Italy 4 West Germany 3
World Cup semi-last, Azteca stadium, Mexico City, June 17, 1970
At the point when World Soccer told Franz Beckenbauer that the 1970 World Cup semi-final in the middle of Italy and West Germany had been voted the best match, he was not astounded. "It was the same when we voted in Germany," he said. "In any case, what individuals overlook is the means by which customary the initial an hour and a half were. It was the 30 minutes of additional time that were so extraordinary."
To be sure. Five objectives were struck in 16 minutes in the extra period, as the lead vacillated. Italy would in the long run triumph, yet seeing Beckenbauer, his arm strapped to his side as an aftereffect of a severe foul and compelled to play on in light of the fact that the Germans had utilized their two substitutes, is the continuing picture of a hypnotizing match.
Italy had taken an early lead through Roberto Boninsegna and had then taken off Sandro Mazzola at half-time, supplanting him with Gianni Rivera. The Azzurri fell once again into wary, cautious ways, permitting West Germany, through the midfield surges of Beckenbauer and Wolfgang Overath, to press forward. The Germans, prodded on by their assaulting substitutions, had chance after opportunity to even out, yet it was just in the third moment of included time that sweeper Karl-Heinz Schnellinger emerged in the Italy territory to blast home Jurgen Grabowski's cross.
Beckenbauer played on through the agony amid additional time. He had harmed his shoulder in the wake of being stumbled simply outside the Italian punishment zone. There have been couple of more pessimistic fouls, before or since, yet the Italians got away discipline as West Germany squandered the subsequent free-kick.
The scoring succession in additional time was contrasted with b-ball by one Italian columnist. To start with, Gerd Muller put the Germans 2-1 up, then Tarcisio Burgnich answered, scoring from Rivera's free-kick. The Italians took the high ground when Gigi Riva scored with a low drive from outside the region. In any case, West Germany returned at the end of the day, Muller tossing himself at a corner.
World Cup semi-last, Azteca stadium, Mexico City, June 17, 1970
At the point when World Soccer told Franz Beckenbauer that the 1970 World Cup semi-final in the middle of Italy and West Germany had been voted the best match, he was not astounded. "It was the same when we voted in Germany," he said. "In any case, what individuals overlook is the means by which customary the initial an hour and a half were. It was the 30 minutes of additional time that were so extraordinary."
To be sure. Five objectives were struck in 16 minutes in the extra period, as the lead vacillated. Italy would in the long run triumph, yet seeing Beckenbauer, his arm strapped to his side as an aftereffect of a severe foul and compelled to play on in light of the fact that the Germans had utilized their two substitutes, is the continuing picture of a hypnotizing match.
Italy had taken an early lead through Roberto Boninsegna and had then taken off Sandro Mazzola at half-time, supplanting him with Gianni Rivera. The Azzurri fell once again into wary, cautious ways, permitting West Germany, through the midfield surges of Beckenbauer and Wolfgang Overath, to press forward. The Germans, prodded on by their assaulting substitutions, had chance after opportunity to even out, yet it was just in the third moment of included time that sweeper Karl-Heinz Schnellinger emerged in the Italy territory to blast home Jurgen Grabowski's cross.
Beckenbauer played on through the agony amid additional time. He had harmed his shoulder in the wake of being stumbled simply outside the Italian punishment zone. There have been couple of more pessimistic fouls, before or since, yet the Italians got away discipline as West Germany squandered the subsequent free-kick.
The scoring succession in additional time was contrasted with b-ball by one Italian columnist. To start with, Gerd Muller put the Germans 2-1 up, then Tarcisio Burgnich answered, scoring from Rivera's free-kick. The Italians took the high ground when Gigi Riva scored with a low drive from outside the region. In any case, West Germany returned at the end of the day, Muller tossing himself at a corner.