 27/05/1970 --- Ajax – PSV 2:0 1 goal [Dutch Cup, final] 1970/1971 45. 30/10/1970 --- Ajax – PSV 1:0 46. 20/12/1970 --- Feyenoord – Ajax 1:1 47. 24/01/1971 --- Ajax – ADO 3:0 1 goal 1 assist 48. 07/04/1971 --- Feyenoord – Ajax 1:2 1 assist [Dutch Cup, quar.-final] 49. 18/04/1971 --- PSV – Ajax 0:3 2 goals 50. 27/05/1971 --- Ajax – Feyenoord 1:3 1 assist 1971/1972 51. 15/08/1971 --- FC Twente – Ajax 0:2 1 assist 52. 22/08/1971 --- Ajax – FC Den Haag 1:0 1 assist 53. 29/08/1971 --- Sparta – Ajax 1:1 54. 07/11/1971 --- Ajax – Feyenoord 2:1 55. 18/12/1971 --- Ajax – FC Twente 1:0 56. 02/01/1972 --- FC Den Haag – Ajax 1:2 1 goal 57. 16/01/1972 --- Ajax – Sparta 2:1 1 goal 58. 15/04/1972 --- Feyenoord – Ajax 1:5 2 goals 1 assist 59. 11/05/1972 --- Ajax – FC Den Haag 3:2 1 goal 1 assist [Dutch Cup, final] 1972/1973 60. 17/09/1972 --- Feyenoord – Ajax 2:0 61. 21/10/1972 --- FC Twente – Ajax 0:1 1 goal 62. 03/12/1972 --- Sparta – Ajax 3:1 63. 03/03/1973 --- Ajax – Feyenoord 2:1 64. 07/04/1973 --- Ajax – FC Twente 1:0 65. 21/04/1973 --- Ajax – FC Den Haag 5:0 1 goal 1 assist 1973/1974 66. 11/11/1973 --- Barcelona 2-0 Athletic Bilbao 1 assist 67. 22/12/1973 --- Barcelona 2-1 Atletico Madrid 1 goal 1 assist 68. 27/02/1974 --- Barcelona 4-1 Real Sociedad 2 goals 69. 24/03/1974 --- Athletic Bilbao 0-0 Barcelona 70. 31/03/1974 --- Barcelona 2-0 Zaragoza 1 assist 71. 28/04/1974 --- Atletico Madrid 2-0 Barcelona 1974/1975 72. 07/09/1974 --- Real Sociedad 3-2 Barcelona 73. 19/10/1974 --- Hércules Alicante 0-0 Barcelona 74. 05/01/1975 --- Real Madrid 1-0 Barcelona 75. 12/01/1975 --- Barcelona 2-2 Real Zaragoza 76. 26/01/1975 --- Barcelona 2-0 Real Sociedad 77. 01/03/1975 --- Barcelona 0-0 Hércules Alicante 78. 11/05/1975 --- Barcelona 0-0 Real Madrid 79. 18/05/1975 --- Real Zaragoza 2-1 Barcelona 1 assist 1975/1976 80. 21/09/1975 --- Athletic de Bilbao 2-1 Barcelona 1 goal 81. 19/10/1975 --- Atlético Madrid 3-0 Barcelona 82. 14/12/1975 --- Barcelona 5-0 Espanyol 1 goal 1 assist 83. 28/12/1975 --- Barcelona 2-1 Real Madrid 84. 01/02/1976 --- Barcelona 2-1 Athletic de Bilbao 1 assist 85. 22/02/1976 --- Barcelona 2-1 Atlético Madrid 1 assist 86. 11/04/1976 --- Espanyol 3-0 Barcelona 87. 30/04/1976 --- Real Madrid 0-2 Barcelona 1 assist 1976/1977 88. 05/09/1976 --- Barcelona 4-0 Las Palmas 2 goals 89. 16/10/1976 --- Athletic de Bilbao 1-3 Barcelona 1 goal 2 assists 90. 24/10/1976 --- Atlético Madrid 3-1 Barcelona 1 goal 91. 09/01/1977 --- Real Betis Sevilla 1-3 Barcelona 2 assists 92. 15/01/1977 --- Las Palmas 2-1 Barcelona 1 assist 1977/1978 93. 04/12/1977 --- Barcelona – Real Madrid 2:3 94. 18/12/1977 --- Barcelona – Sporting Gijon 1:0 95. 05/02/1978 --- Barcelona – Athletic Bilbao 3:1 1 goal 96. 07/05/1978 --- Barcelona – Valencia 1:0 1 assist 1981/1982 97. 06/12/1981 --- Ajax – Haarlem 4:1 1 goal 1 assist 98. 18/04/1982 --- Ajax – PSV 3:0 99. 15/05/1982 --- Ajax – AZ67 3:2 1 assist 1982/1983 100. 12/09/1982 --- Ajax – Sparta 1:1 101. 28/11/1982 --- Feyenoord – Ajax 2:2 102. 23/01/1983 --- Ajax – FC Groningen 5:5 1 assist 103. 27/02/1983 --- Sparta – Ajax 1:1 104. 06/03/1983 --- Ajax – PSV 3:3 105. 30/03/1983 --- Ajax – PSV 2:0 1 goal [Dutch Cup, semi] 106. 13/04/1983 --- PSV – Ajax (w. pens) 3:1 [Dutch Cup, semi] 107. 01/05/1983 --- Ajax – Feyenoord 3:3 1983/1984 108. 04/09/1983 --- Haarlem - Feyenoord 0:1 109. 18/09/1983 --- Ajax - Feyenoord 8:2 110. 16/10/1983 --- Feyenoord - PSV 1:1 111. 06/11/1983 --- Sparta - Feyenoord 1:4 112. 01/02/1984 --- Ajax - Feyenoord 2:2 [Dutch Cup, 3rd round] 113. 12/02/1984 --- Feyenoord - Haarlem 7:2 1 assist 114. 15/02/1984 --- Feyenoord - Ajax 2:1 [Dutch Cup, 3rd round] 115. 26/02/1984 --- Feyenoord - Ajax 4:1 1 goal 116. 01/04/1984 --- PSV - Feyenoord 1:1 117. 10/04/1984 --- Haarlem - Feyenoord 1:4 [Dutch Cup, semi-final] 118. 21/04/1984 --- Feyenoord - Sparta 0:0 Note: assist in the match against ADO on 10/01/1965 added. Arsenij found a local and reliable newspaper from The Hague - same city as ADO. If I forgot something, let me know (don't think so).
