UEFA CUP 1st Round, 1st Leg
28th September 1983
Stadion Feyenoord De Kuip, Rotterdam

Feyenoord 2-0 St. Mirren

Van Til 58
Zhelyaskov 76
Van De Korput 78
MCDOUGALL 78

ATT: 18,286

Referee: Augusto Marques Pires (Portugal)

• Despite putting up another sterling fight, injury plagued Saints could not progress to the 2nd round and fell to a second half double from the ecstatic Dutch giants.
• Approaching the hour mark, Wim Van Til finally breaks Saints resistance by hitting a stunning volley past Thomson from outside the 18 yard box vortex on Saints left side, with the ball swerving and dipping into the opposite corner.
• Substitute Andrey Zhelyaskov settles the match with 14 minutes remaining, the Bulgarian international forcing in a scrappy goal from inside the penalty box.
• Frank McDougall is sent off almost immediately when play restarts, after he clashes with Dutch defender Michel Van Der Korput off the ball, who is also sent packing. The straight red card is added to his yellow card, and McDougall receives a 4 match European ban.
• Frank McAvennie is booked in the last minute after he rounded the Dutch keeper but was brought down before he had the chance to knock the ball into the empty net. Incredibly, the Portugese referee waved played on and booked a furious McAvennie for dissent.
• Feyenoord are knocked out by Spurs in the next round, who would go onto win the trophy.
• Saints manager Ricky McFarlane resigns the following day.