Celtic vs AZ Alkmaar, 2021-22 UEFA Europa League Qualifying, Playoff Round

· 1st Leg
Celtic
  • 11': Kyogo Furuhashi
  • 12': Kyogo Furuhashi
  • 61': Timo Letschert (OG)
  • 61': Timo Letschert (OG)
FT
2 - 0
1st Leg
AZ Alkmaar

    About

    Celtic are hosting AZ Alkmaar at Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League Qualifying.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Anthony Ralston.
    • 2': Anthony Ralston (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Foul by Zakaria Aboukhlal (AZ).
    • 2': David Turnbull (Celtic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 2': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (AZ).
    • 3': Carl Starfelt (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ).
    • 5': Attempt saved. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners.
    • 7': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Yukinari Sugawara.
    • 7': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Fredrik Midtsjø.
    • 10': Albert Gudmundsson (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic).
    • 11': Goal! Celtic 1, AZ 0. Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Tomas Rogic with a cross.
    • 14': David Turnbull (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (AZ).
    • 15': Foul by Carl Starfelt (Celtic).
    • 15': Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Attempt saved. Liel Abada (Celtic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tomas Rogic.
    • 16': Attempt saved. Tomas Rogic (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 17': Carl Starfelt (Celtic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 17': Foul by Zakaria Aboukhlal (AZ).
    • 18': Foul by Liel Abada (Celtic).
    • 18': Timo Letschert (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Callum McGregor (Celtic).
    • 19': Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Dangerous play by Dani de Wit (AZ).
    • 20': Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 21': Attempt blocked. Tomas Rogic (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Ralston with a cross.
    • 21': Attempt blocked. Liel Abada (Celtic) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 21': Offside, Celtic. Liel Abada tries a through ball, but Anthony Ralston is caught offside.
    • 24': Attempt saved. Zakaria Aboukhlal (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Albert Gudmundsson.
    • 25': Foul by Albert Gudmundsson (AZ).
    • 25': Tomas Rogic (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Attempt saved. James Forrest (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by David Turnbull.
    • 26': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Hobie Verhulst.
    • 29': Attempt saved. Zakaria Aboukhlal (AZ) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
    • 29': Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ).
    • 29': Stephen Welsh (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Albert Gudmundsson (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 30': Foul by Tomas Rogic (Celtic).
    • 34': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Thijs Oosting.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Stephen Welsh (Celtic) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by David Turnbull with a cross following a corner.
    • 37': Foul by James Forrest (Celtic).
    • 37': Yukinari Sugawara (AZ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 39': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Bruno Martins Indi.
    • 40': Attempt missed. David Turnbull (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Greg Taylor.
    • 41': Offside, Celtic. Greg Taylor tries a through ball, but James Forrest is caught offside.
    • 42': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Carl Starfelt.
    • 43': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Carl Starfelt.
    • 43': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Tomas Rogic.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Dani de Wit (AZ) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners with a cross following a corner.
    • 45': Anthony Ralston (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Albert Gudmundsson (AZ).
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Celtic 1, AZ 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Celtic 1, AZ 0.
    • 48': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
    • 48': Tomas Rogic (Celtic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 48': Dani de Wit (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 49': Foul by David Turnbull (Celtic).
    • 49': Zakaria Aboukhlal (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Thijs Oosting (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
    • 52': Foul by Tomas Rogic (Celtic).
    • 52': Fredrik Midtsjø (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Zakaria Aboukhlal (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners.
    • 52': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Greg Taylor.
    • 53': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Callum McGregor.
    • 58': Substitution, Celtic. Odsonne Edouard replaces Liel Abada.
    • 60': Albert Gudmundsson (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Foul by Tomas Rogic (Celtic).
    • 61': Attempt missed. Tomas Rogic (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by James Forrest.
    • 61': Attempt missed. James Forrest (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kyogo Furuhashi.
    • 61': Own Goal by Timo Letschert, AZ. Celtic 2, AZ 0.
    • 63': Anthony Ralston (Celtic) is shown the yellow card.
    • 64': Foul by Yukinari Sugawara (AZ).
    • 64': Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Anthony Ralston.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Zakaria Aboukhlal (AZ) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners with a cross following a corner.
    • 68': Albert Gudmundsson (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Foul by Callum McGregor (Celtic).
    • 71': Dani de Wit (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Foul by Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic).
    • 72': Substitution, AZ. Håkon Evjen replaces Albert Gudmundsson.
    • 72': Substitution, AZ. Jordy Clasie replaces Fredrik Midtsjø.
    • 72': Attempt saved. Tomas Rogic (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Odsonne Edouard.
    • 72': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Hobie Verhulst.
    • 73': Foul by Jordy Clasie (AZ).
    • 73': Tomas Rogic (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 74': Offside, Celtic. Anthony Ralston tries a through ball, but Kyogo Furuhashi is caught offside.
    • 75': Substitution, Celtic. Adam Montgomery replaces Kyogo Furuhashi.
    • 75': Substitution, Celtic. James McCarthy replaces Tomas Rogic.
    • 76': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Anthony Ralston.
    • 77': Offside, AZ. Zakaria Aboukhlal tries a through ball, but Thijs Oosting is caught offside.
    • 78': Anthony Ralston (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by Zakaria Aboukhlal (AZ).
    • 80': Substitution, AZ. Ernest Poku replaces Vangelis Pavlidis.
    • 82': Foul by James McCarthy (Celtic).
    • 82': Teun Koopmeiners (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 82': James McCarthy (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 84': Foul by Ernest Poku (AZ).
    • 84': James McCarthy (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Odsonne Edouard (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anthony Ralston.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Odsonne Edouard (Celtic) header from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Adam Montgomery (Celtic) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Adam Montgomery (Celtic) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Greg Taylor (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 85': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Yukinari Sugawara.
    • 86': Anthony Ralston (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 86': Foul by Zakaria Aboukhlal (AZ).
    • 88': Substitution, Celtic. Ismaila Soro replaces David Turnbull.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Teun Koopmeiners (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 90'+3': Adam Montgomery (Celtic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
    • 90'+4': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Dani de Wit.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Celtic 2, AZ 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Celtic 2, AZ 0.

