Match Report


AirdrieoniansAirdrieonians     CelticCeltic
David JacobsDavid Jacobs darren Nicholls darren Nicholls
James EvansJ. Evans65
G
1
G
66Gavin McStayG. McStay
Marco AppoloniM. Appoloni53
D
2
D
58Jose Javier VazquezJ. Vazquez
Alec BurleyA. Burley57
D
3
D
61Giancarlo Di LivioG. Di Livio
John YoungJ. Young64
D
4
D
63Garry CaldwellG. Caldwell
Marvin Van GalenM. Van Galen63
M
5
M
62Craig MeiklejohnC. Meiklejohn
Gavin GemmillG. Gemmill69
M
captain6
M
53Paul McNeillP. McNeill
Gareth MacleanG. Maclean71
M
7captain
M
69Armin BierhoffA. Bierhoff
Alex TelferA. Telfer66
M
8
M
61Matt StrachanM. Strachan
Paolo MeijerP. Meijer48
A
9
A
54Don McCoistD. McCoist
Vincenzo GilardinoV. Gilardino63
A
10
A
67Filipe VieiraF. Vieira
Rafael BarrosR. Barros70
A
11
A
65Guillermo MendezG. Mendez
 
Alec BradyA. Brady51
D
12
D
50Callum BremnerC. Bremner
Richard BremnerR. Bremner62
M
13
M
60Jean-Paul KnopperJ. Knopper
Gary GreigG. Greig55
M
14
A
51Gabriele CarnascialiG. Carnasciali

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Excelsior Stadium where Airdrieonians play host to Celtic. A crowd of 19,827 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Airdrieonians and Celtic are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Neil Hutchison.


