Match Report


FalkirkFalkirk     CelticCeltic
David ross CampbellDavid ross Campbell Sandra Hurley Sandra Hurley
Ragnar ÁsgeirssonR. Ásgeirsson72
G
1captain
G
67Gary DickovG. Dickov
Carlos MartinsC. Martins68
D
2
D
53Paul C. BuscanP. Buscan
Alexander KneisslA. Kneissl73
D
3
D
69Markus SchröderM. Schröder
Rodolphe AbdessadkiR. Abdessadki73
D
4
D
72Marinus HuistraM. Huistra
Silvio BoudarèneS. Boudarène65
M
5
D
59Jacek SwierczewskiJ. Swierczewski
Les HulmeL. Hulme76
M
6
D
39Stephen BremnerS. Bremner
Daniel StockdaleD. Stockdale74
M
captain7
D
76Anton SammerA. Sammer
Nicolas WelterN. Welter77
M
8
M
75Matias PadillaM. Padilla
Milton HinojosaM. Hinojosa67
A
9
M
43Scott McNeillS. McNeill
Xavier DeflandreX. Deflandre74
A
10
M
72Gianmatteo Del VecchioG. Del Vecchio
Jorge AlmeidaJ. Almeida73
A
11
A
72Malte KühnM. Kühn
 
Scott MatteoS. Matteo43
D
12
D
75Garba OmoladeG. Omolade
Liam InceL. Ince31
M
13
M
52Maximiliano SotoM. Soto
Eduardo VianaE. Viana52
A
14
A
69Serge PoulardS. Poulard

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Falkirk Stadium where Falkirk play host to Celtic. A crowd of 19,244 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Falkirk are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Celtic appear to be shaped for 6-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Stephen Bremner.


0.00
The first half starts with Celtic kicking off!
3.20
Daniel Stockdale barges into Matias Padilla. Daniel Stockdale is given a warning by the referee! Matias Padilla carries on, but is struggling a bit.
4.10
Alexander Kneissl advances with the ball. Alexander Kneissl deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Milton Hinojosa. Milton Hinojosa controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Gary Dickov!
8.26
Showing composure, Matias Padilla laces a weighted ball forward to Malte Kühn. Malte Kühn shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
24.56
Paul C. Buscan flicks the ball to his team mate, Matias Padilla. Matias Padilla sees Malte Kühn in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Malte Kühn knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ragnar Ásgeirsson who gathers it comfortably.
27.35
Les Hulme threads a neat ball through to Milton Hinojosa. Milton Hinojosa knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Markus Schröder.
28.25
Silvio Boudarène advances with the ball. Silvio Boudarène lofts in a cross ball towards Xavier Deflandre. Anton Sammer clumsily knocks into Xavier Deflandre. Penalty not given!!
30.41
Markus Schröder flicks a high ball forward to Gianmatteo Del Vecchio who takes it down. Gianmatteo Del Vecchio makes a simple pass to Malte Kühn. Malte Kühn knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ragnar Ásgeirsson who gathers it comfortably.
34.10
Silvio Boudarène changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Silvio Boudarène knocks in a cross ball towards Jorge Almeida. Jorge Almeida rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
36.03
Nicolas Welter threads a neat ball through to Jorge Almeida. Jorge Almeida knocks in a cross ball towards Milton Hinojosa. Milton Hinojosa knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Gary Dickov gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
38.41
Daniel Stockdale flicks a high pass forward. Xavier Deflandre controls it well on his chest. Xavier Deflandre controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but is denied by Gary Dickov. Excellent save.
42.35
Les Hulme runs straight at the opposition's defence. Les Hulme whips in a cross ball towards Jorge Almeida. Jorge Almeida gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The keeper is on top of it. Excellent save!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
Falkirk kick off!
60.31
Daniel Stockdale darts forward. Daniel Stockdale hits a low pass to Milton Hinojosa. Milton Hinojosa side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Gary Dickov gathers the ball up comfortably. Great keeping!
61.56
Malte Kühn catches Rodolphe Abdessadki on the ankles. The referee calls over Malte Kühn and shows him a yellow card! Rodolphe Abdessadki gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
63.55
Nicolas Welter controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Xavier Deflandre. Xavier Deflandre knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stephen Bremner.
72.33
Xavier Deflandre catches Jacek Swierczewski on the ankles. The referee calls over Xavier Deflandre and warns him to calm down! Jacek Swierczewski stretches but gets up unharmed.
75.52
Malte Kühn comes in with a late challenge on Carlos Martins. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's another yellow card! It's an early bath for Malte Kühn!! Carlos Martins runs off the knock.
79.37
Carlos Martins flicks a high pass forward. Les Hulme controls it well on his chest. Les Hulme flicks a high pass forward. Milton Hinojosa controls it well on his chest. Milton Hinojosa knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
83.30
Alexander Kneissl threads a neat ball through to Silvio Boudarène. Silvio Boudarène knocks the ball forward to Milton Hinojosa. Milton Hinojosa tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
84.48
Les Hulme flicks a high ball forward to Xavier Deflandre who takes it down. Xavier Deflandre lofts in a cross ball towards Jorge Almeida. Jorge Almeida makes a convincing header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Falkirk

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

Possession
61.1%
38.9%
Play Area
19.4%
47.2%
33.3%

Scorers
Jorge Almeida 84

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jorge Almeida of Falkirk

Match Ratings