MATCH 1522 - Wednesday, 7th August 2013

Season:  2013/14
ENGLISH LEAGUE CUP - 1st Round
Venue:  BRUNTON PARK

CARLISLE UNITED   3   BLACKBURN ROVERS   3

after extra time - Carlisle won on penalties
Scorer:  Amoo(2), Guy;  Crainey, Taylor, Judge

 

Final match of three night ground hop and like the previous nights the underdog progressed into the next round of the League Cup.  We watched the match from the away section.  Blackburn fans travelled in good numbers and were a very decent bunch.  The match ended up being a fabulous rollercoaster cup tie with six goals, 30 minutes extra time, penalties, a red card.

  

 

MATCH 1521 - Tuesday, 6th August 2013

Season:  2013/14
ENGLISH LEAGUE CUP - 1st Round
Venue:  GLOBE ARENA

                         

MORECAMBE   1   WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS   0
Scorer:  Williams

Night 2 of 3 night ground hop.  First visit to the Globe Arena, a new tidy little ground in the seaside resort of Morecambe. 

The moment Williams became a local hero.

MATCH 1520 - Monday, 5th August 2013

Season:  2013/14
ENGLISH LEAGUE CUP - 1st Round
Venue:  DEEPDALE STADIUM

                                   

PRESTON NORTH END   1    BLACKPOOL   0
Scorer:  Clarke
Attendance:  17,400

1st visit to Deepdale and it was well worth it even although I watch fom the away section.  Although on a Monday night and on Sky TV their was a big crowd as tickets were priced at £10 and £5 and this ensured a terrific atmosphere.

We travelled down south on the day of the game.  All the way down the weather was awful but by the time we reached Blackpool the rain had cleared.

 

 

MATCH 1519 - Saturday, 3rd August 2013

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

                  

 

CELTIC    2    ROSS COUNTY    1

 

Flag day at Celtic Park as Celtic unfurl their 44th league flag before the game.  John Keane had the honour of pulling the cord. 

MATCH 1518 - Wednesday, 31st July 2013

Season:  2013/14
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Qualifying Round 1st Leg
Venue:  CELTIC PARK

CELTIC    1    ELFSBORG    0

Scorer: Commons 

 

 

A nervy performance from Celtic against the Swedish champions.  Elfsborg are well into their season while Celtic have yet to play a domestic match and it should showed as Celtic were rusty in this European clash.

 

This is my 3rd match of the season and 3rd new team to add to my List of Clubs.



MATCH 1517 - Saturday, 27th July 2013

Season 2013/14
FRIENDLY
Venue:  CELTIC PARK

       

 

                 Celtic    1   Borussia Monchengladbach   2    

Scorers:  Stokes; Xhaka, Hrgota

 

A number of new faces in the Celtic ranks for the small Celtic Park crowd to view.  And it was one of the youngsters Darnell Fisher playing at right back that impressed most. 

 

Borussia Monchengladbach had a very healthy following with them as they enjoyed the baulk of the possession in a typical pre-season encounter.  Both clubs made a host of substitutes in the second half.  The pick of the goals came from Xhaka who's swerving passing shot was too good for Zulaska as it clipped the under side of the bar and put the German side 1 up. Younes (No. 25) also impressed with his movement and skill during his 63 minutes of action.



 

Overall Borussia fully deserved their win.

 

CELTIC:

 Zaluska; Fisher, Mouyokolo, Ambrose (Mulgrew 46), Waters (Matthews 63); Herron (Henderson 68), Brown (Stokes 46), McGregor (Ledley 63), Commons (McGeouch 46); Balde (Atajic 81)Watt

   
 BORUSSIA MONCHENGLADBACH:

 ter Stegen; Basket (Wendt 71), Stranzl, Dominguez (Brouwers 71),Daems (de Jong 71); Raphael, Kramer, Xhaka (Herrmann 63), Younes (Nordtveit 63); Kruse (Jantschke 71), Rupp (Hrgota 63)

 

On a personal note:  This was my first time seeing Borussia Monchengladbach

MATCH 1516 - Tuesday, 23rd July 2013

SEASON: 2013/14
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUALIFYING ROUND 2nd LEG
Venue:  CELTIC PARK

CELTIC    2    CLIFTONVILLE    0

Scorers: Ambrose, Samaras

 

Start of a new season and straight into Champions League action.  Although having secured a first leg lead of 3-0 the 2nd leg was a formality.  Two headed goals - one in each half - ensured a convincing aggregate score of 5-0.

The noisy visitors from Belfast enjoyed their first trip to Celtic Park outsinging the home fans all night.




SUMMARY - Season 2012/13

TOTAL MATCHES:   49

 

 

Breakdown:

• Celtic            38
• Non Celtic   11

 

Scottish Premier League -     23

Scottish Cup                -               4

Scottish League Cup   -             3

UEFA Champions League -    6

UEFA Europa League        -      1

English FA Premiership   -      3

English League Division 1 -     2

English FA Cup                    -       1

Olympic Internationals    -       4

Friendlies                              -       2

 

MATCH 1515 - Sunday, 26th May 2013

Season:  2012/13
128th SCOTTISH CUP FINAL
Venue: HAMPDEN PARK

           

 

CELTIC    3    HIBERNIAN    0

Scorers:  Hooper(2), Ledley 

 

Celtic clinched the League & Cup double in their 125th year just as they had done in their centenary year in 1988.  Hampden was a sea of green and white as the greens contested the Cup final just as they had done in 2001 and again the scoreline ended in a three zero victory to the Glasgow greens.   The deadly duo of Hooper and Stokes were the difference with Stokes providing the ammunition for Hooper to fire twice into the net.

The Line ups:

 Celtic (4-4-2): Forster; Lustig, Wilson, Mulgrew, Izaguirre; Forrest (McCourt 88), Brown (Ambrose 71), Ledley, Commons (Samaras 76); Stokes, Hooper.
Subs: Zaluska (g), Rogic.

Hibernian (4-4-2): Williams; Maybury, Forster, Hanlon, McGivern; Harris, Taiwo, Claros, Thomson (Caldwell 76); Doyle (Handling 71), Griffiths (Stevenson 84).
Subs: Murdoch (g), Robertson.

 

 

 

Personal Note:  Seated in high in the East Stand in a very similar position to were I stood in the 1988 final.  This was my 14th Scottish Cup Final since 1984.

 

FLASHBACK - MATCH 989 - May 2001

Season: 2000/01
SCOTTISH CUP FINAL
Venue:  HAMPDEN PARK

CELTIC   3   HIBERNIAN   0

Scorers: McNamara, Larsson(2)

 

Jackie McNamara replaced fans favourite Lubo Moracvik early in the first half and a long with Player of the Season Henrik Larsson became the hero of the day as Celtic clinched the treble for the third time.

 

 

 

 Final video