Match Report
| Celtic | Celtic |  |  | Olympique de Marseille | Olympique de Marseille | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenzie Mcquiston | Kenzie Mcquiston | manager | Samuel James | Samuel James | |||||||||||||||||
| Vítor Hugo Ribeiro | V. Ribeiro |  | 74 | G |  | 1 | | G | 69 |  | Carlos Vazquez | C. Vazquez | |||||||||
| Jose Javier Pascual | J. Pascual |  | 73 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 75 |  | Delio Montano | D. Montano | |||||||||
| Vasyl Korkishko | V. Korkishko |  | 78 | D | | 3 | | D | 72 |  | Cosmin Baicu | C. Baicu | |||||||||
| Fotis Moissidis | F. Moissidis |  | 65 | D | | 4 | | D | 74 |  | Jacques Tano | J. Tano | |||||||||
| Jurek Joswiak | J. Joswiak |  | 71 | D | | 5 | | D | 68 |  | Jan Vennegoor Heubach | J. Heubach | |||||||||
| Pablo Parra | P. Parra |  | 73 | M | | 6 | | M | 67 | | Gonçalo Ribeiro | G. Ribeiro | |||||||||
| Stephen Kewell | S. Kewell |  | 79 | M | | 7 | | M | 69 | | Manfa Colleter | M. Colleter | |||||||||
| Jan Raff | J. Raff |  | 69 | M | | 8 | | M | 68 |  | Stephan Edusei | S. Edusei | |||||||||
| Yoshimitsu Ono | Y. Ono |  | 74 | A | | 9 | | A | 74 |  | Talal Kachloul | T. Kachloul | |||||||||
| Billy Niven | B. Niven |  | 59 | D | | 10 | | A | 69 | | Dario Giresse | D. Giresse | |||||||||
| Callum Niven | C. Niven | | 40 | M | | 11 | | A | 75 | | Richard Jones | R. Jones | |||||||||
Match Report
Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Celtic Park where Celtic play Olympique de Marseille in this first of two leg MWF Europa Cup game. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both Celtic and Olympique de Marseille are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Celtic and Olympique de Marseille are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Celtic start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.17
0-0Billy Niven catches Jacques Tano on the ankles. Billy Niven is shown the yellow card! Jacques Tano gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
6.58
0-0Stephan Edusei sees space and advances. Stephan Edusei shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Vítor Hugo Ribeiro!
8.38
0-0Jan Raff sees space and advances. Jan Raff knocks in a cross ball towards Callum Niven. Callum Niven heads the ball goalwards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
9.25
Stephen Kewell slams into Manfa Colleter with his studs up. The referee motions to Stephen Kewell to come over. It's a red card!! Manfa Colleter carries on, but is struggling a bit.
14.49
0-0Olympique de Marseille are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
16.21
0-1Stephan Edusei sees space and advances. Stephan Edusei finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
20.13
Stephan Edusei knocks the ball to his team mate, Talal Kachloul. Talal Kachloul shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
24.33
0-1Manfa Colleter makes a probing pass to Dario Giresse. Dario Giresse makes a probing pass to Talal Kachloul but he's offside!
26.44
Stephan Edusei flicks the ball to his team mate, Talal Kachloul. Talal Kachloul deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Richard Jones. Richard Jones tries a spectacular strike. It's miles wide!
28.15
Gonçalo Ribeiro makes a simple pass to Dario Giresse. Dario Giresse shoots from distance but somehow Vítor Hugo Ribeiro manages to keep it out.
30.58
Manfa Colleter threads the ball through to Talal Kachloul. Talal Kachloul makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Richard Jones. Richard Jones rockets a shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
33.36
0-2Gonçalo Ribeiro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Richard Jones. Richard Jones knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
36.48
Cosmin Baicu kicks a strong pass forward to Stephan Edusei. Stephan Edusei deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dario Giresse. Dario Giresse knocks in a cross ball towards Talal Kachloul. Talal Kachloul is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Vítor Hugo Ribeiro easily picks it out of the air!
42.15
Stephan Edusei flicks the ball to his team mate, Talal Kachloul. Talal Kachloul deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Richard Jones. Richard Jones cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Olympique de Marseille get the second half underway!
49.52
Jan Raff makes a simple pass to Billy Niven. Billy Niven chips the ball to his team mate, Yoshimitsu Ono. Yoshimitsu Ono takes a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Carlos Vazquez.
54.32
Stephan Edusei surges forward with the ball. Stephan Edusei plays a perfect one-two with Dario Giresse and rushes in on goal... Stephan Edusei makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
57.43
Gonçalo Ribeiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dario Giresse. Dario Giresse kicks a strong pass forward to Richard Jones but the referee indicates it's offside!
63.11
Jan Raff chips the ball to his team mate, Yoshimitsu Ono. Yoshimitsu Ono knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
66.36
Pablo Parra controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Yoshimitsu Ono. Yoshimitsu Ono shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
67.42
Celtic are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
69.47
Stephan Edusei brings the ball forward. Stephan Edusei plays a perfect one-two with Dario Giresse and rushes in on goal... Stephan Edusei tries a spectacular strike. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Stephan Edusei!
81.30
Jose Javier Pascual lofts the ball long. Yoshimitsu Ono lofts in a cross ball towards Billy Niven. Billy Niven is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but somehow Carlos Vazquez manages to keep it out.
87.33
Jan Raff passes the ball forward to Billy Niven. Billy Niven knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Carlos Vazquez who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Stephan Edusei 16, 69 Richard Jones 31 |