Match Report


Ross CountyRoss County     CelticCeltic
Computer Player Computer Player Michael Douglas Michael Douglas
Stephen GoughS. Gough78
G
1
G
75Emile MbambaE. Mbamba
Rafael MerinoR. Merino52
D
2
D
70Abassi ZerdouxA. Zerdoux
Marino StaffolaniM. Staffolani52
D
3
D
69Malcolm GoodwinM. Goodwin
Paolo StewartP. Stewart51
D
4
D
84Ciro IorioC. Iorio
Stuart McCoistS. McCoist72
M
5
D
86Naoko TakahashiN. Takahashi
John DavidsonJ. Davidson72
M
captain6
M
75David HendryD. Hendry
John YoungJ. Young58
M
7captain
M
90Kristoffer LidstromK. Lidstrom
Scott BremnerS. Bremner53
M
8
M
81Adam YoudsA. Youds
Billy MortonB. Morton81
A
9
A
72Moustapha El-KhalejM. El-Khalej
Kai LindemannK. Lindemann57
A
10
A
77Dominic GallacherD. Gallacher
Duncan ThomsonD. Thomson56
A
11
A
71Bruno MartinsB. Martins
 
Enrique SuarezE. Suarez70
G
12
D
69Linus WinklerL. Winkler
Richard ElliottR. Elliott53
G
13
A
72Nwankwo GerrardN. Gerrard
Richard HendersonR. Henderson49
D
14
M
80Duncan ElliottD. Elliott

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Match Report
Snow flakes fill the overcast sky here at Victoria Park where Ross County play host to Celtic. A crowd of 18,430 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Ross County are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Celtic appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Garry Mccall.


0.00
The whistle blows and Celtic get the match underway!
3.46
John Young clumsily knocks into David Hendry. The referee brings John Young to one side and gives him a warning! David Hendry hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
4.07
Malcolm Goodwin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Hendry. David Hendry makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dominic Gallacher. Dominic Gallacher plays a quick one-two with Adam Youds and rushes in on goal... Dominic Gallacher takes a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
8.35
David Hendry plays the ball forward to Adam Youds. Adam Youds controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Dominic Gallacher through on goal. Dominic Gallacher takes a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
12.24
Rafael Merino knocks the ball to his team mate, Scott Bremner. Scott Bremner threads a neat ball through to Kai Lindemann. Kai Lindemann finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
15.54
Malcolm Goodwin barges into John Davidson. The referee calls over Malcolm Goodwin and warns him to calm down! John Davidson runs off the knock.
18.30
Kristoffer Lidstrom makes a simple pass to Moustapha El-Khalej. Moustapha El-Khalej knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.18
Stuart McCoist hits a low pass to Billy Morton. Billy Morton whips in a cross ball towards Duncan Thomson. With a superhuman jump, Duncan Thomson connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
27.42
John Davidson passes the ball forward to Duncan Thomson. Duncan Thomson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
30.04
Kristoffer Lidstrom flicks a high pass forward. Dominic Gallacher holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Dominic Gallacher deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Moustapha El-Khalej but the linesman indicates offside!
32.12
John Young threads the ball through to Billy Morton. Billy Morton shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
33.42
Kai Lindemann clumsily knocks into Ciro Iorio. Kai Lindemann is given a warning by the referee! Ciro Iorio hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.34
Kristoffer Lidstrom chips the ball to his team mate, Dominic Gallacher. Dominic Gallacher knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Moustapha El-Khalej is offside!
38.34
Malcolm Goodwin kicks a strong pass forward to David Hendry. David Hendry makes a simple pass to Adam Youds. Adam Youds tries a spectacular long range effort. Solid save from Stephen Gough.
40.12
Marino Staffolani decides to run forward with the ball. Marino Staffolani flicks a high pass forward to Billy Morton who brings the ball under control. Billy Morton knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Abassi Zerdoux.
45.00
Kristoffer Lidstrom threads the ball through to Adam Youds. Adam Youds plays a quick one-two with Dominic Gallacher and rushes in on goal... Adam Youds cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it flies just off target!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Ross County appear unchanged since the first half. Celtic appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-3-1 formation.

