2015-07-22: Stjarnan 1-4 Celtic, European Cup

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Trivia

• European Cup 2015-16
  
• Second qualifying round of the Champions League, second leg.
  
• First leg Celtic 2-0 Stjarnan, 6-1 aggregate.
  
• Tiny stadium just 1000 capacity.
  
• Stjarnan are from Iceland.
• Celtic replaced Magners Cider sponsor with 'Celtic FC Foundation', a popular move.
  
• Starjnan on Twitter: "Thank you @celticfc for a good game and a great tie overall – hope you go on and win the @ChampionsLeague #seeyousoon"
• Starjnan on Twitter: "Utmost respect for the people of Scotland but have to exclude @Daily_Record & @Record_Sport #ShowSomeRespect #DontLikeYouAttitude"
  
• Celtic will play Qarabag in the Champions League third qualifying round
  
• Celtic release third strip for the season marketed as the 'Euro Strip'.
  
• Ciftci banned for six games plus two suspended for 'biting' an opponent whilst at Dundee Utd at end of last season. Fair enough, but better not do same at Celtic.
  
• Summer transfer window
  
• Transfers in: Dedryk Boyata (Man City), Saidy Jonka (Man U free) ; Ciftci (Dundee Utd £1.5m)
  
• Transfers out: Joe Chalmers (to Motherwell) ; Tonev (end loan); Guidetti (end loan); Wakaso (end loan); Zaluska (free); John Herron (free), Amido Balde (free) ; Fridjonsson (free to Reykjavik) ; Adam Matthews (£2m to Sunderland); Paul McMullan (loan to St Mirren), Michael Duffy (Alloa season long loan), Connor McManus (Alloa season long loan) ;
  

Review

(jbcity)
Despite the early scare, Celtic seemed to have this game enough under control. Not a great performance and a lot of rustiness that has to be shaken out quick. The plastic pitch was strange, and the ball seemed to slow down on it big time. A lot of criticisms on its impact on the match, but it wasn't the reason for our slow start in the game. One disallowed goal but once we got the away goal, Stajarnan just collapsed and Celtic got into gear and steam rollered the opposition but without any real style, panache or tactics. It was just bulk wins.

Ciftci wasn't great, Mulgrew did well in place of the demoted Izzaguiere, GMS impresses and Griffiths was excellent when he came on. Bitton just gets betterover time. Some poor performances elsewhere but maybe the formation and tactics didn't help. Starting Ciftci ahead of Griffiths was poor form, but then Ciftci is out for 6 games domestically so maybe that's why he was played, he has a lot of work to do.

The next games wont' be as easy and these matches had better just be an early warning wake-up call.

(Torque… of KDS)
Pitch was a huge leveller for them. A stroll in the park by the end. GMS twice the player I ever thought he was though if Stokes had missed the one-on-one he did, the arsehole tendency would have been out in force. 😆 Shifty trying too hard. Shades of Harald so far. Hope he gets a goal soon.
's a long time since I saw a guy run on the pitch the same shape as myself! Dear God! :twitch:
Onwards and upwards. Hope we don't meet Burnley!

(Belanov of KDS)
Job done tonight. Standards will rise considerably next week.

Biggest concern for me is lack of real quality and confidence in final third. 3 of our front 4 tonight are ex DU players. In due course 1 or 2 of them may be of standard required but they all played as if overawed tonight. SJ one of our top players but he is a try, try, try again type. No consistency esp this time in the season.

At CL quaili stage Commons (who I am not a fan of) is a decent asset because of his occasional quality. Might be that his wage would be better spent on someone who can offer us the consistent of Broony in the final third.

(Midfiled M of KDS)
We won 5-1 on aggregate, gave a new signing some much needed game time and yet Griff would still have had two goals but for his penalty miss. That's good management to me.

Griffiths has earned himself the right to call himself our number 1 striker and I'm sure Ronny will see it that way too. That doesn't mean he needs to start every single game. The fact that Ciftci has started the last few games is purely down to the fact that he has a suspension hanging over him.

What if Griffiths started every game until October and then got injured? We'd have the prospect of Ciftci coming back from his ban with no significant competitive game time just as our schedule ramps up and the group stages get into full swing (if we get there). Everyone would say that we should have bedded Ciftci in when we had the chance.

Good planning from Ronny but I expect Leigh will have the jersey for the Qarabag games.

