Match Report


CelticCeltic     Queen of the SouthQueen of the South
Computer Player Computer Player Steve Little Steve Little
Jeison ValadezJ. Valadez77
G
1
G
66John HopkinJ. Hopkin
Adolfo BravoA. Bravo73
D
2
D
68Julian ThomsonJ. Thomson
John NivenJ. Niven72
D
3
D
70Francisco SotoF. Soto
Brutil MachlasB. Machlas71
D
4captain
D
66Christian DörnerC. Dörner
Miguel CarvalhoM. Carvalho75
M
5
D
68Romero P. CastilloR. Castillo
Carl TaylorC. Taylor72
M
6
M
70Joe CaluwéJ. Caluwé
Dries ZuidamD. Zuidam70
M
captain7
M
70Gavin CampbellG. Campbell
Martin MakinM. Makin69
M
8
M
72Roberto TavaresR. Tavares
Wayne DublinW. Dublin74
A
9
A
71Nunzio TentoniN. Tentoni
Roberto Guerrero LopezR. Guerrero Lopez70
A
10
A
67Romarin SongR. Song
Garcia Duque DaniG. Dani67
A
11
A
73Jorge FernandesJ. Fernandes
 
Houssin ElkhatabiH. Elkhatabi71
D
12
M
69Julian SuarezJ. Suarez
Dominique PavonD. Pavon69
D
13
D
45Stuart McGroryS. McGrory
Miguel HerreraM. Herrera68
M
14
A
46Gavin GallacherG. Gallacher

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Celtic Park where Celtic play host to Queen of the South. A crowd of 17,583 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Celtic are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Queen of the South appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Dominic Souness.


