Match Report
| Celtic | Celtic |  |  | Rangers | Rangers | ||||||||||||||||
| Mitchell Green | Mitchell Green | Matthew Dominey | Matthew Dominey | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stuart Gemmill | S. Gemmill |  | 63 | G |  | 1 | | G | 63 | | Matt Mcallister | M. Mcallister | |||||||||
| Richard Mason | R. Mason | | 59 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 64 |  | Jason Burgess | J. Burgess | |||||||||
| Andy Souness | A. Souness | | 63 | D | | 3 | | D | 70 | | Garry Elliott | G. Elliott | |||||||||
| Jose Javier Pascual | J. Pascual |  | 65 | D | | 4 | | D | 72 |  | Luigi Marcolin | L. Marcolin | |||||||||
| Callum Dalglish | C. Dalglish | | 61 | D | | 5 | | D | 67 |  | Tobias Basler | T. Basler | |||||||||
| Matt Strachan | M. Strachan | | 64 | M | | 6 | | M | 63 | | Kevin Hopkin | K. Hopkin | |||||||||
| Adrien André | A. André |  | 62 | M | | 7 | | M | 67 |  | Nuno Pinheiro | N. Pinheiro | |||||||||
| Billy Caldwell | B. Caldwell | | 57 | M | | 8 | | M | 66 | | Juan Fuentes | J. Fuentes | |||||||||
| Franois Zerdoux | F. Zerdoux | | 65 | A | | 9 | | A | 61 | | Pablo Marcos | P. Marcos | |||||||||
| Gavin Mcallister | G. Mcallister | | 72 | A | | 10 | | A | 70 | | Tomas Breda | T. Breda | |||||||||
| Julian Velasco | J. Velasco | | 65 | A | | 11 | | A | 63 | | Sergio Faria | S. Faria | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Celtic Park where Celtic play host to Rangers. A crowd of 18,216 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Celtic and Rangers are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Celtic and Rangers are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Rangers kick off and get the first half underway!
3.52
0-0Rangers are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Celtic's defence.
4.21
0-0Nuno Pinheiro knocks the ball to his team mate, Tomas Breda. Tomas Breda flicks the ball to his team mate, Sergio Faria. Sergio Faria rockets a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
8.56
Nuno Pinheiro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pablo Marcos. Pablo Marcos sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
9.52
Andy Souness makes a probing pass to Adrien André. Adrien André threads the ball through to Gavin Mcallister. Gavin Mcallister tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
14.53
Nuno Pinheiro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pablo Marcos. Pablo Marcos shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
15.43
0-1Garry Elliott makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Juan Fuentes. Juan Fuentes flicks the ball to his team mate, Tomas Breda. Tomas Breda goes all the way! Tomas Breda tries a spectacular strike. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
18.25
0-1Andy Souness comes in with a late challenge on Sergio Faria. Andy Souness is warned by the referee! Sergio Faria hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
20.43
0-1Nuno Pinheiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sergio Faria. Sergio Faria tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Stuart Gemmill manages to gather it comfortably.
22.09
0-1Adrien André makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Julian Velasco. Julian Velasco knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Garry Elliott.
24.56
Jose Javier Pascual knocks the ball to his team mate, Matt Strachan. Matt Strachan flicks the ball to his team mate, Julian Velasco. Julian Velasco lofts in a cross ball towards Franois Zerdoux. Franois Zerdoux connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
27.28
Luigi Marcolin knocks the ball forward to Juan Fuentes. Juan Fuentes threads the ball through to Tomas Breda. Tomas Breda sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
28.37
Nuno Pinheiro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pablo Marcos. Pablo Marcos shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
33.21
Callum Dalglish makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Adrien André. Adrien André controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gavin Mcallister. Gavin Mcallister knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.42
Nuno Pinheiro flicks the ball to his team mate, Sergio Faria. Sergio Faria goes all the way! Sergio Faria rockets a shot on goal. It's there!! Stuart Gemmill has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
39.16
0-2Tobias Basler chips the ball to his team mate, Nuno Pinheiro. Nuno Pinheiro knocks the ball to his team mate, Tomas Breda. Tomas Breda deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pablo Marcos but the linesman indicates offside!
42.41
Adrien André passes the ball forward to Franois Zerdoux. Franois Zerdoux lofts in a cross ball towards Gavin Mcallister. Gavin Mcallister is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Gavin Mcallister scores for Celtic!!
45.00
Luigi Marcolin flicks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Hopkin. Kevin Hopkin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tomas Breda. Tomas Breda plays a perfect one-two with Sergio Faria and rushes in on goal... Tomas Breda cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Celtic start the second half!
53.10
Nuno Pinheiro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tomas Breda. Tomas Breda shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
57.15
Matt Strachan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Franois Zerdoux. Franois Zerdoux shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
60.31
Callum Dalglish knocks the ball to his team mate, Billy Caldwell. Billy Caldwell makes a simple pass to Franois Zerdoux. Franois Zerdoux knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
61.51
Jose Javier Pascual threads the ball through to Adrien André. Adrien André chips the ball to his team mate, Franois Zerdoux. Franois Zerdoux knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Matt Mcallister who gathers it comfortably.
63.40
Nuno Pinheiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sergio Faria. Sergio Faria knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jose Javier Pascual.
66.32
1-2Sergio Faria comes in with a late challenge on Jose Javier Pascual. Sergio Faria is shown the yellow card! Jose Javier Pascual runs off the knock.
67.05
Garry Elliott deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kevin Hopkin. Kevin Hopkin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pablo Marcos. Pablo Marcos plays a perfect one-two with Tomas Breda and rushes in on goal... Pablo Marcos rockets a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
71.20
Andy Souness controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Billy Caldwell. Billy Caldwell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Franois Zerdoux. Franois Zerdoux tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
72.06
Billy Caldwell threads the ball through to Franois Zerdoux. Franois Zerdoux knocks in a cross ball towards Gavin Mcallister. Gavin Mcallister is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
73.31
Nuno Pinheiro takes it forward alone. Nuno Pinheiro sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
83.13
Juan Fuentes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pablo Marcos. Pablo Marcos knocks in a cross ball towards Sergio Faria. Sergio Faria directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is miles over!
84.00
Billy Caldwell sees space and advances. Billy Caldwell goes all the way! Billy Caldwell rockets a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
89.53
Jason Burgess flicks the ball to his team mate, Nuno Pinheiro. Nuno Pinheiro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sergio Faria. Sergio Faria makes a simple pass to Tomas Breda. Tomas Breda rockets a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Stuart Gemmill.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
4
Shots on Target
1
6
Shots off Target
6
8
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
39.8%
60.2%
Play Area
31.3%
47%
21.7%
Scorers