Match Report


CelticCeltic     Heart of MidlothianHeart of Midlothian
Richard KetlandRichard Ketland Computer Player Computer Player
Marcus PallisterM. Pallister39
G
1
G
64Terry OwenT. Owen
Houssin ElkhatabiH. Elkhatabi71
D
2
D
69Chritophe LaslandesC. Laslandes
Andy SounessA. Souness71
D
3
D
69Callum McNeillC. McNeill
Brutil MachlasB. Machlas69
D
4
D
66Julian HierroJ. Hierro
John NivenJ. Niven72
D
5captain
D
66Stephen BallS. Ball
Miguel HerreraM. Herrera68
M
6
M
70Kevin StrachanK. Strachan
Diego Ten HagD. Ten Hag73
M
7
M
69Stanley SmitheS. Smithe
Miguel CarvalhoM. Carvalho74
M
captain8
M
68Jeremy LevintskyJ. Levintsky
Arturo GomezA. Gomez73
A
9
A
72Dirk Van Der ReeD. Van Der Ree
Wayne DublinW. Dublin73
A
10
A
69Sjaak KosterS. Koster
Roberto Guerrero LopezR. Guerrero Lopez69
A
11
A
69Alun ShiltonA. Shilton
 
Abdelkrim AbdellaouiA. Abdellaoui73
A
12
M
67Jocelyn AgatheJ. Agathe
Paul WeversP. Wevers74
A
13
M
67Rodolfo DiezR. Diez
Filipe MonteiroF. Monteiro65
M
14
A
67Mike NewbyM. Newby

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Celtic Park where Celtic play host to Heart of Midlothian. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Celtic and Heart of Midlothian are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Paul Telfer.


