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By the 57th minute, Michael Laudrup and John Sivebaek had put Denmark 3-1 up in a game they would win 4-1. A minute later, Lerby was off and the clock started ticking.<\/p>\n
After a quick shower – against Hoeness’ wishes – they were off to the airport behind a police escort. The flight went to plan, too.<\/p>\n
So far, so good – until the drive from Dusseldorf airport to Bochum’s stadium.<\/p>\n
“The traffic was three, four kilometres because the stadium is in the city,” recalled the 67-year-old Lerby.<\/p>\n
“So I had to jump out of the car and run four kilometres into the dressing room. That was a good warm-up.”<\/p>\n
But Lerby would cool down on the bench because Bayern coach Udo Lattek had already named the starting line-up.<\/p>\n
“I was very disappointed because I wanted to play from the beginning. But I came in at half-time and then there was extra time and the result was 2-2.”<\/p>\n
Lerby scored in the replay, which Bayern won 2-0 and went on to lift the cup by beating Stuttgart in the final.<\/p>\n
But as impressive as the accomplishment sounds, he never thought it was anything special.<\/p>\n
“I remember that I was sitting in the bar after the match in Bochum,” added Lerby. “I took a beer and I was thinking ‘that was a good job’. But that was the only thing. I was not feeling like it was a big achievement.<\/p>\n
“In our time, there was much chaos. We were many times in big trouble. You play for the national team and the club also has a match so you were not allowed to go [to the national team].”<\/p>\n
Almost exactly two years later, Hoeness also persuaded Mark Hughes to play in another cup match for Bayern on the same day as he played for Wales in Czechoslovakia.<\/p>\n
Whether the striker received a bonus for his efforts isn’t known, but it’s a point which Lerby may raise with Hoeness.<\/p>\n
“I will ask him next time, that is for sure,” he said. “I will say, you missed something, Uli!”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n