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Trivia
- First home game of new season.
- Fortune grabs his first goals for Celtic.
- Maloney scores a double and seals his return to the first team.
Review
Can't complain. First home game of the season and we easily sweep aside a determined St Johnstone side. Don't let the scoreline fool you, St Johnstone had their moments and weren't all bad, just Celtic were on the rebound after the defeat against Arsenal a few days earlier and the team line-up saw a return of the 4-4-2 formation with some players having something to prove.
Maloney was clearly the hero for the day scoring a double and setting up another, whilst Fortune got the monkey off his back to grab two goals after a shakey start to his career at Celtic. Some great goals, and Skippy capped off the scoring with a wonderful header from a good cross from the increasingly better Fox.
Caldwell in defence continuing to have a bad month. After the headaches against Arsenal and for Scotland, he can now add this match. In fairness he wasn't fully at fault for the second goal, as a St Johnstone player rounded and scored round three players but Caldwell should have at least stopped it. As for the first goal that was lost it came from a poor header back to the goalie which allowed a free run for a St Johnstone player to ease through and score (a very good goal it was too).
Anyhow, a very entertaining game and hopefully sets the standard for the rest of the season. A great sized crowd to watch the game will easily feel they got their money's worth and fans will be flocking back after this one.
Teams
Celtic
- 01Boruc
- 02Hinkel
- 05Caldwell
- 11Fox
- 22Loovens (O'Dea 69)
- 08Brown
- 18Donati (Crosas 57)
- 46McGeady
- 07McDonald
- 10Fortune (Killen 70)
- 13Maloney
Substitutes
- 24Zaluska,
- 48O'Dea,
- 52Caddis,
- 17Crosas,
- 53Ferry,
- 09Samaras,
- 33Killen
Goals
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St Johnstone
- 01Main
- 02Irvine (Hardie 58)
- 03Grainger
- 06McCaffrey
- 12MacKay
- 18Gartland yellow card
- 04Morris
- 07Millar (Sheerin 88)
- 20Davidson
- 22Morais (Swankie 72)
- 21Samuel
Substitutes
- 15McLean,
- 08Hardie,
- 11Sheerin,
- 19Swankie,
- 39Heagney,
- 09Milne,
- 32Reynolds
Goals
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Att:58500
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Celtic Convincing.
24 August 2009
Provided by: Irish Times
SPL: CELTIC manager Tony Mowbray will take no notice of the convincing home win over St Johnstone on Saturday when he writes out the team ahead of the Champions League play-off clash with Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday night.
Celtic trail 2-0 from the first leg in Glasgow and few give them a chance in London, but they warmed up with a 5-2 win over the Premier League new boys at Celtic Park.
Marc-Antoine Fortune and Scott McDonald were reinstated to the side after being dropped for the visit of Arsenal and both found the net, with the former Nancy striker scoring his first two goals since his move from the French club in the summer.
Shaun Maloney also grabbed a double, with Collin Samuel and Jody Morris scoring consolations for the visitors.
Mowbray then turned his attention to Arsenal, revealing that his starting 11 is already picked.
“When the Arsenal tie came out, my idea of how the team might play was settled pretty quickly,” Mowbray said.
“The result of the first leg alters your thought patterns of how you might set up in the second leg. If we had been sitting here 2-0 up, then I would probably play a different team to one that is 2-0 down and having to score some goals. But I am pretty clear in my mind what my team will be next Wednesday.
“I understand that if we lose 2-0 again, I will be judged to have got the team wrong again but if we win 3-0 then hopefully everyone will be pretty happy.”
Mowbray will be without Cameroon international Landry N’Guemo through suspension, but the Celtic manager claimed that was not the only reason he was left out of the St Johnstone game.
“It was partly that,” Mowbray said.
“But he has two international games coming up halfway round the world and if you have the opportunity to look after your players, you take it.”
Meanwhile, Kris Boyd snatched a dramatic last-gasp 2-1 victory for 10-man Rangers yesterday within seconds of coming on the park as the Scottish champions staged an incredible comeback against Hearts. Boyd’s injury-time penalty secured victory in an explosive encounter at Tynecastle after Rangers midfielder Kevin Thomson was sent off for a lunge on Ian Black.
(c) 2009, The Irish Times.
Irish Times
Celtic manager Tony Mowbray:
"We left Landy N'Guemo in the stand as he has played a lot of football and has a couple of international games coming up.
"If we have a chance to rest our international players, as we did today, we will do that.
"We are trying to beat ourselves with the goals we are conceding, but there was plenty good happening going forward.
"Marc-Antoine Fortune was desperate to score, but I know from last year at West Brom how good a footballer he is and what else he brings to the team."
St Johnstone manager Derek McInnes:
"Losing five goals is a sore one to take, but we will take positives from it.
"There was a gulf there in terms of keeping the ball and creating chances, but we still had two or three chances before Celtic scored.
"I am disappointed at the manner of some of the goals, but I think Celtic will score four or give goals against a few teams this season. "And I think Collin Samuel can be very pleased with his performance."
