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03/02/2054, St Mirren Park, Paisley, Scotland, Live on National TV
League Cup, R16

St Mirren Vs Celtic

St Mirren play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: V Haw (GK) , G McClatchey (CB) , M McCleary (CB) , M Souter (CB) , A Forsyth (RB) , G Gauld (LB) , F Dempster (CDM) , T Lewis (CAM) , P Dickson (RM) , H MacConnell (LM) , H McBay (ST) And the subs are: K McIntosh (CB) , M Lindsay (CB) , A Arthur (CM) , W Craigie (CM) , A McCaw (ST)

Celtic play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: E McPhetridge (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) , J Morgan (LM) , A MacNeill (ST) And the subs are: K Skinner (CB) , H Ferris (CB) , F MacKenzie (CM) , G Gallagher (CM) , H McCorvey (ST)

Welcome to St Mirren Park in Paisley, Scotland where St Mirren will face Celtic.  This is R16 of the League Cup.  The attendance is 27364.

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

5' - Tommy Lewis tackles Jack Morgan and gains possession for his team.  Sam Byrnes tackles Tommy Lewis and gains possession for his team.  Celtic attempt a quick counter attack.  Sam Byrnes attempts to speed past Gordon Gauld, but is brought down.    The referee has no hesitation in showing Gordon Gauld the yellow card. That will be a freekick for Celtic.  

7' - Michael Corson plays the ball to Jack Morgan.  Jack Morgan curves the ball into the box, but he only manages to find opposing player Fraser Dempster.  

9' - Jack Morgan tries to beat Martin McCleary using his ball skills and succeeds, deftly slipping past the opposing player!  

15' - Gordon Gauld spots a run from Tommy Lewis.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

20' - Fraser Dempster passes the ball to Tommy Lewis.  Tommy Lewis spots a run from Peter Dickson.  He attempts a quick throughball, but Peter Dickson is caught offside!  

25' - Sam Byrnes passes a long ball to Mark Blyth.  Mark Blyth passes to Michael Corson.  Michael Corson plays a short pass to Andy MacNeill.  Andy MacNeill tries to beat Martin McCleary using his ball skills and succeeds, neatly slipping past the opposing player!  

27' - Andy MacNeill looks to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

30' - Vincent Haw passes a long ball to Gethin McClatchey.  Gethin McClatchey sees Tommy Lewis making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

33' - Sam Byrnes finds Andy Young with a long pass.  Andy Young plays the ball to Sam Byrnes.  Sam Byrnes looks to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...but Vincent Haw manages to stop the shot!  

36' - Vincent Haw passes a long ball to Martin McCleary.  Martin McCleary sees a run from Peter Dickson.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Peter Dickson takes the ball.  Peter Dickson hits a shot...but its wide!

37' - Ed McPhetridge sees a run from Barry Allen.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Barry Allen runs on to the ball.  Barry Allen attempts the cutback and finds Sam Byrnes.  Sam Byrnes attempts to strike the ball into the top of the net...but the shot is saved by Vincent Haw!  

39' - Vincent Haw slides the ball to Adam Forsyth.  Adam Forsyth speeds past Jack Morgan.  

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

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

49' - Tommy Lewis attempts to use his skills to beat Andy Buchan, but is illegally impeded.  That will be a freekick for St Mirren.  

50' - Henry McBay steps up to take the freekick.  He lifts the ball into the box, but opposing player Andy Buchan takes possession.  

52' - Andy Buchan finds Chris McNee with a long pass.  Chris McNee sees a run from Jack Morgan.  He attempts a quick throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

53' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Sam Byrnes is going to be taken off.  Gordon Gallagher is going to be brought on.  

54' - Martin McCleary sees a run from Henry McBay.  He attempts a quick throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

59' - Gordon Gallagher finds Chris McNee with a long pass.  Chris McNee plays a long ball to Jack Morgan.  Jack Morgan sees Andy MacNeill making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Andy MacNeill is able to control the ball.  Andy MacNeill looks to strike the ball into the top of the net...but the shot goes over!

60' - Vincent Haw sees Peter Dickson making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

61' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Andy Young is going to be taken off.  Fraser MacKenzie is going to be brought on.  

62' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Mark Souter will come off.  Ken McIntosh is brought on from the bench.  

66' - Gethin McClatchey plays a short pass to Martin McCleary.  Martin McCleary finds Ken McIntosh with a long ball.  Ken McIntosh crosses the ball into the box, but he only manages to find opposing player Ken Mitchell.  

70' - Ken Mitchell chips a long ball to Fraser MacKenzie.  Fraser MacKenzie plays the ball to Andy MacNeill.  Andy MacNeill hits a shot from outside the area...but the keeper manages to tip the shot round the post!  The linesman signals its a corner for Celtic.  Fraser MacKenzie places the ball to take the corner.  He hits the ball into the box and finds Jack Morgan.  Jack Morgan gets above the defence and directs a header towards goal...but Vincent Haw performs a diving save, to stop the shot!  

74' - Mark Blyth plays a short pass to Gordon Gallagher.  Gethin McClatchey tackles Gordon Gallagher and gains possession for his team.  Gethin McClatchey spots a run from Henry McBay.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

75' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Mark Blyth is going to be taken off.  Ken Skinner joins the game from the bench.  

76' - Ken Mitchell spots a run from Barry Allen.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

81' - Gordon Gallagher plays a long pass to Jack Morgan.  Jack Morgan shoots from outside the area...but Vincent Haw gets down to stop the shot!  

82' - Vincent Haw sees a run from Henry McBay.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Henry McBay takes the ball.  Henry McBay looks to place the ball past the keeper...and its in! It's a superb goal from Henry McBay for St Mirren!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but it wasn't enough!

82' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Tommy Lewis will come off.  William Craigie is brought on from the bench.  

83' - Celtic kick the ball off for the restart.  

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



The match has ended St Mirren 1 - 0 Celtic.