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Sunday February 15, 2009 Finished

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Celtic

Rangers

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  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Celtic
    • Rangers
    • FT And there is the full-time whistle. 0-0 and that is probably a fair result. Celtic remain two points clear.
    • 90' There will be two extra minutes.
    • 89' Nakamura curls the ball over the wall and McGregor spills the ball after saving but there is no Celtic man there.
    • 89' Celtic free-kick 30 yards out and Mendes is booked for not retreating.
    • 87' The yellow-cards are adding up now - Lee McCulloch is guilty of going into the back of Paul Hartley. The seventh booking of the match.
    • 84' A groggy Brown is withdrawn with Marc Crosas coming on.
    • 83' Celtic are gifted a corner that went off Samaras - and Ferguson is furious with the referee - he gets a yellow card for his back-chat.
    • 81' Scott Brown challenges for a ball that McGregor punches away and gets flattened for his troubles.
    • 79' Very good save from Boruc as Weir gets his head on a corner. The Pole has done well the two times he has been called into action.
    • 78' Rangers shift the ball from left to right well but Celtic cleared before a shot was placed on target.
    • 76' Handbags between Brown and Naismith and both are handed yellow cards for their troubles.
    • 74' Well I spoke to soon because Lafferty is now hobbling off with Steven Naismith coming on.
    • 71' Lafferty has got a bit of a bang but he should be ok.
    • 69' Great one-two between Miller and Davis but Miller then screws his effort wide - he was under pressure to be fair - Davis is impressing more and more for Rangers as this match develops.
    • 67' Paul Hartley becomes the third name in the book - this time for dissent after he was penalised for a foul.
    • 66' Good counter-attack from Rangers and Miller nearly finds Davis but Nakamura tracked his run well and clears.
    • 65' McGeady with a powerful shot from the edge of the area but it hits off Weir.
    • 64' McGeady and Samaras nearly link up straight away but Papac slids in to clear.
    • 62' Celtic are making a double change Willo Flood and Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink off and Aiden McGeady and Georgios Samaras come on.
    • 59' John Fleck's Old Firm debut is over - Kenny Miller comes on.
    • 59' Lafferty nods down to Ferguson but the Gers captain cannot get a proper contact on the ball first-time and it goes high and wide - good spell this from Rangers though.
    • 56' Great work from Davis as he nicks the ball in midfield and storms forward - he feeds fellow Ulsterman Kyle Lafferty but the striker cannot get any power in his shot that goes straight at Boruc.
    • 54' Great little flick from Mendes gives McCulloch the ball in a little space but still not enough as his shot is charged down.
    • 51' NEARLY AN OWN GOAL FROM MCMANUS - Great work from Bougherra down the right - he then puts in a good cross that McManus headed towards his own goal but Boruc makes a great stop. From the resulting corner the ball falls to Ferguson but he screws his shot wide. That's the closest Rangers have come.
    • 49' Celtic with a free-kick right beside the touchline - decent ball in from Nakamura but again Rangers deal with it.
    • 46' Naylor with a long throw in the box - it is headed back out to Hartley but he mis-hits his shot wide.
    • 46' And the match is back underway.
    • HT And finally Celtic emerge so will be back underway any moment now - no changes from either side.
    • HT Rangers have been back out for awhile but Celtic are keeping them waiting.
    • HT And there is the half-time whistle - very dull stuff so far with McDonald's chance being the only one of note.
    • 45' Long ball into the box nearly finds Vennegoor of Hesselink but Weir does enough to ease him out of the way.
    • 43' Dodgby defending from Celtic though as they make a meal of trying to clear - Rangers work the ball out to Broadfoot but his cross is poor.
    • 42' Tight passing from Celtic on the edge of the area but this Rangers defence looks so well drilled and then clear before a chance is created.
    • 39' Hinkel nicks Fleck in possession and then feeds McDonald - the Aussies makes a hash of an attempted shot though and then Hartley blazes over.
    • 36' McGregor does well to gather a cross from Naylor - Vennegoor of Hesselink then kind of falls on him and Weir pushes him away. The referee gives the Dutchman and Weir harsh yellow-cards - so much for him letting things go.
    • 34' From the corner Mendes finds Fleck with a clever low ball - Fleck tries to help it on to the six-yard box but Celtic bodies are there to clear.
    • 34' A rare chance for Rangers from a corner as Hinkel makes a mess of a chest back to Boruc.
    • 32' I suppose you could say this is the best spell of "pressure" from either team at the moment. Celtic having all the play at the moment but they are not doing anything with it.
    • 29' Celtic now enjoying a little spell in the Rangers half but Rangers have eight or nine men back all the time making it hard to even get a shot away from distance.
    • 27' Bougherra storms forward to try and get things going for Rangers but then produces a woeful cross that goes over the bar.
    • 24' Former Celtic player Roy Keane is in the crowd...he is watching a game that is a whole lot of nothing at the moment though - it needs a spark.
    • 21' Another bad tackle from McCulloch but no yellow card. The referee is really letting things go in this one - hard to see how long he will keep it up though.
    • 19' It is very crowded in midfield and space is at a premium - McDonald's header remains the only clear chance.
    • 16' SCOTT MCDONALD MISSES A SITTER - Great cross from Willo Flood down the right and McDonald should be able to just nod it in from six yards out but he only glances his header and it goes wide. Perfect cross - woeful finish.
    • 14' Lee McCulloch now leaving a boot in but again no booking. The referee is making allowance for the game that is in it.
    • 11' Bit of a mix up in the Celtic defence and the ball nearly falls for Lafferty but the Bhoys finally manage to clear.
    • 9' Very heavy challenge from Scott Brown on Davis. Calum Murray gives him a stern talking too but lets him off without a yellow. If it was any other game thoughÂ…
    • 8' Still waiting for htis one to settle down (if it every will) - Celtic have had more possession early but Rangers look a little more lively with the ball.
    • 6' And early substitution - is someone injured? Nope just the ball being changed - Artur Boruc was not happy with the "feel" of the original.
    • 4' Great deep cross from Fleck nearly finds Lafferty but Boruc does just enough to tip it away.
    • 2' As usual the tackles flying in during the early stages of the match - still waiting for either team to get a few passes together. Willio Flood makes a good tackle to begin his Celtic career.
    • 1' And we are underway!
    • - The teams are out on the pitch now so we will be getting underway any minute now.
    • - Spotted in the crowd big Celtic fan Rod Stewart who helped in a stirring rendition of "You'll Never Walk Alone"
    • - Celtic start just two points ahead of Rangers so a win for the Gers will see them go top.
    • - Rangers have decided to start Northern Ireland international Kyle Lafferty as a lone striker up front. 17-year-old protegee John Fleck makes his Old Firm debut.
    • - Some big team news on the Celtic side - Aidan McGeady is left out with Willo Flood handed a debut. Shunsuke Nakamura starts despite a long trip from Japan in midweek. Paul Hartley partners Scott Brown in midfield.
    • - Welcome to our LIVE coverage of this massive Old Firm game between Celtic and Rangers.