Teams

Stjarnan

Substitutes

• 04 Laxdal
• 10 Gunnarsson
• 18 Barddal
• 20 Palsson
• 22 Kari Knutsson
• 23 Björnsson
• 25 Johannesson

Goal

• Finsen 7′

Celtic

Substitutes

• 03 Izaguirre
• 04 Ambrose Emuobo
• 09 Griffiths
• 10 Stokes
• 18 Rogic
• 26 Bailly
• 49 Forrest

Goals

• Bitton 33′ Mulgrew 49′ Griffiths 88′ Johansen 90′

Articles

• Match Report (see end of page below)

Pictures

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Forum

• Pre-match http://kerrydalestreet.co.uk/topic/9245389/
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Stats

Match Stats
Stjarnan Celtic
Possession
64%36%
90mins

Shots
9 24

On target
4 10

Corners
3 6

Fouls
16 13

Articles

Deila admits Celtic must up their game for Qarabag
http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/spfl/deila-admits-celtic-must-up-their-game-for-qarabag-1-3838462

Ronny Deila:

Ronny Deila: "Sloppy start". Picture: John Devlin
by
STEPHEN HALLIDAY IN ICELAND

RONNY Deila has admitted that Celtic will need to raise their game in the next phase of their bid to reach the group stage of the Champions League.

Celtic had to come from behind against Icelandic part-timers Stjarnan in Reykjavik last night to grab a 4-1 win and a 6-1 aggregate success in their second qualifying round tie. They will now face Azerbaijani champions Qarabag.

Carrying a 2-0 lead from the first leg at Celtic Park, Deila’s men were stunned when Stjarnan opened the scoring last night in the seventh minute through Olafur Finsen.

But the prospect of a shock turnaround in the tie was averted as Nir Bitton levelled on the night before half-time. Charlie Mulgrew put Celtic 2-1 up early in the second half before late goals from substitute Leigh Griffiths and Stefan Johansen wrapped up an ultimately comprehensive aggregate victory.


Celtic will be at home in the first leg of the third qualifying round tie against Qarabag, with the match expected to take place next Wednesday. Deila’s men will then face the near 7,000-mile round trip to Baku the following week.

“We need to improve,” said Deila. “Qarabag are a good team. I watched the first leg of their game against Rudar. It is a big step up from this.”


Although he had insisted beforehand that the artificial pitch at Stjarnan’s Samsungvollur ground would not be a problem, Deila felt it did impact on Celtic’s display.



“It is very difficult to assess the performance because when you play on a dry artificial pitch it is very sticky and everything is slower than normal,” added Deila.

“We were a little bit sloppy at the start and a little bit stressed. But we did better in the second half when there was really only one team on the pitch. It was comfortable in the end.

“You have to deal with the circumstances of every surface you play on and we did that. It was a good result in the end and we are now ready for the next round.

“We didn’t want to concede an early goal but it happens and you have to bounce back. We did that many times last season and we did it again tonight.”



Stjarnan coach Runar Pall Sigmundsson took pride in his team’s display throughout much of the tie and felt a mistake from Belgian referee Jonathan Lardot had been pivotal in tipping the balance of last night’s match back in Celtic’s favour when Bitton scored from a corner.

“Celtic almost didn’t create any chances in the first half, apart from set pieces,” said Sigmundsson. “The corner from which they equalised should have been a goal kick to us as the ball came off a Celtic player. That was not good from the referee.

“My team played very well, especially in the first half. When we conceded the second goal at the start of the second half, it was a big blow. But our performance in the tie was very good and I’m very proud of my players.”




Stjarnan 1-4 Celtic: Celts cruise after scare

Celtic win 6-1 on aggregate


Stjarnan scorer: Finsen 7

Celtic scorers: Bitton 33, Mulgrew 49, Griffiths 88, Johansen 93
http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/spfl/stjarnan-1-4-celtic-celts-cruise-after-scare-1-3838390by
STEPHEN HALLIDAY AT SAMSUNG VÖLLUR


CELTIC completed an often unconvincing but ultimately comfortable first step towards Champions League qualification as they recovered from the shock of conceding an early goal to dispatch Icelandic part-timers Stjarnan from the tournament.

Olafur Finsen’s seventh-minute strike set alarm bells ringing for Ronny Deila and his Scottish champions who simply could not contemplate elimination from Europe at this stage.

