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Trivia
- After extra time.
- Celtic through in Europe, and Rangers out in the same day. A rare event back in these days in the 1990s.
- Match is most famous for Tiger Tim (the stadium announcer) getting the sack! He called for a minute's silence during the first interval after it was learnt that Rangers were out of Europe. See: link
Review
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Teams
Celtic:
Bonner; Gillespie, Boyd, Grant, McNally, Galloway, McGinlay, McStay, Payton, Creaney, O'Neil.
Subs: Nicholas, Marshall, McAvennie, Wdowczyk, Smith.
Scorer: Baumann og (104)
Young Boys Berne:
Kobel; Rotzetter, Reich, Weber, Moser, Baumann, Kunz, Bregy, Streun, Ippoliti, Agostino.
Subs: Gerber, Porfido, Lengen, Pulver
Referee: J Van Vliet (Netherlands).
Att: 21,500
Articles
- Match Report(see below)
- The Demise of Tiger Tim
Pictures
Articles
“Celtic through after Baumann blunder breaks the deadlock”
The Guardian (London, England) (Sept 30, 1993)
Byline: OUR CORRESPONDENT
Celtic 1, Young Boys 0 (after extra time)
(agg: 1-0).
AN OWN GOAL by Alain Baumann in extra-time ended 196 minutes of deadlock between Celtic and Young Boys Berne after the Scots had battered away at the Swiss team's defence without success for most of the game. Celtic's early forays, inspired by their skipper Paul McStay, fizzled out at the edge of the penalty area. In the 11th minute McStay at last found the space, but not the time, and his shot from 18 yards was blocked. Quickly he was on to the rebound, but again his shot was blocked, leaving the goalkeeper, Kobel, still waiting for his first touch. So tight was the marking, particularly in midfield, that neither goalkeeper made a save of any consequence in the first 30 minutes, though Celtic had a slight territorial advantage. In essence, the first half was pretty disappointing stuff, with the Swiss quite happy to play it tight, trying to draw Celtic out and catch them on the break. So it was no real surprise that the half ended without a goal or indeed the likelihood of one. The second half began, like the first, with Celtic attacking in waves, but the Berne defenders refused to be drawn and the Scots' efforts faltered and faded some distance from Kobel. McGinlay was given a glimpse of the target in the 53rd minute but his low shot skipped a yard past the far post. Two minutes later a McGinlay cross from the left arrived too early for Creaney. With the game seemingly deadlocked Celtic pushed on Nicholas for McGinlay midway through the half and within a minute he had hit the foot of the post from close range. After 14 minutes of extra-time Celtic got the breakthrough when Baumann turned the ball past his own goalkeeper in trying to cut out a Nicholas pass.
September30, 1993, Thursday
Own goal is enough to seeCelticthroughCeltic1 Young Boys 0 (after extra time; agg 10)
BYLINE:By Mike Aitken
CELTICejected the young men of Berne from the UEFA Cup last night, but not before they'd made a few old hearts in the East End of Glasgow beat a little faster.An own goal in the 105th minute from Alain Baumann, who stroked the ball 15 yards past his goalkeeper after Charlie Nicholas had caused the damage with a delightful reverse pass, was sufficient to sendCelticinto tomorrow's second round draw in Zurich.
After a sluggish first half display,Celticwore down their Swiss opponents thanks to the persistence of their forwards and the gritty determination of men like Mike Galloway, who was outstanding in central defence.
Not a classicCelticEuropean performance by any means, but one against a well organised Swiss team who made enough openings to gain the away goal that would have swung the tie.
Yet the Scots got better the longer this two hour marathon went on.Celtic'ssense of sweet satisfaction at winning this tie was almost soured by a tactless comment from stadium announcerTigerTim.
The disc jockey called for a minute's silence during the first interval after it was learned that Rangers were out of Europe.
TheCelticdirectors immediately apologised and toldTigerTimhis services will not be required again at Parkhead.
Joe Jordan's influence on the currentCelticside was surely reflected in the decision to adopt the sweeper system which he instigated at Hearts.
Gary Gillespie made his initial first team appearance of the season as the spare man behind Galloway and McNally.
There was also a switch in mid field with McGinlay in the central role, rather than on the right flank in which he's looked so uncomfortable.
The Swiss side also played with a sweeper and grouped nine men behind the ball.
