2009-10-22: Celtic 0-1 Hamburg, UEFA Cup

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Trivia

  • Europa League 2009-10
  • Trouble outside ground before game. Hamburg have heavy Hun element amongst them.
  • Celtic stay bottom of the group, just 1pt from three. Effectively out the tournament.
  • Celebrity singer Susan Boyle salutes the fans at half time.
  • Amazing result, Hapoel Tel Aviv 5-1 Rapid Vienna!!!!

Review

After a string of poor results of late, Mowbray warned the players that the players had now two months to prove their worth of the jersey to them. In fairness, this wasn’t the best game for him to have posted his remark after.

Hamburg are second in the Bundesliga and are riding high. We’re not…. Yet still we gave a very good game and controlled large chunlks of it. Truthfully we were very unfortunate not to score and to have picked up a point at least which would have been a fairer result on the night’s performance.

Shooting was poor from our perenially off form strikers whilst our midfield isn’t imposing themselves as they should. The only goal of the game was a well worked out set of one twos that gave their scorer a one on one with the goalie to slot in. It hurt after we’d done so well, but that’s the breaks.

At the end we lost and likely sealed our exit from the UEFA cup tournament. The domestic league must now be our one and only priority.

Teams

Celtic

  • 01Boruc
  • 03Naylor; yellow card
  • 04McManus; yellow card
  • 05Caldwell
  • 12Wilson
  • 06N’Guemo
  • 08Brown; (McCourt 76)
  • 19Robson
  • 46McGeady
  • 07McDonald; (Samaras 61)
  • 13Maloney; (McGinn 76)

Substitutes

  • 24Zaluska,
  • 02Hinkel,
  • 22Loovens,
  • 14McGinn,
  • 20McCourt,
  • 09Samaras,
  • 33Killen

Hamburg

  • 01Rost
  • 03Rozehnal
  • 05Mathijsen
  • 07Jansen; (Trochowski 77; yellow card)
  • 20Demel
  • 06Aogo
  • 08Ze Roberto
  • 14Jarolim
  • 21Pitroipa; (Tesche 88)
  • 11Elia
  • 16Berg

Substitutes

  • 12Hesl,
  • 13Tesche,
  • 15Trochowski,
  • 25Rincon,
  • 28Tavares,
  • 34Schulz,
  • 35Torun

Goals:

  • Berg 63
Ref: Rocchi
Att: 38,821

Articles

Pictures

KStreet

MOTM

MOTM Lee Naylor

Stats

Possession

  • Celtic 49%
  • Hamburg 51%

Shots on target

  • Celtic 7
  • Hamburg 4

Shots off target

  • Celtic 6
  • Hamburg 9

Corners

  • Celtic 5
  • Hamburg 2

Fouls

  • Celtic 14
  • Hamburg 19

Articles

CELTIC IN ICE-BERG DISASTER

23 October 2009

Provided by: Mirror

CELTIC’S Europa League hopes are bleak after Hamburg’s victory at Parkhead.
Swedish striker Marcus Berg took advantage of slack defending to grab a 63rd-minute winner, taking a return pass from Ze Roberto to hammer a 25-yarder past Artur Boruc.
Celtic matched the visitors in the first half but failed to convert several decent chances, and remain bottom of their Group table with one point from three matches.
Hamburg started brightly, Jonathan Pitroipa making a yard of space before firing his 25-yard shot straight at Boruc.
The visiting fans did their best to annoy the home support with their chants of ” Glasgow Rangers” which added a further edge to a match which had begun at a frantic pace.
Hamburg were coping better with the speed of the game but in the 13th minute Scott Brown missed a great chance when he sliced wide of the target from six yards after Shaun Maloney”s corner from the left had reached the back post.
Moments later, as the visitors broke, Berg also failed to hit the target from 12 yards after Pitroipa had set him up.
As the pace of the game subsided Celtic began to look more comfortable, edging forward with increasing confidence but still not troubling Frank Rost until Brown”s snap-shot from the edge of the box in the 27th minute drew a comfortable save from the German goalkeeper.
Boruc made a similar save from Pitroipa”s curling effort a minute later after more slack passing from Celtic.
Moments later, as Hamburg began to increase the pressure, Berg climbed to head a Dennis Aogo corner over the bar.
In the 38th minute, after Landry N”Guemo had bundled Pitroipa to the ground 30 yards from goal, Aogo fired the free-kick a yard over. Three minutes from the interval McGeady went to ground inside the Hamburg box after clashing with David Rozehnal but referee Gianluca Rocchi waved away penalty claims.
There was still time for Maloney and McDonald to miss the target with decent close-range chances.
A great cross whipped in from the left by defender Lee Naylor within two minutes of the restart sped invitingly across the Hamburg six-yard box and found no takers.
But in the 51st minute the Hoops’ goal had a lucky escape when the impressive Pitroipa burst in to the box before cutting the ball back to Eljero Elia, who blasted his shot from 12 yards off the top of the bar with the ball spinning to safety.
The stalemate continued and in the 61st minute Georgios Samaras replaced McDonald as the Parkhead side looked for another way to get the elusive opener.
But two minutes laterBerg struck the crucial goal.
Tony Mowbray”s men tried to fight back, but it was Hamburg who looked likelier to score again.
In the 76th minute, Irishmen McGinn and Paddy McCourt came on for Maloney and Brown in a desperate attempt to save Celtic”s European season, but all to no avail.
(c) 2009 Mirror Group Ltd
Mirror

