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Trivia
- Rangers go top on goal difference after their 4-0 win.
- McCourt taken off injured in first half.
- Tony Stokes scores his first goal for Celtic
Review
A poor game, and we really got off the hook in this one. An early lead by Killie could have been more. Loovens got turned badly and Killie scored a very good goal and we struggled to get into the game. A penalty helped us get back in and we were unlucky not to get a second in the second half, however some good play got us the three points with Stokes turning in a cross.
Not an easy season to come.
Teams
Kilmarnock
- 13Bell
- 02Clancy (Kelly 77)
- 03Hay (Rui Miguel 72)
- 05Wright; yellow card
- 16Gordon; yellow card
- 07Bryson
- 08Hamill
- 29Pascali; yellow card
- 18Sammon
- 19Forrester (Invincibile 67)
- 20Eremenko
Substitutes
- 21Letheren,
- 12Old,
- 10Taouil,
- 11Invincibile,
- 17Owens,
- 22Kelly,
- 09Rui Miguel
Goals
- Sammon 7
Celtic
- 26Forster
- 03Izaguirre
- 05Majstorovic
- 11Cha Du-Ri
- 22Loovens; yellow card
- 08Brown (Juarez 46)
- 16Ledley
- 20McCourt (Stokes 22 ; yellow card)
- 33Baram Kayal (Ki Sung-Yeung 77)
- 13Maloney
- 27Murphy
Substitutes
- 24Zaluska,
- 04Juarez,
- 25Rogne,
- 56Twardzik,
- 18Ki Sung-Yeung,
- 09Samaras,
- 10Stokes
Goals
- Murphy (pen) 41
- Stokes 52
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Possession
- Kilmarnock 44%
- Celtic 56%
Attempts on target
- Kilmarnock 1
- Celtic 3
Attempts off target
- Kilmarnock 1
- Celtic 3
Corners
- Kilmarnock 2
- Celtic 10
Fouls
- Kilmarnock 10
- Celtic 10
Articles
Kilmarnock 1 – 2 Celtic
BBC
By Keir Murray
Celtic recovered from going a goal down to beat Kilmarnock in an entertaining match at Rugby Park and join Rangers on 15 points at the top of the table.
In an impressive opening by the hosts, Conor Sammon collected an Alexei Eremenko pass to sweep the ball home past Fraser Forster in seven minutes.
Celtic pushed Kilmarnock back and equalised through Daryl Murphy, who calmly converted a 41st-minute penalty.
Anthony Stokes' first Celtic goal, a close-range effort, won the game.
Prior to the match Celtic manager Neil Lennon said that games such as this would determine his team's season.
His players' ability to fight back from a goal down and, in doing so, play attractive football will offer him encouragement.
Kilmarnock were minus the talents of defender Mohamadou Sissoko and midfielders James Dayton and David Silva, yet there was nothing under-strength about the start they made to the match.
Within the first minute, Harry Forrester had sped down the right and curled in an inviting cross for Sammon, who was denied a goal by a timely intervention by Glenn Loovens.
The Dutchman was engaged in the play moments later, when he steamed in to the back of Alexei Eremenko in midfield, and was booked by Craig Thomson.
In any case, Eremenko dusted himself down, flashed a low free-kick across to Craig Bryson, whose powerful shot from 25 yards was not too far away from Forster's right-hand post.
Kilmarnock took the lead on seven minutes when the Finn Eremenko swept the ball to Sammon, who rushed in from the left, nicked ahead of Loovens and curled a confident low shot into the corner of the net.
Conor Sammon gives Kilmarnock the lead at Rugby Park
Conor Sammon gives Kilmarnock an early lead at Rugby Park
For the visitors, Paddy McCourt posed an early threat with mazy runs and the Israeli Beram Kayal showed glimpses of his talents with his prompting.
Yet for all Celtic had begun to find the pace of the match, they could have been two goals down when Jamie Hamill spliced the ball through the retreating defence for Bryson to chase.
Forster, however, was sharply off his line to clear the ball, but only as far as Eremenko whose attempted long-range lob at an empty goal was a few yards too high.
Killie's Frazer Wright was booked for scything down Shaun Maloney on the right wing in the 19th minute when Celtic threatened.
McCourt had made a rare start for Lennon's side but injured his shoulder midway through the half and was replaced by Stokes.
Celtic had plenty of attacking options, with striker Murphy, midfielder Kayal and defender Emilio Izaguirre striving for the equaliser.
But the Ayrshiremen defended stoutly, with Tim Clancy, Wright, Garry Hay and Manuel Pascali heading, blocking and clearing their way through the half.
