Falkirk vs Celtic, 2009/2010 Scottish Premier League
· Scottish PremiershipAbout
Falkirk are hosting Celtic
at Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk, Scotland, starting on
. The match is a part of the Scottish Premiership.
Match Commentary
- 0': Game on!
- 1': Throw-in: Daniel Fox takes it (Attacking)
- 2': Scott Arfield commits a foul on Marc-Antoine Fortune resulting on a free kick for Celtic
- 2': Patrick McCourt takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: cross
- 2': Patrick McCourt crosses the ball. Outcome: save
- 2': Robert Olejnik makes a very good save (Punch)
- 3': Throw-in: Brian Allison takes it (Defending)
- 3': Throw-in: Andreas Hinkel takes it (Defending)
- 4': Throw-in: Brian Allison takes it (Attacking)
- 5': Darren Barr commits a foul on Patrick McCourt resulting on a free kick for Celtic
- 5': Patrick McCourt takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: cross
- 5': Patrick McCourt crosses the ball. Outcome: save
- 5': Robert Olejnik makes a very good save (Catch)
- 6': Throw-in: Brian Allison takes it (Attacking)
- 6': Daniel Fox takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: save
- 7': Robert Olejnik makes a very good save (Catch)
- 7': Alexander MacDonald takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the near post, resulting in: shot
- 8': Darren Barr hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
- 8': Lukasz Zaluska takes a long goal kick
- 9': Throw-in: Brian Allison takes it (Defending)
- 10': Throw-in: Chris Mitchell takes it (Defending)
- 11': Throw-in: Brian Allison takes it (Attacking)
- 11': Throw-in: Andreas Hinkel takes it (Attacking)
- 12': Andreas Hinkel crosses the ball. Outcome: save
- 12': Robert Olejnik makes a very good save (Catch)
- 12': Danijel Marceta crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
- 12': Glenn Loovens clears the ball from danger.
- 13': Handball called on Patrick McCourt
- 13': Chris Mitchell takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: shot
- 13': Chris Mitchell curls a good right footed shot. Outcome: hit wall
- 13': Throw-in: Brian Allison takes it (Attacking)
- 14': Andreas Hinkel commits a foul on Ryan Flynn resulting on a free kick for Falkirk
- 14': Alexander MacDonald takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: shot
- 15': Alexander MacDonald curls a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
- 15': Lukasz Zaluska takes a long goal kick
- 15': Alexander MacDonald drills a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
- 16': Lukasz Zaluska takes a long goal kick
- 17': Ryan Flynn curls a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
- 17': Lukasz Zaluska takes a long goal kick
- 19': Georgios Samaras commits a foul on Chris Mitchell resulting on a free kick for Falkirk
- 19': Brian McLean takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
- 19': Scott Arfield commits a foul on Aiden McGeady resulting on a free kick for Celtic
- 19': Scott Arfield is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
- 19': Daniel Fox takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the right wing. Outcome: cross
- 20': Daniel Fox crosses the ball. Outcome: out of play
- 20': Robert Olejnik takes a long goal kick
- 21': Daniel Fox takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: out of play
- 22': Robert Olejnik takes a long goal kick
- 23': Offside called on Marc-Antoine Fortune
- 23': Robert Olejnik takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 23': Throw-in: Brian Allison takes it (Defending)
- 23': Throw-in: Brian Allison takes it (Attacking)
- 24': Vitor Lima hits a right footed shot. Outcome: save
- 24': Lukasz Zaluska makes a very good save (Catch)
- 24': Darren Barr commits a foul on Marc-Antoine Fortune resulting on a free kick for Celtic
- 24': Gary Caldwell takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left channel. Outcome: pass
- 25': Danijel Marceta commits a foul on Aiden McGeady resulting on a free kick for Celtic
- 25': Barry Robson takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the right wing. Outcome: cross
- 25': Barry Robson crosses the ball. Outcome: save
- 26': Robert Olejnik makes a very good save (Block)
- 26': Throw-in: Daniel Fox takes it (Attacking)
- 27': Alexander MacDonald takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the near post, resulting in: clearance
- 27': Georgios Samaras clears the ball from danger.