European club games [77/78 season added in list] 1966/1967 1. 28/09/1966 --- Ajax - Besiktas (TUR) 2:0 [EC-1, 1st round] 2. 05/10/1966 --- Besiktas (TUR) - Ajax 1:2 [EC-1, 1st round] 1 assist 3. 07/12/1966 --- Ajax - Liverpool (ENG) 5:1 [EC-1, 2nd round] 1 goal 4. 14/12/1966 --- Liverpool (ENG) - Ajax 2:2 [EC-1, 2nd round] 2 goals 5. 01/03/1967 --- Ajax - Dukla Prague (TCH) 1:1 [EC-1, quarter-final] 6. 08/03/1967 --- Dukla Prague (TCH) - Ajax 2:1 [EC-1, quarter-final] 1967/1968 7. 20/09/1967 --- Ajax - Real Madrid (ESP) 1:1 [EC-1, 1st round] 1 goal 8. 11/10/1967 --- Real Madrid (ESP) - Ajax 2:1 (a.e.t.) [EC-1, 1st round] 1968/1969 x. 07/06/1968--- Ajax - Torino (ITA) 3:1 [Intertoto] 1 goal * 9. 18/09/1968--- Nürnberg (GER) - Ajax 1:1[EC-1, 1st round] 1 goal 10. 02/10/1968 --- Ajax - Nürnberg (GER) 4:0 [EC-1, 1st round] 1 goal 11. 13/11/1968 --- Ajax - Fenerbahçe (TUR) 2:0 [EC-1, 2nd round] 12. 28/11/1968 --- Fenerbahçe (TUR) - Ajax 0:2 [EC-1, 2nd round] 1 assist 13. 12/02/1969 --- Ajax - Benfica (POR) 1:3 [EC-1, quarter-final] 1 assist 14. 19/02/1969 --- Benfica (POR) - Ajax 1:3[EC-1, quarter-final] 2 goals 1 assist 15. 05/03/1969 --- Ajax - Benfica (POR) 3:0 (a.e.t.)[EC-1, quarter-final] 1 goal 16. 13/04/1969 --- Ajax - Spartak Trnava (TCH) 3:0 [EC-1, semi-final] 1 goal 17. 24/04/1969 --- Spartak Trnava (TCH) - Ajax 2:0 [EC-1, semi-final] [subbed out 20th minute, injury] 18. 28/05/1969 --- AC Milan (ITA) - Ajax 4:1 [EC-1, final] 1969/1970 19. 24/09/1969 --- Ajax – Hannover (GER) 3:0[EC-III, 1st round] 1 goal 1 assist 20. 19/11/1969 --- Ajax – Ruch Chorzow (POL) 7:0[EC-III, 2nd round] 2 goals 2 assists 21. 26/11/1969 --- Ruch Chorzow (POL) – Ajax 1:2 [EC-III, 2nd round] [Cruijff sent off ~55'] 22. 21/01/1970 --- Ajax – Napoli (ITA) 4:0 (a.e.t.) [EC-III, 3rd round] 1 assist 23. 04/03/1970 --- Carl Zeiss Jena (GDR) – Ajax 3:1 [EC-III, quarter-final] 24. 11/03/1970 --- Ajax – Carl Zeiss Jena (GDR) 5:1 [EC-III, quarter-final] 1 goal 2 assists 25. 08/04/1970 --- Arsenal (ENG) – Ajax 3:0 [EC-III, semi-final] 26. 15/04/1970 --- Ajax – Arsenal (ENG) 1:0 [EC-III, semi-final] 1970/1971 27. 04/11/1970 --- FC Basel (SUI) – Ajax 1:2 [EC-1, 2nd round] 2 assists 28. 10/03/1971 --- Ajax – Celtic (SCO) 3:0[EC-1, quarter-final] 1 goal 1 assist 29. 24/03/1971 --- Celtic (SCO) – Ajax 1:0 [EC-1, quarter-final] 30. 14/04/1971 --- Atlético Madrid (ESP) – Ajax 1:0 [EC-1, semi-final] [subbed out 80th minute] 31. 28/04/1971 --- Ajax – Atlético Madrid (ESP) 3:0 [EC-1, semi-final] 32. 02/06/1971 --- Ajax – Panathinaikos (GRE) 2:0 [EC-1, final] 1 assist 1971/1972 33. 15/09/1971 --- Ajax – Dynamo Dresden (GDR) 2:0 [EC-1, 1st round] 34. 29/09/1971 --- Dynamo Dresden (GDR) – Ajax 0:0 [EC-1, 1st round] 35. 20/10/1971 --- Olymp. Marseille (FRA) – Ajax 1:2[EC-1, 2nd round] 1 goal 36. 03/11/1971 --- Ajax – Olymp. Marseille (FRA) 4:1 [EC-1 2nd round] 2 goals 37. 08/03/1972 --- Ajax – Arsenal (ENG) 2:1 [EC-1, quarter-final] 38. 22/03/1972 --- Arsenal (ENG) – Ajax 0:1 [EC-1, quarter-final] 39. 05/04/1972 --- Ajax – Benfica (POR) 1:0 [EC-1, semi-final] 40. 19/04/1972 --- Benfica (POR) – Ajax 0:0 [EC-1, semi-final] 41. 31/05/1972 --- Ajax – Internazionale (ITA) 2:0[EC-1, final] 2 goals 1972/1973 42. 08/11/1972 --- CSKA Sofia (BUL) – Ajax 1:3 [EC-1, 2nd round] 2 assists [subbed out 60th minute] 43. 29/11/1972 --- Ajax – CSKA Sofia (BUL) 3:0[EC-1, 2nd round] 2 goals 44. 07/03/1973 --- Ajax – Bayern Munich (GER) 4:0 [EC-1, quarter-final] 1 goal 1 assist 45. 11/04/1973 --- Ajax – Real Madrid (ESP) 2:1 [EC-1, semi-final] 46. 25/04/1973 --- Real Madrid (ESP) – Ajax 0:1 [EC-1, semi-final] 47. 31/05/1973 --- Ajax – Juventus (ITA) 1:0 [EC-1, final] 1973/1974 N/A 1974/1975 48. 18/09/1974 --- VÖEST Linz (AUT) 0-0 Barcelona [EC-1, 1st rnd] 49. 02/10/1974 --- Barcelona 5-0 VÖEST Linz (AUT) [EC-1, 1st rnd] 2 assists 50. 22/10/1974 --- Feyenoord (NED) 0-0 Barcelona [EC-1, 2nd rnd] 51. 05/11/1974 --- Barcelona 3-0 Feyenoord (NED) [EC-1, 2nd rnd] 3 assists 52. 