Celtic drew level from Murphy's cool penalty in the 41st minute, after Wright had bundled Stokes to the ground in the box.
Before the half-time whistle, Cha Du-Ri made a magnificent saving challenge to halt Forrester's great run to the Celtic 18-yard line, then Majstorovic headed a fraction over the bar from a Maloney corner.
Anthony Stokes stamps on Jamie Hamill's shin
Stokes' tackle on Hamill infuriated Killie boss Mixu Paatelainen
Efrain Juarez replaced Scott Brown for the second half, the Celtic captain having failed to recover from twisting his ankle.
Celtic began the second half as Killie had the first. Stokes tried his luck with a dipping shot from 25 yards which Cameron Bell smothered, and in 52 minutes he scored his first goal for the club since his move from Hibernian.
The creator was the athletic Izaguirre, who raced into the box and crossed sharply for the Irishman to side-foot home from four yards.
Just 90 seconds later, Stokes lunged at Hamill, his studs landing on the Killie midfielder's shin. Thomson's issuing of only a yellow card was lenient.
Celtic enjoyed the lion's share of possession, with Maloney and the Honduran Izaguirre combining well, and Kilmarnock reliant on rare counter-attacks to try to forge the equaliser.
Mixu Paatelainen sent on Danny Invincibile and Rui Miguel for Forrester and Hay, then Liam Kelly for Clancy as Killie chased the game.
Stokes had a few attempts at goal, cutting in from the left and blasting at Bell with his right, while at the other end, Majstorovic challenged Sammon strongly just as he teed up a shot from 10 yards.
With nine minutes to go, Maloney showed a glimpse of the glorious free-kicks he used to score when his dipping 25-yard shot tested Bell's athleticism.
Then Izaguirre, in a move similar to that which created the winning goal, crossed from the left-hand side of the box, but Stokes was a fraction away from connecting for a tap-in to extend his team's lead.
- Final Result
- Full Time
- 90:00+2:58 The referee blows his whistle to end the game.
- 90:00+1:35 The assistant referee signals for offside against Daniele Invincibile. Fraser Forster takes the free kick.
- 85:50 Effort on goal by Emilio Izaguirre from inside the penalty box misses to the right of the target.
- 84:45 Sung-Yong Ki takes the direct free kick.
- 84:45 Booking Ben Gordon goes into the book.
- 84:40 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Efrain Juarez by Ben Gordon.
- 83:35 Du-Ri Cha is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Free kick taken by Cameron Bell.
- 83:03 Free kick taken by Daniel Majstorovic.
- 83:03 Booking Manuel Pascali goes into the book for unsporting behaviour.
- 82:53 Free kick awarded for a foul by Manuel Pascali on Emilio Izaguirre.
- 82:04 Foul by Marinho Rui Miguel on Sung-Yong Ki, free kick awarded. Anthony Stokes takes the direct free kick.
- 80:54 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Joe Ledley by Liam Kelly. Shaun Maloney has an effort direct from the free kick, save made by Cameron Bell.
- 80:09 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Daniel Majstorovic by Marinho Rui Miguel. Daniel Majstorovic takes the direct free kick.
- 77:10 Substitution Tim Clancy goes off and Liam Kelly comes on.
- Correction – 76:56 Substitution Liam Kelly comes on in place of Tim Clancy.
- 76:54 Substitution Sung-Yong Ki on for Beram Kayal.
- 73:34 The referee penalises Anthony Stokes for handball. The free kick is swung in right-footed by Alexei Eremenko, save by Fraser Forster.
- 72:25 Beram Kayal gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Alexei Eremenko. Free kick taken by Manuel Pascali.
- 71:29 Substitution Marinho Rui Miguel replaces Garry Hay.
- 70:00 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Emilio Izaguirre by Conor Sammon. Direct free kick taken by Fraser Forster.
- 68:17 Emilio Izaguirre produces a left-footed shot from long range which goes wide right of the target.
- 66:09 Alexei Eremenko takes the direct free kick.
- 66:09 Substitution Daniele Invincibile on for Harry Forrester.
- 66:09 Beram Kayal gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Alexei Eremenko.
- 65:49 Beram Kayal gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Jamie Hamill. Direct free kick taken by Manuel Pascali.
- 53:58 Direct free kick taken by Manuel Pascali.
- 53:58 Booking Anthony Stokes shown a yellow card.
- 53:48 Manuel Pascali fouled by Anthony Stokes, the ref awards a free kick.
- 51:29 The assist for the goal came from Emilio Izaguirre.
