Match Report
| Falkirk | Falkirk |  |  | Celtic | Celtic | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jose Javier Sanchez | J. Sanchez |  | 56 | G |  | 1 | | G | 71 |  | Steven Willems | S. Willems | |||||||||
| Colin Bremner | C. Bremner |  | 72 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 77 | | Scott Elliott | S. Elliott | |||||||||
| Matt Rae | M. Rae | | 71 | D | | 3 | | D | 68 | | Alec Hutchison | A. Hutchison | |||||||||
| Billy Caldwell | B. Caldwell | | 67 | D | | 4 | | D | 66 | | Andy Dalglish | A. Dalglish | |||||||||
| Matt Hendry | M. Hendry | | 64 | D | | 5 | | M | 67 |  | Sergio Ramos | S. Ramos | |||||||||
| Colin McStay | C. McStay | | 76 | M | | 6 | | M | 64 | | Dominic Caldwell | D. Caldwell | |||||||||
| Paul Thomson | P. Thomson | | 72 | M | | 7 | | M | 63 | | Stuart Liddell | S. Liddell | |||||||||
| Billy Campbell | B. Campbell | | 65 | M | | 8 | | M | 60 | | Colin Collins | C. Collins | |||||||||
| Stuart Young | S. Young | | 75 | A | | 9 | | A | 70 | | Richard Bremner | R. Bremner | |||||||||
| Dominic Henderson | D. Henderson | | 68 | A | | 10 | | A | 70 |  | Adam Moffat | A. Moffat | |||||||||
| Garry McCoist | G. McCoist | | 60 | A | | 11 | | A | 67 | | Gavin Young | G. Young | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Falkirk Stadium where Falkirk play host to Celtic. A crowd of 19,663 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Falkirk are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Celtic appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Falkirk are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Celtic appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Celtic get the match underway!
6.33
1-0Billy Caldwell sees space and advances. Billy Caldwell makes a simple pass to Dominic Henderson. Dominic Henderson lofts in a cross ball towards Stuart Young. Stuart Young is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
9.21
1-0Colin McStay makes a probing pass to Garry McCoist. Garry McCoist knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
12.05
1-0Billy Campbell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Garry McCoist. Garry McCoist knocks in a cross ball towards Stuart Young. Stuart Young flicks the ball with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
18.42
Scott Elliott controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stuart Liddell. Stuart Liddell takes it forward alone. Stuart Liddell plays a perfect one-two with Adam Moffat and rushes in on goal... Stuart Liddell makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
21.58
1-0Billy Campbell threads the ball through to Dominic Henderson. Dominic Henderson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Steven Willems easily smothers it.
27.58
Colin McStay decides to run forward with the ball. Colin McStay lofts in a cross ball towards Garry McCoist. Garry McCoist powers a header at goal but somehow Steven Willems manages to keep it out.
28.39
Colin McStay makes a simple pass to Garry McCoist. Garry McCoist lofts in a cross ball towards Stuart Young. Stuart Young flicks the ball with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
30.12
Paul Thomson threads the ball through to Garry McCoist. Garry McCoist shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
33.54
Billy Campbell chips the ball to his team mate, Dominic Henderson. Dominic Henderson chips the ball to his team mate, Stuart Young. Stuart Young shoots from just inside the box but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
36.35
Alec Hutchison kicks a strong pass forward to Stuart Liddell. Stuart Liddell makes a simple pass to Gavin Young. Gavin Young knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jose Javier Sanchez who gathers it comfortably.
38.39
Stuart Liddell sees a break and surges forward. Stuart Liddell plays a perfect one-two with Richard Bremner and rushes in on goal... Stuart Liddell rockets a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Jose Javier Sanchez easily smothers it!
40.43
Colin McStay threads the ball through to Stuart Young. Stuart Young sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
45.00
1-0Dominic Caldwell decides to run forward with the ball. Dominic Caldwell knocks the ball forward to Adam Moffat but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Falkirk kick off!
48.48
Dominic Caldwell passes the ball forward to Gavin Young. Gavin Young knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
49.54
Paul Thomson makes a probing pass to Stuart Young. Stuart Young knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Scott Elliott.
54.09
1-0Colin Collins clumsily knocks into Colin McStay. The referee calls over Colin Collins and shows him a yellow card! Colin McStay runs off the knock.
57.25
Paul Thomson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dominic Henderson. Dominic Henderson flicks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Young. Stuart Young cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
65.50
Scott Elliott makes a probing pass to Sergio Ramos. Sergio Ramos chips the ball to his team mate, Gavin Young. Gavin Young sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Jose Javier Sanchez is on top of it.
67.10
Colin McStay threads the ball through to Dominic Henderson. Dominic Henderson shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
73.36
Scott Elliott knocks the ball forward to Sergio Ramos. Sergio Ramos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Richard Bremner. Richard Bremner plays a perfect one-two with Adam Moffat and rushes in on goal... Richard Bremner takes a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
79.41
Stuart Liddell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Adam Moffat. Adam Moffat knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
81.26
Andy Dalglish takes it forward alone. Andy Dalglish controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Richard Bremner. Richard Bremner goes all the way! Richard Bremner tries a spectacular strike. What a cracker!! Jose Javier Sanchez had no chance!! Goal for Celtic!
85.10
Matt Rae takes it forward alone. Matt Rae makes a probing pass to Garry McCoist. Garry McCoist goes all the way! Garry McCoist takes a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
8
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
51.4%
48.6%
Play Area
23.6%
47.2%
29.2%
Scorers