ajax 1 -2 celtic 29/09/1982

Celtic winning 2-1 in Amsterdam after a 2-2 draw at Celtic Park.

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• celtic
• ajax
• glasgow
• amsterdam
• europe

[Recordbhoy]

@brian7193 I was at that first game too Brian ..They were all over us at Parkhead ..I couldn't believe it when we beat them with that last minute goal

[1933cowden]

iwas at this game my one and only away game in europe i remember the dutch had a massive banner it must have been 50ft long you could see it clearly from.One end of the stadium to the other it said in massive lettersF--K THE POPE.

[DjordyAFCA]

Celtic Brothers(L)

AFCA CBS!

[TimKnip]

Was at this game as Ajax supporter and remember seeing grown men cry like babies. You of course realize Ajax was *minutes* away from moving to next round? It was a sad day with pouring rain :)

[brian7193]

one of my fave alltime matches,like myself anyone who was at parkhead for the first game didnt think celtic would stand a chance in holland but what a performance

[andrew67]

I was at both matches.

I was 19 .

Ajax were strong favourites before both ties.

In Glasgow Jesper Olson and Sorn Lerby were sensational.

As always Celtic too a massive support.

I remember being in the train station after the match in A-dam singing,

When it's spring again i'll sing again 2-1 in Amsterdam.

[rudigero]

@kenwyne67 I was only six a the time and just learned how to read the newspaper. I remember that 2-2 in Glasgow was seen as a first international success for a new generation. I also remember Ajax-players leaving the field in Glasgow exulted. Perhaps they were a bit overconfident after that and that this rubbed the Celtic-players the wrong way.

[rudigero]

@kenwyne67 Celtic was more experienced. You can see that in the course of the game: they didn’t go on an all out offensive, they had Cruyff marked by someone named Sinclair for 90 minutes, they forced an early goal and after the equalizer patiently waited for second. I don’t think Ajax-keeper Schrijvers looks good, though.

[kenwyne67]

@rudigero I will have to trust your word on Dutch football and on Ajax as i am from the U.K and support Celtic. I have a book called 'Celtic in Europe' and there are articles on this game in it and most of the Celtic players thought they had a slim chance. Maybe Ajax thought that too ? i don't know.

You are correct about Aberdeen and Dutd, who have not reached those levels since

[rudigero]

@kenwyne67 Ajax (Cruyff) played a very good game in Glasgow. I believe Celtic were surprised by this. The state of Dutch football wasn’t that good at the time. Oranje didn’t qualify for tournament until 1988. Of course this Ajax wasn’t that weak, but they had demographic problem: the best players were teenagers and a 35-year old. And then there were Danish players, Lerby and Molby.