- 51:29 GOAL – Anthony Stokes:Kilmarnock 1 – 2 Celtic Anthony Stokes grabs a goal from close range to the bottom right corner of the goal. Kilmarnock 1-2 Celtic.
- 50:48 Outswinging corner taken left-footed by Emilio Izaguirre from the left by-line, Conor Sammon makes a clearance.
- 49:26 Handball decision goes against Garry Hay. Direct free kick taken by Glenn Loovens.
- 48:47 Anthony Stokes takes a shot. Cameron Bell makes a save.
- 45:07 Inswinging corner taken by Garry Hay from the right by-line, Joe Ledley manages to make a clearance.
- 45:01 The referee blows his whistle to start the second half.
- 45:01 Substitution Efrain Juarez joins the action as a substitute, replacing Scott Brown.
- Half Time
- 45:00+3:05 The referee blows for half time.
- 45:00+2:22 Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Emilio Izaguirre from the right by-line, Manuel Pascali manages to make a clearance.
- 45:00+0:08 Shaun Maloney takes the inswinging corner, Headed effort from deep inside the penalty area by Daniel Majstorovic goes harmlessly over the crossbar.
- 44:55 A cross is delivered by Du-Ri Cha.
- 43:57 The official flags Anthony Stokes offside. Indirect free kick taken by Manuel Pascali.
- 42:05 Corner taken by Garry Hay from the right by-line, save made by Fraser Forster.
- 41:32 Joe Ledley concedes a free kick for a foul on Alexei Eremenko. Alexei Eremenko restarts play with the free kick.
- 40:49 GOAL – Daryl Murphy:Kilmarnock 1 – 1 Celtic Placed penalty scored by Daryl Murphy. Kilmarnock 1-1 Celtic.
- 39:47 Frazer Wright challenges Anthony Stokes unfairly and gives away a Penalty.
- 36:42 Shaun Maloney takes a inswinging corner.
- 35:13 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Garry Hay by Du-Ri Cha. Free kick taken by Frazer Wright.
- 33:28 Alexei Eremenko concedes a free kick for a foul on Joe Ledley. Free kick taken by Emilio Izaguirre.
- 31:02 Inswinging corner taken by Shaun Maloney from the left by-line.
- 29:11 Shaun Maloney takes a corner.
- 28:55 Corner taken by Shaun Maloney from the left by-line played to the near post, clearance by Conor Sammon.
- 26:04 Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Daryl Murphy, Cameron Bell makes a save.
- 25:04 Corner taken right-footed by Shaun Maloney from the left by-line, Craig Bryson manages to make a clearance.
- 22:44 Harry Forrester challenges Emilio Izaguirre unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick crossed by Shaun Maloney, Glenn Loovens challenges Jamie Hamill unfairly and gives away a free kick. Cameron Bell takes the direct free kick.
- 21:37 Substitution Patrick McCourt leaves the field to be replaced by Anthony Stokes.
- 18:04 Emilio Izaguirre crosses the ball in from the free kick, save made by Cameron Bell.
- 18:04 Booking The referee cautions Frazer Wright for unsporting behaviour.
- 17:54 Unfair challenge on Shaun Maloney by Frazer Wright results in a free kick.
- 13:26 Corner from left by-line taken by Shaun Maloney.
- 11:30 The offside flag is raised against Harry Forrester. Emilio Izaguirre takes the indirect free kick.
- 7:00 Assist by Alexei Eremenko.
- 7:00 GOAL – Conor Sammon:Kilmarnock 1 – 0 Celtic A goal is scored by Conor Sammon from the edge of the penalty box to the bottom right corner of the goal. Kilmarnock 1-0 Celtic.
- 6:05 Daniel Majstorovic challenges Conor Sammon unfairly and gives away a free kick. Jamie Hamill takes the direct free kick.
- 5:13 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Craig Bryson by Beram Kayal. Direct free kick taken by Frazer Wright.
- 3:10 Shot from just outside the penalty area by Craig Bryson misses to the left of the target.
- 2:24 Free kick taken by Alexei Eremenko.
- 2:24 Booking Glenn Loovens booked for unsporting behaviour.
- 2:16 Alexei Eremenko fouled by Glenn Loovens, the ref awards a free kick.
- 0:00 The referee gets the game underway.
Kilmarnock 1-2 Celtic Sunday, 19 September 2010 15:20
The visitors lost their first league goal of the season when Conor Sammon gave Killie the lead after only seven minutes but just before the break, Stokes, on for the injured Paddy McCourt, was brought down by Frazer Wright and Daryl Murphy netted the penalty.