- Full Time
- 90:00+2:01 The referee signals the end of the game.
- 87:19 Alan Main takes the free kick.
- 87:19 Substitution Paul Sheerin joins the action as a substitute, replacing Chris Millar.
- 87:19 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Graham Gartland by Christopher Killen.
- 86:05 The assistant referee signals for offside against Scott McDonald. Free kick taken by Alan Main.
- 85:41 Shaun Maloney takes the free kick.
- 85:41 Booking Graham Gartland shown a yellow card.
- 85:28 Free kick awarded for a foul by Graham Gartland on Christopher Killen.
- 85:07 The ball is swung over by Gavin Swankie, save made by Artur Boruc.
- 83:39 Foul by Gary Caldwell on Collin Samuel, free kick awarded. Gavin Swankie delivers the ball from the free kick right-footed from left wing, Gary Caldwell manages to make a clearance.
- 82:30 The official flags Scott McDonald offside. Alan Main takes the indirect free kick.
- 82:00 Martin Hardie takes a shot. Save by Artur Boruc.
- 79:41 Unfair challenge on Jody Morris by Marc Crosas results in a free kick. Alan Main takes the free kick.
- 79:33 Andreas Hinkel crosses the ball, clearance by Stuart McCaffrey.
- 78:22 Unfair challenge on Aiden McGeady by Martin Hardie results in a free kick. Andreas Hinkel takes the direct free kick.
- 78:05 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Gary Caldwell by Murray Davidson. Direct free kick taken by Gary Caldwell.
- 77:41 Daniel Fox crosses the ball.
- 77:17 Shaun Maloney decides to take a short corner.
- 77:09 Daniel Fox crosses the ball, clearance made by Graham Gartland.
- 76:56 The ball is crossed by Andreas Hinkel, Chris Millar makes a clearance.
- 75:24 Assist on the goal came from Chris Millar.
- 75:24 GOAL – Jody Morris:Celtic 5 – 2 St Johnstone Jody Morris scores a goal from close in to the bottom left corner of the goal. Celtic 5-2 St Johnstone.
- 74:57 Scott McDonald gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Daniel Grainger. Daniel Grainger restarts play with the free kick.
- 74:33 Christopher Killen concedes a free kick for a foul on Murray Davidson. Direct free kick taken by Jody Morris.
- 73:31 The assist for the goal came from Daniel Fox.
- 73:31 GOAL – Scott McDonald:Celtic 5 – 1 St Johnstone Scott McDonald scores a headed goal from inside the box. Celtic 5-1 St Johnstone.
- 73:18 Short corner taken by Shaun Maloney from the right by-line.
- 72:32 The referee penalises Martin Hardie for handball. Gary Caldwell takes the indirect free kick.
- 71:55 Substitution (St Johnstone) makes a substitution, with Gavin Swankie coming on for Filipe Morais.
- 71:45 Filipe Morais has an effort at goal from outside the box which goes wide left of the target.
- Correction – 68:46 Substitution Christopher Killen joins the action as a substitute, replacing Marc-Antoine Fortune.
- Correction – 68:46 Substitution Glenn Loovens leaves the field to be replaced by Darren O'Dea.
- Correction – 68:46 Martin Hardie concedes a free kick for a foul on Aiden McGeady.
- 68:46 Aiden McGeady takes the free kick.
- 68:46 Substitution Christopher Killen joins the action as a substitute, replacing Marc-Antoine Fortune.
- 68:46 Substitution Darren O'Dea comes on in place of Glenn Loovens.
- 68:46 Unfair challenge on Aiden McGeady by Martin Hardie results in a free kick.
- 67:53 Corner taken by Filipe Morais from the right by-line, clearance made by Glenn Loovens.
- 67:21 Murray Davidson fouled by Scott Brown, the ref awards a free kick. Filipe Morais takes the free kick.
- 66:43 Aiden McGeady delivers the ball, save made by Alan Main.
- 66:23 Martin Hardie sends in a cross, Collin Samuel takes a shot. Save by Artur Boruc.
- 63:31 Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Shaun Maloney played to the near post, clearance by Murray Davidson.
- 63:26 The ball is crossed by Aiden McGeady, David MacKay manages to make a clearance.
- 62:13 Free kick awarded for a foul by Graham Gartland on Marc-Antoine Fortune. Scott Brown restarts play with the free kick.
- 61:18 Inswinging corner taken by Filipe Morais from the left by-line.
- 59:08 Andreas Hinkel fouled by Jody Morris, the ref awards a free kick. Daniel Fox shoots direct from the free kick.
- 57:21 Substitution Gary Irvine goes off and Martin Hardie comes on.
- 56:44 Substitution Marc Crosas on for Massimo Donati.
- 55:09 Effort from inside the six-yard box by Marc-Antoine Fortune goes wide left of the target.
- 53:33 The assist for the goal came from Aiden McGeady.
- 53:33 GOAL – Marc-Antoine Fortune:Celtic 4 – 1 St Johnstone Marc-Antoine Fortune finds the net with a goal from inside the penalty box to the bottom right corner of the goal. Celtic 4-1 St Johnstone.
