Match Report
| Airdrieonians | Airdrieonians |  |  | Celtic | Celtic | ||||||||||||||||
| David Jacobs | David Jacobs | manager | darren Nicholls | darren Nicholls | |||||||||||||||||
| Hibiki Kaneko | H. Kaneko |  | 71 | G |  | 1 | | G | 72 |  | Neil Benali | N. Benali | |||||||||
| Richard Strachan | R. Strachan |  | 74 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 71 |  | Ebi Iwan | E. Iwan | |||||||||
| Andy Sullivan | A. Sullivan | | 71 | D | | 3 | |  | D | 70 |  | Dan Hagi | D. Hagi | ||||||||
| Colin Law | C. Law | | 70 | D | | 4 | | D | 66 | | Lucian Punga | L. Punga | |||||||||
| Dominic Brady | D. Brady | | 79 | M | | 5 | | M | 75 | | Alex Mcallister | A. Mcallister | |||||||||
| Stephen Hendry | S. Hendry | | 75 | M | | 6 | | M | 85 | | Matt Brady | M. Brady | |||||||||
| David Lindner | D. Lindner |  | 74 | M | | | 7 | | M | 80 | | Gavin Liddell | G. Liddell | ||||||||
| Morten Nielsen | M. Nielsen |  | 73 | M | | 8 | | M | 78 | | Kevin Dalglish | K. Dalglish | |||||||||
| Don Burley | D. Burley | | 79 | A | | 9 | | A | 77 |  | Martin Liedholm | M. Liedholm | |||||||||
| Yaroslav Sobolyev | Y. Sobolyev |  | 78 | A | | 10 | | A | 80 | | Dominic Campbell | D. Campbell | |||||||||
| Gaspar Rego | G. Rego |  | 71 | A | | 11 | | A | 79 |  | Robin Favre | R. Favre | |||||||||
| Armin Schrader | A. Schrader | | 72 | M | | 12 | | M | 82 | | Stephen Naysmith | S. Naysmith | |||||||||
| Marino Lobont | M. Lobont |  | 70 | A | | 13 | | D | 68 | | Mike Ten Hag | M. Ten Hag | |||||||||
| Alex Niven | A. Niven | | 70 | M | | 14 | | A | 70 | | Matt Law | M. Law | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Excelsior Stadium where Airdrieonians play host to Celtic. A crowd of 17,151 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Airdrieonians and Celtic are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Matt Elliott.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Airdrieonians and Celtic are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Matt Elliott.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Celtic kicking off!
8.27
0-0Kevin Dalglish flicks a high pass forward. Robin Favre collects the pass. Robin Favre knocks in a cross ball towards Martin Liedholm. Martin Liedholm finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but Hibiki Kaneko is on top of his game. Great save!
9.10
Don Burley knocks the ball to his team mate, Gaspar Rego. Gaspar Rego shoots from long range. Neil Benali gets down and covers it.
10.21
Yaroslav Sobolyev makes an attacking run forward. Yaroslav Sobolyev shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Neil Benali manages to gather it.
14.14
Lucian Punga flicks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Dalglish. Kevin Dalglish makes a simple pass to Matt Brady. Matt Brady shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Hibiki Kaneko comfortably smothers it!
16.02
0-0Dan Hagi threads a neat ball through to Martin Liedholm. Martin Liedholm knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Hibiki Kaneko who gathers it comfortably.
21.57
0-0David Lindner passes the ball forward to Gaspar Rego. Gaspar Rego finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
22.19
Dominic Brady threads the ball through to Gaspar Rego. Gaspar Rego advances inside the box! Gaspar Rego rockets a shot on goal but it flies just off target!
28.57
Dan Hagi threads a neat ball through to Ebi Iwan. Ebi Iwan makes an attacking run forward. Ebi Iwan makes a defence splitting pass to Kevin Dalglish. Kevin Dalglish strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
33.01
Lucian Punga flicks a high ball forward to Gavin Liddell who takes it down. Gavin Liddell threads a neat ball through to Robin Favre. Robin Favre shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
40.48
Andy Sullivan brings the ball forward. Andy Sullivan flicks the ball to his team mate, Gaspar Rego. Gaspar Rego finds some space and shoots from distance but Neil Benali reads it well. Fabulous stop!