- 27': Alexander MacDonald takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: save
- 28': Lukasz Zaluska makes a very good save (Punch)
- 28': Alexander MacDonald takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: shot
- 28': Brian McLean hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
- 28': Lukasz Zaluska takes a long goal kick
- 29': Georgios Samaras commits a foul on Scott Arfield resulting on a free kick for Falkirk
- 29': Darren Barr takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
- 29': Throw-in: Chris Mitchell takes it (Defending)
- 32': Throw-in: Brian Allison takes it (Attacking)
- 32': Throw-in: Chris Mitchell takes it (Defending)
- 34': Scott Arfield hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
- 34': Lukasz Zaluska takes a long goal kick
- 35': Throw-in: Andreas Hinkel takes it (Attacking)
- 35': Aiden McGeady hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: blocked
- 35': Vitor Lima blocks the shot
- 35': Daniel Fox takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: save
- 36': Robert Olejnik makes a very good save (Round Post)
- 36': Patrick McCourt takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and passes it to a teammate resulting in: open play
- 36': Throw-in: Brian Allison takes it (Defending)
- 37': Lukasz Zaluska takes a long goal kick
- 38': Scott Arfield drills a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
- 38': Lukasz Zaluska takes a long goal kick
- 39': Daniel Fox takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: save
- 39': Robert Olejnik makes a very good save (Fumble)
- 39': Gary Caldwell hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: blocked
- 39': Darren Barr blocks the shot
- 39': Throw-in: Chris Mitchell takes it (Attacking)
- 40': Chris Mitchell drills a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
- 40': Lukasz Zaluska takes a long goal kick
- 41': Glenn Loovens commits a foul on Pedro Moutinho resulting on a free kick for Falkirk
- 41': Brian McLean takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: open play
- 42': Lukasz Zaluska takes a long goal kick
- 43': Throw-in: Andreas Hinkel takes it (Attacking)
- 43': Alexander MacDonald commits a foul on Daniel Fox resulting on a penalty for Celtic
- 44': Aiden McGeady powers the penalty kick with his right foot to the lower left corner and the goalkeepper saves it!
- 44': Robert Olejnik makes an outstanding save (Parry)
- 44': Aiden McGeady hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
- 44': Robert Olejnik makes an outstanding save (Feet)
- 45': Barry Robson takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: save
- 45': Robert Olejnik makes a very good save (Punch)
- 45': Barry Robson crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
- 45': Marc-Antoine Fortune hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
- 45': Robert Olejnik takes a long goal kick
- 45': The referee has signaled the end of the first half
- 45': The second half is under way
- 46': Celtic makes a sub: Stephen McManus enters for Glenn Loovens. Reason: Tactical
- 46': Danijel Marceta crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
- 47': Aiden McGeady commits a foul on Chris Mitchell resulting on a free kick for Falkirk
- 47': Robert Olejnik takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 48': Throw-in: Chris Mitchell takes it (Attacking)
- 49': Patrick McCourt commits a foul on Scott Arfield resulting on a free kick for Falkirk
- 49': Chris Mitchell takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: pass
- 49': Ryan Flynn crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
- 51': Handball called on Patrick McCourt
- 51': Robert Olejnik takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 52': Barry Robson commits a foul on Vitor Lima resulting on a free kick for Falkirk
- 52': Scott Arfield takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
- 52': Throw-in: Brian Allison takes it (Defending)
- 52': Throw-in: Daniel Fox takes it (Defending)
- 53': Andreas Hinkel crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
- 53': Darren Barr clears the ball from danger.
- 53': Daniel Fox takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: out of play
- 54': Robert Olejnik takes a long goal kick
- 54': Brian Allison commits a foul on Georgios Samaras resulting on a free kick for Celtic
- 54': Georgios Samaras takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: pass
- 55': Brian Allison commits a foul on Georgios Samaras resulting on a free kick for Celtic
- 55': Barry Robson takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left wing. Outcome: cross
- 55': Barry Robson crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
- 55': Gary Caldwell hits a good header. Outcome: goal
- 55': Goal!! Gary Caldwell hits a very good header to the lower left corner from the right 6 yard (aprox. 6 yards) and scores!! Celtic now leads 1 - 0
- 55': That last goal was assisted by Barry Robson (Cross from Left Wing)
- 56': Alexander MacDonald crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
- 56': Gary Caldwell clears the ball from danger.
