2009-11-22: Dundee Utd 2-1 Celtic, SPL

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Trivia

  • Celtic go behind Rangers into second with Rangers having also 1 game in hand. Pathetic. Dundee Utd & Hibs are just 2pts behind us.
  • D Utd's first league victory over us in ten years or something like that.
  • "United are highly unlikely to claim the championship. As, on this troublesome form, are Celtic." (Irish Times)

Review

Celtic capitulated badly in this game. Despite having the bulk of the first half we squandered our opportunities and had to rely on a second half penalty to get a goal. Then we lost two goals from two corners and that was that.

Growing disenchantment at the club.

Teams

Dundee Utd

  • 01Weaver
  • 03Webster
  • 05Dods yellow card
  • 23Dixon
  • 06Conway (Swanson 63)
  • 15Buaben
  • 16Gomis
  • 19Kovacevic
  • 07Myrie-Williams
  • 10Cadamarteri (Goodwillie 62)
  • 21Damian Casalinuovo (Daly 73)

Substitutes

  • 13Banks,
  • 02Dillon,
  • 12Robertson,
  • 14Swanson,
  • 09Daly,
  • 20Shala,
  • 25Goodwillie

Goals

  • Daly 83
  • Dods 90

Celtic

  • 24Zaluska
  • 02Hinkel
  • 05Caldwell
  • 11Fox
  • 22Loovens; yellow card
  • 06N'Guemo
  • 17Crosas
  • 19Robson
  • 46McGeady
  • 07McDonald (McGinn 82)
  • 10Fortune (Samaras 58)

Substitutes

  • 47Cervi,
  • 03Naylor,
  • 38Thompson,
  • 52Caddis,
  • 14McGinn,
  • 16Flood,
  • 09Samaras

Goals

  • Robson (pen) 72
Ref:McDonald
Att:11,098

Articles

Pictures

MOTM

Stats

Possession

  • Dundee Utd 46%
  • Celtic 54%

Attempts on target

  • Dundee Utd 5
  • Celtic 5

Attempts off target

  • Dundee Utd 5
  • Celtic 2

Corners

  • Dundee Utd 5
  • Celtic 7

Fouls

  • Dundee Utd 19
  • Celtic 11

Articles

Dundee United 2-1 Celtic

By Keir Murray
BBC
A last-minute header by Darren Dods gave Dundee United their first victory over Celtic since August 1999.

Former United captain Barry Robson scored a 72nd-minute penalty to put Tony Mowbray's men ahead.

United manager Craig Levein threw on Danny Swanson and striker Jon Daly and the pair combined at a corner to level the score, Daly powering home a header.

As the pulsating match approached full-time, Swanson swung in another corner and Dods nodded in the winner.

The game began at a frantic pace, with Aiden McGeady immediately looking in the mood for the visitors as he scampered down the left wing.

With United aware that a win would put them within touching distance of the Old Firm at the top of the Scottish Premier League, and the hosts knowing victory would take them to the summit, the atmosphere at Tannadice was intense.

Celtic's Andreas Hinkel had the first shot on goal in the match, cutting inside from the right wing in the eighth minute and running with purpose towards the retreating line of tangerine defenders.

He kept his left-foot shot low but United keeper Nicky Weaver got down well to his left to make the save.

There was plenty of energy in the play, most clearly shown by Marc-Antoine Fortune who sprinted 60 yards to get on the end of a McGeady pass and Danny Cadamarteri, who deserved a better pass after his intelligent run into the box.

Robson fired a free-kick over the bar for Celtic with quarter of an hour gone, much to the delight of the Terrors fans, who were reacquainted also with former goalkeeper Lukasz Zaluska, in for Artur Boruc, and midfielder Willo Flood, who was on Mowbray's bench.

Robson had to move aside for Danny Fox when Celtic got their next free-kick within firing range, but the new Scotland cap smacked his effort over too.

United tackled fiercely and, with Morgaro Gomis and Prince Buaben, there was always the possibility they might create something to test the Celtic defence.

But Celtic attacked relentlessly, forcing six corners in the first 45 minutes.

