UEFA Champions League

FT Friday, July 14, 2017
Celtic WWWWW 2
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Linfield WWWWD 0
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CEL202
LIN000
1st Leg · Windsor Park · 6,359 att.

Match Report

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Celtic edge part-timers Linfield to begin Champions League chase

Celtic took the first step towards the Champions League with a comfortable 2-0 win over part-time Linfield at Windsor Park.

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Team Stats

0
Fouls
0
5
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
0
Corner Kicks
0
0
Saves
0
0
Possession
0
1
SHOTS
0
1
ON GOAL
0
1.0
On Target %
0.0
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
0
Accurate Crosses
0
0
Crosses
0
0.0
Cross %
0.0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
0
Blocked Shots
0
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
0
Clearances
0

Lineups

LIN · 3-5-2

  1. 1Roy CarrollG
  2. 5Mark HaugheyCD
  3. 16Matthew ClarkeCD-L
  4. 2Mark StaffordCD-R
  5. 8Stephen LowryCM-L
  6. 24Robert GarrettCM-R
  7. 22Jamie MulgrewAM
  8. 31Niall QuinnLM
  9. 18Chris CasementRM
  10. 7Andrew WaterworthCF-L
  11. 38Paul SmythCF-R

CEL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Craig GordonG
  2. 28Erik SviatchenkoCD-L
  3. 5Jozo SimunovicCD-R
  4. 63Kieran TierneyLB
  5. 23Mikael LustigRB
  6. 18Tom RogicAM
  7. 8Scott BrownLM
  8. 14Stuart ArmstrongRM
  9. 9Leigh GriffithsF
  10. 11Scott SinclairAM-L
  11. 49James ForrestAM-R

Timeline

  1. 17' Own Goal by Mark Haughey, Linfield. Linfield 0, Celtic 1.
  2. 22' Goal! Linfield 0, Celtic 2. Tomas Rogic (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
  3. 54' Substitution, Linfield. Jordan Stewart replaces Matthew Clarke because of an injury.
  4. 59' Jozo Simunovic (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 63' Robert Garrett (Linfield) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 65' Leigh Griffiths (Celtic) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 66' Tomas Rogic (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 69' Andrew Waterworth (Linfield) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 69' Substitution, Celtic. Moussa Dembele replaces Leigh Griffiths.
  10. 70' Substitution, Celtic. Jonny Hayes replaces James Forrest.
  11. 74' Scott Brown (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 90'+4' Stuart Armstrong (Celtic) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 90'+4' Paul Smyth (Linfield) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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