UEFA CUP 2nd Round, 2nd Leg
5th November 1980
Stade Geoffrey-Guichard, St. Etienne, France
St. Etienne 2-0 St. Mirren
Larios13
Larios 60
ATT: 17,870
Referee: M da Silva (Portugal)
- Saints find the task of overcoming the French side too great, however, put on an impressive performance in the chilly eastern city, where it intermittently snows throughout the evening.
- The French side make an early breakthrough when Larios fires past Thomson from the edge of the box after 13 minutes, following a break down Saints right hand side.
- Frank McDougall then has Saints best chance after 20 minutes when he is put clear by Billy Abercromby, but the Scottish record signing delays the shot and French international full back Patrick Battiston eventually blocks his effort.
- Doug Somner is then convinced Saints should have a penalty later in the first half when he is shoved to the floor when McCormack crosses towards him on the half hour, however the Portuguese referee waves play on.
- The French seal the match on the hour mark, when Platini plays a short free kick to Larios who hits a long range shot that is deflected massively beyond Thomson.
- The French side would eventually be knocked out in the Quarter Finals by Borussia Monchengladbach, who would go onto win the tournament.
TEAM LINEUPS
| ST. ETIENNE | NO | ST. MIRREN |
|---|---|---|
| CASTENADA Jean | 1 | THOMSON Billy |
| LOPEZ Christian | 2 | YOUNG John |
GARDON Bernard  | 3 | BECKETT Alex |
| BATTISTON Patrick | 4 | COPLAND Jackie |
| JANVION Gerard | 5 | DUNLOP Andy  61 |
| ELIE Jean-Marie | 6 | WEIR Peter |
| LARIOS Jean-Francois | 7 | STARK Billy |
| PLATINI Michel | 8 | McDOUGALL Frank |
| ROUSSEY Laurent | 9 | SOMNER Doug |
| ZIMAKO Jacques | 10 | McCORMACK John |
| REP Johnny | 11 | ABERCROMBY Billy |
| ZIMAKO Jacques | 12 | RICHARDSON Lex  61 |
| CURKOVIC Yvan (GK) | 13 | LOGAN Alan |
| ELIE Jean-Marie | 14 | CURRAN Jeff |
| LESTAGE Patrice | 15 | WALKER David |
| PAGANELLI Laurent | 16 | MONEY Campbell (GK) |
THE MATCH
THE TRIP
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, St. Etienne, France
1980 Capacity: 47,000
Record Attendance: 47,000 (1985)
1980 Metropolitan City Population: 412,000
Distance From Paisley (air): 814miles – 2.2 hour flight
Distance From Paisley (road): 1,017 miles – 18 hours drive
Times Played at Stadium: 1 (1 loss)
THE STADIUM
HIGHLIGHTS
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