Former Hibernian striker Stokes converted an Emilio Izaguirre cross from close range in the 51st minute and the Parkhead men looked comfortable for the rest of the second half giving Neil Lennon his 13 straight SPL win in succession to his credit since becoming Celtic manager.
A clean sheet victory for the visitors would have seen them record their best start to a domestic campaign since 1906 – five wins without losing a goal.
But it took only seven minutes for that statistic to disappear.
Alexei Eremenko's clever pass sent Killie's lone-striker Sammon through on goal and the Irishman lost Celtic stopper Glenn Loovens before slotting low past Hoops' keeper Fraser Forster for a dramatic if unexpected opener.
The visitors pushed hard for the equaliser but in a 15th minute breakaway, Kilmarnock midfielder Jamie Hammill sent skipper Craig Bryson clear of the Hoops' defence but Forster won the race to the ball at the edge of the box.
But the rest of the half was controlled by the visitors with McCourt, who had returned at the expense of injured James Forrest, looking the biggest threat to Killie with his mazy runs.
However, in the 21st minute the former Derry City player landed awkwardly on the bye-line following a tussle with Eremenko, appearing to injure his shoulder, and had to be replaced by Stokes.
Nevertheless, Celtic's corner count increased as the pressure intensified but they could not fashion even a half-chance to test Killie goalkeeper Cameron Bell.
However, in the 40th minute, after another period of intense pressure, Rugby Park defender Wright clumsily brought Stokes down in the box to concede a penalty.
Murphy sent Bell the wrong way from the spot to deservedly level the scores – albeit from Celtic's first direct shot at goal.
Moments from the break, Parkhead defender Cha Du-Ri's deflected cross from the right-hand side hit the Killie bar but the home side survived and held out for the three minutes of added time.
Celtic skipper Scott Brown, who had suffered a couple of hard challenges in the first half, was replaced at the interval by Mexican Efrain Juarez.
But there was no reasons to suspect the one-way traffic would not continue towards the Killie goal and four minutes after the restart Stokes had an attempt from 25 yards which Bell saved with a degree of comfort.
Still, it suggested a more direct attitude from the visitors and it paid off in the 51st minute when Stokes scored his first goal since signing from Hibernian just before transfer window closed.
Hoops' Honduran left-back Emilio Izaguirre took a pass from Shaun Maloney and his cross from the left sped across the box leaving the Irishman to volley in from close range before taking the acclaim of the travelling fans behind the goal.
Kilmarnock brought on Danny Invincibile and new Portuguese signing Rui Miguel for Harry Forrester and Garry Hay respectively, as they tried to turn the tide.
The home side did push forward more and in the 77th minute Hoops' stopper Daniel Majstorovic, who had taken the armband from Brown, put in a great tackle to prevent Sammon getting past him inside the Celtic penalty area.
But it was still mostly Celtic in the closing stages. Bell made a good save from a Maloney free-kick and then Izaguirre sent in a terrific cross from the left again which just evaded Juarez almost on the goalline.
Story from RTÉ Sport:
http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2010/0919/celtic.html
Kilmarnock 1-2 Celtic
By Keir Murray
Celtic recovered from going a goal down to beat Kilmarnock in an entertaining match at Rugby Park and join Rangers on 15 points at the top of the table.
In an impressive opening by the hosts, Conor Sammon collected an Alexei Eremenko pass to sweep the ball home past Fraser Forster in seven minutes.
Celtic pushed Kilmarnock back and equalised through Daryl Murphy, who calmly converted a 41st-minute penalty.
Anthony Stokes' first Celtic goal, a close-range effort, won the game.
His players' ability to fight back from a goal down and, in doing so, play attractive football will offer him encouragement.
Kilmarnock were minus the talents of defender Mohamadou Sissoko and midfielders James Dayton and David Silva, yet there was nothing under-strength about the start they made to the match.
Within the first minute, Harry Forrester had sped down the right and curled in an inviting cross for Sammon, who was denied a goal by a timely intervention by Glenn Loovens.
The Dutchman was engaged in the play moments later, when he steamed in to the back of Alexei Eremenko in midfield, and was booked by Craig Thomson.
In any case, Eremenko dusted himself down, flashed a low free-kick across to Craig Bryson, whose powerful shot from 25 yards was not too far away from Forster's right-hand post.
Kilmarnock took the lead on seven minutes when the Finn Eremenko swept the ball to Sammon, who rushed in from the left, nicked ahead of Loovens and curled a confident low shot into the corner of the net.
