The 1970 European Cup Final was a football match held at the

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, on 6 May 1970, that saw Feijenoord of the

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defeat Celtic of

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2–1 after extra time.

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's goal in the 117th minute meant the trophy was won by a Dutch club for the first time. It remains Feyenoord's only European Cup triumph. For losing finalists Celtic, this marked the second – and to date most recent – European Cup Final appearance in club history, after the famous win by the "

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" side in the 1967 edition. 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.

Route to the final

Match

Summary

In contrast to their win in the European Cup Final three years prior, in which they had gone into the match as heavy underdogs against

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, this time around, Celtic entered the final as strong favourites. However, despite

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opening the scoring after 30 minutes, they were comprehensively outplayed by Feyenoord. The Dutch team's manager,

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, ensured Celtic winger

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was double marked at all times, whilst the midfield trio of Franz Hasil,

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and

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dominated their Celtic counterparts.

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quickly equalised with his head, the first Feyenoord-goal in this campaign scored outside their home stadium. Celtic managed to hold on at 1–1 to force extra time. With just a few minutes of extra-time remaining, a long free-kick from the Feyenoord half was sent towards the Celtic penalty area. Celtic defender and captain

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stumbled and misjudged the ball, and as he tried to recover he appeared to punch the ball away. Before the referee had a chance to award a penalty,

reacted quickly, running on and chipping the ball over the advancing goalkeeper Evan Williams to seal a 2–1 win for Feyenoord.

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External links

European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation1969-70 season at UEFA website
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