Match Report
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Match Report
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Ochilview Park where East Stirling play host to Celtic. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both East Stirling and Celtic are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both East Stirling and Celtic are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Celtic kick off the first half!
3.45
0-0Scott Hutchison decides to run forward with the ball. Scott Hutchison plays a perfect one-two with Frans Schmidt and rushes in on goal... Scott Hutchison tries a spectacular strike but it is miles over!
6.34
0-0Dmitri Blokhin knocks the ball to his team mate, Mariano Acosta. Mariano Acosta knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Serhiy Zhuravlov.
9.20
0-0Minori Fujita makes a simple pass to Fouad El-Karkouri. Fouad El-Karkouri threads the ball through to Mariano Acosta. Mariano Acosta lofts in a cross ball towards Kevin Tanghe. Kevin Tanghe is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
10.28
Minori Fujita threads the ball through to Fouad El-Karkouri. Fouad El-Karkouri makes a probing pass to Mariano Acosta. Mariano Acosta knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
12.08
Scott Hutchison makes a simple pass to Frans Schmidt. Frans Schmidt tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Ebi Lato manages to keep it out.
15.23
Dmitri Blokhin knocks the ball forward to David Liddell. David Liddell shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Efren Prado manages to gather it comfortably.
16.48
0-1Viorel Dalakis makes a simple pass to Dmitri Blokhin. Dmitri Blokhin sees a break and surges forward. Dmitri Blokhin lofts in a cross ball towards David Liddell. David Liddell directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
20.42
Dmitri Blokhin chips the ball to his team mate, Kevin Tanghe. Kevin Tanghe knocks in a cross ball towards Mariano Acosta. Mariano Acosta flicks the ball with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
24.28
0-1Patrick Njanka comes in with a late challenge on Ramzi Moussa. The referee calls over Patrick Njanka and shows him a yellow card! Ramzi Moussa runs off the knock.
26.17
Scott Hutchison controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fernando Muñoz. Fernando Muñoz controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Ebi Lato is on top of it.
27.36
0-1Dmitri Blokhin chips the ball to his team mate, David Liddell. David Liddell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mariano Acosta but he's offside!
30.39
Minori Fujita threads the ball through to Rainer Schnellinger. Rainer Schnellinger brings the ball forward. Rainer Schnellinger whips in a cross ball towards Kevin Tanghe. Kevin Tanghe heads the ball goalwards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
32.13
Fouad El-Karkouri makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mariano Acosta. Mariano Acosta shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
33.33
Viorel Dalakis makes a simple pass to Rainer Schnellinger. Rainer Schnellinger chips the ball to his team mate, Mariano Acosta. Mariano Acosta shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
34.53
0-1Lee Gerrard comes in with a late challenge on Ramzi Moussa. Lee Gerrard is warned by the referee! Ramzi Moussa hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
38.59
Minori Fujita flicks the ball to his team mate, Fouad El-Karkouri. Fouad El-Karkouri makes a probing pass to Mariano Acosta. Mariano Acosta shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
42.51
Zisi Constantinidis hacks Dmitri Blokhin from behind! Zisi Constantinidis is warned by the referee! Dmitri Blokhin runs off the knock.
44.47
Viorel Dalakis hacks Frans Schmidt from behind! The referee calls over Viorel Dalakis and warns him to calm down! Frans Schmidt runs off the knock.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and East Stirling get the second half underway!
47.11
Garba West knocks the ball to his team mate, Scott Hutchison. Scott Hutchison makes a probing pass to Fernando Muñoz. Fernando Muñoz goes all the way! Fernando Muñoz shoots from just inside the box but it goes wide for a goal kick.
48.10
Fouad El-Karkouri threads the ball through to Kevin Tanghe. Kevin Tanghe knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Garba West.
51.56
0-2The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
53.21
Garba West makes a simple pass to Scott Hutchison. Scott Hutchison chips the ball to his team mate, Frans Schmidt. Frans Schmidt shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
54.51
Fouad El-Karkouri knocks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Tanghe. Kevin Tanghe knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Garba West.
55.28
Garba West takes it forward alone. Garba West makes a simple pass to Frans Schmidt. Frans Schmidt knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ebi Lato who gathers it comfortably.
59.38
Jonatan Vesanen threads the ball through to Lee Gerrard. Lee Gerrard goes all the way! Lee Gerrard rockets a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Ebi Lato.
60.08
Patrick Njanka kicks a strong pass forward to Zisi Constantinidis. Zisi Constantinidis passes the ball forward to Lee Gerrard. Lee Gerrard goes all the way! Lee Gerrard makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Ebi Lato easily smothers it!
61.41
Jonatan Vesanen knocks the ball to his team mate, Fernando Muñoz. Fernando Muñoz goes all the way! Fernando Muñoz takes a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
66.53
East Stirling are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Celtic's defence.
67.45
Dmitri Blokhin knocks the ball to his team mate, Mariano Acosta. Mariano Acosta shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Efren Prado.
71.46
Viorel Dalakis comes in with a late challenge on Fernando Muñoz. Viorel Dalakis is given another warning by the referee! Fernando Muñoz hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
72.07
Ramzi Moussa chips the ball to his team mate, Fouad El-Karkouri. Fouad El-Karkouri passes the ball forward to Mariano Acosta. Mariano Acosta whips in a cross ball towards David Liddell. David Liddell directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
79.10
Rainer Schnellinger makes a probing pass to David Liddell. David Liddell shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
83.20
0-3Drazen Asanovic barges into Dmitri Blokhin. Drazen Asanovic is warned by the referee! Dmitri Blokhin carries on, but is struggling a bit.
84.47
David Liddell barges into Serhiy Zhuravlov. David Liddell is given a warning by the referee! Serhiy Zhuravlov stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Drazen Asanovic knocks the ball forward to Lee Gerrard. Lee Gerrard goes all the way! Lee Gerrard cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| David Liddell 16, 72 Mariano Acosta 39 |