2011-10-23: Celtic 2-1 Aberdeen, SPL

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Trivia

  • Rangers win so stay way ahead, and we're still behind Motherwell.
  • Celtic finally win after a run of bad games.
  • Aberdeen score with an admittedly great mazy run…..

Review

(padrepio of KDS forum)
Obviously the result is the most important thing today, but have to say we were pretty poor throughout most of the match. How we seemed to let the match just drift along after taking the lead is almost criminal.

Aberdeen started the second half purposefully and you could see a goal coming. Forster,almost at the death , cleared one on the ground with his legs rather than going for it with his arms. He got pelters for this but He was thinking ahead as in if he had went to ground to grab it then Mackie would almost certainly have went down and the way the ref was going would almost certainly have given a penalty.

The ref was absolutely appalling ,and his assistants were also laughable. Some of the things they failed to see were baffling. The assistants were basically shampooebags today. They never actually put their flags up for anything until after the ref had given awards then they flagged to agree with him.

Hey, we won, obviously important, but we were poor. Kayal, still not convinced he will get back to last season`s form, thought Ki was a bit of a passenger. Wanyama was eexcellent, surprised he came off. Forrest still does`nt look as though he knows where he should be. Ledley was good but why sign a left back, not play him, but play a midfielder in his place. Hooper was poor and Stokes led the line excellently. Credit also where its due to Big Dan who made a few important blocks and never put a foot wrong

Teams

Celtic

  • 01Forster
  • 21Mulgrew
  • 22Loovens (Majstorovic 18)
  • 02Matthews
  • 16Ledley
  • 18Ki Sung-Yeung
  • 33Kayal
  • 67Wanyama (McCourt 72)
  • 10Stokes
  • 49Forrest
  • 88Hooper

Substitutes

  • 24Zaluska,
  • 04El Kaddouri,
  • 05Majstorovic,
  • 11Cha Du-Ri ,
  • 12Wilson,
  • 20McCourt,
  • 46Dylan McGeouch

Goals:

  • Ki Sung-Yeung 17
  • Mulgrew 72

Aberdeen

  • 20Gonzalez
  • 03Foster; yellow card
  • 05Mawene
  • 06Considine
  • 08Milsom
  • 11Arnason; yellow card
  • 16Osbourne; yellow card
  • 17Fyvie
  • 22Jack; yellow card, red card
  • 09Vernon (Chalali 75)
  • 14Fallon; yellow card (Mackie 75)

Substitutes

  • 32Brown,
  • 02McArdle,
  • 07Clark,
  • 10Mackie,
  • 18Chalali,
  • 21Magennis,
  • 23Megginson

Goals:

  • Jack 59
Ref: O'Reilly
Att: 49,037

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Stats

Possession

  • Celtic 65%
  • Aberdeen 35%

Attempts on target

  • Celtic 7
  • Aberdeen 1

Attempts off target

  • Celtic 8
  • Aberdeen 1

Corners

  • Celtic 7
  • Aberdeen 4

Fouls

  • Celtic 4
  • Aberdeen 17

Articles

Celtic 2 – 1 Aberdeen: Mulgrew to rescue once more as captain secures a vital win

By Stephen Halliday, at Celtic Park

The Scotsman

Published on Monday 24 October 2011 04:06

FOR the first time in four weeks and five attempts, Celtic enjoyed the taste of victory yesterday but only after flirting dangerously with further damage to their pursuit of the SPL title.
They required captain Charlie Mulgrew to prevent the gap between themselves and champions Rangers being extended, the defender netting a winner with 18 minutes remaining after Ryan Jack’s dramatic solo effort had seen Aberdeen cancel out the interval lead Ki Sung Yueng had provided for Celtic.

For the second successive weekend, Mulgrew was Celtic’s saviour, having grabbed the equaliser in the 3-3 draw at Kilmarnock the previous Saturday. For manager Neil Lennon, fortified by his team’s midweek Europa League draw in France, this win over Aberdeen was simply imperative, irrespective of how it was achieved.

Much of it was scrambled and jittery but the level of tension in the closing stages was eased for Lennon’s men by the dismissal of Jack – already booked for excessively celebrating his goal – ten minutes from time when he collected a second yellow card for a foul on Gary Hooper.

