2021-04-21: Aberdeen 1-1 Celtic, SP

Match Pictures | Matches: 20202021


Trivia

  • Wed 7.45pm KO. On Celtic tv (exc UK/Ire) and Aberdeen Reds TV ppv £13.
  • Celtic starting to rundown the season after being KO’ed from The Scottish Cup last Sunday, and league title race is already over. No silverware for this season.
  • John Kennedy the interim manager for Celtic.
  • Dom Mckay starts his role in transition to be new chief exec at Celtic.
  • Kennedy’s Celtic Exit? Asked if future could be elsewhere: “Yeah, it might. You always have to prepare for that”
  • “Congrats Jackie Boy,” Oostende Delight as Celtic’s Jack Hendry named Best Player in Belgian Pro League, he’s on loan there.
  • Ex-Porto Coach (from UeFA Cup final v Celtic 2003) Jose Mourinho has been sacked by Tottenham after just 17 months in charge.
  • Uefa in crisis following Super league proposals by so far 12 clubs to break away from champions league. Uefa President Aleksander Ceferin: “UEFA competitions needs Atalanta, Celtic, Rangers, Dinamo Zagreb and Galatasaray. People to know everyone has a chance. We need to keep the dream alive. Big clubs now were not necessarily big clubs in past and no guarantee there will be big in future. To the English clubs, come to your senses. Not out of love for football, I don’t imagine you have much of that, but out of respect for the people who bleed for the team, out of respect for the home of football.”
  • By Wednesday morning the entire European Super League project was dead as clubs started to bail out due to the heavy backlash.
  • John Kennedy slammed “greed” of the clubs involved in the proposed Super League: “It’s not for me. I think it’s taking away from traditional football which is ultimately about the support, fans and community. It becomes about greed and not what football is all about.”
  • Brechin write to the SPFL board claiming it would be “fundamentally unfair” to hold play-offs between club 42 and winner of Highland and Lowland league play-off(based on games played by Brora and Kelty).They propose league recon with no relegation, expanding League 2 to 12 clubs
  • Olivier Ntcham will return to Celtic in the summer. Failed to impress in his homeland with giants Marseille. Former boss Andre Villas Boas was unhappy with the signing and current manager Jorge Sampaoli doesn’t see him in his plans. Ntcham is still contracted to Celtic until 2022.
  • Alloa FC today announced that their manager Peter Grant will leave the club at the end of his contract this summer after two years in charge at the Clackmannanshire side. Alloa’s relegation from the Championship was confirmed at the weekend with a 2-1 home defeat to Raith Rovers
  • Reports claiming that British super league as backed by the UK government and Uefa could start up! 18 teams inc Celtic and Sevco. Few convinced.
  • Celtic women beat Sevco counterparts one nil at Celtic Park, goal by Mariah Lee.  Congrats, finally some good news.
  • Patrick Klimark has signed for NY Red Bulls.

Covid

  • Covid vaccines being rolled out.
  • Covid numbers in the UK falling.

Summary

“UEFA competitions needs Atalanta, Celtic, Rangers, Dinamo Zagreb and Galatasaray. People to know everyone has a chance. We need to keep the dream alive.”

Uefa President Aleksander Ceferin

Football overshadowed due to the new power struggles between the 12 richest European clubs who are in heavy debt trying to ringfence a super league to get them more money. Across football (even amongst the supporters trusts of all the English clubs involved), the idea backfired, and the project was dead in the water within two days!

Celtic not involved, and no surprise taking in the state of the club at present.

Currently in a new environment after many years, with no silverware for this season.

As for this match, poor again from Celtic who were lucky not to lose by more.

Chances created , plenty.Goals scored from them, hee haw.Mistake at a corner , goal conceded .Been watching it all season. Goal conceded was put down to various errors including  Jonjoe Kenny who really hasn’t had a good time at Celtic on field.

Dembele short run was only major positive (with positive reports) although good for Griffiths to score again.