Fortune, 10 yards from goal, was set up brilliantly by McGeady but he took an extra touch when a first-time shot would have tested Weaver.

And Hinkel left his marker Craig Conway to burst in to the box on the right but fired across the goal from a tight angle.

Jennison Myrie-Williams went streaking through the Celtic midfield before the break until he was stopped illegally by Glenn Loovens, and was the player who caught the eye again at the restart, bursting through the heart of the visitors' defence but shooting just wide.

Fortune again wanted to take a touch too many in front of goal when he should have volleyed Gary Caldwell's cross.

And as the home fans breathed a sigh of relief, Buaben pounced to drill a right-foot shot from 30 yards which Zaluska knocked over, then Damian Casalinuovo increased the pressure on Celtic when he headed against the crossbar.

Mowbray and Levein changed their line-ups, with Georgios Samaras replacing the hesitant Fortune for Celtic, and David Goodwillie and Danny Swanson coming on for Cadamarteri and Conway.

With 20 minutes to go, ex-United hero Robson won and converted a penalty for his new team, Dods with a clumsy challenge just inside the box.

Robson's low spot-kick sent Weaver the wrong way.

Immediately, Levein introduced Daly to the fray, with Casalinuovo making way, but it looked like United would not get a grip on play to give Daly a chance in front of goal.

How that changed, though, when the Terrors won a corner which sub Swanson swung in and the unmarked Daly, making his first appearance of the season, bulleted a header into the net.

Swanson stung the fingers of Zaluska with a 30-yard free-kick then, with the home support in full voice, United won a last-minute corner.

Once again Swanson's delivery was inch-perfect, again Celtic's marking was absent.

Dods made amends for conceding the penalty with a thumping header to win the match.

The top four teams in the SPL are now separated by just three points.

Dundee United manager Craig Levein: "I'm delighted for the fans. "I feel that we've got a strong squad. It's a long hard season and we need more players if we're going to keep this going.

"I don't think we played that well today. In the last third both sets of players didn't really fire on both cylinders. "Jon Daly has played 30 minutes of football in the last eight or nine months. "I had him on the bench in case we needed another defender. He's a smashing lad, he has had so many injuries since he has been here.

"Every time he has been fit, he has played and he has done well for us.

"There's a long way to go (in the league). I won't dampen any enthusiasm from within the dressing room. There's no point in me tugging on the reins of a horse that's going well." Celtic manager Tony Mowbray: "We totally dominated and we didn't get what we deserved from the game but we need to take it on the chin and move on.

"They couldn't get near our goal, never mind score. But credit to them, they were great deliveries from the set plays. "We've lost a game that we should never have lost. When we add the bits of quality we can be very successful for a very long time. "They showed over the 85 minutes today that there was a huge gulf in quality on the pitch but any team can score from a set play if you don't defend them properly. "At these times we've got to stick together. Next weekend we'll all be back in it together trying to win a football match."

Story from BBC SPORT:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/8369540.stm

Published: 2009/11/22 14:29:05 GMT

© BBC 2011

Celtic snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

23 November 2009

Provided by: Irish Times

Scottish Premier League/Dundee Utd 2 Celtic 1:THE CHANTS of “We’re gonna win the league” here came from the Dundee United supporters and not, as one would perhaps have expected, those of Celtic.
Tony Mowbray’s record shows just two wins in Celtic’s last 10 matches, sufficient for fans to make their distress perfectly plain. This defeat will prove all the more galling bearing in mind United had not beaten Celtic since August 1999. The visitors, moreover, had led with seven minutes to play.
Mowbray, however, dubiously claimed there was a “huge gulf in quality and class” prior to United’s two goals. Those attributes were absent as Celtic striker Marc-Antoine Fortune missed a series of glaring first-half chances, and when Mowbray’s defence afforded Jon Daly and Darren Dods free headers to win the match.
Rangers are now a point clear at the summit of the Premier League with a game in hand.
United manager Craig Levein responded to Mowbray’s assertions regarding perceived disparity of play. “We weren’t that much better than them,” he said laughing, before adding; “Tony is entitled to his view. What I would ask is how many saves our goalkeeper had to make? Not many.”
Hints of desperation had appeared before Barry Robson gave Celtic the lead. The midfielder, upended by Dods, slotted home the penalty with ease.
What followed proved a nightmare for Celtic’s central defence. Daly nodded home a Danny Swanson free-kick to restore parity before Dods, in the dying seconds, was afforded similar freedom when meeting a corner from the same player.
United are highly unlikely to claim the championship. As, on this troublesome form, are Celtic.
DUNDEE UTD: Weaver, Kovacevic, Webster, Dods, Dixon,Myrie-Williams, Buaben, Gomis, Conway (Swanson 63), Cadamarteri (Goodwillie 62), Casalinuovo (Daly 73). Subs not used: Banks, Dillon, David Robertson, Shala.
CELTIC: Zaluska, Hinkel, Caldwell, Loovens, Daniel Fox, McGeady, N’Guemo, Crosas, Robson, Fortune (Samaras 58), McDonald (McGinn 82). Subs not used: Cervi, Naylor, Flood, Thompson, Caddis.
Referee: D McDonald.
(c) 2009, The Irish Times.
Irish Times