- 58': Offside called on Pedro Moutinho
- 58': Lukasz Zaluska takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
- 58': Barry Robson takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance
- 59': Pedro Moutinho clears the ball from danger.
- 59': Gary Caldwell commits a foul on Alexander MacDonald resulting on a free kick for Falkirk
- 59': Robert Olejnik takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 60': Throw-in: Chris Mitchell takes it (Defending)
- 60': Throw-in: Chris Mitchell takes it (Attacking)
- 60': Throw-in: Chris Mitchell takes it (Attacking)
- 60': Gary Caldwell commits a foul on Ryan Flynn resulting on a penalty for Falkirk
- 61': Scott Arfield places the penalty kick with his right foot to the lower left corner and scores!! The goalkeeper guessed correctly but could not stop the shot.
- 61': That last goal was assisted by Ryan Flynn
- 63': Throw-in: Chris Mitchell takes it (Defending)
- 63': Throw-in: Andreas Hinkel takes it (Attacking)
- 64': Ryan Flynn crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
- 64': Pedro Moutinho hits(volley) a good right footed shot. Outcome: goal
- 64': Goal!! Pedro Moutinho hits a very good right footed shot low through the middle from the centre penalty area (aprox. 6 yards) and scores!! Falkirk now leads 2 - 1
- 64': That last goal was assisted by Ryan Flynn (Cross from Left Penalty Area)
- 65': Pedro Moutinho is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
- 66': Patrick McCourt commits a foul on Scott Arfield resulting on a free kick for Falkirk
- 67': Celtic makes a sub: Scott McDonald enters for Patrick McCourt. Reason: Tactical
- 67': Celtic makes a sub: Zheng Zhi enters for Barry Robson. Reason: Tactical
- 67': Darren Barr takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 68': Throw-in: Andreas Hinkel takes it (Attacking)
- 69': Aiden McGeady crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
- 69': Zheng Zhi hits(volley) a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
- 69': Robert Olejnik makes a very good save (Parry)
- 69': Offside called on Scott McDonald
- 69': Robert Olejnik takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 70': Throw-in: Brian Allison takes it (Attacking)
- 70': Alexander MacDonald hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: blocked
- 71': Landry N'Guemo blocks the shot
- 71': Throw-in: Chris Mitchell takes it (Attacking)
- 72': Daniel Fox crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
- 72': Scott McDonald hits a good header. Outcome: goal
- 72': Goal!! Scott McDonald hits a very good header to the lower right corner from the centre penalty area (aprox. 12 yards) and scores!! The game is now tied at 2
- 72': That last goal was assisted by Daniel Fox (Cross from Left Wing)
- 73': Vitor Lima hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
- 73': Lukasz Zaluska makes a very good save (Parry)
- 73': Aiden McGeady hits a left footed shot. Outcome: save
- 73': Robert Olejnik makes a good save (Catch)
- 74': Brian Allison commits a foul on Georgios Samaras resulting on a free kick for Celtic
- 74': Daniel Fox takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left channel. Outcome: cross
- 75': Daniel Fox crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
- 75': Falkirk makes a sub: Lee Bullen enters for Pedro Moutinho. Reason: Tactical
- 75': Throw-in: Brian Allison takes it (Defending)
- 77': Georgios Samaras commits a foul on Brian Allison resulting on a free kick for Falkirk
- 77': Georgios Samaras is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
- 77': Robert Olejnik takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 78': Falkirk makes a sub: Mark Stewart enters for Alexander MacDonald. Reason: Tactical
- 78': Throw-in: Daniel Fox takes it (Defending)
- 79': Andreas Hinkel crosses the ball. Outcome: save
- 79': Robert Olejnik makes a good save (Catch)
- 79': Throw-in: Andreas Hinkel takes it (Attacking)
- 79': Georgios Samaras crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
- 79': Scott McDonald hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: goal