Brown playing against Aberdeen, the side he will be moving to next season.

Twitter :

That’s a lazy, cowardly team selection. (thecelticwiki)

Karamoko Dembele. Six hours on a bus for ten minutes on the pitch. I hope he gets chips and a can of ginger on the way home at least (Dom Diamond).


Teams

Celtic:

29Bain

16Kenny

57Welsh

6Bitton

3Taylor

8Brown

Substituted forDembeleat 80’minutes

42McGregor

17Christie

Substituted forRogicat 61’minutes

14TurnbullBooked at 85mins

27Elyounoussi

22Edouard

    Substituted forGriffithsat 61’minutes

Substitutes

    9Griffiths

    12Soro

    18Rogic

    47Murray

    54Montgomery

    56Ralston

    65Hazard

    77Dembele

    93Laxalt

Goals: Griffiths (90’+3 minutes)

Assists:    Elyounoussi (90’+3 minutes)

Aberdeen

Formation 4-4-1-1

43Woods

40McCrorie3Hoban4Considine17Hayes

33Kennedy19Ferguson24Campbell10McGinn

22Kamberi

9Hendry

    43Woods

    40McCrorie

Substituted forRamseyat 15’minutes

3Hoban

4Considine

17Hayes

33Kennedy

19Ferguson

24Campbell

10McGinn

Substituted forMacKenzieat 66’minutes

22Kamberi

9Hendry

Substituted forMcGeouchat 66′

Substitutes

    7Hornby

    15McGeouch

    18McLennan

    23Ross

    28Ruth

    29MacKenzie

    30Ritchie

    44Ramsey

    46Duncan

Goals:

    Ferguson (17′ minutes)

Assists:

    Considine (17′ minutes)

Ref: Willie Collum

Att: none – covid


Articles

  • Match Report (see below)

Pictures


Match Links


Stats

Home TeamAberdeenAway TeamCeltic

Possession

    Home29%

    Away71%

Shots

    Home9

    Away23

Shots on Target

    Home4

    Away6

Corners

    Home4

    Away10

Fouls

    Home7

    Away5


Articles

Celtic striker Leigh Griffiths ‘can still make Scotland squad’ after heroics in Aberdeen

https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/celtic/celtic-havent-stopped-trying-as-leigh-griffiths-denies-aberdeen-all-sorts-of-milestones-3209678

The door to Scotland’s Euro 2020 squad could still open for Leigh Griffiths, according to Celtic interim manager John Kennedy, following the striker’s added-time equaliser in the 1-1 draw away to Aberdeen.

By Andrew Smith

Wednesday, 21st April 2021, 10:55 pm

Celtic’s Leigh Griffiths makes it 1-1 against Aberdeen.

Celtic’s Leigh Griffiths makes it 1-1 against Aberdeen.

A deft header provided the 30-year-old with his first goal in almost three months, and only his eighth this season. However, Kennedy senses a renewed focus from the forward, whose Celtic future is in doubt with the club still to decide whether to activate a one-year option that would see him remain at the club next season.

“It’s good for Leigh to get that goal,” said the Celtic interim. “It was a great ball from Moi [Mohamed Elyounoussi] and a good header to finish it from Leigh. He has put himself in contention to start games – he’s goal hungry as always.

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“Leigh is training well. Can he make the Euros squad? It comes down to form and how Steve [Clarke] sees it.

He has a few strikers to choose from now but he [Leigh] has just to put himself in contention. That goal is what Leigh is all about – getting half a yard in the penalty box and finishing. Leigh is fit. He trains every day. He hasn’t had many starts but he’s fit.

“It will be Steve’s decision and he has added extra strikers like Che Adams. So Steve does have a decision to make but all Leigh can do is make himself available. Leigh is up there with Scotland’s best goalscorers. He had the issue when we came back for pre-season and his fitness wasn’t what it should have been. That took a bit of time for him to get going but I have had no issues with Leigh in terms of how he works. We don’t always play with two strikers, so that doesn’t always help him.

