Match Report


CelticCeltic     BrechinBrechin
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Gavin GallacherG. Gallacher60
G
1
G
58Federico Di MeglioF. Di Meglio
Dominique PavonD. Pavon69
D
2
D
66David RitchieD. Ritchie
Jose Javier PichichiJ. Pichichi65
D
3
D
59Gavin MasonG. Mason
Nils RöhligN. Röhlig63
D
4
D
53Craig HendersonC. Henderson
Carl TaylorC. Taylor73
M
5
M
68Gregorio CruzG. Cruz
Dries ZuidamD. Zuidam71
M
6
M
63Dion PetersD. Peters
Martin MakinM. Makin70
M
captain7captain
M
59Rio GerrardR. Gerrard
Filipe MonteiroF. Monteiro69
M
8
M
57Craig McGroryC. McGrory
Paul NaysmithP. Naysmith70
A
9
A
67Callum MorrisonC. Morrison
Mamar SerredszumM. Serredszum69
A
10
A
62Andy MccallA. Mccall
Garcia Duque DaniG. Dani67
A
11
A
59Oleg EadieO. Eadie
 
Anton WillA. Will65
A
12
M
57Colin McCoistC. McCoist
Richard HutchisonR. Hutchison61
A
13
A
57Dominic MeiklejohnD. Meiklejohn
Craig StrachanC. Strachan57
D
14
M
56Dominic MorrisonD. Morrison

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Celtic Park where Celtic play host to Brechin. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Celtic and Brechin are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Alec Collins.


0.00
Brechin start the match!
2.19
Craig Henderson flicks the ball to his team mate, Dion Peters. Dion Peters passes the ball forward to Callum Morrison. Callum Morrison knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gavin Gallacher who gathers it comfortably.
4.40
Nils Röhlig chips the ball to his team mate, Dries Zuidam. Dries Zuidam makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul Naysmith. Paul Naysmith knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Federico Di Meglio who gathers it comfortably.
8.41
Craig Henderson threads a neat ball through to David Ritchie. David Ritchie runs straight at the opposition's defence. David Ritchie knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nils Röhlig.
9.30
Filipe Monteiro flicks a high pass forward to Martin Makin who brings the ball under control. Martin Makin plays a scrappy one-two with Mamar Serredszum and advances towards the goal... Martin Makin looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but slams it into the crowd!
12.22
Craig Henderson hacks Garcia Duque Dani from behind! The referee warns Craig Henderson to calm down! Garcia Duque Dani stretches but gets up unharmed.
14.49
Filipe Monteiro flicks a high pass forward. Martin Makin controls it well on his chest. Seeing a gap ahead, Martin Makin picks a pass forward to Carl Taylor. Carl Taylor deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mamar Serredszum but the linesman indicates offside!
16.18
Rio Gerrard controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Andy Mccall. Andy Mccall shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Gavin Gallacher manages to gather it easily.
22.30
Martin Makin flicks a high pass forward to Dries Zuidam who brings the ball under control. Dries Zuidam whips in a cross ball towards Garcia Duque Dani. Garcia Duque Dani knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
26.46
Martin Makin makes a simple pass to Paul Naysmith. Paul Naysmith knocks in a cross ball towards Garcia Duque Dani. Garcia Duque Dani knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it flies just wide!
28.18
Dries Zuidam knocks the ball to his team mate, Paul Naysmith. Paul Naysmith sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's there!! Federico Di Meglio has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
32.58
With great vision, David Ritchie plays the ball forward to Gregorio Cruz. Gregorio Cruz whips in a cross ball towards Oleg Eadie. Oleg Eadie is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Brechin!
36.55
Martin Makin flicks a high pass forward. Dries Zuidam controls it well on his chest. Dries Zuidam deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul Naysmith. Paul Naysmith shoots from 25 yards. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
39.18
Craig Henderson threads a neat ball through to Rio Gerrard. Rio Gerrard lofts in a cross ball towards Dion Peters. Dion Peters outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
40.47
Martin Makin clumsily knocks into Gregorio Cruz. Martin Makin is shown the yellow card! Gregorio Cruz gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
42.04
Dries Zuidam threads a neat ball through to Nils Röhlig. Nils Röhlig flicks a high pass forward. Garcia Duque Dani holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Garcia Duque Dani shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
44.36
Gavin Mason sees a break and surges forward. Gavin Mason threads a neat ball through to Dion Peters. Dion Peters knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gavin Gallacher who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
Nils Röhlig brings the ball forward. Nils Röhlig deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Garcia Duque Dani but the linesman indicates offside!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Celtic appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation. Brechin appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Celtic kick off!
47.11
Dion Peters advances with the ball. Dion Peters shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
48.56
Filipe Monteiro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul Naysmith. Paul Naysmith whips in a cross ball towards Garcia Duque Dani. With a superhuman jump, Garcia Duque Dani connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it's a lousy effort!
49.38
Rio Gerrard knocks the ball forward to Andy Mccall. Andy Mccall controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Gavin Gallacher gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
51.54
Garcia Duque Dani controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paul Naysmith. Paul Naysmith tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Superb keeping!
53.26
Nils Röhlig lofts the ball long. Garcia Duque Dani lofts in a cross ball towards Mamar Serredszum. Mamar Serredszum makes a deft header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
60.44
Brechin have made a substitution with Colin McCoist replacing David Ritchie .
63.19
Dominique Pavon sees Dries Zuidam in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dries Zuidam chips the ball to his team mate, Mamar Serredszum. Mamar Serredszum whips in a cross ball towards Garcia Duque Dani. With a superhuman jump, Garcia Duque Dani connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it's a woeful effort!
65.21
Gavin Mason knocks the ball to his team mate, Oleg Eadie. Oleg Eadie lofts in a cross ball towards Dion Peters. Dion Peters is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. What a cracker!! Gavin Gallacher had no chance!! Goal for Brechin!
69.56
Callum Morrison flicks the ball to his team mate, Craig McGrory. Craig McGrory knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
77.01
Celtic have made a substitution with Richard Hutchison replacing Martin Makin .
78.10
Gavin Mason darts forward. Gavin Mason knocks in a cross ball towards Oleg Eadie. Oleg Eadie knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Oleg Eadie scores for Brechin!!
81.10
Nils Röhlig flicks a high ball forward to Filipe Monteiro who takes it down. Filipe Monteiro plays the ball forward to Mamar Serredszum. Mamar Serredszum controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Federico Di Meglio!
85.14
Dries Zuidam chips the ball to his team mate, Richard Hutchison. Richard Hutchison passes the ball forward but Paul Naysmith is offside!
90.00
Gavin Mason decides to run forward with the ball. Gavin Mason decides to run forward with the ball. Gavin Mason plays a quick one-two with Gregorio Cruz and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Gavin Mason provides some space. He shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Gavin Mason! That brings them level!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Celtic

