Match Report


MotherwellMotherwell     CelticCeltic
Noel HenryNoel Henry darren Nicholls darren Nicholls
Adam EadieA. Eadie73
G
1
G
66Gavin McStayG. McStay
Jose PerezJ. Perez76
D
2
D
61Giancarlo Di LivioG. Di Livio
Martin CanoM. Cano69
D
3
D
60Lilian CiechelsiL. Ciechelsi
Alec HendersonA. Henderson72
D
4
D
63Garry CaldwellG. Caldwell
Billy ThompsonB. Thompson68
D
5
M
62Craig MeiklejohnC. Meiklejohn
David McStayD. McStay60
M
6captain
M
69Armin BierhoffA. Bierhoff
Gianni AdamiG. Adami63
M
7
M
61Armin RummeniggeA. Rummenigge
Joao AlmeidaJ. Almeida63
A
captain8
M
60Jean-Paul KnopperJ. Knopper
Andy GreigA. Greig57
A
9
A
54Don McCoistD. McCoist
David GreigD. Greig60
A
10
A
67Filipe VieiraF. Vieira
Gabriele BianchiniG. Bianchini73
A
11
A
65Guillermo MendezG. Mendez
 
Nabil GeerinckxN. Geerinckx60
M
12
D
50Callum BremnerC. Bremner
Albrecht BreitnerA. Breitner54
A
13
M
48Hugo PeiroH. Peiro
Alexandre FariaA. Faria57
D
14
A
51Gabriele CarnascialiG. Carnasciali

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Fir Park where Motherwell play host to Celtic. A crowd of 20,250 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Motherwell are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Celtic appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Kevin Law.


0.00
Motherwell kick off!
10.57
Gianni Adami darts forward. Gianni Adami whips in a cross ball towards David McStay. David McStay flicks the ball with his head but it is miles over!
12.11
Gianni Adami deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Greig. David Greig knocks in a cross ball towards Gabriele Bianchini. Gabriele Bianchini knocks the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Gavin McStay manages to keep it out.
16.48
With imagination, Lilian Ciechelsi laces a weighted ball forward to Armin Bierhoff. Armin Bierhoff flicks a high pass forward. Filipe Vieira holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Filipe Vieira controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Guillermo Mendez through on goal. Guillermo Mendez comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it flies wide!
20.41
Giancarlo Di Livio chips the ball to his team mate, Jean-Paul Knopper. Jean-Paul Knopper knocks in a cross ball towards Guillermo Mendez. Guillermo Mendez makes a deft header but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
32.10
Lilian Ciechelsi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig Meiklejohn. Craig Meiklejohn makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Don McCoist. Don McCoist knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Billy Thompson.
36.51
Giancarlo Di Livio controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Armin Bierhoff. Armin Bierhoff picks a pass forward to Guillermo Mendez. Guillermo Mendez lofts in a cross ball towards Filipe Vieira. Filipe Vieira knocks the ball goalwards with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
38.42
Lilian Ciechelsi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Don McCoist. Don McCoist knocks the ball forward to Armin Bierhoff but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
39.09
Joao Almeida barges into Garry Caldwell. Joao Almeida is shown the yellow card! Garry Caldwell stretches but gets up unharmed.
40.30
Craig Meiklejohn comes in with a late challenge on Alec Henderson. Craig Meiklejohn is given a warning by the referee! Alec Henderson gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
42.25
Lilian Ciechelsi sees Armin Rummenigge in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Armin Rummenigge plays a scrappy one-two with Don McCoist and advances towards the goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Armin Rummenigge provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. Adam Eadie gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
Celtic start the second half!
48.54
David McStay decides to run forward with the ball. David McStay knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Garry Caldwell.
54.54
Lilian Ciechelsi passes the ball forward to Armin Rummenigge. Armin Rummenigge makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Craig Meiklejohn. Craig Meiklejohn controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just wide!
59.30
Jean-Paul Knopper catches David McStay on the ankles. Jean-Paul Knopper is shown the yellow card! David McStay runs off the knock.
63.58
Don McCoist runs straight at the opposition's defence. Don McCoist knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Adam Eadie who gathers it comfortably.
67.17
Filipe Vieira threads a neat ball through to Jean-Paul Knopper. Jean-Paul Knopper knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
69.56
David Greig comes in with a late challenge on Garry Caldwell. David Greig is warned by the referee! Garry Caldwell runs off the knock.
71.18
Craig Meiklejohn makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Guillermo Mendez. Guillermo Mendez makes a probing pass between the defence to Don McCoist. Don McCoist side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball dips but Billy Thompson blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
75.49
Armin Rummenigge knocks the ball to his team mate, Armin Bierhoff. Armin Bierhoff knocks in a cross ball towards Guillermo Mendez. Guillermo Mendez is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it's a woeful effort!
78.22
Billy Thompson takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Alec Henderson. Alec Henderson flicks a high pass forward. Gianni Adami holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gianni Adami hits a low pass to David McStay. David McStay knocks in a cross ball towards David Greig. David Greig heads the ball goalwards but it flies well off target!
81.20
Jose Perez hacks Armin Rummenigge from behind! The referee calls over Jose Perez and shows him a yellow card! Armin Rummenigge runs off the knock.
83.22
Armin Rummenigge kicks a strong pass forward to Guillermo Mendez. Guillermo Mendez shoots from 20 yards but slams it into the crowd!
84.47
Lilian Ciechelsi makes a probing pass to Armin Rummenigge. Armin Rummenigge flicks a high pass forward. Craig Meiklejohn holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Craig Meiklejohn knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
85.41
Armin Rummenigge knocks the ball to his team mate, Don McCoist. Don McCoist shoots from 25 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
89.58
Gianni Adami clumsily knocks into Armin Rummenigge. The referee warns Gianni Adami to calm down! Armin Rummenigge carries on, but is struggling a bit.
90.00
Gianni Adami knocks the ball to his team mate, David Greig. David Greig shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Motherwell

Celtic
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
2
Shots off Target
3
7
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
4
2
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
27.6%
72.4%
Play Area
35.5%
43.4%
21.1%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Lilian Ciechelsi of Celtic

Match Ratings
1.Adam Eadie (GK)
6
2.Jose Perez (DEF)yellow card
4
3.Martin Cano (DEF)
6
4.Alec Henderson (DEF)
6
5.Billy Thompson (DEF)
6
6.David McStay (MID)
7
7.Gianni Adami (MID)
7
8.Joao Almeida (ATT)yellow card
4
9.Andy Greig (ATT)
6
10.David Greig (ATT)
6
11.Gabriele Bianchini (ATT)
6
 
12.Nabil Geerinckx (MID)
0
13.Albrecht Breitner (ATT)
0
14.Alexandre Faria (DEF)
0

1.Gavin McStay (GK)
6
2.Giancarlo Di Livio (DEF)
7
3.Lilian Ciechelsi (DEF)
8
4.Garry Caldwell (DEF)
6
5.Craig Meiklejohn (MID)
6
6.Armin Bierhoff (MID)
7
7.Armin Rummenigge (MID)
8
8.Jean-Paul Knopper (MID)yellow card
5
9.Don McCoist (ATT)
6
10.Filipe Vieira (ATT)
6
11.Guillermo Mendez (ATT)
6
 
12.Callum Bremner (DEF)
0
13.Hugo Peiro (MID)
0
14.Gabriele Carnasciali (ATT)
0