Match Report
| Celtic | Celtic |  |  | Heart of Midlothian | Heart of Midlothian | ||||||||||||||||
| Mitchell Green | Mitchell Green | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ismael Izzet | I. Izzet |  | 72 | G |  | 1 | | G | 70 |  | Carlos Bento | C. Bento | |||||||||
| Jan Roth | J. Roth |  | 58 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 61 |  | David Mcallister | D. Mcallister | |||||||||
| Callum Dalglish | C. Dalglish | | 61 | D | | 3 | | D | 58 |  | Alejandro Pascual | A. Pascual | |||||||||
| Andy Souness | A. Souness | | 63 | D | | 4 | | D | 58 |  | Stan Deane | S. Deane | |||||||||
| Jose Javier Pascual | J. Pascual | | 65 | D | | 5 | | D | 58 | | Scott Souness | S. Souness | |||||||||
| Matt Strachan | M. Strachan | | 64 | M | | 6 | | M | 74 | | Callum Rae | C. Rae | |||||||||
| Adrien André | A. André |  | 62 | M | | 7 | | M | 69 | | Stuart Greig | S. Greig | |||||||||
| Billy Caldwell | B. Caldwell | | 57 | M | | 8 | | M | 61 | | Diego Bayle | D. Bayle | |||||||||
| Franois Zerdoux | F. Zerdoux | | 65 | A | | 9 | | M | 57 | | Kevin Collins | K. Collins | |||||||||
| Gavin Mcallister | G. Mcallister | | 72 | A | | 10 | | A | 61 | | Neil Souness | N. Souness | |||||||||
| Julian Velasco | J. Velasco | | 65 | A | | 11 | | A | 60 | | Gary Brady | G. Brady | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Celtic Park where Celtic play host to Heart of Midlothian. A crowd of 19,470 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Celtic are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Heart of Midlothian appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Celtic are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Heart of Midlothian appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Heart of Midlothian kick off!
6.02
0-0Andy Souness advances with the ball. Andy Souness deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Franois Zerdoux. Franois Zerdoux knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Carlos Bento who gathers it comfortably.
8.35
0-0Jose Javier Pascual advances with the ball. Jose Javier Pascual makes a simple pass to Julian Velasco. Julian Velasco controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
9.43
0-0Adrien André clumsily knocks into Diego Bayle. The referee calls over Adrien André and warns him to calm down! Diego Bayle gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
10.33
Jan Roth makes a simple pass to Matt Strachan. Matt Strachan kicks a strong pass forward to Julian Velasco. Julian Velasco whips in a cross ball towards Franois Zerdoux. Franois Zerdoux is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
12.28
Stan Deane makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Diego Bayle. Diego Bayle controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gary Brady. Gary Brady lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Souness. Neil Souness is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
15.41
0-0Jose Javier Pascual hacks Gary Brady from behind! Jose Javier Pascual is warned by the referee! Gary Brady stretches but gets up unharmed.
18.43
0-0Jose Javier Pascual threads the ball through to Billy Caldwell. Billy Caldwell knocks the ball forward to Julian Velasco. Julian Velasco shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Carlos Bento!
20.24
Matt Strachan chips the ball to his team mate, Franois Zerdoux. Franois Zerdoux goes all the way! Franois Zerdoux shoots from just inside the box but it is tipped over by Carlos Bento.
28.49
Andy Souness sees a break and surges forward. Andy Souness passes the ball forward to Franois Zerdoux. Franois Zerdoux sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Carlos Bento manages to keep it out.
34.04
Adrien André flicks the ball to his team mate, Julian Velasco. Julian Velasco shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
38.08
Diego Bayle makes a probing pass to Neil Souness. Neil Souness shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Celtic kick off and get the second half underway!
49.10
1-0Jan Roth passes the ball forward to Billy Caldwell. Billy Caldwell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin Mcallister. Gavin Mcallister makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Julian Velasco. Julian Velasco takes a shot at goal. It's there!! Carlos Bento has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
54.43
Diego Bayle makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gary Brady. Gary Brady finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Ismael Izzet easily smothers it!
59.47
Adrien André makes a probing pass to Gavin Mcallister. Gavin Mcallister shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
69.09
Billy Caldwell passes the ball forward to Gavin Mcallister. Gavin Mcallister finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Carlos Bento manages to gather it comfortably.
73.13
Callum Dalglish threads the ball through to Matt Strachan. Matt Strachan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Julian Velasco. Julian Velasco shoots from outside the area. Carlos Bento easily smothers it.
79.49
David Mcallister makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Callum Rae. Callum Rae knocks the ball forward to Gary Brady. Gary Brady knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
85.55
Gary Brady clumsily knocks into Andy Souness. Gary Brady is warned by the referee! Andy Souness stretches but gets up unharmed.
89.18
1-0Celtic are easily keeping Heart of Midlothian at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
6
1
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
64.6%
35.4%
Play Area
29.1%
41.8%
29.1%
Scorers