2022-11-05: Celtic 4-2 Dundee Utd, SP

Match Pictures | Matches: 2022 – 2023

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Trivia

• KO: 15:00 Saturday; Celtic TV abroad only
• Back to domestic, with Celtic now fully out of European football. All Scottish sides are now out.
• 6th Nov: Sevco lose 2-1 away to St Johnstone in surprise result, and Celtic thus go 7pts ahead in the league with +16 GD advantage!
• Big weekend for attendances in Scotland: Falkirk vs Dunfermline in the third tier of Scottish Football attracted the 5th biggest attendance of the weekend. Celtic 4-2 Dundee United – 58,696 Hearts 3-2 Motherwell – 18,806 Aberdeen 4-1 Hibernian – 16,479 St Johnstone 2-1 Rangers – 7,487; (second tier match) Falkirk 0-1 Dunfermline – 7279. Friday night football in Scotland is gaining support Aberdeen recorded their biggest attendance all season v Hibs on Friday past, and Hibs sold out on a Friday a week earlier.
• First Team sport the “Celtic FC Foundation Christmas Appeal” logo on jerseys.
• VAR in use with very controversial events. Should Dundee Utd’s penalty have been given? Why wasn’t a red card given on a challenge v Gioukamkis? How much time is lost to VAR and why wasn’t that lost time not added back fully? So far too many VAR decisions being made.
• Tony Watt available following a successful appeal of his red card against Motherwell
• Herald: Ange Postecoglou states he is ready to sell his top players and reinvest in replacements in order to make the team more of a force in Europe
• Economy: UK interest rate rises to 3%, up from 2.25% – the biggest single increase for 33 years!
• Celtic AGM held on day before. Last one for unpopular chairman Bankier and first for new chief exec Mike Nicholson. Nicholson reveals £100m cost of South Stand redevelopment! No imminent plans.
• Reports: Celtic are in talks with attacking duo Liel Abada and Giorgios Giakoumakis over improved contracts

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Summary

“We will need to be more active in the transfer market. This will be uncomfortable for some. I know fans live to have their heroes but to achieve at this level we will need be much more active”
Ange Postecoglou (pre match)

“They just refuse to yield, they refuse to give up and there is no lost cause – and credit to them.”
Ange Postecoglu

“It’s not by chance, it’s who we are. It’s a cliché, but I did say from the first day that we would be the team that doesn’t stop and the players have shown that. Sometimes it gets overlooked because we will score late goals even though the game is comfortably won, but it’s what I wanted for us as a football club and the players have totally bought into that.”
Ange Postecoglu (post-match)

Ange on VAR: “If you can’t decide after a few minutes, it’s probably not there..” “They’re just using it too much & it’s taking too long. It’s like a new toy they want to bring out all the time.” “I don’t think people fell in love with football just to be sitting around waiting for someone in a building miles away to decide outcomes”.

@AgentScotland · 2h What a win for Celtic, second time this season they’ve conceded a late late equaliser and went up the park and won it, really wild end to a nervous second half, don’t know if it was the early big VAR call but there was tension in the air throughout that second half, what a game.

El salto of KDS:
I don’t think we were at our scintillating best either, but a combination of bad finishing, goalkeeping saves, and a charmed goal kept the score tight.
Their equalizer was coming, after their five minute flurry in the later stages, before that they had created nothing at all.
The finish was epic Celtic, never stop, never say die, two great goals to seal a win that was harder than it should have been.
I think the VAR decision at the penalty knocked the stuffing out of us for a wee while, before that we were looking dangerous and capable of a few goals before half time. But the guy in the VAR room was the only guy who thought that was a penalty, a ludicrous decision, compounded by a harsh booking. The other VAR talking point “Checking Possible Red Card Offence” for the kung fu kick into GG, was dismissed with the same nonchalance as the ref had initially shown by not even blowing for a foul. If you’re checking for a red card for an offence like that, and they say its not worthy of red, should it not merit a yellow?
Levitt’s kick at Kyogo near the end should have earned him a red, not a yellow, a calculated and cowardly kick at the wee man, who definitely did not like it.
A well deserved win in the end, but we really should have scored more, earlier.

Twitter:

@AgentScotland · 4h VAR has changed the game up here big time.

