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Leipzig of East Germany were overcome in the next round on a 2-1
aggregate, but when the Spaniards from Valencia came to Elland Road a
near riot ensued with the police on the field as players traded
punches, and new captain Jack Charlton, along with two Spaniards, was
sent-off in a disgraceful affair. The match ended 1-1 and it was
obvious that Leeds faced a formidable task in the second leg, but once
more they rose to the challenge and pulled off a win with Mike O'Grady
scoring the only goal of the night, in a match that sportingly
contrasted with the torrid Elland Road encounter. The Fairs' Cup provided probably the most humorous moment of the 1965-66 season for the Elland Road fans, when, during the quarter-final tie with Ujpest Dozsa of Hungary, a dog ran onto the pitch and defied anyone - players, officials and police alike - to catch it for a full ten minutes, before the West German referee hit upon the idea of bouncing the ball up and down, so enticing the dog to jump up after it. Slowly the referee, still bouncing the ball, walked towards the touchline where a semi-circle of policemen were waiting before, suddenly, they all pounced on the animal in what could only be described as a kind of scrum-down with helmets! United played superbly in that match to win 4-1, against a very skilful team, and despite being given the runaround in the second leg on the banks of the Danube they scraped a lucky one-all draw - to enter the semi-finals. |