Match Report


CelticCeltic     HibernianHibernian
Brendan McmahonBrendan Mcmahon Nicholas Broad Nicholas Broad
Allan SørensenA. Sørensen83
G
1
G
75Bertrand BogaczykB. Bogaczyk
Pier Giovanni PinatoP. Pinato71
D
2
D
64Alain AsuarA. Asuar
Philippe NilisP. Nilis76
D
3
D
59David McCoistD. McCoist
Tiziano VeroneseT. Veronese72
D
4
D
65Cataldo BeghettoC. Beghetto
Luukas SteniusL. Stenius78
M
5
D
66Cesar MarquesC. Marques
Alex McGroryA. McGrory76
M
6
M
66Filippo AdaniF. Adani
Noah FrommN. Fromm76
M
7
M
65Frederico JardimF. Jardim
Ignacio AguileraI. Aguilera75
M
captain8captain
M
64Teddy BeckhamT. Beckham
Samuele NodariS. Nodari75
A
9
A
67Colin ElliottC. Elliott
Arno PiketA. Piket74
A
10
A
67Mario Van Der DoelenM. Van Der Doelen
Duncan BrambleD. Bramble75
A
11
A
67Lamberto TaibiL. Taibi
 
Uwe FreundU. Freund71
D
12
D
66Kevin TelferK. Telfer
Gianfranco GonzalezG. Gonzalez76
M
13
M
51Alec StrachanA. Strachan
Julio Ricardo CastromanJ. Castroman76
A
14
A
68Carlo NicolettiC. Nicoletti

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Celtic Park where Celtic play host to Hibernian. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Celtic are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Hibernian appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Stephen Cleland.


0.00
The whistle blows and Celtic get the match underway!
26.58
Noah Fromm hacks Filippo Adani from behind! The referee brings Noah Fromm to one side and gives him a warning! Filippo Adani grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
30.29
Teddy Beckham flicks a high pass forward to Mario Van Der Doelen who brings the ball neatly under control. Mario Van Der Doelen finds some space and shoots from distance. Allan Sørensen gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
33.39
Tiziano Veronese flicks a high pass forward. Alex McGrory controls it well on his chest. Alex McGrory chips the ball to his team mate, Arno Piket. Arno Piket lofts in a cross ball towards Samuele Nodari. Samuele Nodari directs the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Bertrand Bogaczyk manages to keep it out.
34.33
Alain Asuar barges into Arno Piket. The referee calls over Alain Asuar and warns him to calm down! Arno Piket hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
36.27
Teddy Beckham kicks a strong pass forward to Colin Elliott. Colin Elliott cuts inside the box! Colin Elliott side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
40.26
David McCoist sees Teddy Beckham in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Teddy Beckham flicks the ball to his team mate, Mario Van Der Doelen. Mario Van Der Doelen knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Tiziano Veronese.
42.23
Alex McGrory deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Samuele Nodari. Samuele Nodari knocks in a cross ball towards Duncan Bramble. Duncan Bramble directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Nice keeping!
45.00
Without breaking stride, Alain Asuar plays the ball forward to Teddy Beckham. Teddy Beckham flicks a high pass forward. Colin Elliott collects the pass. Colin Elliott knocks in a cross ball towards Mario Van Der Doelen. Mario Van Der Doelen gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but Allan Sørensen reads it well. Superb keeping!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Hibernian get the second half underway!
60.43
Hibernian have made a substitution with Carlo Nicoletti replacing Lamberto Taibi .
61.51
With some swift thinking, Philippe Nilis plays the ball forward to Alex McGrory. Alex McGrory controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Arno Piket. Arno Piket whips in a cross ball towards Samuele Nodari. Samuele Nodari rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Samuele Nodari!
65.12
Cesar Marques threads a neat ball through to Filippo Adani. Filippo Adani makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carlo Nicoletti. Carlo Nicoletti shoots from long range but it's a lousy effort!
66.01
Filippo Adani catches Noah Fromm on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Noah Fromm stretches but gets up unharmed.
69.05
Filippo Adani hacks Noah Fromm from behind! The referee brings Filippo Adani to one side and gives him a warning! Noah Fromm runs off the knock.
71.58
Frederico Jardim chips the ball to his team mate, Colin Elliott. Colin Elliott edges inside the box! Colin Elliott shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It curls slightly but is blocked by Pier Giovanni Pinato.
73.06
Luukas Stenius makes a simple pass to Samuele Nodari. Samuele Nodari whips in a cross ball towards Duncan Bramble. Duncan Bramble directs the ball goalwards with his head but it flies just off target!
77.18
Celtic have made 3 substitutions with Uwe Freund replacing Pier Giovanni Pinato, Gianfranco Gonzalez replacing Luukas Stenius and Julio Ricardo Castroman replacing Samuele Nodari .
79.06
Alex McGrory chips the ball to his team mate, Duncan Bramble. Duncan Bramble shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
81.33
Alex McGrory deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Duncan Bramble. Duncan Bramble skips past Cataldo Beghetto! Duncan Bramble side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
83.32
Alex McGrory deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Duncan Bramble. Duncan Bramble knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.58
Teddy Beckham takes it forward alone. Teddy Beckham passes the ball forward but Colin Elliott is offside!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Celtic

Hibernian
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
42.5%
57.5%
Play Area
24.7%
43.8%
31.5%

Scorers
Samuele Nodari 62

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Samuele Nodari of Celtic

Match Ratings