Match Report
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Celtic Park where Celtic play host to Ayr United. A crowd of 19,082 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Celtic are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Ayr United appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Celtic are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Ayr United appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Ayr United kick off!
6.01
0-0Ayr United are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Celtic's defence.
8.41
0-0Kevin Ferguson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Hauke Schacht. Hauke Schacht plays a perfect one-two with Bilal Djaout and rushes in on goal... Hauke Schacht makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Vítor Hugo Ribeiro!
9.02
Steve Patterson flicks the ball to his team mate, Hauke Schacht. Hauke Schacht plays a perfect one-two with Bilal Djaout and rushes in on goal... Hauke Schacht takes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Vítor Hugo Ribeiro easily smothers it!
14.12
0-0Tomislav Tomacic threads the ball through to Bilal Djaout. Bilal Djaout sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
16.02
0-0Dominic Burley clumsily knocks into Billy Niven. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Billy Niven runs off the knock.
26.43
Luciano Riquelme knocks the ball forward to Yoshimitsu Ono. Yoshimitsu Ono knocks in a cross ball towards Billy Niven. Billy Niven is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
28.25
Julian Velasco hacks Dominic Burley from behind! Julian Velasco is shown the yellow card! Dominic Burley hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
30.20
1-0Jan Raff passes the ball forward to Julian Velasco. Julian Velasco whips in a cross ball towards Yoshimitsu Ono. Yoshimitsu Ono powers a header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
34.09
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
42.27
Steve Patterson flicks the ball to his team mate, Bilal Djaout. Bilal Djaout whips in a cross ball towards Hauke Schacht. Hauke Schacht flicks the ball with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
44.40
Jan Raff advances with the ball. Jan Raff goes all the way! Jan Raff shoots from just inside the box. What a cracker!! Stuart Cleland had no chance!! Goal for Celtic!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Celtic kick off and get the second half underway!
49.57
Aimo Damiani kicks a strong pass forward to Hauke Schacht. Hauke Schacht goes all the way! Hauke Schacht tries a spectacular strike. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
51.31
2-0Pablo Parra knocks the ball forward to Billy Niven. Billy Niven knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
59.25
Fotis Moissidis passes the ball forward to Luciano Riquelme. Luciano Riquelme knocks the ball to his team mate, Yoshimitsu Ono. Yoshimitsu Ono lofts in a cross ball towards Julian Velasco. Julian Velasco connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's there!! Stuart Cleland has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
65.47
3-0Jurek Joswiak flicks the ball to his team mate, Luciano Riquelme. Luciano Riquelme flicks the ball to his team mate, Billy Niven. Billy Niven knocks the ball forward to Julian Velasco but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
69.36
Kevin Ferguson advances with the ball. Kevin Ferguson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Vítor Hugo Ribeiro who gathers it comfortably.
81.42
Kevin Ferguson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bilal Djaout. Bilal Djaout shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Vítor Hugo Ribeiro easily smothers it!
83.55
Jan Raff sees space and advances. Jan Raff knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ryuunosuke Kimura.
84.52
Luciano Riquelme barges into Tomislav Tomacic. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Tomislav Tomacic runs off the knock.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
37.3%
62.7%
Play Area
26.7%
52%
21.3%
Scorers
| Yoshimitsu Ono 30 Jan Raff 44 Julian Velasco 59 |