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Yesterday, October 6, it was 45 years since the victory ““on Bayern Munich in the 1975 European Super Cup. Legendary ‘Blue and White’ midfielder Vladimir Veremeyev shared his memories of winning the trophy.
– We believed in ourselves. Here it is impossible to say whether we will win or not. We went to the game wanting to win. Thanks for everything to our coach Valery Vasilyevich Lobanovskiy, who instilled in us the belief that we can play with players like Bayern Munich and defeat them. At that time it was one of the strongest teams in the world. We believed and understood that we could compete on equal terms with them, and the result is another matter.
Was there a celebration after the victory? No, we had a sip of champagne from a huge glass, and that’s it. We had matches ahead, we were focused on the matches and the training process.
– Do you remember the day of the match on which you won the European Super Cup?
– It’s difficult to say, it was 45 years ago, a lot has already been forgotten … Unfortunately, there is nothing left, only memories, photographs, handshakes and a medal.
– And the atmosphere of the match, the scale of the final of the tournament?
– Of course, the atmosphere was indescribable and there were many people who wanted to get to the game …
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– What was the preparation for the game with Bayern?
– Everything was as usual. Only there was pressure from the party organs, that’s all.
– A curious moment happened to UEFA President Artemio Franchi when he was unable to lift the trophy and hand it over to Kyiv captain Mikhail Fomenko. As a result, you, Mikhail Fomenko, and Anatoly Konkov raised it. Was the cup really hard?
– Yes, it weighed 15 kilograms. Thanks to Ajax who came up with this Super Bowl. If my memory serves me correctly, the father of Johannes Cruyff’s wife was in the business of souvenir products, and this mug is his idea.
– NSC Olimpiyskiy was decorated with banners from his photos. Is this gesture pleasant to you?
– Of course, this suggests that life was not lived in vain. Each one tries to remember what he did. You see, we did something good, we contributed to the history of the club.
– Can we say that this is the most significant victory for you?
– The most significant thing is that when I was leaving Kirovograd “Zvezda”, my older comrades told me: “Go to the Dynamo, and maybe you will get it”. When I just arrived at the Dynamo, such soccer players like Biba, Muntyan, Serebrennikov helped me a lot and I am grateful to them.
Perhaps, I did something, if there were so many victories, so much was done for the people. We played football for the fans and it worked well.