Brechin
Goals
4
4
Shots on Target
6
6
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59.2%
40.8%
Play Area
27.6%
42.1%
30.3%

Scorers
Garcia Duque Dani 22
Paul Naysmith 28, 37
Mamar Serredszum 53
Oleg Eadie 33, 78
Dion Peters 65
Gavin Mason 91

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gavin Mason of Brechin

Match Ratings
1.Gavin Gallacher (GK)
6
2.Dominique Pavon (DEF)
6
3.Jose Javier Pichichi (DEF)
6
4.Nils Röhlig (DEF)
6
5.Carl Taylor (MID)
6
6.Dries Zuidam (MID)
8
7.Martin Makin (MID)yellow card
6
8.Filipe Monteiro (MID)
6
9.Paul Naysmith (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
8
10.Mamar Serredszum (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Garcia Duque Dani (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Anton Will (ATT)
0
13.Richard Hutchison (ATT)
6
14.Craig Strachan (DEF)
0

1.Federico Di Meglio (GK)
6
2.David Ritchie (DEF)
6
3.Gavin Mason (DEF)goal scored
9
4.Craig Henderson (DEF)
6
5.Gregorio Cruz (MID)
6
6.Dion Peters (MID)goal scored
7
7.Rio Gerrard (MID)
6
8.Craig McGrory (MID)
6
9.Callum Morrison (ATT)
6
10.Andy Mccall (ATT)
6
11.Oleg Eadie (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
8
 
12.Colin McCoist (MID)
6
13.Dominic Meiklejohn (ATT)
0
14.Dominic Morrison (MID)
0