Match Report


CelticCeltic     RangersRangers
darren Nichollsdarren Nicholls James Dunlop James Dunlop
Neil BenaliN. Benali73
G
1
G
75Jon JonssenJ. Jonssen
Ebi IwanE. Iwan72
D
2
D
84Armin TurekA. Turek
Kaci PontalK. Pontal72
D
3captain
D
82Dion PalmerD. Palmer
Lucian PungaL. Punga69
D
4
D
81Petre SipercoP. Siperco
Craig DavidsonC. Davidson80
M
5
D
79Charles-Edward GhanhouanC. Ghanhouan
Gavin LiddellG. Liddell85
M
6
M
94Paul MoelikerP. Moeliker
Kevin DalglishK. Dalglish79
M
7
M
87Ricardo MarquezR. Marquez
Matt GemmillM. Gemmill87
M
captain8
A
87Fouzi ElkhatabiF. Elkhatabi
Colin HendryC. Hendry77
A
9
A
83Danny CoppingerD. Coppinger
Dominic CampbellD. Campbell81
A
10
A
81George NoicaG. Noica
León CarvajalL. Carvajal79
A
11
A
76Jose NevesJ. Neves
 
Julian BlancJ. Blanc77
A
12
M
82Hugo Guerrero LopezH. Guerrero Lopez
Robin FavreR. Favre81
A
13
D
78Marcos HernandezM. Hernandez
Neil SounessN. Souness86
A
14
A
74Nico BuchwaldN. Buchwald

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Celtic Park where Celtic play Rangers in this friendly game. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
Celtic are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Rangers appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.


