Match Report


CelticCeltic     RangersRangers
Computer Player Computer Player Josh Davies Josh Davies
Jeison ValadezJ. Valadez77
G
1
G
81Doru DobosD. Dobos
Adolfo BravoA. Bravo73
D
2
D
76Jurek LubanskiJ. Lubanski
John NivenJ. Niven72
D
3
D
77Pierre-Emmanuel GilletP. Gillet
Houssin ElkhatabiH. Elkhatabi71
D
4
D
79Stuart JohnstoneS. Johnstone
Miguel CarvalhoM. Carvalho75
M
5
D
74Miguel MartinsM. Martins
Carl TaylorC. Taylor72
M
6
M
82Yassine HammadouY. Hammadou
Dries ZuidamD. Zuidam70
M
captain7
M
82Filipe CuevasF. Cuevas
Miguel HerreraM. Herrera68
M
8captain
M
81Neil McGroryN. McGrory
Wayne DublinW. Dublin74
A
9
A
84Rafael MolownyR. Molowny
Roberto Guerrero LopezR. Guerrero Lopez70
A
10
A
80Andy FergusonA. Ferguson
Garcia Duque DaniG. Dani67
A
11
A
77Nicolas PichichiN. Pichichi
 
Brutil MachlasB. Machlas70
D
12
M
78Roy RedekerR. Redeker
Dominique PavonD. Pavon69
D
13
M
77Goran JarniG. Jarni
Filipe MonteiroF. Monteiro67
M
14
A
72Stephen DalglishS. Dalglish

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Celtic Park where Celtic play host to Rangers in this derby match. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Celtic are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Rangers appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gary Hendry.


0.00
Rangers kick off the first half!
16.05
Stuart Johnstone threads a neat ball through to Filipe Cuevas. Filipe Cuevas advances inside the box! Filipe Cuevas muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Jeison Valadez smothers it!
21.33
Houssin Elkhatabi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carl Taylor. Carl Taylor kicks a strong pass forward to Roberto Guerrero Lopez. Roberto Guerrero Lopez finds some space and shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
27.27
Pierre-Emmanuel Gillet flicks a high pass forward. Andy Ferguson collects the pass. Andy Ferguson shoots from long range. Wonderful reactions from Jeison Valadez keeps it out!
30.18
Rafael Molowny barges into John Niven. The referee brings Rafael Molowny to one side and gives him a warning! John Niven hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
36.21
Yassine Hammadou barges into Miguel Herrera. Yassine Hammadou is given a warning by the referee! Miguel Herrera hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
39.16
Filipe Cuevas makes a probing pass to Yassine Hammadou. Yassine Hammadou shoots from long range but it slams into the crowd!
45.00
Jurek Lubanski brings the ball forward. Jurek Lubanski whips in a cross ball towards Yassine Hammadou. Yassine Hammadou directs the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Adolfo Bravo. Excellent block.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Celtic kick off!
47.38
Neil McGrory makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Andy Ferguson. With great vision, Andy Ferguson plays the ball forward to Nicolas Pichichi who has made a great run into the box. Nicolas Pichichi looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Jeison Valadez with no chance!! Goal for Rangers! He really seems to have settled well at the club.
53.57
Stuart Johnstone controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Filipe Cuevas. Filipe Cuevas flicks the ball to his team mate, Andy Ferguson. Andy Ferguson makes a defence splitting pass to Nicolas Pichichi. Nicolas Pichichi makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
59.12
Carl Taylor surges forward with the ball. Carl Taylor knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.52
Rangers have made 3 substitutions with Roy Redeker replacing Filipe Cuevas, Goran Jarni replacing Neil McGrory and Stephen Dalglish replacing Andy Ferguson .
63.34
Pierre-Emmanuel Gillet threads a neat ball through to Roy Redeker. Roy Redeker flicks a high pass forward. Goran Jarni collects the pass. Goran Jarni knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Adolfo Bravo.
65.10
Goran Jarni catches Adolfo Bravo on the ankles. Goran Jarni is given a warning by the referee! Adolfo Bravo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
66.53
Yassine Hammadou makes a probing pass to Roy Redeker. Roy Redeker plays a quick one-two with Stephen Dalglish and rushes in on goal... Roy Redeker strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. It curls slightly but is blocked by Miguel Carvalho.
69.03
Roy Redeker hacks Dries Zuidam from behind! Roy Redeker is shown the yellow card! Dries Zuidam stretches but gets up unharmed.
71.43
Dries Zuidam makes a simple pass to Miguel Herrera. Miguel Herrera flicks the ball to his team mate, Roberto Guerrero Lopez. Roberto Guerrero Lopez knocks in a cross ball towards Wayne Dublin. Wayne Dublin fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but it misses the target by a large margin!
73.41
Roy Redeker flicks a high pass forward. Rafael Molowny collects the pass. Rafael Molowny plays a scrappy one-two with Stephen Dalglish and stumbles forward towards the goal... Rafael Molowny muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but Miguel Herrera is standing on the goal line and blocks what would otherwise have been a goal!
75.30
Roy Redeker flicks a high pass forward. Rafael Molowny collects the pass. Rafael Molowny edges inside the box! Rafael Molowny side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Jeison Valadez had no chance!! Goal for Rangers!
77.30
Celtic have made 3 substitutions with Brutil Machlas replacing Roberto Guerrero Lopez, Dominique Pavon replacing Dries Zuidam and Filipe Monteiro replacing Garcia Duque Dani .
79.17
Goran Jarni deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Roy Redeker. Roy Redeker puts a great ball through. Yassine Hammadou runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
81.52
John Niven threads the ball through to Dominique Pavon. Dominique Pavon knocks the ball to his team mate, Wayne Dublin. Wayne Dublin knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Pierre-Emmanuel Gillet.
89.13
Filipe Monteiro takes the throw-in. Wayne Dublin threads the ball through to Brutil Machlas. Brutil Machlas shoots from outside the area. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Nice save!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Celtic

Rangers
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
1
8
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
4
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.6%
47.4%
Play Area
35.1%
49.1%
15.8%

Scorers
Nicolas Pichichi 47, 54
Rafael Molowny 75

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nicolas Pichichi of Rangers

Match Ratings