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Trivia
- Played at neutral venue of Lehen Stadion, Salzburg after Innsbruck were punished for crowd trouble.
- Celtic travelled on the Monday and stay in the hotel in which Richard Nixon had stayed in previously as US President.The Austrians were boasting that they would win by two clear goals.
- Whilst away in Austria, Partick Thistle made an audacious bid to take Joe Craig back to Firhill. Craig was out of form and in and out of the team.
- Celtic played in unusual all yellow shirts, socks and shorts.
- McAdam, Munro and Dowie are all ineligible to play.Back in came Jim Casey, who passed a late fitness test, and Joe Craig.
- Celtic bring German striker Dieter Knepper back with them to Scotland on trial.Knepper was a product of the Borussia Dortmund youth squad and had been playing with Swiss Second Division side Chiasso.
- Lynch is the first Celt to be ordered off in Europe since Bobby Lennox against Olympiakos in 1974.
- Innsbruck went out in the next round to Borussia Munchengladbach on away goals after drawing 3-3 on aggregate.
Review
Celtic totally collapsed in the first half against a lively Austrian side who had constant pace up front which the Celtic defence could not live with. Innsbruck had a number of the Austrian team which would impress in the 1978 World Cup in Argentina.
Celtic never got going and the defeat could have been humiliating had it not been for Peter Latchford. They lost three goals in the first half hour. This was one of the darkest days in Celtic's European history.
Glavin missed their best chance in 63 minutes to make a game of it when his shot hit the side netting and Lynch's late sending off over an off-the-ball clash compounded their misery.
Teams
SSW Innsbruck:
Koncillia, Kreiss, Constantini, P Schwarz, Pezzey, Stering, Zanon, Forstinger, Welzl, W Schwarz, Oberacher
Goals:- Welzl (4), Sterling (22), Oberacher (27)
Celtic:
Latchford, Aitken, Lynch, Glavin, MacDonald, Casey, Doyle, Edvaldsson, Craig, Burns, Wilson Subs: Baines Kay, McLaughlin Lennox McWilliams
Sent off:- Lynch
Referee:-Gusoni (Italy)
Attendance: 22,500
Articles
- Match Report (see below)
