Match Report


CelticCeltic     AirdrieoniansAirdrieonians
darren Nichollsdarren Nicholls David Jacobs David Jacobs
Neil BenaliN. Benali71
G
1
G
70Dominic BremnerD. Bremner
Tomas NordqvistT. Nordqvist76
D
2
D
70Andy SullivanA. Sullivan
Stjepan BoksicS. Boksic76
D
captain3
D
68Gary GemmellG. Gemmell
Hugo OkparaH. Okpara69
D
4
D
72Richard StrachanR. Strachan
Craig DavidsonC. Davidson77
M
5captain
M
70Alex NivenA. Niven
Stephen NaysmithS. Naysmith80
M
6
M
77Dominic BradyD. Brady
Gavin LiddellG. Liddell80
M
7
M
75Stephen HendryS. Hendry
Matt GemmillM. Gemmill81
M
8
M
71Armin SchraderA. Schrader
Julian BlancJ. Blanc75
A
9
A
78Don BurleyD. Burley
Sebastian DittmannS. Dittmann78
A
10
A
71Gaspar RegoG. Rego
Matt LawM. Law70
A
11
A
70Marino LobontM. Lobont
 
Alec DavidsonA. Davidson68
A
12
D
69Colin LawC. Law
Lucian PungaL. Punga66
D
13
M
69Viktor IllugasonV. Illugason
Colin HendryC. Hendry75
A
14
A
65Nick PfenningsN. Pfennings

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Celtic Park where Celtic play host to Airdrieonians. A crowd of 17,080 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Celtic and Airdrieonians are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Gavin Souness.