Celtic staring at early Europa exit.

23 October 2009

Provided by: Irish Times

EUROPA LEAGUE: Celtic 0 Hamburg SV 1CELTIC SUFFERED their third European home defeat under Tony Mowbray at Parkhead last night to leave them staring at an early exit from the Europa League.
Marcus Berg finished clinically in the 63rd minute after Ze Roberto had split open the Celtic defence as Hamburg joined Arsenal and Dinamo Moscow in further undermining Celtic’s previously formidable home record.
Celtic, who have now won just two of eight home games in all competitions under Mowbray, were sloppy in possession throughout, although they created several first-half chances.
Only Barcelona had beaten Celtic in a European match at Parkhead in eight years before Mowbray took charge, but the latest defeat leaves the Hoops well adrift at the bottom of their group with one point from three games.
Hamburg had come close in the 51st minute when Eljero Elia, who scored the winner for the Netherlands against Scotland last month, lashed against the bar from 15 yards after clever play by Pitroipa. Then came Berg’s winner.
CELTIC:Boruc, Wilson, Caldwell, McManus, Naylor, N’Guemo, Brown (McCourt 76), Robson, McGeady, Maloney (McGinn 76), McDonald (Samaras 61). Subs not used: Zaluska, Hinkel, Loovens, Killen. Booked: McManus, Naylor.
HAMBURG SV:Rost, Demel, Rozehnal, Mathijsen, Aogo, Jarolim, Ze Roberto, Elia, Jansen (Trochowski 77), Berg, Pitroipa (Tesche 88). Subs not used: Hesl, Rincon, Tavares, Schulz, Torun. Booked: Trochowski. Goal: Berg 63. Attendance: 38,821.
Referee:Gianluca Rocchi (Italy).
(c) 2009, The Irish Times.
Irish Times

Celtic 0-1 Hamburg

By Clive Lindsay

Marcus Berg’s second-half strike edged Hamburg to a deserved Europa League victory over a Celtic side left rooted to the foot of Group C.

Celtic’s Scott Brown and Shaun Maloney squandered the best chances of an even first-half against the Germans.

An Eljero Elia drive struck Celtic’s crossbar after the break before Hamburg grabbed the winner after 62 minutes.

Berg fired low into the far corner after a Ze Roberto pass to leave Celtic with an uphill task to qualify.

It left Celtic without a win in their four home European games this season and three points adrift of third-placed Rapid Vienna, who were hammered 5-1 away to Hapoel Tel-Aviv, with Hamburg now on top.

Celtic have now won just two of eight home games in all competitions under Tony Mowbray, Hamburg joining Arsenal and Dinamo Moscow in further undermining a previously formidable home record of just one defeat – to Barcelona – in eight years in Europe.

Mowbray had adopted a conservative approach against Hamburg, dropping striker Georgios Samaras to the bench, with Maloney returning to make a five-man midfield in which Landry N’Guemo replaced wing man Niall McGinn.

With defender Jerome Boateng having failed a late fitness test, the visitors went into the game without nine first-team players through injury but showed immediately that they were full of confidence.

The Bundesliga’s joint leaders threatened first, with Jonathan Pitroipa, handed his chance in the absence of three injured strikers, driving a shot at goalkeeper Artur Boruc.

The 13th minute proved unlucky for both sides as the first clear-cut chances were created and missed.

First, Maloney’s corner was flicked on off the head of Celtic captain Stephen McManus and Brown’s attempt to side-foot the ball home at the back post was sliced past from eight yards.

Hamburg immediately countered and Berg fired wide from just inside the penalty box and the visitors thereafter looked the more threatening in a game that ebbed and flowed from end to end.

Brown, being employed as the forward midfield man in support of lone striker Scott McDonald, found space to fire a low drive at Frank Rost, but it was straight to the goalkeeper.

