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Trivia
- Celtic left on the Monday taking a party of 17 including Roy Kay, Jim Casey, Baines and John McCluskey, whose career had been threatened earlier because of a blood clot in his leg.
- Jock Stein at this time was playing a fencing game with the media stating that an away win in Europe was a great result in anyone's book and presaged well for the future of the team.
- Burns was declared fit and played. Edvaldsson, Doyle and Lynch were all dropped after disappointing domestic results. New signing Tom McAdam was ineligible. Andy Lynch was lefty out as not being fit.
- Celtic win 11-1 on aggregate.
- John McCluskey, brother of George, makes his debut as a substitute for Joe Craig and earns rave reviews with his only display for Celtic.
- Celtic play in change strip of yellow shirts, yellow shorts and yellow socks.
- The night before the game the Celtic squad watched the UEFA cup tie between Red Boys and AZ 67 Alkmaar. AZ won 5-0.
- Rangers fans were involved in more trouble again with Twente Enscede in their away UEFA Up game in the Netherlands.
Review
Celtic were shocked after losing a goal in 40 seconds when Glavin gave the ball away and allowed Giuliani to race through and score.
Celtic improved and Glavin hit the bar and Craig missed a sitter before Lennox equalised after a brilliant through ball by Burns. The play in the first half was however erratic despite being on equal terms away in Europe.
Edvaldsson replaced Casey at half time and Celtic found form. Glavin scored with a left footer after beating four players and Craig took advantage of slack defending to make it 3-1.
Glavin scored the fourth after a 1-2 with Wilson and Edvaldsson rounded the scoring off with two late goals.
At the end Jock Stein was pleased with the form of his young players Casey, Burns, Aitken and McCluskey.
Teams
Jeunesse d'Esch:
Rogues (Hoffman), Pigat, Rohmann, Mond, Cordado, Di Pentima, Melde, Koster (Reding), Swally, Giulani, Noel
Goals:- Giulana (40 sec)
Celtic:
Latchford, McGrain, Kay, Casey (Edvaldsson 45), MacDonald, Aitken, Glavin, Wilson, Craig (J McCluskey 62), Burns, Lennox. Sub: Baines, Doyle, McLaughlin
Goals: Lennox (29), Glavin (52, 60), Edvaldsson (66, 76), Craig (57)
Referee: Wallinger (Netherlands)
Attendance: 4,000
Articles
- Match Report(see below)
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Evening Times 29th September 1977