0.00
The whistle blows and Rangers get the match underway!
6.59
Ricardo Marquez sees Paul Moeliker in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Paul Moeliker whips in a cross ball towards George Noica. George Noica makes a convincing header. What a cracker!! Neil Benali had no chance!! Goal for Rangers!
9.44
Ricardo Marquez sees George Noica in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. George Noica whips in a cross ball towards Ricardo Marquez. Ricardo Marquez connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is tipped over by Neil Benali.
10.26
It's a corner kick. Paul Moeliker loops the ball out towards the edge of the box. Petre Siperco comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Petre Siperco scores for Rangers!!
14.50
Lucian Punga flicks a high pass forward. Matt Gemmill holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Matt Gemmill lofts in a cross ball towards Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry directs the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Jon Jonssen!
15.24
Ricardo Marquez clumsily knocks into Colin Hendry. Ricardo Marquez is warned by the referee! Colin Hendry runs off the knock.
18.42
Kevin Dalglish chips the ball to his team mate, León Carvajal. León Carvajal whips in a cross ball towards Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
21.31
Matt Gemmill sees space and advances. Matt Gemmill finds some space and shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
27.54
Gavin Liddell decides to run forward with the ball. Gavin Liddell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
28.05
Paul Moeliker makes a probing pass to Jose Neves. Jose Neves lofts in a cross ball towards Fouzi Elkhatabi. Fouzi Elkhatabi is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Rangers!
34.41
Paul Moeliker sees Jose Neves in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jose Neves knocks in a cross ball towards Fouzi Elkhatabi. Fouzi Elkhatabi heads the ball goalwards but it flies just off target!
36.31
Ricardo Marquez passes the ball forward to Jose Neves. Jose Neves advances inside the box! Jose Neves strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it is tipped over by Neil Benali.
37.34
Corner kick to Rangers. Paul Moeliker plays it to the near post. Armin Turek strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it's well over the bar!
44.33
Ricardo Marquez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul Moeliker. Paul Moeliker knocks in a cross ball towards Danny Coppinger. Danny Coppinger gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Neil Benali gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
45.00
Paul Moeliker makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fouzi Elkhatabi. Fouzi Elkhatabi shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Celtic kick off!
48.43
León Carvajal hacks Dion Palmer from behind! León Carvajal is given a warning by the referee! Dion Palmer grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
51.21
Petre Siperco deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul Moeliker. Paul Moeliker sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Neil Benali easily gets down and covers it.
55.05
Charles-Edward Ghanhouan catches León Carvajal on the ankles. Charles-Edward Ghanhouan is given a warning by the referee! León Carvajal runs off the knock.
59.54
León Carvajal threads a neat ball through to Dominic Campbell. Dominic Campbell shoots from outside the area. Superb reactions from Jon Jonssen. What a save!
61.21
Kevin Dalglish flicks a high ball forward to Dominic Campbell who takes it down. Dominic Campbell puts a great ball through. León Carvajal runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
63.34
Dion Palmer surges forward with the ball. Dion Palmer flicks a high pass forward. Jose Neves easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jose Neves knocks in a cross ball towards Danny Coppinger. Danny Coppinger flicks the ball with his head but somehow Neil Benali manages to keep it out.
66.48
Craig Davidson threads a neat ball through to León Carvajal. León Carvajal lofts in a cross ball towards Gavin Liddell. With a superhuman jump, Gavin Liddell connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it is tipped over by Jon Jonssen.
67.29
Corner kick to Celtic. Gavin Liddell chips it out wide. Dion Palmer reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
69.04
Dion Palmer knocks the ball to his team mate, Danny Coppinger. Danny Coppinger finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
72.05
Matt Gemmill threads a neat ball through to Dominic Campbell. Dominic Campbell lofts in a cross ball towards León Carvajal. León Carvajal directs the ball goalwards with his head but it's a woeful effort!
73.30
Petre Siperco flicks a high pass forward. Fouzi Elkhatabi holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Fouzi Elkhatabi knocks the ball forward to George Noica. George Noica plays a quick one-two with Paul Moeliker and rushes in on goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from George Noica provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. Magnificent block by Kaci Pontal!
78.01
Ebi Iwan makes a probing pass to Kevin Dalglish. Kevin Dalglish deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gavin Liddell. Gavin Liddell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
83.24
Gavin Liddell barges into Ricardo Marquez. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ricardo Marquez stretches but gets up unharmed.
85.07
Ebi Iwan flicks a high pass forward. Kaci Pontal holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Kaci Pontal flicks a high pass forward. León Carvajal holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. León Carvajal knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Petre Siperco.
87.32
Kevin Dalglish flicks the ball to his team mate, Craig Davidson. Craig Davidson threads a neat, attacking ball through to Kevin Dalglish. Kevin Dalglish strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but is denied by Jon Jonssen. Excellent save.
89.43
Kaci Pontal makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin Liddell. Gavin Liddell sees space and advances. Gavin Liddell controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just off target!
90.00
Colin Hendry makes a beautiful pass to the feet of León Carvajal. León Carvajal knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Petre Siperco.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Celtic

Rangers
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
5
9
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57.3%
42.7%
Play Area
25.3%
44%
30.7%

Scorers
George Noica 7
Petre Siperco 10
Fouzi Elkhatabi 28

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Paul Moeliker of Rangers

Match Ratings
1.Neil Benali (GK)
8
2.Ebi Iwan (DEF)
6
3.Kaci Pontal (DEF)
7
4.Lucian Punga (DEF)
7
5.Craig Davidson (MID)
6
6.Gavin Liddell (MID)yellow card
7
7.Kevin Dalglish (MID)
7
8.Matt Gemmill (MID)
6
9.Colin Hendry (ATT)
6
10.Dominic Campbell (ATT)
6
11.León Carvajal (ATT)
6
 
12.Julian Blanc (ATT)
0
13.Robin Favre (ATT)
0
14.Neil Souness (ATT)
0

1.Jon Jonssen (GK)
8
2.Armin Turek (DEF)
6
3.Dion Palmer (DEF)
7
4.Petre Siperco (DEF)goal scored
8
5.Charles-Edward Ghanhouan (DEF)
5
6.Paul Moeliker (MID)
9
7.Ricardo Marquez (MID)
7
8.Fouzi Elkhatabi (ATT)goal scored
8
9.Danny Coppinger (ATT)
6
10.George Noica (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Jose Neves (ATT)
8
 
12.Hugo Guerrero Lopez (MID)
0
13.Marcos Hernandez (DEF)
0
14.Nico Buchwald (ATT)
0