The Greeks dedicated their sensational victory over the “founders of football” to George Baldock.
The meeting between England and Greece in Group B of the League of Nations ended in a sensation. The teams played the previous day at Wembley.
At the end of 90 minutes, the visitors won an unexpected victory thanks to a double by Vangelis Pavlidis. He scored the winning goal in the fourth minute added by the referee. Jude Billingham scored for the hosts.
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After the match, the players of the Greek national team gathered on the T-shirt of George Baldock, who died the previous day.
Thus, the Greeks honored the memory of their fallen comrade and dedicated their historic victory to him.
Greece players with Baldock’s jersey / Getty Images
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