The UEFA Cup 1977/78 - FC Schalke 04 (FRG)

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The UEFA Cup 1977/78 - FC Schalke 04 (FRG) - The Match Details:

The First Round - The First Leg:

14.9.1977, Firenze (ITA) - Stadio Comunale.
AC Fiorentina Firenze (ITA) - FC Schalke 04 (FRG)  0:0 (0:0).
FC Schalke 04: Volkmar Groß - Bernd Thiele (30. Mathias Schipper), Norbert Dörmann,
Rolf Rüssmann, Jürgen Sobieray - Helmut Kremers, Ulrich 'Uli' Bittcher,
Hans 'Hannes' Bongartz - Rüdiger Abramczik, Klaus Fischer, Erwin Kremers -
Coach: Friedel Rausch.
Goals: None.
Referee: Michel Vautrot (FRA). Attendance: 65.000.

UEFA invalidated this game and awarded a 3:0 victory to FC Schalke 04 as
AC Fiorentina Firenze fielded an ineligible player.

The First Round - The Second Leg:

28.9.1977, Gelsenkirchen (FRG) - Parkstadion.
FC Schalke 04 (FRG) - AC Fiorentina Firenze (ITA)  2:1 (1:0).
FC Schalke 04: Volkmar Groß - Manfed Dubski, Norbert Dörmann, Rolf Rüssmann,
Mathias Schipper - Helmut Kremer, Herbert Lütkebohmert,
Ulrich 'Uli' Bittcher (69. Thomas Lander), Hans 'Hannes' Bongartz -
Rüdiger Abramczik (51. Herbert Demange), Erwin Kremers - Coach: Friedel Rausch.
Goals: 1:0 Rüdiger Abramczik (17.), 2:0 Helmut Kremers (77.) and
       2:1 Claudio Desolati (82.).
Referee: Leonardo Soto Montesinos (ESP). Attendance: 30.000.

(FC Schalke 04 5:1)

The Second Round - The First Leg:

19.10.1977, Magdeburg (GDR) - Ernst-Grube-Stadion.
1. FC Magdeburg (GDR) - FC Schalke 04 (FRG)  4:2 (2:0).
FC Schalke 04: Volkmar Groß - Bernd Thiele, Rolf Rüssmann, Helmut Kremers,
Mathias Schipper - Manfred Dubski, Herbert Lütkebohmert (75. Thomas Lander),
Hans 'Hannes' Bongartz - Rüdiger Abramczik, Klaus Fischer,
Erwin Kremers (41. Herbert Demange) - Coach: Friedel Rausch.
Goals: 1:0 Jürgen Sparwasser (17.), 2:0 Jürgen Sparwasser (45.),
       2:1 Herbert Demange (50.), 2:2 Rüdiger Abramczik (57.),
       3:2 Jürgen Sparwasser (63.) and 4:2 Wolfgang Steinbach (76.).
Referee: Erik Fredriksson (SWE). Attendance: 36.000.

The Second Round - The Second Leg:

2.11.1977, Gelsenkirchen (FRG) - Parkstadion.
FC Schalke 04 (FRG) - 1. FC Magdeburg (GDR)  1:3 (0:2).
FC Schalke 04: Volkmar Groß - Manfred Dubski, Bernd Thiele, Rolf Rüssmann,
Mathias Schipper - Helmut Kremers, Ulrich 'Uli' Bittcher (55. Herbert Lütkebohmert),
Rüdiger Abramczik - Herbert Demange (64. Thomas Lander), Klaus Fischer,
Erwin Kremers - Coach: Friedel Rausch.
Goals: 0:1 Jürgen Pommerenke (15.), 0:2 Wolfgang Steinbach (20.),
       0:3 Jürgen Pommerenke (50.) and 1:3 Erwin Kremers (52.).
Referee: Brian McGinlay (SCO). Attendance: 70.600.

(1. FC Magdeburg 7:3)

The UEFA Cup 1977/78 - FC Schalke 04 (FRG) - The Appearances:

4 Matches: Rüdiger Abramczik (2 - 2), Volkmar Groß (2 - 2), Erwin Kremers (2 - 2),
Helmut Kremers (2 - 2), Rolf Rüssmann (2 - 2) and Mathias Schipper (2 - 2) -
3 Matches: Ulrich 'Uli' Bittcher (2 - 1), Hans 'Hannes' Bongartz (1 - 2),
Herbert Demange (2 - 1), Manfred Dubski (2 - 1), Klaus Fischer (1 - 2),
Thomas Lander (2 - 1), Herbert Lütkebohmert (2 - 1) and Bernd Thiele (1 - 2) -
2 Matches: Norbert Dörmann (1 - 1) - 1 Match: Jürgen Sobieray (0 - 1).

The UEFA Cup 1977/78 - FC Schalke 04 (FRG) - The Scorers:

2 Goals: Rüdiger Abramczik (1 - 1) - 1 Goal: Herbert Demange (0 - 1),
Erwin Kremers (1 - 0) and Helmut Kremers (1 - 0).
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