Match Report
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Excelsior Stadium where Airdrieonians play host to Celtic. A crowd of 19,951 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Airdrieonians and Celtic are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Airdrieonians and Celtic are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Airdrieonians start the match!
2.39
1-0Luke Plowright knocks the ball to his team mate, Richard Burley. Richard Burley knocks the ball forward to Alan Ferdinand. Alan Ferdinand whips in a cross ball towards David Tavares. David Tavares directs the ball goalwards with his head. David Tavares scores for Airdrieonians!!
6.42
1-0Luke Plowright passes the ball forward to Richard Burley. Richard Burley knocks the ball to his team mate, Felipe Pichichi. Felipe Pichichi makes a probing pass to Alan Ferdinand but he's offside!
8.39
1-0Richard Burley deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Tavares. David Tavares knocks in a cross ball towards Alan Ferdinand. Alan Ferdinand is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Konstantinos Galanidis easily smothers it.
14.50
1-0Stephen Johnstone comes in with a late challenge on Billy Hopkin. Stephen Johnstone is shown the yellow card! Billy Hopkin hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.21
1-0Richard Mcinnes chips the ball to his team mate, Alessandro Di Bari. Alessandro Di Bari knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
16.01
Richard Law makes a probing pass to Felipe Pichichi. Felipe Pichichi knocks in a cross ball towards Alan Ferdinand. Alan Ferdinand directs the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Konstantinos Galanidis had no chance!! Goal for Airdrieonians!
20.46
Stephen Johnstone deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alessandro Di Bari. Alessandro Di Bari knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.30
Billy Hopkin advances with the ball. Billy Hopkin passes the ball forward to Alan Ferdinand. Alan Ferdinand knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
22.50
Richard Mcinnes kicks a strong pass forward to Scott Naysmith. Scott Naysmith knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Neil Greig.
26.07
Richard Mcinnes flicks the ball to his team mate, Hugo Ramirez. Hugo Ramirez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Victor Soler who gathers it comfortably.
30.17
Stephen Johnstone brings the ball forward. Stephen Johnstone passes the ball forward but Hugo Ramirez is offside!
33.25
Colin Naysmith makes a beautiful solo run. Colin Naysmith knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Luke Plowright.
34.47
Yuri De Ascentis kicks a strong pass forward to Stephen Johnstone. Stephen Johnstone makes a probing pass to Scott Naysmith. Scott Naysmith controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's there!! Victor Soler has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
38.36
2-1Colin Rae barges into Alan Ferdinand. The referee calls over Colin Rae and warns him to calm down! Alan Ferdinand stretches but gets up unharmed.
44.17
Stephen Johnstone sees a break and surges forward. Stephen Johnstone knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The second half starts with Celtic kicking off!
51.09
2-1The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
59.41
2-1Kwami Pericard knocks the ball to his team mate, Felipe Pichichi. Felipe Pichichi plays a perfect one-two with Alan Ferdinand and rushes in on goal... Felipe Pichichi makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
61.22
Colin Naysmith chips the ball to his team mate, Scott Naysmith. Scott Naysmith sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
67.08
Colin Naysmith makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Hugo Ramirez. Hugo Ramirez passes the ball forward to Scott Naysmith. Scott Naysmith cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Scott Naysmith!
71.15
Yuri De Ascentis chips the ball to his team mate, Stephen Johnstone. Stephen Johnstone chips the ball to his team mate, Alessandro Di Bari. Alessandro Di Bari knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Neil Greig.
72.11
Marc Wieczorek knocks the ball to his team mate, Colin Naysmith. Colin Naysmith advances with the ball. Colin Naysmith knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Luke Plowright.
73.40
Richard Mcinnes knocks the ball to his team mate, Alessandro Di Bari. Alessandro Di Bari lofts in a cross ball towards Hugo Ramirez. Hugo Ramirez connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Victor Soler easily picks it out of the air!
77.28
Marc Wieczorek makes a probing pass to Colin Naysmith. Colin Naysmith threads the ball through to Hugo Ramirez. Hugo Ramirez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
78.51
Rui Teixeira takes it forward alone. Rui Teixeira controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Scott Naysmith. Scott Naysmith whips in a cross ball towards Hugo Ramirez. Hugo Ramirez is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
83.53
Richard Mcinnes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Hugo Ramirez. Hugo Ramirez whips in a cross ball towards Scott Naysmith. Scott Naysmith powers a header at goal. Victor Soler easily smothers it.
85.53
Kwami Pericard threads the ball through to David Tavares. David Tavares knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Konstantinos Galanidis who gathers it comfortably.
87.39
Scott Henderson passes the ball forward to Richard Law. Richard Law passes the ball forward to Alan Ferdinand. Alan Ferdinand goes all the way! Alan Ferdinand shoots from just inside the box. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
90.00
Neil Greig chips the ball to his team mate, Richard Burley. Richard Burley passes the ball forward to Felipe Pichichi. Felipe Pichichi kicks a strong pass forward to David Tavares. David Tavares makes some space for himself and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
42.7%
57.3%
Play Area
32.9%
45.1%
22%
Scorers
| David Tavares 2, 90 Alan Ferdinand 16 | Scott Naysmith 34, 67 |