Celtics centre-back pairing Billy McNeill and John Clark would make life hard for the prolific Eusebio, and the Black Pearl would struggle to influence himself on the match, resulting in a half-time substitution. [1]. No . At this moment, it now seemed like there would only be one winner. It was the final match of the 1969-70 European Cup Winners' Cup and the tenth European Cup Winners' Cup final. Route to the final Feyenoord Round . As Diamantino celebrated with his teammates and Benfica fans joyously flooded onto the field, the Celtic players would complain to van Ravens, claiming that he had blown for full-time before Diamantinos goal. The 197071 season of the European Cup club football tournament was won by Ajax in the final against Panathinaikos. EUR 5.64 to EUR 21.46. (LogOut/ Leeds defenders Terry Cooper and Paul Madeley would twice clear the ball off their own goal-line, and Sprake would save a John Hughes shot. However, once again, Hasils shot would hit the woodwork, bouncing off the crossbar just the wrong side of the goal-line. Football European Club Cup Winners' Cup Fixture Programmes (1970s) - eBay European Nights: Feyenoord vs Celtic, 1970 European Cup Final However, before describing the final itself, we need to understand how Jock Steins men managed to reach their second European Cup Final in four seasons and earn a date with Ernst Happel in the Italian fashion capital. However, in the 70th minute, left-back Tommy Gemmell would pick up the ball 25 yards from goal and fire a shot that would sail over the backwards dive of Marcel Kunz into the Basel net. In the 34th minute, home striker Luciano Chiarugi would directly score from a free-kick, only for referee Rudolf Scheurer to disallow the goal. West Ham Utd v Florentina ECWC Final 2nd Leg 1975-76 'no writing' . In the second period, Jock Steins team would start to show more attacking threat, with Jimmy Johnstone coming closest to pulling a goal back soon after half-time. UEFA had introduced for first time the penalty shoot-out as a way of deciding drawn ties doing away with the unsatisfactory tossing of a coin. [3][4], Though the club was invariably referred to as either SC, Last edited on 21 February 2023, at 20:25, "Celtic 1970: European Cup Final v Feyenoord The Dream Ends", European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1970_European_Cup_final&oldid=1140790241, This page was last edited on 21 February 2023, at 20:25. The strange tale of how Man City conquered Europe - BBC Sport Items in the Price Guide are obtained exclusively from licensors and partners solely for our members research needs. Manchester City and Grnik Zabrze qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup by winning their respective national cups in the 196869 season. Minutes later, great passing from van Hanegem and Hansil would set up Kindvall for a shot that whipped across the face of the goal. 1970 European Cup final - Wikipedia Unfortunately, the Lisbon Lions of 1967 had not become the Milanese Lions of 1970. From that save, a misplaced touch from Rinus Isral would almost result in an embarrassing own goal, with Pieters Graafland scrambling back to claim the ball before it could cross the goal-line. McNeill would correctly call heads and would earn the right to flip the official coin himself. Click below to begin your paid subscription. 1970 Ecwc Final Programme Gornik Zabrze V Manchester City Gratis Version. Number of bids and bid amounts may be slightly out of date. 1971 . Friday, May 28, 2021. However, inside the first minute of the first leg, that record would immediately come under threat. However, Fallons resistance would finally break in the 35th minute when Eusbio directed a header past him into the net. Business. However, in the 30th minute, Celtic would earn a free kick on the edge of the Feyenoord penalty area. Borussia Mnchengladbach won 160 on aggregate. Leedss goal had come completely against the run of play as Celtic had begun the match by forcing six corners inside the first eight minutes. With that goal, Celtic would win the match and the tie to progress to the European Cup second round, where they would take on a much more troublesome opponent. Feyenoord v Celtic (1970) European Cup Final - YouTube Grnik manager Micha Matyas blamed his side's poor start, saying the "first goal came too early for us and we never recovered from this shock. Their maiden entry into European competition, an appearance in the 196869 European Cup, saw the club exit in the opening round. However, Feyenoord would earn a free kick of their own two minutes later. After withstanding early pressure from their opponents, Celtic had scored the first goal of the 1970 European Cup final. Celtic chairman Sir Robert Kelly would complain to UEFA in the days after the match about the method of coin tosses settling European ties, and he would get his wish. The match nearly never took place due to massive strikes throughout Italy during 1970; the Italian Football Federation backed down to ensure that their own clubs would be able to compete in further UEFA competitions. 1971 European Cup final - Wikipedia 1970 European Cup Winners' Cup final - Wikipedia 1970 European Cup Final; Event: 1969-70 European Cup: Feyenoord Celtic; 2 1; After extra time: Date: 6 May 1970: Venue: San Siro, Milan: Referee: Concetto Lo Bello : Attendance: 53,187: 1969. Later, excellent passing around the Celtic box would end with midfielder Franz Hasil firing a shot across the face of goal and wide.