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- KO: 14:00; Sunday; Played at Celtic Park; Streamed on Youtube
- Charity match of sides with former players reliving their glory days, has become a regular welcome fixture over the years now. This is an interesting change as first with a side from outwith of the UK.
- Celtic FC Foundation Legends Charity Match
Sunday, May 26, 2024
Celtic Park, Glasgow - Celtic had won the Scottish Cup in a 1-0 win over Sevco the day before, sealing the league & Scottish Cup double.
- Guest of honour was Murdo MacLeod who appeared on the field after recent serious health issues. We wish him and his family all the strength in the world.
- Ahead of kick-off, Celtic manager, Brendan Rodgers and James Forrest were welcomed to the acclaim of Paradise, as they paraded the SPFL trophy and the Scottish Cup.
- Borussia Dortmund Legends squad boasts no fewer than FIVE players who featured in their starting XI for the 2013 UEFA Champions League final at Wembley, including the likes of Roman Weidenfeller, Karl-Heinz Riedle, Marcel Schmelzer and Dede
- Borussia Dortmund’s first team played in the European Cup final six days later but lost 2-0 to Real Madrid.
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Goals:(Samaras 12, Hooper 18 & 39, Mulgrew 87)
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Goals:(Odonkor 26, Blaszczykowski 85)
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Celts are singing in the rain as Legends win Foundation Charity Match
https://www.celticfc.com/news/2024/may/26/celts-are-singing-in-the-rain-as-legends-win-foundation-charity-match/
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By Paul Cuddihy, Celtic View Editor
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26 May 2024, 4:14 pm
Celtic FC Foundation Legends Charity Match
Sunday, May 26, 2024
Celtic Park, Glasgow
CELTIC… 4
(Samaras 12, Hooper 18 & 39, Mulgrew 87)
BORUSSIA DORTMUND… 2
(Odonkor 26, Blaszczykowski 85)
Another celebratory weekend for Celtic was rounded off with an entertaining charity match at Paradise, with a Celtic legends team beating Borussia Dortmund 4-2.
The biggest winner, of course, was Celtic FC Foundation, and over 30,000 supporters enjoyed an afternoon of football fun in the rain, getting the chance to cheer on some of their former Hoops heroes, including Gary Hooper, who netted a double and Georgios Samaras, who opened the scoring.
Before the game, fans welcomed Brendan Rodgers and James Forrest on to the pitch as they carried out the Premiership and Scottish Cup trophies which the first-team secured this season.
And then there was an equally warm Celtic Park welcome for a Hoops legend and Borussia Dortund great, Murdo MacLeod, who came out to kick off the game.
The pace of the game may not have been as frantic and frenetic as that witnessed 24 hours beforehand at Hampden when Brendan Rodgers’ side beat Rangers 1-0 to seal the Double.
But it was nevertheless an entertaining 90 minutes of football, with Scott Brown playing from first minute until last and running the show in the middle of the park.
Borussia Dortmund looked comfortable on the ball from the first whistle, but it was Celtic who scored the opening goal after 12 minutes.
Brown slid a perfect pass through the inside-right channel for the overlapping Mikael Lustig, and his low, first-time cross into the box was knocked into the net by Georgios Samaras.
Gary Hooper was looking lively up front and could well have scored when he was put through, but he couldn’t fashion a clear opening. However, on 18 minutes he did get on the scoresheet with a blistering strike from outside the area.
David Odonkor reduced the deficit in the 26th minute when he fired in a blistering 25-yard shot which Artur Boruc in the Celtic goal could do nothing about.
That was a great strike, and Gary Hooper’s second goal was equally impressive. The ball was played into the box, and Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink laid it back to Hooper who blasted it high into the net from 15 yards out to make it 3-1 at half-time.
The second-half might have provided fewer goals for the crowd, but goalkeeper, Roman Weldenfeller, produced two superb saves to deny Simon Donnelly and then Gary Hooper.
Charlie Mulgrew managed to pick up a yellow card for a late challenge, although he redeemed himself with an 87th minute goal.
That restored Celtic’s two-goal lead after Jakub Blaszczykowski had scored in the 87th minute, firing the ball into the net after substitute keeper, Michael McGovern had saved his initial effort.
