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24/08/2055, Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland
League Cup, G1
Celtic Vs Montrose

Celtic play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: E McPhetridge (GK) , K Mitchell (CB) , C McNee (CB) , M Blyth (CB) , A Buchan (RB) , M Corson (LB) , A Young (CDM) , S Byrnes (CAM) , F MacKenzie (RM) , J Morgan (LM) , A MacNeill (ST) And the subs are: K Skinner (CB) , B Nicholson (CB) , H McCorvey (CM) , G Gallagher (CM) , W Parry (ST)

Montrose play in a 3-4-3 Att formation, and line up with: P Noyce (GK) , D MacArthur (CB) , A Connelly (CB) , A Haughey (CB) , E McDonald (CM) , F Cormack (CM) , M Belches (CM) , G McAda (CAM) , R Fordyce (RW) , G Skinner (LW) , H McNeill (ST) And the subs are: C MacEachern (CB) , T Calvert (CB) , M MacMasters (CM) , D Buik (CM) , G McCalmon (ST)
Welcome to Celtic Park in Glasgow, Scotland where Celtic will face Montrose.  This is a group stage match of the League Cup.  The attendance is 24888.

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

6' - Ken Mitchell passes the ball to Chris McNee.  Chris McNee passes to Michael Corson.  Michael Corson plays a long pass to Andy Young.  Andy Young sees Jack Morgan making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Jack Morgan is able to take the ball.  Jack Morgan hits a shot towards goal...but it hits the upright!  Sam Byrnes is first to the ball...Sam Byrnes shoots...but Patrick Noyce performs a diving save, to stop the shot!  

10' - Patrick Noyce passes the ball to David MacArthur.  David MacArthur finds Gavin Skinner with a short pass.  Gavin Skinner spots a run from George McAda.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and George McAda takes the ball.  George McAda tries to hit the ball past the keeper...but its wide!

15' - Ed McPhetridge plays a long pass to Ken Mitchell.  George McAda tackles Ken Mitchell and the ball goes loose.  Eric McDonald passes the ball to Alexander Connelly.  Alexander Connelly passes to David MacArthur.  David MacArthur spots a run from Eric McDonald.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Eric McDonald is able to take the ball.  Eric McDonald hits the ball, aiming for the corner of the net...but the ball flies wide of the post!

16' - Ed McPhetridge sees Jack Morgan making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

19' - Frank Cormack finds Eric McDonald with a long pass.  Ken Mitchell dispossesses Eric McDonald and gains possession for his team.  Ken Mitchell spots a run from Sam Byrnes.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Sam Byrnes has strayed offside!  

22' - Sam Byrnes successfully tackles Andrew Haughey and gains possession for his team.  Sam Byrnes sees a run from Fraser MacKenzie.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but Fraser MacKenzie is caught offside!  

24' - Frank Cormack finds Alexander Connelly with a long ball.  Alexander Connelly spots a run from Eric McDonald.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, and Eric McDonald is able to control the ball.  Eric McDonald attempts to hit the ball past the keeper...but Ed McPhetridge gets down to stop the shot!  

26' - Ed McPhetridge sees Andy MacNeill making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Andy MacNeill is able to take the ball.  Andy MacNeill attempts a shot...and its in! It's a good goal from Andy MacNeill for Celtic!  The ball bounced off the post and into the net!

26' - Montrose kick the ball off for the restart.  

31' - Alexander Connelly passes the ball to Eric McDonald.  Eric McDonald plays a short pass to David MacArthur.  David MacArthur plays the ball to Ronald Fordyce.  Ronald Fordyce sees Hamish McNeill making a run.  He attempts a quick throughball, and Hamish McNeill is able to control the ball.  Hamish McNeill looks to strike the ball into the top of the net...but the shot is tipped over the crossbar by Ed McPhetridge!  That will be a corner for  Montrose.  George McAda places the ball to take the corner.  He curves the ball into the box, but opposing player Sam Byrnes takes possession.  

34' - With a turn of pace, Michael Corson beats Marcus Belches.  

36' - Michael Corson passes a long ball to Ken Mitchell.  Ken Mitchell crosses the ball, but the ball is overhit and misses everyone.  

37' - Sam Byrnes tries to use ball skills to beat Marcus Belches and succeeds, neatly slipping past the opposing player!  

42' - David MacArthur slides the ball to Frank Cormack.  Frank Cormack tries to beat Fraser MacKenzie using his ball skills.  He sends his opponent the wrong way and takes the ball forward!  

