St Mirren v Mechelen

EUROPEAN CUP WINNERS CUP

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DATEOPPOSITIONATTVCOMPETITIONSCOREOSCORERS
16/09/1987TROMSØ7,797HUEFA CWC, 1st Round, 1st Leg1-0WMcDowall
30/09/1987Tromsø5,114AUEFA CWC, 1st Round, 2nd Leg0-0D 
21/10/1987Mechelen6,746AUEFA CWC, 2nd Round, 1st Leg0-0D 
04/11/1987MECHELEN14,368HUEFA CWC, 2nd Round, 2nd Leg0-2L 

PLAYERAPPGLS
Billy ABERCROMBY20
Ian CAMERON40
Paul CHALMERS40
Neil COOPER40
Robert DAWSON30
Ian FERGUSON30
Tony FITZPATRICK30
Peter GODFREY40
Brian HAMILTON20
Paul LAMBERT40
Kenny McDOWALL31
Frank McGARVEY10
Norrie McWHIRTER10
Campbell MONEY40
George SHAW10
Keith WALKER30
Tommy WILSON30
David WINNIE30

APPEARANCESECWC
Ian CAMERON4
Paul CHALMERS4
Neil COOPER4
Peter GODFREY4
Paul LAMBERT4
Campbell MONEY4
Robert DAWSON3
Ian FERGUSON3
Tony FITZPATRICK3
Kenny McDOWALL3
Keith WALKER3
Tommy WILSON3
David WINNIE3
Billy ABERCROMBY2
Brian HAMILTON2
Frank McGARVEY1
Norrie McWHIRTER1
George SHAW1
GOALSCORERSAPPGLS
Kenny McDOWALL31

SEASONS

04/11/1987 – MECHELEN (H)

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UEFA CUP WINNERS CUP 2nd Round, 2nd Leg
4th November 1987
St. Mirren Park, Paisley

St. Mirren 0-2 Mechelen

Ohana 33
Ohana 49

ATT: 14,368

Referee: E Halle (Norway)

  • With just a home win separating St Mirren from the Quarter Finals of the European Cup Winners Cup, a record crowd for a European tie of just under 15,000 turns out to try and roar the Paisley men to success, but their heroes were second best all match to an underrated and fine Belgian side, who would win 2-0.
  • The ‘favourites tag’ afforded to Saints beforehand was perhaps naivety on behalf of the media, and once injuries and unavailable players for the home side were considered, even before a ball was kicked the Paisley men were up against it.
  • With both natural left sided defenders Derek Hamilton and David Winnie out injured, Tommy Wilson had to fill in at left back as Robert Dawson came in on the right side. Dawson’s former Stirling Albion teammate Keith Walker deputised for the suspended Ian Ferguson, with both players only turning professional a few months beforehand. Paul Chalmers started in attack with Frank McGarvey still unavailable due to personal reasons.
  • Mechelen on the other hand were missing suspended captain and Belgian international Lei Clijsters, however they still started the match with seven capped players, and the gulf in class was evident for much of the match, particularly with Israeli winger Eli Ohana giving Dawson a torrid time throughout the game.
  • Ohana would in fact net twice, 12 minutes before half time and a few minutes after, with the first strike a fine solo goal and the second a tap in after the ball hit the post. These were the only goals Saints would lose in the entire tournament at the end of their 4 matches played, but they were more than enough to sink the dream of Saints playing in the last 8.
  • The Belgians would go onto win the tournament at the end of the season, and eventually 12 of their squad that played against Saints would be international players, with a total of 254 caps gained over the next decade. It was no disgrace losing to the Belgians, but the disappointment was still high, especially during a period when smaller Scottish clubs reaching the latter stages of European tournaments was far from being a fantasy.

TEAM LINEUPS

ST. MIRRENNOMECHELEN
MONEY Campbell1PREUD’HOMME Michel
DAWSON Robert2DE MESMAEKER Paul
WILSON Tommy3JASPERS Raymond
FITZPATRICK Tony4SANDERS Koen
GODFREY Peter5RUTJES Graeme
COOPER Neil6HOFKENS Wim
LAMBERT Paul7OHANA Eli
WALKER Keith 638THEUNIS Paul
CHALMERS Paul 9CLUYTENS Bert
McDOWALL Kenny 6310KOEMAN Erwin
CAMERON Ian11DEN BOER Piet
HAMILTON Brian 6312DE WILDE Pascal
SHAW George 6313DE GREEF Yves (GK)
GALLAGHER Brian14DE NIL Alain
BUTLER John15EMMERS Marc
FRIDGE Les (GK)16DROUGUET Pierre

THE MATCH

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