- 1968 Intercontinental Cup
The 1968 Intercontinental Cup was a football tie held over two legs in Autumn 1968 between the winners of the 1967-68 European Cup, Manchester United, and Estudiantes, winners of the 1968
Copa Libertadores .The first leg was held on
25 September 1968 at theEstadio Alberto J. Armando , home of Boca Juniors, as Estudiantes' ground was deemed unsuitable. Nevertheless, Estudiantes won the first leg 1-0, the winning goal coming fromMarcos Conigliaro in the 27th minute.Old Trafford hosted the return leg three weeks later on
16 October 1968 . The match finished up as a 1-1 draw, granting Estudiantes their first Intercontinental Cup title.Juan Ramón Verón , father of future Manchester United playerJuan Sebastián Verón , opened the scoring in the 7th minute, butWillie Morgan equalised in the 90th minute to ensure the Red Devils did not come away from the competition without a point.Players were sent off in both legs of the tie,
Nobby Stiles being dismissed for Manchester United in the 79th minute of the first leg. The second leg was marred by violence, and resulted inGeorge Best andJosé Hugo Medina being sent off as a result of a large scuffle towards the end of the match.First leg
Match details
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date=1968-09-25
team1=Estudiantes LP flagicon|ARG
score=1 – 0
team2=flagicon|ENG Manchester United
goals1=Conigliaro goal|27
goals2=
stadium=Estadio Alberto J. Armando ,Buenos Aires
attendance=25,134
referee=Sosa Miranda flagicon|PARecond leg
Match details
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date=1968-10-16
team1=Manchester United flagicon|ENG
score=1 – 1
team2=flagicon|ARG Estudiantes LP
goals1=Morgan goal|90
goals2=Verón goal|7
stadium=Old Trafford,Manchester
attendance=63,428
referee=Konstantin Zecevic flagicon|YUGee also
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European Cup 1967-68
*Copa Libertadores 1968 External links
* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/intconclub68.html Match details and lineups] at [http://www.rsssf.com/ RSSSF.com]
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