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01/12/2054, Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland
League Cup, G4
Celtic Vs Gala Fairydean

Celtic play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: E MacNeill (GK) , K Mitchell (CB) , M Blyth (CB) , C McNee (CB) , A Buchan (RB) , M Corson (LB) , A Young (CDM) , S Byrnes (CAM) , B Allen (RM) , A McCrackin (LM) , A MacNeill (ST) And the subs are: K Skinner (CB) , B Nicholson (CB) , W Parry (CM) , G Gallagher (CM) , H McCorvey (ST)

Gala Fairydean play in a 4-2-2-2 formation, and line up with: M McRobie (GK) , A MacLachlan (CB) , D Brannon (CB) , R McAfee (RB) , E McConachie (LB) , P Dyer (CDM) , D Hines (CDM) , C McCray (CAM) , A Owens (CAM) , H McSwain (ST) , A Livingstone (ST) And the subs are: G Sweeney (CB) , M McPhee (CB) , E Bean (CM) , K Beirne (CM) , J McRae (ST)
Welcome to Celtic Park in Glasgow, Scotland where Celtic will face Gala Fairydean.  This is a group stage match of the League Cup.  The attendance is 19866.

1' - Celtic kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

5' - Charlie McCray spots a run from Peter Dyer.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

9' - Sam Byrnes finds Chris McNee with a long ball.  Chris McNee finds Andy Young with a short pass.  Andy Young spots a run from Andy MacNeill.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Andy MacNeill takes the ball.  Andy MacNeill reaches the byline and tries a cutback and is able to find Barry Allen.  Barry Allen hits a shot...but the shot is saved by Malcolm McRobie!  

14' - Andy Young plays a long pass to Sam Byrnes.  Sam Byrnes tries to beat Anton Owens using his ball skills and succeeds, deftly slipping past the opposing player!  

16' - Sam Byrnes tries to unleash a long range shot...but Malcolm McRobie performs a diving save, to stop the shot!  

20' - Peter Dyer crosses the ball, but the ball goes over everyone.  

24' - Andy Buchan passes to Chris McNee.  Chris McNee passes a long ball to Sam Byrnes.  Sam Byrnes attempts to use his skills to beat Rob McAfee, but is tripped.    The referee pulls out the yellow card to book Rob McAfee.  That will be a freekick for Celtic.  

25' - Sam Byrnes will take the freekick.  He floats the ball into the box and finds Andy MacNeill.  Andy MacNeill gets above the defence and heads the ball attempting to beat Malcolm McRobie...and Andy MacNeill scores!  That's a superb goal from the Celtic player!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but it wasn't enough!

26' - Gala Fairydean kick the ball off for the restart.  

34' - Peter Dyer passes the ball to Charlie McCray.  Charlie McCray passes to Anton Owens.  Anton Owens passes the ball to Rob McAfee.  Rob McAfee passes to Hamish McSwain.  Andy Buchan successfully tackles Hamish McSwain and the ball goes loose.  Anton Owens passes to Darryl Hines.  Darryl Hines attempts to use his skills to beat Andy Young, and manages to skip past his opponent!  

37' - Andy Buchan successfully tackles Darryl Hines and takes possession.  Andy Buchan slides the ball to Ken Mitchell.  Ken Mitchell hits the ball long to Alan McCrackin.  Darryl Hines dispossesses Alan McCrackin and takes the ball.  Darryl Hines spots a run from Alan Livingstone.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

40' - Sam Byrnes attempts to hit a long range shot...and Sam Byrnes scores!  That's a fine goal from the Celtic player!  The ball went in off the upright!

41' - Gala Fairydean kick the ball off for the restart.  

44' - Rob McAfee passes the ball to Arran MacLachlan.  Arran MacLachlan passes the ball to Dave Brannon.  Dave Brannon plays a long pass to Arran MacLachlan.  Arran MacLachlan sees Alan Livingstone making a run.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, and Alan Livingstone runs on to the ball.  Alan Livingstone strikes the ball, aiming for the corner of the net...but the shot is offtarget!