04/03/1975 --- Barcelona 2-0 Atvidabergs FF (SWE) [EC-1, quarter] 53. 11/03/1975 --- Atvidabergs FF (SWE) 0-3 Barcelona [EC-1, quarter] 54. 09/04/1975 --- Leeds United (ENG) 2-1 Barcelona [EC-1, semi] 1 assist 55. 23/04/1975 --- Barcelona 1-1 Leeds United (ENG) [EC-1, semi] 1975/1976 56. 16/09/1975 --- PAOK Saloniki (GRE) 1-0 Barcelona [EC-3, 1st rnd] 57. 01/10/1975 --- Barcelona 6-1 PAOK Saloniki (GRE) [EC-3, 1st rnd] 1 goal (out '70) 58. 05/11/1975 --- Barcelona 4-0 Lazio Roma (ITA) [EC-3, 2nd rnd] 1 goal 59. 26/11/1975 --- Barcelona 3-1 Vasas SC (HUN) [EC-3, 3rd rnd] 60. 10/12/1975 --- Vasas SC (HUN) 0-1 Barcelona [EC-3, 3rd rnd] 1 assist 61. 03/03/1976 --- Barcelona 4-0 Levski Sofia (BUL) [EC-3, quarter] 1 assist 62. 17/03/1976 --- Levski Sofia (BUL) 5-4 Barcelona [EC-3, quarter] 63. 30/03/1976 --- Barcelona 0-1 Liverpool (ENG) [EC-3, semi] 64. 14/04/1976 --- Liverpool (ENG) 1-1 Barcelona [EC-3, semi] 1976/1977 65. 29/09/1976 --- Barcelona 3-2 Belenenses (POR) [EC-3, 1st rnd] 1 assist 66. 20/10/1976 --- Barcelona 2-0 Lokeren (BEL) 2:0 [EC-3, 2nd rnd] 1 goal 67. 04/11/1976 --- Lokeren (BEL) 2-1 Barcelona [EC-3, 2nd rnd] 1 goal 68. 24/11/1976 --- Östers IF (SWE) 0-3 Barcelona [EC-3, 3rd rnd] 1 assist 69. 08/12/1976 --- Barcelona 5-1 Östers IF (SWE) [EC-3, 3rd rnd] 1 goal 2 assists 70. 02/03/1977 --- Athletic de Bilbao (ESP) 2-1 Barcelona [EC-3, quarter] 71. 16/03/1977 --- Barcelona 2-2 Athletic de Bilbao (ESP) [EC-3, quarter] 2 goals 1977/1978 72. 14/09/1977 --- Barcelona - Steaua Bucaresti (ROU) 5:1 [EC-3, 1st rnd] 1 goal (PK) 73. 28/09/1977 --- Steaua Bucaresti (ROU) - Barcelona 1:3 [EC-3, 1st rnd] 1 goal 74. 19/10/1977 --- AZ67 (NED) – Barcelona 1:1 [EC-3, 2nd rnd] 1 assist 75. 02/11/1977 --- Barcelona (w. pens) – AZ67 (NED) 1:1 [EC-3, 2nd rnd] 76. 23/11/1977 --- Ipswich Town (ENG) – Barcelona 3:0 [EC-3, 3rd rnd] 77. 07/12/1977 --- Barcelona (w. pens) – Ipswich Town (ENG) 3:0 [EC-3, 3rd rnd] 2 goals 78. 01/03/1978 --- Aston Villa (ENG) – Barcelona 2:2 [EC-3, quarter] 1 goal (out 83') 79. 15/03/1978 --- Barcelona – Aston Villa (ENG) 2:1 [EC-3, quarter] 80. 29/03/1978 --- PSV (NED) – Barcelona 3:0 [EC-3, semi] 81. 12/04/1978 --- Barcelona – PSV (NED) 3:1 [EC-3, semi] 2PK drawn ------- 1982/1983 82. 15/09/1982 --- Celtic (SCO) – Ajax 2:2 [EC-1, 1st round] 1 assist 83. 29/09/1982 --- Ajax – Celtic (SCO) 1:2 [EC-1, 1st round] [subbed out 85th minute] 1983/1984 84. 14/09/1983 --- St. Mirren (SCO) – Feyenoord 0:1 [EC-3, 1st rnd] 85. 28/09/1983 --- Feyenoord – St. Mirren (SCO) 2:0 [EC-3, 1st rnd] 86. 19/10/1983 --- Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) – Feyenoord 4:2 [EC-3, 2nd rnd] 1 goal 87. 02/11/1983 --- Feyenoord – Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) 0:2 [EC-3, 2nd rnd]
International club friendlies: 1. 08/06/1966- Chernomoretz - Ajax 3:1 [don't know goalscorers! Cruijff probably played] 2. 12/06/1966 - Spain NT - Ajax 1:2 1 goal [assisters unknown; unofficial] 3. 03/08/1966 - Ajax - Aston Villa 2:0 [assisters unknown] 4. 07/08/1966 - Ajax - CSKA Sofia 7:1 3 goals [assisters unknown] 5. 01/02/1967 - Ajax - Anderlecht 1:4 [subbed out in second half, ~55th minute] 6. 06/08/1967 - Ajax - Anderlecht 3:1 2 assists 7. 09/08/1967 - Ajax - Everton 3:0 2 goals 8. 23/08/1967 - Standard Liege - Ajax 0:1 1 goal [played only one half] 9. 07/12/1967 - Ajax - Slovan Bratislava 5:1 3 goals 10. 13/12/1967 - Israel NT - Ajax 1:6 2 goals [assisters unknown, unofficial] 11. 20/03/1968 - Ajax - Duisburg 1:1 1 goal 12. 16/03/1969 - Ajax - 1860 München 2:0 1 goal [played only one half] 13. 26/07/1969 - Ajax - Manchester City 3:3 2 goals [assisters unknown] 14. 27/07/1969 - Alemannia Aachen - Ajax 1:2 1 goal 15. 30/07/1969 - Wuppertaler SV - Ajax 1:1 1 goal 16. 02/08/1969 - Hertha BSC - Ajax 2:0 [played only 60 minutes, injured] 17. 27/08/1969 - Juventus - Ajax 2:1 1 assist 18. 10/09/1969 - Ajax - Slovakia NT 1:1 [played only second half, unofficial] 19. 