Match Report


Partick ThistlePartick Thistle     CelticCeltic
Computer Player Computer Player Brendan Mcmahon Brendan Mcmahon
Paul GallacherP. Gallacher73
G
1
G
83Allan SørensenA. Sørensen
Billy GemmellB. Gemmell70
D
2
D
71Pier Giovanni PinatoP. Pinato
Jody BrambleJ. Bramble64
D
3
D
71Uwe FreundU. Freund
Duccio FiciniD. Ficini64
D
4
D
76Philippe NilisP. Nilis
Kevin MorrisonK. Morrison63
D
5
M
77Luukas SteniusL. Stenius
Erwan DelhommeauE. Delhommeau72
M
6
M
75Alex McGroryA. McGrory
Alex McGroryA. McGrory66
M
captain7
M
75Noah FrommN. Fromm
Scott MortonS. Morton63
M
8captain
M
79Neil McStayN. McStay
David ElliottD. Elliott79
A
9
A
75Julio Ricardo CastromanJ. Castroman
Colin RaeC. Rae68
A
10
A
72Markus HelmerM. Helmer
Julian EmmerlichJ. Emmerlich66
A
11
A
75Duncan BrambleD. Bramble
 
Gary GemmillG. Gemmill66
G
12
D
71Tiziano VeroneseT. Veronese
Paulo VarelaP. Varela64
G
13
M
74Gianfranco GonzalezG. Gonzalez
Dominic StrachanD. Strachan58
G
14
A
74Samuele NodariS. Nodari

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Firhill Park where Partick Thistle play host to Celtic. A crowd of 18,741 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Partick Thistle are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Celtic appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Stephen Cleland.