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Teams

Celtic

Formation 4-3-3

• 1Hart
• 56Ralston
• 20Carter-Vickers
• 6JenzBooked at 90mins
• 25BernabeiBooked at 11mins
• Substituted forTaylorat 45′minutes
• 14Turnbull Substituted forMaedaat 88′minutes
• 33O’Riley
• 41Hatate
• 9Haksabanovic Substituted forAbadaat 65′minutesBooked at 90mins
• 7Giakoumakis Substituted forFuruhashiat 65′minutes
• 17Neves Filipe Substituted forForrestat 76′minutes

Substitutes

• 3Taylor
• 4Starfelt
• 8Furuhashi
• 11Abada
• 13Mooy
• 28Abildgaard
• 31Siegrist
• 38Maeda
• 49Forrest

Goals:

• Haksabanovic (6′ minutes, 34′ minutes), 
• Furuhashi (90′ minutes), 
• Abada (90’+2 minutes)

Assists:

• Neves Filipe (6′ minutes), 
• Giakoumakis (34′ minutes), 
• Ralston (90′ minutes), 
• O’Riley (90’+2 minutes)

Dundee Utd

Formation 3-5-1-1

• 1Birighitti
• 2Smith
• 12Edwards
• 3McMann
• 22FreemanBooked at 88mins
• 23Harkes Substituted forWattat 76′minutes
• 10Djoum Substituted forLevittat 64′minutesBooked at 90mins
• 14Sibbald
• 16Behich
• 18McGrath Substituted forMeekisonat 76′minutes
• 9Fletcher Substituted forMiddletonat 71′minutes

Substitutes

• 6Graham
• 7Niskanen
• 8Pawlett
• 13Eriksson
• 15Middleton
• 17Meekison
• 19Levitt
• 20Anaku
• 32Watt

 Goals:

• Fletcher (12′ minutes pen), 
• Levitt (87′ minutes)

Assists:

• Behich (87′ minutes)

Ref:David Dickinson
Att: sold out

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Stats

Possession

Home74%

Away26%

Shots

Home24

Away6

Shots on Target

Home12

Away3

Corners

Home11

Away2

Fouls

Home9

Away9

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Articles

Celtic AGM: VAR concerns, next chairman, IRA chants, and the £100m stadium upgrade

https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/celtic/celtic-agm-var-concerns-next-chairman-ira-chants-and-the-ps100m-stadium-upgrade-3906223

Celtic’s AGM went without much ado on Friday morning as Ange Postecoglou reaped the rewards of a successful opening campaign in Glasgow. In what was essentially a long line of supporters waiting to offer adulation to the Greek-Australian, the only deviations were along traditional lines.

By Alison McConnell

8 hours ago

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Celtic head coach Ange Postecoglou, chief executive Michael Nicholson and outgoing chairman Ian Bankier during the 2022 Celtic AGM at Celtic Park. (Photo by Craig Williamson / SNS Group)

Celtic head coach Ange Postecoglou, chief executive Michael Nicholson and outgoing chairman Ian Bankier during the 2022 Celtic AGM at Celtic Park. (Photo by Craig Williamson / SNS Group)

Quizzed by one shareholder on just what exactly the club had done to address the recent decision at Tynecastle when Celtic were aggrieved at a decision not to award a penalty in their favour, there was an instruction to seek clarification on VAR official Steven McLean’s role.

“It’s easy to get caught up in individual decisions one way or the other,” said chief executive Michael Nicholson. “It seems that handball is applied in different ways in varying countries. What we have as a club – and all clubs in Scotland have it – is an interest in having the best possible match officials and regulation of matches so we can focus on football.

“As we mentioned last year – and as Ian Bankier almost got into trouble with – we have for many years lobbied the SFA and the SPFL to make sure we got the best match officials possible. The first step with that was pushing for VAR – which worked out well! The second stage was to raise our concerns about VAR with the SFA.

“In relation to the specific incident (at Hearts) we did ask questions about how the rules had been applied. I think it is inevitable that with the early stages of VAR there are going to be some teething issues. But you can rest assured that we do continue to press that issue with the SFA and the SPFL.

“There is a working group that the SPFL have brought together of all the clubs. We are not the only club who hold that view.”

