| Match Pictures | Matches: 1981 – 1982 | 1981-82 Pictures |
Trivia
- Paul McStay scores his first goal for Celtic in his first league game.
- Celtic supporters association boycott the game in protest at Aberdeen reducing Celtic's ticket allocation but boycott fails as Celtic fans still pack the away end.
Review
Celtic recovered well after going down to MacMaster's goal in the first minute.
The midfield four of Sullivan, McStay, MacLeod and Burns were excellent throughout and Provan's absence was not missed.
McCluskey hit a post and McGarvey missed a sitter from six yards before McCluskey equalised from the spot after Rougvie fouled McGarvey.
Celtic soaked up the pressure in the second half and MacLeod put them in front from a free kick when the ball deflected off the Aberdeen wall.
Miller was fortunate to stay on the park after a rugby tackle on McGarvey when he was clean through.
However McStay clinched it with a glorious third when he made space in the area and fired a left foot shot past Leighton.
McStay at only 17 was arguably the best player on the park and looks to have a wonderful future ahead.
Teams
Aberdeen:
Leighton Kennedy Rougvie MacMaster McLeish Miller Strachan Bell McGhee (Black) Hewitt Weir
Sub: Watson
Scorer: MacMaster 1
Celtic:
Bonner McGrain Reid Aitken McAdam MacLeod Sullivan P McStay McGarvey Burns McCluskey
Subs: Moyes Halpin
Scorers: McCluskey pen 27 MacLeod 71 McStay 77
Attendance: 19,000
Referee:
Articles
- Match Report (see below)