Paul Lambert started the game in the Celtic dugout as manager of the Hoops, but then pulled on a Borussia Dortmund jersey and played the second half for the German side.
And at the final whistle, both sets of players received a well-deserved standing ovation for their efforts, not only in the course of the 90 minutes but also in helping to promote Celtic FC Foundation, who benefitted from the crowd that came along to Paradise.
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Charity the winner at Celtic Park as Celtic Legends beat Dortmund Legends 4-2
Charity the winner at Celtic Park as Celtic Legends beat Dortmund Legends 4-2
With the Double sealed by our current Celtic heroes on Saturday, it was the turn of Legends of the past to round off the season in style, as they defeated a Borussia Dortmund Legends side 4-2 in Celtic FC Foundation’s charity match, sponsored by Dafabet.
Thanks to the wonderful backing of the Celtic support, over 30,000 were in attendance at Celtic Park, helping to raise a magnificent net total in excess of £200K.
Paul Lambert, Tom Boyd and Tosh McKinlay took charge of the Celts from the dugout and Scott Brown was back to skipper the side, which also featured Artur Boruc, Michael McGovern, Mikael Lustig, Emilio Izaguirre, Darren O’Dea, Stephen McManus, Charlie Mulgrew, Efe Ambrose, Stiliyan Petrov, Joe Ledley, Barry Robson, Simon Donnelly, Shaun Maloney, Gary Hooper, Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink and Georgios Samaras.
Ahead of kick-off, Celtic manager, Brendan Rodgers and James Forrest were welcomed to the acclaim of Paradise, as they paraded the SPFL trophy and the Scottish Cup.
The Legends squads then took to the pitch to a chorus of the iconic ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’, an anthem synonymous with both clubs.
And it was a man who has also famously donned the green and white and the yellow and black, Murdo MacLeod, who took to the park to kick us off.
The Hoops forwards were on fire in the first half, as Georgios Samaras and Gary Hooper rolled back the years to give the Bhoys a 2-0 lead inside the opening 20 minutes.
David Odonkor pulled one back for Borussia Dortmund but a typically clinical Gary Hooper finish saw them restore a two-goal lead before half-time.
Paul Lambert came on for the visitors after the break, as the Celts dominated the early stages of the second half.
Dortmund reduced the deficit late on thanks to Kuba Blaszczykowski, but the Celts went up the other end almost immediately, with Charlie Mulgrew grabbing the final goal to end the game 4-2 and send supporters home happy.
Funds raised through the match will focus on feeding people in need of support, to reflect the heritage of the Club and respond to the current cost of living crisis, which is overwhelming so many families and individuals.
This will include continuation and development of Celtic FC Foundation’s Paradise Pit Stop project at Celtic Park.
In addition, we will look to secure new locations for food provision with local partners in Inverclyde and Lanarkshire, plus London and Ireland to complement our current delivery of key projects in those areas.
With Scott Brown having captained the side, we’re delighted to confirm that a donation of £25K will be made to Dundee Cancer Centre at Ninewells Hospital, in memory of his sister Fiona, who sadly passed away in 2008 aged just 21.
And a donation of €9,009 has also been made to support the work of the BVB Foundation.
Celtic FC Foundation would like to thank all of the Legends who participated, our opponents Borussia Dortmund, our match sponsor Dafabet, Brendan Rodgers, James Forrest, Murdo MacLeod, our colleagues at Celtic Football Club, all of those who have contributed or donated and each and every supporter who purchased a ticket.
Tony Hamilton, Foundation Chief Executive said: “Sunday’s Legends match was a massive success, and we’re incredibly grateful to everyone behind the scenes who made this event happen.
“We’re also enormously thankful to all the ex-Celts who played a part, and our friends from Germany, Borussia Dortmund.
“The Celtic support turned out in great numbers, as they always do, to get behind the match, and thanks to their outstanding generosity, we can now push ahead with our plans to help even more people in our communities.”
For those who couldn’t make the match today, you can still offer your support by making a donation online HERE or by texting ‘CELTIC’ followed by ‘£1’, ‘£5’ or ‘£10’ to 70085*