Celtic’s 2-0 first leg advantage suddenly appeared under threat but Nir Bitton equalised before half-time to restore Celtic to an even keel before Charlie Mulgrew’s goal early in the second half erased any doubts they would be moving on to a third qualifying round tie against Azerbaijani side Qarabag.

That promises to be a far sterner test for Celtic and they will certainly have to show a significant degree of improvement on the standard of performance they delivered over the 180 minutes against Stjarnan.

Deila will also seek a sharper cutting edge in attack after another tame display by Nadir Ciftci whose early Celtic career will be restricted to European action. He was unable to get off the mark last night and it was left to substitute Leigh Griffiths to wrap up victory with a goal two minutes from time before Stefan Johansen iced the cake with a fourth in stoppage time.

The tiny Samsungvöllur ground felt like a wholly incongruous setting for a game of such high stakes for Celtic. More like a leisure centre than a football stadium, there were even some hardy locals passing up the attraction of Champions League action to take a dip in the adjacent outdoor swimming pool instead.

For Deila and his players, the serious business of trying to take their club towards the group stage and the financial bounty in excess of £20 million which that brings involved adapting to the four-year old artificial playing surface where Stjarnan had taken the scalps of both Motherwell and Lech Poznan last year.

In a mildly surprising team selection, Deila opted for Ciftci as his lone striker in preference to Leigh Griffiths who must have felt his weekend hat-trick in the friendly win over Eibar in Spain had given him a strong claim for the job.

The decision to drop Emilio Izaguirre, so shaky in the first leg against Stjarnan last week, was more widely anticipated as Charlie Mulgrew replaced him at left-back in a defence which also welcomed Virgil van Dijk back after suspension.

It was anything but an untroubled return to action for the big Dutchman whose longer term future at Celtic may well be dependent on Champions League progress.

Van Dijk was partly culpable for Stjarnan’s seventh minute goal which provided such an unwelcome and unnerving start to the evening for the visitors.

In the home team’s first advance of any note, Jeppe Hansen comfortably avoided van Dijk’s challenge and fed the ball inside the penalty area to Finsen. The Stjarnan striker turned sharply away from Bitton and drove a firm low shot beyond the helpless Craig Gordon from around 12 yards. It was a severe shock to the system for both Deila’s players and the travelling support of around 160 who were not slow to make their displeasure known.

Celtic took time to recover their composure, although Ciftci did miss the chance to level matters on the night fairly rapidly when he blazed a shot over from close range after being picked out by Gary Mackay-Steven’s lofted pass.

Much of Celtic’s passing was laboured and wayward, not all of which could be attributed to the unfamiliar playing surface.

They did manage to gradually build up greater momentum towards the Stjarnan goal, however, and saw celebrations cut short in the 22nd minute when Dedryck Boyata forced the ball home from close range after Stjarnan keeper Gunnar Nielsen had spilled Johansen’s shot from a well-worked Mulgrew free-kick. First leg scorer Boyata was correctly flagged offside but Celtic were at least starting to exert a greater degree of control over proceedings.

The fraying nerves of their fans were finally calmed by Bitton’s 33rd-minute goal. It was a simply worked corner kick from Celtic and poorly defended by Stjarnan as the Israeli midfielder was left unmarked to head home Johansen’s kick from the right from a couple of yards out.

The crucial away goal left Stjarnan faced with the unlikely prospect of scoring another three times without reply to pull off the shock turnaround. Celtic almost put the outcome of the tie further beyond any reasonable doubt when Armstrong latched onto Mackay-Steven’s reverse pass and drilled a right foot shot narrowly wide of Nielsen’s right hand post.

A decent long-range effort from Bitton was gathered smartly by Nielsen as Celtic looked to emphasise their superiority. There was a palpable sense of relief among their players as they trooped off at half-time having put the early setback behind them.

Celtic resumed after the interval with a far greater sense of urgency and purpose about their play, doubtless having been appraised by Deila during the interval that their overall performance level in the first half had been unacceptable.

Moving the ball far quicker and with improved precision, they took just four minutes to score their second goal of the evening and effectively kill the tie stone dead.

Mikael Lustig began the move as he advanced deep into Stjarnan territory down the right before cutting the ball inside to Mackay-Steven. He held off a marker and fed captain Scott Brown who, until then, had been less influential than normal.

