Match Report


Alloa AthleticAlloa Athletic     CelticCeltic
Computer Player Computer Player darren Nicholls darren Nicholls
Stephen GlassS. Glass56
G
1
G
71Neil BenaliN. Benali
Alec McinnesA. Mcinnes62
D
2
D
76Tomas NordqvistT. Nordqvist
Vasco LopesV. Lopes53
D
3captain
D
76Stjepan BoksicS. Boksic
Harvey ReuserH. Reuser52
D
4
D
69Hugo OkparaH. Okpara
Dominic MortonD. Morton49
D
captain5
M
77Craig DavidsonC. Davidson
Copain JansenC. Jansen64
M
6
M
80Stephen NaysmithS. Naysmith
Christian WallnerC. Wallner63
M
7
M
80Gavin LiddellG. Liddell
Scott JohnstoneS. Johnstone63
M
8
M
81Matt GemmillM. Gemmill
Paul FergusonP. Ferguson70
A
9
A
75Julian BlancJ. Blanc
Dominic GoughD. Gough67
A
10
A
78Sebastian DittmannS. Dittmann
Muller DaillyM. Dailly67
A
11
A
76Martin LiedholmM. Liedholm
 
Francisco SemedoF. Semedo60
A
12
A
68Alec DavidsonA. Davidson
Craig BradyC. Brady59
M
13
D
68Dan HagiD. Hagi
Alec WhiteA. White59
M
14
A
75Colin HendryC. Hendry

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Recreation Park where Alloa Athletic play host to Celtic. A crowd of 19,489 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Alloa Athletic are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Celtic appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Richard White.


0.00
Alloa Athletic kick off and get the match underway!
6.32
Showing composure, Tomas Nordqvist laces a through ball forward to Sebastian Dittmann. Sebastian Dittmann lofts in a cross ball towards Martin Liedholm. Martin Liedholm beats his man to it with a header. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
8.07
Scott Johnstone runs straight at the opposition's defence. Scott Johnstone knocks in a cross ball towards Paul Ferguson. Paul Ferguson whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice save!
18.24
Stjepan Boksic flicks a high pass forward. Martin Liedholm holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Martin Liedholm knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stephen Glass who gathers it comfortably.
24.50
Stephen Naysmith threads a neat ball through to Matt Gemmill. Matt Gemmill knocks in a cross ball towards Martin Liedholm. Martin Liedholm is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
26.05
Copain Jansen runs forward with the ball. Copain Jansen makes an attacking run forward. Copain Jansen shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
27.07
Stephen Naysmith sees a break and surges forward. Stephen Naysmith knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Harvey Reuser.
32.16
Christian Wallner decides to run forward with the ball. Christian Wallner knocks the ball to his team mate, Muller Dailly. Muller Dailly edges inside the box! Some good footwork from Muller Dailly provides some space. He shoots at goal. Muller Dailly scores for Alloa Athletic!!
42.39
Sebastian Dittmann catches Alec Mcinnes on the ankles. The referee warns Sebastian Dittmann to calm down! Alec Mcinnes stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
Christian Wallner sees space and advances. Christian Wallner shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Alloa Athletic appear unchanged since the first half. Celtic also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Celtic kick off and get the second half underway!
47.44
Christian Wallner knocks the ball forward to Paul Ferguson. Paul Ferguson finds some space and shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
51.23
Dominic Gough clumsily knocks into Tomas Nordqvist. Dominic Gough is warned by the referee! Tomas Nordqvist stretches but gets up unharmed.
54.14
Christian Wallner catches Stjepan Boksic on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Stjepan Boksic grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
60.21
Alloa Athletic have made a substitution with Alec White replacing Muller Dailly .
69.38
Sebastian Dittmann makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martin Liedholm. Martin Liedholm finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Stephen Glass.
70.41
Matt Gemmill takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the far post. Some silky footwork from Craig Davidson provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
72.10
Scott Johnstone threads a neat ball through to Paul Ferguson. Paul Ferguson lofts in a cross ball towards Dominic Gough. Dominic Gough makes a deft header. Neil Benali manages to gather it.
75.09
Sebastian Dittmann flicks a high pass forward to Stephen Naysmith who brings the ball under control. Stephen Naysmith knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Harvey Reuser.
77.56
Alloa Athletic have made a substitution with Craig Brady replacing Christian Wallner .
78.63
Vasco Lopes catches Martin Liedholm on the ankles. Vasco Lopes is given a warning by the referee! Martin Liedholm hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
81.36
Scott Johnstone hacks Craig Davidson from behind! The referee warns Scott Johnstone to calm down! Craig Davidson gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
83.24
Matt Gemmill makes a simple pass to Martin Liedholm. Martin Liedholm finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Stephen Glass. Excellent save.
85.19
Tomas Nordqvist pushes up the pitch. Tomas Nordqvist knocks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Liddell. Gavin Liddell shoots from 25 yards but it flies well off target!
87.33
Julian Blanc flicks the ball to his team mate, Martin Liedholm. Martin Liedholm knocks in a cross ball towards Matt Gemmill. Matt Gemmill powers a header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
Tomas Nordqvist clumsily knocks into Scott Johnstone. Tomas Nordqvist is shown the yellow card! Scott Johnstone grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Alloa Athletic

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

Possession
38.7%
61.3%
Play Area
33.9%
45.2%
21%

Scorers
Muller Dailly 32
Matt Gemmill 87

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Matt Gemmill of Celtic

Match Ratings
1.Stephen Glass (GK)
7
2.Alec Mcinnes (DEF)
6
3.Vasco Lopes (DEF)
5
4.Harvey Reuser (DEF)
6
5.Dominic Morton (DEF)
6
6.Copain Jansen (MID)
7
7.Christian Wallner (MID)yellow card
7
8.Scott Johnstone (MID)
6
9.Paul Ferguson (ATT)
6
10.Dominic Gough (ATT)
6
11.Muller Dailly (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Francisco Semedo (ATT)
0
13.Craig Brady (MID)
6
14.Alec White (MID)
6

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