As the Dons' European Cup Winners Cup adventure continued, Lech Poznan arrived at Pittodrie for the Second Rpund, First Leg tie. As is traditional, they presented this Copper embossed tray depicting a view of Poznan as it was in 1740. Meauring approximately 24 inches by 12 inches it was placed on show in the boardroom for many years.
The match was fairly one-sided but the score was ket down to 2-0 with Mark McGhee and Peter Weir scoring. Two weeks later a Doug Bell goal cemented the victory and Aberdeen went forward to meet Bayern Munich in the Quster Final in March 1983.