| Sunday 13 December 1981 12:00
World Club Championship |
| Tokyo (Japan) |
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| Liverpool |
CR
Flamengo |
| 0 - 3 (0-3) |
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| GOAL |
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Nunes 12, 41, Adilio 34 |
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1 Ray Clemence
2 Phil Neal
3 Mark Lawrenson
4 Phil Thompson (c)
5 Ray Kennedy
6 Alan Hansen
7 Kenny Dalglish
14 Sammy Lee
16 Craig Johnston
10 Terry McDermott
11 Graeme Souness
Subs:
13 Steve Ogrizovic
8 Ronnie Whelan
12 David Johnson
15 Alan Kennedy
17 Kevin Sheedy |
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1 Raul Guilherme Plassmann
2 Jose Leandro De Souza
13 Mario Caetano
4 Jose Carlos Mozer
5 Leovegildo Lins Junior
6 Jorge Luis Andrade
8 Adilio De Oliveira
10 Arthur Antunes Coimbra (c)
7 Miton Queiroz
9 Joao Batista Nunes
11 Antonio Nunes
Subs:
12 Antonio Luiz Cantarelli
3 Claudio Figueiredo Diz
15 Julio Dos Santos Вngelo
16 Edulson Guimarгes Baroni
17 Nei Severiano Dias |
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| SUBSTITUTIONS |
| McDermott (Johnson 51) |
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| OFFICIALS & BOOKINGS |
| Referee: Rubio Vasquez
(Mexico) Linesmen: Toshio Asami (Japan), Vijit Gwetkaew (Thailand)
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| Booked: |
Booked: |
| VENUE |
MANAGERS |
National Stadium (capacity )
Attendance: 62,000 |
Bob Paisley (Liverpool)
Paulo Cesar Carpegiani (Flamengo) |
 Price: ? (the price is specified in a year of made and sale
of this programme)
Notes: 1981
- In 1981 year, this was Intercontinental Cup, and winner to have sponsor
match prize "Toyota Cup".
- Arthur Antunes Coimbra = Zico, Miton Queiroz = Tita, Antonio Nunes = Lico, Julio
Dos Santos Вngelo = Peu, Edulson Guimarгes Baroni = Baroninho,
- In first in history on back side Liverpool shirt was family name players.
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Lesson
for Spain as Reds crumble
Liverpool's hopes of becoming the first British team to win the World Club
Championship were dashed in no uncertain manner here today when they were comprehensively
outplayed by a brilliant Flamengo side at the Olympic Stadium. And the manner of their
defeat sounded an ominous warning to the supporters of England, Scotland and Northern
Ireland who will be contesting the World Cup in very similar circumstances in Spain. On a
bone-hard pitch which made the ball bounce to unaccustomed heights, the European Champions
were no match for opponents whose close control and technical skills made them masters.
As Liverpool manager Bob Paisley conceded afterwards "Flamengo were much the
better team on the day. Their technique was better than ours on that surface but I think
we could have given them a much harder game. The first half was terribly disappointing
because we let them slow the game down and never put them under any real pressure. I don't
know what went wrong. The lads were all told to avoid getting involved in any incidents
because of the importance of the occasion and, possibly, that may have hindered them
playing their natural game. We gave them two silly goals early on and the third should not
have been allowed because the scorer was offside, so really the match was over by
half-time".
In fact only 12 minutes had gone when Liverpool's first major error was punished in
a cruelly clinical manner. Zico, playing deeper than expected and showing rare delicacy of
touch, floated the ball over Thompson's head and as Hansen and Grobbelaar waited for the
bounce, centre forward Nunes nipped in to steer it into the net. It was a shattering blow
and one from which Liverpool never recovered though they more than held their own
territorially. Whereas Zico, Adilo and Nunes never needed more than a single touch,
Liverpool's moves seemed slow and predictable; rarely generating danger.
The Brazilians, playing their 77th game of the season, stroked the ball around with
loving care and always had time to spare. Their control was instant, their inch-perfect
passing a joy to watch and, possibly most important of all, their finishing was to the
same professional standard. Full back Junior, recently named Brazil's player of the year,
thundered a deadly warning when he volleyed a Tita corner just wide from fully 30 yards
and, soon after, Zico showed his expertise. After a frustrated McDermott had pulled down
Tita some 10 yards outside the box, Zico hit a fierce free-kick that bounced awkwardly
before rebounding from Grobbelaar's chest and allowing Adilo to score.
Nunes banged in a third goal with a beautifully placed shot from an angle, and
Andrade would have added a fourth with a wickedly swerving effort but for a marvellous
save by the Liverpool goalkeeper. However, fortunately for Liverpool, Flamengo were
content to start their end-of-season Hawaiian holiday 45 minutes early and played
possession football at little more than a walk throughout the second half. Liverpool
pressed continuously but made little impression even after the replacement of McDermott by
David Johnson and there were moments when Junior and company seemed almost bored at the
lack of action.
Craig Johnston, playing his first full game for Liverpool, was easily their best
player and did put two shots on target. There can be no doubt at all the Flamengo are an
exceptional side or that European teams are going to find Brazil a rare handful in Spain.
Three of Flamengo's stars - Zico, Junior and Leandro - are sure to be taking part in the
World Cup and if Brazil have better players than coloured midfield artist Adilo and the
long-haired high-stepping centre forward Nunes, they must be better off than England.
In a spectacular setting adorned by girls, bands women in colourful uniforms,
thousands of balloons, and all the glamour that is associated with Olympic Games, Flamengo
really looked the part. Sadly the same could not be said of Liverpool whose desperate
efforts only underlined the folly of undertaking such a major mission without adequate
preparation. England, you have been warned!
Bruce Grobbelaar suffered a dreadful blow when he was informed after the match that
his father had passed away in South Africa 24 hours previously. Relatives told Liverpool
officials the tragic news before the match but specially requested that Grobbelaar should
not be informed until it was over. He was flying back to London with the team last night
but then hopes to catch another flight to South Africa to attend his father's funeral. He
was clearly badly affected by the news but recovered in time to answer questions about the
game an hour or two later. "It was not a game I shall want to remember" he said
"It is a great country and I'd love to come back again but, just now, I am not
feeling very happy".
By Ian Hargraves.
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