1980-08-20: Celtic 6-0 Diosgyor Miskolc, ECWC

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Trivia

  • This was a UEFA cup preliminary round tie.
  • McGarvey is first Celt to score a Euro hat trick since Willie Wallace against Waterford in 1970.
  • Celtic's best Euro performance for seasons.
  • Diosgyeori had defeated Dundee United in the UEFA cup just 10 months earlier.
  • Pat Bonner makes his Euro debut and plays only his fifth game for Celtic.

Review

No one could have imagined what was to come in the second half with the score 0-0 at half time.

With the game played in winter conditions in August with heavy rain, Celtic ran riot in the second half to make the second leg a formality after the Hungarians totally collapsed as McGarvey at last shows the form that made Celtic pay £250,000 for him.

In 3 minutes young Bonner made a fine save from Gorgei after a slack pass back from McAdam let the Hungarian forward in.

In 27 minutes McGarvey scored but the goal was correctly disallowed for handball against McCluskey.

The DVTK keeper had looked nervy and in the second half the goals flew past him.

1-0 – McCluskey's cross was spilled by the keeper and McGarvey swept in a low shot.
2-0 – McCluskey headed in a Sullivan cross.
3-0 – McGarvey scored after a run and cross by Burns.
4-0 – Sullivan's shot was blocked on the line and McGarvey swept in the rebound.
5-0 – Brilliant goal after a sweeping MacLeod – McCluskey move and Sullivan drives home a low shot.
6-0 McCluskey scores with another header.

Inexperienced keeper Pat Bonner earned rave reviews after a fine display and several good saves.

Teams

Celtic: Bonner, Sneddon, McGrain, Aitken, McAdam, MacLeod (Doyle 68), Provan (Nicholas 46), Sullivan, McGarvey, Burns, McCluskey Subs: Robertson Conroy MacDonald

Scorers: McGarvey 52, 65, 70, McCluskey 59, 79, Sullivan 71

Diosgyoeri: Szabo, Szanto, Neder, Kadar, Olah, Kerekes, Szlifka, Fuko, Teodory, Gorgei, Borostyon

Referee: Widukind (East Germany)

Att: 28,000

Articles

  • Match Report (see below)

Pictures

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Evening Times 21st August 1980

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1980 Celtic 6-0 DVTK

1980 Celtic 6-0 DVTK

1980 Celtic 6-0 DVTK report