- 79': Goal!! Scott McDonald hits a very good right footed shot to the lower right corner from the right 6 yard (aprox. 6 yards) and scores!! Celtic now leads 3 - 2
- 79': That last goal was assisted by Georgios Samaras (Cross from Left Wing)
- 81': Throw-in: Daniel Fox takes it (Defending)
- 81': Offside called on Marc-Antoine Fortune
- 81': Brian McLean takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
- 82': Marc-Antoine Fortune hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
- 82': Robert Olejnik makes a very good save (Round Post)
- 82': Georgios Samaras takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the far post, resulting in: out of play
- 82': Robert Olejnik takes a long goal kick
- 83': Throw-in: Andreas Hinkel takes it (Defending)
- 83': Mark Stewart hits(volley) a good left footed shot. Outcome: goal
- 83': Goal!! Mark Stewart hits a very good left footed shot to the lower right corner from the left 6 yard (aprox. 6 yards) and scores!! The game is now tied at 3
- 83': That last goal was assisted by Ryan Flynn (Pass from Left Channel)
- 85': Daniel Fox takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance
- 85': Lee Bullen clears the ball from danger.
- 85': Daniel Fox takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an outswinger to the near post, resulting in: open play
- 86': Throw-in: Chris Mitchell takes it (Defending)
- 86': Offside called on Marc-Antoine Fortune
- 87': Falkirk makes a sub: Stewart Murdoch enters for Ryan Flynn. Reason: Injury
- 88': Robert Olejnik takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 88': Throw-in: Chris Mitchell takes it (Attacking)
- 89': Chris Mitchell commits a foul on Aiden McGeady resulting on a free kick for Celtic
- 89': Gary Caldwell takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 90': Daniel Fox takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the far post, resulting in: foul
- 90': Georgios Samaras commits a foul on Lee Bullen resulting on a free kick for Falkirk
- 90': Robert Olejnik takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 90': The referee has signaled the end of the second half
- 90': End of the game
- 90'+1': Daniel Fox commits a foul on Mark Stewart resulting on a free kick for Falkirk
- 90'+1': Daniel Fox is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
- 90'+1': Danijel Marceta takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the right wing. Outcome: cross
- 90'+2': Danijel Marceta crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
- 90'+2': Daniel Fox clears the ball from danger.
- 90'+2': Throw-in: Brian Allison takes it (Defending)
- 90'+2': Offside called on Georgios Samaras
- 90'+2': Robert Olejnik takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
Statistics
 CEL |
FALK |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 1 |
| 12 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 14 |
| 49 | Possession | 51 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.9 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 13 | Crosses | 6 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 4 | Clearances | 3 |
Game Information
Competition: Scottish Premiership
Venue: Falkirk Stadium
Location: Falkirk, Scotland
Attendance: 6,795
Venue: Falkirk Stadium
Location: Falkirk, Scotland
Attendance: 6,795
SPFL Premiership Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 5 | +14 | 15 |
| 2 | Aberdeen | 5 | +7 | 15 |
| 3 | Rangers | 5 | +5 | 10 |
| 4 | Dundee United | 5 | +2 | 8 |
Line-Ups
Falkirk
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Olejnik (GK) |
| 2 | Darren Barr |
| 6 | Brian McLean |
| 18 | Brian Allison |
| 14 | Chris Mitchell |
| 23 | Vitor Lima |
| 10 | Scott Arfield  |
| 11 | Ryan Flynn |
| 21 | Alexander MacDonald |
| 22 | Danijel Marceta |
| 7 | Pedro Moutinho |
Celtic
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 24 | Lukasz Zaluska (GK) |
| 2 | Andreas Hinkel |
| 5 | Gary Caldwell |
| 22 | Glenn Loovens |
| 11 | Daniel Fox |
| 6 | Landry N'Guemo |
| 19 | Barry Robson |
| 20 | Pat McCourt |
| 46 | Aiden McGeady |
| 9 | Giorgos Samaras |
| 10 | Marc-Antoine Fortuné |
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