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It was on Sky and I’ve got a feeling Josh Low was made Man of the Match despite Earnie scoring a hat trick.Originally Posted by Cardiff-Cal
Regarding the Everton game in 1977. City’s goal, scored by Tony Evans, was excellent as he finished off a great passing movement - we ran Everton ragged in the first half, but ran out of steam a bit after the interval and lost out to a controversial Duncan McKenzie goal.
I was on the Bob Bank that day and was convinced the McKenzie tapped Larmour’s ankles. Watching it back, I think I was way off the mark, seemed a legit goal.
I was right in line with it Steve and i am sure McKenzie stepped on the heel of lamour's boot and then got away from him. He seemed to take on a few players and calmly slot the ball in the net.
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At the time I was convinced he’d tapped the ankles of Larmour, I’m sure I’ve seen a clip since though that proves me wrong. I do remember fellow City fans fuming at the time.
Here's the goal. Maybe Lamour should have gone down clutching his ankle. McKenzie was not as clinical as I remember. If there was some less panicky defending we could have got away with it. But there wasn't. And we didn't.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40Uo...nnel=stevelina
Thanks for posting. That is the first time I have seen that goal since that day.
I couldn't remember the run on goal, and I can now see what theotherbobwilson thought could have been a foul in the lead up to it.
However I am surprised about how close I was to remembering the last few seconds... I mean about the oil tanker sixpence turn, and the lack of a challenge by the City players.
The other thing I had forgotten about that game was that there were other goals scored; I always thought we were beaten 0-1. It would be interesting to see the Tony (walks on water) Evans goal.
Given the state of that penalty area, he did well to turn at all!
Hi theotherbobwilson…
Why was Duncan McKenzie’s goal controversial?
From my memory, throughout the game he was getting the usual non-stop abuse from our fans, that the opposition best player always used to get.
I was in the Grange end that day and I remember the ball arriving at him with his back to goal. He “turned on a sixpence”, but it took as long as an oil tanker would take to turn. All the while, all the players seemed bamboozled by his amazing ability to turn and no one made an effort to tackle him.
After he scored, he went to celebrate, but stopped in his tracks and turned back to face the Grange end and began to raise his hand. I thought he was going to stick his fingers up, maybe he was, but then thought better of it, and he actually gave a little wave to the crowd.
It was a long time ago and I must have been about 14ish at the time, but that is how I remember McKenzie’s goal.
I was on the Bob Bank and, as I remember it, McKenzie and Albert Larmour chased a long ball which the latter looked to be in charge until he went down and McKenzie was left with a one one with Ron Healey. It seemed to me to be the sort of challenge which would usually be seen as a foul, but nothing was given and, although I may be wrong, I don’t remember the players arguing too much about it with the officials, although the crowd definitely thought a goal shouldn’t have been given.
I can remember reading an interview with McKenzie a few years ago in which he said although it looked like a foul, it wasn’t one + I think he said Larmour kicked his foot and that’s why he fell over.
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