Match Report


Partick ThistlePartick Thistle     CelticCeltic
Computer Player Computer Player Ian Donaldson Ian Donaldson
Eduardo CalvoE. Calvo68
G
1
G
60Gavin GallacherG. Gallacher
Stuart CaldwellS. Caldwell72
D
2
D
65Jose Javier PichichiJ. Pichichi
Alessandro FerraraA. Ferrara72
D
3captain
D
73Callum GoughC. Gough
Alec NivenA. Niven70
D
4
D
67Jose RibeiroJ. Ribeiro
Petri JongsmaP. Jongsma68
M
5
M
44Scott TelferS. Telfer
Stuart MorrisonS. Morrison64
M
6
M
69Filipe MonteiroF. Monteiro
Terry GuppyT. Guppy62
M
captain7
M
70Ivan MasonI. Mason
Richard GreigR. Greig59
M
8
M
70Martin MakinM. Makin
Colin CollinsC. Collins60
A
9
A
68Billy LuzhnyB. Luzhny
Dominic RitchieD. Ritchie57
A
10
A
70Paul NaysmithP. Naysmith
Matt CollinsM. Collins55
A
11
A
61Richard HutchisonR. Hutchison
 
Colin CampbellC. Campbell64
G
12
D
69Dominique PavonD. Pavon
Simon FranckeS. Francke56
D
13
M
71Dries ZuidamD. Zuidam
Duncan McGroryD. McGrory56
M
14
A
67Garcia Duque DaniG. Dani

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Firhill Park where Partick Thistle play host to Celtic. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Partick Thistle and Celtic are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Dominic James.


0.00
The whistle blows and Celtic kick off!
3.48
Ivan Mason controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Richard Hutchison. Richard Hutchison tries a spectacular long range effort. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
4.58
Jose Javier Pichichi flicks a high pass forward. Martin Makin collects the pass. Martin Makin flicks a high pass forward. Paul Naysmith controls it well on his chest. Paul Naysmith tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
9.16
Jose Javier Pichichi catches Terry Guppy on the ankles. Jose Javier Pichichi is shown the yellow card! Terry Guppy hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
10.05
Matt Collins flicks a high ball forward to Dominic Ritchie who takes it down. Dominic Ritchie whips in a cross ball towards Petri Jongsma. Jose Ribeiro hacks Petri Jongsma from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
14.01
Callum Gough sees Richard Hutchison in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Richard Hutchison knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
15.06
Scott Telfer flicks a high pass forward. Paul Naysmith holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Paul Naysmith makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Ivan Mason. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Ivan Mason provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. It curls slightly but Eduardo Calvo manages to gather it.
20.09
Terry Guppy comes in with a late challenge on Callum Gough. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Callum Gough runs off the knock.
27.24
Richard Greig knocks the ball to his team mate, Colin Collins. Colin Collins knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gavin Gallacher who gathers it comfortably.
30.03
Alessandro Ferrara catches Ivan Mason on the ankles. Alessandro Ferrara is given a warning by the referee! Ivan Mason hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
36.48
With vision, Stuart Morrison picks a pass forward to Colin Collins. Colin Collins knocks in a cross ball towards Dominic Ritchie. Jose Javier Pichichi barges into Dominic Ritchie. Dominic Ritchie appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
38.47
Alessandro Ferrara flicks a high pass forward. Richard Greig controls it well on his chest. Richard Greig knocks the ball to his team mate, Terry Guppy. Terry Guppy whips in a cross ball towards Matt Collins. Matt Collins makes a deft header. Gavin Gallacher manages to gather it.
39.27
Richard Hutchison flicks a high ball forward to Billy Luzhny who takes it down. Billy Luzhny tries a spectacular long range effort but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
40.20
Filipe Monteiro plays the ball forward to Paul Naysmith. Paul Naysmith whips in a cross ball towards Filipe Monteiro. Filipe Monteiro flicks the ball with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Eduardo Calvo with no chance!! Goal for Celtic!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Partick Thistle appear unchanged since the first half. Celtic also appear unchanged since the first half. The Celtic players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Partick Thistle get the second half underway!
48.20
Alec Niven chips the ball to his team mate, Richard Greig. Richard Greig flicks the ball to his team mate, Colin Collins. Colin Collins knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jose Javier Pichichi.
49.05
With great vision, Callum Gough plays the ball forward to Martin Makin. Martin Makin threads a neat ball through to Billy Luzhny. Billy Luzhny lofts in a cross ball towards Paul Naysmith. Paul Naysmith makes a convincing header but Stuart Caldwell is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
51.58
Jose Ribeiro passes the ball forward to Richard Hutchison. Richard Hutchison shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
54.03
Richard Greig threads the ball through to Dominic Ritchie. Dominic Ritchie finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Gavin Gallacher manages to gather it effortlessly.
55.51
Richard Hutchison flicks a high pass forward to Scott Telfer who brings the ball under control. Scott Telfer finds some space and shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
57.32
Stuart Caldwell hits a low pass to Dominic Ritchie. Dominic Ritchie tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Gavin Gallacher!
66.31
Seeing a gap ahead, Jose Javier Pichichi plays the ball forward to Filipe Monteiro. Filipe Monteiro flicks a high pass forward to Paul Naysmith who brings the ball under control. Paul Naysmith knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
67.39
Jose Ribeiro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Billy Luzhny. Billy Luzhny whips in a cross ball towards Scott Telfer. Scott Telfer heads the ball goalwards but is denied by Alessandro Ferrara. Excellent block.
69.34
Terry Guppy threads a neat ball through to Dominic Ritchie. Dominic Ritchie lofts in a cross ball towards Matt Collins. Matt Collins jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
75.44
Stuart Caldwell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stuart Morrison. Stuart Morrison flicks a high pass forward. Colin Collins holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Colin Collins knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.15
Alessandro Ferrara passes the ball forward to Colin Collins. Colin Collins flicks a high pass forward to Matt Collins who brings the ball under control. Matt Collins whips in a cross ball towards Dominic Ritchie. Dominic Ritchie heads the ball goalwards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
85.15
Alessandro Ferrara hacks Paul Naysmith from behind! The referee calls over Alessandro Ferrara again and warns him to calm down! Paul Naysmith runs off the knock.
85.15
Free kick to Celtic just outside the area...
86.10
Billy Luzhny takes a long run up and sends in a curling shot. It's is just wide of the post. Good effort.
90.00
Filipe Monteiro comes in with a late challenge on Terry Guppy. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Terry Guppy runs off the knock.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Partick Thistle

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

Possession
51.9%
48.1%
Play Area
31.6%
43%
25.3%

Scorers
Filipe Monteiro 40

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Filipe Monteiro of Celtic

Match Ratings
1.Eduardo Calvo (GK)
7
2.Stuart Caldwell (DEF)
7
3.Alessandro Ferrara (DEF)
7
4.Alec Niven (DEF)
7
5.Petri Jongsma (MID)
6
6.Stuart Morrison (MID)
7
7.Terry Guppy (MID)yellow card
5
8.Richard Greig (MID)
7
9.Colin Collins (ATT)
6
10.Dominic Ritchie (ATT)
7
11.Matt Collins (ATT)
7
 
12.Colin Campbell (GK)
0
13.Simon Francke (DEF)
0
14.Duncan McGrory (MID)
0

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