Scottish Cup

FT Saturday, March 3, 2018
Greenock Morton WDWWL 0
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Celtic WWDLW 3
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Celtic Park · 18,255 att.

Match Report

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Moussa Dembele at the double as Celtic cruise past Greenock Morton

Moussa Dembele's second-half double and a late strike from substitute Odsonne Edouard gave holders Celtic a 3-0 Scottish Cup win over Morton.

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Head to Head

CEL leads series 2-1

Lineups

CEL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 24Dorus de VriesG
  2. 5Jozo SimunovicCD-L
  3. 33Marvin CompperCD-R
  4. 63Kieran TierneyLB
  5. 35Kristoffer AjerRB
  6. 18Tom RogicAM
  7. 21Olivier NtchamLM
  8. 8Scott BrownRM
  9. 10Moussa DembéléF
  10. 11Scott SinclairAM-L
  11. 49James ForrestAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 88Kouassi EboueSUB
  2. 22Odsonne ÉdouardSUB
  3. 7Patrick RobertsSUB
  4. 23Mikael LustigSUB
  5. 29Scott BainSUB
  6. 42Callum McGregorSUB
  7. 67Charly MusondaSUB

MORT · 4-5-1

  1. 1Derek GastonG
  2. 5Ricki LamieCD-L
  3. 4Thomas O'WareCD-R
  4. 17Mark RussellLB
  5. 6Michael DoyleRB
  6. 12Michael TidserCM-L
  7. 14Gary HarkinsCM-R
  8. 3Andrew MurdochAM
  9. 15Scott TiffoneyLM
  10. 25Frank RossRM
  11. 7Gary OliverF

Substitutes

  1. 11Robert McHughSUB
  2. 28Jack PurdueSUB
  3. 21Ruaridh LanganSUB
  4. 26Jack IredaleSUB
  5. 20Conor BrennanSUB
  6. 16Lewis StrappSUB

Timeline

  1. 45' Substitution, Celtic. Odsonne Edouard replaces Scott Sinclair.
  2. 58' Gary Oliver (Morton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 62' Goal! Celtic 1, Morton 0. Moussa Dembele (Celtic) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Tomas Rogic following a corner.
  4. 68' Substitution, Celtic. Charly Musonda replaces Tomas Rogic.
  5. 71' Goal! Celtic 2, Morton 0. Moussa Dembele (Celtic) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  6. 72' Thomas O'Ware (Morton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 78' Substitution, Morton. Bob McHugh replaces Michael Tidser.
  8. 82' Frank Ross (Morton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 83' Substitution, Celtic. Callum McGregor replaces Marvin Compper.
  10. 87' Substitution, Morton. Jack Iredale replaces Frank Ross.
  11. 90' Goal! Celtic 3, Morton 0. Odsonne Edouard (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by James Forrest.

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