Match Report


CelticCeltic     MotherwellMotherwell
darren Nichollsdarren Nicholls James Clayton James Clayton
Neil BenaliN. Benali73
G
1
G
66Dominic GemmillD. Gemmill
Ebi IwanE. Iwan72
D
2
D
67Stanley GallagherS. Gallagher
Tomas NordqvistT. Nordqvist77
D
captain3
D
69Matt LawM. Law
Stjepan BoksicS. Boksic76
D
4
D
69Colin InglisC. Inglis
Stephen NaysmithS. Naysmith84
M
5
D
72Andy StrachanA. Strachan
Kubilay KayisK. Kayis77
M
6
M
71Garry MeiklejohnG. Meiklejohn
Craig McallisterC. Mcallister86
M
7captain
M
66Don HendersonD. Henderson
Matt GemmillM. Gemmill87
M
8
M
72Fernando RibeiroF. Ribeiro
Tony CarrickT. Carrick85
A
9
A
76Alec LawA. Law
Neil SounessN. Souness86
A
10
A
75Colin FergusonC. Ferguson
Robin FavreR. Favre82
A
11
A
74Wim Van HimstW. Van Himst
 
Julian BlancJ. Blanc77
A
12
D
70Hauke SchnellingerH. Schnellinger
Dominic CampbellD. Campbell81
A
13
M
67Alex HendryA. Hendry
León CarvajalL. Carvajal80
A
14
A
70Don HendryD. Hendry

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Celtic Park where Celtic play host to Motherwell. A crowd of 18,688 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Celtic are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Motherwell appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gavin Souness.


0.00
The first half starts with Celtic kicking off!
2.56
Neil Souness knocks the ball to his team mate, Matt Gemmill. Matt Gemmill knocks in a cross ball towards Neil Souness. Neil Souness directs the ball goalwards with his head. Dominic Gemmill manages to gather it.
6.08
Ebi Iwan sees Craig Mcallister in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Craig Mcallister advances with the ball. Craig Mcallister lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Souness. With a superhuman jump, Neil Souness connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
9.14
Ebi Iwan pushes up the pitch. Ebi Iwan flicks a high pass forward. Tony Carrick holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tony Carrick knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dominic Gemmill who gathers it comfortably.
12.33
Tomas Nordqvist takes it forward alone. Tomas Nordqvist flicks a high pass forward. Kubilay Kayis holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Kubilay Kayis shoots from outside the area but it rises well off target!
18.07
Kubilay Kayis runs straight at the opposition's defence. Kubilay Kayis knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Colin Inglis.
22.19
Colin Inglis catches Robin Favre on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Robin Favre runs off the knock.
24.21
Stjepan Boksic passes the ball forward to Craig Mcallister. Craig Mcallister flicks a high pass forward. Tony Carrick holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tony Carrick knocks in a cross ball towards Robin Favre. Robin Favre is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Dominic Gemmill is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
30.22
Stjepan Boksic sees Craig Mcallister in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Craig Mcallister flicks a high ball forward to Robin Favre who takes it down. Robin Favre puts a great ball through. Neil Souness runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
38.19
Stjepan Boksic plays a long ball forward. Kubilay Kayis knocks in a cross ball towards Neil Souness. Neil Souness connects with a diving header but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
39.48
Stanley Gallagher clumsily knocks into Matt Gemmill. Stanley Gallagher is warned by the referee! Matt Gemmill carries on, but is struggling a bit.
40.45
Stjepan Boksic flicks a high pass forward to Matt Gemmill who brings the ball under control. Matt Gemmill flicks a high pass forward. Tony Carrick controls it well on his chest. Tony Carrick knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.28
Stjepan Boksic hits a low pass to Craig Mcallister. Craig Mcallister flicks a high pass forward. Kubilay Kayis controls it well on his chest. Kubilay Kayis whips in a cross ball towards Neil Souness. Neil Souness makes a convincing header. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
Stjepan Boksic threads the ball through to Matt Gemmill. Matt Gemmill knocks the ball forward to Neil Souness. Neil Souness lofts in a cross ball towards Kubilay Kayis. Kubilay Kayis makes a looping header on goal. What a cracker!! Dominic Gemmill had 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. Celtic appear unchanged since the first half. Motherwell also appear unchanged since the first half. The Motherwell players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The second half starts with Motherwell kicking off!
47.58
Colin Inglis passes the ball forward to Colin Ferguson. Colin Ferguson flicks a high pass forward. Garry Meiklejohn holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Garry Meiklejohn whips in a cross ball towards Alec Law. Alec Law connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Good save!
51.48
Colin Inglis advances with the ball. Colin Inglis knocks in a cross ball towards Alec Law. Alec Law makes a deft header but somehow Neil Benali manages to keep it out.
55.58
Colin Inglis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Garry Meiklejohn. With great vision, Garry Meiklejohn plays the ball forward to Colin Ferguson. Colin Ferguson cuts inside the box! Some silky footwork from Colin Ferguson provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it flies just off target!
59.01
Matt Law flicks a high pass forward. Don Henderson holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Seeing a gap ahead, Don Henderson plays the ball forward to Wim Van Himst. Wim Van Himst shoots from long range but it's drastically wayward!
60.50
Motherwell have made a substitution with Alex Hendry replacing Garry Meiklejohn .
63.25
Matt Law clumsily knocks into Matt Gemmill. The referee brings Matt Law to one side and gives him a warning! Matt Gemmill runs off the knock.
65.43
Tomas Nordqvist flicks a high pass forward. Craig Mcallister holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Craig Mcallister threads a neat ball through to Neil Souness. Neil Souness knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
66.09
Don Henderson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fernando Ribeiro. Fernando Ribeiro whips in a cross ball towards Wim Van Himst. Wim Van Himst jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Neil Benali didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
67.32
Kubilay Kayis flicks the ball 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. Dominic Gemmill gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
77.28
Motherwell have made a substitution with Hauke Schnellinger replacing Stanley Gallagher .
78.29
Fernando Ribeiro flicks the ball to his team mate, Alec Law. Alec Law knocks in a cross ball towards Wim Van Himst. Wim Van Himst outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
81.53
Alex Hendry knocks the ball forward to Colin Ferguson. Colin Ferguson knocks in a cross ball towards Alec Law. Alec Law gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
83.47
Stephen Naysmith flicks the ball to his team mate, Kubilay Kayis. Kubilay Kayis knocks in a cross ball towards Tony Carrick. Tony Carrick makes a deft header. The keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
87.14
Kubilay Kayis hits a low pass to Craig Mcallister. Craig Mcallister lofts in a cross ball towards Stephen Naysmith. Stephen Naysmith powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
89.04
Craig Mcallister flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Naysmith holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stephen Naysmith knocks in a cross ball towards Tony Carrick. Tony Carrick jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it flies just off target!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Celtic

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

Possession
63.2%
36.8%
Play Area
24.1%
41.4%
34.5%

Scorers
Robin Favre 24
Neil Souness 42
Kubilay Kayis 45
Wim Van Himst 78

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Kubilay Kayis of Celtic

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

1.Dominic Gemmill (GK)
7
2.Stanley Gallagher (DEF)
6
3.Matt Law (DEF)
6
4.Colin Inglis (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Andy Strachan (DEF)
6
6.Garry Meiklejohn (MID)
6
7.Don Henderson (MID)
6
8.Fernando Ribeiro (MID)
6
9.Alec Law (ATT)
7
10.Colin Ferguson (ATT)
6
11.Wim Van Himst (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Hauke Schnellinger (DEF)
6
13.Alex Hendry (MID)
6
14.Don Hendry (ATT)
0