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TIGERS ON TOP OF THE WORLD: Colin Allan recalls when Hull City got the better of South American heavy-weights Nacional

Colin Allan recalls when Hull City got the better of South American heavy-weights Nacional

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Colin Allan recalls when Hull City got the better of South American heavy-weights Nacional

The match had all the ingredients for a classic David v Goliath encounter.
David was represented by Hull City, a side languishing in mid-table of the old Second Division. Goliath was in the shape of Nacional, the Intercontinental Cup holders from Uruguay.
Unbeaten on their European tour, Nacional could, with some justification, claim to be the World Club Champions.
Nacional had beaten the Greek team Panathinaikos over two legs in December 1971.
David v Goliath
Panathinaikos were the Europe...

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