Meanwhile, there was no indication – despite some fairly pressing questions – about who exiting chairman Ian Bankier will be assumed by. There have been suggestions that Peter Lawwell could make a return to the boardroom with the AGM refusing to yield on any matters regarding who will take over. Lawwell’s name was never mentioned but loomed large over two shareholders who queried the board on the same matter.

“The decision to step down was my personal decision and I took it in the second half of July,” said Bankier. “It wasn’t something that had been on the agenda for the board. I communicated it to my fellow directors and pretty quickly after that – on August 1 – we announced it to the stock exchange and the markets.

“Today is November 4, so we are just over halfway between that announcement and my retirement. As soon as the board has made a decision it will do exactly the same thing, it will announce it to the Stock Exchange and markets.

“I can tell you that there is a search agency on the books of the company right now and beyond that I think it is inappropriate for us to go into the ins and outs and details of who we are speaking to and who we might not be speaking to.”

Questions on IRA chants and the club facilitating and indulging a small matter of supporters there was an invite to one shareholder to discuss his seating arrangements behind closed doors but there was a fudging of an issue that has been despairingly more apparent in recent seasons.

“We are aware of issues that have occurred at matches at home and away,” said Nicholson. “I think if you look at context first it’s not unique to Celtic. There are some societal issues that are being experienced by many clubs around the world. It’s also we believe a small minority of the support, far from the wider Celtic support.

“We have all supported Celtic for a long time and have all met lots of people and faces and one thing that unites all of us is support for the club. That’s why the club’s long-standing position has been that politics and offensive language and offensive chanting and gestures should be left outside Celtic Park.

“It’s obvious that some of the behaviours experienced don’t represent the views of people in here or the views of the club. But I don’t think it adds anything to public opinion for us to comment on that here.”

It has been a perennial line of questions at Celtic AGMs to query about an extension above the main stand. The figure to do so would cost around £100m.

“Unfortunately the South Stand is a historic asset and having looked at feasability studies in the past it would cost up to £100m to redevelop it in its entirety, which is money that we don’t have at the moment,” said Nicholson.

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Ange Postecoglou launches VAR attack as Celtic boss blasts handball decisions and lengthy delays

https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/celtic/ange-postecoglou-launches-var-attack-as-celtic-boss-blasts-handball-decisions-and-lengthy-delays-3907266
Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou launched a scathing attack on the way VAR is being used in Scottish football after becoming frustrated with lengthy delays during his side’s 4-2 win over Dundee United.
By Matthew Elder

The Greek-Australian was also vexed by another controversial handball decision going against his side after Dundee United were given a first-half penalty when the ball struck the arm of unsuspecting defender Alexandro Bernabei.

The award was given after a lengthy VAR check, while six goal reviews, as well as another hold-up while a possible red card for Craig Sibbald for a high challenge on Giorgos Giakoumakis was analysed, ultimately with no action taken, caused further delays.

Postecoglou was left exasperated by the constant disruptions to the flow of the match as his Celtic side recovered from conceding an 85th minute equaliser to score two late goals and move seven points clear at the top of the Premiership.
Referee David Dickinson walks past Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou as he checks the VAR screen during the match against Dundee United. (Photo by Alan Harvey / SNS Group)
Referee David Dickinson walks past Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou as he checks the VAR screen during the match against Dundee United. (Photo by Alan Harvey / SNS Group)

“I was frustrated and I probably didn’t handle it well,” said the Celtic boss. “Just to be clear here; I don’t have a problem with VAR but I have a problem with how it is being used. There is no secret that we want to be a team who plays at a high tempo, especially at home because we think that is effective for us but also it is entertaining for the fans. I don’t think people fell in love with football just to be sitting around waiting for someone in a building miles away to decide outcomes. They do not need to take that long. Even our second goal – our players are celebrating for about two minutes and we are still waiting all that time. To see what? I still don’t know what it was. If you can’t decide in two minutes then it is probably not there. If they have seven camera angles it seems like they want to look at every one. I might be on my own on this one but I will cop people making mistakes but I just don’t feel comfortable. I know it is early doors and it is a new toy that everyone wants to use but you can’t be disrupting games like this. I don’t think it is good for anyone.”

Celtic were penalised for two debatable handballs in the 5-1 defeat to Real Madrid in midweek and were also on the wrong end of the decision when failing to receive a penalty for a Michael Smith handball in the recent 4-3 win over Hearts at Tynecastle.