Brown showed good awareness to play a disguised pass across the face of the penalty area to Mulgrew who took a touch before directing a fine left foot shot from around 20 yards beyond Nielsen’s left hand into the corner of the net.

A tiring Stjarnan side knew the game was up and Celtic set about trying to add gloss to the scoreline. Griffiths replaced Armstrong and almost scored with his first touch, stabbing a shot narrowly wide after stealing in behind a static defence.

It was Griffiths who ensured the evening ended on a positive not for Celtic, latching onto Mackay-Steven’s pass in the 88th minute to roll home his first ever European goal for the club.

Johansen then added the fourth in stoppage time, sliding home a left-foot shot from 16 yards.

BBC

By Clive Lindsay
BBC Sport Scotland Celtic recovered from a shock early goal from Stjarnan to stroll into a Champions League qualifying tie against Qarabag of Azerbaijan.

Olafur Karl Finsen's precise finish briefly gave the Icelandic part-timers hope of overturning a 2-0 deficit from the first leg in Glasgow.

But a Nir Bitton header and low Charlie Mulgrew drive either side of the interval put the tie beyond Stjarnan.

Late goals from Leigh Griffiths and Stefan Johansen added the gloss.

It means that the Scottish champions will face Qarabag, who defeated Rudar Pljevlja 1-0 on aggregate thanks to a near-post header from Reynaldo, in the penultimate qualifying round.

There was no hint of danger for Celtic in the opening minutes as they stroked the ball majestically around an artificial surface sparkling in the Icelandic sunshine.

With Ronny Deila reportedly concerned about the form of Emilio Izaguirre, the manager moved Mulgrew across to left-back to make room for the return of Virgil van Dijk.

The presence of the highly rated Dutchman beside Belgium international Dedryck Boyata, the summer purchase from Manchester City, promised a back line capable of blanking out a side who rarely threatened in Glasgow and who have struggled in defence of their domestic title.

However, Stjarnan's first-ever championship success was built on a counter-attacking game and they penetrated a lacklustre all-green line with their first attack.

Celtic captain Scott Brown congratulates Charlie Mulgrew Mulgrew (right) was moved to full-back and scored Celtic's second goal and set up their fourth

El Salvador midfielder Pablo Punyed's low pass was played into the path of Finsen by Danish forward Jeppe Hansen and the Iceland international turned inside Bitton before driving low past goalkeeper Craig Gordon.

Given their side's first-leg dominance, Celtic's travelling support in the tiny Samsungvollur stadium in Gardabaer, just south of Reykjavik, had not been expecting to be treated to one of the choreographed celebrations that have made Stjarnan such hits on the internet.

Stjarnan were to leave them disappointed on both counts as they greeted their goal in a more traditional style that suggested they were not happy to merely enjoy sharing the stage with former European Cup winners.

Their opponents having shown they meant business, a stuttering Celtic got back to the work of slowly breaking down a packed home defence.

Boyata thought he had added to his first-leg goal only to be pulled up for offside after turning the ball over the line when goalkeeper Gunnar Nielsen had blocked from Johansen.

The expected Celtic response finally came when Bitton rose to head home a Johansen corner from close range.

If that made a Stjarnan comeback highly unlikely, Mulgrew's precision drive that skimmed across the plastic surface and into the far corner made it an impossible task.

Bitton was denied a second goal by an offside flag as both sides went close to adding to the scoreline before Gary Mackay-Steven set up Griffiths, who had replaced out-of-sorts new signing Nadir Ciftci, and Mulgrew presented Johansen with the glory of the fourth goal.

By then it was all extraneous in terms of qualification and Celtic know they will face more testing nights ahead if they are to achieve their goal of reaching the group stages.



