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Saturday November 28, 2009 Finished Celtic Park

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Celtic

  • Innes 38’ (o.g.)
  • Samaras 42’
  • McDonald 61’

St. Mirren

  • Higdon 45’

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  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Celtic
    • St. Mirren
    • 90' Another frantic end to the half but Celtic win 3-1 to return to the top of the table.
    • 90' McDonald steps up but Gallacher saves!!
    • 90' Innes stupidly handles as a corner is fired into box, the ref shows him a yellow card and then sends him off, but the St. Mirren man wasn't booked earlier on! Innes has to return to the field when the ref's error is spotted.
    • 90' PENALTY TO CELTIC!
    • 89' Fantastic shot from Fox, the ball is arrowing towards the top corner before Gallacher scrambles across to beat the ball away.
    • 87' Good run from Fortune, the front man pulls inside and fires towards goal but it flies wide.
    • 86' To be fair to St. Mirren they are not giving up, it just has not been their afternoon. If they could get one Celtic may panic but it isn't happening at the moment.
    • 84' Barry Robson comes on for China captain Zheng Zhi.
    • 80' Ten minutes to go at Celtic Park and it is comfortable for the home side.
    • 75' Celtic have a goal ruled out for offside, Zhi fired home at the back post but the assistant's flag went up immediately.
    • 71' St. Mirren aren't really causing their hosts any problems, a Celtic fourth is more likely at the moment.
    • 67' Celtic are happy just retaining possession now.
    • 64' St. Mirren are going to need something quick to get back into this game, it looks like Celtic are returning to the SPL summit.
    • 61' GOAL FOR CELTIC!! McGeady controls superbly from a stunning Caldwell pass, the midfielder whips the ball into the box and McDonald nips in at the near post to fire home.
    • 58' The fog is rolling in around Celtic Park, certainly not thick enough to cause any problems...yet.
    • 56' Celtic are bossing possession and playing some better football as they search for what would surely be a winning third goal.
    • 53' McGeady drives Celtic forward, his wonderful run ends with a clipped ball into the box which is well defended by St. Mirren.
    • 51' St. Mirren have battled brilliantly today, they really don't deserve to be behind.
    • 48' Quiet start to the second 45, Celtic looking to consolidate their lead after that frantic finish to the first half.
    • 46' The second half gets underway.
    • 45' Half time at Celtic Park after a blockbusting last seven minutes, 2-1 to the home side.
    • 45' GOAL FOR ST. MIRREN!! It's raining goals at Celtic Park, Higdon capitalises on some horror defending from Crosas and slams the ball past Zaluska to make it 2-1.
    • 42 GOAL FOR CELTIC!! Samaras gets in on the act, St. Mirren caught with a compete sucker punch, the Greek slides the ball coolly past Gallacher after great work from McGeady.
    • 39' St. Mirren will feel sore about that goal, they were convinced they should have had a foul before Celtic broke.
    • 38' GOAL FOR CELTIC!! The deadlock is broken, Samaras dinks a pass through to McDonald, whose shot is deflected past Gallacher.
    • 37' St. Mirren are being pinned in a little bit now, their front two are really isolated.
    • 33' Celtic seem to have woken up a little bit. McGeady tries a shot but his effort is blocked, the home fans are finding their voice.
    • 30' Better from the Bhoys, a neat passing move forces Celtic's first corner of the day.
    • 28' This has been a poor game so far, a very scrappy affair.
    • 26' Where is the invention from Celtic? They have really struggled to create anything of note, the home fans are not happy.
    • 23' Celtic are beginning to control things now, that injury seems to have unsettled St. Mirren.
    • 21' Dorman is forced off with what looks like a hamstring injury, he is replaced by Higdon.
    • 18' Hinkel is released by McGeady down the right. He fires in a cross, McDonald meets it but can only fire over, much better from the Hoops.
    • 14' Although St. Mirren are enjoying a fair share of the ball it is all breaking down in the last third, there is no attacking impetus from Gus MacPherson's men.
    • 11' Celtic come forward, Samaras tries a speculative shot which is well off target.
    • 8' Apart from that Zhi shot, St. Mirren look very comfortable, they are knocking it about well. The home fans are getting a little frustrated.
    • 5' Great chance for Celtic, Zhi fires in a shot at the back post but Gallacher gets down well to push wide.
    • 3' Good early possession from St. Mirren, they have made a confident start.
    • 1' We are underway at Celtic Park.
    • ' St Mirren: Gallacher, Ross, Innes, Mair, Barron, Brady, Murray, Dorman, McGinn, Mehmet, Thomson. Subs: Howard, Potter, Higdon, Dargo, McLean, Devlin, Johnston.
    • ' Celtic: Zaluska, Hinkel, Caldwell, Loovens, Daniel Fox, McGeady, Crosas, N'Guemo, Zhi, McDonald, Samaras. Subs: Cervi, McManus, Fortune, McGinn, Robson, Carey, Thompson.
    • ' With Rangers losing at Aberdeen, Celtic can move top of the table if they win today. Mowbray's men make two changes to the side that lost to Dundee United. Striker Georgios Samaras comes in for Marc-Antoine Fortune and Zheng Zhi replaces Barry Robson.
    • ' Hello and welcome to Yahoo! Eurosport's live text commentary of Celtic v St. Mirren.