“It seems like any time the ball touches your hand in the box – apart from when you are playing Hearts away – it’s a penalty,” Postecoglou added. “The problem with technology is they are going to have to change a lot of rules because they are re-refereeing the game, which is the one thing they said they wouldn’t do. But they are, there’s no doubt about it.

“It’s changing our game. It’s changing what we all knew to be the laws of the game. They are not what they used to be. I was always pretty clear what a handball was, deliberate handball. I played the game, you kind of know. But it seems that’s not the way.

“That’s the problem we have got now, we have let technology come into the game and rules that have been in place for over a century that we are all comfortable with are all of a sudden having to be looked at. I don’t think that’s what VAR was for. VAR, I thought, was there to pick up clear and obvious errors. Clear and obvious. Someone is having a shot from that distance and it hits his arm, how they can say that’s clear and obvious? I don’t get it. That’s not the case anymore. The problem is with technology is they are going to have to change a lot of rules because they are re-refereeing the game, which is the one thing they said they wouldn’t do. But they are, there’s no doubt about it.

“And I feel for the officials because I have no doubt that they are scared to make decisions, they would much rather let it go and see if VAR picks something up. We scored the second goal and we were celebrating for two minutes and they are still checking when they are about to kick off. What the hell were we waiting for? There was nothing there, I could see that in the first screen. We can’t take away from the fact that we have 60,000 people here. Of course they want to see us win but they are also coming to watch a spectacle. They are not coming to watch someone in a building miles away take two or three minutes to make a decision. I just don’t think that’s what it’s for.”
VARDundee United

VAR strikes again as Celtic overcome Madrid flashbacks with dramatic late win over spirited Dundee United

Celtic could be forgiven for longing for the days before VAR after overcoming another controversial handball decision – and the shock of a late equaliser from a spirited Dundee United – to claim a dramatic 4-2 win.
By Matthew Elder
https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/celtic/var-strikes-again-as-celtic-overcome-madrid-flashbacks-with-dramatic-late-win-over-spirited-dundee-united-3907242
A 90th minute strike from Kyogo Furuhashi – which fellow substitute Liel Abada added to in injury-time – ensured the league leaders avoided a surprise slip-up in the cinch Premiership title race after Tony Watt had looked set to haunt his former side with an 85th leveller.

Celtic seemed on course for another comfortable afternoon against a side they had put nine goals past in a record 9-0 away win in August when Sead Haksabanovic grabbed his first goal for the club inside six minutes.

But just five minutes later, Celtic were suffering flashbacks to their 5-1 hammering at Madrid in midweek when a goalbound Steven Fletcher header inadvertently struck the arm of defender Alexandro Bernabei as he attempted to make a block.
Celtic’s Kyogo Furuhashi celebrates after striking in the 90th minute in the 4-2 win over Dundee United. (Photo by Rob Casey / SNS Group)
Celtic’s Kyogo Furuhashi celebrates after striking in the 90th minute in the 4-2 win over Dundee United. (Photo by Rob Casey / SNS Group)

Given recent calls against them at Tynecastle and the Bernabeu – the former resulting in a call to the SFA – there seemed an inevitability about the outcome of the VAR check as David Dickinson was summoned to the pitchside monitor.

Sure enough, amid a chorus of boos from nearly 60,000 home fans, Dickinson pointed to the spot and booked the Argentinean left-back, prompting a look of disbelief from Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou on the touchline.

Fletcher stepped up to score and the frustration around Celtic Park was palpable as the home players struggled to regain the momentum built up by the early opener.

That angst was released on 34 minutes when Haksabanovic bagged his second of the match, although goalkeeper Mark Birighitti should have done better with a weak hand allowing the ball to squirm off the post before creeping over the line.

Despite restoring their lead Celtic were largely subdued in a stop-start first half where lengthy VAR delays – including a red card check for Craig Sibbald’s high challenge on Giorgos Giakoumakis that Dickinson hadn’t even deemed to be a foul – disrupted the flow of the match.

Celtic looked more eager to press home their advantage after the break and most inside the stadium thought Giakoumakis had scored a header from a Jota cross, but between them Birighitti and Aziz Behich somehow kept it out.

