Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Celtic Park where Celtic play host to Falkirk. A crowd of 15,781 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Celtic are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Falkirk appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.


0.00
The whistle blows and Falkirk kick off!
2.13
Colin Collins makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin Young. Gavin Young goes all the way! Gavin Young takes a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Lennart Lindner.
6.22
Billy Campbell knocks the ball to his team mate, Alfred Laver. Alfred Laver shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
8.38
Colin Bremner knocks the ball forward to Paul Thomson. Paul Thomson makes a simple pass to Stuart Young. Stuart Young lofts in a cross ball towards Alfred Laver. Alfred Laver powers a header at goal but Steven Willems is on top of it.
9.49
Stuart Liddell flicks the ball to his team mate, Adam Moffat. Adam Moffat goes all the way! Adam Moffat shoots from just inside the box but Lennart Lindner is on top of it.
15.16
Dominic Caldwell threads the ball through to Billy Sullivan. Billy Sullivan knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Matt Hendry.
16.07
Colin Collins knocks the ball forward to Adam Moffat. Adam Moffat threads the ball through to Billy Sullivan. Billy Sullivan takes a shot at goal. Lennart Lindner is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
21.02
Sergio Ramos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin Young. Gavin Young plays a perfect one-two with Billy Sullivan and rushes in on goal... Gavin Young shoots from just inside the box. The ball comes in low, but Lennart Lindner easily smothers it!
24.59
Matt Hendry makes a probing pass to Paul Thomson. Paul Thomson kicks a strong pass forward to Dominic Henderson. Dominic Henderson plays a perfect one-two with Alfred Laver and rushes in on goal... Dominic Henderson cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
26.53
Scott Elliott makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dominic Caldwell. Dominic Caldwell makes a beautiful solo run. Dominic Caldwell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gavin Young. Gavin Young rockets a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Lennart Lindner easily smothers it!
28.53
Dominic Caldwell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Adam Moffat. Adam Moffat shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
32.58
Fredrik Smith controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stuart Liddell. Stuart Liddell passes the ball forward to Gavin Young. Gavin Young sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
33.57
Billy Campbell flicks the ball to his team mate, Dominic Henderson. Dominic Henderson threads the ball through to Alfred Laver but he's offside!
40.46
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
44.57
Billy Campbell flicks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Young. Stuart Young knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
Stuart McGrory chips the ball to his team mate, Dominic Henderson. Dominic Henderson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Steven Willems who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!


45.00
The whistle blows and Celtic get the second half underway!
48.23
Dominic Caldwell makes a simple pass to Gavin Young. Gavin Young plays a perfect one-two with Adam Moffat and rushes in on goal... Gavin Young shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
54.43
Stuart McGrory threads the ball through to Dominic Henderson. Dominic Henderson whips in a cross ball towards Alfred Laver. Alfred Laver flicks the ball with his head. Steven Willems easily smothers it.
59.09
Dominic Caldwell clumsily knocks into Stuart McGrory. Dominic Caldwell is warned by the referee! Stuart McGrory hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
65.23
Billy Campbell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stuart Young. Stuart Young knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
69.11
Fredrik Smith controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dominic Caldwell. Dominic Caldwell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Billy Sullivan. Billy Sullivan shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
71.49
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
75.45
Dominic Caldwell knocks the ball to his team mate, Billy Sullivan. Billy Sullivan knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Lennart Lindner who gathers it comfortably.
78.26
David Hansen barges into Billy Sullivan. David Hansen is given a warning by the referee! Billy Sullivan runs off the knock.
83.37
Billy Campbell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alfred Laver. Alfred Laver knocks in a cross ball towards Stuart Young. Stuart Young heads the ball goalwards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Gavin Young of Celtic

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 2 vs 1
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 6 vs 3
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 3 vs 2
Offsides
Offsides: 1 vs 1
Fouls
Fouls: 1 vs 1
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 63.8888888888889 vs 36.1111111111111
Play Area
Home team third: 25.00%, Midfield: 47.22%, Away team third: 27.78%