Monday 7 June 2010

Wales v Scotland - Anfield 1977



World Cup Qualifier in 1977 - Scotland knew if they beat Wales at Liverpool's Anfield Stadium - switched there from Wales for safety reasons - they would qualify for the World Cup Finals in Argentina in 1978. Commentator Archie Macpherson described the crucial penalty award to Scotland late in the game as 'a punch if ever there was one'. No doubt about that, Archie - although it seemed to everyone bar the referee that it was Scotland striker Joe Jordan who punched it. Did we care? Of course not - and Kenny Dalglish's clincher with minutes to go was sublime.

I still get a tingle down my spine when I watch this - Scotland games aren't just like this any more...

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