BBC Sport have posted a video from the archives, whereby Pat Bonner rushes out to an attacker and wipes him out. The Irishman gets nowhere near the ball, but manages to escape a card for the challenge, which would likely be a sending off in today’s era.
Pat bonner escapes a booking for this in April 1981 😂 pic.twitter.com/JvyK8c4lwB
— Liam Kelly (@cfcliamk96) April 3, 2020
Click here to see the video clip.
The footage is from the 1981 Scottish Cup Semi-Final Replay at Hampden Park. The match between Celtic and Dundee United was attended by 32,328 fans, who were treated to a five goal thriller.
Extended highlights of the game are being shown on BBC Scotland and the BBC Sport website at 7pm tonight.
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