Yet for all Celtic had begun to find the pace of the match, they could have been two goals down when Jamie Hamill spliced the ball through the retreating defence for Bryson to chase.
Forster, however, was sharply off his line to clear the ball, but only as far as Eremenko whose attempted long-range lob at an empty goal was a few yards too high.
Killie's Frazer Wright was booked for scything down Shaun Maloney on the right wing in the 19th minute when Celtic threatened.
Celtic had plenty of attacking options, with striker Murphy, midfielder Kayal and defender Emilio Izaguirre striving for the equaliser.
But the Ayrshiremen defended stoutly, with Tim Clancy, Wright, Garry Hay and Manuel Pascali heading, blocking and clearing their way through the half.
Celtic drew level from Murphy's cool penalty in the 41st minute, after Wright had bundled Stokes to the ground in the box.
Before the half-time whistle, Cha Du-Ri made a magnificent saving challenge to halt Forrester's great run to the Celtic 18-yard line, then Majstorovic headed a fraction over the bar from a Maloney corner.
Celtic began the second half as Killie had the first. Stokes tried his luck with a dipping shot from 25 yards which Cameron Bell smothered, and in 52 minutes he scored his first goal for the club since his move from Hibernian.
The creator was the athletic Izaguirre, who raced into the box and crossed sharply for the Irishman to side-foot home from four yards.
Just 90 seconds later, Stokes lunged at Hamill, his studs landing on the Killie midfielder's shin. Thomson's issuing of only a yellow card was lenient.
Celtic enjoyed the lion's share of possession, with Maloney and the Honduran Izaguirre combining well, and Kilmarnock reliant on rare counter-attacks to try to forge the equaliser.
Mixu Paatelainen sent on Danny Invincibile and Rui Miguel for Forrester and Hay, then Liam Kelly for Clancy as Killie chased the game.
With nine minutes to go, Maloney showed a glimpse of the glorious free-kicks he used to score when his dipping 25-yard shot tested Bell's athleticism.
Then Izaguirre, in a move similar to that which created the winning goal, crossed from the left-hand side of the box, but Stokes was a fraction away from connecting for a tap-in to extend his team's lead.
Story from BBC SPORT:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/9007452.stm
Published: 2010/09/19 13:55:12 GMT
Lennon pleased for scorer Stokes
Celtic boss Neil Lennon expressed his delight for Anthony Stokes after the striker's first goal for the club gave them victory over Kilmarnock.
A typical poacher's goal from Stokes completed Celtic's comeback in the 2-1 win at Rugby Park.
"I think he will score goals for us and there's more to his game than just goals," Lennon told BBC Scotland.
"He can play in a variety of positions. He's a threat. He's a menace and he's a hungry boy. I'm delighted for him."
And Stokes's 52nd-minute strike maintained Celtic's 100% record in the SPL this season and stretched Lennon's perfect league record since taking charge to 13 matches.
"I'm absolutely delighted," said Lennon. "I'm thrilled with the character we showed after going a goal down and some aspects of the play were very good.
Neil Lennon
"We kept giving the ball away cheaply under no pressure. The goal was preventable. A midfield player's got on the wrong side of theirs and Glenn Loovens sort of got his back turned by Sammon. It's a good finish, to be fair.
"Once we got a stranglehold of the game, we were OK."
Left-back Emilio Izaguirre set up the winner and also linked well with Shaun Maloney throughout the match.
"I think Emilio's a very cultured footballer and the two of them are very clever," Lennon said.
"Both goals came from their really good play and we could've had another one when Emilio's flashed one across the goal and the two boys just missed a touch so it's a very pleasing aspect.
"At times we didn't do that, it was a wee bit pedantic in possession but overall we were OK."
There were a couple of injury blows for the visitors, with Paddy McCourt replaced by Stokes midway through the first half, the winger landing awkwardly on his shoulder and captain Scott Brown twisting his ankle.
"McCourt landed awkwardly and he felt something in his shoulder but obviously we don't know what the extent of the damage is. To lose him after 20 minutes, it's a blow to him but it's a blow to us.
"We're not sure if it's a dislocation yet. We'll know hopefully by tomorrow.
"Browny tweaked his ankle on the astroturf by the side of the pitch. He went over on it a little bit but he should be OK by the weekend."
Celtic face Inverness on Wednesday in the third round of the Co-operative Insurance Cup and Lennon says he will shuffle his pack for the home tie.
"Winning breeds confidence and it's a trophy that we'd like to progress in so there'll be a few changes but not too many," he added.
Story from BBC SPORT:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/9013761.stm
Published: 2010/09/19 15:18:16 GMT
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