0.00
The first half starts with Celtic kicking off!
4.24
Uwe Freund passes the ball forward to Neil McStay. With some swift thinking, Neil McStay plays the ball forward to Markus Helmer. Markus Helmer finds some space and shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
6.52
Scott Morton threads the ball through to Colin Rae. Colin Rae sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies well off target!
10.48
Noah Fromm plays the ball forward to Julio Ricardo Castroman. Julio Ricardo Castroman whips in a cross ball towards Markus Helmer. Markus Helmer fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. The ball comes off Duccio Ficini and the loose ball is cleared up field.
12.25
Erwan Delhommeau flicks a high ball forward to Julian Emmerlich who takes it down. Julian Emmerlich skips past Pier Giovanni Pinato! Julian Emmerlich looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Allan Sørensen gets down and covers it.
14.11
Noah Fromm passes the ball forward to Duncan Bramble. Duncan Bramble threads the ball through into the box. Markus Helmer comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Celtic!
22.43
Alex McGrory knocks the ball to his team mate, Duncan Bramble. Duncan Bramble shoots from long range his aim is horrendously poor!
26.16
Noah Fromm takes it forward alone. Noah Fromm shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
28.04
Noah Fromm flicks a high pass forward. Duncan Bramble holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Without breaking stride, Duncan Bramble plays the ball forward to Julio Ricardo Castroman who has made a great run into the box. Julio Ricardo Castroman tries a spectacular strike but Paul Gallacher is on top of it.
33.26
Duccio Ficini makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Scott Morton. Scott Morton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Julian Emmerlich. Julian Emmerlich shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
34.02
Philippe Nilis threads a neat ball through to Luukas Stenius. Luukas Stenius flicks the ball to his team mate, Duncan Bramble. Duncan Bramble knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
36.04
Noah Fromm controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Julio Ricardo Castroman. Julio Ricardo Castroman plays a one-two with Duncan Bramble and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Julio Ricardo Castroman provides some space. He shoots at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
38.24
Erwan Delhommeau flicks a high pass forward to Colin Rae who brings the ball under control. Colin Rae runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Colin Rae provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it flies just off target!
39.29
Alex McGrory flicks a high pass forward. Colin Rae holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Colin Rae shoots from 20 yards but it flies just wide!
42.42
Scott Morton threads the ball through to Colin Rae. Colin Rae knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Allan Sørensen who gathers it comfortably.
44.49
Seeing a gap ahead, Erwan Delhommeau laces a through ball forward to David Elliott. David Elliott lofts in a cross ball towards Colin Rae. Colin Rae connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Allan Sørensen gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Partick Thistle appear unchanged since the first half. Celtic also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Partick Thistle start the second half!
49.58
Jody Bramble pushes mid-way up the pitch. Jody Bramble passes the ball forward to David Elliott. David Elliott shoots from 20 yards but it's a lousy effort!
51.04
Luukas Stenius catches Scott Morton on the ankles. Luukas Stenius is shown the yellow card! Scott Morton hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
57.40
Noah Fromm sees a break and surges forward. Noah Fromm sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
59.28
Duccio Ficini makes a probing pass to Alex McGrory. Alex McGrory flicks a high pass forward. Colin Rae collects the pass. Colin Rae makes a probing pass between the defence to David Elliott. David Elliott tries a spectacular strike but it's drastically wayward!
61.09
Pier Giovanni Pinato makes a probing pass to Neil McStay. Neil McStay flicks a high pass forward. Duncan Bramble holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Duncan Bramble rushes past Kevin Morrison! Some good footwork from Duncan Bramble provides some space. He shoots at goal. Paul Gallacher is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
66.12
Duccio Ficini passes the ball forward to Alex McGrory. Alex McGrory flicks the ball to his team mate, Colin Rae. Colin Rae finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Allan Sørensen manages to keep it out.
67.16
Duccio Ficini makes a simple pass to Alex McGrory. Alex McGrory controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Julian Emmerlich. Julian Emmerlich knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Uwe Freund.
71.04
Alex McGrory knocks the ball forward to David Elliott. David Elliott controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Superb reactions from Allan Sørensen. What a save!
73.30
Duccio Ficini comes in with a late challenge on Duncan Bramble. Duccio Ficini is warned by the referee! Duncan Bramble stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.39
Celtic have made 3 substitutions with Tiziano Veronese replacing Pier Giovanni Pinato, Gianfranco Gonzalez replacing Luukas Stenius and Samuele Nodari replacing Julio Ricardo Castroman .
79.16
Alex McGrory threads a neat ball through to David Elliott. David Elliott shoots from outside the area. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
81.23
Scott Morton hits a low pass to David Elliott. David Elliott whips in a cross ball towards Colin Rae. Colin Rae outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
83.39
Jody Bramble breaks forward. Jody Bramble sees Julian Emmerlich in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Julian Emmerlich finds some space and shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
85.50
With a delightful solo run, Scott Morton stretches the opposition's defence. Scott Morton whips in a cross ball towards David Elliott. David Elliott jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for David Elliott!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Partick Thistle

Celtic
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
5
5
Shots off Target
9
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59.1%
40.9%
Play Area
26.1%
45.5%
28.4%

Scorers
David Elliott 85
Markus Helmer 14
Duncan Bramble 61

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Duncan Bramble of Celtic

Match Ratings
1.Paul Gallacher (GK)
6
2.Billy Gemmell (DEF)
6
3.Jody Bramble (DEF)
7
4.Duccio Ficini (DEF)
6
5.Kevin Morrison (DEF)
6
6.Erwan Delhommeau (MID)
6
7.Alex McGrory (MID)
7
8.Scott Morton (MID)
8
9.David Elliott (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Colin Rae (ATT)
7
11.Julian Emmerlich (ATT)
6
 
12.Gary Gemmill (GK)
0
13.Paulo Varela (GK)
0
14.Dominic Strachan (GK)
0

1.Allan Sørensen (GK)
7
2.Pier Giovanni Pinato (DEF)
6
3.Uwe Freund (DEF)
6
4.Philippe Nilis (DEF)
6
5.Luukas Stenius (MID)yellow card
5
6.Alex McGrory (MID)
6
7.Noah Fromm (MID)
8
8.Neil McStay (MID)
7
9.Julio Ricardo Castroman (ATT)
6
10.Markus Helmer (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Duncan Bramble (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Tiziano Veronese (DEF)
6
13.Gianfranco Gonzalez (MID)
6
14.Samuele Nodari (ATT)
6