Live Text Commentary
Full time Full Time
Match ends, Stjarnan 1, Celtic 4.
90:00 +3:55 Full time Full Time
Second Half ends, Stjarnan 1, Celtic 4.
90:00 +2:51 Goal scored Goal!
Goal! Stjarnan 1, Celtic 4. Stefan Johansen (Celtic) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Charlie Mulgrew.
90:00 +1:11 Attempt saved. Brynjar Gudjónsson (Stjarnan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pablo Punyed.
89:47 Offside, Celtic. Stefan Johansen tries a through ball, but Leigh Griffiths is caught offside.
89:29 Nir Bitton (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89:29 Foul by Veigar Gunnarsson (Stjarnan).
89:16 Delay over. They are ready to continue.
88:31 Delay in match Michael Praest (Stjarnan) because of an injury.
87:43 Goal scored Goal!
Goal! Stjarnan 1, Celtic 3. Leigh Griffiths (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gary Mackay-Steven.
86:00 Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Celtic).
86:00 Pablo Punyed (Stjarnan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84:53 Attempt missed. Veigar Gunnarsson (Stjarnan) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Halldor Orri Björnsson.
83:04 Attempt missed. Veigar Gunnarsson (Stjarnan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ólafur Karl Finsen.
81:20 Substitution Substitution
Substitution, Celtic. Tomas Rogic replaces Nadir Ciftci.
80:40 Offside, Celtic. Craig Gordon tries a through ball, but Stefan Johansen is caught offside.
80:17 Attempt saved. Ólafur Karl Finsen (Stjarnan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Veigar Gunnarsson with a cross.
80:01 Substitution Substitution
Substitution, Stjarnan. Jon Arnar Barddal replaces Jeppe Hansen.
79:21 Dangerous play by Efe Ambrose (Celtic).
79:21 Ólafur Karl Finsen (Stjarnan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
.78:43 Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Celtic).
78:43 Jeppe Hansen (Stjarnan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78:19 Attempt saved. Charlie Mulgrew (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
77:32 Nadir Ciftci (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77:32 Foul by Pablo Punyed (Stjarnan).
76:33 Attempt missed. Nadir Ciftci (Celtic) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Gary Mackay-Steven with a through ball.
76:03 Gary Mackay-Steven (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76:03 Foul by Michael Praest (Stjarnan).
75:29 Attempt missed. Leigh Griffiths (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nadir Ciftci.
74:54 Attempt saved. Gary Mackay-Steven (Celtic) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nadir Ciftci.
73:19 Charlie Mulgrew (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73:19 Foul by Halldor Orri Björnsson (Stjarnan).
71:40 Nadir Ciftci (Celtic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
71:40 Foul by Pablo Punyed (Stjarnan).
71:07 Foul by Leigh Griffiths (Celtic).
71:07 Hordur Arnason (Stjarnan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69:56 Foul by Scott Brown (Celtic).
69:56 Veigar Gunnarsson (Stjarnan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67:52 Offside, Stjarnan. Ólafur Karl Finsen tries a through ball, but Veigar Gunnarsson is caught offside.
67:51 Attempt saved. Ólafur Karl Finsen (Stjarnan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pablo Punyed.
67:21 Offside, Celtic. Charlie Mulgrew tries a through ball, but Nir Bitton is caught offside.
66:35 Nadir Ciftci (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
66:35 Foul by Ólafur Karl Finsen (Stjarnan).
65:43 Attempt missed. Brynjar Gudjónsson (Stjarnan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Halldor Orri Björnsson with a cross.
65:04 Corner, Stjarnan. Conceded by Stefan Johansen.
64:45 Corner, Stjarnan. Conceded by Efe Ambrose.
63:52 Attempt saved. Leigh Griffiths (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stefan Johansen.
63:16 Attempt missed. Nadir Ciftci (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Charlie Mulgrew.
62:58 Nir Bitton (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
62:58 Foul by Michael Praest (Stjarnan).
62:00 Attempt missed. Leigh Griffiths (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nadir Ciftci with a headed pass.
61:32 Substitution Substitution
Substitution, Celtic. Leigh Griffiths replaces Stuart Armstrong.
60:48 Booking Booking
Brynjar Gudjónsson (Stjarnan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60:41 Nadir Ciftci (Celtic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
60:41 Foul by Brynjar Gudjónsson (Stjarnan).
59:53 Attempt blocked. Veigar Gunnarsson (Stjarnan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Praest.
59:37 Corner, Stjarnan. Conceded by Dedryck Boyata.
58:14 Substitution Substitution
Substitution, Stjarnan. Veigar Gunnarsson replaces Thorri Geir Runarsson.
57:48 Charlie Mulgrew (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57:48 Foul by Halldor Orri Björnsson (Stjarnan).
56:44 Attempt blocked. Nir Bitton (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
54:53 Foul by Gary Mackay-Steven (Celtic).
