UEFA CUP 1st Round, 2nd Leg
2nd October 1985
St. Mirren Park, Paisley

St. Mirren 3-0 Slavia Prague (AET)

GALLACHER 41
MCGARVEY 100
MCGARVEY 108

ATT: 11,768

Referee: Rolf Haugen (Norway)

• Saints produce (to date) their greatest European performance and victory as the Czech giants are eventually blown away by the guile and class of Frank McGarvey, who nets a brilliant Extra Time double to stun the Prague side.
• Brian Gallacher opens the scoring late in the first half, with a fortuitous effort that seems to develop from a clearance that rebounds off him and into the net. This is Saints first ever European goal scored in Paisley at the fourth attempt, and additionally the first in any Euro tie for 6 matches.
• The driving rain on a gloomy Paisley night does little to quieten the European record crowd inside Love Street however, but a tense second half elapses before McGarvey lights up extra time, firstly 10 minutes into the added period with a speculative shot that deflects home to give Saints the outright lead for the first time in 190 minutes over the 2 legs.
• Knowing a goal from the Prague side would knock Saints out on the away goal rule, the second period of Extra Time threatened to be much more nervy, however the home side play it out comfortably after McGarvey adds to his own tally almost immediately after the restart with a goal of outrageous quality, as he flicks a Kenny McDowall cross home with his heel to complete a remarkable result.
• Due to a UK wide TV blackout, no TV cameras are permitted at the ground to record this match, however some months later, grainy amateur footage was discovered capturing the occasion.
• The only negative from a magnificent night was an injury to fans favourite Ian Scanlon, and this would in fact end the wingers career.
• Saints would draw part-time Swedish outfit Hammarby in the next round.