Celtic remain ten points adrift of leaders Rangers, with a game in hand, and still find themselves third in the table behind Motherwell. They will hope a return to winning ways can finally provide the momentum they need to re-ignite their championship challenge.

Defensive frailty continues to dog them, however, and reared its head again yesterday with their sloppy work in failing to prevent Jack’s goal which was the 12th they have conceded in their last eight matches.

Aberdeen must have regarded it as almost an achievement in itself to reach half-time trailing by just a solitary goal and with a full complement of players, given the trauma they suffered in the corresponding fixture last season. On that occasion, they were reduced to ten men midway through the first half, were 4-0 adrift at the interval and on their way to a club record 9-0 defeat.

There was a far more robust and resilient look to the visitors yesterday, although they would still feel a degree of frustration at the manner in which they fell behind to Ki’s 17th-minute strike. It was a superbly-crafted goal from Celtic’s viewpoint, the most cohesive passage of play produced by either side in a generally tepid first half. Anthony Stokes, Beram Kayal and Hooper were all involved in an intricate passing move on the edge of the Aberdeen penalty area, the ball eventually threaded into the path of Ki. The South Korean’s low left-foot shot from around 14 yards was firmly struck, but Aberdeen goalkeeper David Gonzalez looked at fault as the ball squirmed under his body.

Celtic enjoyed territorial dominance for most of the opening period without posing any other significant problems for Gonzalez. The Colombian comfortably held a low shot from James Forrest who operated in an advanced central midfield role in support of strike duo Stokes and Hooper.

The return from injury of Hooper, at the expense of Cha Du Ri, was the only change to the Celtic starting line-up which earned a 1-1 draw in Rennes on Thursday night. But no sooner had Lennon declared that Mulgrew and Glenn Loovens were his first choice central defensive pairing than he was forced to change it again. Immediately after Celtic went in front, Loovens limped off injured and Daniel Majstorovic received an early reprieve from his relegation to the bench.

It did not take long for the big Swede to cause a few flutters for the home support. He clumsily conceded a free kick in a dangerous position with a foul from behind on Rory Fallon. When Rob Milsom floated the ball into the area, Majstorovic found himself on the wrong side of Scott Vernon. The striker appeared to be nudged in the back by Majstorovic before going down, but his vociferous appeal for a penalty left referee Stevie O’Reilly unmoved.

Ki squandered a good opportunity to double Celtic’s lead four minutes into the second half, blazing over from about 12 yards after being picked out by Adam Matthews’ cross from the right.

Aberdeen, ambitious enough to play with two strikers in Vernon and Fallon, sensed the possibility to take something from the contest. Playing with confidence after back to back victories coming into this match, Craig Brown’s men drew level in the 59th minute. It was a memorable moment for Jack, the Scotland under-21 international full-back waltzing his way beyond Joe Ledley, Victor Wanyama and Kayal into the penalty area before planting a low left foot shot from 14 yards beyond the static Fraser Forster.

Celtic responded briskly, Matthews forcing a decent save from Gonzalez with a long-range effort. Lennon introduced Paddy McCourt for Wanyama, whose ball retention had been poor, just before Celtic regained the lead.

Ki slung over a free-kick from the left which Majstorovic rose to head down towards the six yard box. It appeared harmless enough until the ball struck Youl Mawene, rebounding from Aberdeen’s French defender and into the path of Mulgrew who thrashed a right foot shot high into the net from close range.

Aberdeen’s hopes of rescuing a point effectively vanished along with Jack when the youngster made his way up the tunnel, earning his second booking with a rash and unnecessary foul on Hooper near the touchline.

There were still a couple of heart–in–the–mouth moments for Celtic in stoppage time, as their defence made hard work of dealing with Aberdeen set pieces, and the final whistle was greeted with more relief than delight.

BBC

Celtic2-1Aberdeen

Page last updated at 16:00 GMT, Sunday, 23 October 2011 17:00 UK

Celtic recorded their first win in five matches with a hard-fought victory over 10-man Aberdeen in Glasgow.

Ki Sung-Yeung netted a well-worked opener for the home side with 17 minutes gone after a bright start for Craig Brown's side.

A superb solo effort from Ryan Jack drew Aberdeen level on the hour-mark before Charlie Mulgrew's close-range strike gave Celtic all three points.

Jack was sent off for a second yellow card with 10 minutes remaining.