    Statistics

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    16 Fouls 12
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 3
    8 Corner Kicks 8
    6 Saves 3
    46.6 Possession 53.4
    8 SHOTS 16
    3 ON GOAL 8
    0.4 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    363 Accurate Passes 425
    463 Passes 527
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 7
    20 Crosses 23
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    57 Long Balls 43
    26 Accurate Long Balls 13
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
    1 Blocked Shots 4
    8 Effective Tackles 17
    16 Tackles 22
    0.5 Tackle % 0.8
    15 Interceptions 9
    23 Effective Clearances 26
    23 Clearances 26

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Europa League Qualifying

    Venue: Celtic Park
    Location: Glasgow, Scotland

    Line-Ups

    CEL Celtic (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    15 Joe Hart (GK)
    57 Stephen Welsh
    4 Carl Starfelt
    3 Greg Taylor
    56 Anthony Ralston Yellow Card
    42 Callum McGregor
    14 David Turnbull
    18 Tom Rogic
    8 Kyogo Furuhashi
    49 James Forrest
    11 Liel Abada
    Celtic Substitutes:
    James McCarthy, Scott Robertson, Liam Shaw, Vasilios Barkas, Nir Bitton, Ismaila Soro, Osaze Urhoghide, Albian Ajeti, Scott Bain, Adam Montgomery, Odsonne Édouard.

    AZ AZ Alkmaar (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    12 Hobie Verhulst (GK)
    4 Bruno Martins Indi
    22 Timo Letschert
    25 Thijs Oosting
    2 Yukinari Sugawara
    10 Dani de Wit Yellow Card
    6 Fredrik Midtsjo
    8 Teun Koopmeiners
    21 Vangelis Pavlidis
    17 Zakaria Aboukhlal
    28 Albert Gudmundsson
    AZ Alkmaar Substitutes:
    Peer Koopmeiners, Aslak Witry, Maxim Gullit, Jordy Clasie, Sam Beukema, Pantelis Hatzidiakos, Ernest Poku, Beau Reus, Peter Vindahl Jensen, Mohamed Taabouni, Hakon Evjen, Tijjani Reijnders.

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