Match Report


CelticCeltic     Heart of MidlothianHeart of Midlothian
Sandra HurleySandra Hurley Josh Davies Josh Davies
Alejandro AlvarezA. Alvarez63
G
captain1captain
G
78Evangelos TsoukalasE. Tsoukalas
Markus SchröderM. Schröder69
D
2
D
74Phil ThomsonP. Thomson
Jacek SwierczewskiJ. Swierczewski59
D
3
D
75Afonso AvilesA. Aviles
Alexandre CalabuigA. Calabuig63
D
4
D
76Guilherme BentoG. Bento
Anton SammerA. Sammer76
D
5
M
79Nicolás AurellioN. Aurellio
Matias PadillaM. Padilla75
M
6
M
74Leon WiltordL. Wiltord
Maurice FabrieM. Fabrie62
M
7
M
76Oscar MarsigliaO. Marsiglia
Thomas De WindtT. De Windt63
M
8
M
80David ReimersD. Reimers
Camel EchouafniC. Echouafni71
A
9
A
76Moustapha FertoutM. Fertout
Serge PoulardS. Poulard69
A
10
A
89Haruto SugiyamaH. Sugiyama
Stephen LiddellS. Liddell47
A
11
A
82Djamel BenmiloudiD. Benmiloudi
 
Gary DickovG. Dickov68
G
12
D
71Gianni GalindoG. Galindo
Gianmatteo Del VecchioG. Del Vecchio73
M
13
M
74Nenad MeminN. Memin
Andy FergusonA. Ferguson46
A
14
G
29Alex DalglishA. Dalglish

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Celtic Park where Celtic play host to Heart of Midlothian. A crowd of 20,475 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Celtic are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Heart of Midlothian appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Matt Dalglish.


0.00
The whistle blows and Heart of Midlothian get the match underway!
2.15
Phil Thomson knocks the ball forward to Oscar Marsiglia. Oscar Marsiglia plays the ball forward to Djamel Benmiloudi. Djamel Benmiloudi plays a quick one-two with Haruto Sugiyama and rushes in on goal... Djamel Benmiloudi looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. He makes it look easy!
3.15
David Reimers flicks the ball to his team mate, Djamel Benmiloudi. Djamel Benmiloudi finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Good save!
8.52
Phil Thomson passes the ball forward to Oscar Marsiglia. Oscar Marsiglia flicks a high pass forward. Haruto Sugiyama collects the pass. Haruto Sugiyama hits a low pass to Moustapha Fertout. Alexandre Calabuig clumsily knocks into Moustapha Fertout. Penalty not given!!
9.37
With a delightful solo run, Maurice Fabrie stretches the opposition's defence. Maurice Fabrie knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
14.33
Thomas De Windt takes a quick throw-in, which Maurice Fabrie takes on the chest. Maurice Fabrie sees Camel Echouafni in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Camel Echouafni plays a one-two with Serge Poulard and rushes in on goal... Camel Echouafni takes a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
28.27
David Reimers deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Moustapha Fertout. Moustapha Fertout makes a great pass forward. Djamel Benmiloudi runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
30.14
Oscar Marsiglia flicks a high pass forward. Djamel Benmiloudi holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Djamel Benmiloudi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Moustapha Fertout but the linesman indicates offside!
33.45
Thomas De Windt barges into Nicolás Aurellio. Thomas De Windt is given a warning by the referee! Nicolás Aurellio grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
38.17
Oscar Marsiglia threads a neat ball through to Djamel Benmiloudi. Djamel Benmiloudi knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alejandro Alvarez who gathers it comfortably.
39.43
With vision, Guilherme Bento laces a through ball forward to Oscar Marsiglia. Oscar Marsiglia knocks the ball forward to Haruto Sugiyama. Haruto Sugiyama knocks the ball forward, putting Moustapha Fertout through on goal. Moustapha Fertout side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Celtic appear unchanged since the first half. Heart of Midlothian also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Celtic get the second half underway!
51.12
Matias Padilla advances with the ball. Matias Padilla plays the ball forward to Stephen Liddell who has made a great run into the box. Stephen Liddell side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it flies well off target!
53.37
Phil Thomson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Oscar Marsiglia. Oscar Marsiglia makes a probing pass to Djamel Benmiloudi. Djamel Benmiloudi tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Alejandro Alvarez.
57.40
Oscar Marsiglia knocks the ball forward to Djamel Benmiloudi. Djamel Benmiloudi knocks the ball forward to Haruto Sugiyama but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
60.57
Heart of Midlothian have made 2 substitutions with Gianni Galindo replacing Guilherme Bento and Nenad Memin replacing Leon Wiltord .
67.38
Stephen Liddell hacks Phil Thomson from behind! The referee brings Stephen Liddell to one side and gives him a warning! Phil Thomson stretches but gets up unharmed.
69.30
Oscar Marsiglia controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Haruto Sugiyama. Haruto Sugiyama edges inside the box! Haruto Sugiyama tries a spectacular strike. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
72.14
Nicolás Aurellio flicks the ball to his team mate, Haruto Sugiyama. Haruto Sugiyama knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
87.30
Seeing a gap ahead, Nenad Memin plays the ball forward to Djamel Benmiloudi. Djamel Benmiloudi advances inside the box! Djamel Benmiloudi shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
89.01
Nenad Memin threads a neat ball through to Djamel Benmiloudi. Djamel Benmiloudi shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Celtic

Heart of Midlothian
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
1
5
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
40.8%
59.2%
Play Area
28.2%
46.5%
25.4%

Scorers
Camel Echouafni 14
Moustapha Fertout 39
Haruto Sugiyama 69

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Haruto Sugiyama of Heart of Midlothian

Match Ratings