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Trivia
- Roddy MacDonald was back in training after recovering from his thigh strain but not considered fit enough for this game. An unchanged team for Celtic.
- Dalglish celebrates the birth of his son (Paul) 24 hours earlier with two goals.
- Eccentric Ayr goalie Hugh Sproat claims he will now wear a blue jersey against Celtic and a green jersey against Rangers.
- Highlights were shown on Scotsport next day.
- In the 2nd XI Cup Quarter Final Celtic defeated Ayr Utd 3-0 at Celtic Park. The Celtic team was Baines, Gourlay, Innes, P. McCluskey, McGrane, Hannah, Mackie, Casey, Henderson, Temperley, McLaughlin Subs Fairlie and Barclay. The Celtic scorers were Casey, McLaughlin and Mackie.
Review
This game was played in a cup tie atmosphere.
McCall and Masterton were a constant threat to the Celtic defence but Dalglish was the difference between the sides with two magnificent goals late on.
A good break-away goal from Ayr saw them in front but Craig equalised after a goal mouth stramash only for Ayr to immediately put Celtic behind again. In the second half Andy Lynch equalised from a cheeky free kick and Dalglish's two goals at the end were the icing on the cake.
Teams
| Ayr Utd: Sproat, Wells, Fleming, Tait, Murphy (McDonald), Fillipi, McSherry, McCulloch (Robertson), Cramond, McCall, Masterton |
| Scorers: McCall (28), Masterson (41) |
| Celtic: Latchford; McGrain, Stanton, Edvaldsson, Lynch, Aitken, Glavin, Dalglish, Doyle, Craig, Wilson (Burns 80). Sub: Gibson |
| Scorers: Craig (40), Lynch (63), Dalglish 2 (79, 82) |
Referee: E Thomson (Edinburgh)
Attendance: 13,684
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- Match Report (see below)
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