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1972 Cup Winners Cup Final





FIRST HALF

Favourites Rangers had a two goal lead by half time with goals from Colin Stein and a header from Willie Johnston .


SECOND HALF

Rangers went 3-0 up minutes into the second half as Willie Johnston scored his second. Moscow Dynamo came back into the match when with thirty minutes left for play Eshtrekov scored. They continuted to pressure Rangers and scored again with three minutes left with a goal from Makhovikov. Rangers held on to secure their only trophy in Europe in front of 35,000 people. The end of the contest was overshadowed by crowd trouble which resulted in the cup being awarded behind closed doors.


PLAYERS AND OFFICIALS

Rangers: McCloy, Jardine, Greig (c), Johnstone, Mathieson, Smith, Conn, MacDonald, McLean, Stein, Johnston

coach: Willie Waddell

Dynamo Moscow: Pilgui, Basalayev, Dolmatov, Zykov, Dolbonosov (69 Gershkovich), Zhukov, Baydachny, Yakubik (56 Eshtrekov), Shabo (c), Makhovikov, Yevruzhikhin

coach: Konstantin Beskov