“But Leigh is what he is. He is a great individual for us and when we need a goal, he gets you it. We want him fit and well, and in contention to start games, and that is where he is. The Euros does help us in terms of personal motivation – but there is always something to play for at Celtic.”

While Kennedy believed the late equaliser was deserved for his side’s efforts, new Aberdeen manager Stephen Glass was left exasperated by referee Willie Collum’s failure to award a penalty for a Callum McGregor challenge on Jonny Hayes in the closing stages.

“McGregor did not touch the ball, his body hits him you could see his arm coming across the front of Jonny. He is not going to dive,” said Glass. “Maybe the players need to be a bit more streetwise, if you like, sell things a little more but we don’t want them to have to do that, we expect things to be handled properly but like I say I won’t criticise the referees. I am disappointed we lost a late goal but I’m unbelievable proud of the players though for the effort they put in, I thought they were fantastic against a good Celtic team.”

Celtic haven’t stopped trying – as Leigh Griffiths denies Aberdeen all sorts of milestones

https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/celtic/celtic-havent-stopped-trying-as-leigh-griffiths-denies-aberdeen-all-sorts-of-milestones-3209678

Whatever else might be said about Celtic, they haven’t stopped trying. Too many times for their disaffected faithful – and at times last night – they have been all-too-trying, but they have to be given some credit for salvaging a point at Pittodrie with the final intervention.

By Andrew Smith

Wednesday, 21st April 2021, 10:21 pm

Updated

13 hours ago

Leigh Griffiths scores late for Celtic.

Leigh Griffiths scores late for Celtic.

It looked for all the world that the Stephen Glass era at Aberdeen was on course to begin with two victories, and a totemistic first home success of the Parkhead men in five years, when the encounter ticked into the 94th minute with the home side leading 1-0. But then Mohamed Elyounoussi delivered a ball into the box from deep on the left that substitute Leigh Griffiths was able to meet, sending a jack-knife low past Gary Woods.

Glass will be despairing. After living on their wits in the first period, despite taking an early lead, they had contained a Celtic team that seemed to run out of ideas, with early scorer Lewis Ferguson blowing a matchwinning chance in smacking the outside of the post when clean through on Scott Ban. And with Grifffiths’ equaliser, incredibly they fell seconds short of a first clean sheet at home to the Parkhead side in 20 years.

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Passionate Glass

Glass was so impassioned across the encounter – and seemed to infuse his players with similarly consuming focus – he constantly fell foul of referee Willie Collum. He was yellow-carded late on after being told to “calm down” with his “shouting and bawling” by the official towards the interval, and was apoplectic when David Turnbull escaped with a caution late on for kicking out at Dylan McGeouch.

The escape was a moment of fortune for a Celtic team under John Kennedy that appear more orthodoxically a hard-luck merchants. The team the Celtic interim sent out seemed to indicate, meanwhile, he is prepared to manage the hard way and park the building for next season that he talked about early in his interim tenure.

His stance is becoming a growing frustration for the Celtic support. Many took to social media to express their dismay that, aside from plumping for Greg Taylor over a Diego Laxalt all at sea for 45 minutes in the weekend Scottish Cup defeat to Rangers, his only change was enforced.

Kristoffer Ajer nursing a shoulder injury meant Nir Bitton earning a first start since January, but just after the quarter of an hour mark it was insult that was being added for Celtic in desperately familiar fashion.

Familiar woe from crosses

A painful theme for whatever centre-backs Celtic have fielded this season has been inability to deal with crosses. A corner from Niall McGinn was added to their grim collection when Andrew Considine as able to tower above all others and power it towards goal where, from on the line, Lewis Ferguson was able to knock in. It was the 19th set-piece goal Celtic have conceded in this sorry, barren season.