Space was at a premium and the accuracy ofCeltic'spassing left something to be desired as the Scots sought to break down their opponents.
The players in wide areas were crucial forCelticin this respect.
However, O'Neil on the right and Boyd on the left, made little impact on the game during the first half.
The service to Creaney and Payton was not up to standard and few chances were created.
Luckily forCeltic, Young Boys did not pose any great threat on the break.
True, Rotzetter had a long range shot saved by Bonner, but there was little evidence of an away goal being scored during the early play.
Heaven knows what the Swiss made of the huge cheer which rippled round Parkhead after the news came through that Rangers had been knocked out of the European Cup.
It was a sad reflection on the present state of affairs atCelticPark that a defeat for their rivals should be greeted with such glee.
In fact, the roar seemed to unsettleCelticand they were fortunate when Streun was straight through against Bonner that the Swiss were in an offside position.
Kobel, the Young Boys goalkeeper, must have been surprised at how little he had to do in the first half.
There was a long range effort from Galloway which the goalkeeper held comfortably and when Grant latched on to Boyd's cross, it could be said that Young Boys were fortunate when the mid field player's shot was deflected for a corner.
There was little that was inspirational about a workmanlikeCelticside who were getting no change out of a well organised defence.
The tie took a long time to come to life butCelticat last looked as if they meant business at the start of the second half.
McGinlay began to make timely runs from mid field and there was a general impression ofCeltichaving moved up a gear.
McGinlay was unfortunate not to score in the 53rd minute with a low drive that sped just wide of the target and he also set up a chance for Payton, which saw the striker eased off the ball.
There was never any chance of a penalty being awarded on that occasion.
In a separate incident, though, Creaney could count himself unfortunate not to earn a spot kick after he was flattened inside the box.
There was more urgency and purpose aboutCelticduring this stage, yet they were immensely fortunately not to concede a goal when Bonner dropped a cross from Agostino.
Kunz had the simplest of chances to score from inside the six yard box but made an unaccountable hash of the opening.
Overall, the standard of play was much more entertaining in the second half than it was in the first, though this had much to do with the number of mistakes made by both sides.
There was enterprising play too, and Bonner's save from Kunz's dipping right foot shot was thrilling.
Celticshould have taken the lead in the 69th minute when a cross from Boyd broke to Payton.
Amazingly, the striker sliced his shot from three feet and struck the post when he should have scored.
The end of normal time was full of incident.
Boyd delivered a header which was cleared on the line by Rotzetter.
Nicholas also produced a shot in the turn which Kobel did well to stop.
The Swiss came close to grabbing a winner when Bregy's free kick slipped wide.
Neither side, however could settle the matter during the 90 minutes and the game went into extra time.
News reports of Tiger Tim's sacking
RED CARD FORCELTICTIGER; See: link
Soccer Diary
The Guardian (London)
October2, 1993
BYLINE:ROBERT PRYCE
CELTIC got rid of Stuart Slater and "Tiger" TimStevens this week. Slater's departure does not appear to have caused much distress toCelticfans, but Stevens, whose touch is a little less subtle, has split the faithful.The 38-year-old Radio Clyde disc jockey, who works theCelticPark PA on match days, was sacked in mid-shift during Wednesday night's game against Young Boys Berne for what one director called a "tasteless and inappropriate" remark. Jings, no, what did he say?
He announced the result of Rangers' game in Sofia (cheers). And then asked for a minute's silence (laughter).
Red card for Tiger Tim after 'request' See: link
The Herald (Glasgow)
September 30, 1993
BYLINE:Ken Smith
RADIO presenterTiger TimStevens was sent home with his tail between his legs from Parkhead last night. The Radio Clyde disc jockey, who also makes the public address system announcements at CelticPark, was perhaps a little less than sincere when he made a half-time request during Celtic'sEuropean tie for "a minute's silence for Rangers".
The other half of Glasgow's Old Firm had, of course, by that time lost their European Cup tie. Celticdirector Tom Grant, rather than thinking the Tiger's skills were burning bright, took a dim view of the announcement — and promptly dismissed Mr Stevens from the Parkhead microphone. "It was quite a civilised discussion," said one observer. "It would be wrong to say the fur was flying."
A crestfallen Mr Stevens was heard to remark: "I just did it on the spur of the moment."