19/10/1969 - Ajax - Rot Weiss Essen 5:0 1 goal [assisters unknown] 20. 26/07/1970 - Ajax - Chelsea 1:1 1 goal 21. 06/08/1970 - Club Brugge - Ajax 2:2 1 assist [played first 55 minutes, injured after 27th minute] 22. 29/12/1970 - Ajax - Eintracht Frankfurt 6:2 [assisters unknown] 23. 14/02/1971 - Ajax - Dinamo Zagreb 1:0 24. 30/07/1971 - Eintracht Frankfurt - Ajax 2:1 1 assist 25. 08/08/1971 - Ajax - Borussia Mönchengladbach 4:3 1 goal 1 assist 26. 10/08/1971 - Borussia Mönchengladbach - Ajax 3:1 [assisters unknown] 27. 24/11/1971 - Ajax - Spartak Trnava 2:0 1 goal 28. 02/02/1972 - Olympique Marseille - Ajax 2:2 [assisters unknown] 29. 27/05/1972 - Beerschot - Ajax 2:3 1 goal [played 60 minutes, assisters unknown] 30. 27/07/1972 - OGC Nice - Ajax 1:3 1 goal [assisters unknown] 31. 04/08/1972 - Bayern Munich - Ajax 0:5 [played first half, assisters unknown] 32. 08/08/1972 - Ajax - Bayern Munich 2:1 1 goal 33. 14/02/1973 - PAOK - Ajax 1:1 [played 30 minutes, assisters unknown] 34. 16/02/1973 - Olympiacos - Ajax 1:2 [played 30 minutes, assisters unknown] 25. 27/07/1973 - FC Metz - Ajax 1:2 [assisters unknown] 26. 04/08/1973 - Ajax - Spartak Trnava 3:5 [assisters unknown] 27. 05/08/1973 - Ajax - Ujpest FC 0:0 28. 08/08/1973 - Ajax - Tottenham Hotspur 4:1 2 goals 2 assists [played first half] 29. 05/09/1973 - Barcelona - Cercle Brugge 6:0 2 goals (1PK) 1 assist 30. 26/09/1973 - Barcelona - Kickers Offenbach 2:0 1 goal 1 assist 31. 16/10/1973 - Arsenal - Barcelona 0:1 32. 12/03/1974 - Arsenal - Barcelona 1:3 2 assists 33. 23/04/1974 - Anderlecht - Barcelona 1:1 1 assist 34. 01/05/1974 - WAC - Barcelona 1:3 35. 13/05/1974 - Barcelona - Hertha BSC 5:3 2 goals 36. 19/05/1974 - PSV - Barcelona 2:1 37. 07/08/1974 - Hamburg SV - Barcelona 3:2 1 goal 38. 13/08/1974 - Barcelona - Penarol 0:1 39. 20/08/1974 - Barcelona - Ajax 3:0 1 assist 40. 21/08/1974 - Barcelona - Glasgow Rangers 4:1 41. 25/08/1974 - Barcelona - Austria Wien 3:2 1 goal 42. 26/08/1974 - Barcelona - Stal Mielic 2:1 43. 31/08/1974 - Barcelona - Palmeiras 0:2 44. 01/09/1974 - Barcelona - Santos 4:1 1 assist 45. 09/10/1974 - Reims/Paris - Barcelona 1:5 2 goals 2 assists 46. 15/10/1974 - Barcelona - Duisburg 1:1 1 assist 47. 12/11/1974 - Barcelona - Manchester City 3:2 1 goal 1 assist 48. 27/11/1974 - Barcelona - East-Germany 2:1 1 goal [unofficial] 49. 08/08/1975 - Ajax - Barcelona 3:1 50. 11/08/1975 - Feyenoord - Barcelona 1:1 1 goal 51. 13/08/1975 - Alemannia Aachen - Barcelona 1:1 52. 18/08/1975 - Olympique Marseille - Barcelona 3:1 53. 26/08/1975 - Barcelona - Ujpest Dosza 3:2 1 goal 1 assist 54. 27/08/1975 - Barcelona - Feyenoord 3:1 1 goal 55. 07/01/1976 - Barcelona - Cologne 1:1 56. 04/08/1976 - Vitesse - Barcelona 0:2 1 goal 57. 07/08/1976 - VVV - Barcelona 1:2 1 goal 1 assist 58. 10/08/1976 - Duisburg - Barcelona 2:0 59. 13/08/1976 - Barcelona - Glasgow Rangers 2:1 1 goal 60. 14/08/1976 - Barcelona - Spartak Moscow 2:2 1 assist 61. 24/08/1976 - Barcelona - Sparta Prague 2:1 1 goal 62. 25/08/1976 - Barcelona - Eintracht Frankfurt 2:0 1 assist 63. 01/09/1976 - Barcelona - Stade Reims 2:0 1 assist 64. 19/04/1977 - Paris Saint Germain - Barcelona 1:1 1 goal 65. 19/06/1977 - Barcelona - Ferencvaros 3:0 66. 26/07/1977 - Hamburg – Barcelona 6:0 (out 17') 67. 25/05/1978 - Napoli – Barcelona 1:1 68. 27/05/1978 - Barcelona – Ajax 3:1 1 assist (out 70') 69. 07/01/1982 - Oranjestad - Ajax 1:3 2 assists [no substitution info] 70. 08/01/1982 - Curacao - Ajax 0:2 [unofficial, no substitution info, assisters unknown] 71. 10/01/1982 - Transvaal - Ajax 0:3 [no sub info, assisters unknown] 72. 02/06/1982 - Belgium - Ajax 4:2 [unofficial, played first half, assisters unknown] 73. 20/05/1983 - KV Mechelen - Ajax 1:1 74. 05/08/1983 - Feyenoord - Standard Liege 1:3 PK drawn 75. 07/08/1983 - Feyenoord - Liverpool 3:3 1 goal 1 assist 76. 12/08/1983 - Manchester United - Feyenoord 1:2 1 assist 77. 14/08/1983 - AS Roma - Feyenoord 1:1 78. 11/01/1984 - Glasgow Rangers - Feyenoord 3:3 1 goal 1 assist Note 1: Friendlies of 1977/1978 season added, friendlies of 1983/1984 season added. Assists for Barcelona and Feyenoord bolded because that assist-info is complete. Note 2: Friendly against Toulouse in 1982 remains a mystery. International friendlies for 1966-1973 Ajax stint complete, played no international friendlies before 1966. Friendlies list for 1981-1983 period at Ajax perhaps not complete. Note 3: Thanks to Arsenij for finding Glasgow Rangers report in a Glasgow newspaper.
