Match Report


Hamilton AcademicalHamilton Academical     CelticCeltic
Chris FrostChris Frost Computer Player Computer Player
Santiago ChaconS. Chacon77
G
1
G
77Jeison ValadezJ. Valadez
Dominique PetereynsD. Petereyns74
D
2
D
74Adolfo BravoA. Bravo
Craig GallagherC. Gallagher76
D
3
D
72John NivenJ. Niven
Oleg OakesO. Oakes75
D
4
D
71Brutil MachlasB. Machlas
Peter WrightP. Wright76
M
5
M
75Miguel CarvalhoM. Carvalho
Fabio De PalmaF. De Palma83
M
captain6
M
72Carl TaylorC. Taylor
Carlos DijkstraC. Dijkstra82
M
7captain
M
70Dries ZuidamD. Zuidam
Jason UnsworthJ. Unsworth82
M
8
M
70Martin MakinM. Makin
Eduardo SernaE. Serna90
A
9
A
74Wayne DublinW. Dublin
Greg ParkerG. Parker79
A
10
A
70Roberto Guerrero LopezR. Guerrero Lopez
Tarik RayT. Ray76
A
11
A
67Garcia Duque DaniG. Dani
 
Tommy HoweyT. Howey75
D
12
D
71Houssin ElkhatabiH. Elkhatabi
Pedro PintoP. Pinto75
M
13
D
69Dominique PavonD. Pavon
Stuart PeckhamS. Peckham75
A
14
M
68Miguel HerreraM. Herrera

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Hope CBD Stadium where Hamilton Academical play host to Celtic. A crowd of 18,139 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Hamilton Academical and Celtic are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Paul Telfer.


