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Trivia
- Celtic left for Switzerland on the Monday after a training session at Celtic Park. Five players needed attention from the physio before leaving but it was reported that everybody would be fit and ready for the game. Chalmers started at centre forward with McBride dropping out. The plan was to have Chalmers and Lennox attacking on the break and the rest defending. Celtic arrived in Switzerland in a heat wave with a temperature of 81F.
- Zurich enjoyed 85 degrees temperatures on the day of the game but at 8.15 local kick off time it was much cooler.
- Celtic flex their muscles and win with a brilliant display that makes Europe sit up and take notice. Tommy Gemmell gives another display of powerful shooting.
- Celtic win 3-0 on the day of Jock Stein’s 44th birthday. When asked by the players what he wanted for a present he replied ‘Give me an early goal and I will be happy for the rest of the year !’
- Jock Stein and several of his players bet on Celtic to win at odds of 7/2.
- Sir Stanley Rous, president of FIFA, attended the match.
- The great Ladislav Kubala turns out for Zurich at the age of 41.
- On the same night Rangers beat Glentoran 4-0 to progress in the Cup Winners Cup with an aggregate of 5-1.
Review
Celtic sat tight for the first 20 minutes and easily contained Zurich’s attacks although Johnstone had actually scored in 3 minutes only for Chalmers to be ruled offside.
In 22 minutes the tie was effectively over when Gemmell fired in a wonderful shot from 30 yards out. Gemmell was now making himself a reputation as having one of the most powerful shots in European football. Zurich wilted after this and in 38 Minutes Chalmers scored following a corner from Johnstone.
In the second half the crowd sportingly applauded Celtic’s fine posession play and movement and the last goal came when Gemmell scored from a penalty after Neumann had downed Lennox in the area. After that Celtic eased up as the tie was over.
Teams
FC ZÜRICH
Iten, Munsch, Kyburz, Neumann, Stierli, Leimgruber, Kuhn, Sturmer, Bani, Kunzl, Kubala.
Scorers:
CELTIC
Simpson, Gemmell, O’Neill, Murdoch, McNeill, Clark, Johnstone, Lennox, Chalmers, Auld, Hughes
Scorers: Gemmell 2 (22, 48 pen), Chalmers (38).
Ref: C Lobello (Italy)
Att: 20,236
Articles
- Match Report (see below)
Pictures
Evening Times 6/10/1966