Other chances came and went – Matt O’Riley guilty of shooting too close to the goalkeeper on a few occasions – and that gave United all the encouragement they needed to launch a late rally. Greg Taylor, a half-time replacement for Bernabei, saved his side by heading a Glen Middleton effort off the line, and from the resultant corner Ryan Edwards headed against the post.

On came substitutes Dylan Levitt and Watt and the pair combined to stun Celtic Park with five minutes left as Levitt’s cross was nodded into the net by the former Hoops man.

Rather than cause a major upset, it only set up an enthralling climax for the home fans as a 90th minute O’Reilly corner was flicked on at the near post by Anthony Ralston and Furuhashi prodded it home to spark bedlam in the stands. There was still time for Abada to add a fourth as Celtic moved seven points clear at the top of the table, putting the pressure on Rangers ahead of their trip to St Johnstone on Sunday.
VARDundee United

Celtic late show leaves Dundee United boss Liam Fox frustrated – ‘it’s not good enough’

Dundee United manager Liam Fox left Celtic Park a frustrated figure after his side failed to hang on to a 2-2 draw following Tony Watt’s 85th minute equaliser.
By Matthew Elder
https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/celtic/celtic-late-show-leaves-dundee-united-boss-liam-fox-frustrated-its-not-good-enough-3907279
Dundee United manager Liam Fox shakes hands with Celtic’s Kyogo Furuhashi after the 4-2 defeat at Celtic Park. (Photo by Rob Casey / SNS Group)
Dundee United manager Liam Fox shakes hands with Celtic’s Kyogo Furuhashi after the 4-2 defeat at Celtic Park. (Photo by Rob Casey / SNS Group)

The substitute nodded home a cross from fellow replacement Dylan Levitt to stun the home fans as United looked set to cause a major upset by snatching a point from the league leaders.

However, the visitors failed to make it over the line, conceding twice to Kyogo Furuhashi and Liel Abada in the 90th and 92nd minutes to leave empty-handed.

“Tough to take,” Fox said. “More frustrated for the players than anything else, they put so much into the game. To get back level with a couple of minutes to play, we all know how difficult it is to take anything from Celtic Park, so to get ourselves in a position to do that and then to switch off from a set piece…

“The fourth goal is irrelevant, it’s the third that kills us. It’s not good enough from us that late in the game. We know there’s going to be an onslaught.

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“We worked on that during the week, which makes it even more frustrating. I understand when you make subs that there’s an element of change to the set ups that we do but we need people to take responsibility and step up in these moments.”

Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou was critical of the VAR delays during the match and while Fox admitted it disrupted the game, he was pleased with the handball check with resulted in his side being awarded a first-half penalty.

“I wasn’t best pleased with it last week [after Watt’s red card against Motherwell] but this week it has probably worked in our favour getting the penalty. From my point of view, I prefer they take a bit longer to get the right decision but it does disrupt the flow of the game. You can’t enjoy a goal because you are waiting to find out if it’s going to be chopped off or not. The process has to get better and slicker.”

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Match ends, Celtic 4, Dundee United 2.
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Full Time

Second Half ends, Celtic 4, Dundee United 2.
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Booking

Dylan Levitt (Dundee United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Dylan Levitt (Dundee United).
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Booking

Liel Abada (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
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Goal!

Goal! Celtic 4, Dundee United 2. Liel Abada (Celtic) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matt O’Riley.
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Booking

Moritz Jenz (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
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Goal!

Goal! Celtic 3, Dundee United 2. Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anthony Ralston with a headed pass following a corner.
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Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Tony Watt.
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Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Ryan Edwards.
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Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Mark Birighitti.
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Attempt saved. Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matt O’Riley with a cross.
88′
Booking

Kieran Freeman (Dundee United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Greg Taylor (Celtic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Kieran Freeman (Dundee United).
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Substitution

Substitution, Celtic. Daizen Maeda replaces David Turnbull.
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Goal!

