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Match report
Football Elite
Elite Cup: Round 2 (setup 3, season 8)
Celtic
v.
Ajax
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
19
Overall form:
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Artur BORUC17Jasper CILLESSEN
Formation:
3-4-3
League position:
2
Overall form:
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Denis KOLODIN627Nick VIERGEVER
Emilio Arturo IZAGUIRRE Girón636Stefan DE VRIJ
Steven DEFOUR4Daryl JANMAAT
Kostas KATSOURANIS57Nigel DE JONG
Thomas ROGNE67Siem DE JONG
Juan Manuel ITURBE Arévalos7Tonny Emilio Trindade de VILHENA
Aiden McGEADY8Urby EMANUELSON
Papiss CISSÉ79Luciano NARSINGH
Tim CAHILL610Klaas-Jan HUNTELAAR
Robbie KEANE116Jeremain LENS
ManagerDavid De Spears-Gellar
José Ángel Valdés Díaz, COTE12Luciano SLAGVEER
Jussi JÄÄSKELÄINEN13Jeroen VERHOEVEN
Paul KONCHESKY14Jorrit HENDRIX
KI Sung-yueng15Terence KONGOLO
Scott BROWN16Jeroen ZOET

Celtic 2 Ajax 1
(Half-time: 0-0, Attendance: 37,013, Stadium: Celtic Park, Referee: Martin ATKINSON 7)
50 Izaguirre, 60 CisséScorers53 Emanuelson
61 Izaguirre <=> KiSubstitutions
Sendings off
75 McGeady, 89 KolodinBookings
1Corners5
3Fouls23
7Offsides15
3Shots on11
9Shots off7
12Total shots18
0Shots saved9
52%Possession48%
Man of the match: Steven DEFOUR
1HUNTELAAR shot over.
2The Celtic 'keeper was able to claw away a weak shot from EMANUELSON.
18DEFOUR headed inches over.
26A penalty box meleé resulted in EMANUELSON knocking a low shot wide.
31A useful ball from CISSÉ on the right found ITURBE who sliced his shot wide.
37HUNTELAAR dummied KOLODIN but drove the ball into the arms of BORUC.
45+1NARSINGH steamed through the Celtic defence but shot straight at the Celtic 'keeper.
45+3A drive from MCGEADY seemed a certain goal but CILLESSEN managed to parry the ball away.
 
50GOAL!! A mishit clearance fell to MCGEADY who mishit a shot goalward, luckily IZAGUIRRE was on hand to hit the ball into the roof of the net. (1-0 Celtic)
53GOAL!! VIERGEVER made space for EMANUELSON who, after an interchange of passes thirty yards out, thrust the ball past BORUC. (1-1)
58DE JONG waltzed past KOLODIN and rattled a poor shot over.
60GOAL!! A great bit of skill enabled CISSÉ to dribble through the Ajax defence and score. (2-1 Celtic)
61DE VRIJ beat four Celtic players and blasted a great chance inches wide.
62A pin-point pass fell to CISSÉ and his looping shot went narrowly wide.
68The 'keeper did well to hold onto a wicked strike from DE JONG.
70A cross from ITURBE left MCGEADY in plenty of space but he scuffed his shot.
72A wonderful save prevented EMANUELSON from scoring a good goal.
75The ref yellow cards MCGEADY for dangerous play against LENS.
80A mix up in the Ajax defence enabled DEFOUR to blast an effort over.
87NARSINGH worked the ball to EMANUELSON, HUNTELAAR collected his cross and headed the ball within easy reach of BORUC.
89A high tackle on DE JONG by KOLODIN results in a booking.
90KEANE rifled an easy chance past the far post.