Match Report


CelticCeltic     AirdrieoniansAirdrieonians
Computer Player Computer Player James Smith James Smith
Vítor Hugo RibeiroV. Ribeiro75
G
1
G
80D. Santos DungaD. Dunga
Vasyl KorkishkoV. Korkishko78
D
2
D
78Mast H. AmunikeM. Amunike
Jose Javier PascualJ. Pascual73
D
3
D
90Tomislav BoksicT. Boksic
Jurek JoswiakJ. Joswiak71
D
4
D
81Ricardo BurgosR. Burgos
Fotis MoissidisF. Moissidis65
D
5
M
80Ivan SericI. Seric
Billy NivenB. Niven60
D
6
M
82Samuel NdiefiS. Ndiefi
Stephen KewellS. Kewell80
M
7
M
79Matthew EduseiM. Edusei
Pablo ParraP. Parra74
M
8
M
79Raphael HafnerR. Hafner
Jan RaffJ. Raff69
M
9
A
84Philippe JurionP. Jurion
Yoshimitsu OnoY. Ono74
A
10
A
83Halim BoumedienneH. Boumedienne
David ZanoniD. Zanoni69
A
11
A
80Stephan NyarkoS. Nyarko

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Celtic Park where Celtic play host to Airdrieonians. A crowd of 19,050 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Celtic are playing in a 5-3-2 formation while Airdrieonians appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.


0.00
Airdrieonians kick off the first half!
8.21
Jan Raff threads the ball through to David Zanoni. David Zanoni whips in a cross ball towards Yoshimitsu Ono. Yoshimitsu Ono directs the ball goalwards with his head but somehow D. Santos Dunga manages to keep it out.
10.09
Jose Javier Pascual passes the ball forward to Jan Raff. Jan Raff makes a probing pass to David Zanoni. David Zanoni controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
15.20
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
20.49
Jan Raff knocks the ball to his team mate, Yoshimitsu Ono. Yoshimitsu Ono shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
21.33
Pablo Parra knocks the ball to his team mate, Yoshimitsu Ono. Yoshimitsu Ono shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
24.20
Matthew Edusei knocks the ball forward to Stephan Nyarko. Stephan Nyarko plays a perfect one-two with Halim Boumedienne and rushes in on goal... Stephan Nyarko makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Vítor Hugo Ribeiro easily smothers it!
27.26
Mast H. Amunike clumsily knocks into Yoshimitsu Ono. Mast H. Amunike is given a warning by the referee! Yoshimitsu Ono runs off the knock.
28.28
Jan Raff flicks the ball to his team mate, David Zanoni. David Zanoni knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
34.29
Samuel Ndiefi chips the ball to his team mate, Philippe Jurion. Philippe Jurion shoots from distance but somehow Vítor Hugo Ribeiro manages to keep it out.
40.50
Billy Niven knocks the ball to his team mate, Pablo Parra. Pablo Parra kicks a strong pass forward to David Zanoni. David Zanoni shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
44.30
Stephen Kewell chips the ball to his team mate, Yoshimitsu Ono. Yoshimitsu Ono finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
Jan Raff knocks the ball forward to David Zanoni. David Zanoni controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but D. Santos Dunga is on top of it.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!


45.00
Celtic kick off the second half!
47.13
Mast H. Amunike makes a simple pass to Matthew Edusei. Matthew Edusei chips the ball to his team mate, Halim Boumedienne. Halim Boumedienne shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Vítor Hugo Ribeiro.
48.41
Billy Niven kicks a strong pass forward to Stephen Kewell. Stephen Kewell knocks the ball forward to David Zanoni. David Zanoni knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ricardo Burgos.
49.58
Ricardo Burgos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Matthew Edusei. Matthew Edusei chips the ball to his team mate, Halim Boumedienne. Halim Boumedienne whips in a cross ball towards Stephan Nyarko. Stephan Nyarko connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
53.40
Ivan Seric kicks a strong pass forward to Philippe Jurion. Philippe Jurion shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Vítor Hugo Ribeiro easily smothers it!
54.21
Samuel Ndiefi knocks the ball to his team mate, Halim Boumedienne. Halim Boumedienne knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Fotis Moissidis.
55.08
Halim Boumedienne catches Jose Javier Pascual on the ankles. The referee calls over Halim Boumedienne and shows him a yellow card! Jose Javier Pascual runs off the knock.
57.54
Samuel Ndiefi chips the ball to his team mate, Halim Boumedienne. Halim Boumedienne whips in a cross ball towards Philippe Jurion. Philippe Jurion directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is miles over!
59.41
Raphael Hafner knocks the ball forward to Philippe Jurion. Philippe Jurion knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jose Javier Pascual.
60.13
Matthew Edusei surges forward with the ball. Matthew Edusei whips in a cross ball towards Stephan Nyarko. Stephan Nyarko is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
66.31
Samuel Ndiefi comes in with a late challenge on Jan Raff. Samuel Ndiefi is warned by the referee! Jan Raff stretches but gets up unharmed.
71.38
Ricardo Burgos threads the ball through to Samuel Ndiefi. Samuel Ndiefi kicks a strong pass forward to Stephan Nyarko. Stephan Nyarko knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
75.50
Tomislav Boksic takes it forward alone. Tomislav Boksic deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Halim Boumedienne. Halim Boumedienne sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
77.30
Ricardo Burgos makes a probing pass to Samuel Ndiefi. Samuel Ndiefi sees space and advances. Samuel Ndiefi whips in a cross ball towards Philippe Jurion. Philippe Jurion directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
85.13
Pablo Parra knocks the ball forward to David Zanoni. David Zanoni knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to D. Santos Dunga who gathers it comfortably.
87.32
Raphael Hafner makes a simple pass to Stephan Nyarko. Stephan Nyarko lofts in a cross ball towards Halim Boumedienne. Halim Boumedienne powers a header at goal but Vítor Hugo Ribeiro is on top of it.
90.00
Mast H. Amunike knocks the ball to his team mate, Ivan Seric. Ivan Seric knocks the ball to his team mate, Halim Boumedienne. Halim Boumedienne plays a perfect one-two with Philippe Jurion and rushes in on goal... Halim Boumedienne tries a spectacular strike. It's there!! Vítor Hugo Ribeiro has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!


The man of the match was awarded to Philippe Jurion of Airdrieonians
Match Statistics
 

Celtic

Airdrieonians
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
3
7
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
39.6%
60.4%
Play Area
29.7%
45.1%
25.3%

Scorers
Philippe Jurion 77
Halim Boumedienne 90