Final Result

  • Full Time
  • 90:00+3:15 The game is over, as the referee blows his whistle.
  • 90:00+2:14 Free kick awarded for a foul by Niall McGinn on David Goodwillie. Nicky Weaver restarts play with the free kick.
  • 90:00+1:08 The ball is crossed by Daniel Fox.
  • 89:50 Daniel Swanson provided the assist for the goal.
  • 89:50 GOAL – Darren Dods:Dundee Utd 2 – 1 Celtic Darren Dods grabs a headed goal from inside the six-yard box. Dundee Utd 2-1 Celtic.
  • 88:23 Gary Caldwell concedes a free kick for a foul on Jon Daly. Daniel Swanson has a direct shot on goal from the free kick, save by Lukasz Zaluska. Corner taken by Daniel Swanson from the left by-line,
  • 87:47 The ball is delivered by Marc Crosas, Darren Dods makes a clearance.
  • 86:18 Niall McGinn is caught offside. Indirect free kick taken by Nicky Weaver.
  • 85:03 The ball is crossed by Daniel Fox, blocked by Michael Kovacevic. Outswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Daniel Fox, clearance made by Jennison Myrie-Williams.
  • 82:47 The assist for the goal came from Daniel Swanson.
  • 82:47 GOAL – Jon Daly:Dundee Utd 1 – 1 Celtic Jon Daly finds the back of the net with a headed goal from close in. Dundee Utd 1-1 Celtic.
  • 82:14 Paul Dixon sends in a cross, blocked by Barry Robson. Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Daniel Swanson,
  • 81:52 Free kick awarded for a foul by Barry Robson on Prince Buaben. Direct free kick taken by Paul Dixon.
  • 80:27 Lukasz Zaluska takes the free kick.
  • 80:27 Substitution Niall McGinn joins the action as a substitute, replacing Scott McDonald.
  • 80:27 Barry Robson fouled by Andy Webster, the ref awards a free kick.
  • 79:27 Scott McDonald gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Daniel Swanson. Andy Webster takes the free kick.
  • 78:30 Daniel Fox crosses the ball, clearance by Michael Kovacevic.
  • 78:12 Aiden McGeady sends in a cross, clearance by Morgaro Gomis.
  • 76:59 Shot from just outside the box by Daniel Swanson goes over the bar.
  • 76:42 Scott McDonald is ruled offside. Andy Webster restarts play with the free kick.
  • 76:00 Paul Dixon crosses the ball.
  • 74:15 Unfair challenge on Landry N'Guemo by Daniel Swanson results in a free kick. Barry Robson delivers the ball from the free kick left-footed from right channel, Foul by Gary Caldwell on Andy Webster, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Nicky Weaver.
  • 72:36 Substitution Jon Daly is brought on as a substitute for Damian Casalinuovo.
  • 72:30 Unfair challenge on Daniel Swanson by Glenn Loovens results in a free kick. A cross is delivered by Paul Dixon, Header from deep inside the area by Jon Daly goes over the bar.
  • 71:07 GOAL – Barry Robson:Dundee Utd 0 – 1 Celtic Placed penalty scored by Barry Robson. Dundee Utd 0-1 Celtic.
  • 70:32 Booking Booking for Darren Dods for unsporting behaviour.
  • 70:11 Barry Robson fouled by Darren Dods, the ref awards a Penalty.
  • 67:37 The ball is delivered by Gary Caldwell, Darren Dods manages to make a clearance.
  • 67:05 A cross is delivered by Barry Robson.
  • 66:55 Michael Kovacevic produces a cross, Lukasz Zaluska makes a save.
  • 66:17 David Goodwillie delivers the ball.
  • 65:52 Jennison Myrie-Williams produces a cross, Gary Caldwell manages to make a clearance.
  • 64:43 The assistant referee signals for offside against Georgios Samaras. Andy Webster takes the free kick.