45.00
Ross County kick off the second half!
47.12
Malcolm Goodwin flicks a high pass forward. Kristoffer Lidstrom holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Kristoffer Lidstrom hits a low pass to Dominic Gallacher. Dominic Gallacher whips in a cross ball towards Moustapha El-Khalej. Moustapha El-Khalej finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it's a woeful effort!
51.02
Kristoffer Lidstrom makes a probing pass to Bruno Martins. Bruno Martins finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
54.11
Naoko Takahashi makes a probing pass to Kristoffer Lidstrom. Kristoffer Lidstrom knocks the ball to his team mate, Bruno Martins. Bruno Martins knocks in a cross ball towards Adam Youds. Adam Youds makes a convincing header but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
55.46
John Davidson threads a neat ball through to Duncan Thomson. Duncan Thomson lofts in a cross ball towards Billy Morton. Billy Morton makes a convincing header. Emile Mbamba picks it out of the air!
59.29
David Hendry hits a low pass to Dominic Gallacher. Dominic Gallacher lofts in a cross ball towards Moustapha El-Khalej. Moustapha El-Khalej powers a header at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
60.58
Celtic have made a substitution with Nwankwo Gerrard replacing Dominic Gallacher .
65.42
Ciro Iorio volleys a long ball forward. Bruno Martins shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Stephen Gough!
69.02
John Davidson plays the ball forward to Duncan Thomson. Duncan Thomson skips past Naoko Takahashi! Some silky footwork from Duncan Thomson provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
72.07
Naoko Takahashi passes the ball forward to David Hendry. David Hendry makes a probing pass to Bruno Martins. Bruno Martins knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
73.05
John Davidson barges into Kristoffer Lidstrom. The referee brings John Davidson to one side and gives him a warning! Kristoffer Lidstrom stretches but gets up unharmed.
75.53
Duncan Thomson hacks Abassi Zerdoux from behind! The referee brings Duncan Thomson to one side and gives him a warning! Abassi Zerdoux runs off the knock.
77.07
With vision, John Davidson plays the ball forward to Kai Lindemann. Kai Lindemann cuts inside the box! Some good footwork from Kai Lindemann provides some space. He shoots at goal. Emile Mbamba gathers the ball up comfortably. He makes it look easy!
78.29
Kristoffer Lidstrom passes the ball forward to Adam Youds. Adam Youds knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Nwankwo Gerrard is offside!
90.00
Paolo Stewart kicks a strong pass forward to John Young. John Young knocks the ball to his team mate, Duncan Thomson. Duncan Thomson lofts in a cross ball towards Billy Morton. Billy Morton connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Ross County

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

Possession
41.7%
58.3%
Play Area
25%
41.7%
33.3%

Scorers
Duncan Thomson 21, 69
Dominic Gallacher 4, 8

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Duncan Thomson of Ross County

Match Ratings
1.Stephen Gough (GK)
6
2.Rafael Merino (DEF)
6
3.Marino Staffolani (DEF)
7
4.Paolo Stewart (DEF)
6
5.Stuart McCoist (MID)
6
6.John Davidson (MID)
7
7.John Young (MID)
6
8.Scott Bremner (MID)
6
9.Billy Morton (ATT)
7
10.Kai Lindemann (ATT)
6
11.Duncan Thomson (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Enrique Suarez (GK)
0
13.Richard Elliott (GK)
0
14.Richard Henderson (DEF)
0

1.Emile Mbamba (GK)
6
2.Abassi Zerdoux (DEF)
6
3.Malcolm Goodwin (DEF)
6
4.Ciro Iorio (DEF)
6
5.Naoko Takahashi (DEF)
6
6.David Hendry (MID)
6
7.Kristoffer Lidstrom (MID)
7
8.Adam Youds (MID)
7
9.Moustapha El-Khalej (ATT)
6
10.Dominic Gallacher (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Bruno Martins (ATT)
6
 
12.Linus Winkler (DEF)
0
13.Nwankwo Gerrard (ATT)
6
14.Duncan Elliott (MID)
0