Pitroipa and Berg squandered half chances for Hamburg, while Dennis Aogo curled a free-kick a few feet over from 25 yards.

However, it was Celtic who ought to have gone in at half-time with a lead when an N’Guemo header fell to Maloney unmarked 10 yards out, but the little forward poked his volley wide on the turn before it was cleared.

From the resulting corner, McDonald fired wide under pressure from close range and Celtic appeared to take heart from that spell of pressure as they returned for the second half.

Celtic were pinging low balls into the Hamburg box, but a low drive from McGeady that rolled into the arms of Rost was all they could muster on target.

Hamburg weathered that storm and Pitroipa weaved his way into the box and set up Eljero Elia 16 yards out, but the Netherlands winger’s drive struck the top of the crossbar.

The visitors broke the deadlock when Berg chested the ball down to Ze Roberto, who returned it quickly to the striker to fire low into the far corner from the edge of the box.

A low drive after a neat shimmy from substitute Paddy McCourt forced Rost into a fine save to prevent the ball nestling into the far corner and giving Celtic a share of the points.

Story from BBC SPORT:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/sport1/hi/football/europe/8318422.stm

Published: 2009/10/22 20:54:39 GMT

© BBC 2011

Improve or leave Celtic – Mowbray

Celtic manager Tony Mowbray gave his players two months to show they are good enough to remain in his team after the Europa League defeat by Hamburg.

“It is up to the players to prove they are worthy of staying at this club and playing in front of those fans,” he said after the 1-0 Group C loss.

“I think the Celtic fans will be happy with the endeavour, the effort, the commitment and the desire.

“We probably need to win our last three games, so let’s give it a go.”

Celtic remain bottom of Group C, five points behind Hamburg and Hapoel Tel-Aviv, who hammered third-placed Rapid Vienna 5-1.
Players will get opportunities to remain at the club, but the quality needs to improve and I have to work hard to do that
Celtic manager Tony Mowbray

Mowbray’s side have lost three and drawn one of their home European games this season and also slipped off the top of the Scottish Premier League last weekend.

“We give them 10 out of 10 for effort but I have never questioned their effort,” he said of his players.

“I can question their quality, as I did last Saturday against Motherwell, and as I do again. I saw our quality and I saw their quality.

“Manchester United wins games because Rooney smashes it in and Berbatov creates space, Liverpool are finding it hard without Torres and Gerrard.

“The best players win you football matches, quality is what counts.”

Mowbray’s side were booed off the park after recording no wins in his last four games and only two wins in eight home games since taking over from Gordon Strachan in the summer.

However, he said of the fans: “They will see the miss-controlled passes, as I see them. We will try and put it together bit by bit.

“We will try to find the right players of the right quality to lift the team and we are working hard behind the scenes to find those players.

“The players are honest, hard-working players and they are very harsh on themselves.

“Players will get opportunities to remain at the club, but the quality needs to improve and I have to work hard to do that.”
Story from BBC SPORT:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/sport1/hi/football/europe/8319560.stm

