Match Report
| Celtic | Celtic |  |  | Aberdeen | Aberdeen | ||||||||||||||||
| Shaun Humphreys | Shaun Humphreys | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Konstantinos Galanidis | K. Galanidis |  | 73 | G |  | 1 | | G | 65 |  | Eddie Boertien | E. Boertien | |||||||||
| Noah Kühn | N. Kühn |  | 44 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 69 |  | Andy Booth | A. Booth | |||||||||
| Abel Soares | A. Soares |  | 72 | D | | 3 | | D | 67 | | Simon Schröder | S. Schröder | |||||||||
| Sveinn Illugason | S. Illugason |  | 34 | D | | 4 | | D | 67 |  | Roland Ueltschi | R. Ueltschi | |||||||||
| Fabrice Haddadou | F. Haddadou |  | 69 | D | | 5 | | D | 65 |  | Sasha Udovenko | S. Udovenko | |||||||||
| Egbert Roest | E. Roest |  | 66 | M | | 6 | | M | 69 | | Oleg Makin | O. Makin | |||||||||
| Ricardo Solano | R. Solano |  | 35 | M | | 7 | | M | 66 | | Shaun Taylor | S. Taylor | |||||||||
| Stephen Johnstone | S. Johnstone | | 65 | M | | 8 | | M | 63 | | Claude Escudé | C. Escudé | |||||||||
| Hugo Kiko | H. Kiko |  | 67 | A | | 9 | | A | 72 | | Henk Boateng | H. Boateng | |||||||||
| Rodrigo Lopes | R. Lopes | | 74 | A | | 10 | | A | 68 | | John Naysmith | J. Naysmith | |||||||||
| Bruno Benavides | B. Benavides |  | 40 | A | | 11 | | A | 67 | | Ruben Pinto | R. Pinto | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Celtic Park where Celtic play host to Aberdeen. A crowd of 20,212 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Celtic and Aberdeen are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Celtic and Aberdeen are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Aberdeen get the match underway!
2.36
0-0Shaun Taylor knocks the ball forward to Ruben Pinto. Ruben Pinto knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Konstantinos Galanidis who gathers it comfortably.
4.26
0-0Sveinn Illugason takes it forward alone. Sveinn Illugason deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bruno Benavides. Bruno Benavides shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Eddie Boertien.
6.42
0-0Sveinn Illugason deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stephen Johnstone. Stephen Johnstone threads the ball through to Hugo Kiko. Hugo Kiko tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
12.56
Ricardo Solano makes a simple pass to Rodrigo Lopes. Rodrigo Lopes whips in a cross ball towards Hugo Kiko. Hugo Kiko directs the ball goalwards with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
18.09
1-0Egbert Roest threads the ball through to Rodrigo Lopes. Rodrigo Lopes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. What a cracker!! Eddie Boertien had no chance!! Goal for Celtic!
21.01
Oleg Makin takes it forward alone. Oleg Makin plays a perfect one-two with John Naysmith and rushes in on goal... Oleg Makin cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
22.09
Claude Escudé flicks the ball to his team mate, Ruben Pinto. Ruben Pinto lofts in a cross ball towards John Naysmith. John Naysmith flicks the ball with his head. Konstantinos Galanidis easily smothers it.
26.11
1-0Noah Kühn catches Claude Escudé on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Claude Escudé stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.17
Shaun Taylor makes a probing pass to John Naysmith. John Naysmith controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
34.49
Andy Booth makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Shaun Taylor. Shaun Taylor makes a probing pass to Ruben Pinto. Ruben Pinto goes all the way! Ruben Pinto tries a spectacular strike. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Celtic kick off the second half!
47.16
Roland Ueltschi makes a probing pass to Oleg Makin. Oleg Makin threads the ball through to Henk Boateng. Henk Boateng goes all the way! Henk Boateng makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
48.38
Egbert Roest chips the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Lopes. Rodrigo Lopes knocks in a cross ball towards Bruno Benavides. Bruno Benavides directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
49.16
Abel Soares knocks the ball forward to Stephen Johnstone. Stephen Johnstone threads the ball through to Rodrigo Lopes. Rodrigo Lopes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
51.43
1-1Abel Soares hacks Henk Boateng from behind! The referee calls over Abel Soares and warns him to calm down! Henk Boateng stretches but gets up unharmed.
55.38
Claude Escudé chips the ball to his team mate, John Naysmith. John Naysmith knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
57.44
Sveinn Illugason knocks the ball forward to Egbert Roest. Egbert Roest passes the ball forward to Bruno Benavides. Bruno Benavides sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
63.46
Roland Ueltschi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oleg Makin. Oleg Makin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ruben Pinto. Ruben Pinto finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Konstantinos Galanidis!
65.06
Egbert Roest makes a simple pass to Hugo Kiko. Hugo Kiko shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
66.28
Egbert Roest knocks the ball to his team mate, Bruno Benavides. Bruno Benavides knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
69.07
1-1The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
71.31
Shaun Taylor deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Henk Boateng. Henk Boateng goes all the way! Henk Boateng makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but somehow Konstantinos Galanidis manages to keep it out.
72.57
Shaun Taylor makes a probing pass to Ruben Pinto. Ruben Pinto goes all the way! Ruben Pinto cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
75.43
Roland Ueltschi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Claude Escudé. Claude Escudé threads the ball through to Henk Boateng. Henk Boateng finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Konstantinos Galanidis easily smothers it!
79.07
Stephen Johnstone threads the ball through to Hugo Kiko. Hugo Kiko plays a perfect one-two with Bruno Benavides and rushes in on goal... Hugo Kiko cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Eddie Boertien!
81.40
1-1Shaun Taylor makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ruben Pinto. Ruben Pinto deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Henk Boateng but the linesman indicates offside!
85.38
Fabrice Haddadou makes a beautiful solo run. Fabrice Haddadou makes a probing pass to Bruno Benavides. Bruno Benavides deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hugo Kiko but the linesman indicates offside!
90.00
Abel Soares kicks a strong pass forward to Egbert Roest. Egbert Roest threads the ball through to Bruno Benavides. Bruno Benavides deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hugo Kiko. Hugo Kiko cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Eddie Boertien!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
5
6
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
2
2
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
43.6%
56.4%
Play Area
29.8%
40.4%
29.8%
Scorers
| Rodrigo Lopes 18 | Ruben Pinto 34 |