Ajax - Golden Years
The 1972 Intercontinental Cup was an association football tie held over two legs in September 1972 between the winners of the 1971–72 European Cup, Ajax, and the winners of the 1972 Copa Libertadores, Independiente.
The first leg was held on 6 September 1972 at Independiente Stadium (La Doble Visera), home of Independiente, and ended in a 1–1 draw, with goals from Johan Cruyff and Francisco Sá. The return leg was held on 28 September 1972 at the Olympic Stadium, which was won by Ajax 3–0. Therefore the Dutch side won their first Intercontinental Cup trophy.
First leg
1972 Intercontinental Cup
6 September 1972
First leg
Independiente Argentina 1–1 Netherlands Ajax
Sá 81'
Report
Cruyff 5'
Independiente Stadium, Avellaneda
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Tofiq Bahramov (Soviet Union)
Independiente
Ajax
GK 21 Argentina Miguel Santoro
DF 4 Argentina Eduardo Commisso
DF 20 Argentina Miguel Ángel López
DF 6 Argentina Francisco Sá
DF 3 Uruguay Ricardo Pavoni (c)
MF 18 Argentina José Pastoriza
MF 10 Argentina Alejandro Semenewicz
MF 8 Argentina Miguel Ángel Raimondo downward-facing red arrow 70'
FW 7 Argentina Agustín Balbuena
FW 19 Argentina Eduardo Maglioni
FW 15 Argentina Dante Mircoli
Substitutes:
DF Argentina Carlos Bulla upward-facing green arrow 70'
Manager:
Argentina Pedro Dellacha
GK 1 Netherlands Heinz Stuy
DF 2 West Germany Horst Blankenburg
DF 3 Netherlands Wim Suurbier
DF 4 Netherlands Barry Hulshoff
DF 5 Netherlands Ruud Krol
MF 6 Netherlands Arie Haan
MF 7 Netherlands Johan Neeskens
MF 8 Netherlands Gerrie Mühren
FW 9 Netherlands Sjaak Swart
FW 14 Netherlands Johan Cruyff downward-facing red arrow 30'
FW 11 Netherlands Piet Keizer (c)
Substitutes:
MF 12 Netherlands Arnold Mühren upward-facing green arrow 30'
Manager:
Romania Ștefan Kovács
Second leg
Match details
28 September 1972
Second leg
Ajax Netherlands 3–0 Argentina Independiente
Neeskens 12'
Rep 65', 80'
Report
Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam
Attendance: 46,511
Referee: José Romei (Paraguay)
Ajax
Independiente
GK 1 Netherlands Heinz Stuy
DF 12 West Germany Horst Blankenburg
DF 3 Netherlands Wim Suurbier
DF 4 Netherlands Barry Hulshoff
DF 5 Netherlands Ruud Krol
MF 15 Netherlands Arie Haan
MF 7 Netherlands Johan Neeskens
MF 9 Netherlands Gerrie Mühren
FW 8 Netherlands Sjaak Swart downward-facing red arrow 61'
FW 14 Netherlands Johan Cruyff
FW 11 Netherlands Piet Keizer (c)
Substitutes:
DF 16 Netherlands Johnny Rep upward-facing green arrow 61'
Manager:
Romania Ștefan Kovács
GK 21 Argentina Miguel Santoro
DF 4 Argentina Eduardo Commisso
DF 20 Argentina Miguel Ángel López
DF 6 Argentina Francisco Sá
DF 3 Uruguay Ricardo Pavoni (c)
MF 18 Argentina José Pastoriza
MF 10 Argentina Alejandro Semenewicz
MF 22 Uruguay Luis Garisto downward-facing red arrow 73'
FW 7 Argentina Agustín Balbuena
FW 19 Argentina Eduardo Maglioni
FW 15 Argentina Dante Mircoli downward-facing red arrow 64'
Substitutes:
DF 9 Argentina Carlos Bulla upward-facing green arrow 64'
MF 13 Argentina Manuel Magán upward-facing green arrow 73'
Manager:
Argentina Pedro Dellacha
