MATCH INTERNATIONAL A SAINT-OUEN
STADE DE REIMS – JUVENTUS
14 juin 1959
John Charles gets in his shot, despite the efforts of Rodzik
Stade de Paris
STADE DE REIMS – JUVENTUS : 3-4 (3-0)
Goals : Dubaële (11) ; Fontaine (29 & 45) – Stivanello (46), Colombo (55), Nicole (73 & 77)
STADE DE REIMS : Colonna, Rodzik, Giraudo, Penverne, Jonquet, Leblond, Dubaële, Bliard, Fontaine, Piantoni, Vincent. Coach : Albert Batteux
JUVENTUS : Vavassori, Corradi, Carzena, Emoli, Castano, Colombo, Starchini, Boniperti, Charles, Nicole, Stivanello. Coach : Téolbaldo Depetrini
Dubaële finds a way between Carzena Emoli
Colombo and Penverne
John Charles, Nicole Boniperti pose for a photo at Red Stars' home
John Charles mobbed by supporters at Saint-Ouen
The game took place as part of a series of friendlies between French and Italian clubs:
- Le Havre AC – Atlanta Bergame : 2-3
- Nice – Milan AC : 3-3
- Nîmes – Fiorentina : 0-2
- RC Paris – Inter Milan : 3-0
A few days before the game, Stade de Reims had lost their second European Cup Final 0-2 against Real Madrid.
Raymond Kopa, winner with Real Madrid had returned to Reims for the 1959-1960 season.
A star-studded line up on the Saint-Ouen pitch including two players whom went on to play for Red Star the following season - Armand Penverne and René Bliard.
Also playing was a youngster under the name of Claude Dubaële, a future Red Star coach in 1979-1980, when Red Star were promoted from the DH to the fourth division.
Just Fontaine was top goalscorer in the 1958 World Cup with thirteen goals, a record which stands to this day. He also scored 38 times in the championship for Reims, season 1957-1958. John Charles, legendary Welsh international, top scorer for Leeds in 1957-1958 (38 goals) then in Italy the following season with Juventus (28 goals).
During the season 1953-1954, in the English second division, John Charles scored 42 goals.
Arguably the greatest of all Welsh footballers passed away in 2004.
2006, Dominique Colonna (left) alongside Michel Hidalgo, on the right Just Fontaine © GT Valck
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