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Trivia
- The 16 man squad flew out on the Monday after training at Celtic Park. Dalglish had picked up an injury at the Kilmarnock game at the weekend but was likely to recover. In came Pat McCluskey and Edvaldsson along with Paul Wilson preferred to Tommy Burns.
- Celtic stay in a private mansion during their stay and are given a civic reception by the City of Krakow in their honour.
- News comes through that Peter Latchford's wife has given birth to a baby daughter back home.
- Match was a 45,000 sell out.
- Only 30 Celtic fans estimated to have travelled due to difficulties obtaining visas behind the iron curtain.
- Celtic party delayed for 3 hours on journey home due to fog at the airport.
- Hearts cause a sensation at Tynecastle by beating Lokomotive Leipzig 5-1 in the ECWC.
- Hearts and Hibs go through on the night – Celtic and Rangers both go out.
- Wisla went out in the next round to RWD Molenbeek on penalties after a 2-2 draw.
Review
The plan had been to contain Wisla in the opening period and then for McGrain to move forward into midfield and support with his strong running and passing with Doyle and Wilson on the wings. Glavin and Aitken were to provide the midfield.
Celtic found themselves under early attack but survived and in 15 minutes Lynch managed a shot at goal after a good run down the left.
In 23 minutes Celtic missed a glorious chance when Aitken turned the ball to Wilson who was only six yards out but his shot rebounded off the keeper on to a post and wide.
At half time Celtic were optimistic but Wisla killed them off with two quick goals. Firstly Kmiecik beat Latchford with a 25 yarder and then the same player scored with a lob past the advancing Latchford. Celtic protested that they were not ready after a quick free kick had been taken.
Celtic fought on but without the ineligible Stanton on Craig the task was too much for Stein's young team.
Teams
Wisla Krakow:
Gonet, A Szymanowski, Maculewicz, Budka, Plaszewski, H Szymanowski, Jalocha (Lipka), Kapka, Nawalka, Kmiecik, ,Kusto,
Scorers: Kmiecik (54, 59)
Celtic:
Latchford, McGrain, Lynch, P McCluskey, Edvaldsson, MacDonald, Glavin, Aitken, Doyle (Lennox 46), Dalglish, Wilson.Subs: Connaghan, Burns, Hannah, G McCluskey
Scorers:
Referee: M Dilek (Turkey)
Attendance: 45,000
Articles
- Match Report (see below)
Jock Stein post game. "We created the chances we wanted in the first half but we did not take them. We are disappointed but there is no use looking back on what might have been. We must go forward from here and get on with the job."
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Articles
Evening Times 30th September 1976
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