Match Report


CelticCeltic     AirdrieoniansAirdrieonians
Ian DonaldsonIan Donaldson Computer Player Computer Player
Gavin GallacherG. Gallacher60
G
1
G
64Neil HendryN. Hendry
Jose Javier PichichiJ. Pichichi65
D
2
D
60Carlos LopesC. Lopes
Dominique PavonD. Pavon69
D
3
D
59Matthias EngelsM. Engels
Callum GoughC. Gough73
D
captain4
D
54Duncan BoothD. Booth
Jose RibeiroJ. Ribeiro67
D
5captain
D
54Gary GemmillG. Gemmill
Filipe MonteiroF. Monteiro69
M
6
M
69Kevin SullivanK. Sullivan
Ivan MasonI. Mason70
M
7
M
58Billy BoothB. Booth
Martin MakinM. Makin70
M
8
M
55Scott McCoistS. McCoist
Billy LuzhnyB. Luzhny68
A
9
A
66Colin McinnesC. Mcinnes
Paul NaysmithP. Naysmith70
A
10
A
64Stuart NivenS. Niven
Richard HutchisonR. Hutchison61
A
11
A
63Dominic RaeD. Rae
 
Nils RöhligN. Röhlig63
D
12
A
58Craig GlassC. Glass
Dries ZuidamD. Zuidam71
M
13
G
57Colin MckinlayC. Mckinlay
Garcia Duque DaniG. Dani67
A
14
M
55Billy HutchisonB. Hutchison

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Celtic Park where Celtic play host to Airdrieonians. A crowd of 9,001 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Celtic and Airdrieonians are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Garry Meiklejohn.


0.00
Celtic kick off and get the first half underway!
2.22
Richard Hutchison makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Billy Luzhny. Billy Luzhny knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
4.23
Filipe Monteiro hacks Scott McCoist from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Scott McCoist stretches but gets up unharmed.
9.49
Kevin Sullivan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dominic Rae. Dominic Rae shoots from 20 yards but it is shockingly off target!
20.06
Martin Makin flicks a high pass forward. Richard Hutchison holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Richard Hutchison shoots from 25 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
21.20
Callum Gough flicks a high ball forward to Filipe Monteiro who takes it down. Filipe Monteiro chips the ball to his team mate, Richard Hutchison. Richard Hutchison shoots from 20 yards but it rises well off target!
27.46
Kevin Sullivan makes a probing pass to Colin Mcinnes. Colin Mcinnes shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
32.40
Kevin Sullivan flicks a high ball forward to Stuart Niven who takes it down. Stuart Niven knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Callum Gough.
33.49
Matthias Engels flicks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Sullivan. Kevin Sullivan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stuart Niven. Stuart Niven shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
36.20
Martin Makin plays the ball forward to Richard Hutchison. Richard Hutchison knocks the ball to his team mate, Paul Naysmith. Paul Naysmith cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
44.02
Scott McCoist knocks the ball forward to Stuart Niven. Stuart Niven shoots from long range but slams it into the crowd!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Airdrieonians get the second half underway!
47.25
Ivan Mason flicks the ball to his team mate, Paul Naysmith. Paul Naysmith makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Filipe Monteiro but he's offside!
48.55
Filipe Monteiro kicks a strong pass forward to Billy Luzhny. Billy Luzhny plays a quick one-two with Richard Hutchison and rushes in on goal... Billy Luzhny looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
49.13
Seeing a gap ahead, Billy Booth plays the ball forward to Dominic Rae. Dominic Rae knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jose Ribeiro.
54.30
Ivan Mason clumsily knocks into Dominic Rae. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Dominic Rae hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
55.55
Dominique Pavon threads a neat ball through to Billy Luzhny. Billy Luzhny surges forward with the ball. Billy Luzhny threads a neat ball through to Paul Naysmith. Carlos Lopes comes in with a late challenge on Paul Naysmith. Paul Naysmith appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
57.52
Kevin Sullivan sees Dominic Rae in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dominic Rae shoots from long range but it flies wide!
66.52
Duncan Booth knocks the ball to his team mate, Dominic Rae. Dominic Rae shoots from long range. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
71.02
Ivan Mason sees Paul Naysmith in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Paul Naysmith shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
72.15
Ivan Mason threads a neat ball through to Richard Hutchison. Richard Hutchison makes a probing pass between the defence to Paul Naysmith. Paul Naysmith shoots from just inside the box but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
79.41
Billy Booth catches Ivan Mason on the ankles. Billy Booth is warned by the referee! Ivan Mason hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
84.39
Dominique Pavon flicks a high pass forward. Martin Makin collects the pass. Martin Makin makes a probing pass to Richard Hutchison. Richard Hutchison knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Carlos Lopes.
87.17
Martin Makin flicks the ball to his team mate, Paul Naysmith. Paul Naysmith threads the ball through to Richard Hutchison but he's offside!
90.00
Scott McCoist flicks a high pass forward. Stuart Niven holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stuart Niven shoots from outside the area. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Celtic

Airdrieonians
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
1
2
Shots off Target
5
5
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
62.2%
37.8%
Play Area
26.8%
43.9%
29.3%

Scorers
Paul Naysmith 36

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Paul Naysmith of Celtic

Match Ratings
1.Gavin Gallacher (GK)
7
2.Jose Javier Pichichi (DEF)
6
3.Dominique Pavon (DEF)
7
4.Callum Gough (DEF)
7
5.Jose Ribeiro (DEF)
6
6.Filipe Monteiro (MID)yellow card
6
7.Ivan Mason (MID)yellow card
6
8.Martin Makin (MID)
7
9.Billy Luzhny (ATT)
7
10.Paul Naysmith (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Richard Hutchison (ATT)
9
 
12.Nils Röhlig (DEF)
0
13.Dries Zuidam (MID)
0
14.Garcia Duque Dani (ATT)
0

1.Neil Hendry (GK)
6
2.Carlos Lopes (DEF)
6
3.Matthias Engels (DEF)
6
4.Duncan Booth (DEF)
7
5.Gary Gemmill (DEF)
6
6.Kevin Sullivan (MID)
7
7.Billy Booth (MID)
6
8.Scott McCoist (MID)
6
9.Colin Mcinnes (ATT)
6
10.Stuart Niven (ATT)
6
11.Dominic Rae (ATT)
6
 
12.Craig Glass (ATT)
0
13.Colin Mckinlay (GK)
0
14.Billy Hutchison (MID)
0