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Galway United 0................Celtic 2 (Burns 19, McInally 37)

Celtic came to Galway as Scottish Champions and fielded a surprisingly strong team for this friendly match, which was a testimonial for Packie Bonner's brother Denis. Disappointingly though only a crowd of 1500 showed up, which may have been due to the timing of the game, in the middle of the annual Galway Races.

Celtic put on a fine exhibition but only found the net twice. In the 19th minute Tommy Burns beat the offside trap and ran on on to a Roy Aitken long ball slipping it under Richie Blackmore (no, not the Deep Purple guitarist). Then eight minutes before the break, Alan McInally scored with an impressive diving header from a Brian McClair cross.

In the second half Galway came close to scoring a few times but Packie pulled off some quality saves. Mo Johnston made a brief appearance but was injured 20 minutes after coming on - what was thought to be a serious injury (he went for an X-Ray and returned to Glasgow with his ankle and lower leg in plaster).

Trivia

Denis Bonner, brother of Packie, was the first captain of Galway United to lift any silverware, a league cup win against Dundalk in 1985

Teams

Galway United: Richie Blackmore, John Naughton, Kevin Cassidy, Denis Bonner, Brian Long (Sub. Peter Carpenter 85), Colm McGonigle, Noel Mernagh, John Mannion, Pat O'Toole, Paul McGee, Paul Murphy (Sub. Stephen Lally 69).

Celtic: Packie Bonner, Peter Grant, Derek Whyte, Roy Aitken, Pierce O'Leary, Murdo MacLeod, Brian McClair, Paul McStay, Alan McInally, Tommy Burns, Owen Archdeacon
Subs: Mo Johnston for McInally (45) Paul McGugan for Pierce O'Leary(57), Tony Shepherd for Mo Johnston (injured, 67)