INFO
CELTIC UNDER 16S 6-2 AIRDRIE UNITED UNDER 19S
FRIENDLY
VENUE � BARROWFIELD
KICK OFF TIME � 7:25PM
DATE - 01 OCTOBER 2008
STARTING 11
1 � BOBBY WEIR, 2 � JAMIE BAIN, 3 -PAUL BYRNE, 4 � LIAM SMITH, 5 � SHAUN MCKAY, 6 � WILLIAM ROSS, 7 � SEAN CLARK,
8 � PADDY MCCABE � MAN OF THE MATCH, 9 � ANTHONY CLARKE, 10 � DOUGIE MACKAY, 11 � ALEXANDER MURRAY � 1 GOAL
SUBS - ALL USED
12 � KEIRAN DONAGHY FOR 9 � ANTHONY CLARKE, 14 � GRAEME FOX FOR 10 � DOUGIE MACKAY
15 � DANIEL FITZPATRICK FOR 6 � WILLIAM ROSS, 16 � FRASER KEAST � 1 GOAL FOR 7 � SEAN CLARK
MAN OF THE MATCH
8 - PADDY MCCABE
MATCH REPORT
AIRDRIE UNITED UNDER 19S SUFFERED A 6-2 DEFEAT AGAINST CELTIC UNDER 16S TONIGHT AT BARROWFIELD IN A FRIENDLY DESPITE WINNING 1-0 AT HALF TIME. ALEXANDER MURRAY AND UNDER 17S PLAYER FRASER KEAST WERE OUR GOALSCORERS.
FIRST HALF
THE GAME GOT OFF TO A SLOW START AS THE FIRST CHANCE DID NOT COME UNTIL THE 13TH MINUTE FOR OUR UNDER 19S WHEN ANTHONY CLARKE HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT THE CELTIC GOALKEEPER PARRIED THE BALL AWAY AND HIS DEFENCE CLEARED THE DANGER. THREE MINUTES LATER CELTIC GAME REALLY CLOSE TO OPENING THE SCORING AS FROM INSIDE THE BOX THEY HIT A SHOT BUT IT RATTLED THE POST AND WENT WIDE. SHORTLY AFTER THIS CELTIC HAD ANOTHER CHANCE AS THEY HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR. OUR UNDER 19S HAD AN EXCELLENT CHANCE TO TAKE THE LEAD TWO MINUTES LATER AS AN EXCELLENT THROUGH BALL BY SEAN CLARK LED TO ANTHONY CLARKE BREAKING IN ON GOAL AND HITTING A SHOT WHILST UNDER PRESSURE BY A CELTIC DEFENDER BUT IT WENT JUST OVER THE BAR.
CELTIC WAS TO HAVE THREE CHANCES WITHIN THE NEXT THREE MINUTES HOWEVER THEY ALL MISSED THE TARGET AS TWO OF THEM WENT WIDE AND ONE OVER THE BAR. ON THE 24TH MINUTE PADDY MCCABE CAME CLOSE TO OPENING THE SCORING FOR OUR UNDER 19S AS FROM THE TOP OF THE BOX HE HIT A SHOT BUT IT WENT JUST WIDE. FOUR MINUTES LATER CELTIC WON A FREE KICK ABOUT 25 YARDS FROM GOAL AND FROM IT THEY HIT A SHOT BUT BOBBY WEIR PARRIED THE BALL AWAY AND FROM THE REBOUND CELTIC HIT ANOTHER SHOT BUT BOBBY WEIR AGAIN PARRIED THE BALL AWAY AND THE DEFENCE CLEARED THE DANGER. CELTIC WON ANOTHER FREE KICK ABOUT 25 YARDS FROM GOAL ON THE 31ST MINUTE AND FROM IT THEY HIT ANOTHER SHOT BUT BOBBY WEIR PUNCHED THE BALL CLEAR.
THERE WAS TO BE FOUR MORE CHANCES DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE HALF. FIRSTLY ON THE 32ND MINUTE SEAN CLARK HAD A GO FROM ABOUT 25 YARDS OUT FOR OUR UNDER 19S BUT IT WAS SAVED. SIX MINUTES LATER CELTIC HAD THERE FINAL CHANCE OF THE HALF WHEN THEY HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 20 YARDS OUT BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR. ON THE 40TH MINUTE OUR YOUNG DIAMONDS WON A CORNER AND FROM IT SEAN CLARK CROSSED THE BALL INTO THE BOX AND DOUGIE MACKAY GOT ONTO THE END OF IT WITH A SHOT BUT IT WENT WIDE. DURING THE FINAL MINUTE OF THE HALF JAMIE BAIN PLAYED A FANTASTIC THROUGH BALL TO ALEXANDER MURRAY AND HE RACED IN ON GOAL AND PLACED THE BALL INTO THE BOTTOM CORNER OF THE NET TO SEND OUR UNDER 19S INTO HALF TIME WITH THE ONE GOAL LEAD.
