Match Report


CelticCeltic     St. JohnstoneSt. Johnstone
Kenzie McquistonKenzie Mcquiston Alex Hutchings Alex Hutchings
Vítor Hugo RibeiroV. Ribeiro74
G
1
G
76Stuart CaldwellS. Caldwell
Jose Javier PascualJ. Pascual73
D
2
D
68Fabio Alves JairzinhoF. Jairzinho
Vasyl KorkishkoV. Korkishko78
D
3
D
74Moustapha AmzineM. Amzine
Fotis MoissidisF. Moissidis65
D
4
D
71Scott YoungS. Young
Jurek JoswiakJ. Joswiak71
D
5
D
70Dave GranvilleD. Granville
Stephen KewellS. Kewell79
M
6
M
64Gabriel MarcelinoG. Marcelino
Jan RaffJ. Raff69
M
7
M
80Hakan ÖzalanH. Özalan
Luciano RiquelmeL. Riquelme66
M
8
M
80Sergio LimaS. Lima
Julian VelascoJ. Velasco69
A
9
A
72Rinar KopolovetsR. Kopolovets
Yoshimitsu OnoY. Ono74
A
10
A
66Nelson MensahN. Mensah
Billy NivenB. Niven59
D
11
A
70Pier Giovanni AmeriniP. Amerini
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Celtic Park where Celtic play host to St. Johnstone. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both Celtic and St. Johnstone are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
Celtic kick off and get the match underway!
6.38
Billy Niven catches Dave Granville on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Dave Granville runs off the knock.
8.11
Luciano Riquelme deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Julian Velasco. Julian Velasco knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Moustapha Amzine.
9.39
Gabriel Marcelino makes a probing pass to Pier Giovanni Amerini. Pier Giovanni Amerini knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
12.07
Moustapha Amzine boots it upfield. Pier Giovanni Amerini knocks in a cross ball towards Nelson Mensah. Nelson Mensah is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Vítor Hugo Ribeiro manages to gather it comfortably.
21.28
Hakan Özalan sees space and advances. Hakan Özalan passes the ball forward but Rinar Kopolovets is offside!
22.56
Gabriel Marcelino sees space and advances. Gabriel Marcelino sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
26.36
Fabio Alves Jairzinho flicks the ball to his team mate, Hakan Özalan. Hakan Özalan flicks the ball to his team mate, Rinar Kopolovets. Rinar Kopolovets shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
27.59
Moustapha Amzine deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sergio Lima. Sergio Lima kicks a strong pass forward to Pier Giovanni Amerini. Pier Giovanni Amerini deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rinar Kopolovets but the linesman indicates offside!
30.45
Jan Raff barges into Hakan Özalan. The referee calls over Jan Raff and shows him a yellow card! Hakan Özalan carries on, but is struggling a bit.
36.05
Luciano Riquelme makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Yoshimitsu Ono. Yoshimitsu Ono knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stuart Caldwell who gathers it comfortably.
39.52
Luciano Riquelme threads the ball through to Yoshimitsu Ono. Yoshimitsu Ono whips in a cross ball towards Billy Niven. Billy Niven is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
42.21
Fabio Alves Jairzinho knocks the ball to his team mate, Gabriel Marcelino. Gabriel Marcelino knocks the ball forward to Rinar Kopolovets. Rinar Kopolovets knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
44.28
Moustapha Amzine knocks the ball forward to Hakan Özalan. Hakan Özalan makes a probing pass to Pier Giovanni Amerini. Pier Giovanni Amerini plays a perfect one-two with Rinar Kopolovets and rushes in on goal... Pier Giovanni Amerini takes a shot at goal. Vítor Hugo Ribeiro easily smothers it.
45.00
Luciano Riquelme passes the ball forward to Billy Niven. Billy Niven whips in a cross ball towards Julian Velasco. Julian Velasco connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but somehow Stuart Caldwell manages to keep it out.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!


45.00
The second half starts with St. Johnstone kicking off!
48.43
Stephen Kewell kicks a strong pass forward to Billy Niven. Billy Niven shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Stuart Caldwell!
55.33
Hakan Özalan comes in with a late challenge on Jan Raff. Hakan Özalan is given a warning by the referee! Jan Raff hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
55.33
St. Johnstone are easily keeping Celtic at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
59.16
Jan Raff flicks the ball to his team mate, Billy Niven. Billy Niven knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Moustapha Amzine.
66.28
Jurek Joswiak chips the ball to his team mate, Luciano Riquelme. Luciano Riquelme kicks a strong pass forward to Billy Niven. Billy Niven shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Stuart Caldwell!
67.41
Vasyl Korkishko hacks Rinar Kopolovets from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Rinar Kopolovets stretches but gets up unharmed.
69.41
Moustapha Amzine deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hakan Özalan. Hakan Özalan kicks a strong pass forward to Pier Giovanni Amerini. Pier Giovanni Amerini whips in a cross ball towards Rinar Kopolovets. Rinar Kopolovets is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Magnificent save by Vítor Hugo Ribeiro!
73.31
Fabio Alves Jairzinho threads the ball through to Gabriel Marcelino. Gabriel Marcelino makes a simple pass to Rinar Kopolovets. Rinar Kopolovets shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
81.58
Luciano Riquelme hacks Gabriel Marcelino from behind! The referee calls over Luciano Riquelme and warns him to calm down! Gabriel Marcelino grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
87.56
Stephen Kewell catches Sergio Lima on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Sergio Lima gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Gabriel Marcelino of St. Johnstone
Match Statistics
 

Celtic

St. Johnstone
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
5
1
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
39.3%
60.7%
Play Area
23.8%
47.6%
28.6%