  • Summary

    • 89' Nakamura curls the ball over the wall and McGregor spills the ball after saving but there is no Celtic man there.
    • 79' Very good save from Boruc as Weir gets his head on a corner. The Pole has done well the two times he has been called into action.
    • 69' Great one-two between Miller and Davis but Miller then screws his effort wide - he was under pressure to be fair - Davis is impressing more and more for Rangers as this match develops.
    • 51' NEARLY AN OWN GOAL FROM MCMANUS - Great work from Bougherra down the right - he then puts in a good cross that McManus headed towards his own goal but Boruc makes a great stop. From the resulting corner the ball falls to Ferguson but he screws his shot wide. That's the closest Rangers have come.
    • 16' SCOTT MCDONALD MISSES A SITTER - Great cross from Willo Flood down the right and McDonald should be able to just nod it in from six yards out but he only glances his header and it goes wide. Perfect cross - woeful finish.
    • - Rangers have decided to start Northern Ireland international Kyle Lafferty as a lone striker up front. 17-year-old protegee John Fleck makes his Old Firm debut.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Calum Murray

  • Celtic

    Manager: Gordon Strachan

    Captain: Stephen McManus

    Starting line-up

    • A. Boruc
    • A. Hinkel
    • G. Caldwell
    • S. McManus
    • L. Naylor
    • W. Flood Substitution Out (62′)
    • S. Brown Yellow Card Substitution Out (84′)
    • P. Hartley Yellow Card
    • S. Nakamura
    • S. McDonald
    • J. Vennegoor of Hesselink Substitution Out (62′)

    Subs

    • M. Brown
    • A. McGeady Substitution In62′
    • G. Samaras Substitution In62′
    • D. O'Dea
    • M. Crosas Substitution In84′
    • G. Loovens
    • B. Hutchinson

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Rangers

    Manager: Walter Smith

    Captain: Barry Ferguson

    Starting line-up

    • A. McGregor
    • K. Broadfoot
    • M. Bougherra
    • D. Weir
    • S. Papac
    • L. McCulloch Yellow Card
    • S. Davis
    • B. Ferguson Yellow Card
    • P. Mendes Yellow Card
    • J. Fleck Substitution Out (59′)
    • K. Lafferty Substitution Out (74′)

    Subs

    • K. Miller Substitution In59′
    • .. Alexander
    • K. Boyd
    • S. Whittaker
    • S. Naismith Substitution In74′ Yellow Card
    • M. Edu
    • N. Aaron

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

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  1. RUBBISH

    From Nath, on Fri 20 Feb 4:46PM

  2. just checked 99 games 71 goals

    From martincarr84, on Fri 20 Feb 3:45PM

  3. why is BOYD on the bench? he is by far the most­ prolific scorer in the spl (look at goals to games­ ratio) and work out how many of the games where­ actually the full 90 minutes!!
    Walter u have the best­ out and out goalscorer in the country use him before he­ gets fed up!!