National team (official games): 1. 07/09/1966 --- Netherlands - Hungary 2:2 [1] [Euro-qualifiers] 2. 06/11/1966 --- Netherlands - Czechoslovakia 1:2 [Friendly] 3. 13/09/1967 --- Netherlands - East-Germany 1:0 [1] [Euro-qualifiers] 4. 04/10/1967 --- Denmark - Netherlands 3:2 [Euro-qualifiers] 5. 01/11/1967 --- Netherlands - Yugoslavia 1:2 [Friendly] 6. 01/05/1968 --- Poland - Netherlands 0:0 [Friendly] 7. 26/03/1969 --- Netherlands - Luxembourg 4:0 [1] [WC-qualifiers] 8. 07/09/1969 --- Poland – Netherlands 2:1 [WC-qualifiers] 1 assist 9. 05/11/1969 --- Netherlands – England 0:1 [Friendly] 10. 14/01/1970 --- England – Netherlands 0:0 [Friendly] 11. 02/12/1970 --- Netherlands – Romania 2:0 [2] [Friendly] 12. 24/02/1971 --- Netherlands – Luxembourg 6:0 [2] [Euro-qualifiers] 2 assists 13. 10/10/1971 --- Netherlands – East-Germany 3:2 [Euro-qualifiers] 3 assists 14. 17/11/1971 --- Netherlands – Luxembourg 8:0 [3] [Euro-qualifiers] 2 assists 15. 01/12/1971 --- Netherlands – Scotland 2:1 [1] [Friendly] 16. 16/02/1972 --- Greece – Netherlands 0:5 [2] [Friendly] 17. 03/05/1972 --- Netherlands – Peru 3:0 [Friendly] [caused also PK] 18. 30/08/1972 --- Czechoslovakia – Netherlands 1:2 [1] [Friendly] 19. 01/11/1972 --- Netherlands – Norway 9:0 [2] [WC-qualifiers] 1 assist 20. 19/11/1972 --- Belgium – Netherlands 0:0 [WC-qualifiers] 21. 02/05/1973 --- Netherlands – Spain 3:2 [1] [Friendly] 22. 22/08/1973 --- Netherlands – Iceland 5:0 [2] [WC-qualifiers] 1 assist 23. 29/08/1973 --- Iceland – Netherlands 1:8 [2] [WC-qualifiers] 2 assists 24. 12/09/1973 --- Norway – Netherlands 1:2 [1] [WC-qualifiers] 1 assist 25. 10/10/1973 --- Netherlands – Poland 1:1 [Friendly] 1 assist 26. 18/11/1973 --- Netherlands – Belgium 0:0 [WC-qualifiers] 27. 27/03/1974 --- Netherlands – Austria 1:1 [Friendly] 28. 26/05/1974 --- Netherlands – Argentina 4:1 [Friendly] 2 assists 29. 15/06/1974 --- Uruguay – Netherlands 0:2 [WC, 1st grp stage] 30. 19/06/1974 --- Netherlands – Sweden 0:0 [WC, 1st grp stage] 31. 23/06/1974 --- Netherlands – Bulgaria 4:1 [WC, 1st grp stage] 1 assist 32. 26/06/1974 --- Netherlands – Argentina 4:0 [2] [WC, 2nd grp stage] 1 assist 33. 30/06/1974 --- East-Germany – Netherlands 0:2 [WC, 2nd grp stage] 34. 03/07/1974 --- Netherlands – Brazil 2:0 [1] [WC, 2nd grp stage] 1 assist 35. 07/07/1974 --- West-Germany – Netherlands 2:1 [WC, final] 36. 04/09/1974 --- Sweden – Netherlands 1:5 [1] [Friendly] 1 assist 37. 25/09/1974 --- Finland – Netherlands 1:3 [2] [Euro-qualifiers] 38. 20/11/1974 --- Netherlands – Italy 3:1 [2] [Euro-qualifiers] 39. 10/09/1975 --- Poland – Netherlands 4:1 [Euro-qualifiers] 1 assist 40. 15/10/1975 --- Netherlands – Poland 3:0 [Euro-qualifiers] 41. 25/04/1976 --- Netherlands – Belgium 5:0 [Euro, quarter-final] 3 assists 42. 22/05/1976 --- Belgium – Netherlands 1:2 [1] [Euro, quarter-final] 1 assist 43. 16/06/1976 --- Czechoslovakia – Netherlands 3:1 (a.e.t.) [Euro, semi-final] 44. 13/10/1976 --- Netherlands – Northern-Ireland 2:2 [1] [WC-qualifiers] 45. 09/02/1977 --- England – Netherlands 0:2 [Friendly] 46. 26/03/1977 --- Belgium – Netherlands 0:2 [1] [WC-qualifiers] 1 assist 47. 12/10/1977 --- Northern-Ireland – Netherlands 0:1 [WC-qualifiers] 48. 26/10/1977 --- Netherlands – Belgium 1:0 [WC-qualifiers] 48 matches, 33 goals, 26 assists Competitive matches only: 32 matches, 25 goals, 22 assists Friendly matches: 16 matches, 8 goals, 4 assists