  • 63:33 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Georgios Samaras by Prince Buaben. Daniel Fox restarts play with the free kick.
  • 61:39 Free kick taken by Nicky Weaver.
  • 61:39 Substitution Daniel Swanson is brought on as a substitute for Craig Conway.
  • 61:39 Substitution (Dundee Utd) makes a substitution, with David Goodwillie coming on for Danny Cadamarteri.
  • 61:39 A cross is delivered by Georgios Samaras. The offside flag is raised against Scott McDonald.
  • 60:24 Andreas Hinkel fouled by Craig Conway, the ref awards a free kick. Gary Caldwell restarts play with the free kick.
  • 60:05 Unfair challenge on Danny Cadamarteri by Georgios Samaras results in a free kick. Andy Webster restarts play with the free kick.
  • 59:12 Unfair challenge on Andreas Hinkel by Morgaro Gomis results in a free kick. Andreas Hinkel restarts play with the free kick.
  • 57:16 Substitution Georgios Samaras replaces Marc-Antoine Fortune.
  • 57:03 Shot from 25 yards by Barry Robson. Michael Kovacevic gets a block in.
  • 54:03 The ball is delivered by Barry Robson.
  • 53:17 A cross is delivered by Damian Casalinuovo, save made by Lukasz Zaluska.
  • 52:03 Shot by Prince Buaben from 30 yards. Save made by Lukasz Zaluska. Corner taken by Craig Conway from the left by-line, Damian Casalinuovo takes a shot.
  • 49:51 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Landry N'Guemo by Danny Cadamarteri. Daniel Fox delivers the ball from the free kick left-footed from left wing. The ball is crossed by Gary Caldwell, Effort on goal by Marc-Antoine Fortune from 6 yards. Save by Nicky Weaver.
  • 48:30 Shot from long distance by Jennison Myrie-Williams misses to the right of the target.
  • 47:48 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Andy Webster by Marc-Antoine Fortune. Andy Webster takes the direct free kick.
  • 45:01 The second half has started.
  • Half Time
  • 45:00+0:21 The ref blows to signal half-time.
  • 44:31 Strike comes in from Paul Dixon from the free kick.
  • 44:31 Booking Booking for Glenn Loovens.
  • 44:27 Unfair challenge on Jennison Myrie-Williams by Glenn Loovens results in a free kick.
  • Correction – 43:03 Unfair challenge on Marc-Antoine Fortune by Andy Webster results in a free kick. Free kick crossed right-footed by Landry N'Guemo. Daniel Fox takes the inswinging corner, Andy Webster makes a clearance.
  • 43:03 Marc-Antoine Fortune fouled by Andy Webster, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick crossed right-footed by Landry N'Guemo from left channel, Corner from the right by-line taken by Daniel Fox, clearance by Andy Webster.
  • 41:45 Daniel Fox delivers the ball, Darren Dods makes a clearance. Corner taken by Daniel Fox from the right by-line.
  • 40:42 The ball is delivered by Aiden McGeady, clearance by Darren Dods.
  • 39:50 Foul by Michael Kovacevic on Marc-Antoine Fortune, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Gary Caldwell.
  • 38:37 Andreas Hinkel sends in a cross.
  • 38:29 Marc-Antoine Fortune delivers the ball.
  • 38:08 Daniel Fox delivers the ball. The ball is swung over by Marc-Antoine Fortune, Darren Dods manages to make a clearance.
  • 37:35 Foul by Morgaro Gomis on Barry Robson, free kick awarded. Gary Caldwell takes the free kick.
  • 36:47 Andreas Hinkel produces a cross.
  • 36:08 The ball is sent over by Aiden McGeady.
  • 34:42 Foul by Gary Caldwell on Prince Buaben, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Paul Dixon.
