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17/10/2052, Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland, Live on National TV
Europa League, G3

Celtic Vs Ludogorets

Celtic play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: E McPhetridge (GK) , M Blyth (CB) , K Mitchell (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)

Ludogorets play in a 4-4-2 Diamond formation, and line up with: Y Shovkov (GK) , B Petkov (CB) , K Andonov (CB) , V Volvov (RB) , P Popov (LB) , R Kulichev (CDM) , B Makarov (CAM) , T Tonev (RM) , A Kadyshev (LM) , Z Bolgarov (ST) , B Billius (ST) And the subs are: G Aleksandrov (CB) , Z Nazarov (CM) , N Zhirov (CM) , G Rangelov (ST)

Welcome to Celtic Park in Glasgow, Scotland where Celtic will face PFC Ludogorets.  This is a group stage match of the Europa League.  The attendance is 28980.

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

12' - Blazhe á Billius dispossesses Andy Buchan and takes possession.  Blazhe á Billius plays a short pass to Tase á Tonev.  Tase á Tonev sees Anastasiy á Kadyshev making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Anastasiy á Kadyshev is able to control the ball.  Anastasiy á Kadyshev attempts a shot, aiming for the corner of the net...but the ball flies wide of the post!

15' - Radoslav á Kulichev spots a run from Blazhe á Billius.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

21' - Sam Byrnes plays a long pass to Mark Blyth.  Mark Blyth finds Sam Byrnes with a short pass.  Sam Byrnes looks to hit a long range shot...but Yoan á Shovkov manages to stop the shot!  

24' - Yoan á Shovkov passes to Bozhidar á Makarov.  Bozhidar á Makarov speeds past Andy Young.  

24' - Bozhidar á Makarov sees a run from Zdravko á Bolgarov.  He tries to release him with a throughball, and Zdravko á Bolgarov takes the ball.  Zdravko á Bolgarov attempts the cutback, but Ken Mitchell intercepts the ball to stop the chance! 

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

29' - Blazhe á Billius chips a long ball to Vladislav á Volvov.  Sam Byrnes successfully tackles Vladislav á Volvov and the ball goes loose.  Sam Byrnes plays a long ball to Andy Young.  Andy Young crosses the ball into the box, but he only manages to find opposing player Vladislav á Volvov.  

32' - Vladislav á Volvov plays the ball to Bozhidar á Makarov.  Bozhidar á Makarov passes a long ball to Radoslav á Kulichev.  Radoslav á Kulichev attempts to outskill Ken Mitchell.  The opposing player is sent the wrong way and Radoslav á Kulichev runs with the ball!  

37' - Michael Corson passes a long ball to Sam Byrnes.  Sam Byrnes attempts to unleash a long range shot...and Sam Byrnes scores!  That's a good goal from the Celtic player!  The ball flew into the corner of the net!

37' - Ludogorets kick the ball off for the restart.  

40' - Barry Allen sees Andy MacNeill making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

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

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

49' - Bozhidar á Makarov passes the ball to Radoslav á Kulichev.  Radoslav á Kulichev plays the ball to Bozhidar á Makarov.  Bozhidar á Makarov speeds past Barry Allen.  

50' - Bozhidar á Makarov sees Blazhe á Billius making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Blazhe á Billius runs on to the ball.  Blazhe á Billius fires a shot, aiming for the corner of the net...and its in! It's a lovely goal from Blazhe á Billius for Ludogorets!  The ball rebounded in off the post!

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

55' - Vladislav á Volvov slides the ball to Bozhidar á Makarov.  Bozhidar á Makarov tries to use ball skills to beat Barry Allen, and manages to dribble past his opponent!  

56' - Bozhidar á Makarov sees a run from Blazhe á Billius.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Blazhe á Billius runs on to the ball.  Blazhe á Billius looks to hit the ball past the keeper...but the shot goes wide!

58' - Ed McPhetridge passes to Ken Mitchell.  Ken Mitchell sees Andy MacNeill making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

59' - 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' - Boyko á Petkov finds Petar á Popov with a long ball.  Petar á Popov crosses the ball into the box, and manages to find Blazhe á Billius.  Blazhe á Billius heads the ball towards goal...but the keeper manages to stop the shot!  

69' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Chris McNee will come off.  Ken Skinner is going to be brought on.  

70' - Jack Morgan attempts a shot from outside the area, aiming for the corner of the net...but the shot goes wide!

74' - Yoan á Shovkov plays a long pass to Tase á Tonev.  Tase á Tonev crosses the ball and finds Zdravko á Bolgarov.  Zdravko á Bolgarov gets above the defence and heads the ball hoping to beat the keeper...but the shot is deflected out of play by the keeper!  The linesman flags for a corner for  Ludogorets.  Anastasiy á Kadyshev places the ball to take the corner.  He sends the ball into the box, but Ken Mitchell intercepts and takes possession.  

75' - Ken Mitchell sees Andy MacNeill making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Andy MacNeill is caught offside!  

79' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Boyko á Petkov is going to be taken off.  Grigor á Aleksandrov is going to be brought on.  

80' - Anastasiy á Kadyshev tries to use ball skills to beat Sam Byrnes, and is able to dribble past his opponent!  

82' - Anastasiy á Kadyshev sees Radoslav á Kulichev making a run.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, and Radoslav á Kulichev takes the ball.  Radoslav á Kulichev looks to place the ball past the keeper...but the shot is tipped around the post by Ed McPhetridge!  The linesman flags for a corner for  Ludogorets.  Zdravko á Bolgarov will take the corner.  He whips the ball into the box, and manages to find Blazhe á Billius.  Blazhe á Billius gets his head to the ball towards goal...but the shot sails over the bar!

82' - Ed McPhetridge uses his pace to beat Anastasiy á Kadyshev, but is illegally impeded.    The referee shows Anastasiy á Kadyshev the yellow card! That will be a freekick for Celtic.  

83' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Andy MacNeill will come off.  Hamish McCorvey is going to be brought on.  

83' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Kaloyan á Andonov is going to be taken off.  Nikolai á Zhirov joins the game from the bench.  

84' - Zdravko á Bolgarov sees Bozhidar á Makarov making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

87' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Zdravko á Bolgarov is going to be taken off.  Georgi á Rangelov is brought on from the bench.  

89' - Tase á Tonev passes the ball to Georgi á Rangelov.  Georgi á Rangelov attempts to hit a long range shot...and Georgi á Rangelov scores!  That's a wonderful goal from the Ludogorets player!  The ball bounced off the post and into the net!

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

91' - Mark Blyth plays a short pass to Ken Mitchell.  Ken Mitchell passes the ball to Jack Morgan.  Jack Morgan uses his pace to beat Radoslav á Kulichev.  

92' - Jack Morgan sees Barry Allen making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Barry Allen runs on to the ball.  Barry Allen fires a shot towards goal...and Barry Allen scores!  That's a beautiful goal from the Celtic player!  The ball rebounded in off the post!

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



The match has ended Celtic 2 - 2 PFC Ludogorets.