believe me in America, we are very maniac in Stats, so those numbers in that link must be correct. However, assists are counted under certain rules and NASL's is different than FIFA rule. So if there is a difference that is due to different rule count. Like FIFA do not count on assist to a PK and FK (?? don't know why???) but NASL did. Also bouncing off a player is also tricky in counting
Note that Cruijff did extremely well in NASL with 25goals+36ass/53games (1.62 points/game) Slightly better than Pele with 1.55points per game (31golas+25ass/57games) and slightly shy from G.Best (87goals+96ass/160games= 1.69points/game) However, Pele only started his career in US at 35 (while Cruijff started there at 31 and Best started at 30)
True, other side is though that Pelé played for a more dominant team. Cruijff his intention was to join the Cosmos after all... Compare http://www.nasljerseys.com/Rosters/Cosmos_Rosters.htm#1977 With http://www.nasljerseys.com/Rosters/Aztecs_Rosters.htm#1979 and http://www.nasljerseys.com/Rosters/Dips_Rosters.htm#1980 btw, I have a question for you: what is the source for that Pelé had more than 300 career assists?
I still got my old laptop (crashed) hard drive ... but not able to recover or re-image ... in there I got articles, links and my own excel with full games and assists of Pele and some others - Gosh ..
1979 – Los Angeles Aztecs 551. 23/05/1979 --- Aztecs – Rochester Lancers 3:0 2 goals 552. 26/05/1979 --- Atlanta Chiefs – Aztecs 2:5 1 pre-assist (counted by NASL as assist) 553. 30/05/1979 --- New England Tea Men – Aztecs 1:0 554. 02/06/1979 --- Aztecs – Portland Timbers 5:1 1 goal, 1 assist 555. 09/06/1979 --- Aztecs – California Surf 3:2 (Overtime (OT)) 1 goal, 1 assist 556. 13/06/1979 --- San Diego Sockers – Aztecs 3:3 (shoot-outs (SO) 4:3) 1 goal, 1 assist 557. 16/06/1979 --- Aztecs – Detroit Express 3:1 1 assist 558. 20/06/1979 --- Toronto Blizzard – Aztecs 4:3 (OT) 1 assist 559. 23/06/1979 --- Tulsa Roughnecks – Aztecs 2:0 560. 27/06/1979 --- Dallas Tornado – Aztecs 2:3 (OT) 1 goal, 1 assist 561. 30/06/1979 --- Aztecs – Washington Diplomats 2:3 (OT) 1 assist 562. 04/07/1979 --- Aztecs – Atlanta Chiefs 1:0 1 goal 563. 07/07/1979 --- San Diego Sockers – Aztecs 2:1 (OT) 1 assist (it was his 9th official assist (that’s for sure); that is I think it sums up his assists and pre-assists, therefore we know ALL his assists in the matches 551-563 – 9 (NASL counted) assists = 8 assists + 1 pre-assist) 564. 11/07/1979 --- Vancouver Whitecaps – Aztecs 0:1 1 goal 565. 14/07/1979 --- San José Earthquakes – Aztecs 0:0 (SO 3:1) 566. 17/07/1979 --- Aztecs – Dallas Tornado 2:1 1 assist 567. 20/07/1979 --- Edmonton Drillers – Aztecs 4:3 2 assists 568. 27/07/1979 --- Rochester Lancers – Aztecs 2:1 1 goal 569. 29/07/1979 --- Washington Diplomats – Aztecs 1:2 1 assist 570. 01/08/1979 --- Aztecs – New York Cosmos 1:3 571. 04/08/1979 --- Aztecs – Vancouver Whitecaps 2:0 1 goal 572. 07/08/1979 --- Aztecs – Seattle Sounders 7:1 2 goals, 2 assists (maybe one of these assists was pre-assist, I am not sure, but both assists were official assists) 573. 12/08/1979 --- Portland Timbers – Aztecs 1:3 1 goal, 1 assist 574. 15/08/1979 --- Aztecs – Washington Diplomats 3:1 1 assist 575. 19/08/1979 --- Washington Diplomats – Aztecs 3:4 (OT) 1 goal, 1 assist (it seems, it was pre-assist) 576. 22/08/1979 --- Aztecs – Vancouver Whitecaps 2:2 (SO – Aztecs won) 577. 25/08/1979 --- Vancouver Whitecaps – Aztecs 1:0 (mini-game1:0) Summary 1979 27 matches, 14 goals, 15 assists, 1 pre-assist, 2 more assists (but it is unclear – assists or pre-assists) 1980 – Washington Diplomats 578. 29/03/1980 --- Tampa Bay Rowdies – Diplomats 2:2 (SO 4:3) 1 assist, 1 pre-assist 579. 05/04/1980 --- Tulsa Roughnecks – Diplomats 2:1 580. 13/04/1980 --- Diplomats – Philadelphia Fury 3:1 1 assist, caused penalty (that was missed) 581. 20/04/1980 --- Diplomats – Dallas Tornados 4:2 1 pre-assist 582. 