And the victory means that Neil Lennon's side restored the 10-point gap with Scottish Premier League leaders Rangers, who earlier defeated Hearts.

Gary Hooper returned to the Celtic side having missed their Europa League tie with Rennes midweek through injury.

The error by Cha Du-Ri that led to Rennes' opener cost him his place, while Aberdeen kept faith with the line-up that notched up successive league wins, with Rory Fallon and Scott Vernon leading the line.

Keen to extinguish memories of their 9-0 reverse in the corresponding fixture last season, the visitors started brightly, with an early chance created when Fraser Fyvie escaped Adam Matthews on the left wing and whipped a cross into the Celtic box, which goalkeeper Fraser Forster dealt with at the second attempt.

Celtic threatened minutes later when James Forrest, playing behind a front two of Hooper and Anthony Stokes, fired straight at Dons goalkeeper David Gonzalez. Mulgrew also had an early close-range effort saved.

But a breakthrough was inevitable as Celtic began to build tempo. With 17 minutes gone, a neat display of passing saw Beram Kayal find Hooper on the edge of the box.

The striker released Ki on the left hand side and the Korean fired the ball under Gonzalez to open Celtic's account. Ki's goal was his fifth of the season, making him Celtic's joint top scorer Out-of-favour Daniel Majstorovic made an enforced return when Glenn Loovens came off through injury in the 17th minute and the Swede faced early pressure as Aberdeen enjoyed a string of corners.

There were then claims for penalty when Fallon fell under pressure from the Celtic defender, referee Stevie O'Reilly waving away the pleas for a spot-kick.

The battling performance of Kari Arnason had been a rare positive in the first half for Aberdeen and his influence continued as the Dons settled in the second half, the Iceland international back in defence to help thwart a chance for Ki's second.

Under pressure, the Celtic midfielder sliced wide from 10 yards as the ball bobbled in the Aberdeen area.

Hooper was gifted the chance to return to the scoresheet when Richie Foster's attempted clearance fell to the Englishman 14 yards out, but his side-footed effort lacked drive and was deflected from its target.

Celtic were made to rue those missed opportunities when an increasingly comfortable Aberdeen found their breakthrough.

Jack, who signed a contract extension with the Pittodrie side this month, found himself in space and outmanoeuvred both Joe Ledley and Victor Wanyama as he wove his way into the box, unleashing a diagonal strike past Forster to bring Aberdeen level.

Celtic responded by cranking up the pressure, Gonzalez doing well to save Adam Matthew's long-range effort following one corner, Wanyama heading wide of the target from close range from the next.

Seeking more creativity in midfield, manager Neil Lennon introduced Paddy McCourt to replace Wanyama with 20 minutes left as the home crowd grew increasingly restless.

They were soon to be sated, though, when a Majstorovic header into the box was deflected towards former Don Mulgrew, who instinctively fired high into the roof of the net.

The disappointment for Aberdeen goalscorer Jack was doubled when he received a second booking and was sent off for a reckless challenge on Hooper with 10 minutes left, effectively snuffing out Aberdeen's challenge and providing a much-needed but unconvincing win for the home side.

