OTD E0096 — 04 Feb 1957: The Giant-Killing Flight — Union El Biar 2, Stade de Reims 0

04 Feb 1957: Coupe de France, Toulouse. Stade de Reims — European Cup finalists only months earlier — are stunned 2–0 by SC Union El Biar, an amateur club from the suburbs of Algiers. Guy Buffard scores a 4th minute free kick, Roland Almodovar adds a second, and Reims miss a penalty as they pepper the goal in vain. El Biar return home to a hero’s welcome so wild fans climb onto the wings of the plane — then reality intrudes as violence hits back in Algiers. A cupset that became legend.Ideas: [email protected]