42.21
1-0Richard Strachan sees David Lindner in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. David Lindner makes an attacking run forward. David Lindner chips the ball to his team mate, Gaspar Rego. Gaspar Rego tries a spectacular strike. What a cracker!! Neil Benali had no chance!! Goal for Airdrieonians!
45.00
Robin Favre makes a probing pass to Martin Liedholm. Martin Liedholm knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Andy Sullivan.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Airdrieonians appear unchanged since the first half. Celtic have changed their lineup with Mike Ten Hag replacing Ebi Iwan.
45.00
Airdrieonians kick off the second half!
47.52
Gavin Liddell passes the ball forward to Matt Brady. Matt Brady sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
57.19
1-0Richard Strachan runs forward with the ball. Richard Strachan knocks the ball forward to David Lindner. David Lindner puts a great ball through but Don Burley is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
60.45
1-0Airdrieonians have made a substitution with Armin Schrader replacing Richard Strachan .
66.51
Dan Hagi threads a neat ball through to Gavin Liddell. Gavin Liddell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Martin Liedholm. Martin Liedholm lofts in a cross ball towards Robin Favre. Robin Favre knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
69.21
Dominic Campbell flicks the ball to his team mate, Robin Favre. Robin Favre plays a scrappy one-two with Dominic Campbell and stumbles forward towards the goal... Robin Favre looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Magnificent save by Hibiki Kaneko!
71.14
Matt Brady sees space and advances. Matt Brady tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Celtic are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
72.23
Matt Brady hits a low pass to Dominic Campbell. Dominic Campbell plays a one-two with Robin Favre and advances towards the goal... Dominic Campbell muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Hibiki Kaneko comfortably gets down and covers it.
75.05
Mike Ten Hag makes a simple pass to Alex Mcallister. Alex Mcallister flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Liddell holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gavin Liddell lofts in a cross ball towards Martin Liedholm. Martin Liedholm shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
77.05
Celtic have made a substitution with Matt Law replacing Robin Favre .
83.40
David Lindner flicks a high pass forward to Gaspar Rego who brings the ball under control. Gaspar Rego finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous save!
85.24
Mike Ten Hag advances with the ball. Mike Ten Hag whips in a cross ball towards Matt Law. Matt Law makes a looping header on goal but it flies just wide!
87.33
Gavin Liddell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matt Brady. Matt Brady shoots from 20 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
90.00
1-2Armin Schrader hacks Gavin Liddell from behind! The referee calls over Armin Schrader and warns him to calm down! Gavin Liddell hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Hibiki Kaneko (GK)
7
2. Richard Strachan (DEF)
6
3. Andy Sullivan (DEF)
6
4. Colin Law (DEF)
6
5. Dominic Brady (MID)
6
6. Stephen Hendry (MID)
6
7. David Lindner (MID)
7
8. Morten Nielsen (MID)
6
9. Don Burley (ATT)
6
10. Yaroslav Sobolyev (ATT)
6
11. Gaspar Rego (ATT)
9
12. Armin Schrader (MID)
5
13. Marino Lobont (ATT)
0
14. Alex Niven (MID)
0
1. Neil Benali (GK)
7
2. Ebi Iwan (DEF)
6
3. Dan Hagi (DEF)
6
4. Lucian Punga (DEF)
6
5. Alex Mcallister (MID)
6
6. Matt Brady (MID)
7
7. Gavin Liddell (MID)
8
8. Kevin Dalglish (MID)
6
9. Martin Liedholm (ATT)
9
10. Dominic Campbell (ATT)
6
11. Robin Favre (ATT)
9
12. Stephen Naysmith (MID)
0
13. Mike Ten Hag (DEF)
7
14. Matt Law (ATT)
6