Match Report


CelticCeltic     East StirlingEast Stirling
Sandra HurleySandra Hurley Computer Player Computer Player
Alejandro AlvarezA. Alvarez63
G
captain1
G
55Garry MorrisonG. Morrison
Thierry BrightonT. Brighton73
D
2
D
65Jose GomesJ. Gomes
Paul C. BuscanP. Buscan53
D
3
D
65Gavin ElliottG. Elliott
Jacek SwierczewskiJ. Swierczewski59
D
4
D
60Duncan McStayD. McStay
Alexandre CalabuigA. Calabuig63
D
5
D
58Claude AngelettiC. Angeletti
Victor VegaV. Vega62
M
6
M
67David MarquesD. Marques
Maximiliano SotoM. Soto54
M
7captain
M
65John BurleyJ. Burley
Lennart LangeL. Lange57
M
8
A
72Juan CastilloJ. Castillo
Andy FergusonA. Ferguson46
A
9
A
69Joos Van Der MeerJ. Van Der Meer
Mark JonesM. Jones64
A
10
A
66Dambou FerriD. Ferri
Stephen LiddellS. Liddell47
A
11
A
65Dave StockdaleD. Stockdale
 
Gary DickovG. Dickov68
G
12
M
63Toni VercoutreT. Vercoutre
Matias PadillaM. Padilla75
M
13
A
61Matt DickovM. Dickov
Serge PoulardS. Poulard69
A
14
A
59Craig GemmellC. Gemmell

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Celtic Park where Celtic play host to East Stirling. A crowd of 17,564 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Celtic are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while East Stirling appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Don Morrison.


0.00
Celtic get the match underway!
3.46
Maximiliano Soto makes an attacking run forward. Maximiliano Soto knocks in a cross ball towards Andy Ferguson. Andy Ferguson heads the ball goalwards. Garry Morrison effortlessly picks it out of the air!
4.32
David Marques advances with the ball. David Marques plays a scrappy one-two with Dave Stockdale and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from David Marques provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Alejandro Alvarez smothers it!
8.56
John Burley threads the ball through to Dambou Ferri. Dambou Ferri skips past Jacek Swierczewski! Dambou Ferri shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Alejandro Alvarez with no chance!! Goal for East Stirling!
14.50
Paul C. Buscan flicks a high pass forward to Victor Vega who brings the ball under control. Victor Vega makes an attacking run forward. Victor Vega sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
16.34
Maximiliano Soto flicks the ball to his team mate, Mark Jones. Mark Jones advances inside the box! Mark Jones shoots from just inside the box. It's miles wide!
18.18
Lennart Lange passes the ball forward to Andy Ferguson. Andy Ferguson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
26.39
John Burley sees a break and surges forward. John Burley plays a one-two with Juan Castillo and advances towards the goal... John Burley makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
28.19
Victor Vega makes an attacking run forward. Victor Vega knocks in a cross ball towards Stephen Liddell. Stephen Liddell makes a convincing header but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
33.31
Lennart Lange sees Mark Jones in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mark Jones lofts in a cross ball towards Andy Ferguson. Andy Ferguson jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by Garry Morrison.
34.46
It's a corner kick. Mark Jones kicks a low ball out wide. Jacek Swierczewski makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
38.36
Jose Gomes kicks a strong pass forward to John Burley. John Burley hits a low pass to Dave Stockdale. Dave Stockdale knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
40.36
Lennart Lange flicks a high pass forward to Mark Jones who brings the ball under control. Mark Jones sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Celtic appear unchanged since the first half. East Stirling also appear unchanged since the first half. The Celtic players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
East Stirling kick off and get the second half underway!
47.01
Maximiliano Soto threads a neat ball through to Stephen Liddell. Stephen Liddell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.49
Alexandre Calabuig sees Lennart Lange in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Lennart Lange makes a probing pass to Mark Jones. Mark Jones knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.15
East Stirling have made 2 substitutions with Matt Dickov replacing David Marques and Craig Gemmell replacing Dambou Ferri .
67.17
Victor Vega chips the ball to his team mate, Andy Ferguson. Andy Ferguson shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
69.51
Victor Vega controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mark Jones. Mark Jones edges inside the box! Mark Jones side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
73.33
Lennart Lange passes the ball forward to Mark Jones. Mark Jones lofts in a cross ball towards Stephen Liddell. Stephen Liddell knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it is miles over!
78.33
Maximiliano Soto flicks the ball to his team mate, Mark Jones. Mark Jones knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
81.28
Matt Dickov threads a neat ball through to Craig Gemmell. Craig Gemmell shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Alejandro Alvarez.
84.01
Maximiliano Soto controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Andy Ferguson. Andy Ferguson runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Andy Ferguson provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but slams it into the crowd!
85.03
John Burley catches Maximiliano Soto on the ankles. John Burley is given a warning by the referee! Maximiliano Soto gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
87.20
Maximiliano Soto kicks a strong pass forward to Mark Jones. Mark Jones lofts in a cross ball towards Andy Ferguson. Andy Ferguson knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The shot is on target but blocked by Claude Angeletti. That should have been a goal!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Celtic

East Stirling
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
7
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
62.9%
37.1%
Play Area
22.9%
47.1%
30%

Scorers
Mark Jones 70
Dambou Ferri 9

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Mark Jones of Celtic

Match Ratings
1.Alejandro Alvarez (GK)
6
2.Thierry Brighton (DEF)
6
3.Paul C. Buscan (DEF)
6
4.Jacek Swierczewski (DEF)
6
5.Alexandre Calabuig (DEF)
6
6.Victor Vega (MID)
8
7.Maximiliano Soto (MID)
7
8.Lennart Lange (MID)
7
9.Andy Ferguson (ATT)
7
10.Mark Jones (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Stephen Liddell (ATT)
6
 
12.Gary Dickov (GK)
0
13.Matias Padilla (MID)
0
14.Serge Poulard (ATT)
0

1.Garry Morrison (GK)
7
2.Jose Gomes (DEF)
6
3.Gavin Elliott (DEF)
6
4.Duncan McStay (DEF)
6
5.Claude Angeletti (DEF)
6
6.David Marques (MID)
7
7.John Burley (MID)
8
8.Juan Castillo (ATT)
6
9.Joos Van Der Meer (ATT)
6
10.Dambou Ferri (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Dave Stockdale (ATT)
6
 
12.Toni Vercoutre (MID)
0
13.Matt Dickov (ATT)
6
14.Craig Gemmell (ATT)
6