MATCH 1530 - Tuesday, 22 October 2013

Season:  2013/14

Group match - Day 3
Venue:  CELTIC PARK

 

CELTIC    2    AJAX    1
Scorers:  Forrest, Kayal; Schöne

Sixth occasions seeing Ajax unfortunately like the other times they did not wear their famous red stripe strip.

MATCH 36 - 15 September 1982 - FLASHBACK

Season:  1982/83
EUROPEAN CUP - 1st Round 1st Leg
Venue:  CELTIC PARK

*** My first European match ***

CELTIC    2    AJAX    2
Scorers: Nicholas (14 pen), McGarvey (27); Olsen (4), Lerby (18)

Johan Cryuff played in this memorable European tie but it was Jesper Olsen that proved to be the real Ajax star on the night with a wonder goal to open the scoring.  1982 Celtic were a fine side though and fought all the way to earn a draw on the night.

Ajax's second goal was a thing of beauty.

Teams

Celtic:
Bonner, McGrain, McAdam, Moyes, Reid, McStay, Burns (Sullivan 84), MacLeod, Provan, Nicholas, McGarvey


Ajax:
Galje, Molenaar, Van Veen, Molby, Boeve, Schoenaker, Ophof, Cryuff, Lerby, Olsen, Vanenburg

Att: 56,229

My ticket:

My first scarf bought after the game:

Highlights:

MATCH 1529 - Saturday, 19 October 2013

Season:  2013/14
SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE
Venue:  EASTER ROAD STADIUM (41)

        

 

HIBERNIAN    1    CELTIC     1

Scorers:  Heffernan;  Forrest

 

Darnell Fisher made his competitive debut for Celtic at right back.

 

 

My first Celtic away match of the season. 

107th Hibernian match

102nd Hibernian v Celtic match

 

 

   

MATCH 1528 - Saturday, 5 October 2013

Season:  2013/14
SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE
Venue:  CELTIC PARK (851)

               

CELTIC    2    MOTHERWELL    0

Scorers:  Stokes, Commons

 

A comfortable home win for Celtic achieved with a goal in each half.

 

Some personal stats:

13th match of season

9th Celtic match - all at Celtic Park

110th Motherwell match - 92 in league - 63rd defeat overall

MATCH 1527 - Tuesday, 1 October 2013

Season: 2013/14

 

Group match - Day 2
Venue: CELTIC PARK (850)

 

CELTIC    0    BARCELONA    1

Scorer: Fábregas

 

Ten man Celtic went down to a narrow defeat at the hands of Barcelona who badly missed their main man Lionel Messi. 

Personal stats:
5th meeting at Celtic Park between these sides in European competition.
104th European tie featuring Celtic - 8th Barcelona tie.

 

MATCH 1526 - Tuesday, 24 September 2013

Season:  2013/14
SCOTTISH LEAGUE CUP - 3rd Round
Venue:  CELTIC PARK

CELTIC    0    MORTON    1

After extra time - Scorer: Imrie

 

Celtic's League Cup campaign begins and ends against Morton.  Celtic had the ball for 120 minutes but only threatened at set pieces.

Morton's winner came from a penalty in the first half of extra time.
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Personal count:
Scottish League Cup ties:  97
Celtic:  95;   Morton  2.

MATCH 1525 - Saturday, 21 September 2013

Season:  2013/14
SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE
Venue: CELTIC PARK

                  

 

CELTC    2    ST JOHNSTONE    1

Scorers:  Pukki, Mulgrew;  Caddis

 

Teemu Pukki made his home debut and scored his second SPL goal in as many games.  Celtic were in great form in the first half  with Adam Matthews adding a extra dimension to the Celtic attack.  Unfortunately he went off injured at half time and the course of the match changed. 

In the second St Johnstone gradually imposed themselves on the game and by the end were unlucky not to take a point as they hit the post in the dying minutes. 

Israeli midfielder, Nir Biton made his SPL debut in the second half. 

 

MATCH 1524 - Wednesday, 28th August 2013

Season:  2013/14

QUALIFYING ROUND 2nd Leg

Venue:  CELTIC PARK

 

CELTIC    3    SHAKHTER KARAGANDY    0

Scorers:  Commons, Samaras, Forrest

 

Celtic staged a dramatic comeback against the longest travelled team ever to visit Celtic Park in UEFA football to book their place in the Champions League Group Stage for the second season running.

Trailing 2-0 from the first leg Celtic came out with the intension of getting an early but had to wait until injury time at the end of the first half to half the deficit.  A thunderbolt from Kris commons. They didn't have to wait too long for the second though as Samaras took advantage of a kind deflection to neatly chipped over the keeper.

Having got back level Celtic had to concentrate in defence as Shakhter didn't crumble after losing the second but instead went toe to toe in the final stage of the tie and indeed hit the bar following one of their long throw-ins.

As the match went into injury time Celtic dramatically scored their third through James Forrest following great play from Anthony Stokes to win the tie.

 



MATCH 1523 - Saturday, 24th August 2013

Season:  2013/14
SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE
Venue:  CELTIC PARK

                           

 

CELTIC    2    INVERNESS CT    2

Scorers: Mulgrew, Matthews; Doran, Foran

 

Inverness came to Celtic Park as league leaders and took a two goal lead in the first half.  An under strength Celtic team pulled one back just before the break and eventually equalised with less than 10 minutes remaining.

FLASH BACK - MATCH 479 - October 1990

Season: 1990/91
ENGLISH LEAGUE CUP 3rd ROUND
Venue:  OLD TRAFFORD

MANCHESTER UNITED    3   LIVERPOOL    1

Scorers:  Bruce, Hughes, Sharpe;  Houghton

 

 

My only previous English League Cup (known as the Rumbelows Cup as this time) match was this cracker from 1990 when Manchester United eliminated a previously unbeaten Liverpool team.

I travelled down to Manchester on the day of the match on a National Express coach without a match ticket.  Thankfully the match was not a sell out and I got one no problem from the ticket office.

I watched the match from just behind Kenny Dalglish and the Liverpool dug out.