Match Report


CelticCeltic     St MirrenSt Mirren
darren Nichollsdarren Nicholls Sean Clayton Sean Clayton
Gavin McStayG. McStay66
G
1
G
61Garry GraavenG. Graaven
Giancarlo Di LivioG. Di Livio61
D
2
D
54Gavin JamesG. James
Lilian CiechelsiL. Ciechelsi60
D
3
D
52Frederico MarquitosF. Marquitos
Garry CaldwellG. Caldwell63
D
4
D
44Neil DuberryN. Duberry
Craig MeiklejohnC. Meiklejohn62
M
5
D
50Jose CostaJ. Costa
Armin BierhoffA. Bierhoff69
M
captain6
M
71Dave HoekstraD. Hoekstra
Armin RummeniggeA. Rummenigge61
M
7captain
M
65Matt LiddellM. Liddell
Jean-Paul KnopperJ. Knopper60
M
8
M
60John GallacherJ. Gallacher
Tobias WeigelT. Weigel53
A
9
A
49Shaun SmithS. Smith
Filipe VieiraF. Vieira67
A
10
A
66Richard GallacherR. Gallacher
Petri TrustfullP. Trustfull52
A
11
A
51Ralph DublinR. Dublin
 
Jose Javier VazquezJ. Vazquez58
D
12
G
46Dion WoodgateD. Woodgate
Hugo PeiroH. Peiro48
M
13
D
53Mario MonteiroM. Monteiro
Don McCoistD. McCoist54
A
14
M
49Matt CaldwellM. Caldwell

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Celtic Park where Celtic play host to St Mirren. A crowd of 15,325 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Celtic are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while St Mirren appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Alex Mcinnes.


0.00
St Mirren kick off and get the match underway!
3.34
Jean-Paul Knopper chips the ball to his team mate, Petri Trustfull. Petri Trustfull controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Garry Graaven comfortably gets down and covers it.
10.05
Giancarlo Di Livio threads a neat ball through to Craig Meiklejohn. Craig Meiklejohn threads a neat ball through to Filipe Vieira. Filipe Vieira knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Frederico Marquitos.
15.24
Armin Bierhoff threads a neat ball through to Craig Meiklejohn. Craig Meiklejohn makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Petri Trustfull but he's offside!
20.24
Jean-Paul Knopper flicks a high pass forward. Armin Bierhoff holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Armin Bierhoff whips in a cross ball towards Petri Trustfull. Petri Trustfull finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it's a woeful effort!
24.22
With a delightful solo run, Tobias Weigel stretches the opposition's defence. Tobias Weigel shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
27.05
Gavin James comes in with a late challenge on Armin Rummenigge. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Armin Rummenigge stretches but gets up unharmed.
28.52
Dave Hoekstra makes a run forward as John Gallacher takes the throw-in. Dave Hoekstra skillfully chests the ball down. Dave Hoekstra deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Richard Gallacher. Richard Gallacher controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
32.16
Gavin James threads a neat ball through to Richard Gallacher. Richard Gallacher shoots from 25 yards. Gavin McStay gathers the ball up comfortably. Great keeping!
44.30
Jose Costa knocks the ball forward to John Gallacher. John Gallacher kicks a strong pass forward to Dave Hoekstra. Dave Hoekstra tries a spectacular long range effort but it's well over the bar!
45.00
Neil Duberry flicks a high pass forward. John Gallacher holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. John Gallacher makes a probing pass to Richard Gallacher. Richard Gallacher whips in a cross ball towards Shaun Smith. Shaun Smith connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. What a cracker!! Gavin McStay had no chance!! Goal for St Mirren!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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

45.00
Celtic kick off!
47.20
Jean-Paul Knopper threads a neat ball through to Petri Trustfull. Petri Trustfull whips in a cross ball towards Filipe Vieira. Filipe Vieira makes a looping header on goal but somehow Garry Graaven manages to keep it out.
51.48
Jean-Paul Knopper catches Gavin James on the ankles. The referee calls over Jean-Paul Knopper and shows him a yellow card! Gavin James hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
53.46
Neil Duberry knocks the ball forward to Shaun Smith. Shaun Smith controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Matt Liddell. Matt Liddell sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just off target!
65.02
Lilian Ciechelsi threads a neat ball through to Jean-Paul Knopper. Jean-Paul Knopper passes the ball forward to Armin Rummenigge. Armin Rummenigge knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Frederico Marquitos.
67.05
John Gallacher flicks the ball to his team mate, Ralph Dublin. Ralph Dublin plays a quick one-two with Shaun Smith and rushes in on goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Ralph Dublin provides some space. He shoots at goal. Ralph Dublin scores for St Mirren!!
73.24
Jean-Paul Knopper hits a low pass to Tobias Weigel. Tobias Weigel whips in a cross ball towards Armin Rummenigge. Armin Rummenigge whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Garry Graaven with no chance!! Goal for Celtic!
77.00
Giancarlo Di Livio flicks a high pass forward. Armin Rummenigge holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Armin Rummenigge controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Garry Graaven gathers the ball up comfortably. Great keeping!
79.04
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
81.26
Garry Caldwell kicks a strong pass forward to Lilian Ciechelsi. Lilian Ciechelsi threads a neat ball through to Filipe Vieira. Filipe Vieira lofts in a cross ball towards Petri Trustfull. Petri Trustfull rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
83.36
Armin Rummenigge sees Filipe Vieira in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Filipe Vieira hits a low pass to Tobias Weigel. Tobias Weigel shoots from just inside the box. Magnificent save by Garry Graaven!
84.08
Jose Costa passes the ball forward to Richard Gallacher. Richard Gallacher flicks the ball to his team mate, Shaun Smith. Shaun Smith knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
87.02
Dave Hoekstra flicks a high pass forward. Matt Liddell controls it well on his chest. Matt Liddell shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Celtic

St Mirren
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.2%
47.8%
Play Area
23.2%
43.5%
33.3%

Scorers
Armin Rummenigge 73
Shaun Smith 45
Ralph Dublin 67

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Shaun Smith of St Mirren

Match Ratings
1.Gavin McStay (GK)
7
2.Giancarlo Di Livio (DEF)
6
3.Lilian Ciechelsi (DEF)
7
4.Garry Caldwell (DEF)
6
5.Craig Meiklejohn (MID)
6
6.Armin Bierhoff (MID)
7
7.Armin Rummenigge (MID)goal scored
8
8.Jean-Paul Knopper (MID)yellow card
6
9.Tobias Weigel (ATT)
7
10.Filipe Vieira (ATT)
7
11.Petri Trustfull (ATT)
6
 
12.Jose Javier Vazquez (DEF)
0
13.Hugo Peiro (MID)
0
14.Don McCoist (ATT)
0

1.Garry Graaven (GK)
8
2.Gavin James (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Frederico Marquitos (DEF)
6
4.Neil Duberry (DEF)
7
5.Jose Costa (DEF)
6
6.Dave Hoekstra (MID)
6
7.Matt Liddell (MID)
6
8.John Gallacher (MID)
6
9.Shaun Smith (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Richard Gallacher (ATT)
7
11.Ralph Dublin (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Dion Woodgate (GK)
0
13.Mario Monteiro (DEF)
0
14.Matt Caldwell (MID)
0