Match Report
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Celtic Park where Celtic play host to St. Johnstone. A crowd of 18,942 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Celtic and St. Johnstone are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Celtic and St. Johnstone are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Celtic kick off and get the first half underway!
2.13
0-0Scott Naysmith clumsily knocks into Gavin Morton. Scott Naysmith is shown the yellow card! Gavin Morton stretches but gets up unharmed.
4.41
0-0Alec Niven makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ruud Bomers. Ruud Bomers knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
12.42
0-0Ronnie Wright-Phillips makes a simple pass to Ruud Bomers. Ruud Bomers whips in a cross ball towards Gavin Hendry. Gavin Hendry is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
14.46
Colin Rae threads the ball through to Colin Naysmith. Colin Naysmith makes a probing pass to Scott Naysmith. Scott Naysmith knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
15.54
Yuri De Ascentis chips the ball to his team mate, Richard Mcinnes. Richard Mcinnes knocks the ball to his team mate, Scott Naysmith. Scott Naysmith knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Richard White who gathers it comfortably.
18.53
0-0Alec Niven makes a beautiful solo run. Alec Niven deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Vernon Kissinger but the linesman indicates offside!
20.20
Colin Naysmith flicks the ball to his team mate, Hugo Ramirez. Hugo Ramirez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gavin Morton.
21.11
Ronnie Wright-Phillips threads the ball through to Gavin Hendry. Gavin Hendry tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
22.10
Colin Naysmith flicks the ball to his team mate, Alessandro Di Bari. Alessandro Di Bari lofts in a cross ball towards Scott Naysmith. Scott Naysmith is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
24.03
Ronnie Wright-Phillips makes a probing pass to Vernon Kissinger. Vernon Kissinger sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
28.05
0-0Ronnie Wright-Phillips sees a break and surges forward. Ronnie Wright-Phillips knocks in a cross ball towards Ruud Bomers. Ruud Bomers powers a header at goal. Konstantinos Galanidis easily picks it out of the air!
32.18
Richard Mcinnes kicks a strong pass forward to Scott Naysmith. Scott Naysmith plays a perfect one-two with Hugo Ramirez and rushes in on goal... Scott Naysmith rockets a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
33.31
Andy Dickov knocks the ball to his team mate, Richard Burley. Richard Burley knocks the ball forward to Vernon Kissinger. Vernon Kissinger shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Konstantinos Galanidis manages to gather it comfortably.
36.14
Gavin Morton advances with the ball. Gavin Morton knocks the ball to his team mate, Ruud Bomers. Ruud Bomers shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
40.13
Colin Rae knocks the ball to his team mate, Richard Mcinnes. Richard Mcinnes surges forward with the ball. Richard Mcinnes finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
44.18
Richard Mcinnes threads the ball through to Hugo Ramirez. Hugo Ramirez plays a perfect one-two with Alessandro Di Bari and rushes in on goal... Hugo Ramirez shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Richard White easily smothers it.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
St. Johnstone start the second half!
49.46
Colin Rae threads the ball through to Colin Naysmith. Colin Naysmith kicks a strong pass forward to Hugo Ramirez. Hugo Ramirez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
54.09
Andy Dickov hacks Hugo Ramirez from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Hugo Ramirez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
55.49
0-1Richard Burley flicks the ball to his team mate, Vernon Kissinger. Vernon Kissinger lofts in a cross ball towards Ruud Bomers. Ruud Bomers is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Ruud Bomers!
59.24
0-1The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
60.02
Rui Teixeira kicks a strong pass forward to Colin Naysmith. Colin Naysmith chips the ball to his team mate, Alessandro Di Bari. Alessandro Di Bari tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Richard White.
66.49
0-1Colin Naysmith barges into Richard Burley. Colin Naysmith is given a warning by the referee! Richard Burley stretches but gets up unharmed.
67.37
Richard Mcinnes makes a simple pass to Alessandro Di Bari. Alessandro Di Bari knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Richard White who gathers it comfortably.
71.40
Ronnie Wright-Phillips knocks the ball to his team mate, Vernon Kissinger. Vernon Kissinger lofts in a cross ball towards Gavin Hendry. Gavin Hendry powers a header at goal. Konstantinos Galanidis is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
77.21
Richard Burley brings the ball forward. Richard Burley lofts in a cross ball towards Vernon Kissinger. Vernon Kissinger powers a header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
81.31
Stephen Johnstone passes the ball forward to Hugo Ramirez. Hugo Ramirez lofts in a cross ball towards Scott Naysmith. Scott Naysmith powers a header at goal but Richard White is on top of it.
84.20
Richard Bremner passes the ball forward to Alec Niven. Alec Niven kicks a strong pass forward to Ruud Bomers. Ruud Bomers shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
85.57
Ronnie Wright-Phillips makes a simple pass to Vernon Kissinger. Vernon Kissinger knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Duncan Gallacher.
87.47
Gavin Morton barges into Alessandro Di Bari. Gavin Morton is given a warning by the referee! Alessandro Di Bari runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
3
6
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
43.7%
56.3%
Play Area
29.9%
42.5%
27.6%
Scorers
| Ruud Bomers 55 Gavin Hendry 71 |