Dundee Utd 1
Porto 2
UEFA Cup (2nd Round 1st Leg)
Dundee UtdDundee Utd |
1 - 21 - 2 |
PortoPorto |
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UEFA Cup (2nd Round 1st Leg) |
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| Goalscorers | |
|
Alex Rennie (68) |
Oliveira (34) Seninho (75) |
| Team Managers | |
|
Jim McLean |
Branko Stanković |
| Starting Eleven | |
|
Hamish McAlpine Andy Rolland Frank Kopel Dave Narey Allan Forsyth Alex Rennie George Fleming Henry Hall Doug Houston Paul Sturrock Graeme Payne |
Tibi Simoes Alfredo Murça Rolando Gabriel Octavio Rodolfo Reis Dinis Seninho Oliveira Teofilo Cubillas |
| Bench | |
|
David Cooper John Holt Archie Knox Davie Dodds Billy Steele |
Rui Texeira Gomes Ademir Julio |
| Substitutions | |
|
Archie Knox for Doug Houston (46) Billy Steele for Frank Kopel (79) |
None. |
| Cautions | |
| None. | None. |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
Svein Inge Thime (Norway) (Referee) |
Match Report
United lost their unbeaten record against continental sides in this first leg match against FC Porto. In what was a very poor performance by United, the conspired to support their own downfall.
Things could have been so different had United taken a penalty chance awarded after Fleming was downed in the box. Payne's weak spot kick was touched around the post by the 'keeper.
Eight minuted later, Porto sneaked in to score the first goal of the tie. A defensive blunder afforded Oliveira The space to stroke home.
United toiled for large spells in this game until Alex Rennie struck a great equaliser in the 68th minute. A low and hard shot from 20 yards found it's way into the net.
His joy was short lived though as he allowed Seninho to get past him and slip the ball past the advancing McAlpine.
Squad Statistics (as at October 22nd, 1975)
| 1975-76 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
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|
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| Hamish McAlpine (GK) | 27 |
|
17 | - | 200 | - |
| Andy Rolland | 32 |
|
16 | - | 340 | 33 |
| Dave Narey | 19 |
|
16 | 3 | 74 | 11 |
| Frank Kopel | 26 |
|
16 | - | 162 | 7 |
| Allan Forsyth | 20 |
|
2 | - | 8 | 2 |
| Alex Rennie | 27 |
|
13 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| Doug Houston | 32 |
|
14 | 2 | 56 | 5 |
| George Fleming | 27 |
|
13 | - | 147 | 16 |
| Henry Hall | 30 |
|
11 | 4 | 11 | 4 |
| Paul Sturrock | 19 |
|
15 | 4 | 28 | 10 |
| Graeme Payne | 19 |
|
12 | 2 | 59 | 4 |
| Archie Knox (sub) | 28 |
|
2 | - | 80 | 16 |
| Billy Steele (sub) | 19 |
|
8 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
League Table (as at October 22nd, 1975)
No league table has been added for this season.