Match Report
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| Ross County | Ross County |  |  | Celtic | Celtic | ||||||||||||||||
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| Benito Pecorari | B. Pecorari |  | 68 | G |  | 1 | | G | 57 |  | Tobias Jung | T. Jung | |||||||||
| Wayne Plowright | W. Plowright |  | 63 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 61 | | Jonathan Servidei | J. Servidei | |||||||||
| Valentino Comazzi | V. Comazzi | | 63 | D | | 3 | | D | 56 | | Omer Winterburn | O. Winterburn | |||||||||
| Don Brady | D. Brady |  | 53 | D | | 4 | | D | 54 | | Gianluca Gissi | G. Gissi | |||||||||
| Duncan White | D. White | | 51 | D | | 5 | | D | 53 | | Omer Richards | O. Richards | |||||||||
| Michel Vanvynckt | M. Vanvynckt |  | 69 | M | | 6 | | M | 59 | | John Morrison | J. Morrison | |||||||||
| Gary Hutchison | G. Hutchison | | 63 | M | | 7 | | M | 58 | | Kevin Glass | K. Glass | |||||||||
| Alec Gemmell | A. Gemmell | | 57 | M | | 8 | | M | 58 | | Alec Liddell | A. Liddell | |||||||||
| Colin Strachan | C. Strachan | | 55 | M | | 9 | | A | 63 | | Don Law | D. Law | |||||||||
| Scott McNeill | S. McNeill | | 66 | A | | 10 | | A | 59 | | Gavin Thomson | G. Thomson | |||||||||
| John Hutchison | J. Hutchison | | 64 | A | | 11 | | A | 54 | | Matt White | M. White | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Victoria Park where Ross County play host to Celtic. A crowd of 8,815 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Ross County are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Celtic appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Ross County are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Celtic appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Celtic start the match!
4.03
0-0Alec Gemmell sees space and advances. Alec Gemmell knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Tobias Jung who gathers it comfortably.
8.11
John Morrison flicks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Thomson. Gavin Thomson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
14.41
0-0Alec Gemmell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Scott McNeill. Scott McNeill shoots from long range but it flies wide!
15.03
Valentino Comazzi chips the ball to his team mate, Gary Hutchison. Gary Hutchison makes a beautiful solo run. Gary Hutchison lofts in a cross ball towards John Hutchison. John Hutchison heads the ball goalwards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
22.19
John Morrison sees space and advances. John Morrison sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
27.29
0-0Omer Winterburn catches Alec Gemmell on the ankles. Omer Winterburn is given a warning by the referee! Alec Gemmell carries on, but is struggling a bit.
30.43
Alec Liddell makes a simple pass to Don Law. Don Law knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Wayne Plowright.
33.14
1-0Colin Strachan knocks the ball to his team mate, Scott McNeill. Scott McNeill shoots from outside the area. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
36.39
Don Brady makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gary Hutchison. Gary Hutchison sees space and advances. Gary Hutchison shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
38.51
Omer Richards chips the ball to his team mate, Alec Liddell. Alec Liddell decides to run forward with the ball. Alec Liddell kicks a strong pass forward to Gavin Thomson. Gavin Thomson shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
39.41
1-0Celtic are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
42.54
1-0Colin Strachan clumsily knocks into John Morrison. The referee calls over Colin Strachan and shows him a yellow card! John Morrison runs off the knock.
45.00
1-0Kevin Glass threads the ball through to Gavin Thomson. Gavin Thomson shoots from distance. Benito Pecorari easily smothers it.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Ross County kick off the second half!
48.35
Valentino Comazzi knocks the ball forward to Michel Vanvynckt. Michel Vanvynckt passes the ball forward to Scott McNeill. Scott McNeill plays a perfect one-two with John Hutchison and rushes in on goal... Scott McNeill shows great control and tries a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
49.56
Kevin Glass clumsily knocks into Gary Hutchison. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gary Hutchison carries on, but is struggling a bit.
55.44
Omer Winterburn threads the ball through to Kevin Glass. Kevin Glass makes a beautiful solo run. Kevin Glass shoots from 20 yards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
59.05
Valentino Comazzi passes the ball forward to Alec Gemmell. Alec Gemmell makes a probing pass to John Hutchison. John Hutchison tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
61.05
Alec Gemmell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Scott McNeill. Scott McNeill knocks in a cross ball towards John Hutchison. John Hutchison is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Tobias Jung.
63.21
Alec Liddell makes a simple pass to Matt White. Matt White shoots from 20 yards but Benito Pecorari is on top of it.
66.52
John Morrison sees a break and surges forward. John Morrison shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
67.01
Gary Hutchison barges into Kevin Glass. The referee calls over Gary Hutchison and shows him a yellow card! Kevin Glass hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
69.50
1-1Gavin Thomson clumsily knocks into Duncan White. Gavin Thomson is warned by the referee! Duncan White stretches but gets up unharmed.
73.45
Ross County are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
75.42
Jonathan Servidei kicks a strong pass forward to Alec Liddell. Alec Liddell sees space and advances. Alec Liddell goes all the way! Alec Liddell takes a shot at goal but somehow Benito Pecorari manages to keep it out.
77.43
Duncan White brings the ball forward. Duncan White passes the ball forward to John Hutchison. John Hutchison tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
81.09
Gavin Thomson barges into Wayne Plowright. The referee calls over Gavin Thomson again and warns him to calm down! Wayne Plowright hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.17
Gary Hutchison flicks the ball to his team mate, John Hutchison. John Hutchison tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
7
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
4
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
61%
39%
Play Area
32.9%
41.5%
25.6%
Scorers
| Scott McNeill 33 | Kevin Glass 55 |