27/04/1980 --- Toronto Blizzard – Diplomats 1:0 583. 04/05/1980 --- Diplomats – California Surf 3:1 584. 11/05/1980 --- Diplomats – Portland Timbers 2:4 585. 17/05/1980 --- Fort Lauderdale Strikers – Diplomats 2:1 1 assist 586. 01/06/1980 --- Diplomats – New York Cosmos 1:1 (SO 0:1) 587. 22/06/1980 --- Diplomats – San José Earthquakes 5:4 1 goal, 1 pre-assist (counted as assist) 588. 24/06/1980 --- Diplomats – Vancouver Whitecaps 2:0 1 goal, caused penalty 589. 29/06/1980 --- Diplomats – Houston Hurricanes 6:3 2 goals, 3 assists 590. 02/07/1980 --- Portland Timbers – Washington Diplomats 2:1 591. 04/07/1980 --- Los Angeles Aztecs – Diplomats 2:1 (OT) 592. 16/07/1980 --- Diplomats – Seattle Sounders 3:2 1 goal, 1 assist 593. 19/07/1980 --- Memphis Rogues – Diplomats 1:2 2 assists 594. 23/07/1980 --- Diplomats – Tampa Bay Rowdies 2:1 1 goal, 1 assist 595. 27/07/1980 --- Diplomats – Rochester Lancers 4:2 2 assists 596. 30/07/1980 --- Diplomats – Tulsa Roughnecks 5:1 1 goal, 1 assist, 1 pre-assist (counted as assist) 597. 02/08/1980 --- Diplomats – Toronto Blizzard 6:0 1 goal 598. 06/08/1980 --- Minnesota Kicks – Diplomats 5:1 1 goal 599. 09/08/1980 --- Vancouver Whitecaps – Diplomats 2:0 600. 17/08/1980 --- New York Cosmos – Diplomats 1:1 (SO 2:4) 1 pre-assist 601. 20/08/1980 --- Diplomats – New England Tea Men 4:1 1 goal, 2 assists 602. 24/08/1980 --- Diplomats – Minnesota Kicks 3:2 1 assist, 1 pre-assist603. 27/08/1980 --- Diplomats – Los Angeles Aztecs 1:0 1 assist 604. 30/08/1980 --- Los Angeles Aztecs – Diplomats 1:1 (SO 5:4, mini-game 2:0) Summary 1980 27 matches, 10 goals, 17 assists, 6 pre-assists, 2 caused penalties 1981 – Washington Diplomats 615. 01/07/1981 --- Diplomats – San Diego Sockers 2:2 (SO, Dips won) 616. 15/07/1981 --- Diplomats – Toronto Blizzard 2:0 1 goal 617. 19/07/1981 --- Diplomats – Montreal Manic 2:4 618. 16/08/1981 --- Diplomats – Toronto Blizzard 5:1 1 goal 619. 18/08/1981 --- Montreal Manic – Diplomats 0:0 (SO 3:1) Summary 1981 5 matches, 2 goals SUMMARY 1979-81 (NASL) 59 matches, 26 goals, 32 assists, 7 pre-assist, 2 more assists (but it is unclear – assists or pre-assists), 2 caused penalties Some sources (American newspapers I used) contradicted with each other, there are some matches that I did not see reports of, sometimes it was difficult to understand which of the two assisters (where they were known) of a goal was assister and which – pre-assister. So – this summary is not complete and finished
thanks. found this recently, made by a "Pelé channel", good channel btw This is a better version of him against Argentina which includes a few different scenes, and does include the second goal and assist
I posted a link to a early 70s documentary a while ago ( here ) and said that it is not the full version, it hasn't all images. I possess that full version and uploaded a few parts now. I cut all the talking. Note: images of 1972 Cup final omits for strange reasons his assist to the third goal. That is not my mistake but mistake of the film itself. Hope it is appreciated because it took a while. I planned to do it way earlier but I encountered problems back then.
New good upload of a Europe vs South-America game. It was a friendly charity match played in October 1973 (4:4). It was played on a day that the FIFA called 'world football day' (a year earlier in 1972 was on the same date also a charity game played) and the financial benefits of the game went to Africa. Match was played in Camp Nou and had only 15000 visitors. Cruijff played 45 minutes and was according to reports lined-up as, I cite, "his 1960s center-forward role". He played only 45 minutes because Barcelona wanted to preserve him and because he was supposedly not entirely fit - which he often was. Visible is how vastly different the pitches were back then. Goalscorers were: Sotil, Eusebio, Keita, Cubillas, Asensi, Jara, Brindisi and Chumpitaz. The same youtube channel has also an Eusebio compilation.