0.00
The whistle blows and Celtic kick off!
3.01
Dominic Brady sees Don Burley in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Don Burley flicks a high pass forward. Alex Niven controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Alex Niven cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but slams it into the crowd!
4.29
Stephen Hendry hits a low pass to Gaspar Rego. Gaspar Rego sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Good keeping from Neil Benali as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
5.48
Corner kick to Airdrieonians. Armin Schrader chips it out wide. Richard Strachan makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
6.40
Armin Schrader controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gaspar Rego. Gaspar Rego finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
9.56
Stephen Naysmith sees Craig Davidson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Craig Davidson whips in a cross ball towards Stephen Naysmith. Stephen Naysmith rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
12.55
Matt Gemmill plays the ball forward to Stephen Naysmith. Stephen Naysmith whips in a cross ball towards Julian Blanc. Julian Blanc connects with a diving header but Dominic Bremner reads it well. Good save!
27.26
Gary Gemmell knocks the ball to his team mate, Marino Lobont. Marino Lobont knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
33.12
Tomas Nordqvist threads a neat ball through to Gavin Liddell. Gavin Liddell passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Matt Law. Matt Law knocks in a cross ball towards Sebastian Dittmann. Sebastian Dittmann directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Dominic Bremner.
34.11
Corner kick to Celtic. Matt Gemmill chips it to the near post. Alex Niven jumps high to head the ball out to safety!
38.49
Stephen Naysmith hacks Stephen Hendry from behind! Stephen Naysmith is warned by the referee! Stephen Hendry runs off the knock.
42.24
Gavin Liddell passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Stephen Naysmith. Stephen Naysmith shoots from distance but somehow Dominic Bremner manages to keep it out.
44.16
Tomas Nordqvist flicks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Liddell. Gavin Liddell flicks a high pass forward. Matt Law collects the pass. Matt Law whips in a cross ball towards Sebastian Dittmann. Sebastian Dittmann beats his man to it with a header. Dominic Bremner didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
45.00
Armin Schrader chips the ball to his team mate, Gaspar Rego. Gaspar Rego shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Celtic appear unchanged since the first half. Airdrieonians also appear unchanged since the first half. The Airdrieonians players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Airdrieonians kick off the second half!
48.21
Gavin Liddell comes in with a late challenge on Stephen Hendry. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Stephen Hendry hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
51.02
Stephen Naysmith controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gavin Liddell. Gavin Liddell finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
55.57
Hugo Okpara flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Naysmith collects the pass. Stephen Naysmith hits a low pass to Matt Law. Matt Law lofts in a cross ball towards Sebastian Dittmann. Sebastian Dittmann makes a looping header on goal. Dominic Bremner punches it away to safety.
57.30
Without breaking stride, Gavin Liddell plays the ball forward to Julian Blanc. Julian Blanc knocks in a cross ball towards Matt Gemmill. Matt Gemmill powers a header at goal. Dominic Bremner punches it away to safety.
59.09
Tomas Nordqvist deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hugo Okpara. Hugo Okpara kicks a strong pass forward to Sebastian Dittmann. Sebastian Dittmann lofts in a cross ball towards Julian Blanc. Julian Blanc gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but he balloons it over the crossbar!
60.02
Airdrieonians have made 2 substitutions with Viktor Illugason replacing Dominic Brady and Nick Pfennings replacing Marino Lobont .
61.11
Gary Gemmell chips the ball to his team mate, Viktor Illugason. Viktor Illugason threads the ball through to Gaspar Rego. Gaspar Rego knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
63.41
Gavin Liddell clumsily knocks into Viktor Illugason. Gavin Liddell is given a warning by the referee! Viktor Illugason runs off the knock.
65.10
Gaspar Rego hacks Tomas Nordqvist from behind! The referee warns Gaspar Rego to calm down! Tomas Nordqvist runs off the knock.
69.58
Andy Sullivan threads a neat ball through to Alex Niven. Alex Niven kicks a strong pass forward to Nick Pfennings. Nick Pfennings shoots from distance. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
72.08
Stephen Naysmith flicks a high ball forward to Matt Law who takes it down. Matt Law controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
73.28
Julian Blanc threads a neat ball through to Gavin Liddell. Gavin Liddell lofts in a cross ball towards Sebastian Dittmann. Sebastian Dittmann whips the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
77.05
Airdrieonians have made a substitution with Colin Law replacing Richard Strachan .
78.13
Craig Davidson receives the ball from a throw-in from Stephen Naysmith. Craig Davidson makes a probing pass to Matt Law. Matt Law shoots from 20 yards but it slams into the crowd!
79.23
Gaspar Rego hacks Stjepan Boksic from behind! The referee calls over Gaspar Rego and shows him a yellow card! Stjepan Boksic gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
83.35
Viktor Illugason passes the ball forward to Don Burley. Don Burley sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Neil Benali smothers it!
84.38
Stephen Naysmith sees space and advances. Stephen Naysmith makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Julian Blanc but he's offside!
87.04
Matt Law deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Dittmann. Sebastian Dittmann lofts in a cross ball towards Matt Law. Matt Law jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Magnificent block by Viktor Illugason!
89.11
Viktor Illugason flicks a high pass forward to Gaspar Rego who brings the ball under control. Gaspar Rego sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Neil Benali is on top of his game. Good keeping!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Celtic

Airdrieonians
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
9
6
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
60%
40%
Play Area
23.8%
43.8%
32.5%

Scorers
Stephen Naysmith 10
Sebastian Dittmann 73
Nick Pfennings 70

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Stephen Naysmith of Celtic

Match Ratings
1.Neil Benali (GK)
8
2.Tomas Nordqvist (DEF)
6
3.Stjepan Boksic (DEF)
6
4.Hugo Okpara (DEF)
7
5.Craig Davidson (MID)
7
6.Stephen Naysmith (MID)goal scored
9
7.Gavin Liddell (MID)yellow card
7
8.Matt Gemmill (MID)
6
9.Julian Blanc (ATT)
6
10.Sebastian Dittmann (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Matt Law (ATT)
7
 
12.Alec Davidson (ATT)
0
13.Lucian Punga (DEF)
0
14.Colin Hendry (ATT)
0

1.Dominic Bremner (GK)
8
2.Andy Sullivan (DEF)
6
3.Gary Gemmell (DEF)
6
4.Richard Strachan (DEF)
6
5.Alex Niven (MID)
7
6.Dominic Brady (MID)
6
7.Stephen Hendry (MID)
6
8.Armin Schrader (MID)
6
9.Don Burley (ATT)
6
10.Gaspar Rego (ATT)yellow card
6
11.Marino Lobont (ATT)
6
 
12.Colin Law (DEF)
6
13.Viktor Illugason (MID)
6
14.Nick Pfennings (ATT)goal scored
7