Match Report


St MirrenSt Mirren     CelticCeltic
Sean Clayton Sean Clayton darren Nicholls darren Nicholls
Neil McallisterN. Mcallister73
G
1
G
73Neil BenaliN. Benali
Don ClelandD. Cleland71
D
2
D
72Ebi IwanE. Iwan
Billy MatteoB. Matteo79
D
captain3captain
D
77Tomas NordqvistT. Nordqvist
Stuart BarrettS. Barrett66
D
4
D
76Stjepan BoksicS. Boksic
Carl CroftC. Croft74
D
5
M
84Stephen NaysmithS. Naysmith
Don LiddellD. Liddell78
M
6
M
92Matt BradyM. Brady
Craig HutchisonC. Hutchison84
M
7
M
86Craig McallisterC. Mcallister
Alan FentonA. Fenton74
M
8
M
87Matt GemmillM. Gemmill
Garry MasonG. Mason77
A
9
A
85Tony CarrickT. Carrick
Alex HendersonA. Henderson77
A
10
A
86Neil SounessN. Souness
Dale SimonsenD. Simonsen77
A
11
A
82Robin FavreR. Favre
 
Mick FroggattM. Froggatt73
M
12
A
77Julian BlancJ. Blanc
Dale LawtonD. Lawton67
M
13
A
81Dominic CampbellD. Campbell
Colin HendryC. Hendry70
A
14
A
80León CarvajalL. Carvajal

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at St Mirren Park where St Mirren play host to Celtic. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
St Mirren are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Celtic appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Alex Davidson.


