The 1976 European Cup Winners' Cup final was a

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match between

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and

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. The final was held at Heysel Stadium in

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on 5 May 1976. It was the final match of the

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tournament and the 16th

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final. Anderlecht won 4–2 against the 1964–65 European Cup Winners' Cup winners to secure their first ever European trophy.

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Pat Holland put West Ham into the lead in the 28th minute. Just before half-time,

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misjudged a back pass, allowing Peter Ressel to collect the ball and pass it to Rob Rensenbrink to score the equaliser. In attempting the backpass, Lampard tore a stomach muscle that ruled him out of much of the remainder of the game. Three minutes into the second-half, François van der Elst scored, assisted by Rensenbrink. Keith Robson later equalised for West Ham from a cross by

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. Anderlecht were awarded a very dubious penalty in the 73rd minute, after Holland appeared to win the ball cleanly from Rensenbrink. With no VAR to overturn the decision, the penalty stood and Rensenbrink then scored from the penalty spot. Holland appeared to make clear contact with the ball but Rensenbrink fell very theatrically. (Nb. With two minutes left, as West Ham came close to an equaliser, van der Elst ran through on the break to score Anderlecht's fourth goal for victory in a very even game. As a side note, Anderlecht President, Constant Vanden Stock, admitted paying 1 million Belgian francs (£18,000) to the referee of a European tie in their game against Nottm Forest in the 1984 UEFA cup semi-final. Anderlecht received a one year year ban from European competitions.

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UEFA Cup Winners' Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
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