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Trivia
- Danny McGrain was gradually working back to fitness having played a full 90 minutes in the Reserve game against Motherwell at the weekend and a Reserve game on the Monday night against Ayr Utd. George McCluskey had also played in that game after recovery from an eye injury.
- Ronnie Glavin had picked up a knock and in came Mike Conroy for his first start of the season.
- Peter Latchford saved a Paul Sturrock penalty at 1-0.
- The Reserves played Ayr Utd at Celtic Park on the Monday night in the Reserve League Cup winning 4-0 with scorers Joe Craig (2), Paul Wilson and George McCluskey. The full team was Baines, McGrain, Sneddon, Ward, Coyne, Conroy, Wilson, Mackie, Craig, Lumsden, McCluskey Subs: Russell, O'Donnell.
Review
Conroy's tremendous volley gives Celtic a narrow lead for the second leg after a great cup tie at Tannadice.
After fighting off a spirited Dundee Utd starrt Celtic took the lead when Conn rolled a free kick to Lynch and his shot took a slight deflection before hitting the back of the net. Latchford then saved a penalty from Sturrock and Fleming's follow-up hit the post. However Fleming was not to be denied and and he swept a cross past Latchford. In the second half Roddie MacDonald accepted a miskick from defense and shot home. Edvaldsson cleared a Sturrock shot off the line with Latchford beaten. Mike Conroy fairly spanked a volley home to put the Bhoys 3-1 in front but a minute later Sturrock finally got the goal he'd been threatening tapping home a Holt shot which came back off of Latchford.
It was tight right to the end. Conn had to be subbed by Paul Wilson when he picked up a leg injury.
Teams
Dundee Utd:
McAlpine Stewart Kopel Fleming Hegarty Narey Sturrock Addison Frye (Kirkwood) Holt Payne Sub: Stark
Scorers: Fleming (42), Sturrock (68)
Celtic:
Latchford, Filippi, Lynch, Aitken, MacDonald, Edvaldsson, Doyle, Conroy, McAdam, Burns, Conn (Wilson) Sub: Lumsden
Scorers: Lynch (32), MacDonald (58), Conroy (67)
Referee: E Pringle (Edinburgh)
Attendance: 12,648
Articles
- Match Report (see below)
