The bigger picture may have been doom and gloom at Celtic, but Frank Connor didn't seem to notice. In his short spell he managed four games unbeaten, and this was his third.
A cracking victory in European football, and taking in how he has rallied the team in its state is incredible.
A well deserved victory and notch for Frank Connor, whom the support was increasingly respecting as a short-term manager.
(from: https://thecelticstar.com/jim-craig-two-matches-two-iconic-strips-what-a-career/)
In season 1993-94, Celtic were in the UEFA Cup, where, in the first round, they drew 0-0 with Young Boys Bern away, then had a 1-0 over the Swiss team at home to go through to the second round on a 1-0 aggregate.
In round two, Celtic were paired with Sporting Lisbon, the first leg of which was played at Celtic Park on the evening of this day in 1993. Frank Connor was in temporary charge of the team which on that night was Bonner, Grant, Gillespie, Mowbray, Boyd, Byrne, McStay, McGinlay, Collins, Creaney, Nicholas.
The attendance on the night was given as 31,321 and, as was usual at that time, shouts of ‘Sack the Board’ reverberated round the ground at regular intervals.
Celtic took the lead through Gerry Creaney in the 8th minute but from then on, the Portuguese side always looked the more dangerous, with striker Jorge Cadete in particular proving a handful for the Celtic defence. However, when the final whistle blew, that solitary goal was enough to give Celtic victory, although it was a narrow lead to take to Lisbon for the second leg.