Match Report


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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Excelsior Stadium where Airdrieonians play host to Celtic. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Airdrieonians and Celtic are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Stephen Gemmell.


0.00
Airdrieonians start the match!
2.49
Jeroen Knopper chips the ball to his team mate, Don Burley. Don Burley skips past Stjepan Boksic! Don Burley shoots from just inside the box. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
4.46
Matt Gemmill flicks a high pass forward. Matt Brady holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Matt Brady plays a scrappy one-two with Tony Carrick and stumbles forward towards the goal... Matt Brady rockets a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Mathew Sippola comfortably smothers it!
8.29
Ebi Iwan kicks a strong pass forward to Craig Mcallister. Craig Mcallister flicks a high ball forward to Neil Souness who takes it down. Neil Souness edges inside the box! Some superb footwork from Neil Souness provides some space. He rifles a shot at goal but somehow Mathew Sippola manages to keep it out.
9.53
Tony Carrick sees Matt Brady in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Matt Brady threads a neat, attacking ball through to Neil Souness. Neil Souness rockets a shot on goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Celtic!
14.56
Stephen Hendry threads a neat ball through to Dominic Brady. Dominic Brady plays a scrappy one-two with Yaroslav Sobolyev and advances towards the goal... Dominic Brady looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
21.31
Stephen Hendry threads a neat ball through to Alex Niven. Alex Niven flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Hendry controls it well on his chest. Stephen Hendry knocks in a cross ball towards Don Burley. Don Burley flicks the ball with his head but somehow Neil Benali manages to keep it out.
24.00
Tomas Nordqvist threads a neat ball through to Neil Souness. Neil Souness makes a simple pass, allowing Stephen Naysmith to run into the box. Stephen Naysmith comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out. Mathew Sippola gets down and covers it.
26.20
Simon Moore comes in with a late challenge on Matt Brady. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Matt Brady carries on, but is struggling a bit.
28.16
Matt Brady kicks a strong pass forward to Neil Souness. Neil Souness skips past Stephan Emery! Neil Souness side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Mathew Sippola with no chance!! Goal for Celtic!
34.43
Tomas Nordqvist threads the ball through to Craig Mcallister. Showing intelligent composure, Craig Mcallister plays the ball forward to Neil Souness. Neil Souness whips in a cross ball towards Robin Favre. Robin Favre heads the ball goalwards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
42.54
Stephen Hendry deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dominic Brady. Dominic Brady plays a quick one-two with Jeroen Knopper and rushes in on goal... Dominic Brady cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Neil Benali manages to gather it.
44.16
Matt Brady chips the ball to his team mate, Matt Gemmill. Matt Gemmill whips in a cross ball towards Robin Favre. Robin Favre gets a glancing touch on the cross ball which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Airdrieonians appear unchanged since the first half. Celtic also appear unchanged since the first half. The Airdrieonians players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Celtic get the second half underway!
47.57
Dominic Brady flicks a high pass forward to Simon Moore who brings the ball under control. Simon Moore runs straight at the defence! Ebi Iwan clumsily knocks into Simon Moore. Simon Moore appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
48.23
Alex Niven sees Dominic Brady in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dominic Brady flicks a high pass forward. Don Burley holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Don Burley chips the ball to his team mate, Dominic Brady. Dominic Brady muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
53.13
Ebi Iwan makes a simple pass to Tomas Nordqvist. Tomas Nordqvist deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Neil Souness. Neil Souness knocks in a cross ball towards Robin Favre. Robin Favre makes a looping header on goal. What a cracker!! Mathew Sippola had no chance!! Goal for Celtic! That's his third!
59.24
Craig Mcallister flicks a high pass forward to Robin Favre who brings the ball under control. Robin Favre shoots from long range but is denied by Mathew Sippola. Excellent save.
63.41
Robin Favre controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig Mcallister. Craig Mcallister shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Well saved!
66.09
With a delightful solo run, Alex Niven stretches the opposition's defence. Alex Niven lofts in a cross ball towards Don Burley. Don Burley makes a deft header. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
73.02
Stephen Hendry hacks Matt Brady from behind! Stephen Hendry is given a warning by the referee! Matt Brady stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.39
Airdrieonians have made 2 substitutions with David Lindner replacing Stephen Hendry and Marino Lobont replacing Don Burley .
78.47
Tomas Nordqvist knocks the ball to his team mate, Craig Mcallister. With great vision, Craig Mcallister plays the ball forward to Matt Gemmill. Matt Gemmill lofts in a cross ball towards Tony Carrick. Tony Carrick is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball strikes Simon Moore's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
79.05
It's a corner kick. Matt Gemmill kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. Matt Brady muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
83.33
Yaroslav Sobolyev catches Tomas Nordqvist on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Tomas Nordqvist runs off the knock.
83.33
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
84.53
Dominic Brady flicks the ball to his team mate, Simon Moore. Simon Moore advances inside the box! Simon Moore makes some space for himself and shoots at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
89.13
Tomas Nordqvist passes the ball forward to Ebi Iwan. Ebi Iwan knocks the ball forward to Robin Favre. Robin Favre whips in a cross ball towards Neil Souness. Neil Souness fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. Mathew Sippola gathers the ball up comfortably. He makes it look easy!
90.00
Stephan Emery flicks a high pass forward. Simon Moore holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Simon Moore passes the ball forward to Marino Lobont. Marino Lobont finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good keeping!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
3
5
Shots on Target
6
12
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
36%
64%
Play Area
29.3%
41.3%
29.3%

Scorers

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Neil Souness of Celtic

Match Ratings
1.Mathew Sippola (GK)
7
2.Andy Sullivan (DEF)
6
3.Stephan Emery (DEF)
6
4.Niccolo Bolton (DEF)
6
5.Alex Niven (MID)
6
6.Dominic Brady (MID)goal scoredgoal scored
8
7.Stephen Hendry (MID)
6
8.Simon Moore (MID)yellow card
6
9.Don Burley (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Jeroen Knopper (ATT)
6
11.Yaroslav Sobolyev (ATT)yellow card
6
 
12.Richard Strachan (DEF)
0
13.David Lindner (MID)
6
14.Marino Lobont (ATT)
6

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