  • 32:00 The ball is crossed by Jennison Myrie-Williams.
  • 31:45 The ball is delivered by Danny Cadamarteri, Daniel Fox manages to make a clearance.
  • 31:31 A cross is delivered by Craig Conway, Lukasz Zaluska makes a save.
  • 29:22 The ball is sent over by Damian Casalinuovo, Gary Caldwell gets a block in.
  • 26:59 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Barry Robson by Darren Dods. Daniel Fox produces a shot on goal direct from the free kick.
  • 26:51 The ball is swung over by Daniel Fox, Darren Dods manages to make a clearance.
  • 25:51 Andy Webster challenges Marc-Antoine Fortune unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Marc-Antoine Fortune.
  • 25:12 Drilled right-footed shot by Landry N'Guemo. Damian Casalinuovo gets a block in. Corner taken by Marc Crosas from the left by-line played to the near post, clearance by Michael Kovacevic.
  • 24:41 A cross is delivered by Aiden McGeady, Marc-Antoine Fortune takes a shot. Andy Webster gets a block in. Corner taken by Marc Crosas from the left by-line to the near post.
  • 22:16 The ball is sent over by Craig Conway, clearance made by Gary Caldwell. Free kick awarded for a foul by Danny Cadamarteri on Landry N'Guemo. Gary Caldwell takes the free kick.
  • 21:14 Michael Kovacevic concedes a free kick for a foul on Aiden McGeady. Daniel Fox delivers the ball from the free kick left-footed from left wing, clearance by Prince Buaben.
  • 20:03 The ball is sent over by Danny Cadamarteri, clearance by Glenn Loovens.
  • 17:50 The ball is swung over by Craig Conway, save by Lukasz Zaluska.
  • 16:33 A cross is delivered by Paul Dixon, clearance by Gary Caldwell.
  • 14:50 Free kick awarded for a foul by Darren Dods on Scott McDonald. Barry Robson fires a strike on goal direct from the free kick.
  • 13:47 Corner taken by Craig Conway from the left by-line played to the near post, clearance by Landry N'Guemo.
  • 13:02 Centre by Aiden McGeady, blocked by Michael Kovacevic. Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Marc Crosas, save made by Nicky Weaver.
  • 11:38 Marc-Antoine Fortune crosses the ball.
  • 11:06 Paul Dixon takes a inswinging corner from the right by-line to the near post, Landry N'Guemo makes a clearance.
  • 10:59 Centre by Danny Cadamarteri, Daniel Fox gets a block in.
  • 10:34 Shot from 30 yards by Jennison Myrie-Williams. Glenn Loovens gets a block in.
  • 9:45 Scott McDonald delivers the ball.
  • 9:04 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Barry Robson by Darren Dods. Free kick taken by Gary Caldwell.
  • 7:26 Drilled left-footed shot by Andreas Hinkel. Nicky Weaver makes a save. Corner taken by Daniel Fox, Nicky Weaver makes a save. The ball is delivered by Aiden McGeady, clearance by Danny Cadamarteri.
  • 4:54 Unfair challenge on Aiden McGeady by Michael Kovacevic results in a free kick. The free kick is swung in left-footed by Daniel Fox.
  • 4:16 Danny Cadamarteri challenges Gary Caldwell unfairly and gives away a free kick. Gary Caldwell takes the direct free kick.
  • 3:35 Damian Casalinuovo is ruled offside. Gary Caldwell restarts play with the free kick.
  • 2:04 Unfair challenge on Aiden McGeady by Morgaro Gomis results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Glenn Loovens.
  • 1:12 Scott McDonald challenges Andy Webster unfairly and gives away a free kick. Nicky Weaver restarts play with the free kick.
  • 0:00 The referee gets the game underway.

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