Match Report
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Celtic Park where Celtic play host to Albion Rovers. A crowd of 19,498 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Celtic and Albion Rovers are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Celtic and Albion Rovers are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
The whistle blows and Celtic get the match underway!
8.57
Yassine Murati knocks the ball forward to Liborio Nieves. Liborio Nieves controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Vítor Hugo Ribeiro!
15.36
Pablo Parra barges into Manuel Palacios. Pablo Parra is shown the yellow card! Manuel Palacios hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
27.25
Manuel Palacios knocks the ball forward to Liborio Nieves. Liborio Nieves plays a perfect one-two with Erik Tryggvason and rushes in on goal... Liborio Nieves shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
36.44
Vasyl Korkishko deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stephen Kewell. Stephen Kewell knocks the ball forward to Billy Niven. Billy Niven tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
38.27
Manuel Palacios chips the ball to his team mate, Erik Tryggvason. Erik Tryggvason lofts in a cross ball towards Scott Naysmith. Scott Naysmith powers a header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
44.59
Jose Javier Pascual makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stephen Kewell. Stephen Kewell knocks the ball to his team mate, Yoshimitsu Ono. Yoshimitsu Ono shoots from outside the area but somehow Guillermo Garrido manages to keep it out.
45.00
Yassine Murati passes the ball forward to Scott Naysmith. Scott Naysmith goes all the way! Scott Naysmith takes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Vítor Hugo Ribeiro!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Albion Rovers start the second half!
49.53
Rodrigo Salas brings the ball forward. Rodrigo Salas knocks in a cross ball towards Erik Tryggvason. Erik Tryggvason flicks the ball with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
51.22
Julian Velasco clumsily knocks into Andres Alvarado. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Andres Alvarado stretches but gets up unharmed.
54.12
Celtic are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Albion Rovers's defence.
67.29
Rodrigo Salas passes the ball forward to Erik Tryggvason. Erik Tryggvason knocks in a cross ball towards Scott Naysmith. Scott Naysmith flicks the ball with his head. Scott Naysmith scores for Albion Rovers!!
71.21
Pablo Parra flicks the ball to his team mate, Billy Niven. Billy Niven knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.28
Andres Alvarado threads the ball through to Yassine Murati. Yassine Murati makes a simple pass to Liborio Nieves. Liborio Nieves makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Scott Naysmith. Scott Naysmith shoots from just inside the box. It curls slightly but Vítor Hugo Ribeiro manages to gather it comfortably.
78.01
Manuel Palacios deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Erik Tryggvason. Erik Tryggvason knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.24
Fotis Moissidis flicks the ball to his team mate, Jan Raff. Jan Raff flicks the ball to his team mate, Yoshimitsu Ono. Yoshimitsu Ono knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Santiago Tapia.
81.10
Pablo Parra kicks a strong pass forward to Yoshimitsu Ono. Yoshimitsu Ono knocks the ball forward to Billy Niven. Billy Niven tries a spectacular strike but it flies wide!
87.50
Jose Javier Pascual knocks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Kewell. Stephen Kewell kicks a strong pass forward to Billy Niven. Billy Niven finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
89.16
Yassine Murati makes a simple pass to Scott Naysmith. Scott Naysmith goes all the way! Scott Naysmith cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
1
6
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
56.9%
43.1%
Play Area
35.4%
46.2%
18.5%
Scorers
Scott Naysmith 38, 67 |