Reaction and Aftermath
When the final whistle blew, Walker gave his team hugs on the pitch, but warned them that they had "a tough game still to come at Carrow Road". The British media were less guarded: "'Jerry sinks the Gerrys' was the inevitable headlined salute to Jerry Goss, Norwich's longest servant"
Bayern Munich's defeat by Norwich was a shock result. Reflecting on the improbability of such a result, FourFourTwo wrote, "The news that Norwich had gone 2–0 up in the Olympic Stadium seemed frankly surreal".
The match has thus achieved considerable notability in the history of Norwich City, described as "arguably their finest hour" by the BBC. The Daily Telegraph called it "their finest performance", while The Independent described it as "the pinnacle of Norwich City's history". John Motson commented that the match marked "the rise of Norwich City from provincial respectability to European admiration. It was the refreshing impact of loyal, unsung players... that made City's continental capers so appealing".
When analysing the reasons for the result, The Independent laid the blame for the Germans' defeat on their attitude — which was blatant:
They paid the price of underestimating the opposition while embarrassment for one official was total after saying on the eve of the game, and in Walker's hearing, that they wanted a trip to Tenerife in the third round.The return leg was played on the 3 November 1993. Ade Akinbiyi made his début in this game, in front of a crowd of 20,643. Following an early goal by Adolfo Valencia that brought the aggregate score to 2–2, Goss's second goal of the tie meant a 1–1 draw. Norwich thus won the tie 3–2 on aggregate and qualified to face Internazionale in the third round. Internazionale beat Norwich 2–0 on aggregate and went on to win the tournament. Norwich went on to be relegated from the Premier League the following season, and, to-date, Norwich have not qualified to play in European competition again. In contrast, Munich won the German championship again that season, and have subsequently won two UEFA competitions, including the Champions League in 2001.
In 2008, a poll, conducted by Norwich City recognised Goss's first leg goal as the greatest Norwich goal of all time, "a goal that is remembered up and down the country by football fans". More than 3,000 fans voted in "Norwich City FC's Greatest Ever".
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