Josip Lalić had already found the net in the 2nd minute, and as that wasn't a “sufficient invitation” for his teammates to join the barrage, he had to score another goal. Only Marijan Čerček joined in, while the fourth goal was scored – by the Germans themselves. Not even the celebrated Uwe Seeler could do anything on this occasion... On 21 October 1970, Dinamo, with inspired play and forceful attacks, raced past Bundesliga side HSV. The Blues sent the strong German side home with a 4-0 defeat.

The renowned Seeler was on the verge of his 34th birthday and had just retired from international football. Interestingly, earlier that same year it was Seeler who scored for West Germany in a 1-0 win over Yugoslavia in a friendly in Hannover.

Dinamo and HSV met in the second round of the Fairs Cup, the last edition of the competition before it was renamed the UEFA Cup. In the first round, the Blues had torpedoed Portuguese side Barreirense. HSV were known as a tough, combative side with exceptional fitness, which was, after all, a hallmark of most German teams. The Blues' driving force, alongside the lively and sharp-shooting Lalić, was Denijal Pirić. He “had a hand” in as many as three goals.

In the opening stages, already in the 3rd minute, Pirić delivered a cross, Krasnodar Rora headed it down, capitalising on a mistake by goalkeeper Özcan Arkoç, and Lalić ran onto it and scored to give Dinamo the lead. The second goal arrived in the 22nd minute, when Pirić first hit a block from some twenty metres, then sent the rebound to the right to Lalić, who fired it powerfully from an angle into the net.

Somewhat later, Seeler himself tried a powerful shot, but Maksimir goalkeeper Fahrija Dautbegović managed to “pluck the ball” from under the crossbar.

Due to a minor injury, Lalić stayed in the dressing room at half-time, but Dinamo continued with convincing play. Once again it was Pirić who, in the 71st minute, initiated the move for another goal. He delivered a free-kick from the right, and Čerček, diving at the edge of the six-yard box, headed it into the net.

Nine minutes from time, Drago Vabec ran into the penalty area and fell, but Hans Schulz diverted the ball into his own net for the final 4-0.

The Maksimir side was led from the bench by an “old German hand”, coach Zlatko Čik Čajkovski, who had come to Dinamo that very summer after a whole decade spent in Germany, where he had coached Köln, Bayern, Hannover and Kickers Offenbach. Indeed, after his spell on the Maksimir bench, he continued his career in Germany, where he led Nürnberg, Köln once more, and then Kickers Offenbach again.

In the return leg, HSV came nowhere near mounting a serious “comeback” to overturn the deficit from the Maksimir tie. It finished 1-0 to the Germans. In the next round, the Blues were narrowly defeated by Dutch side Twente.