  • Final Result
  • Full Time
  • 90:00+3:23 The referee signals the end of the game.
  • 90:00+1:56 Mohamed Chalali challenges Joe Ledley unfairly and gives away a free kick. Sung-Yeung Ki takes the free kick.
  • 90:00+1:17 Beram Kayal fouled by Mohamed Chalali, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Charlie Mulgrew.
  • 89:14 Corner taken by Robert Milsom, clearance by Daniel Majstorovic.
  • 88:37 Foul by Beram Kayal on Fraser Fyvie, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Richard Foster.
  • 86:53 Sung-Yeung Ki has an effort at goal from just inside the box that misses to the left of the goal.
  • 83:54 Patrick McCourt produces a right-footed shot from close range which goes wide of the right-hand post.
  • 83:13 Corner taken short by Sung-Yeung Ki.
  • 82:30 Daniel Majstorovic takes the direct free kick.
  • 82:30 Booking Kari Arnason is booked.
  • 82:22 Free kick awarded for a foul by Kari Arnason on Beram Kayal.
  • 81:20 Robert Milsom fouled by Beram Kayal, the ref awards a free kick. Indirect free kick taken by Richard Foster.
  • 80:54 Anthony Stokes is caught offside. David Gonzalez restarts play with the free kick.
  • 79:25 Free kick taken by Sung-Yeung Ki.
  • 79:25 Sent off Ryan Jack is sent off by the referee.
  • 79:20 Ryan Jack challenges Gary Hooper unfairly and gives away a free kick.
  • 78:30 Gary Hooper sends in a cross, Andrew Considine makes a clearance.
  • 76:10 The official flags Fraser Fyvie offside. Fraser Forster takes the free kick.
  • 74:54 Substitution Darren Mackie replaces Rory Fallon.
  • 74:54 Substitution (Aberdeen) makes a substitution, with Mohamed Chalali coming on for Scott Vernon.
  • 74:54 Gary Hooper is ruled offside. Andrew Considine restarts play with the free kick.
  • 71:45 Sung-Yeung Ki provided the assist for the goal.
  • 71:45 GOAL – Charlie MulgrewCeltic 2 – 1 Aberdeen Charlie Mulgrew scores a goal from inside the six-yard box to the top right corner of the goal. Celtic 2-1 Aberdeen.
  • 70:50 Sung-Yeung Ki produces a cross,
  • 70:50 Substitution Victor Wanyama goes off and Patrick McCourt comes on.
  • 70:50 Foul by Youl Mawene on Gary Hooper, free kick awarded.
  • 70:39 Ryan Jack produces a cross, save made by Fraser Forster.
  • 69:53 A cross is delivered by Adam Matthews, save by David Gonzalez.
  • 69:25 Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Sung-Yeung Ki from the left by-line, clearance made by Scott Vernon.
  • 69:18 The ball is delivered by Sung-Yeung Ki, Ryan Jack manages to make a clearance.
  • 68:14 Free kick awarded for a foul by Isaac Osbourne on Victor Wanyama. Charlie Mulgrew takes the free kick.
  • 67:47 The ball is crossed by James Forrest, Sung-Yeung Ki takes a shot. Save made by David Gonzalez.
  • 66:36 Corner taken by Sung-Yeung Ki from the left by-line, Victor Wanyama has a headed effort at goal from close range which goes wide of the left-hand upright.
  • 65:54 Short corner worked by Sung-Yeung Ki, Adam Matthews takes a shot. Save made by David Gonzalez.
  • 65:27 Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Sung-Yeung Ki from the right by-line, clearance made by David Gonzalez.
  • 65:14 The ball is swung over by Sung-Yeung Ki, Richard Foster manages to make a clearance.
  • 64:51 Corner from the right by-line taken by Sung-Yeung Ki, Youl Mawene makes a clearance.
  • 64:43 James Forrest sends in a cross, clearance by Isaac Osbourne.
  • 62:59 The ball is sent over by Richard Foster.
  • 62:48 The ball is crossed by Ryan Jack, Charlie Mulgrew makes a clearance.
  • 60:57 Direct effort from the free kick comes in from Anthony Stokes.
  • 60:57 Booking Isaac Osbourne receives a caution for unsporting behaviour.
  • 60:51 Foul by Isaac Osbourne on Sung-Yeung Ki, free kick awarded.
  • 59:56 Booking The referee shows Ryan Jack a yellow card for unsporting behaviour.
  • 58:55 Assist on the goal came from Robert Milsom.
  • 58:55 GOAL – Ryan JackCeltic 1 – 1 Aberdeen A goal is scored by Ryan Jack from deep inside the penalty box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Celtic 1-1 Aberdeen.
  • 56:33 The ball is sent over by Rory Fallon, Fraser Forster makes a save.
  • 55:54 The ball is sent over by Rory Fallon, Joe Ledley manages to make a clearance.
  • 54:48 Gary Hooper takes a shot. David Gonzalez makes a save.
  • 54:24 Centre by Joe Ledley, clearance made by Richard Foster.
