Team: Santiago Cañizares, Amedeo Carboni, Mauricio Pellegrino, Cristobal Curro Torres, David Albelda,Miguel Ángel Angulo,Rodriguez Vicente, John Carew, Miroslav Djukic (Ayala 40), Miguel Ángel Mista (Sánchez 65).

PIRATE MATCH PROGRAMME

This is a third pirate that has finally turned up after a week of rumours that it was in circulation. It comes with a claim that it was sold at the match in Valencia. This is extremely doubtful as not one of the Celtic programme collectors attending the match saw it being sold on the day. These collectors are people that search the city and the stadium for any Celtic related material to add to their collection. It is likely that it was produced closer to Celtic Park than El Camp De Mestalla.

(Since writing the text above I have been informed by a very reliable source that the pirate programme in question was NOT sold at the match.)

The programme is a poor effort and definitely the worst of the pirates so far. An A4 folded effort, it has colour on the front and back covers and is black and white on the inside two pages.

The whole programme looks like a cut and paste job, produced on a colour photocopier with very little use of computer technology (if any). This definitely applies to the inside pages which have been photocopied from a paste up master copy. The contents of the inside pages look like they have been nicked from the pages of the Celtic view. There is very little information consisting of the Celtic pool, a very short newspaper clipping about Martin O'Neill's likely approach to the game in Valencia. Another photocopied clipping give the details of the match (taken from the Celtic View) and five graphics using three different images are spread around the pages as space fillers.

The front cover has a Valencia C.F. banner image at the top of the page which is probably taken from some Valencia related publication. The match details are included in the bottom half of the page in two different fonts and font colours. The VALENCIA v CELTIC on the bottom-left is a paste-up from the Celtic v Valencia programme issued in 1962. On the right, the date, the words STADIUM ISSUE (it may not be) and NUMBER with a number written in pen completing the text elements. In the bottom middle an official UEFA badge. The large Valencia badge in the middle is almost like a transfer and has a rubber-like texture - typical of colour photocopiers. Whatever it is, it is prone to cracking and this can be seen in the copy featured here. A crack has appeared already and the programme has never been folded. Either this or the master copy had been folded.

On the back cover two pictures show Valencia's second goal in a match against the Forces of Darkness and Kily Gonzalez and there is a small scanned image or photocopied reduction of the front cover of the match programme for the Fair Cities Cup match in 1962 at Celtic Park.

Having said all that, I don't mind buying pirates. This copy cost £5. To me, it's another item which will be associated with Celtic. Like it or not, as soon as someone publishes such an item, it becomes collectable. No one forces anyone else to buy these programmes and you have your choice to buy one, or not. They will never be added to any official lists without being identified for what they are and so there is nothing to get upset about.

It could be that you have a different opinion about pirate issues. If you do, send it to us at Celtic Programmes Online and it will be included on this page.

UPDATE: This pirate was NOT sold in Spain and was printed in Glasgow.