0.00
Airdrieonians get the match underway!
3.38
Giancarlo Di Livio makes a probing pass to Guillermo Mendez. Guillermo Mendez shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
4.15
Paul McNeill changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Paul McNeill knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to James Evans who gathers it comfortably.
6.39
Paul McNeill passes the ball forward to Don McCoist. Don McCoist shoots from outside the area but it's a woeful effort!
10.29
Gavin Gemmill hits a low pass to Rafael Barros. Rafael Barros whips in a cross ball towards Alex Telfer. Alex Telfer beats his man to it with a header but he balloons it over the crossbar!
12.20
Gavin Gemmill hits a low pass to Paolo Meijer. Paolo Meijer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
14.47
Gareth Maclean flicks a high ball forward to Paolo Meijer who takes it down. Paolo Meijer whips in a cross ball towards Alex Telfer. Jose Javier Vazquez barges into Alex Telfer. Penalty not given!!
15.18
Alec Burley threads a neat ball through to Rafael Barros. Rafael Barros whips in a cross ball towards Paolo Meijer. Paolo Meijer beats his man to it with a header. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
16.34
Alec Burley hits a low pass to Vincenzo Gilardino. Vincenzo Gilardino hits a low pass to Paolo Meijer. Paolo Meijer shoots from outside the area. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
20.26
Gavin Gemmill receives the ball from a throw-in from Marvin Van Galen. Gavin Gemmill knocks the ball forward to Vincenzo Gilardino. Vincenzo Gilardino shoots from long range. Gavin McStay gathers the ball up comfortably. He makes it look easy!
26.16
Armin Bierhoff kicks a strong pass forward to Guillermo Mendez. Guillermo Mendez lofts in a cross ball towards Paul McNeill. Paul McNeill is unmarked! He powers a header at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
27.30
With some swift thinking, Guillermo Mendez plays the ball forward to Armin Bierhoff. Armin Bierhoff lofts in a cross ball towards Filipe Vieira. Filipe Vieira powers a header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
30.42
Alec Burley receives the ball from a throw-in from Gavin Gemmill. Alec Burley takes it forward alone. Alec Burley deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gareth Maclean but the linesman indicates offside!
34.37
John Young deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gareth Maclean. Gareth Maclean flicks a high pass forward. Vincenzo Gilardino controls it well on his chest. Vincenzo Gilardino whips in a cross ball towards Paolo Meijer. Giancarlo Di Livio barges into Paolo Meijer. Penalty not given!!
36.15
Giancarlo Di Livio plays the ball forward to Garry Caldwell. Garry Caldwell makes a simple pass to Don McCoist. Don McCoist knocks in a cross ball towards Filipe Vieira. Filipe Vieira gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but James Evans reads it well. Good save!
38.56
Gareth Maclean flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Gemmill controls it well on his chest. Gavin Gemmill knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Garry Caldwell.
39.27
Paul McNeill barges into John Young. Paul McNeill is warned by the referee! John Young grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
42.40
Jose Javier Vazquez chips the ball to his team mate, Filipe Vieira. Filipe Vieira sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
44.31
Marco Appoloni flicks a high pass forward. Vincenzo Gilardino collects the pass. Vincenzo Gilardino shoots from 20 yards but slams it into the crowd!
45.00
Alex Telfer makes a beautiful solo run. Alex Telfer lofts in a cross ball towards Gareth Maclean. Gareth Maclean shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Gavin McStay has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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
Celtic start the second half!
47.07
Filipe Vieira barges into Alec Burley. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alec Burley gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
48.03
Giancarlo Di Livio flicks a high pass forward to Matt Strachan who brings the ball under control. Matt Strachan kicks a strong pass forward to Craig Meiklejohn. Craig Meiklejohn shoots from outside the area but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
49.35
Paul McNeill plays the ball forward to Guillermo Mendez. Guillermo Mendez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alex Telfer.
51.46
John Young makes a simple pass to Gareth Maclean. Gareth Maclean controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rafael Barros. Rafael Barros knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Garry Caldwell.
53.01
Armin Bierhoff deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Don McCoist. Don McCoist whips in a cross ball towards Filipe Vieira. Filipe Vieira directs the ball goalwards with his head but James Evans reads it well. Great save!
55.56
Guillermo Mendez barges into Marco Appoloni. Guillermo Mendez is shown the yellow card! Marco Appoloni stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.43
Airdrieonians have made a substitution with Gary Greig replacing Gareth Maclean .
63.50
Gary Greig threads the ball through to Alex Telfer. Alex Telfer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Vincenzo Gilardino. Vincenzo Gilardino makes a probing pass to Paolo Meijer but he's offside!
66.03
Marvin Van Galen hits a low pass to Vincenzo Gilardino. Vincenzo Gilardino whips in a cross ball towards Rafael Barros. Jose Javier Vazquez hacks Rafael Barros from behind! Rafael Barros appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
67.07
Alec Burley darts forward. Alec Burley runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Alec Burley plays a scrappy one-two with Paolo Meijer and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Alec Burley provides some space. He shoots at goal but slams it into the crowd!
71.27
Garry Caldwell flicks a high pass forward. Armin Bierhoff controls it well on his chest. Armin Bierhoff flicks a high pass forward. Filipe Vieira holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Filipe Vieira whips in a cross ball towards Don McCoist. Don McCoist rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
77.04
Airdrieonians have made a substitution with Alec Brady replacing Alec Burley .
81.53
Alec Brady flicks a high pass forward. Rafael Barros collects the pass. Rafael Barros lofts in a cross ball towards Gary Greig. Gary Greig whips the ball goalwards with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
83.57
Garry Caldwell kicks a strong pass forward to Guillermo Mendez. Guillermo Mendez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to James Evans who gathers it comfortably.
84.57
Marco Appoloni hits a low pass to Gary Greig. Gary Greig sees Rafael Barros in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Rafael Barros whips in a cross ball towards Alex Telfer. With a superhuman jump, Alex Telfer connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Matt Strachan comes in with a late challenge on Marvin Van Galen. The referee calls over Matt Strachan and shows him a yellow card! Marvin Van Galen runs off the knock.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Airdrieonians

Celtic
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
7
6
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
4
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
68.2%
31.8%
Play Area
29.5%
45.5%
25%

Scorers
Gareth Maclean 45
Filipe Vieira 27

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gareth Maclean of Airdrieonians

Match Ratings
1.James Evans (GK)
7
2.Marco Appoloni (DEF)
6
3.Alec Burley (DEF)
8
4.John Young (DEF)
7
5.Marvin Van Galen (MID)
6
6.Gavin Gemmill (MID)
6
7.Gareth Maclean (MID)goal scored
9
8.Alex Telfer (MID)
8
9.Paolo Meijer (ATT)
6
10.Vincenzo Gilardino (ATT)
7
11.Rafael Barros (ATT)
7
 
12.Alec Brady (DEF)
6
13.Richard Bremner (MID)
0
14.Gary Greig (MID)
6

1.Gavin McStay (GK)
6
2.Jose Javier Vazquez (DEF)
6
3.Giancarlo Di Livio (DEF)
6
4.Garry Caldwell (DEF)
6
5.Craig Meiklejohn (MID)
6
6.Paul McNeill (MID)
6
7.Armin Bierhoff (MID)
7
8.Matt Strachan (MID)yellow card
5
9.Don McCoist (ATT)
6
10.Filipe Vieira (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
8
11.Guillermo Mendez (ATT)yellow card
5
 
12.Callum Bremner (DEF)
0
13.Jean-Paul Knopper (MID)
0
14.Gabriele Carnasciali (ATT)
0