54:53 Michael Praest (Stjarnan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54:23 Foul by Efe Ambrose (Celtic).
54:23 Ólafur Karl Finsen (Stjarnan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52:49 Foul by Charlie Mulgrew (Celtic).
52:49 Halldor Orri Björnsson (Stjarnan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
52:18 Offside, Celtic. Stuart Armstrong tries a through ball, but Nadir Ciftci is caught offside.
51:54 Substitution Substitution
Substitution, Celtic. Efe Ambrose replaces Mikael Lustig.
51:22 Hand ball by Jeppe Hansen (Stjarnan).
50:42 Offside, Celtic. Virgil van Dijk tries a through ball, but Nadir Ciftci is caught offside.
49:56 Offside, Stjarnan. Pablo Punyed tries a through ball, but Ólafur Karl Finsen is caught offside.
48:09 Goal scored Goal!
Goal! Stjarnan 1, Celtic 2. Charlie Mulgrew (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Scott Brown.
46:04 Offside, Celtic. Virgil van Dijk tries a through ball, but Stefan Johansen is caught offside.
45:45 Attempt blocked. Nadir Ciftci (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
45:00 Second Half begins Stjarnan 1, Celtic 1.
45:00 Substitution Substitution
Substitution, Stjarnan. Halldor Orri Björnsson replaces Arnar Mar Björgvinsson.
45:00 +0:14 Half time Half Time
First Half ends, Stjarnan 1, Celtic 1.
44:20 Nir Bitton (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
44:20 Foul by Michael Praest (Stjarnan).
42:08 Attempt missed. Nadir Ciftci (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong.
41:26 Attempt missed. Daníel Laxdal (Stjarnan) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brynjar Gudjónsson with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
40:49 Foul by Stefan Johansen (Celtic).
40:49 Michael Praest (Stjarnan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40:15 Attempt saved. Nir Bitton (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
35:45 Attempt missed. Stuart Armstrong (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gary Mackay-Steven.
33:40 Attempt saved. Gary Mackay-Steven (Celtic) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mikael Lustig.
32:13 Goal scored Goal!
Goal! Stjarnan 1, Celtic 1. Nir Bitton (Celtic) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Stefan Johansen with a cross following a corner.
31:50 Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Hordur Arnason.
31:49 Attempt blocked. Stefan Johansen (Celtic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gary Mackay-Steven.
27:43 Attempt blocked. Nadir Ciftci (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stefan Johansen with a cross.
26:49 Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Hordur Arnason.
26:20 Scott Brown (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26:20 Foul by Arnar Mar Björgvinsson (Stjarnan).
25:45 Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Hordur Arnason.
24:53 Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Thorri Geir Runarsson.
24:51 Attempt blocked. Gary Mackay-Steven (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikael Lustig.
23:37 Offside, Celtic. Mikael Lustig tries a through ball, but Gary Mackay-Steven is caught offside.
23:10 Stefan Johansen (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23:10 Foul by Thorri Geir Runarsson (Stjarnan).
21:37 Offside, Celtic. Stefan Johansen tries a through ball, but Dedryck Boyata is caught offside.
21:30 Attempt saved. Stefan Johansen (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Charlie Mulgrew.
20:31 Nadir Ciftci (Celtic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
20:31 Foul by Arnar Mar Björgvinsson (Stjarnan).
19:51 Offside, Stjarnan. Arnar Mar Björgvinsson tries a through ball, but Jeppe Hansen is caught offside.
17:47 Foul by Nir Bitton (Celtic).
17:47 Ólafur Karl Finsen (Stjarnan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13:24 Gary Mackay-Steven (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13:24 Foul by Thorri Geir Runarsson (Stjarnan).
12:29 Attempt missed. Nadir Ciftci (Celtic) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong.
12:24 Attempt blocked. Stefan Johansen (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
8:27 Foul by Stefan Johansen (Celtic).
8:27 Michael Praest (Stjarnan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7:36 Attempt missed. Nir Bitton (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Charlie Mulgrew.
6:16 Goal scored Goal!
Goal! Stjarnan 1, Celtic 0. Ólafur Karl Finsen (Stjarnan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jeppe Hansen.
5:16 Mikael Lustig (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
5:16 Foul by Hordur Arnason (Stjarnan).
4:13 Foul by Dedryck Boyata (Celtic).
4:13 Brynjar Gudjónsson (Stjarnan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3:52 Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Brynjar Gudjónsson.
3:16 Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Hordur Arnason.
0:18 Foul by Stefan Johansen (Celtic).
0:18 Thorri Geir Runarsson (Stjarnan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
0:00 First Half begins.
0:00 Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
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