  • Summary

    • 90' McDonald steps up but Gallacher saves!!
    • 90' PENALTY TO CELTIC!
    • 75' Celtic have a goal ruled out for offside, Zhi fired home at the back post but the assistant's flag went up immediately.
    • 61' GOAL FOR CELTIC!! McGeady controls superbly from a stunning Caldwell pass, the midfielder whips the ball into the box and McDonald nips in at the near post to fire home.
    • 45' GOAL FOR ST. MIRREN!! It's raining goals at Celtic Park, Higdon capitalises on some horror defending from Crosas and slams the ball past Zaluska to make it 2-1.
    • 42 GOAL FOR CELTIC!! Samaras gets in on the act, St. Mirren caught with a compete sucker punch, the Greek slides the ball coolly past Gallacher after great work from McGeady.
    • 38' GOAL FOR CELTIC!! The deadlock is broken, Samaras dinks a pass through to McDonald, whose shot is deflected past Gallacher.
    • 18' Hinkel is released by McGeady down the right. He fires in a cross, McDonald meets it but can only fire over, much better from the Hoops.
    • 5' Great chance for Celtic, Zhi fires in a shot at the back post but Gallacher gets down well to push wide.

Team lineup & ratings

  • Lineup

    Live Team Line-Up

    • Celtic

      Manager: Tony Mowbray

      Starting line-up

      • L. Zaluska
      • A. Hinkel
      • G. Caldwell Yellow Card
      • G. Loovens
      • D. Fox
      • M. Crosas
      • L. N'Guemo
      • A. McGeady Substitution Out (88′)
      • Z. Zheng Substitution Out (85′)
      • G. Samaras Goal Substitution Out (64′)
      • S. McDonald Goal

      Subs

      • M. Fortuné Substitution In64′
      • S. McManus
      • B. Robson Substitution In85′
      • D. Cervi
      • N. McGinn Substitution In88′
      • G. Carey
      • J. Thompson

    • St. Mirren

      Manager: Gus MacPherson

      Starting line-up

      • P. Gallacher
      • J. Ross
      • C. Innes Own Goal Yellow Card
      • L. Mair Yellow Card
      • D. Barron
      • A. Dorman Substitution Out (19′)
      • H. Murray Substitution Out (79′)
      • S. McGinn Substitution Out (67′)
      • G. Brady
      • S. Thomson
      • B. Mehmet

      Subs

      • A. Johnston Substitution In67′
      • M. Higdon Substitution In19′ Goal
      • J. Potter
      • C. Dargo Substitution In79′
      • M. Howard
      • K. McLean
      • R. Devlin

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    • Player Y! Users Expert My Rating
      Goalkeeper
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      Defenders
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      Yellow Card 5 -
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      5.6 -
      Midfielders
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      4.1 -
      Substitution Out88′ 6.4 -
      Substitution Out85′ 5.6 -
      Strikers
      Goal Substitution Out64′ 5.4 -
      Goal 6.4 -
      Subs
      Substitution In64′ 6.8 -
      Substitution In85′ 7.5 -
      Substitution In88′ 9.3 -
    • Player Y! Users Expert My Rating
      Goalkeeper
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      Defenders
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      Own Goal Yellow Card 3.3 -
      Yellow Card 3.3 -
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      Midfielders
      Substitution Out19′ 3 -
      Substitution Out79′ 3.3 -
      Substitution Out67′ 3.3 -
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      Strikers
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      Subs
      Substitution In67′ 3 -
      Substitution In19′ Goal 3.3 -
      Substitution In79′ - -

