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- Play opened rather sensationally, Queen's scoring after two minutes.
- Celtic still won with a last minute winner
Review
Teams
Celtic:-
Thomson J, McCallum, McGonagle, Wilson, McStay, Robertson, Connolly, Thomson A, McGrory, Scarff, Napier.
Goals:- Scarff, A Thomson 90.
Queen's Park:-
Peden, Campbell, Walker, Hosie, Gillespie, King, Crawford, Fitzgerald, McLelland, McAlpine, Louden.
Goal:- McAlpine 2.
Ref:- Mr R Innes, Glasgow.
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Match Report
From a Newspaper Report
Queen's Park kicked off at 3:15pm. Play opened rather sensationally, Queen's scoring after two minutes. A clever bit of combined play on Queen's left saw Louden cross into Celt’s goal area. McGonnigle headed out, but McAlpine with a first-timer from 10-yards sent in a fast ground shot straight for Thomson, who, however, allowed the squirming ball to escape from his grasp.
Celts immediately made their presence felt, and launched an offensive that looked like bringing success, but although good shots by Thomson, Scarff and McGrory were delivered, Peden was equal to all calls.
Flag kicks were willingly surrendered by the Queen's Park defence in their efforts to clear their goal area. Once Connolly ran right through to shoot hard against Peden when a flick would have scored easily. Queen's were in a very bad way.
Only rarely were they allowed to assume the role of attackers. But what they could do, was to prevent McGrory from getting a straight run through. Still, the centre forward managed to give Peden two opportunities of showing his ability.
Scarff, however, ought to have done better than put over the bar only a few yards from goal. Queen's wing halves were not quite able to hold Celtic’s forwards, and it was really wonderful how their goal escaped from such a consistent attack.
The credit for this must be given to Gillespie for his splendid defensive play. Gradually Celts loosened their grip, and Queen's forwards showed that they also could be dangerous. Indeed McLelland , through gritty play, had the beating of Thomson after receiving from a rebound, but shot over the bar.
This welcome change in the run of the game was not to last, though Celts seemed to find it harder to regain their monopoly. Celts applied considerable pressure, but with McGrory held, the other inside men seemed quite unable to avail themselves of several scoring chances that came their way.
Napier, the outside-left, sent across many good crosses, but none was improved upon. Queen's occasionally raided, and Louden showed smart footwork, but his crosses lacked sting, while Crawford seldom got a chance.
Thomson, Celts’ inside-right, for once got clear of Gillespie, but failed to score, putting narrowly past with Peden rushing out of his goal.
McGrory missed narrowly, and then Gillespie saved a certain goal with his head.
Several balls landed on the bar and went behind. This all showed how the game was going. Celts could do everything but score. Even a Connolly drive struck the ‘keeper and rebounded off the bar. Queen's made one or two quite clever attempts to break through, Louden being very smart indeed.
Half-time arrived with Celts a goal behind when they had quite three-quarters of the game.
Half-Time:
Celtic 0, Queen's Park 1.
A fugitive attack by Queen's was easily repulsed, and Celts once more assumed the aggressive. A free-kick by Gillespie was sent right into Thomson's hands. Queen's were getting a bigger share of the game now, and McLelland just failed to improve on a lovely Louden cross, while Fitzgerald shot narrowly past with Thomson out of position.
Celtic had lost their repose now, and many errors were made both in passing and taking up position. It was quite refreshing to see Queen's forwards so far up as to be given offside. They were certainly playing better football now, their ground passes being neat and accurate.
Still, the balance of play lay with Celtic, though they never seriously threatened Peden. Suddenly Queen's goal underwent a regular fusillade, and twice Peden was beaten only to find a back ready to head out scoring shots.
This siege was raised for a time, and Crawford was enabled to get on the move. He didn’t stop till he had shot into Thomson's hands. Then followed the most wonderful goalkeeping seen for many a day.
Shots from all quarters rained in on Peden, but he treated them all in his own brilliant way. At last he had to yield after a scrimmage in the goal-mouth. The ball was met by Scarff, who, sent in a low ball past the ‘keeper, who had not had time to recover position.
Celts kept up the severe pressure but Gillespie and his backs kept the eager Celts out. Connolly, however, missed a grand chance after getting a splendid pass by McGrory.
Queen's in the later stages were reduced to mere defenders, and right well did they do that work. Try as they might, the Celts could not lay their defence open now, and they did not deserve a goal at this stage. Once or twice Queen's raided, and Fitzgerald shot well after good work by Crawford, while McLelland just failed to get in his shot. With seven minutes to go, it seemed as if Queen's would hold out.
In the last minute of the game, Thomson gave Celtic the winner.