The encounter was framed by the fact that Celtic captain Scott Brown would be playing against a club he has agreed to join in the summer. Glass said on radio beforehand this would not be “a sideshow”. Maybe he meant it would be a sideshow, for that is how it turned out. Wtih Ferguson providing drive to a home side that began with the aggressive intent demanded by Glass, and Brown almost unusually quiet, the Celtic veteran wasn’t even the midfielder who tended to draw the eyes across the evening.

Edouard travails

Across a first period in which Celtic gradually took a grip and produced some crisp football – despite always appearing vulnerable to quick counters – it was eye-rolling moments from Edouard that proved crucial.

Kennedy is certainly deriving a turn from his players, but things took a turn for the worse for the Frenchman even as he undoubtedly put his back into it at Pittodrie.

Three times in the latter stages of the opening half, it didn’t happen for Edouard – the third time not of his own doing. His goal radar seems to have deserved him, as proved when, from the middle of goal, the 24-year-old took an excellent touch to bring the ball under control and leave the goal at his mercy, only to slash it horribly wide. A couple of minutes later, after being played in by Ryan Christie he only had to touch the bll wide of Woods to score, but instead jab it straight at the keeper. And then, to put the tin lid on it, he produced a superb finish from another move in which Celtic had carved open their hosts, only to be wrongly flagged for offside.

Celtic’s domination then also comprised Ferguson blocking a header on the line from Christie, after the Aberdeen man had also forced Bain to make a fine block with a raking drive.

Griffiths talking point

The second period was more even and cagey. Aberdeen believed they should have had a penalty when Callum McGregor chased down Jonny Hayes in the box after he the Irishman looked like he would have a free run in on goal, but Celtic also had their close things.

Kennedy did shake up his team after an hour with Tom Rogic and Griffiths introduced, with a surprise appearance for Karamoko Dembele later on. Everything that can be said about Griffiths’ goal sniffing being at odds with his physical conditioning has been said, but ultimately the 30-year-old striker let the former be the talking point with his first strike since January.

BBC

By Clive LindsayBBC Sport

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4 hours ago4 hours ago.From the section Scottish Premiership

Highlights: Aberdeen 1-1 Celtic

Stephen Glass was “proud” of his players despite Leigh Griffiths’ stoppage-time goal extending Celtic’s unbeaten run against Aberdeen at Pittodrie to 11 games.

It also denied his side the win that would have secured European football next season and means they fall six points behind third-top Hibernian.

Lewis Ferguson’s close finish looked to have won it until Griffiths’ header.

“We asked them to put in a performance and I think they gave it,” Glass said.

“My biggest emotion is pride. The bulk of the game was defensive – we were very well drilled and organised, they were determined to stick to their tasks and probably should have scored a couple more goals.”

    Reaction & as it happened

Celtic were wasteful in front of goal themselves and have now gone four away games without a win, but they extend their impressive record of having scored in 38 games at Pittodrie since 2001.

Hibs’ 2-1 win over fifth-placed Livingston earlier in the day meant Aberdeen had the chance to assure themselves of a place in the new Europa Conference League with a victory.

That will have to wait but will surely follow should they continue the form that leaves them unbeaten in four outings.

Glass got off to a winning start as manager as his new charges edged out Livingston on penalties after a 2-2 home draw in the Scottish Cup on Saturday, and he continued with the same attacking formation.

It worked well in the early stages against a Celtic side whose captain Scott Brown will be joining Glass as player-coach in the summer.

A Ferguson header had already forced a good save from Scott Bain by the time Niall McGinn’s cross was headed on by Andrew Considine and the midfielder prodded home.

Another Ferguson header and shot, both thwarted by Bain, sandwiched weak finishes from Edouard, while McGinn also fired wastefully wide.

Ferguson was a hero at the other end, heading a Ryan Christie effort off the line, but that was a signal for Celtic to pile on the pressure after the restart.

David Turnbull prodded an effort against the face of the crossbar, while Ferguson was equally wasteful as he found the outside of a post.

