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1970 European Cup final

Field	Value
title	1970 European Cup final
image	1970 European Cup Final match programme.jpg
caption	Match programme cover
event	[1969–70 European Cup](1969-70-european-cup)
team1	Feyenoord
team1association
team1score	2
team2	Celtic
team2association
team2score	1
details	After extra time
date	6 May 1970
stadium	San Siro
city	Milan
referee	Concetto Lo Bello (Italy)
attendance	53,187
previous	[1969](1969-european-cup-final)
next	[1971](1971-european-cup-final)

The 1970 European Cup final was a football match held at the San Siro, Milan, on 6 May 1970, that saw Feijenoord of the Netherlands defeat Celtic of Scotland 2–1 after extra time. Ove Kindvall'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 "Lisbon Lions" 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

Feyenoord	Round	Celtic
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg
KR	16–2	12–2 (H)
AC Milan	2–1	0–1 (A)
[Vorwärts Berlin](1-fc-frankfurt)	2–1	0–1 (A)
Legia Warsaw	2–0	0–0 (A)

Match

Wim van Hanegem, Piet Vrauwdeunt, and Coen Moulijn

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 Inter Milan, this time around, Celtic entered the final as strong favourites over Feyenoord. However, despite Celtic's Tommy Gemmell opening the scoring after 30 minutes, they were outplayed by the Dutch outfit, whose manager, Ernst Happel, ensured Celtic winger Jimmy Johnstone was double marked at all times, whilst the midfield trio of Franz Hasil, Willem van Hanegem, and Wim Jansen dominated their Scottish counterparts. Rinus Israël quickly equalised with his head; remarkably, this was the first goal of Feyenoord's European campaign that they scored away from their home stadium. In the second half, 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 Billy McNeill 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, Ove Kindvall reacted quickly, running on and chipping the ball over the advancing goalkeeper Evan Williams to seal a 2–1 win for Feyenoord.

Details

Kindvall

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AUT Ernst Happel

SCO Jock Stein

Notes

References

"Wist u dat...". Stadion Feijenoord N.V..
Gallagher, Michael. (10 March 2020). "Feyenoord 2 Celtic 1". The Blizzard.
"Season 1969-70".
"Celtic 1970: European Cup Final v Feyenoord – The Dream Ends".

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