Published: 2009/10/22 21:35:43 GMT

© BBC 2011
  • Final Result
  • Full Time
  • 90:00+3:08 The referee signals the end of the game.
  • 90:00+2:36 Foul by Piotr Trochowski on Lee Naylor, free kick awarded. Lee Naylor crosses the ball in from the free kick.
  • 90:00+1:42 Niall McGinn sends in a cross, clearance by Joris Mathijsen.
  • 90:00+0:45 Unfair challenge on Dennis Aogo by Georgios Samaras results in a free kick. Indirect free kick taken by Joris Mathijsen.
  • 88:22 Effort on goal by Aiden McGeady from just inside the penalty area goes over the target.
  • 87:53 Substitution (Hamburg) makes a substitution, with Robert Tesche coming on for Jonathan Pitroipa.
  • 87:41 Shot from just outside the box by Piotr Trochowski goes over the target.
  • 85:57 Corner from the left by-line taken by Barry Robson, Header from deep inside the area by Gary Caldwell goes over the bar.
  • 84:40 Marcus Berg challenges Lee Naylor unfairly and gives away a free kick. Barry Robson crosses the ball from the free kick left-footed from left wing.
  • 84:24 A cross is delivered by Niall McGinn.
  • 84:12 Jose Ze Roberto gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Niall McGinn. Mark Wilson takes the free kick.
  • 83:15 The ball is swung over by Piotr Trochowski, Gary Caldwell manages to make a clearance.
  • Correction – 81:29 Lee Naylor crosses the ball in from the free kick.
  • 81:29 Direct free kick taken by Lee Naylor.
  • 81:29 Booking Piotr Trochowski is cautioned.
  • Correction – 81:14 Unfair challenge on Landry N’Guemo by Piotr Trochowski results in a free kick.
  • 81:14 Landry N’Guemo fouled by Piotr Trochowski, the ref awards a free kick.
  • 80:14 Piotr Trochowski concedes a free kick for a foul on Patrick McCourt. Free kick taken by Lee Naylor.
  • 79:52 Georgios Samaras is ruled offside. Free kick taken by Frank Rost.
  • 79:06 Patrick McCourt takes a shot. Save by Frank Rost.
  • 75:29 Direct free kick taken by David Jarolim.
  • 75:29 Substitution Piotr Trochowski joins the action as a substitute, replacing Marcell Jansen.
  • 75:29 Substitution Patrick McCourt replaces Scott Brown.
  • 75:29 Substitution Niall McGinn joins the action as a substitute, replacing Shaun Maloney.
  • 75:29 Gary Caldwell challenges Jonathan Pitroipa unfairly and gives away a free kick.
  • 72:56 Centre by Dennis Aogo, clearance made by Gary Caldwell.
  • 72:05 Barry Robson has an effort at goal from outside the penalty area which goes wide right of the goal.
  • 70:49 Foul by Barry Robson on Jonathan Pitroipa, free kick awarded. Free kick crossed right-footed by Dennis Aogo from right channel.
  • 70:12 Dennis Aogo has shot on goal from just outside the area which goes wide of the right-hand upright.
  • 68:58 Lee Naylor delivers the ball, clearance by David Rozehnal.
  • 68:27 David Jarolim gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Landry N’Guemo. Georgios Samaras takes the free kick.
  • 67:28 Corner taken by Shaun Maloney, Header from close range by Georgios Samaras misses to the right of the target.
  • 66:53 The assistant referee flags for offside against Georgios Samaras. Frank Rost takes the indirect free kick.
  • 64:55 Marcus Berg takes a shot. Artur Boruc makes a save.
  • 62:16 Jose Ze Roberto provided the assist for the goal.
  • 62:16 GOAL – Marcus Berg:Celtic 0 – 1 Hamburg Marcus Berg gets on the score sheet with a goal from just outside the penalty box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Celtic 0-1 Hamburg.
  • 60:56 Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Shaun Maloney, Georgios Samaras takes a shot. Save by Frank Rost.
  • 60:26 Substitution (Celtic) makes a substitution, with Georgios Samaras coming on for Scott McDonald.
  • 59:08 Shaun Maloney gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Dennis Aogo. Dennis Aogo takes the free kick.
  • 58:49 Landry N’Guemo takes a shot. Save by Frank Rost.
  • 57:43 Free kick awarded for a foul by Dennis Aogo on Aiden McGeady. The free kick is delivered left-footed by Barry Robson from left wing, clearance made by Marcell Jansen.
  • Correction – 56:00 Landry N’Guemo concedes a free kick for a foul on Jose Ze Roberto. Guy Demel restarts play with the free kick.
  • 56:00 Unfair challenge on Jose Ze Roberto by Landry N’Guemo results in a free kick. David Jarolim takes the indirect free kick.
  • 55:35 The ball is sent over by Guy Demel.
  • 53:12 Shot from 18 yards by Shaun Maloney. Frank Rost makes a save.
  • 52:12 Dennis Aogo concedes a free kick for a foul on Shaun Maloney. Gary Caldwell takes the indirect free kick.
  • 51:55 Jose Ze Roberto has an effort at goal from just outside the box which goes wide of the left-hand post.
  • 51:20 Free kick taken by Dennis Aogo.
  • 51:20 Booking Booking for Lee Naylor.
  • 51:11 Lee Naylor is penalised for handball and concedes a free kick.
  • 50:28 Eljero Elia takes a shot.
  • 48:57 Foul by Eljero Elia on Landry N’Guemo, free kick awarded. Stephen McManus takes the free kick.
