He was without right plan, Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck. The moment when he got the pass from Franz Beckenbauer, half a minute before the final whistle of the extension. “To think about what to do with the ball,” Black Beck says today, “for I have indeed no time had.” It had to go pretty quick. Referee Vital Loraux already looking at the clock, perhaps the last action, so for Black Beck took heart and took advantage, energetically, from 25 meters. And then there was the ball in the goal, in the bottom left corner.
You can see the scene on the Internet again. Before Schwarzbeck a dense crowd of six counterparts, behind even the goalkeeper. That the ball the way to score was past twelve legs and two hands, right next to the post, which acts for 42 years on still like a miracle. But why so many also spoke of the “miracle of Brussels”. At the finals in the European Cup of Champions in 1974, Bayern against Atletico. As Black Beck in the 120th minute nor the compensation shot, the 1: 1, calculated Schwarzbeck
Two days later, it came to replay, the Bayern won easy 4: 0, it was the first of their five Loving Cup triumphs. The beginning of a great era that had begun without Black Becks Goal probably later.
Friday a week ago Schwarzenbeck was at home in his house in Munich-Harlaching. In the afternoon, it occurred to him that a few hours before the semi-finals of the Champions League had been drawn. Schwarzenbeck is nobody, in televised draws look at or banned online mitfiebert via live ticker when the European association Uefa in Nyon / Switzerland balls are drawn, in which list are hidden by the name of football clubs. Schwarzenbeck thus attacked on Friday the TV remote control, teletext, sports, starting on page 200, as it then read so from “Hammerlos” Atletico – and remembered it right on that evening in Brussels. “So what,” he says, “do not forget your whole life ‘.”
Do not forget, too, has Schwarzenbeck that Atletico even then – as now well – was for defensive and herb charming Rustic football. Only two goals conceded the Madrileños on the way to the finals, while Bayern had preceded fought in sometimes dramatic games. In the first round in the penalty shoot-out against Sweden in Atvidaberg, in the second round, the German-German duel with Dynamo Dresden, 4: 3 and 3: 3, then halfway confidently against two other eastern bloc teams, CSKA Sofia and Ujpest
<. h2 class="prefix_1"> Aragones curved a free kick into the corner
in a frenzy, none of the two final teams played on May 15, 1974 Brussels Heysel stadium, scoreless the first 90 minutes. In extra time but met Atletico captain of the 2014 deceased Luis Aragones, the national coach with Spain won the 2008 European Championship later. Aragones curved a free kick over the wall into the corner to play only six minutes, the game seemed to be over. Until the 120th minute when all Munich fielder stormed in half of the opponent. Even Schwarzenbeck.
The Black Beck, nicknamed “Katsche” is since his school days, but even to this day still wondering why. The Schwarzbeck any case they had strictly forbidden him to go over the center line. Hoeness told the once. Schwarzenbeck was Vorstopper, the number four. but in that season he defied many a time the statement, he had already scored eight goals, now he ran forward with the ball Beckenbauer, a few meters with the ball, the shot into the goal, the ninth goal of the season was the most important, the 1: 1 against Atletico. Seconds before the final whistle, a goal for the replay and for immortality. “What I felt, it was just a huge relief,” says Black Beck, “euphoria less.”
Uninhibited jubilation was omitted not to that time nobody tore after scoring a goal, the shirt from his body, showed his Sixpack or pulled on a Batman mask. Schwarzenbeck hit short hands on his head, that was the ultimate expression of feelings. There were posts by Bernd Dürnberger, Uli Hoeness and Franz “Bulle” Roth, and then came Gerd Müller. The Müller Gerd grabbed Schwarzbeck the neck and pushed him towards his own half, behind the center line. Wherever the “Katsche” belonged, in the view of Müller.
Müller met then two days later, on Friday 17 May at the replay. Twice, just like Uli Hoeness, the 4: 0th After the triumph in the Cup Winners’ Cup in 1967, Bayern had now also the national champion’s Cup, and so they were celebrating but then extensively in their hotel in the suburbs of Brussels.
It was a long night without sleep, the grotesque was that after the final triumph on Friday night again on Saturday decency Bundesliga. In the afternoon, half past three away against Gladbach. After all, in Brussels there were just 180 kilometers it was also the final round, and the Bavarians were already established as champion. From newspaper reports of that time is narrated that the Loving Cup on the four hour bus ride towards the Lower Rhine was passed in turn on Saturday morning, constantly replenished with bubbly to the brim.
On the game even lined up an absurdity to the next. had After manager Robert Schwan his promise ( “If we win the European Cup, I propose in Gladbach front of the rostrum a somersault”) accidents redeemed, liquidated goalkeeper Sepp Maier not only to its own level, but also the chance to win in Gladbach on “about three per thousand “.
the least important debacle in club history
He was right. Halftime led Gladbach 4: 0, in the end it was 5: 0th Simonsen, Bonhof, Kostner, twice Heynckes. In ZDF “gym” said the commentator of the game report: “Not only Beckenbauer had prior difficulties.” Why that probably was. but did not matter, it was the least important debacle in club history of FC Bayern.
For Schwarzenbeck and the other national team it continued after the same, the preparation on the World Cup at home. About the only two months between May 15 in Brussels and the final victory on July 7 in Munich on the Dutch Black Beck says today: “This was certainly the most beautiful and most intense weeks of my career.”
After the career Schwarzbeck told more often from his goal against Atletico, when he came in his stationery shop in Munich’s Au with customers to chat, or if Bayern fans from abroad for an autograph at dropped by him. He never about as pleasing calmly and modestly made Much fuss, as he has always been. But when someone asked him about it, then he was happy of course already.
2008 locked Schwarzbeck his shop to today with 68 years, he enjoys the retired life, he is healthy, he’s all right, with his wife Hannelore, the two adult children, their grandchildren. The chances for Bayern now in semi-final against Atletico Madrid he appreciates any rate as good. “The Bayern grab it,” he says, “when all play as they can, then they come on. I’ll home anyway fingers crossed for the second leg.”
he looks of course at the stadium. Not in teletext.
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