0.00
Celtic kick off the first half!
2.59
John Niven passes the ball forward to Wayne Dublin. Wayne Dublin hits a low pass to Garcia Duque Dani. Garcia Duque Dani lofts in a cross ball towards Carl Taylor. Carl Taylor flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
10.56
Brutil Machlas surges forward with the ball. Brutil Machlas chips the ball to his team mate, Roberto Guerrero Lopez. Roberto Guerrero Lopez knocks in a cross ball towards Garcia Duque Dani. Garcia Duque Dani finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
15.35
Seeing a gap ahead, Peter Wright plays the ball forward to Eduardo Serna. Eduardo Serna skips past Adolfo Bravo! Some good footwork from Eduardo Serna provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
24.08
From the throw-in, Carlos Dijkstra picks out Jason Unsworth. Jason Unsworth changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Jason Unsworth tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Jeison Valadez!
26.10
Carl Taylor brings the ball forward. Carl Taylor edges inside the box! Carl Taylor looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
27.56
Fabio De Palma threads a neat ball through to Greg Parker. Greg Parker shoots from outside the area but Jeison Valadez is on top of it.
30.49
Oleg Oakes flicks a high pass forward. Greg Parker easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Greg Parker tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
34.49
John Niven sees space and advances. Seeing a gap ahead, John Niven picks a pass forward to Roberto Guerrero Lopez. Roberto Guerrero Lopez knocks in a cross ball towards Wayne Dublin. Wayne Dublin makes a deft header but it's a woeful effort!
36.45
Fabio De Palma hacks Dries Zuidam from behind! Fabio De Palma is shown the yellow card! Dries Zuidam hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
40.25
Dominique Petereyns flicks a high pass forward. Carlos Dijkstra holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Carlos Dijkstra sees Peter Wright in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Peter Wright lofts in a cross ball towards Tarik Ray. Tarik Ray beats his man to it with a header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
45.00
John Niven deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Martin Makin. Martin Makin chips the ball to his team mate, Roberto Guerrero Lopez. Roberto Guerrero Lopez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Santiago Chacon who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Hamilton Academical have changed their lineup with Stuart Peckham replacing Greg Parker. Celtic appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation. The Hamilton Academical players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Hamilton Academical kick off and get the second half underway!
47.57
Peter Wright flicks a high pass forward. Stuart Peckham collects the pass. Stuart Peckham whips in a cross ball towards Eduardo Serna. Eduardo Serna is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
53.38
Martin Makin catches Fabio De Palma on the ankles. Martin Makin is shown the yellow card! Fabio De Palma hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
54.50
Fabio De Palma surges forward with the ball. Fabio De Palma knocks in a cross ball towards Eduardo Serna. Eduardo Serna makes a convincing header but somehow Jeison Valadez manages to keep it out.
59.34
Dominique Petereyns darts forward. Dominique Petereyns brings the ball forward. Dominique Petereyns lofts in a cross ball towards Tarik Ray. Tarik Ray powers a header at goal but Jeison Valadez is on top of his game. Good keeping!
60.51
Hamilton Academical have made 2 substitutions with Tommy Howey replacing Craig Gallagher and Pedro Pinto replacing Peter Wright .
63.40
Brutil Machlas sees space and advances. Brutil Machlas makes a simple pass to Garcia Duque Dani. Garcia Duque Dani lofts in a cross ball towards Carl Taylor. With a superhuman jump, Carl Taylor connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
66.16
Garcia Duque Dani comes in with a late challenge on Pedro Pinto. The referee calls over Garcia Duque Dani and shows him a yellow card! Pedro Pinto carries on, but is struggling a bit.
67.40
Seeing a gap ahead, Dries Zuidam plays the ball forward to Martin Makin. Martin Makin knocks in a cross ball towards Garcia Duque Dani. Garcia Duque Dani heads the ball goalwards. The ball flies towards the top corner but Tommy Howey is on the line. He jumps and heads the ball over the bar!
68.56
Carl Taylor takes a quick corner, playing it short to Dries Zuidam. Dries Zuidam cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Santiago Chacon reads it well. Excellent save!
73.02
Fabio De Palma makes a simple pass to Carlos Dijkstra. Carlos Dijkstra shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
75.36
Oleg Oakes clumsily knocks into Adolfo Bravo. Oleg Oakes is warned by the referee! Adolfo Bravo stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.18
Celtic have made 3 substitutions with Houssin Elkhatabi replacing Roberto Guerrero Lopez, Dominique Pavon replacing Dries Zuidam and Miguel Herrera replacing Garcia Duque Dani .
81.30
Carlos Dijkstra flicks a high pass forward. Stuart Peckham holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stuart Peckham lofts in a cross ball towards Fabio De Palma. Fabio De Palma knocks the ball goalwards with his head but Jeison Valadez reads it well. Fabulous save!
83.18
Tommy Howey makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carlos Dijkstra. Carlos Dijkstra sees Fabio De Palma in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Fabio De Palma shoots from 25 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
87.50
Carlos Dijkstra knocks the ball to his team mate, Jason Unsworth. Jason Unsworth shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Jeison Valadez manages to gather it.
90.00
Pedro Pinto kicks a strong pass forward to Stuart Peckham. Stuart Peckham shoots from outside the area but Jeison Valadez is on top of his game. Excellent keeping!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Hamilton Academical

Celtic
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
10
4
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48%
52%
Play Area
21.3%
48%
30.7%

Scorers
Eduardo Serna 15, 48
Tarik Ray 40
Carl Taylor 3
Garcia Duque Dani 11

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Eduardo Serna of Hamilton Academical

Match Ratings
1.Santiago Chacon (GK)
6
2.Dominique Petereyns (DEF)
7
3.Craig Gallagher (DEF)
6
4.Oleg Oakes (DEF)
6
5.Peter Wright (MID)
7
6.Fabio De Palma (MID)yellow card
6
7.Carlos Dijkstra (MID)
6
8.Jason Unsworth (MID)
6
9.Eduardo Serna (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Greg Parker (ATT)
6
11.Tarik Ray (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Tommy Howey (DEF)
6
13.Pedro Pinto (MID)
6
14.Stuart Peckham (ATT)
7

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