- 53:22 The ball is delivered by Gary Irvine, save by Artur Boruc.
- 52:02 Assist by Scott Brown.
- 52:02 GOAL – Shaun Maloney:Celtic 3 – 1 St Johnstone A goal is scored by Shaun Maloney from just outside the box to the bottom right corner of the goal. Celtic 3-1 St Johnstone.
- 50:42 Unfair challenge on Murray Davidson by Massimo Donati results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Gary Irvine.
- 49:37 A cross is delivered by Aiden McGeady.
- 47:56 Massimo Donati challenges Collin Samuel unfairly and gives away a free kick. Filipe Morais has a direct shot on goal from the free kick.
- 46:20 Close range header by Scott McDonald goes over the bar.
- 45:53 Daniel Fox takes a inswinging corner from the right by-line to the near post.
- 45:31 Aiden McGeady takes a shot. Stuart McCaffrey gets a block in.
- 45:01 The referee blows his whistle to start the second half.
- Half Time
- 45:00+0:18 The ref blows to signal half-time.
- 43:08 Massimo Donati takes a shot from just outside the penalty area which clears the crossbar.
- 42:23 Shaun Maloney is ruled offside. Indirect free kick taken by Alan Main.
- 39:59 The ball is crossed by Aiden McGeady, clearance by Gary Irvine.
- 35:58 GOAL – Collin Samuel:Celtic 2 – 1 St Johnstone Collin Samuel finds the net with a goal from just outside the box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Celtic 2-1 St Johnstone.
- 34:43 The ball is sent over by Stuart McCaffrey, Headed effort from deep inside the penalty area by Filipe Morais misses to the right of the target.
- 33:37 Daniel Fox is caught offside. Alan Main takes the free kick.
- 32:29 Massimo Donati crosses the ball, save by Alan Main.
- 30:51 Daniel Fox is caught offside. Gary Irvine takes the indirect free kick.
- 28:53 Stuart McCaffrey challenges Marc-Antoine Fortune unfairly and gives away a free kick. Shaun Maloney takes the direct free kick.
- 27:22 Assist by Andreas Hinkel.
- 27:22 GOAL – Shaun Maloney:Celtic 2 – 0 St Johnstone Shaun Maloney finds the net with a headed goal from close range. Celtic 2-0 St Johnstone.
- 27:20 Andreas Hinkel crosses the ball,
- 26:32 Corner taken by Shaun Maloney, Alan Main makes a save.
- 26:02 Corner taken by Daniel Fox from the right by-line, Aiden McGeady takes a shot. Stuart McCaffrey gets a block in.
- 25:48 Scott McDonald takes a shot. Blocked by Chris Millar.
- 24:38 Free kick awarded for a foul by Shaun Maloney on Chris Millar. Stuart McCaffrey takes the free kick.
- 23:18 The assistant referee flags for offside against Marc-Antoine Fortune. Alan Main restarts play with the free kick.
- 22:02 The ball is sent over by Aiden McGeady, Marc-Antoine Fortune takes a shot. Stuart McCaffrey makes a clearance.
- 20:35 Shaun Maloney provided the assist for the goal.
- 20:35 GOAL – Marc-Antoine Fortune:Celtic 1 – 0 St Johnstone Marc-Antoine Fortune fires in a goal from deep inside the penalty box to the bottom right corner of the goal. Celtic 1-0 St Johnstone.
- 19:51 Effort from inside the area by Scott McDonald misses to the left of the target.
- 19:04 Massimo Donati delivers the ball, Alan Main makes a save.
- 18:19 Collin Samuel sends in a cross, Andreas Hinkel makes a clearance.
- 17:44 Aiden McGeady produces a left-footed shot from just outside the area that goes harmlessly over the bar.
- 17:06 Free kick awarded for a foul by Daniel Grainger on Aiden McGeady. Direct free kick taken by Gary Caldwell.
- 16:42 Jody Morris fouled by Gary Caldwell, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Jody Morris.
- 16:03 The ball is sent over by Collin Samuel.
- 14:53 Marc-Antoine Fortune takes a shot. Save by Alan Main.
- 12:38 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Massimo Donati by Murray Davidson. Massimo Donati takes the free kick.
- 11:57 The ball is swung over by Andreas Hinkel.
- 10:30 Unfair challenge on Murray Davidson by Andreas Hinkel results in a free kick. Free kick crossed left-footed by Daniel Grainger from right channel, Daniel Fox makes a clearance.
- 9:19 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Collin Samuel by Andreas Hinkel. Alan Main restarts play with the free kick.
- 8:29 Andreas Hinkel crosses the ball, clearance made by Stuart McCaffrey.
- 7:22 A cross is delivered by Shaun Maloney.
- 5:31 The ball is delivered by Collin Samuel, clearance by Gary Caldwell.
- 2:35 Centre by Marc-Antoine Fortune, blocked by Alan Main.
- 0:55 The referee blows for offside. Indirect free kick taken by Alan Main.
- 0:00 The match has kicked off.