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90 : Full time: The final whistle will come as a relief for the visitors who were run ragged by Valencia in the second half who will be disappointed to only have the one goal to show for their complete dominance 90 : A hopeful ball over the top from Lennon finds no-one 88 : Albeda's long range effort is deflected for another corner...Douglas gets down well to save Carew's header 87 : Another corner for Valencia Douglas saves Mista's deflected shot 86 : Carew is in on goal but delays..is he tripped by Balde the referee says no Goal kick 84 : Aimar off Salva on 83 : A moment os indecision almost from Pellegrino almost allows Sylla through 82 : Lennon fouls Carew another free kick in a dangerous area..Carboni's cross is too close to Douglas 80 : Hartson off Sylla on 79 : Celtic can't get into any rythm..Balde concedes another corner..Angulo sweeps it in..Carew's header is put behind by Lambert..corner..Carew again this time saved by Douglas 78 : Mista is almost through...Crainey intercepts..corner..cleared by Mjallby 75 : Free kick to Valencia cut short by Carboni to Vicente who shoots from outside of the area to score a well worked goal straight off the training park 68 : Angulo fouls Crainey 67 : Petta concedes a corner...Angulo takes it but it's too deep 67 : Valencia throw deep in the Celtic half..Petta collects but then loses the ball to Pellegrino..feeds Mista...shoots..wide 66 : Valencia once more Aimar is crowded out 65 : Valencia continue to pressurise the Celtic goal McNamara concedes a corner...it comes in Carew heads it..saved ..goalmouth scramble...finally booted clear by Lennon 63 : Sanchez off Hista on 63 : Celtic attack for the first time with Petta his cross is cut out by Carboni 62 : Hartson is needlessly booked for time wasting 61 : Valencia are playing with great fluency 61 : Hits the wall and Petrov breaks free and is fouled by Vicente 60 : Aimar is brought down by Petta free kick 40 yards out 59 : Moravcik off Petta on 57 : Free kick taken by Angulo..Carew rises above the defence and heads the ball onto the cross bar..Celtic are living very dangerously 56 : Balde is booked for an ugly challenge on Angulo 55 : It's all Valencia at the moment...Celtic can't get out of their half 54 : McNamara is left flat footed by a carew reverse pass to Vicente the cross is cut out by Crainey 52 : Balde fouls Carew..free kick to Valencia..Cannons off the wall 51 : Shot from Albeda on the corner of the area is cleared by Balde 50 : Scrappy start to the half 47 : Cross from Angulo...straight at Douglas 46 : Valencia are holding possession 46 : No changes from either side 45 : Second Half 45 :

At half time it is so far so good for Celtic but they have Douglas to thank and yet may rue Hartson's earlier miss. Valencia are playing a more controlled game holding the ball with ease. They will need to produce more in the final third to break down the Celtic defence.

45 : Half Time 45 : Aimar shoots it's deflected by Sanchez again great save from Douglas 44 : Shot from Sanchez from 35 yards is well saved by Douglas 41 : Ayala off Djukic on (Valencia) 40 : A sweeping end to end move sees a cross from Albeda cut out by Crainey 39 : Celtic throw on half way Hartson fouls Aimar 37 : Carew squanders a great near post chance after being fed by Angulo 36 : Free kick falls to Larsson he shoots on the turn but straight at Canizares 35 : Ayala is penalised for climbing on Hartson 34 : Torres crosses to Carew but it is just too high even for the giant Norweigan 33 : Lambert fouls Albeda ...Valencia are holding the ball very well at the moment 32 : Valencia attack through Vicente..Balde blocks and clears 31 : Carew takes on Balde..the Frenchman stays firm and wins the goal kick 30 : Celtic goal kick falls to Petrov but possession is given away 30 : Ayala has a thrown in deep in the Celtic half cleared by Petrov 29 : Lack of communication between McNamara and Douglas almost lets Aimar in 28 : Carew has a chance at the other end but is crowded out by the Celtic defence 28 : Another good opportunity for Celtic after good build up play from Lambert..Larsson feeds Petrov in the box but his first touch lets him down 26 : Celtic move forward with Moravcik he crosses to Hartson ...chests it down and shoots only to be denied by the outstretched arm of Canizares..what a chance 24 : Valencia push forward Aimair sends a looping shot goalwards Douglas gathers easily 22 : Hartson head Moravcik's cross wide 21 : Larsson attack's down the right and wins another corner 20 : Moravcick's corner comes in but Balde fails to make contact 19 : Petrov strike the free kick off the wall for a corner 18 : Celtic push upfield through Petrov who wins a free kick on the edge of the Valencia box 12 : Aimar's free-kick from the edge of the box goes out for a goal kick 9 : Aimar's shot from six metres is pushed away by Douglas 5 : Pellegrino heads into the path of Ayala whose volley is blocked by Johan Mjällby 21:30 : Kick Off

Team: Canizares; Pellegrino, Ayala, Djukic; Torres (Angloma 46), De Los Santos, Rodriguez (Mista 67), Vicente; Aimar (Sanchez 82), Carew.