Match Report


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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Celtic Park where Celtic play host to Dundee United. A crowd of 16,623 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Celtic and Dundee United are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Alec Ritchie.


0.00
The whistle blows and Dundee United kick off!
2.54
Brutil Machlas flicks a high pass forward. Miguel Carvalho holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Miguel Carvalho sees Garcia Duque Dani in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Garcia Duque Dani lofts in a cross ball towards Wayne Dublin. Wayne Dublin is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
3.01
Damian Devineau flicks the ball to his team mate, Callum Hendry. Callum Hendry knocks the ball to his team mate, Jean-Philippe Jeunechamp. Jean-Philippe Jeunechamp looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. What a cracker!! Jeison Valadez had no chance!! Goal for Dundee United!
6.19
Darius Rodgers kicks a strong pass forward to Jurgen Goossen. Jurgen Goossen flicks the ball to his team mate, Callum Hendry. Callum Hendry shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
12.40
Carl Taylor chips the ball to his team mate, Wayne Dublin. Wayne Dublin sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it rises well off target!
14.38
Jurgen Goossen threads a neat ball through to Jean-Philippe Jeunechamp. Jean-Philippe Jeunechamp controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
15.56
Dries Zuidam controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Roberto Guerrero Lopez. Roberto Guerrero Lopez lofts in a cross ball towards Garcia Duque Dani. Garcia Duque Dani makes a convincing header. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
20.03
John Niven flicks a high pass forward. Miguel Carvalho controls it well on his chest. Miguel Carvalho flicks a high pass forward. Wayne Dublin comfortably collects the pass. Wayne Dublin makes a probing pass between the defence to Garcia Duque Dani. Garcia Duque Dani shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
26.16
David Gemmell advances with the ball. David Gemmell flicks a high pass forward. Jurgen Goossen collects the pass. Jurgen Goossen shoots from distance. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
28.26
Craig Dickov chips the ball to his team mate, Jean-Philippe Jeunechamp. Jean-Philippe Jeunechamp shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Jeison Valadez.
29.38
Corner kick to Dundee United. Daniele Moore plays it to the near post. Some silky footwork from Scott Power provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
30.47
Scott Power makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jean-Philippe Jeunechamp. Jean-Philippe Jeunechamp finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Jeison Valadez easily smothers it!
34.56
Adolfo Bravo flicks a high pass forward to Carl Taylor who brings the ball under control. Carl Taylor lofts in a cross ball towards Roberto Guerrero Lopez. Roberto Guerrero Lopez beats his man to it with a header but it flies just wide!
36.35
Dries Zuidam comes in with a late challenge on Scott Power. Dries Zuidam is given a warning by the referee! Scott Power stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.49
John Niven threads a neat ball through to Dries Zuidam. Dries Zuidam flicks the ball to his team mate, Carl Taylor. Carl Taylor whips in a cross ball towards Garcia Duque Dani. Garcia Duque Dani rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
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. Dundee United appear unchanged since the first half. The Dundee United players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Celtic kick off the second half!
48.55
Callum Hendry comes in with a very late challenge on John Niven. The referee motions to Callum Hendry to come over. It's a red card!! John Niven stretches but gets up unharmed.
55.57
Dries Zuidam deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Wayne Dublin. Wayne Dublin whips in a cross ball towards Roberto Guerrero Lopez. Roberto Guerrero Lopez fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. Alex Hendry gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
66.28
Carl Taylor threads the ball through to Wayne Dublin. Wayne Dublin knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alex Hendry who gathers it comfortably.
67.03
Scott Power threads a neat ball through to Daniele Moore. Daniele Moore plays the ball forward to Jean-Philippe Jeunechamp who has made a great run into the box. Jean-Philippe Jeunechamp rockets a shot on goal but it flies just off target!
69.16
Martin Makin makes a simple pass to Garcia Duque Dani. Garcia Duque Dani shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
72.23
Jurgen Goossen knocks the ball to his team mate, Jean-Philippe Jeunechamp. Jean-Philippe Jeunechamp knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Brutil Machlas.
77.12
Celtic have made a substitution with Dominique Pavon replacing Dries Zuidam .
79.37
Scott Power barges into Carl Taylor. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Carl Taylor hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
87.59
Martin Makin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Garcia Duque Dani. Garcia Duque Dani shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
89.03
Carl Taylor kicks a strong pass forward to Garcia Duque Dani. Garcia Duque Dani tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
4
1
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
56.5%
43.5%
Play Area
22.6%
50%
27.4%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Garcia Duque Dani of Celtic

Match Ratings
1.Jeison Valadez (GK)
6
2.Adolfo Bravo (DEF)
6
3.John Niven (DEF)
6
4.Brutil Machlas (DEF)
6
5.Miguel Carvalho (MID)
6
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)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Houssin Elkhatabi (DEF)
0
13.Dominique Pavon (DEF)
6
14.Miguel Herrera (MID)
0