Match Report


MotherwellMotherwell     CelticCeltic
Noel HenryNoel Henry darren Nicholls darren Nicholls
Julian LaCroneJ. LaCrone77
G
1
G
74Neil BenaliN. Benali
Luis RenierL. Renier76
D
2
D
76Damiano SadottiD. Sadotti
Mateus PassoM. Passo75
D
3
D
79Richard SterjovskiR. Sterjovski
Yassine AbdellaouiY. Abdellaoui71
D
4
D
79Oscar CastanedaO. Castaneda
Benedetto TacchiB. Tacchi72
D
5captain
M
90Gavin LiddellG. Liddell
Ben BishopB. Bishop77
M
6
M
95Matt BradyM. Brady
Gianmatteo GinestraG. Ginestra79
M
captain7
M
88Craig McallisterC. Mcallister
Guy SabinG. Sabin78
M
8
M
89Matt GemmillM. Gemmill
Colin FergusonC. Ferguson75
A
9
A
85Tony CarrickT. Carrick
Manuel QuintanaM. Quintana77
A
10
A
87Neil SounessN. Souness
Gabriel GainzaG. Gainza74
A
11
A
84Robin FavreR. Favre
 
Francis LestinF. Lestin74
A
12
M
81Craig DavidsonC. Davidson
Alec LawA. Law76
A
13
A
82León CarvajalL. Carvajal
Alen CvitanovicA. Cvitanovic78
M
14
M
81Kevin DalglishK. Dalglish

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


0.00
Motherwell start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.19
Matt Gemmill makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Matt Brady. Matt Brady controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but is denied by Julian LaCrone. Excellent save.
4.23
Matt Gemmill flicks the ball to his team mate, Neil Souness. Neil Souness controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
6.27
Matt Gemmill flicks the ball to his team mate, Tony Carrick. Tony Carrick controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
10.20
Ben Bishop changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Ben Bishop controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
12.58
Tony Carrick sees space and advances. Tony Carrick shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
15.05
With a delightful solo run, Gianmatteo Ginestra stretches the opposition's defence. Gianmatteo Ginestra knocks in a cross ball towards Manuel Quintana. Manuel Quintana heads the ball goalwards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
18.59
Oscar Castaneda plays the ball forward to Robin Favre. Robin Favre threads the ball through to Neil Souness. Neil Souness whips in a cross ball towards Tony Carrick. Tony Carrick connects with a diving header. What a cracker!! Julian LaCrone had no chance!! Goal for Celtic!
21.53
Oscar Castaneda passes the ball forward to Robin Favre. Robin Favre shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
22.35
Luis Renier threads a neat ball through to Colin Ferguson. Colin Ferguson changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Colin Ferguson shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Neil Benali!
24.51
Matt Brady comes in with a high challenge, catching Guy Sabin with his studs. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a red card!! Guy Sabin carries on, but is struggling a bit.
28.10
Yassine Abdellaoui volleys a long ball forward. Gianmatteo Ginestra flicks a high pass forward. Gabriel Gainza controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Gabriel Gainza takes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Neil Benali smothers it!
34.39
Showing composure, Oscar Castaneda picks a pass forward to Tony Carrick. Tony Carrick knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Yassine Abdellaoui.
39.16
Ben Bishop plays the ball forward to Gianmatteo Ginestra. Gianmatteo Ginestra knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Richard Sterjovski.
42.01
Celtic are dictating the run of play here today.
44.49
Oscar Castaneda decides to run forward with the ball. Oscar Castaneda knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
Celtic kick off and get the second half underway!
47.12
Oscar Castaneda sees Damiano Sadotti in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Damiano Sadotti plays the ball forward to Neil Souness. Neil Souness sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Julian LaCrone gets down and covers it.
54.40
Robin Favre knocks the ball to his team mate, Tony Carrick. Tony Carrick controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
55.20
Richard Sterjovski makes a simple pass to Gavin Liddell. Gavin Liddell takes it forward alone. Gavin Liddell makes a probing pass to Neil Souness but he's offside!
66.52
Matt Gemmill comes in with a late challenge on Ben Bishop. The referee calls over Matt Gemmill and warns him to calm down! Ben Bishop gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
67.39
Oscar Castaneda pushes up the pitch. Oscar Castaneda threads a neat ball through to Tony Carrick. Tony Carrick whips in a cross ball towards Neil Souness. With a superhuman jump, Neil Souness connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. It's there!! Julian LaCrone has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
81.29
Tony Carrick runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Tony Carrick lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Souness. Neil Souness beats his man to it with a header. Julian LaCrone manages to gather it.
90.00
Craig Mcallister brings the ball forward. Craig Mcallister knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Julian LaCrone who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Motherwell

Celtic
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
3
6
Shots off Target
1
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
26%
74%
Play Area
29.9%
49.4%
20.8%

Scorers
Tony Carrick 19
Neil Souness 67

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Tony Carrick of Celtic

Match Ratings
1.Julian LaCrone (GK)
7
2.Luis Renier (DEF)
6
3.Mateus Passo (DEF)
6
4.Yassine Abdellaoui (DEF)
6
5.Benedetto Tacchi (DEF)
6
6.Ben Bishop (MID)
6
7.Gianmatteo Ginestra (MID)
6
8.Guy Sabin (MID)
6
9.Colin Ferguson (ATT)
6
10.Manuel Quintana (ATT)
6
11.Gabriel Gainza (ATT)
6
 
12.Francis Lestin (ATT)
0
13.Alec Law (ATT)
0
14.Alen Cvitanovic (MID)
0

1.Neil Benali (GK)
6
2.Damiano Sadotti (DEF)
6
3.Richard Sterjovski (DEF)
6
4.Oscar Castaneda (DEF)
7
5.Gavin Liddell (MID)
6
6.Matt Brady (MID)red card
3
7.Craig Mcallister (MID)
6
8.Matt Gemmill (MID)
6
9.Tony Carrick (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Neil Souness (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Robin Favre (ATT)
6
 
12.Craig Davidson (MID)
0
13.León Carvajal (ATT)
0
14.Kevin Dalglish (MID)
0