Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Firhill Park where Partick Thistle play host to Celtic. A crowd of 18,286 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Partick Thistle and Celtic are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.


0.00
The first half starts with Celtic kicking off!
2.11
Stuart Gough knocks the ball forward to Gavin Young. Gavin Young threads the ball through to David Hutchison but he's offside!
9.25
Andy Dalglish threads the ball through to Kevin Hopkin. Kevin Hopkin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Billy Sullivan. Billy Sullivan goes all the way! Billy Sullivan rockets a shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
20.31
Gavin Young clumsily knocks into Dominic Thomson. Gavin Young is shown the yellow card! Dominic Thomson runs off the knock.
21.36
Dominic Thomson makes a simple pass to Scott Elliott. Scott Elliott flicks the ball to his team mate, Craig Dalglish. Craig Dalglish shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
22.27
Alec Hutchison makes a probing pass to Stuart Gough. Stuart Gough passes the ball forward to Billy Sullivan. Billy Sullivan controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
24.45
Scott Elliott threads the ball through to Dominic Caldwell. Dominic Caldwell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Billy Sullivan. Billy Sullivan lofts in a cross ball towards Gavin Young. Gavin Young is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Ismael Özalan is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
32.58
Celtic are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
36.29
Dominic Thomson chips the ball to his team mate, Scott Elliott. Scott Elliott controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dominic Meiklejohn. Dominic Meiklejohn lofts in a cross ball towards Craig Dalglish. Craig Dalglish connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
39.20
Scott Elliott knocks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Gough. Stuart Gough chips the ball to his team mate, 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 but it is tipped over by Ismael Özalan.
40.23
Colin McGrory knocks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Greig. Stephen Greig makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Morten Olesen. Morten Olesen sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
44.41
Oscar Zauli makes a probing pass to Stephen Greig. Stephen Greig brings the ball forward. Stephen Greig shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
Oscar Zauli passes the ball forward to Stephen Greig. Stephen Greig chips the ball to his team mate, Dominic Meiklejohn. Dominic Meiklejohn knocks in a cross ball towards Craig Dalglish. Craig Dalglish is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but Steven Willems is on top of it.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!


45.00
Partick Thistle start the second half!
53.55
Scott Elliott knocks the ball to his team mate, Morten Olesen. Morten Olesen goes all the way! Morten Olesen tries a spectacular strike but he balloons it over the crossbar!
54.40
Scott Elliott knocks the ball to his team mate, Dominic Meiklejohn. Dominic Meiklejohn knocks in a cross ball towards Morten Olesen. Morten Olesen is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
57.20
Dominic Caldwell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Billy Sullivan. Billy Sullivan passes the ball forward but Gavin Young is offside!
59.58
Scott Elliott kicks a strong pass forward to Kevin Hopkin. Kevin Hopkin passes the ball forward to Gavin Young. Gavin Young goes all the way! Gavin Young shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
60.52
Sergio Ramos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gavin Young. Gavin Young goes all the way! Gavin Young shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It curls slightly but Ismael Özalan manages to gather it comfortably.
61.50
Oscar Zauli makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Scott Elliott. Scott Elliott knocks the ball forward to Dominic Meiklejohn. Dominic Meiklejohn knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
66.26
Stuart Gough chips the ball to his team mate, David Hutchison. David Hutchison shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
67.28
Partick Thistle are easily keeping Celtic at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
69.10
Stuart Gough comes in with a late challenge on Colin McGrory. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Colin McGrory hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
71.55
Scott Elliott makes a probing pass to Dominic Caldwell. Dominic Caldwell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gavin Young. Gavin Young controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Billy Sullivan. Billy Sullivan takes a shot at goal. Ismael Özalan is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
75.35
Stuart Gough makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin Young. Gavin Young knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Oscar Zauli.
77.55
Colin McGrory clumsily knocks into David Hutchison. The referee calls over Colin McGrory and warns him to calm down! David Hutchison stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Billy Sullivan of Celtic

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 1 vs 3
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 3 vs 5
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 4 vs 3
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 4
Fouls
Fouls: 1 vs 2
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 2
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 42.6829268292683 vs 57.3170731707317
Play Area
Home team third: 34.15%, Midfield: 43.90%, Away team third: 21.95%