point from Schalke and Eintracht Braunschweig. Borussia were aiming to become the second German team to win the European Cup after Bayern Munich had won the three previous finals. The first chance of the match was for Borussia; Rainer Bonhof saw his shot come back off the post. In the 24th minute, Borussia player Herbert Wimmer suffered an injury and had to be replaced by Christian Kulik. Three minutes later Ian Callaghan won the ball in midfield and passed to Steve Heighway on the right wing. Heighway cut inside from a wing and passed into space for Terry McDermott who scored the opening goal of the match. Borussia began to exert more of an influence on the game after Liverpool's goal, however they were unable to equalise before the end of the first half. Seven minutes after the restart Borussia had equalised. A stray Jimmy Case pass was picked up by Allan Simonsen, who advanced towards goal and scored to level the match at 1–1. Moments later, Liverpool thought they had won a penalty when Kevin Keegan seemed to have been brought down by Berti Vogts, however the referee waved play on. Five minutes after their goal, Simonsen crossed the ball from the wing, it was met by Uli Stielike whose shot was saved by Liverpool goalkeeper Ray Clemence. Two minutes later Liverpool regained the lead. They won a corner on the left side of the pitch and Heighway delivered the ball into the penalty area. It was met at the near post by Tommy Smith whose header gave Liverpool a 2–1 lead in what was his 600th appearance for the club. Soon afterwards, Bonhof appeared to have brought Heighway down in the penalty area, but the referee again waved play on. However, in the 82nd minute Liverpool were awarded a penalty when Vogts brought Kevin Keegan down. Phil Neal scored the penalty to give Liverpool a 3–1 lead. No further goals were scored and Liverpool won their first European Cup. Details See also 1973 UEFA Cup Final – contested between same teams Liverpool F.C. in European football References Bibliography 1 European Cup 1977 European Cup 1977 Football in Rome 1977 International club association football competitions hosted by Italy 1976–77 in German football 1976–77 in English football May 1977 sports events in Europe 1970s in Rome Sports competitions in Rome