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  1. M. Fortuné
    64

    From CAROLANN, on Sat 28 Nov 9:42PM

  2. kyle LAUGHarty
    £3.8million
    mowbry aint the best but i­ bet if we were 30,000,000 in DEBT
    he would not have­ gave 38quid for that lanky waste of oygen

    From timalloy, on Sat 28 Nov 7:56PM

  3. Kyle Lafferty drug dealig peat bog tramp

    From princephillip, on Sat 28 Nov 7:38PM

  4. Rangers are so bad And Kyle lafferty what is that all­ about Ulster peat bog tramp.

    From princephillip, on Sat 28 Nov 7:33PM

  5. That said, I spent much of the afternoon working, and­ having a chinwag with my new best friend greenasgrass­ on another string, and didn't see the game. Looks­ to be another slugged out affair, is there anything in­ there to be optimistic about? Skippy missing another­ penalty... he's getting quite good at that is he­ not?

    From lysdexic, on Sat 28 Nov 5:30PM
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    Even JP2 was into self flagellation. I wonder what sins­ he was attempting to purge?

    From Paul, on Sat 28 Nov 5:23PM

  7. Why don't all of you people with a fixation on­ paedos and such, google KINCORA COVER UP, that should­ keep you occupied for some considerable time and maybe­ establish that we don't have the monopoly on­ unsavoury behaviour; just as a bit of balance to the­ arguments you understand! Oh and if that's not­ juicy enough for you, or maybe you just can't abide­ reading about what your royal family get up to, then­ maybe you could try CLEVELAND CHILD ABUSE, or ORKNEY­ CHILD ABUSE. I am absolutely sure that even you­ low-lifes on here will get sufficient in there to­ satisfy even the most depraved of perversions.

    From lysdexic, on Sat 28 Nov 5:22PM

  8. 50 come and check my hard drive nothing to hide here go­ to southern ireland if you want to check hard drives

    From CAROLANN, on Sat 28 Nov 5:07PM
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    I think the bishop of Rome is keeping his head down­ after the damning report on the kiddie fiddling­ paedo's.

    From Paul, on Sat 28 Nov 5:01PM

  10. McDonald away back tae the auld farm, Robson should­ have took that penalty, ya muppet.

    From ~MASK~, on Sat 28 Nov 5:01PM

  11. top of the league again. cmon the popes 11

    From Jon, on Sat 28 Nov 4:56PM

  12. to take nothing away from the buddies - they actually­ put(ting) up a good game Emilie

    From green2thebone, on Sat 28 Nov 4:40PM

  13. paul u pr.at the next O F is at parkhead not ibroke­ park

    From spud, on Sat 28 Nov 4:38PM

  14. I'm not watching the game are celtic playing any­ good or was it just luck they scored. put a thumbs up­ if they're good and down if ther bad

    From Emile, on Sat 28 Nov 4:37PM

  15. LEO - i think we should, you never know what cretins­ like that have on their hard drive!!!

    From green2thebone, on Sat 28 Nov 4:37PM

  16. In huge debd, have to sell players, losing your­ manager, cant beat Aberdeen whats next for Rangers?

    From leo_hrpr, on Sat 28 Nov 4:36PM
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    #46
    youd know all about pigs now, wouldnt you - brought­ up by them!!!
    oink oink piggy!!!

    From green2thebone, on Sat 28 Nov 4:36PM

  18. think no27 s looking 4 the richard gough page.......

    From fitzy.mark, on Sat 28 Nov 4:35PM
  19. Comment hidden due to its low rating. Show

    Mowbray might last untill Rangers visit the piggery.

    From Paul, on Sat 28 Nov 4:30PM

  20. watch the game LIVE on totalfootballmadness

    From J, on Sat 28 Nov 4:30PM
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