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

46' - Gala Fairydean kick the ball off for the start of the second half.  

49' - Charlie McCray passes to Eric McConachie.  Eric McConachie passes the ball to Charlie McCray.  Charlie McCray plays a long pass to Arran MacLachlan.  Arran MacLachlan sees Hamish McSwain making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Hamish McSwain is able to control the ball.  Hamish McSwain looks to slide the ball past the keeper...but the ball flies wide of the post!

51' - Anton Owens tries to strike a long range shot into the top of the net...but the keeper manages to stop the shot!  

53' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Dave Brannon will come off.  George Sweeney joins the game from the bench.  

55' - Barry Allen shoots from long range, aiming for the corner of the net...but Malcolm McRobie stops the shot!  He can't hold it though...Andy MacNeill gets to the ball first...Andy MacNeill attempts to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

57' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Arran MacLachlan will come off.  Max McPhee is brought on from the bench.  

59' - Charlie McCray hits a shot from outside the area towards goal...but it hits the upright!  Hamish McSwain gets to the ball first...Hamish McSwain tries to hit the ball past the keeper...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

62' - Ewan MacNeill passes a long ball to Ken Mitchell.  Ken Mitchell spots a run from Barry Allen.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, and Barry Allen is able to control the ball.  Barry Allen looks to strike the ball into the top of the net...but the shot is parried by Malcolm McRobie!  Andy Young is first to the loose ball...Andy Young tries to shoot the ball into the top of the net...and Andy Young scores!  That's a good goal from the Celtic player!  The ball flew past the keepers hand!

63' - Gala Fairydean kick the ball off for the restart.  

65' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Alan Livingstone will come off.  Jim McRae joins the game from the bench.  

68' - Andy Young tackles Max McPhee and takes the ball.  Andy Young sees a run from Andy MacNeill.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Andy MacNeill is able to control the ball.  Andy MacNeill attempts the cutback and is able to find Sam Byrnes.  Sam Byrnes attempts to shoot the ball into the top of the net...but Malcolm McRobie deflects the shot out of play.  That will be a corner for  Celtic.  Sam Byrnes places the ball to take the corner.  He sends the ball into the box, but opposing player George Sweeney takes possession.  

69' - Andy Young successfully tackles George Sweeney and takes possession.  Celtic try to launch a counter attack.  Andy Young sees a run from Sam Byrnes.  He attempts to dink the ball to send his teammate through, and Sam Byrnes takes the ball.  Sam Byrnes tries to strike the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

73' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Chris McNee is going to be taken off.  Ken Skinner joins the game from the bench.  

75' - Ken Mitchell successfully tackles Jim McRae and the ball goes loose.  Andy Young finds Sam Byrnes with a long pass.  Sam Byrnes runs with the ball, beating George Sweeney.  

78' - Sam Byrnes tries to shoot from distance into the top of the net...but the shot sails over the bar!

83' - Andy Young finds Andy Buchan with a long pass.  Andy Buchan passes to Barry Allen.  Barry Allen whips in a cross, finding Sam Byrnes.  Sam Byrnes gets his head to the ball attempting to beat the keeper...but the ball flies wide of the post!

85' - Malcolm McRobie spots a run from Charlie McCray.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Charlie McCray is able to take the ball.  Charlie McCray tries to slide the ball past the keeper...but Ewan MacNeill manages to stop the shot!  

89' - Ewan MacNeill finds Mark Blyth with a long pass.  Mark Blyth plays a short pass to Andy MacNeill.  Andy MacNeill attempts to use his skills to beat Rob McAfee, and manages to skip past his opponent!  

90' - Andy MacNeill looks to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...and Andy MacNeill scores!  That's a fine goal from the Celtic player!  The ball went in off the upright!

91' - Gala Fairydean kick the ball off for the restart.  

92' - The referee blows the whistle for full time. 



The match has ended Celtic 4 - 0 Gala Fairydean.