Franz Beckenbauer died at the age of 78 after an illness that affected his health in his final years. The German was considered one of the best central defenders in the world and even won two Ballon d'Or awards.
Likewise, throughout his career he visited various countries to play official and friendly matches, including our country. That's why we remember in the following note On the day of his arrival in Peru, he lost to the teams Alianza Lima and Deportivo Municipal.
The Peruvian team that beat Franz Beckenbauer's Bayern Munich 4-1
National Stadium. January 7, 1971. Bayern Munich He came to Peru as part of his trip to South America. Stars such as Franz Beckenbauer, Sepp Maier and Gerd Müller were represented in the German team.
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However, the Peruvian representation was not far behind as it brought together two of the best players in our country's history: Hugo “Cholo” Sotil and Teófilo “Nene” Cubillas. As expected, the venue was packed to watch a game that promised to go down in history.
That's how it went. Orlando Guzmanwhich had occurred instead Luis Cruces, scored the first goal of the game after a great pass from Julio Baylón. The venue in Lima exploded with excitement. The second and third were the work of an infallible connection: subtle j Bucket. The “Nene” was responsible for conceding both goals in front of the astonished looks of the German defenders.
Bayern won 3-0 Jürgen Ey. But after 83 minutes, the Peruvian team increased their lead to 4-1 with both goals Julio Baylon. In this way, that distant day at the National Stadium was immortalized in the history of Peruvian football..
How did Franz Beckenbauer's Peruvian team fare against Bayern Munich?
The team between Alianza Lima and Deportivo Municipal, led by Roberto Drago and Jaime de Almeida, entered the field with the following eleven players:
- Juan Dupuy
- Jorge Ayo
- Javier González
- Fernando Cardenas
- Rafael Risco
- Pedro Leon
- Teofilo Cubillas
- Julio Baylon
- Luis Cruces
- Hugo Sotil
- Nemesio Mosquera.
FC Bayern Munich, for its part, presented the following line-up with Udo Lattek as coach:
- Sepp Maier
- Herwart Koppenhofer
- Franz Beckenbauer
- George Schwarzenbeck
- Peter Pumm
- Franz Roth
- Rainer Zobel
- Karl-Heinz Mrosko
- Gerd Müller
- Uli Hoeneß
- Dieter Brenninger.
The warm message from the German team to Franz Beckenbauer
After the death of the historic defender, the German team had some warm words. “Rest in peace, Franz Beckenbauer. One of the greatest players this sport has ever seen and a born leader. We will all miss him very much,” they wrote.
Germany's message to Beckenbauer. Photo: Photo by X/selectionemana.