Match Report


CelticCeltic     St. JohnstoneSt. Johnstone
Ian DonaldsonIan Donaldson Computer Player Computer Player
Gavin GallacherG. Gallacher60
G
1
G
73Don GlassD. Glass
Jose Javier PichichiJ. Pichichi65
D
2
D
70Garry DickovG. Dickov
Nils RöhligN. Röhlig63
D
3
D
67Juri BondiJ. Bondi
Dominique PavonD. Pavon69
D
4
D
53Garry CampbellG. Campbell
Jose RibeiroJ. Ribeiro67
D
5
M
61Diogo MarquesD. Marques
Filipe MonteiroF. Monteiro69
M
6
M
60Gary MatteoG. Matteo
Martin MakinM. Makin70
M
captain7
M
54Craig LawC. Law
Billy LuzhnyB. Luzhny68
A
8
M
51Scott GlassS. Glass
Garcia Duque DaniG. Dani67
A
9
A
58Gary BurleyG. Burley
Richard HutchisonR. Hutchison61
A
10
A
57Alec RitchieA. Ritchie
Paul NaysmithP. Naysmith70
A
11captain
A
50Miguel HerreraM. Herrera
 
Marcus PallisterM. Pallister41
G
12
G
71Harald SmitsH. Smits
Carl TaylorC. Taylor74
M
13
G
63Harris van der LindenH. van der Linden
Mamar SerredszumM. Serredszum69
A
14
G
60Dean HackworthD. Hackworth

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Celtic Park where Celtic play host to St. Johnstone. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
Celtic are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while St. Johnstone appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Billy Glass.


0.00
St. Johnstone get the match underway!
6.50
Martin Makin makes a simple pass to Filipe Monteiro. Filipe Monteiro knocks in a cross ball towards Martin Makin. Martin Makin directs the ball goalwards with his head but it flies just off target!
8.13
Diogo Marques flicks a high ball forward to Miguel Herrera who takes it down. Miguel Herrera plays a quick one-two with Gary Matteo and rushes in on goal... Miguel Herrera strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
9.30
Jose Javier Pichichi flicks a high pass forward. Martin Makin collects the pass. Martin Makin knocks the ball to his team mate, Paul Naysmith. Paul Naysmith makes a simple pass, allowing Garcia Duque Dani to run into the box. Garcia Duque Dani shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's there!! Don Glass has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
27.05
Dominique Pavon makes a simple pass to Jose Ribeiro. Jose Ribeiro changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Jose Ribeiro lofts in a cross ball towards Paul Naysmith. Paul Naysmith connects with a diving header but it misses the target by a large margin!
28.02
Garry Campbell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gary Matteo. Gary Matteo threads the ball through to Miguel Herrera. Miguel Herrera sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
30.23
Martin Makin barges into Juri Bondi. The referee calls over Martin Makin and shows him a yellow card! Juri Bondi stretches but gets up unharmed.
36.55
Dominique Pavon chips the ball to his team mate, Paul Naysmith. Paul Naysmith sees space and advances. Paul Naysmith whips in a cross ball towards Garcia Duque Dani. Garcia Duque Dani outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
39.08
Gary Matteo kicks a strong pass forward to Diogo Marques. Diogo Marques knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Celtic appear unchanged since the first half. St. Johnstone also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Celtic start the second half!
51.09
Martin Makin makes an attacking run forward. Martin Makin knocks the ball forward to Richard Hutchison but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
54.46
With vision, Jose Ribeiro plays the ball forward to Martin Makin. Martin Makin flicks the ball to his team mate, Billy Luzhny. Billy Luzhny tries a spectacular long range effort but Don Glass is on top of it.
60.30
St. Johnstone have made 3 substitutions with Harald Smits replacing Garry Dickov, Harris van der Linden replacing Gary Matteo and Dean Hackworth replacing Alec Ritchie .
63.52
Jose Javier Pichichi makes a simple pass to Filipe Monteiro. Filipe Monteiro sees Garcia Duque Dani in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Garcia Duque Dani sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
73.18
Craig Law threads a neat ball through to Diogo Marques. Diogo Marques whips in a cross ball towards Gary Burley. Gary Burley makes a looping header on goal but it flies wide!
75.50
Craig Law flicks a high pass forward to Harris van der Linden who brings the ball under control. Harris van der Linden shoots from 20 yards but it's well over the bar!
77.50
St. Johnstone appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
77.50
Jose Ribeiro flicks the ball to his team mate, Richard Hutchison. Richard Hutchison whips in a cross ball towards Paul Naysmith. Paul Naysmith fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Don Glass. Excellent save.
78.37
Jose Javier Pichichi flicks the ball to his team mate, Richard Hutchison. Richard Hutchison shoots from outside the area but is denied by Don Glass. Excellent save.
83.51
Richard Hutchison comes in with a late challenge on Garry Campbell. Richard Hutchison is shown the yellow card! Garry Campbell hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.36
Craig Law knocks the ball to his team mate, Gary Burley. Gary Burley knocks in a cross ball towards Dean Hackworth. Dean Hackworth jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. It's miles wide!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Celtic

St. Johnstone
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
5
0
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43.8%
56.2%
Play Area
28.7%
45%
26.2%

Scorers
Garcia Duque Dani 9, 37

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Garcia Duque Dani of Celtic

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

1.Don Glass (GK)
7
2.Garry Dickov (DEF)
6
3.Juri Bondi (DEF)
6
4.Garry Campbell (DEF)
6
5.Diogo Marques (MID)
6
6.Gary Matteo (MID)
6
7.Craig Law (MID)
7
8.Scott Glass (MID)
6
9.Gary Burley (ATT)
6
10.Alec Ritchie (ATT)
6
11.Miguel Herrera (ATT)
6
 
12.Harald Smits (GK)
6
13.Harris van der Linden (GK)
6
14.Dean Hackworth (GK)
6