I was only 12 at the time, but my da took us up to lansdowne for the game. Lost 2-1, I remember Dessie Kennedys goal well. We went wild. He scored in the away leg as well, making him the only player to score home and away against Real Madrid in the European Cup.( Maybe that changed this season).Real had Laurie Cunningham playing for them that day. He also played for Man U, and unfortunately died in a car crash some time later. The attendance was disappointing that day, but what a day!!
Fitzys da, Kevin was the goalie.
The date was Sept 17 1980. Dessie Kennedy put us 1-0 up on 51 mins, until Juanito(71) and Pineda (85) cost us our most famous ever victory.
Limerick Team: Kevin Fitzpatrick; Pat Nolan, Joe O'Mahoney, Brendan Storan, Jimmy Nodwell(rep Mike Pyan);Gerry Duggan(Johnny Matthews), Eoin Hand, Tony Meaney, Johnny Walsh;Dessie Kennedy, Tony Morris
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