The location for the event was chosen to match. In the room box litter on the ground floor of the Borussia-Park Moenchengladbach witnesses and over 100 Borussia fans came together to create the memories of this historic - to revive event - and still hotly debated. Kleff and Bonhof were on that Oct. 20, 1971 for Borussia on the lawn when the young Foals to playmaker Günter Netzer in the first knockout round first leg of the European Champions Cup the star selection of Inter Milan in a frenzied offensive spectacle 7: 1 swept off the pitch ,
The football frenzy followed the hangover: For a replay
The joy of this historic triumph was short-lived: Because Inter striker Roberto Boninsegna was allegedly hit by a thrown from the crowd block of Coke on the head and fell to the ground, UEFA canceled later the meeting and sat on a replay. The bitter for Gladbach End: The Borussia retired after a 2: 4 in Milan and a 0: 0 in the replay in Berlin from the competition.
That s the great thing: Now we re all sitting here talking after 50 years still about this game.
Rainer Bonhof
Myth box litter. That s the great thing: Now we re all sitting here talking after 50 years still on the game, Bonhof said at the stage Talk, and we are talking about a Gladbach side that the world-class team of Inter Milan 7: 1 - today one would say - has weggefackelt . A performance that surprised the Borussia itself. Before the game it was absolutely impossible for us to this world club with 7: 1 can beat or similarly high, Kleff said, betrayed the simple-sounding recipe for success that led to Gladbach Torrausch. The Hennes Weisweiler just said before kick-off: Playing forward and makes goals.
The Inter-Stars thought Moenchengladbach is located somewhere near Munich. After this evening Mönchengladbach was pronounced accidents across Europe.
Wolfgang Kleff
There is agreement in the lower Rhine for five decades: underestimated Inter Stars had the job in the then emerging Foals powerful. The Inter-Stars thought Moenchengladbach is located somewhere near Munich. They had Mönchengladbach on any map, said Kleff. So be it but been to the dissipation over, so Bonhof, who added with a grin: That was the game of games after that night was Moenchengladbach Europe pronounced accidents..
From for cabin Party - We knew that what comes to us
But: A cabin Party, as one might expect after such a triumph that did not exist. Borussia suspected in the moment Boninsegna after the supposed head hits (Bonhof: Suddenly lay a. ) On the stretcher left the place that these 28 minutes could have a bad injury so it came, UEFA canceled that. game. We ve had during the game and even then not a good feeling, said Kleff and referred to the then existing close to the Italians to UEFA. knew We as what s coming towards us. Milan are after this 7: 1 make sure that it, that was a dismantling of the great Inter Milan. And so it happened indeed Although Bonhof also assured again on Monday . The can was nothing in it.
Wolfgang Kleff (r.) And Rainer Bonhof (Wed) on Monday evening at the reclamation of the can throw just before the 50th anniversary. Wolfgang Kleff
For Kleff thing is clear: This game, this result, the entire circumstances of this evening lead on Bökelberg mean that you will speak for a long time about this game. Then the former goalkeeper finished the event in Kleff-typical fashion with a loose spell and made one more time for laughter among the guests: For the 100-year-olds we meet, hopefully, back here.
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