The game was not televised live in the United Kingdom due to a clash with the 1970 FA Cup final replay.

Post-match reports alleged that a scuffle had taken place at half-time between Mike Doyle and José Ramón Betzuen.

[6] Manchester City were without winger Mike Summerbee with a leg injury that had troubled him since the League Cup final the previous month.

[8] Heslop was given the task of man-marking Włodzimierz Lubański, who The Guardian identified as "an outstanding individual... ...whom Malcolm Allison considers to be in the same class as Eusébio.

Lee cut in from the left wing, escaping a tackle from Alfred Olek, and struck a fierce shot.

[11] Goalkeeper Hubert Kostka parried the ball, only for it to land at the feet of Neil Young for a simple finish.

[12] Shortly after City defender Mike Doyle sustained an ankle injury after colliding with Stefan Florenski.

[12] Manchester City played on with ten men for a period as Doyle received treatment from trainer Dave Ewing, but the defender was unable to continue.

Górnik manager Michał Matyas blamed his side's poor start, saying the "first goal came too early for us and we never recovered from this shock.