  • 53:15 Rory Fallon gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Victor Wanyama. Charlie Mulgrew restarts play with the free kick.
  • 52:52 Beram Kayal takes a shot. Save by David Gonzalez.
  • 50:54 The referee blows for offside. Daniel Majstorovic restarts play with the free kick.
  • 50:27 The ball is sent over by Rory Fallon, clearance made by Daniel Majstorovic.
  • 48:11 A cross is delivered by Adam Matthews, Effort from inside the area by Sung-Yeung Ki misses to the left of the target.
  • 47:31 Anthony Stokes is ruled offside. Youl Mawene takes the free kick.
  • 47:03 The ball is sent over by Richard Foster, save by Fraser Forster.
  • 45:01 The second half has started.
  • Half Time
  • 45:00+0:56 The players leave the pitch at half time.
  • 45:00+0:14 Gary Hooper fouled by Andrew Considine, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Adam Matthews.
  • 44:08 Unfair challenge on Anthony Stokes by Kari Arnason results in a free kick. Daniel Majstorovic takes the direct free kick.
  • 43:35 Corner taken by Rory Fallon, save by Fraser Forster.
  • 43:21 The ball is sent over by Fraser Fyvie, Daniel Majstorovic manages to make a clearance.
  • 40:50 Foul by Isaac Osbourne on Beram Kayal, free kick awarded. Adam Matthews takes the free kick.
  • 38:41 Centre by Fraser Fyvie.
  • 36:39 Charlie Mulgrew has an effort at goal from outside the box which goes wide left of the goal.
  • 36:19 A cross is delivered by Adam Matthews, clearance made by Andrew Considine.
  • 33:48 Anthony Stokes fouled by Kari Arnason, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Adam Matthews.
  • 33:35 Anthony Stokes produces a cross, Youl Mawene manages to make a clearance.
  • 31:38 Fraser Forster takes the free kick.
  • 31:38 Booking The referee books Rory Fallon for unsporting behaviour.
  • 31:03 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Charlie Mulgrew by Rory Fallon.
  • 29:26 Unfair challenge on Rory Fallon by Daniel Majstorovic results in a free kick. The free kick is delivered left-footed by Robert Milsom from right channel.
  • 27:36 Daniel Majstorovic restarts play with the free kick.
  • 27:36 Booking The referee shows Richard Foster a yellow card.
  • 27:30 Richard Foster gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on James Forrest.
  • 24:52 Outswinging corner taken by Robert Milsom.
  • 24:20 Richard Foster crosses the ball, clearance made by Charlie Mulgrew.
  • 22:25 Foul by Kari Arnason on Anthony Stokes, free kick awarded. Charlie Mulgrew produces a shot on goal direct from the free kick.
  • 18:53 Corner taken by Richard Foster from the left by-line, Sung-Yeung Ki manages to make a clearance.
  • 17:51 Substitution (Celtic) makes a substitution, with Daniel Majstorovic coming on for Glenn Loovens.
  • 16:50 Assist on the goal came from Gary Hooper.
  • 16:50 GOAL – Sung-Yeung KiCeltic 1 – 0 Aberdeen Sung-Yeung Ki fires in a goal from close range to the bottom right corner of the goal. Celtic 1-0 Aberdeen.
  • 14:44 Foul by Fraser Fyvie on Adam Matthews, free kick awarded. The free kick is swung in left-footed by Charlie Mulgrew, save made by David Gonzalez.
  • 12:28 Effort from outside the penalty box by Beram Kayal goes wide left of the goal.
  • 11:52 Joe Ledley crosses the ball, Andrew Considine manages to make a clearance.
  • 9:58 Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Sung-Yeung Ki.
  • 9:52 A cross is delivered by Adam Matthews, Andrew Considine makes a clearance.
  • 8:59 Rory Fallon gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Beram Kayal. Free kick taken by Glenn Loovens.
  • 8:24 James Forrest takes a shot. Save made by David Gonzalez.
  • 8:15 The ball is swung over by Anthony Stokes, Youl Mawene manages to make a clearance.
  • 6:44 The ball is crossed by Fraser Fyvie, Fraser Forster makes a save.
  • 6:06 Shot from long range by Kari Arnason goes wide of the left-hand post.
  • 4:58 The ball is delivered by Adam Matthews.
  • 3:19 Beram Kayal challenges Fraser Fyvie unfairly and gives away a free kick. Andrew Considine restarts play with the free kick.
  • 1:48 The referee gives a free kick against Anthony Stokes for handball. David Gonzalez takes the direct free kick.
  • 0:56 The ball is sent over by Richard Foster, Charlie Mulgrew makes a clearance.
  • 0:00 The referee gets the match started.
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