SECOND HALF
CELTIC GOT THE HALF OFF TO A GREAT START AS DURING THE SECOND MINUTE OF IT THE BALL WAS CUTBACK TO AN UNMARKED PLAYER AND FROM ABOUT TEN YARDS OUT HE TURNED THE BALL INTO THE NET FOR THE EQUALIZER. SHORTLY AFTER THIS WILLIAM ROSS HAD OUR UNDER 19S FIRST CHANCE OF THE HALF WHEN HE HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 20 YARDS OUT BUT IT WENT FLYING OVER THE BAR. CELTIC WERE TO WIN A CORNER ON THE 51ST MINUTE AND FROM IT THEY TOOK THE LEAD AS THE BALL WAS CROSSED INTO THE BOX AND AN UNMARKED PLAYER SENT A HEADER GOALWARDS BUT BOBBY WEIR PARRIED THE BALL AWAY ONLY TO SEE A CELTIC PLAYER REACTING QUICKEST TO THE REBOUND AND TURNING HE BALL INTO THE NET. THREE MINUTES AFTER THIS CELTIC CONTROVERSIALLY SCORED AGAIN AS A CELTIC PLAYER FOULED AN AIRDRIE DEFENDER ABOUT 30 YARDS FROM GOAL BUT THE REFEREE ALLOWED THE PLAY TO CONTINUE AND THIS MEANT A CELTIC PLAYER RACED THROUGH ON GOAL AND TURNED THE BALL INTO THE NET.
BEFORE THE RESTART OUR UNDER 19S MADE THERE FIRST TWO SUBSTITUTIONS AS KEIRAN DONAGHY AND UNDER 17S PLAYER FRASER KEAST CAME ON FOR ANTHONY CLARKE AND SEAN CLARK. HOWEVER THE NEXT CHANCE WAS FOR CELTIC ON THE 61ST MINUTE WHEN THEY HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT IT WENT WIDE. STRAIGHT AFTER THIS OUR UNDER 19S MADE THERE FINAL TWO SUBSTITUTIONS AS GRAEME FOX AND UNDER 17S PLAYER DANIEL FITZPATRICK CAME ON FOR DOUGIE MACKAY AND WILLIAM ROSS. SHORTLY AFTER THIS CELTIC HAD ANOTHER CHANCE WHEN THEY HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR. THEN ON THE 63RD MINUTE FRASER KEAST BEAT THE CELTIC GOALKEEPER TO THE BALL OUT ON THE RIGHT WING AND ATTEMPTED TO LOB THE BALL OVER HIM BUT IT WENT WIDE. TWO MINUTES LATER CELTIC WON A CORNER AND FROM IT THE BALL WAS CROSSED INTO THE BACK POST WHERE AN UNMARKED PLAYER SENT A HEADER GOALWARDS BUT IT WENT WIDE.
GRAEME FOX WAS TO HAVE THE NEXT CHANCE OF THE GAME ON THE 70TH MINUTE FOR OUR UNDER 19S WHEN HE HIT A STINGING DRIVE FROM ABOUT 25 YARDS OUT BUT THE CELTIC GOALKEEPER PARRIED THE BALL AWAY AND HIS DEFENCE CLEARED THE DANGER. TWO MINUTES LATER CELTIC HAD A CHANCE WHEN THEY HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT IT WENT WIDE. THEN ON THE 74TH MINUTE THEY WON A FREE KICK ON THE LEFT WING ABOUT 20 YARDS FROM GOAL AND FROM IT THE BALL WAS CROSSED INTO THE PENALTY SPOT AND AN UNMARKED PLAYER SENT A POWERFUL HEADER INTO THE NET TO INCREASE THE LEAD. ON THE 80TH MINUTE OUR UNDER 19S WERE DEALT ANOTHER BLOW AS ALEXANDER MURRAY CAME OFF INJURED HOWEVER CELTIC RESPONDED TO THIS BY SHOWING EXCELLENT SPORTSMANSHIP BY TAKING A PLAYER OF THERE OWN OFF SO IT WAS TEN ON TEN.
CELTIC WAS TO HAVE THE NEXT THREE CHANCES HOWEVER THE FIRST TWO OF THEM WENT WIDE. ON THE 83RD MINUTE THEY SCORED AGAIN TO EXTEND THERE LEAD AS THE BALL WAS NOT CLEARED AND THIS LET AN UNMARKED PLAYER FIRE THE BALL INTO THE NET. WITH ONLY FIVE MINUTES OF THE GAME KEIRAN DONAGHY TRIED TO PULL A GOAL BACK WHEN HE HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT THE CELTIC GOALKEEPER MADE THE SAVE. THEN DURING THE FINAL FEW MINUTES OF THE GAME DANIEL FITZPATRICK HIT A SHOT BUT IT WAS SAVED. SHORTLY AFTER THIS TWO OF THE SUBSTITUTES COMBINED AFTER A FANTASTIC RUN BY SHAUN MCKAY WHICH SAW HIM BEAT THREE CELTIC PLAYERS HE CUT THE BALL BACK TO KEIRAN DONAGHY AND HE SENT A LOW CROSS INTO THE BOX TO AN UNMARKED FRASER KEAST WHO HAD DONE WELL TO GET INTO THIS POSITION AND FRASER SMASHED THE BALL BY THE CELTIC GOALKEEPER AND INTO THE NET TO PULL A GOAL BACK. CELTIC WAS NOT FINISHED THOUGH AS WITH THERE LAST CHANCE OF THE GAME THEY INCREASED THERE LEAD AS THEY PLACED A SHOT INTO THE NET FROM INSIDE THE BOX. OUR YOUNG DIAMONDS HAD THE FINAL CHANCE OF THE GAME DURING INJURY TIME AS JAMIE BAIN HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 30 YARDS OUT BUT IT WENT FLYING OVER THE BAR AND CELTIC WON THE GAME 6-2.