Match Report


CelticCeltic     Inverness Caledonian ThistleInverness Caledonian Thistle
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Jeison ValadezJ. Valadez77
G
1
G
67Callum SullivanC. Sullivan
Adolfo BravoA. Bravo74
D
2captain
D
78Duncan GoughD. Gough
John NivenJ. Niven72
D
3
D
72Antonio GomezA. Gomez
Brutil MachlasB. Machlas71
D
4
D
71Tommaso BaldiniT. Baldini
Miguel CarvalhoM. Carvalho75
M
5
M
77Neil BremnerN. Bremner
Carl TaylorC. Taylor72
M
6
M
76Richard InglisR. Inglis
Dries ZuidamD. Zuidam70
M
captain7
M
75Simon LjungbergS. Ljungberg
Martin MakinM. Makin70
M
8
M
75Callum BurleyC. Burley
Wayne DublinW. Dublin74
A
9
A
74Tomás JiménezT. Jiménez
Roberto Guerrero LopezR. Guerrero Lopez70
A
10
A
72Ernest van der HoekE. van der Hoek
Garcia Duque DaniG. Dani67
A
11
A
71Tommy HuntT. Hunt
 
Houssin ElkhatabiH. Elkhatabi71
D
12
G
66Gary HendersonG. Henderson
Dominique PavonD. Pavon69
D
13
G
63Dominic MasonD. Mason
Miguel HerreraM. Herrera68
M
14
A
61John CooperJ. Cooper

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Celtic Park where Celtic play host to Inverness Caledonian Thistle. A crowd of 16,176 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Celtic and Inverness Caledonian Thistle are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Gary Hendry.


0.00
Inverness Caledonian Thistle kick off the first half!
2.06
Richard Inglis flicks a high pass forward to Tomás Jiménez who brings the ball under control. Tomás Jiménez shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Nice save!
3.06
Tommaso Baldini chips the ball to his team mate, Simon Ljungberg. Simon Ljungberg threads a neat ball through to Neil Bremner. Neil Bremner shoots from outside the area but it's drastically wayward!
4.04
John Niven flicks a high pass forward. Carl Taylor holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Carl Taylor flicks a high pass forward. Wayne Dublin collects the pass. Wayne Dublin knocks in a cross ball towards Roberto Guerrero Lopez. Roberto Guerrero Lopez powers a header at goal. Antonio Gomez steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
6.10
Duncan Gough flicks a high pass forward. Ernest van der Hoek holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ernest van der Hoek knocks the ball forward to Callum Burley. Callum Burley tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
8.03
Adolfo Bravo flicks the ball to his team mate, Carl Taylor. Carl Taylor controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Garcia Duque Dani. Garcia Duque Dani plays a scrappy one-two with Wayne Dublin and stumbles forward towards the goal... Garcia Duque Dani looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
10.48
Simon Ljungberg makes a probing pass to Tommy Hunt. Tommy Hunt sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
14.41
Duncan Gough flicks a high pass forward to Richard Inglis who brings the ball under control. Richard Inglis chips the ball to his team mate, Tommy Hunt. Tommy Hunt whips in a cross ball towards Tomás Jiménez. Tomás Jiménez flicks the ball with his head. Jeison Valadez manages to gather it effortlessly.
15.26
Duncan Gough sees space and advances. Duncan Gough kicks a strong pass forward to Ernest van der Hoek. Ernest van der Hoek controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
16.32
Adolfo Bravo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carl Taylor. Carl Taylor flicks a high pass forward. Miguel Carvalho collects the pass. Miguel Carvalho shoots from long range. Miguel Carvalho scores for Celtic!!
26.45
Tommaso Baldini flicks a high pass forward. Richard Inglis holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Richard Inglis kicks a strong pass forward to Callum Burley. Callum Burley deftly passes the ball to Richard Inglis, releasing him through on goal. Richard Inglis shoots from just inside the box. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
32.30
Antonio Gomez hacks Dries Zuidam from behind! Antonio Gomez is warned by the referee! Dries Zuidam grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
36.08
John Niven flicks a high pass forward. Garcia Duque Dani holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Garcia Duque Dani lofts in a cross ball towards Miguel Carvalho. With a superhuman jump, Miguel Carvalho connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Good keeping from Callum Sullivan as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
40.26
Antonio Gomez hacks Dries Zuidam from behind! The referee calls over Antonio Gomez and shows him a yellow card! Dries Zuidam stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The referee whistles 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. Inverness Caledonian Thistle appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Celtic get the second half underway!
49.27
Carl Taylor flicks a high ball forward to Wayne Dublin who takes it down. Wayne Dublin knocks in a cross ball towards Roberto Guerrero Lopez. Roberto Guerrero Lopez is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is tipped over by Callum Sullivan.
50.54
Carl Taylor takes the corner, swinging a high ball in towards the far post. John Niven shoots from just inside the box. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
51.12
Roberto Guerrero Lopez flicks a high pass forward. Carl Taylor controls it well on his chest. Carl Taylor whips in a cross ball towards Wayne Dublin. Wayne Dublin flicks the ball with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Good save!
55.49
Simon Ljungberg flicks the ball to his team mate, Tomás Jiménez. Tomás Jiménez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
63.10
Neil Bremner passes the ball forward to Ernest van der Hoek. Ernest van der Hoek shoots from 25 yards. Solid save from Jeison Valadez. What a great pair of hands!
66.40
Carl Taylor catches Ernest van der Hoek on the ankles. Carl Taylor is given a warning by the referee! Ernest van der Hoek hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
67.21
Duncan Gough knocks the ball forward to Callum Burley. Callum Burley sees Simon Ljungberg in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Simon Ljungberg knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Adolfo Bravo.
71.03
Callum Burley advances with the ball. Callum Burley shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
73.47
Inverness Caledonian Thistle are dictating the run of play here today.
77.30
Celtic have made 2 substitutions with Dominique Pavon replacing Dries Zuidam and Miguel Herrera replacing Garcia Duque Dani .
78.39
Richard Inglis surges forward with the ball. Richard Inglis knocks the ball to his team mate, Neil Bremner. Neil Bremner controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
81.04
Dominique Pavon flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Guerrero Lopez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Roberto Guerrero Lopez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
83.23
Tommaso Baldini plays the ball forward to Neil Bremner. Neil Bremner makes a simple pass to Tomás Jiménez. Tomás Jiménez knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Tommy Hunt is offside!
84.19
Tomás Jiménez makes an attacking run forward. Tomás Jiménez shoots from 20 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
89.30
Carl Taylor clumsily knocks into Callum Burley. Carl Taylor is given another warning by the referee! Callum Burley grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Celtic

Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
5
5
Shots off Target
2
7
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
36.8%
63.2%
Play Area
28.7%
43.7%
27.6%

Scorers
Miguel Carvalho 16
Richard Inglis 26

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Richard Inglis of Inverness Caledonian Thistle

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

1.Callum Sullivan (GK)
7
2.Duncan Gough (DEF)
7
3.Antonio Gomez (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Tommaso Baldini (DEF)
7
5.Neil Bremner (MID)
6
6.Richard Inglis (MID)goal scored
9
7.Simon Ljungberg (MID)
7
8.Callum Burley (MID)
8
9.Tomás Jiménez (ATT)
7
10.Ernest van der Hoek (ATT)
7
11.Tommy Hunt (ATT)
6
 
12.Gary Henderson (GK)
0
13.Dominic Mason (GK)
0
14.John Cooper (ATT)
0