Former Celtic wing-back Hayes broke from midway through his own half, but with only Bain to beat, he ran out of steam and collapsed in a heap on the edge of the penalty box under pressure from Callum McGregor.

That proved to be a crucial miss and, with Aberdeen forced deeper into defence, substitute Griffiths met a Mohamed Elyounoussi cross to head in from close range and extend Celtic’s unbeaten run against Aberdeen to 14 games since May 2018.

Man of the match – Lewis Ferguson

Aberdeen’s Lewis Ferguson scores

Ferguson was a constant threat and the midfielder scored from one of his four first-half chances

What did we learn?

Aberdeen’s new manager looks keen for his side to build more from the back and Glass’ promise of more attacking flair certainly created plenty of chances against top-class opposition.

While they eventually ran out of steam, he will surely take positives from the game, even if the draw does not do much for their pursuit of third place.

Celtic under caretaker John Kennedy continue to look like a team in limbo as they wait for the board to appoint a successor to Neil Lennon.

Edouard looks a shadow of the striker who had big-name clubs eyeing him at the end of the season and, of course, it was his replacement, Griffiths, who saved a point for the visitors.

What they said

Aberdeen players ‘devastated’ not to beat Celtic – Stephen Glass

Aberdeen manager Stephen Glass: “Attacking-wise, we had opportunities to score goals. I feel that they were unfortunate, but I am really proud of our group of players.

“The frustration is that we lose a goal in the last minute, of course. But I think the work rate they put in and the way stood up to the task, we prevented Celtic from making real opportunities and. when we broke, we broke with speed and energy.”

Celtic interim manager John Kennedy: “We have big players with quality. I see them on a daily basis. But it’s in those moments, maybe having a wee bit of doubt and not being ruthless enough. The best players finish in the big moments, so that’s what they need to try and become.”

Match ends, Aberdeen 1, Celtic 1.

90’+4′

Full Time

Second Half ends, Aberdeen 1, Celtic 1.

90’+3′

Goal!

Goal! Aberdeen 1, Celtic 1. Leigh Griffiths (Celtic) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Elyounoussi with a cross.

90’+2′

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Attempt missed. Stephen Welsh (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Karamoko Dembele following a corner.

90’+2′

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Attempt missed. Karamoko Dembele (Celtic) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a corner.

90’+2′

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Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Calvin Ramsey.

90′

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Greg Taylor (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

90′

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Foul by Matthew Kennedy (Aberdeen).

85′

Booking

David Turnbull (Celtic) is shown the yellow card.

85′

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Foul by David Turnbull (Celtic).

85′

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Dylan McGeouch (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

84′

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Foul by Nir Bitton (Celtic).

84′

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Calvin Ramsey (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

84′

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Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Tommie Hoban.

81′

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Offside, Celtic. Callum McGregor tries a through ball, but Leigh Griffiths is caught offside.

80′

Substitution

Substitution, Celtic. Karamoko Dembele replaces Scott Brown.

80′

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Attempt missed. Scott Brown (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Leigh Griffiths.

76′

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Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Jonny Hayes.

76′

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Attempt blocked. Mohamed Elyounoussi (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Greg Taylor.

74′

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Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by Nir Bitton.

70′

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Offside, Aberdeen. Tommie Hoban tries a through ball, but Florian Kamberi is caught offside.

69′

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Attempt missed. David Turnbull (Celtic) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left.

69′

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Attempt blocked. David Turnbull (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Elyounoussi.

66′

Substitution

Substitution, Aberdeen. Dylan McGeouch replaces Callum Hendry.

66′

Substitution

Substitution, Aberdeen. Jack MacKenzie replaces Niall McGinn.

65′

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Attempt missed. Lewis Ferguson (Aberdeen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.

61′

Substitution

Substitution, Celtic. Leigh Griffiths replaces Odsonne Edouard.