  • 48:04 Aiden McGeady takes a shot. Save by Frank Rost.
  • 46:06 A cross is delivered by Lee Naylor.
  • 45:39 Lee Naylor delivers the ball, Joris Mathijsen makes a clearance.
  • 45:01 The second half begins.
  • Half Time
  • 45:00+1:01 The whistle is blown to end the first half.
  • 43:55 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Landry N’Guemo by David Jarolim. Free kick taken by Gary Caldwell.
  • 42:48 Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Shaun Maloney from the left by-line, Scott McDonald produces a right-footed shot from deep inside the six-yard box which goes wide of the right-hand upright.
  • 42:34 The ball is crossed by Aiden McGeady, clearance by David Jarolim.
  • 42:17 Eljero Elia challenges Aiden McGeady unfairly and gives away a free kick. Lee Naylor takes the direct free kick.
  • 40:20 Unfair challenge on Marcus Berg by Gary Caldwell results in a free kick. Dennis Aogo restarts play with the free kick.
  • 39:09 Jonathan Pitroipa produces a left-footed shot from just outside the box that misses to the right of the net.
  • 37:29 Landry N’Guemo concedes a free kick for a foul on Jonathan Pitroipa. Dennis Aogo produces a strike on goal direct from the free kick.
  • 36:42 Scott Brown gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Dennis Aogo. Joris Mathijsen restarts play with the free kick.
  • 36:14 The ball is sent over by Aiden McGeady, clearance by David Rozehnal.
  • 34:15 Marcell Jansen challenges Barry Robson unfairly and gives away a free kick. Indirect free kick taken by Gary Caldwell.
  • 32:25 Dennis Aogo takes the inswinging corner, Marcus Berg produces a header from inside the area that goes over the bar.
  • 32:06 Corner taken by Dennis Aogo from the right by-line, Lee Naylor makes a clearance.
  • 30:59 Jose Ze Roberto takes the direct free kick.
  • 30:59 Booking Stephen McManus goes into the book for unsporting behaviour.
  • 30:48 Jonathan Pitroipa fouled by Stephen McManus, the ref awards a free kick.
  • 29:12 Effort from deep inside the area by Marcell Jansen clears the bar.
  • 29:01 Jonathan Pitroipa takes a shot. Save by Artur Boruc.
  • 26:49 Scott Brown takes a shot. Save by Frank Rost.
  • 26:27 Marcell Jansen produces a cross, clearance by Gary Caldwell.
  • Correction – 25:34 The ball is swung over by David Jarolim, Gary Caldwell makes a clearance.
  • 25:34 Guy Demel produces a cross, Gary Caldwell manages to make a clearance.
  • 25:06 Mark Wilson produces a cross, Frank Rost makes a save.
  • 23:33 Eljero Elia challenges Barry Robson unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Barry Robson.
  • Correction – 22:32 Scott Brown fouled by Dennis Aogo, the ref awards a free kick. Barry Robson takes the free kick.
  • 22:32 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Scott Brown by Dennis Aogo. Barry Robson takes the direct free kick.
  • 21:34 The ball is swung over by Scott Brown, clearance by Joris Mathijsen.
  • 20:28 The referee blows for offside. Gary Caldwell restarts play with the free kick.
  • 19:28 Unfair challenge on Shaun Maloney by Marcell Jansen results in a free kick. Indirect free kick taken by Gary Caldwell.
  • 16:08 Aiden McGeady takes a shot. Blocked by David Rozehnal.
  • 14:49 Marcell Jansen concedes a free kick for a foul on Scott Brown. Indirect free kick taken by Gary Caldwell.
  • 14:13 Stephen McManus gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Marcus Berg. David Jarolim takes the direct free kick.
  • 13:16 Marcus Berg produces a left-footed shot from deep inside the penalty box which goes wide of the right-hand upright.
  • 12:22 Corner from the left by-line taken by Shaun Maloney, Effort from inside the area by Scott Brown misses to the right of the target.
  • 12:05 Aiden McGeady produces a cross, blocked by Guy Demel.
  • 9:56 Jose Ze Roberto gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Landry N’Guemo. Gary Caldwell takes the indirect free kick.
  • 9:28 Eljero Elia challenges Lee Naylor unfairly and gives away a free kick. Lee Naylor takes the free kick.
  • 8:51 Marcus Berg is ruled offside. Artur Boruc takes the indirect free kick.
  • 8:17 The ball is swung over by Lee Naylor.
  • 4:33 Barry Robson fouled by Eljero Elia, the ref awards a free kick. Gary Caldwell restarts play with the free kick.
  • 3:49 Foul by Barry Robson on David Jarolim, free kick awarded. David Rozehnal restarts play with the free kick.
  • 2:55 Aiden McGeady concedes a free kick for a foul on David Rozehnal. Frank Rost takes the free kick.
  • 2:09 Foul by Lee Naylor on Eljero Elia, free kick awarded. Guy Demel takes the free kick.
  • 1:47 Free kick awarded for a foul by Scott McDonald on David Rozehnal. Frank Rost takes the indirect free kick.
  • 1:17 Jonathan Pitroipa takes a shot. Save by Artur Boruc.
  • 0:00 The referee gets the game underway.

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