43' - Frank Cormack spots a run from Marcus Belches.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Marcus Belches is able to take the ball.  Marcus Belches attempts a shot...and Marcus Belches scores!  That's a lovely goal from the Montrose player!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but couldn't stop the shot!

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

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

45' - Montrose kick the ball off for the restart.  

49' - David MacArthur slides the ball to George McAda.  George McAda slides the ball to Alexander Connelly.  Alexander Connelly passes to Andrew Haughey.  Sam Byrnes tackles Andrew Haughey and takes the ball.  Sam Byrnes sees a run from Fraser MacKenzie.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Fraser MacKenzie runs on to the ball.  Fraser MacKenzie tries to place the ball past the keeper...and Fraser MacKenzie scores!  That's a fine goal from the Celtic player!  The ball rebounded in off the post!

50' - Montrose kick the ball off for the restart.  

54' - Alexander Connelly passes the ball to Eric McDonald.  Eric McDonald passes to Marcus Belches.  Marcus Belches plays a long pass to George McAda.  George McAda looks to unleash a long range shot...but the shot is offtarget!

55' - Ed McPhetridge sees Sam Byrnes making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Sam Byrnes takes the ball.  Sam Byrnes attempts the cutback and the ball reaches Jack Morgan.  Jack Morgan hits the ball...and Jack Morgan scores!  That's a nice goal from the Celtic player!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but couldn't stop the shot!

56' - Montrose kick the ball off for the restart.  

61' - Ken Mitchell plays a long pass to Sam Byrnes.  Sam Byrnes spots a run from Andy MacNeill.  He attempts to play a throughball, and Andy MacNeill takes the ball.  Andy MacNeill attempts to place the ball past the keeper...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

67' - Jack Morgan tries to use ball skills to beat Frank Cormack and succeeds, deftly slipping past the opposing player!  

68' - Jack Morgan sees a run from Andy MacNeill.  He attempts to play a throughball, and Andy MacNeill is able to take the ball.  Andy MacNeill attempts to strike the ball into the corner of the net...but Patrick Noyce gets down to stop the shot!  

71' - Patrick Noyce plays a short pass to David MacArthur.  David MacArthur spots a run from Ronald Fordyce.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Ronald Fordyce runs on to the ball.  Ronald Fordyce hits a shot...and Ronald Fordyce scores!  That's a nice goal from the Montrose player!  The diving keeper couldn't get near the ball!

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

73' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Alexander Connelly is going to be taken off.  Colin MacEachern joins the game from the bench.  

76' - Sam Byrnes hits the ball long to Ken Mitchell.  Ken Mitchell sees Jack Morgan making a run.  He attempts to play a throughball, and Jack Morgan takes the ball.  Jack Morgan attempts to place the ball past the keeper...and Jack Morgan scores!  That's a great goal from the Celtic player!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but couldn't stop the shot!

76' - Montrose kick the ball off for the restart.  

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

79' - George McAda sees a run from Hamish McNeill.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Hamish McNeill is able to take the ball.  Hamish McNeill tries to hit the ball past the keeper...but Ed McPhetridge manages to stop the shot!  

80' - Ed McPhetridge sees a run from Andy MacNeill.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Andy MacNeill is able to control the ball.  Andy MacNeill reaches the byline and attempts a cutback, the ball falling to Sam Byrnes.  Sam Byrnes looks to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

80' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Hamish McNeill is going to be taken off.  Denton Buik joins the game from the bench.  

83' - Sam Byrnes tries to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...and its in! It's a fine goal from Sam Byrnes for Celtic!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but it wasn't enough!

84' - Montrose kick the ball off for the restart.  

86' - Frank Cormack passes to George McAda.  George McAda passes to David MacArthur.  David MacArthur sees Gavin Skinner making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Gavin Skinner is caught offside!  

89' - Sam Byrnes finds Chris McNee with a long pass.  Chris McNee passes a long ball to Andy Young.  Andy Young tries to use ball skills to beat Colin MacEachern and succeeds, neatly slipping past the opposing player!  

90' - Andy Young sees a run from Sam Byrnes.  He tries to release him with a throughball, and Sam Byrnes takes the ball.  Sam Byrnes shoots...and its in! It's a great goal from Sam Byrnes for Celtic!  The keeper got a touch but it wasn't enough!

90' - Montrose kick the ball off for the restart.  

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



The match has ended Celtic 6 - 2 Montrose.