1960 European Nations' Cup Final

1960 European Nations' Cup Final

The Parc des Princes held the final
Event	1960 European Nations' Cup
Soviet Union Yugoslavia 2 1
After extra time
Date	10 July 1960
Venue	Parc des Princes, Paris
Referee	Arthur Edward Ellis (England)
Attendance	17,966

The 1960 European Nations' Cup Final was a football match at the Parc des Princes, Paris on 10 July 1960, to determine the winner of the 1960 European Nations' Cup. It was the first UEFA European Football Championship final, UEFA's top football competition for national teams. The match was contested by the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia.^[1]

Match

Summary

Soviet Union won the match 2–1 after extra time; Yugoslavia opened the scoring through Milan Galić just before half-time, before Slava Metreveli equalised just after the interval. The match finished in a 1–1 draw after 90 minutes, with Viktor Ponedelnik scored the winning goal in extra time in the 113th minute.^[2][3]

Details

Soviet Union  v  Yugoslavia

10 July 1960 21:30 CET

Soviet Union	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Yugoslavia
Metreveli  49' Ponedelnik  113'	Report	Galić  43'

Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 17,966[4] Referee: Arthur Edward Ellis (England)

USSR	Yugoslavia

GK 1 Lev Yashin DF 2 Givi Chokheli DF 3 Anatoli Maslenkin DF 4 Anatoly Krutikov MF 5 Yury Voinov MF 6 Igor Netto (c) FW 7 Slava Metreveli FW 8 Valentin Ivanov FW 9 Viktor Ponedelnik FW 10 Valentin Bubukin FW 11 Mikheil Meskhi Manager: Gavriil Kachalin

GK 1 Blagoja Vidinić DF 2 Vladimir Durković DF 3 Fahrudin Jusufi MF 4 Ante Žanetić MF 5 Jovan Miladinović MF 6 Željko Perušić FW 7 Željko Matuš FW 8 Dražan Jerković FW 9 Milan Galić MF 10 Dragoslav Šekularac MF 11 Bora Kostić (c) Managers: Aleksandar Tirnanić Ljubomir Lovrić Dragomir Nikolić

References

1. Brewin, John (1 May 2008). "European Nations Cup 1960". ESPNSoccernet.com. ESPN. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
2. Dunmore, Tom (8 December 2007). "European Championships Retrospectives: 1960, France". pitchinvasion.net. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
3. "Euro 1960 in France". euro2008.football-shirts.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
4. "Soviet Union 2–1 Yugoslavia". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 1 July 2012.

External links

• 1960 European Nations' Cup Final at Union of European Football Associations