1970-05-13: Bari 1-1 Celtic, Friendly

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Trivia

  • Celtic arrived in a sweltering 80 degree New York with everyone tired and jaded after so much travel as well as losing the opening game to Manchester Utd. The party stayed at the New Yorker Hotel on 7th Avenue
  • Played in the Downing stadium, Randalls Island, New York with an 8:30 pm kick off. Attendance – 6,806.
  • Bobby Murdoch played as an experimental sweeper.

Review

Celtic played against a strong defensive side who resorted to 10 men behind the ball after Celtic levcelled from Harry Hood having coinceded a dodgy penalty in the first half.

Teams

Bari:-

Goal:- Fara pen 49.

Celtic:-
Fallon, Craig, Hay, Murdoch, McNeill, Connelly, Hood (Davidson 56), Macari , Wallace, Auld, Lennox,
Goal:- Hood 55.

Att:- 6,086.

Articles

  • Match Report (see below)

Pictures

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Bari v Celtic, Friendly, 13/5/70