Partizan 1–6 Hajduk Split was a

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match between

Partizan Belgrade Jugoslovensko sportsko društvo Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Југословенско спортско друштво Партизан, lit=Yugoslav Sports Society Partizan), commonly abbreviated as JSD Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, ЈСД Партизан, lin ...

and

Hajduk Split Hrvatski Nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Split, that competes in the Croatian First League, the top tier in Croatian football. Since 1979, the club's home ...

on 9 May 1976 at the

JNA Stadium The Partizan Stadium ( Serbian: Стадион Партизан / ''Stadion Partizan'') is a football and track-and-field stadium in Autokomanda, Belgrade, Serbia. The home ground of FK Partizan, it was formerly known as JNA Stadium (Stadion JN ...

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, Yugoslavia. It was the 27th round of the

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. Partizan was 1st in the league with 3 points ahead of the league holders Hajduk Split. With everybody expecting Partizan to defeat Hajduk, one of the biggest surprises in Yugoslav football happened and Hajduk managed to crush them 6-1 on away ground. The game itself represents the Hajduk Split golden generation of the 1970s and was the ultimate realization of "total football" that

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forced during that time.

Background

Hajduk Split was the favourite for winning the league in 1976 after winning it the 2 previous times in 1974 and 1975. Their football which was guided under coach Tomislav Ivić was considered to be revolutionary in Yugoslavia at the time. Players like

Ivica Šurjak Ivan "Ivica" Šurjak (born 23 March 1953) is a Croatian retired football midfielder. He was the driving force behind the success of Hajduk Split as it became a force in the Yugoslav First League in the 1970s. Club career He started his career a ...

Slaviša Žungul Slaviša Žungul (born 28 July 1954), also known as Steve Zungul, is a retired Yugoslav American soccer striker. Žungul began his career with Hajduk in his native Yugoslavia before controversially moving to the United States where he became a ...

Jurica Jerković Jurica "Jure" Jerković (25 February 1950 – 3 June 2019) was a Croatian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. During his time with Hajduk Split in the 1970s, he was known for his amazing playmaker skills and for his romantic appro ...

, Branko Oblak and

Dražen Mužinić Dražen Mužinić (born 25 January 1953) is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Mužinić spent most of his career in his native Yugoslavia. With Hajduk Split he won four league titles, five cups and he was cap ...

were all considered to be world class players in Yugoslavia. After the first part of the season in which Hajduk underperformed and lost vital points, they managed to recuperate in the 2nd part and gain form just in time for the derby against FK Partizan who was the leading club in the league.

Match

What was expected to be an equal match turned to become a demolition of Partizan from the guest side. At first, while the game was tied 0-0, Partizan had their chances but Hajduk managed to respond through counter-attacks. The game was dominated by Hajduk and with goals from Žungul and Buljan, the 1st half ended with only 2-1 for Hajduk. In the 2nd half, Hajduk became more attacking and managed to score 4 more goals from Jerković,Žungul and 2 from

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Details

Aftermath

Despite defeating Partizan, Hajduk eventually failed to win the league after there was a scandal in the last round game when Partizan in need of a win to secure the title won against Olimpija scoring in the 95th minute of the game (even though UEFA didn't introduce additional time for another 20 years) thanks to referee Maksimović. Partizan was crowned champion at the end of the season and Tomislav Ivić decided to leave Hajduk so that he can manage

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. Ivić would return again to Hajduk in 1978 and lead them to their last Yugoslav league title in the

1978–79 Yugoslav First League The 1978–79 Yugoslav First League season was the 33rd season of the First Federal League (), the top level association football competition of SFR Yugoslavia, since its establishment in 1946. Hajduk Split won the league title. A total of 18 ...

References

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