0.00
Celtic start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.22
Miguel Herrera chips the ball to his team mate, Wayne Dublin. Wayne Dublin knocks in a cross ball towards Arturo Gomez. Arturo Gomez connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Julian Hierro steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
3.58
Miguel Carvalho controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Wayne Dublin. Wayne Dublin controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Terry Owen gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
6.49
Jeremy Levintsky flicks a high ball forward to Sjaak Koster who takes it down. Sjaak Koster finds some space and shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
12.09
Diego Ten Hag receives the ball from a throw-in from Miguel Carvalho. Diego Ten Hag hits a low pass to Roberto Guerrero Lopez. Roberto Guerrero Lopez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Terry Owen!
20.29
Jeremy Levintsky controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alun Shilton. Alun Shilton knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Brutil Machlas.
21.16
Jeremy Levintsky flicks the ball to his team mate, Dirk Van Der Ree. Dirk Van Der Ree rushes past Brutil Machlas! Brutil Machlas catches Dirk Van Der Ree on the ankles. Penalty for Heart of Midlothian!!
21.16
The referee points to the spot..
22.54
Alun Shilton takes a slow run up. The ball flies into the bottom right corner - goal!!
24.38
Miguel Carvalho passes the ball forward to Wayne Dublin. Wayne Dublin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
33.55
Kevin Strachan hits a low pass to Alun Shilton. Alun Shilton knocks in a cross ball towards Sjaak Koster. Sjaak Koster outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but is denied by Brutil Machlas. Excellent block.
38.55
With some swift thinking, Brutil Machlas plays the ball forward to Diego Ten Hag. Without breaking stride, Diego Ten Hag plays the ball forward to Wayne Dublin. Wayne Dublin knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Chritophe Laslandes.
39.43
Kevin Strachan flicks a high pass forward. Jeremy Levintsky collects the pass. Jeremy Levintsky rushes past Andy Souness! Jeremy Levintsky side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
Jeremy Levintsky flicks a high ball forward to Alun Shilton who takes it down. Alun Shilton knocks in a cross ball towards Dirk Van Der Ree. Dirk Van Der Ree shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Heart of Midlothian!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Celtic appear unchanged since the first half. Heart of Midlothian also appear unchanged since the first half. The Celtic players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Heart of Midlothian start the second half!
57.27
Miguel Carvalho flicks a high pass forward to Diego Ten Hag who brings the ball under control. Diego Ten Hag whips in a cross ball towards Wayne Dublin. Wayne Dublin makes a deft header but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
61.28
Stephen Ball catches Arturo Gomez on the ankles. Stephen Ball is shown the yellow card! Arturo Gomez carries on, but is struggling a bit.
66.03
Jeremy Levintsky flicks a high pass forward. Kevin Strachan holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Kevin Strachan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
67.43
John Niven threads the ball through to Diego Ten Hag. Diego Ten Hag passes the ball forward to Wayne Dublin. Wayne Dublin knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Julian Hierro.
69.03
Diego Ten Hag makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Wayne Dublin. Wayne Dublin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
72.39
Callum McNeill sees Kevin Strachan in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Without breaking stride, Kevin Strachan plays the ball forward to Jeremy Levintsky. Jeremy Levintsky shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
75.32
John Niven flicks a high ball forward to Miguel Herrera who takes it down. Miguel Herrera sees Arturo Gomez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Arturo Gomez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Chritophe Laslandes.
77.25
Celtic have made 3 substitutions with Abdelkrim Abdellaoui replacing Arturo Gomez, Paul Wevers replacing Roberto Guerrero Lopez and Filipe Monteiro replacing Diego Ten Hag .Heart of Midlothian have made a substitution with Jocelyn Agathe replacing Callum McNeill .
78.29
Houssin Elkhatabi flicks a high pass forward. Abdelkrim Abdellaoui controls it well on his chest. Abdelkrim Abdellaoui takes it forward alone. Abdelkrim Abdellaoui shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Well saved!
81.39
Jeremy Levintsky flicks a high pass forward. Dirk Van Der Ree collects the pass. Dirk Van Der Ree edges inside the box! Dirk Van Der Ree side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it's well over the bar!
84.55
Miguel Carvalho chips the ball to his team mate, Wayne Dublin. Wayne Dublin lofts in a cross ball towards Abdelkrim Abdellaoui. Abdelkrim Abdellaoui makes a convincing header. Terry Owen gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice save!
87.40
John Niven deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Miguel Carvalho. Miguel Carvalho flicks a high pass forward. Miguel Herrera controls it well on his chest. Miguel Herrera knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Terry Owen who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Celtic are keeping most of the possession.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Celtic

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

Possession
60.8%
39.2%
Play Area
25.7%
48.6%
25.7%

Scorers
Alun Shilton 23 (p)
Dirk Van Der Ree 45

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Dirk Van Der Ree of Heart of Midlothian

Match Ratings
1.Marcus Pallister (GK)
6
2.Houssin Elkhatabi (DEF)
6
3.Andy Souness (DEF)
6
4.Brutil Machlas (DEF)
6
5.John Niven (DEF)
6
6.Miguel Herrera (MID)
6
7.Diego Ten Hag (MID)
7
8.Miguel Carvalho (MID)
7
9.Arturo Gomez (ATT)
6
10.Wayne Dublin (ATT)
6
11.Roberto Guerrero Lopez (ATT)
6
 
12.Abdelkrim Abdellaoui (ATT)
7
13.Paul Wevers (ATT)
6
14.Filipe Monteiro (MID)
6

1.Terry Owen (GK)
8
2.Chritophe Laslandes (DEF)
6
3.Callum McNeill (DEF)
6
4.Julian Hierro (DEF)
7
5.Stephen Ball (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Kevin Strachan (MID)
7
7.Stanley Smithe (MID)
6
8.Jeremy Levintsky (MID)
8
9.Dirk Van Der Ree (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Sjaak Koster (ATT)
6
11.Alun Shilton (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Jocelyn Agathe (MID)
6
13.Rodolfo Diez (MID)
0
14.Mike Newby (ATT)
0