Match Report
| Celtic | Celtic |  |  | Stranraer | Stranraer | ||||||||||||||||
| Jade Phillips | Jade Phillips | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Vítor Hugo Ribeiro | V. Ribeiro |  | 75 | G |  | 1 | | G | 69 |  | Paul Liddell | P. Liddell | |||||||||
| Vasyl Korkishko | V. Korkishko |  | 78 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 | | John Ferguson | J. Ferguson | |||||||||
| Fotis Moissidis | F. Moissidis |  | 65 | D | | 3 | | D | 60 | | Stephen Glass | S. Glass | |||||||||
| Jurek Joswiak | J. Joswiak |  | 71 | D | | 4 | | D | 59 | | Richard Glass | R. Glass | |||||||||
| Jose Javier Pascual | J. Pascual |  | 73 | D | | 5 | | D | 58 | | Billy James | B. James | |||||||||
| Stephen Kewell | S. Kewell |  | 80 | M | | 6 | | M | 72 | | Stephen James | S. James | |||||||||
| Pablo Parra | P. Parra |  | 74 | M | | 7 | | M | 70 | | Kevin McCoist | K. McCoist | |||||||||
| Luciano Riquelme | L. Riquelme | | 67 | M | | 8 | | M | 66 | | Alec Matteo | A. Matteo | |||||||||
| Julian Velasco | J. Velasco | | 70 | A | | 9 | | M | 65 | | Alex Sullivan | A. Sullivan | |||||||||
| David Zanoni | D. Zanoni |  | 69 | A | | 10 | | A | 65 | | Gavin Law | G. Law | |||||||||
| Yoshimitsu Ono | Y. Ono |  | 74 | A | | 11 | | A | 63 |  | Martin Pringle | M. Pringle | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Celtic Park where Celtic play host to Stranraer. A crowd of 19,743 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Celtic are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Stranraer appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Celtic are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Stranraer appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Stranraer kicking off!
3.49
0-0Pablo Parra chips the ball to his team mate, Julian Velasco. Julian Velasco knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
4.31
0-0Celtic are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
12.23
1-0Pablo Parra makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Zanoni. David Zanoni knocks in a cross ball towards Yoshimitsu Ono. Yoshimitsu Ono powers a header at goal. Paul Liddell is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
18.47
1-0Kevin McCoist deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gavin Law. Gavin Law sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Vítor Hugo Ribeiro manages to gather it comfortably.
20.31
1-0Luciano Riquelme barges into Stephen James. Luciano Riquelme is given a warning by the referee! Stephen James hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
24.40
Pablo Parra flicks the ball to his team mate, Yoshimitsu Ono. Yoshimitsu Ono knocks in a cross ball towards David Zanoni. David Zanoni connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. What a cracker!! Paul Liddell had no chance!! Goal for Celtic!
28.57
Luciano Riquelme threads the ball through to Julian Velasco. Julian Velasco lofts in a cross ball towards Yoshimitsu Ono. Yoshimitsu Ono directs the ball goalwards with his head. Paul Liddell easily picks it out of the air!
32.41
Alec Matteo decides to run forward with the ball. Alec Matteo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
33.19
2-0Stephen Kewell makes a probing pass to Julian Velasco. Julian Velasco shoots from long range but it is miles over!
34.16
2-0Luciano Riquelme threads the ball through to Julian Velasco. Julian Velasco makes a probing pass to Yoshimitsu Ono but he's offside!
42.09
2-0Luciano Riquelme comes in with a late challenge on Stephen James. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Stephen James runs off the knock.
45.00
John Ferguson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kevin McCoist. Kevin McCoist kicks a strong pass forward to Gavin Law. Gavin Law shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Celtic start the second half!
49.04
Jurek Joswiak advances with the ball. Jurek Joswiak threads the ball through to David Zanoni. David Zanoni sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
65.38
Stephen Glass knocks the ball forward to Kevin McCoist. Kevin McCoist knocks the ball forward to Gavin Law. Gavin Law knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Vítor Hugo Ribeiro who gathers it comfortably.
72.44
Jose Javier Pascual knocks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Kewell. Stephen Kewell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Yoshimitsu Ono. Yoshimitsu Ono knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Richard Glass.
75.57
Stephen Kewell threads the ball through to David Zanoni. David Zanoni lofts in a cross ball towards Yoshimitsu Ono. Yoshimitsu Ono is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
79.33
Luciano Riquelme passes the ball forward to Julian Velasco. Julian Velasco goes all the way! Julian Velasco makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
81.34
Pablo Parra sees a break and surges forward. Pablo Parra chips the ball to his team mate, Julian Velasco. Julian Velasco shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Paul Liddell!
83.01
Luciano Riquelme flicks the ball to his team mate, Yoshimitsu Ono. Yoshimitsu Ono knocks in a cross ball towards Julian Velasco. Julian Velasco connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
85.16
Fotis Moissidis threads the ball through to Pablo Parra. Pablo Parra chips the ball to his team mate, Yoshimitsu Ono. Yoshimitsu Ono sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Paul Liddell easily smothers it!
87.37
Celtic are easily keeping Stranraer at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
89.33
Stephen Kewell knocks the ball to his team mate, Julian Velasco. Julian Velasco shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
Pablo Parra knocks the ball to his team mate, Yoshimitsu Ono. Yoshimitsu Ono shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
6
1
Shots off Target
6
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
60.6%
39.4%
Play Area
12.7%
52.1%
35.2%
Scorers
| Yoshimitsu Ono 12, 76 David Zanoni 24 |