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Trivia
- Capacity 27,000 crowd in Arocha stadium.
- Eight bombs exploded in San Sebastian while the game was being played and the Celtic fans thought they were fireworks! This was after the end of the Spanish general election.
- Back home a cloud hangs over Celtic Park when the death of the late, great Jimmy McGrory is announced.
- Celtic played in change strip of green jerseys, white sock and green socks.
Review
Celtic were looking good until disaster struck with two late deflected goals defeating them. They had came close to scoring earlier and were most unfortunate to go down by 2-0.
Teams
Real Sociedad:
Arconada, Celayeta, Gorriz, Cortabarria, Olaozola, Diego, Zubillaga, Zamora, Uralde, Satrustegui, Lopez Ufarte
Scorers: Satrustegui (74), Uralde (78)
| Celtic: Bonner, McGrain, Aitken, McAdam, Reid, Sinclair, Provan, P McStay, MacLeod, Nicholas, McGarvey Subs: Latchford Moyes Crainie Dobbin W McStay |
| Referee: Escheiller (West Germany) |
| Att: 31,000 |
Articles
- Match Report (see below)
Pictures
Links
Articles
Evening Times 21st October 1982