Thanks for this. I did not have access to that paper that day, so his data of that season should look like this: 1973/1974 La Liga: 26 games – 16 goals + 14 assists Friendlies: 12 games – 8 goals + 9 assists Total: 38 games – 24 goals + 23 assists Regarding that friendly: Cruyff indeed set up the first goal with a cross and then was subbed out after 55 minutes. The game was of "discrete" quality of play, according to Mundo Deportivo, but entertaining, nevertheless. Cruyff was the center of attention and his dribblings and backheels were the primary highlights of the match, but very little else. I will continue with the 77/78 season once I get the chance.
Now I will resume with the 77/78 season. The last match I had covered before I was away for many months was La Liga: 16/10/1977 --- Hércules Alicante 2-1 Barcelona Cruyff's next game was played on: 19/10/1977 --- AZ67 (NED) 1-1 Barcelona [EC-3, 2nd rnd] Headline: "Good draw in a great dual" Barcelona knew they had a respectable adversary, which at their home is tough to beat, and from the very beginning attacked, while the azulgrana were more concerned in controlling the midfield. After the match the draw was deemed as valuable and positive looking forward. As was expected, Arnts from the start was given the task in marking Cruyff, and he "nullified" him from the field in the first half. Cruyff was more concerned in containing the opponent, as was the case with most of Barcelona's attackers. In that first half AZ67 dominated most of the play, with GK Artola making several notable saves, but it was in the 41st minute that the home side took the lead through Nygaard, after the defense fell asleep with their defensive rotations. 1-0 into the half. In the 46th minute Cruyff, "perhaps in his only moment of class in the match", ran and beat three defenders and crossed to Neeskens for the equalizer. But that was all that Barcelona had to offer. The home team continued to control the rest of the game but was held at bay by the visiting side. After the match Michels stated "I think the result is fair. We worked hard all match long and we were rewarded." Cruyff was also satisfied: "It was a good game and after this result I think we are in the right path to going forward." Summary: 1 assist
Just to remind those that are new and unfamiliar with this thread: the match report summaries from his Barcelona career is taken from a combination of Barcelona newspapers of La Vanguardia and Mundo Deportivo, which can now be accessed online.
La Liga: 30/10/1977 --- Barcelona 5-0 Las Palmas Headline: "Clearer victory in result than on the field" "The blowout was somewhat unexpected". "Las Palmas kept Barcelona in check for the entire first half." "Only after the break when Las Palmas physically dropped was Barcelona able to take advantage." "Neeskens, who was marking Brindisi, had more freedom in the 2nd half." "Cruyff was impeccably marked by Felipe. Granted that the Dutchman didn't force himself too much, but two magical moments of his genius produced two more goals." "Barcelona improved in the 2nd half, but the result was a bit misleading." In 32 minutes Barcelona converted 5 goals: Asensi was brought down and Zuviria put the PK away. Moments later Heredia was brought down and another penalty: Zuviria again beat GK Carnevalli. 13 minutes later Neeskens headed home Heredia's cross. 3-0. In the last 5 minutes Cruyff received a pass from Zuviria and chipped his shot over Carnevalli. 4-0. One minute later Cruyff sent Heredia through for the final goal. Final impressions: "Barcelona had more difficulties than expected. Las Palmas defended and it took two consecutive penalties to open up the game. Only when Las Palmas dropped their resistance was Barcelona able to create clear elaborate chances." Carnevalli: "I didn't see any fouls. They didn't exist." Munoz (manager of Las Palmas): "The ref joined in on the party." Michels: "Our first half display left a lot to be desired." Summary: 1 goal, 1 assist
02/11/1977 --- Barcelona (w. pens) 1-1 AZ67 (NED) [EC-3, 2nd rnd] Headline: "Barcelona was only better in the execution of penalties" "Barcelona was missing several starters like Clares and Zuviria in attack and Ramos in defense, but their bench is filled with players that are resourceful. Michels replaced Ramos with Amarillo and Rexach was introduced into the starting lineup in attack. This put Cruyff in his usual position on the left wing and Rexach on the right, while Heredia operated up front." "Barcelona did well not to take this game for granted, based on the notion that they knew well that the draw in the first leg gave them the edge, but this same opponent had also defeated them in a friendly in August in Amsterdam, and was capable of any surprise. AZ67 is a rough and rugged team that bases their strength not in individuality but in the work of a collective unit. Hard and tenacious, they set up a match which was filled with strength and difficulty." In effect, in took 32 minutes after a PK was awarded to Barcelona for a handball so that they could take the lead. Rexach sent the GK the wrong way and the home side breathed with some tranquility. The first half drifted away in what was a hotly contested battle, filled with enthusiasm at the expense of lots of energy. "AZ67 imposed their rhythm in the 2nd half and put in anger the continuity of Barcelona's European campaign." The start to the 2nd half saw AZ67 make some changes which modified some of their defensive positions, but Arnts continued to shadow Cruyff and Neeskens continued to battle it out with Peter in midfield. Desperate, AZ67 came out and pushed Barcelona back for the first 20 minutes or so, but couldn't create any serious danger. As time went on, Barcelona grew tired and showed signs of nerves. In effect, with 15 minutes remaining, an error from the backline of Barcelona left Kist all alone with GK Artola, and he drew level. A draw that was seen as "justifiable and well earned" for what was transpiring throughout the game. Michels, realizing some of his men were tired, replaced Heredia with Esteban and sent Cruyff to operate up front, but nothing changed as the game progressed into overtime. Barcelona had the better chances in extra-time, but the counterattacks of AZ67 were dangerous. Finally, it took a penalty miss by Nygaard so that Barcelona could go through to the next phase. Cruyff, of course, had put his PK away. After the match Michels said: "We had more ice-cold veins in the penalty shootout. Cruyff is at 70% of his physical condition, still recovering from injury." AZ67's manager said "without Cruyff and Neeskens, Barcelona is a vulgar team."