    From martincarr84, on Fri 20 Feb 3:43PM

  4. Point 239, people who believe the spl is gud hav been­ brainwashed!

    From irish09boi, on Tue 17 Feb 12:34PM

  5. @#$% the huns

    From MoMo, on Tue 17 Feb 1:27AM

  6. Rangers 4ever ;))

    From zzirojevic, on Mon 16 Feb 11:18AM

  7. jealousy thats a laugh i support one of the the 3 top­ supported teams in britain even in scotland celtic and­ rangers have a better fan base world wide if the gers­ and the tic played in england rangers would be the top­ supported team in the world followed by celtic then it­ would be man utd

    From JAMESM WATP, on Sun 15 Feb 10:50PM

  8. Answe to 246 , Jelousy i suspect

    From peter ward ( baggies fan), on Sun 15 Feb 10:18PM

  9. the english premiership will collapse the amount of­ debts that epl clubs have will be called in , also­ under platinis plans clubs with debt will not be able­ to compete in european competition ,i hate english­ football ther is no fight just a shower of foreign­ actors diving and feigning injury , least in scotland­ we compete

    From JAMESM WATP, on Sun 15 Feb 8:12PM

  10. point 241 could you tell me what a hun is ?????????

    From JAMESM WATP, on Sun 15 Feb 8:06PM

  11. point 184 you stupid deluded darkie pumper whats wrong­ with the white race did we reject you you filthy s.lag­ ,pure dafty all rangers fans arent in the orange lodge­ what is wrong with you celtic fans

    From JAMESM WATP, on Sun 15 Feb 8:04PM

  12. point 248 religion has got nothng to do with football­ and another wee point god does not exist people who­ believe in him watever religion the are have been­ brainwashed ..

    From JAMESM WATP, on Sun 15 Feb 7:54PM

  13. comment 192,how does it feel to be 2nd best in Scotland­ HUN?

    comment 188,Popes and Catholitism have been­ around far longer than your pissant, 2nd rate, joke of­ a religion,a religion that isnt even an original­ concept

    comment 198,I piss on your joke of a flag. Go­ back to claiming social welfare payments.The only army­ you have been in is Dads army

    C'MON THE HOOPS

    From john, on Sun 15 Feb 7:20PM

  14. so many people here are saying that Celtic and the huns­ couldnt play in the English premiership. I agree that­ the huns are not enough. In recent years the Hoops have­ been Man Utd and Liverpool, as well as some m id table­ teams

    From john, on Sun 15 Feb 7:10PM

  15. Comment 241, they only glorify it up, cos it is so­ good, if scottish football was so great they would get­ all the sponsers to.

    From S, on Sun 15 Feb 6:55PM

  16. comment 243

    i understand eating humble pie and­ sometimes be sour, and that it can get you would up,­ but be a man about it and eat it gracefully ya class 1­ @#$% !

    From James, on Sun 15 Feb 4:37PM

  17. English football's most successful Manager was Bob­ Paisley (bear in mind the 70s and 80s) who won 19­ trophies in 9 seasons, three of which are European­ Cups. He also won manager of the year 6 times.

    From shirley P, on Sun 15 Feb 4:30PM

  18. comment 241
    shut up
    stop boring us

    From Stewart, on Sun 15 Feb 4:24PM

  19. what can I say it is as if Walter does not want to win­ the league Kyle Lafferty upfront as a loan striker says­ it all. Boyd you should have gone when you had the­ chance to Birmingham or Newcastle as if Kyle is now in­ front of you in the pecking order you have no hope of­ making that spot your own. I would say now the season­ is over and thanks to Walters master tactics he blew it­ again, bring back Souness or is Keegan free because you­ two diddys have not got a clue

    From shirley P, on Sun 15 Feb 4:23PM

  20. for all you english twats who slag off scottish­ football might i remind you that a SCOTTISH manager has­ dominated your league for the last 15 years !! the man­ is called Sir Alex Ferguson. And can you name me an­ english man who has won your league who was a manager­ ???? can you f88k!! your leagues only popular because­ of the sponsorship it gets and also how the media hype­ it up and glorify it !!

    From James, on Sun 15 Feb 4:13PM
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