LIVERPOOL 0 MANCHESTER UNITED 1 "Liverpool FC - The Retro Series" #liverpoolfc

"Jimmy Greenoff sends United to Wembley".

There are three notable changes from the original Semi-Final of just four days earlier. The first and most notable is the pitch and whereas the Maine Road surface of fours days ago was dreadful and a mudheap so typical of the times, the Goodison Park pitch is much more even and in a far better playing condition. The other two changes are personnel, with Steve Heighway in the starting XI for Liverpool and Jimmy Case replacing him on the substitutes bench and Brian Greenoff replaced from the original game here in the replay by Lou Macari. The rest of both teams are a who’s who of late 1970’s footballing nostalgia, with goalkeepers Ray Clemence and Gary Bailey, captains Emlyn Hughes and Martin Buchan in central defence and a continuing combined attacking talent including wingers Steve Heighway for Liverpool and Steve Coppell and Mickey Thomas for Manchester United, all of whom trying to eek out chances for their Scottish International forwards in the guise of the pugnacious and gritty Joe Jordan for Manchester United and the gloriously tricky skills of Kenny Dalglish for Liverpool.

53,069 lucky souls were inside Goodison Park to see a first half dominated by Manchester United, both sides crashing headers against their opposition’s crossbar and finally, with just 13 minutes left to play, Jimmy Greenoff sent his “Red Devils” to Wembley for the FA Cup Final. His team undoubtedly created the greatest goal threat in a first half they largely dominated and Liverpool had their goalkeeping legend Ray Clemence to thank for getting them to half-time level at 0–0. Clemence rushed from his goal line on three separate occasions to deny a brilliant run and shot from Lou Macari, a goal mouth scramble that looked certain to be an opening goal for Manchester United as well as perhaps his finest save, or more correctly, a brilliant double save. A mistake from Phil Thompson allowed Joe Jordan to bear down on his goal but Clemence rushed to smother his shot and with the ball running loose he snaffled it from the foot of Steve Coppell as he tried to round the goalkeeper for a simple tap in to an empty goal.

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