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Trivia
- FCV Zwickau also known as BSG Sachsenring Zwickau. Played at the Westsachsenstadion.
- Celtic hit by flu bug before the game. Glavin, Ritchie and Casey are out and Wilson played with a temperature of 102 degrees.
- Celtic had prepared as normal at Seamills with all the flu victims missing and away from the squad. Harry Hood stepped in for Ronnie Glavin. Hood had spent a lot of the season as either a sub or with the Reserves.
- Upper stand was all ticket only.
- Bobby Lennox missed a penalty.
- Celtic had 21 corners to Sachsenring’s one.
- Celtic take Newcastle midfield star Jimmy Smith on trial with a view to signing him. The deal had been set up for Smith to join on the Tuesday but on the Monday he got cold feet about joining Celtic. He arrived on the day of this game.
- Celtic were looking at signing Johnny Doyle from Ayr Utd with a transfer deadline then set at March 16th.
Review
Celtic attacked from the start and in 2 minutes Croy missed a Dalglish cross but Lynch blazed his shot over the bar.
Celtic had constant possession as the German side retreated into a defensive shell. In 22 minutes Celtic were awarded a penalty when Dalglish was fouled in the box but Croy made a magnificent one handed save from Lennox’s penalty high to his right.
Celtic broke through in 40 minutes when McGrain created an opportunity for Dalglish to score with a low shot.
After the break Celtic continued to press and Dalglish slid a shot wide from a fine Hood-Lennox move. Then the fans despaired when Dalglish skied a shot over from only three yards out.
Celtic began to get frustrated and with only two minutes left Blank slipped past Aitken, the 17 years old Celtic centre back, and raced through to score past Latchford.
At full time the Sachsenring players did cartwheels of Joy on the Parkhead turf. Celtic players had given their all with Dalglish an outstanding talent on the night and the result was a total injustice.
Teams
Celtic:
Latchford, McGrain, Lynch, P McCluskey, Aitken, Edvaldsson, Wilson, Dalglish, Deans, Hood, Lennox,. Subs:Hunter, Callaghan, MacDonald, McNamara.
Goal: Dalglish 40
Sachsenring:
Croy Lippman H Schykowski Stemmler Reicheit Leuschnner Schwemmer Blank J Schykowski Dietzch Braun
Goal: Blank 89
Referee: Erik Axalryd (Sweden)
Attendance: 46,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
Articles
Evening Times 4th March 1976
