Match Report


Greenock MortonGreenock Morton     CelticCeltic
Ranald MitchellRanald Mitchell darren Nicholls darren Nicholls
Alex SounessA. Souness70
G
1
G
74Neil BenaliN. Benali
Gustavo GallegosG. Gallegos73
D
2
D
74Ebi IwanE. Iwan
Ruud SluiterR. Sluiter74
D
3
D
79Richard SterjovskiR. Sterjovski
Colin McallisterC. Mcallister72
D
4
D
79Oscar CastanedaO. Castaneda
Michel MassonM. Masson72
D
5captain
M
90Gavin LiddellG. Liddell
Tryggvi AdalbjarnarsonT. Adalbjarnarson77
M
6
M
87Stephen NaysmithS. Naysmith
Quim BarbosaQ. Barbosa84
M
captain7
M
88Craig McallisterC. Mcallister
Richard WhiteR. White75
M
8
M
89Matt GemmillM. Gemmill
Billy CampbellB. Campbell75
A
9
A
85Tony CarrickT. Carrick
Guillermo VicenteG. Vicente78
A
10
A
87Neil SounessN. Souness
Mauricio KikoM. Kiko83
A
11
A
84Robin FavreR. Favre
 
Callum WhiteC. White65
D
12
M
81Craig DavidsonC. Davidson
Garry MckinlayG. Mckinlay76
A
13
A
82León CarvajalL. Carvajal
Billy MasonB. Mason77
A
14
M
78Kubilay KayisK. Kayis

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Cappielow Park where Greenock Morton play host to Celtic. A crowd of 18,799 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Greenock Morton are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Celtic appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gavin Souness.


0.00
Celtic kick off the first half!
2.11
Richard White flicks a high pass forward. Tryggvi Adalbjarnarson holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tryggvi Adalbjarnarson threads a neat ball through to Billy Campbell. Billy Campbell whips in a cross ball towards Guillermo Vicente. Guillermo Vicente directs the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Neil Benali had no chance!! Goal for Greenock Morton!
8.22
Oscar Castaneda threads the ball through to Gavin Liddell. Gavin Liddell flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Naysmith. Stephen Naysmith whips in a cross ball towards Gavin Liddell. Gavin Liddell flicks the ball with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Alex Souness with no chance!! Goal for Celtic!
12.44
Quim Barbosa advances with the ball. Quim Barbosa lofts in a cross ball towards Mauricio Kiko. Mauricio Kiko outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Magnificent save by Neil Benali!
15.30
Colin Mcallister threads the ball through to Richard White. Richard White knocks the ball forward to Mauricio Kiko. Mauricio Kiko controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Neil Benali easily smothers it!
18.12
Colin Mcallister pushes mid-way up the pitch. Colin Mcallister makes a beautiful solo run. Colin Mcallister controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Neil Benali manages to keep it out.
20.48
Stephen Naysmith controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Matt Gemmill. Matt Gemmill knocks in a cross ball towards Neil Souness. Neil Souness shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
24.53
Richard Sterjovski knocks the ball forward to Gavin Liddell. Gavin Liddell flicks a high pass forward to Robin Favre who brings the ball under control. Robin Favre knocks in a cross ball towards Craig Mcallister. Craig Mcallister makes a looping header on goal but Alex Souness reads it well. Quality keeping!
26.42
Richard White catches Gavin Liddell on the ankles. Richard White is given a warning by the referee! Gavin Liddell stretches but gets up unharmed.
28.37
Craig Mcallister makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stephen Naysmith. Stephen Naysmith knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Tryggvi Adalbjarnarson.
38.23
Mauricio Kiko comes in with a late challenge on Ebi Iwan. Mauricio Kiko is shown the yellow card! Ebi Iwan stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Greenock Morton appear unchanged since the first half. Celtic also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Greenock Morton get the second half underway!
57.56
Matt Gemmill knocks the ball to his team mate, Craig Mcallister. Craig Mcallister lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Souness. Neil Souness powers a header at goal. Alex Souness effortlessly picks it out of the air!
59.34
Craig Mcallister hits a low pass to Robin Favre. Robin Favre plays a scrappy one-two with Stephen Naysmith and stumbles forward towards the goal... Robin Favre tries a spectacular strike. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
60.17
Tryggvi Adalbjarnarson flicks a high pass forward. Guillermo Vicente holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Guillermo Vicente tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
65.53
Ebi Iwan flicks a high pass forward. Neil Souness holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Neil Souness flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Naysmith holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stephen Naysmith advances inside the box! Stephen Naysmith shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
75.20
Richard Sterjovski controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Neil Souness. Neil Souness skips past Quim Barbosa! Neil Souness looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Neil Souness scores for Celtic!!
83.26
Gavin Liddell sees Neil Souness in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Neil Souness knocks in a cross ball towards Robin Favre. Robin Favre jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
87.48
Quim Barbosa decides to run forward with the ball. Quim Barbosa knocks the ball to his team mate, Billy Campbell. Billy Campbell shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Neil Benali manages to gather it.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Greenock Morton

Celtic
Goals
1
5
Shots on Target
5
8
Shots off Target
1
0
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43.3%
56.7%
Play Area
38.3%
40%
21.7%

Scorers
Guillermo Vicente 2
Gavin Liddell 8
Neil Souness 20, 75
Stephen Naysmith 66
Robin Favre 83

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

Match Ratings
1.Alex Souness (GK)
6
2.Gustavo Gallegos (DEF)
6
3.Ruud Sluiter (DEF)
6
4.Colin Mcallister (DEF)
6
5.Michel Masson (DEF)
6
6.Tryggvi Adalbjarnarson (MID)
6
7.Quim Barbosa (MID)
7
8.Richard White (MID)
6
9.Billy Campbell (ATT)
6
10.Guillermo Vicente (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Mauricio Kiko (ATT)yellow card
5
 
12.Callum White (DEF)
0
13.Garry Mckinlay (ATT)
0
14.Billy Mason (ATT)
0

1.Neil Benali (GK)
7
2.Ebi Iwan (DEF)
6
3.Richard Sterjovski (DEF)
6
4.Oscar Castaneda (DEF)
6
5.Gavin Liddell (MID)goal scored
7
6.Stephen Naysmith (MID)goal scored
8
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 scored
7
 
12.Craig Davidson (MID)
0
13.León Carvajal (ATT)
0
14.Kubilay Kayis (MID)
0