Goal! Celtic 2, Dundee United 2. Dylan Levitt (Dundee United) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aziz Behich.
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Foul by Matt O’Riley (Celtic).
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Liam Smith (Dundee United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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James Forrest (Celtic) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Greg Taylor.
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Attempt saved. Matt O’Riley (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Greg Taylor.
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Attempt blocked. James Forrest (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Greg Taylor.
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Ryan Edwards (Dundee United) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Archie Meekison with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Dundee United. Conceded by Greg Taylor.
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Attempt blocked. Glenn Middleton (Dundee United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dylan Levitt.
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Foul by Moritz Jenz (Celtic).
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Glenn Middleton (Dundee United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Anthony Ralston (Celtic).
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Craig Sibbald (Dundee United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Substitution

Substitution, Dundee United. Archie Meekison replaces Jamie McGrath.
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Substitution

Substitution, Dundee United. Tony Watt replaces Ian Harkes.
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Substitution

Substitution, Celtic. James Forrest replaces Jota.
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Attempt missed. Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Liel Abada with a cross.
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Foul by Liel Abada (Celtic).
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Glenn Middleton (Dundee United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
71′
Substitution

Substitution, Dundee United. Glenn Middleton replaces Steven Fletcher.
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Substitution

Substitution, Celtic. Kyogo Furuhashi replaces Giorgos Giakoumakis.
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Substitution

Substitution, Celtic. Liel Abada replaces Sead Haksabanovic.
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Substitution

Substitution, Dundee United. Dylan Levitt replaces Arnaud Djoum.

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Foul by Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic).
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Jamie McGrath (Dundee United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Attempt saved. Matt O’Riley (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jota.
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Attempt missed. David Turnbull (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Anthony Ralston.
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Attempt saved. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sead Haksabanovic.
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Attempt missed. Sead Haksabanovic (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matt O’Riley.
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Attempt blocked. David Turnbull (Celtic) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jota with a cross.
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Moritz Jenz (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Steven Fletcher (Dundee United).
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Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Aziz Behich.
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Jota (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Ian Harkes (Dundee United).
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Attempt missed. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jota.
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Attempt saved. Matt O’Riley (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sead Haksabanovic.
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Attempt missed. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Celtic) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Anthony Ralston with a cross.
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Substitution

Substitution, Celtic. Greg Taylor replaces Alexander Bernabei.
Second Half

Second Half begins Celtic 2, Dundee United 1.
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Half Time

First Half ends, Celtic 2, Dundee United 1.
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Attempt missed. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Celtic) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by David Turnbull with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Ryan Edwards.

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Attempt blocked. David Turnbull (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Ralston with a cross.
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Alexander Bernabei (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Jamie McGrath (Dundee United).
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Foul by Alexander Bernabei (Celtic).
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Ian Harkes (Dundee United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt blocked. Matt O’Riley (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jota with a cross.
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Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Ryan Edwards.
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David Turnbull (Celtic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Scott McMann (Dundee United).
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Attempt missed. Steven Fletcher (Dundee United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jamie McGrath with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Dundee United. Conceded by Matt O’Riley.
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Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Craig Sibbald.
34′
Goal!

Goal! Celtic 2, Dundee United 1. Sead Haksabanovic (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giorgos Giakoumakis with a headed pass following a corner.
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Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Ryan Edwards.
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Attempt saved. Anthony Ralston (Celtic) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cameron Carter-Vickers.
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Foul by Sead Haksabanovic (Celtic).
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Arnaud Djoum (Dundee United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Giorgos Giakoumakis (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Scott McMann (Dundee United).
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Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Liam Smith.

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Sead Haksabanovic (Celtic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Craig Sibbald (Dundee United).
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Attempt saved. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Celtic) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jota with a cross.
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Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Liam Smith.
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Offside, Dundee United. Ian Harkes tries a through ball, but Aziz Behich is caught offside.
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Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Ryan Edwards.
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Reo Hatate (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Steven Fletcher (Dundee United).
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Goal! Celtic 1, Dundee United 1. Steven Fletcher (Dundee United) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
11′
Booking

Alexander Bernabei (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
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VAR Decision: Penalty Dundee United.
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Penalty conceded by Alexander Bernabei (Celtic) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
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Attempt missed. Steven Fletcher (Dundee United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Edwards following a set piece situation.
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Foul by David Turnbull (Celtic).
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Arnaud Djoum (Dundee United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
6′
Goal!

Goal! Celtic 1, Dundee United 0. Sead Haksabanovic (Celtic) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jota.
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Attempt missed. Jota (Celtic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alexander Bernabei.
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Attempt missed. Jota (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Anthony Ralston.
Kick Off

First Half begins.
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Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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