Match Report


Ayr UnitedAyr United     CelticCeltic
Computer Player Computer Player Brendan Mcmahon Brendan Mcmahon
Alec McStayA. McStay67
G
1
G
83Allan SørensenA. Sørensen
Luis GentoL. Gento78
D
2
D
71Uwe FreundU. Freund
Sven EmmerlichS. Emmerlich72
D
captain3
D
76Philippe NilisP. Nilis
Garry HendryG. Hendry71
D
4
D
72Tiziano VeroneseT. Veronese
Paul JohnstoneP. Johnstone77
M
5
M
78Luukas SteniusL. Stenius
Atam VictoriaA. Victoria65
M
6
M
76Gianfranco GonzalezG. Gonzalez
Stephen CaldwellS. Caldwell65
M
7
M
76Noah FrommN. Fromm
Maurizio BagnacaniM. Bagnacani64
M
8captain
M
75Ignacio AguileraI. Aguilera
Matt MeiklejohnM. Meiklejohn65
A
9
A
76Julio Ricardo CastromanJ. Castroman
Cesar CostaC. Costa64
A
10
A
74Arno PiketA. Piket
Guglielmo MarrocoloG. Marrocolo60
A
11
A
75Duncan BrambleD. Bramble
 
Giampietro CorrentG. Corrent68
D
12
D
71Erik KristmundssonE. Kristmundsson
Neil SullivanN. Sullivan66
D
13
M
73Osku CarlbohmO. Carlbohm
Matt NaysmithM. Naysmith64
G
14
A
75Samuele NodariS. Nodari

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Somerset Park where Ayr United play host to Celtic. A crowd of 19,893 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Ayr United and Celtic are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Gary Naysmith.


0.00
Ayr United kick off and get the match underway!
4.03
Atam Victoria runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Atam Victoria plays a quick one-two with Guglielmo Marrocolo and rushes in on goal... Atam Victoria shoots from just inside the box but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
15.43
Garry Hendry pushes up the pitch. Garry Hendry makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Matt Meiklejohn. Matt Meiklejohn knocks in a cross ball towards Guglielmo Marrocolo. Guglielmo Marrocolo heads the ball goalwards. Wonderful reactions from Allan Sørensen keeps it out!
16.33
Noah Fromm flicks the ball to his team mate, Duncan Bramble. Duncan Bramble knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.53
Gianfranco Gonzalez makes a simple pass to Duncan Bramble. Duncan Bramble makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Julio Ricardo Castroman but he's offside!
20.25
Luukas Stenius kicks a strong pass forward to Arno Piket. Arno Piket knocks in a cross ball towards Julio Ricardo Castroman. Julio Ricardo Castroman makes a convincing header. Alec McStay comfortably picks it out of the air!
21.07
Stephen Caldwell makes an attacking run forward. Stephen Caldwell threads a neat, attacking ball through to Guglielmo Marrocolo. Guglielmo Marrocolo cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Wonderful reactions from Allan Sørensen keeps it out!
32.56
Noah Fromm makes a probing pass to Duncan Bramble. Duncan Bramble lofts in a cross ball towards Julio Ricardo Castroman. Julio Ricardo Castroman is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's there!! Alec McStay has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
36.53
Philippe Nilis darts forward. Philippe Nilis chips the ball to his team mate, Arno Piket. Arno Piket knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Garry Hendry.
39.44
Stephen Caldwell takes a long throw-in. Paul Johnstone takes it forward alone. Paul Johnstone flicks a high pass forward. Matt Meiklejohn controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Matt Meiklejohn looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but Allan Sørensen reads it well. Good save!
42.02
Stephen Caldwell hits a low pass to Guglielmo Marrocolo. Guglielmo Marrocolo shoots from 20 yards but slams it into the crowd!
44.32
Stephen Caldwell advances with the ball. Stephen Caldwell plays a scrappy one-two with Cesar Costa and advances towards the goal... Stephen Caldwell muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Solid save from Allan Sørensen. What a great pair of hands!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Celtic kick off!
47.01
Gianfranco Gonzalez flicks the ball to his team mate, Arno Piket. Arno Piket knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Sven Emmerlich.
49.21
Tiziano Veronese threads a neat ball through to Luukas Stenius. Luukas Stenius sees Arno Piket in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Arno Piket makes a pass forward but Duncan Bramble makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
53.59
Atam Victoria makes an attacking run forward. Atam Victoria plays a scrappy one-two with Guglielmo Marrocolo and advances towards the goal... Atam Victoria shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies wide!
57.30
Maurizio Bagnacani makes an attacking run forward. Maurizio Bagnacani finds some space and shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
60.45
Tiziano Veronese flicks the ball to his team mate, Gianfranco Gonzalez. Gianfranco Gonzalez kicks a strong pass forward to Arno Piket. Arno Piket whips in a cross ball towards Julio Ricardo Castroman. Julio Ricardo Castroman makes a convincing header. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Celtic!
65.12
Philippe Nilis threads the ball through to Noah Fromm. Noah Fromm controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Arno Piket. Arno Piket knocks in a cross ball towards Julio Ricardo Castroman. Julio Ricardo Castroman beats his man to it with a header. The ball edges inside the post - goal!! The crowd cheers as he celebrates his hattrick!
69.05
Tiziano Veronese hits a low pass to Noah Fromm. Noah Fromm plays the ball forward to Arno Piket. Arno Piket lofts in a cross ball towards Julio Ricardo Castroman. Julio Ricardo Castroman is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but Sven Emmerlich is on the line. He jumps and heads the ball over the bar!
70.06
Luukas Stenius takes a quick corner, playing it short to Tiziano Veronese. Garry Hendry comes in with a tackle and wins the ball, clearing it upfield.
77.11
Celtic have made 3 substitutions with Erik Kristmundsson replacing Tiziano Veronese, Osku Carlbohm replacing Noah Fromm and Samuele Nodari replacing Duncan Bramble .
81.09
Luukas Stenius threads the ball through to Samuele Nodari. Samuele Nodari lofts in a cross ball towards Julio Ricardo Castroman. Julio Ricardo Castroman connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it flies wide!
85.01
Uwe Freund knocks the ball forward to Osku Carlbohm. Osku Carlbohm flicks a high ball forward to Samuele Nodari who takes it down. Samuele Nodari lofts in a cross ball towards Julio Ricardo Castroman. Julio Ricardo Castroman heads the ball goalwards. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Superb keeping!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Ayr United

Celtic
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
4
6
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.3%
53.7%
Play Area
23.9%
44.8%
31.3%

Scorers
Julio Ricardo Castroman 33, 60, 65

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Julio Ricardo Castroman of Celtic

Match Ratings