61′

Substitution

Substitution, Celtic. Tomas Rogic replaces Ryan Christie.

59′

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Odsonne Edouard (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

59′

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Foul by Lewis Ferguson (Aberdeen).

56′

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Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Jonny Hayes.

56′

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Attempt blocked. David Turnbull (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Christie.

53′

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Attempt missed. Mohamed Elyounoussi (Celtic) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by David Turnbull with a cross following a corner.

52′

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Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Lewis Ferguson.

52′

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David Turnbull (Celtic) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Odsonne Edouard with a headed pass.

46′

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Foul by Stephen Welsh (Celtic).

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Niall McGinn (Aberdeen) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Second Half

Second Half begins Aberdeen 1, Celtic 0.

45’+2′

Half Time

First Half ends, Aberdeen 1, Celtic 0.

45′

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Attempt missed. Odsonne Edouard (Celtic) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jonjoe Kenny with a cross.

44′

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Stephen Welsh (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

44′

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Foul by Florian Kamberi (Aberdeen).

44′

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Offside, Celtic. Mohamed Elyounoussi tries a through ball, but Odsonne Edouard is caught offside.

44′

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Attempt blocked. Mohamed Elyounoussi (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Christie.

39′

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Attempt missed. Scott Brown (Celtic) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by David Turnbull with a cross following a corner.

39′

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Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Lewis Ferguson.

39′

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Attempt blocked. Ryan Christie (Celtic) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by David Turnbull with a cross.

39′

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Attempt blocked. Ryan Christie (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

39′

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Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Lewis Ferguson.

39′

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Attempt saved. Odsonne Edouard (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Turnbull.

33′

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Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Callum Hendry.

33′

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Attempt blocked. Odsonne Edouard (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

33′

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Odsonne Edouard (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

33′

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Foul by Andrew Considine (Aberdeen).

32′

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Foul by Jonjoe Kenny (Celtic).

32′

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Florian Kamberi (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

29′

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Attempt missed. Odsonne Edouard (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Callum McGregor.

28′

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Attempt missed. Niall McGinn (Aberdeen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Matthew Kennedy.

27′

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Ryan Christie (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

27′

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Foul by Jonny Hayes (Aberdeen).

26′

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Attempt saved. Lewis Ferguson (Aberdeen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

26′

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Attempt blocked. Callum McGregor (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

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Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Matthew Kennedy.

22′

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Attempt saved. Odsonne Edouard (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Turnbull with a cross.

22′

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Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Calvin Ramsey.

20′

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Attempt missed. Odsonne Edouard (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jonjoe Kenny.

20′

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Attempt saved. Lewis Ferguson (Aberdeen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonny Hayes with a cross.

17′

Goal!

Goal! Aberdeen 1, Celtic 0. Lewis Ferguson (Aberdeen) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Andrew Considine following a corner.

17′

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Attempt missed. Andrew Considine (Aberdeen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Niall McGinn with a cross following a corner.

17′

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Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by Greg Taylor.

15′

Substitution

Substitution, Aberdeen. Calvin Ramsey replaces Ross McCrorie because of an injury.

13′

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Foul by Ryan Christie (Celtic).

13′

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Tommie Hoban (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

11′

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Attempt saved. David Turnbull (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.

8′

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Odsonne Edouard (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

8′

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Foul by Dean Campbell (Aberdeen).

3′

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Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by Scott Brown.

3′

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Attempt blocked. Andrew Considine (Aberdeen) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Niall McGinn with a cross.

3′

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Attempt blocked. Callum Hendry (Aberdeen) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.

3′

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Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by Jonjoe Kenny.

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3′

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Attempt saved. Lewis Ferguson (Aberdeen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ross McCrorie with a cross.

2′

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Jonjoe Kenny (Celtic) wins a free kick on the right wing.

2′

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Foul by Florian Kamberi (Aberdeen).

1′

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Attempt saved. Ryan Christie (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

Kick Off

First Half begins.

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Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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