0.00
Celtic kick off the first half!
4.06
Gavin Campbell flicks a high pass forward. Romarin Song holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Romarin Song plays a scrappy one-two with Jorge Fernandes and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Romarin Song provides some space. He shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Jeison Valadez!
9.24
Romero P. Castillo flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Tavares controls it well on his chest. Roberto Tavares sees Gavin Campbell in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gavin Campbell cuts inside the box! Gavin Campbell strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but somehow Brutil Machlas happens to be in the right place to block it.
10.56
Christian Dörner hits a low pass to Gavin Campbell. Gavin Campbell brings the ball forward. Gavin Campbell plays a scrappy one-two with Jorge Fernandes and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Gavin Campbell provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Jeison Valadez gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice keeping!
15.14
Francisco Soto threads a neat ball through to Jorge Fernandes. Jorge Fernandes shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent save!
16.12
Francisco Soto flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Tavares controls it well on his chest. With vision, Roberto Tavares picks a pass forward to Gavin Campbell. Gavin Campbell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nunzio Tentoni but he's offside!
20.26
Gavin Campbell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nunzio Tentoni. Nunzio Tentoni knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
22.10
Roberto Tavares hacks Martin Makin from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Martin Makin carries on, but is struggling a bit.
26.21
Adolfo Bravo takes a quick throw-in. John Niven hits a low pass to Dries Zuidam. Dries Zuidam sees Carl Taylor in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Carl Taylor shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but John Hopkin manages to gather it.
28.15
Roberto Tavares sees Jorge Fernandes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jorge Fernandes shoots from 20 yards. Jeison Valadez comfortably gets down and covers it.
30.26
Joe Caluwé surges forward with the ball. Joe Caluwé shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Jeison Valadez easily smothers it!
33.38
Joe Caluwé makes a simple pass to Nunzio Tentoni. Nunzio Tentoni shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
36.44
Roberto Tavares threads a neat ball through to Joe Caluwé. Joe Caluwé knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Brutil Machlas.
39.47
Dries Zuidam flicks a high pass forward. Garcia Duque Dani collects the pass. Garcia Duque Dani knocks in a cross ball towards Wayne Dublin. Wayne Dublin is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
42.23
Romarin Song threads a neat ball through to Gavin Campbell. Gavin Campbell shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Jeison Valadez manages to gather it easily.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Celtic appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation. Queen of the South appear unchanged since the first half. The Queen of the South players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The second half starts with Queen of the South kicking off!
49.45
Romarin Song runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Romarin Song shoots from long range but it is miles over!
51.02
Roberto Guerrero Lopez flicks a high pass forward. Garcia Duque Dani holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Garcia Duque Dani shoots from 20 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
53.44
Christian Dörner makes a probing pass to Joe Caluwé. Joe Caluwé shoots from outside the area but somehow Jeison Valadez manages to keep it out.
57.32
Martin Makin flicks a high ball forward to Garcia Duque Dani who takes it down. Garcia Duque Dani sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but is denied by John Hopkin. Excellent save.
60.10
Brutil Machlas sweeps the ball long. Garcia Duque Dani knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
63.56
Christian Dörner controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Joe Caluwé. Joe Caluwé makes a simple pass to Gavin Campbell. Gavin Campbell whips in a cross ball towards Nunzio Tentoni. Nunzio Tentoni makes a convincing header. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Nunzio Tentoni!
67.57
Carl Taylor threads a neat ball through to Roberto Guerrero Lopez. Roberto Guerrero Lopez runs straight at the defence! Roberto Guerrero Lopez looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it rises well off target!
71.08
Romero P. Castillo flicks a high ball forward to Roberto Tavares who takes it down. Roberto Tavares flicks a high pass forward. Romarin Song holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Romarin Song shoots from 25 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
72.13
Christian Dörner chips the ball to his team mate, Francisco Soto. Francisco Soto flicks a high pass forward. Jorge Fernandes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jorge Fernandes knocks in a cross ball towards Romarin Song. Romarin Song connects with a diving header. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Great keeping!
77.02
Celtic have made 2 substitutions with Dominique Pavon replacing Dries Zuidam and Miguel Herrera replacing Garcia Duque Dani .
79.35
Jorge Fernandes catches Carl Taylor on the ankles. Jorge Fernandes is shown the yellow card! Carl Taylor stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.18
Joe Caluwé takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Gavin Campbell. Gavin Campbell knocks the ball to his team mate, Nunzio Tentoni. Nunzio Tentoni knocks in a cross ball towards Joe Caluwé. Joe Caluwé is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Jeison Valadez didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
83.52
Dominique Pavon controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Roberto Guerrero Lopez. Roberto Guerrero Lopez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but John Hopkin is on top of it.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Celtic

Queen of the South
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
11
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
31.5%
68.5%
Play Area
32.9%
45.2%
21.9%

Scorers
Wayne Dublin 39
Nunzio Tentoni 64

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jeison Valadez of Celtic

Match Ratings
1.Jeison Valadez (GK)
9
2.Adolfo Bravo (DEF)
6
3.John Niven (DEF)
6
4.Brutil Machlas (DEF)
6
5.Miguel Carvalho (MID)
6
6.Carl Taylor (MID)
6
7.Dries Zuidam (MID)
6
8.Martin Makin (MID)
6
9.Wayne Dublin (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Roberto Guerrero Lopez (ATT)
6
11.Garcia Duque Dani (ATT)
7
 
12.Houssin Elkhatabi (DEF)
0
13.Dominique Pavon (DEF)
6
14.Miguel Herrera (MID)
6

1.John Hopkin (GK)
7
2.Julian Thomson (DEF)
6
3.Francisco Soto (DEF)
6
4.Christian Dörner (DEF)
6
5.Romero P. Castillo (DEF)
6
6.Joe Caluwé (MID)
7
7.Gavin Campbell (MID)
9
8.Roberto Tavares (MID)yellow card
6
9.Nunzio Tentoni (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Romarin Song (ATT)
7
11.Jorge Fernandes (ATT)yellow card
6
 
12.Julian Suarez (MID)
0
13.Stuart McGrory (DEF)
0
14.Gavin Gallacher (ATT)
0