0.00
Celtic kick off and get the match underway!
4.12
Stuart Barrett chips the ball to his team mate, Craig Hutchison. Craig Hutchison flicks a high pass forward. Dale Simonsen collects the pass. Dale Simonsen knocks in a cross ball towards Garry Mason. Garry Mason makes a convincing header. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
6.38
Matt Brady flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Naysmith collects the pass. Stephen Naysmith lofts in a cross ball towards Robin Favre. Robin Favre directs the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Neil Mcallister manages to keep it out.
10.51
Tony Carrick hacks Stuart Barrett from behind! The referee brings Tony Carrick to one side and gives him a warning! Stuart Barrett gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
12.28
Matt Brady controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stephen Naysmith. Stephen Naysmith makes a probing pass to Tony Carrick but he's offside!
18.39
Alan Fenton passes the ball forward to Craig Hutchison. Craig Hutchison knocks in a cross ball towards Dale Simonsen. Dale Simonsen jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Neil Benali is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
21.24
Matt Brady kicks a strong pass forward to Tony Carrick. Tony Carrick whips in a cross ball towards Stephen Naysmith. Stephen Naysmith knocks the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Neil Mcallister manages to keep it out.
22.37
Stuart Barrett controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alan Fenton. Alan Fenton flicks a high pass forward to Garry Mason who brings the ball under control. Garry Mason controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Dale Simonsen through on goal. Dale Simonsen shoots from just inside the box his aim is horrendously poor!
24.54
Don Liddell makes a probing pass to Alex Henderson. Alex Henderson knocks in a cross ball towards Alan Fenton. Alan Fenton makes a deft header. It's there!! Neil Benali has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
28.27
Garry Mason flicks a high pass forward to Alex Henderson who brings the ball under control. Alex Henderson whips in a cross ball towards Don Liddell. Don Liddell makes a deft header but somehow Stjepan Boksic happens to be in the right place to block it.
36.38
Ebi Iwan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Matt Gemmill. Matt Gemmill flicks the ball to his team mate, Tony Carrick. Tony Carrick shoots from long range. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
38.35
Tony Carrick barges into Stuart Barrett. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Stuart Barrett stretches but gets up unharmed.
39.10
Don Cleland threads the ball through to Alan Fenton. Alan Fenton knocks the ball to his team mate, Alex Henderson. Alex Henderson shoots from long range. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
42.42
Matt Brady comes in with a late challenge on Alan Fenton. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alan Fenton stretches but gets up unharmed.
44.48
Matt Brady surges forward with the ball. Matt Brady plays a quick one-two with Robin Favre and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Matt Brady provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Neil Mcallister with no chance!! Goal for Celtic!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
St Mirren start the second half!
48.23
Don Liddell sees Alex Henderson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alex Henderson whips in a cross ball towards Alan Fenton. Alan Fenton powers a header at goal but it's a woeful effort!
49.19
Matt Brady hacks Alan Fenton from behind! The referee calls over Matt Brady and warns him to calm down! Alan Fenton gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
51.30
Craig Mcallister deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tony Carrick. Tony Carrick threads the ball through to Neil Souness but he's offside!
53.06
Stjepan Boksic flicks a high pass forward. Craig Mcallister holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Craig Mcallister controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tony Carrick. Tony Carrick knocks in a cross ball towards Neil Souness. Neil Souness beats his man to it with a header but Neil Mcallister is on top of his game. Nice save!
55.32
Carl Croft makes a simple pass to Dale Simonsen. Dale Simonsen knocks in a cross ball towards Alex Henderson. Alex Henderson powers a header at goal but it slams into the crowd!
61.39
Ebi Iwan makes a simple pass to Craig Mcallister. Craig Mcallister advances with the ball. Craig Mcallister knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Neil Mcallister who gathers it comfortably.
63.27
Matt Brady passes the ball forward to Stephen Naysmith. Stephen Naysmith knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
65.34
Stjepan Boksic catches Craig Hutchison on the ankles. Stjepan Boksic is shown the yellow card! Craig Hutchison gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
66.48
Stjepan Boksic deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Craig Mcallister. Craig Mcallister makes a simple pass to Robin Favre. Robin Favre whips in a cross ball towards Matt Brady. Matt Brady makes a looping header on goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice save!
69.37
Don Liddell chips the ball to his team mate, Garry Mason. Garry Mason tries a spectacular long range effort. Neil Benali gathers the ball up comfortably. Great save!
73.12
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
78.39
Stephen Naysmith flicks a high ball forward to Tony Carrick who takes it down. Tony Carrick tries a spectacular long range effort. Superb reactions from Neil Mcallister. What a save!
79.12
Stjepan Boksic hacks Dale Simonsen from behind! The referee warns Stjepan Boksic to calm down! Dale Simonsen runs off the knock.
85.27
Don Cleland takes a long throw-in. Billy Matteo hits a low pass to Don Liddell. Don Liddell threads a neat ball through to Dale Simonsen. Dale Simonsen lofts in a cross ball towards Garry Mason. Garry Mason makes a deft header. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Great keeping!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

St Mirren

Celtic
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
7
7
Shots off Target
3
0
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
0
6
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.2%
46.8%
Play Area
29.1%
45.6%
25.3%

Scorers
Dale Simonsen 18
Alan Fenton 25
Alex Henderson 39
Matt Brady 44

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alan Fenton of St Mirren

Match Ratings
1.Neil Mcallister (GK)
8
2.Don Cleland (DEF)
6
3.Billy Matteo (DEF)
6
4.Stuart Barrett (DEF)
6
5.Carl Croft (DEF)
6
6.Don Liddell (MID)
7
7.Craig Hutchison (MID)
7
8.Alan Fenton (MID)goal scored
9
9.Garry Mason (ATT)
7
10.Alex Henderson (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Dale Simonsen (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Mick Froggatt (MID)
0
13.Dale Lawton (MID)
0
14.Colin Hendry (ATT)
0

1.Neil Benali (GK)
7
2.Ebi Iwan (DEF)
6
3.Tomas Nordqvist (DEF)
6
4.Stjepan Boksic (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Stephen Naysmith (MID)
6
6.Matt Brady (MID)goal scoredyellow card
8
7.Craig Mcallister (MID)
6
8.Matt Gemmill (MID)
6
9.Tony Carrick (ATT)yellow card
6
10.Neil Souness (ATT)
6
11.Robin Favre (ATT)
6
 
12.Julian Blanc (ATT)
0
13.Dominic Campbell (ATT)
0
14.León Carvajal (ATT)
0