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Trivia
- The only concern for the game was Harry Hood who had a back injury sustained against St Johnstone. Danny McGrain had also taken a knock in the game and Tommy Callaghan was out. David Hay missed training and the game with a cold. Bobby Lennox and Brian McLaughlin were still recovering from injuries.
- A black dog ran on the park and the Celtic fans wake from their slumber and chant: John Greig ! John Greig !!!
- Jinky scores a spectacular goal after beating four players.
- Jackie McNamara makes his Celtic debut as a sub.
- Celtic play in unfamiliar all yellow strip.
- Fear of heavy fog in the Glasgow area does not materialise.
- Celtic missed out on matching Manchester Utd's UK record of 100 goals in Europe. They would have needed 6 at the start of the night.
- Stein anticipates a glamour tie against Ajax, Juventus or Liverpool in the next round. Celtic eventually draw Velje of Denmark.
Review
This was a low key game in which Celtic never got out if second gear and the forward trio of Deans, Davidson and Wilson all looked out of touch. Also Enckelman in the TPS goal plays well to deny good goal attempts.
Deans and Johnstone gave Celtic a 2-0 half time lead after they had created goals for each other.
A jaded looking Kenny Dalglish was withdrawn at half time with youngster Jackie McNamara making his debut.
The game was worth watching for Celtic's final goal alone. Johnstone received a pass on the right wing 40 yards from goal and beat four players in a brilliant run before calmly placing the ball past Enckelman.
Teams
Celtic:
Hunter, McCluskey, Brogan, Murray, McNeill, Connelly, Johnstone, Davidson, Deans, Dalglish (McNamara 46), Wilson. Substitute: Williams, McGrain
Scorers: Deans (20), Johnstone 2 (24, 53)
TPS Turku:
Enckelman, Kynatainer, Saari, Nummi, Salonen, Toivanen, Slama, Lindholm, Harittu, Andalmin, Saarinan. Substitutes: Kohensen, Saarinen,
Goals:
Referee: K Petersen (Iceland)
Attendance: 18,000
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Evening Times 4th October 1973
