Match Pictures | Matches: 1967 – 1968 | 1967-68 Pictures
Trivia
- Game was arranged to give Celtic experience of playing South American sides before their World Club games with Racing Club of Argentina.
- Penarol had flown first to Spain and had played in an exhibition tournament where they had been beaten 2-0 by Valencia. They then flew on to Scotland.
- Gemmell, Auld, Murdoch and Lennox were all carrying knocks following the League Cup game on the weekend against Aberdeen. They all managed to recover soi it was the Lisbon Lions side that faced Penarol.
- Penarol were reigning World Club Champions at that time.
- Penarol’s right half was Pablo Forlan, father to Diego Forlan.
Review
Penarol impress with their fine ball skills but Willie Wallace shows he is the man for the big occasion with two goals.
Johnstone was so on form that Penarol had to put three players in his way at times to block his jinking runs.
Gemmell is now being mentioned as Europe’s finest full back with his swashbuckling charges up field and thunderbolt shots.
Racing Club awaits them…..
Jim Craig was subbed midway through the second half with a shin injury – but no details of the sub.
Teams
Celtic:
Simpson, Craig, Gemmell, Murdoch, McNeill, Clark, Johnstone, Wallace, Chalmers, Auld, Lennox
Simpson Craig Gemmell Murdoch McNeill Clark Johnstone Wallace Chalmers Auld Lennox
Scorers: Wallace 2 (8, 37)
Penarol:
Mazurkiewicz, Lezeano, Figueroa, Forlan, Goncalves, Gonzalez, Abbedie, Rocha, Spencer, Cortes, Joya
Scorer: Spencer (70)
Referee: W Syme (Glasgow)
Attendance: 56,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
