Match Report


CelticCeltic     Inverness Caledonian ThistleInverness Caledonian Thistle
Richard KetlandRichard Ketland Computer Player Computer Player
Jeison ValadezJ. Valadez76
G
1
G
63Dominic MasonD. Mason
Houssin ElkhatabiH. Elkhatabi71
D
2
D
71Antonio GomezA. Gomez
Brutil MachlasB. Machlas69
D
3
D
71Tommaso BaldiniT. Baldini
Adolfo BravoA. Bravo73
D
4
D
68Luis FariaL. Faria
John NivenJ. Niven72
D
5
M
75Richard InglisR. Inglis
Miguel CarvalhoM. Carvalho74
M
captain6
M
75Callum BurleyC. Burley
Miguel HerreraM. Herrera68
M
7
M
73Elena SuarezE. Suarez
Diego Ten HagD. Ten Hag73
M
8captain
M
72Guido TagliaferriG. Tagliaferri
Abdelkrim AbdellaouiA. Abdellaoui73
A
9
A
72Tomás JiménezT. Jiménez
Wayne DublinW. Dublin73
A
10
A
71Ernest van der HoekE. van der Hoek
Paul WeversP. Wevers74
A
11
A
69Stephen DalglishS. Dalglish
 
Arturo GomezA. Gomez73
A
12
D
66Lennart SchumacherL. Schumacher
Roberto Guerrero LopezR. Guerrero Lopez69
A
13
A
65Alfredo GaladamesA. Galadames
Filipe MonteiroF. Monteiro65
M
14
A
65Richard JamesR. James

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Celtic Park where Celtic play host to Inverness Caledonian Thistle. A crowd of 20,526 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Celtic are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Inverness Caledonian Thistle appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Paul Telfer.


0.00
Celtic kick off the first half!
2.26
Seeing a gap ahead, Antonio Gomez plays the ball forward to Callum Burley. Callum Burley surges forward with the ball. Callum Burley tries a spectacular long range effort but it's well over the bar!
4.42
Guido Tagliaferri kicks a strong pass forward to Elena Suarez. Elena Suarez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
6.47
Luis Faria flicks a high pass forward. Elena Suarez controls it well on his chest. Elena Suarez threads a neat ball through to Ernest van der Hoek. Ernest van der Hoek finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
8.29
Miguel Herrera makes a probing pass to Paul Wevers. Paul Wevers lofts in a cross ball towards Wayne Dublin. Wayne Dublin connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
12.39
Guido Tagliaferri sees a break and surges forward. Guido Tagliaferri shoots from long range his aim is horrendously poor!
14.00
John Niven plays the ball forward to Houssin Elkhatabi. Houssin Elkhatabi knocks the ball forward to Miguel Herrera. Miguel Herrera whips in a cross ball towards Wayne Dublin. Wayne Dublin is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Magnificent block by Antonio Gomez!
21.20
Miguel Herrera sees Diego Ten Hag in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Diego Ten Hag knocks in a cross ball towards Abdelkrim Abdellaoui. Abdelkrim Abdellaoui beats his man to it with a header. The shot is on target but blocked by Antonio Gomez. That should have been a goal!
22.21
John Niven makes a probing pass to Paul Wevers. Paul Wevers threads a neat ball through to Wayne Dublin. Wayne Dublin knocks in a cross ball towards Miguel Carvalho. Miguel Carvalho heads the ball goalwards. Dominic Mason manages to gather it.
24.46
Miguel Herrera flicks a high pass forward. Paul Wevers holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Paul Wevers lofts in a cross ball towards Wayne Dublin. Wayne Dublin beats his man to it with a header which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
27.59
Adolfo Bravo flicks the ball to his team mate, Miguel Herrera. Miguel Herrera flicks a high pass forward. Wayne Dublin collects the pass. Wayne Dublin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
28.12
Wayne Dublin barges into Richard Inglis. Wayne Dublin is given a warning by the referee! Richard Inglis runs off the knock.
30.22
Elena Suarez makes a simple pass to Guido Tagliaferri. Guido Tagliaferri shoots from 25 yards but somehow Jeison Valadez manages to keep it out.
32.48
Antonio Gomez threads a neat ball through to Stephen Dalglish. Stephen Dalglish runs straight at the defence! Stephen Dalglish comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out. Jeison Valadez comfortably gets down and covers it.
34.26
Houssin Elkhatabi brings the ball forward. Houssin Elkhatabi plays the ball forward to Abdelkrim Abdellaoui. Abdelkrim Abdellaoui shoots from outside the area but somehow Dominic Mason manages to keep it out.
38.13
Brutil Machlas chips the ball to his team mate, Wayne Dublin. Wayne Dublin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Abdelkrim Abdellaoui. Abdelkrim Abdellaoui whips in a cross ball towards Wayne Dublin. Wayne Dublin connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it flies just wide!
39.46
Callum Burley makes a simple pass to Ernest van der Hoek. Ernest van der Hoek shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
42.09
Callum Burley sees Ernest van der Hoek in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ernest van der Hoek knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Celtic appear unchanged since the first half. Inverness Caledonian Thistle also appear unchanged since the first half. The Inverness Caledonian Thistle players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Inverness Caledonian Thistle kick off!
47.50
Guido Tagliaferri knocks the ball forward to Elena Suarez. Elena Suarez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
48.36
Callum Burley comes in with a late challenge on Brutil Machlas. Callum Burley is given a warning by the referee! Brutil Machlas runs off the knock.
54.27
With imagination, Guido Tagliaferri plays the ball forward to Stephen Dalglish. Stephen Dalglish lofts in a cross ball towards Richard Inglis. Richard Inglis flicks the ball with his head. Jeison Valadez is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
57.58
Diego Ten Hag flicks the ball to his team mate, Wayne Dublin. Wayne Dublin shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
60.38
Inverness Caledonian Thistle have made a substitution with Richard James replacing Stephen Dalglish .
67.01
Brutil Machlas passes the ball forward to Miguel Herrera. Miguel Herrera makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Diego Ten Hag. Diego Ten Hag lofts in a cross ball towards Paul Wevers. Paul Wevers connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Dominic Mason didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
75.33
Richard Inglis flicks the ball to his team mate, Ernest van der Hoek. Ernest van der Hoek knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
77.56
Celtic have made 2 substitutions with Arturo Gomez replacing Paul Wevers and Roberto Guerrero Lopez replacing Wayne Dublin .
81.08
Miguel Carvalho decides to run forward with the ball. Miguel Carvalho shoots from outside the area but is denied by Dominic Mason. Excellent save.
84.30
With great vision, Callum Burley plays the ball forward to Richard James. Richard James shoots from distance but Jeison Valadez is on top of it.
85.29
Diego Ten Hag makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Roberto Guerrero Lopez. Roberto Guerrero Lopez lofts in a cross ball towards Arturo Gomez. Arturo Gomez makes a convincing header. The ball takes a deflection leaving Dominic Mason with no chance!! Goal for Celtic!
89.32
Miguel Carvalho changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Miguel Carvalho knocks in a cross ball towards Roberto Guerrero Lopez. Roberto Guerrero Lopez makes a looping header on goal. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Celtic

Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Goals
4
2
Shots on Target
10
5
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.5%
47.5%
Play Area
30%
45%
25%

Scorers
Wayne Dublin 8, 24
Arturo Gomez 85
Roberto Guerrero Lopez 89
Ernest van der Hoek 39
Richard Inglis 54

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Wayne Dublin of Celtic

Match Ratings