- Scottish Premier League
- 22 April 2012, 2:00pm
- Fir Park
- Attendance: 8,760
Motherwell | v | Celtic |
| 0 | 3
|
live commentary
Match ends, Motherwell 0, Celtic 3.
90+2 mins:Second Half ends, Motherwell 0, Celtic 3.
90+1 mins:Attempt saved. Tony Watt (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
89 mins:Attempt missed. Emilio Izaguirre (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
87 mins:Attempt blocked. Gary Hooper (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
86 mins:Foul by Michael Higdon (Motherwell).
86 mins:Charlie Mulgrew (Celtic) wins a free kick.
85 mins:Corner, Motherwell.
83 mins:Goal! Motherwell 0, Celtic 3. Cha Du-Ri (Celtic) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Patrick McCourt with a cross.
81 mins:Attempt saved. Steven Hammell (Motherwell) header from the centre of the box is saved.
80 mins:Foul by Henrik Ojamaa (Motherwell).
80 mins:Emilio Izaguirre (Celtic) wins a free kick.
79 mins:Attempt missed. Tom Hateley (Motherwell) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
78 mins:Foul by Michael Higdon (Motherwell).
78 mins:Joe Ledley (Celtic) wins a free kick.
77 mins:Substitution, Celtic. Mikael Lustig replaces Kris Commons.
77 mins:Foul by Michael Higdon (Motherwell).
77 mins:Victor Wanyama (Celtic) wins a free kick.
77 mins:Foul by Gary Hooper (Celtic).
77 mins:Tim Clancy (Motherwell) wins a free kick.
76 mins:Attempt missed. Henrik Ojamaa (Motherwell) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
74 mins:Offside, Celtic. Tony Watt tries a through ball, but Tony Watt is caught offside.
74 mins:Offside, Motherwell. Jamie Murphy tries a through ball, but Jamie Murphy is caught offside.
73 mins:Attempt blocked. Henrik Ojamaa (Motherwell) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
71 mins:Offside, Celtic. Gary Hooper tries a through ball, but Gary Hooper is caught offside.
71 mins:Corner, Celtic.
70 mins:Attempt saved. Kris Commons (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
69 mins:Attempt missed. Chris Humphrey (Motherwell) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
68 mins:Corner, Motherwell.
67 mins:Substitution, Motherwell. Jamie Murphy replaces Stuart Carswell.
66 mins:Goal! Motherwell 0, Celtic 2. Tony Watt (Celtic) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joe Ledley.
63 mins:Goal! Motherwell 0, Celtic 1. Tony Watt (Celtic) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Victor Wanyama with a cross.
62 mins:Foul by Tony Watt (Celtic).
62 mins:Tom Hateley (Motherwell) wins a free kick.
60 mins:Substitution, Motherwell. Henrik Ojamaa replaces Omar Daley.
59 mins:Substitution, Celtic. Tony Watt replaces Pawel Brozek.
53 mins:Attempt missed. Joe Ledley (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
51 mins:Foul by Stuart Carswell (Motherwell).
51 mins:Joe Ledley (Celtic) wins a free kick.
50 mins:Attempt saved. Nicky Law (Motherwell) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved.
50 mins:Attempt missed. Nicky Law (Motherwell) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
46 mins:Foul by Pawel Brozek (Celtic).
46 mins:Shaun Hutchinson (Motherwell) wins a free kick.
Second Half begins Motherwell 0, Celtic 0.
45+2 mins:First Half ends, Motherwell 0, Celtic 0.
45+1 mins:Foul by Thomas Rogne (Celtic).
45+1 mins:Michael Higdon (Motherwell) wins a free kick.
45+1 mins:Corner, Celtic.
45+1 mins:Attempt saved. Pawel Brozek (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved.
45 mins:Attempt missed. Kris Commons (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
44 mins:Attempt saved. Shaun Hutchinson (Motherwell) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved.
43 mins:Attempt saved. Kris Commons (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved.
42 mins:Foul by Tom Hateley (Motherwell).
42 mins:Kris Commons (Celtic) wins a free kick.
42 mins:Corner, Celtic.
42 mins:Attempt blocked. Joe Ledley (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
41 mins:Substitution, Celtic. Patrick McCourt replaces Ki Sung-Yong.
40 mins:Foul by Charlie Mulgrew (Celtic).
40 mins:Michael Higdon (Motherwell) wins a free kick.
38 mins:Attempt saved. Kris Commons (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved.
37 mins:Foul by Michael Higdon (Motherwell).
37 mins:Charlie Mulgrew (Celtic) wins a free kick.
35 mins:Attempt missed. Pawel Brozek (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
31 mins:Attempt saved. Chris Humphrey (Motherwell) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
30 mins:Attempt blocked. Steven Jennings (Motherwell) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
27 mins:Hand ball by Gary Hooper (Celtic).
24 mins:Attempt saved. Chris Humphrey (Motherwell) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
23 mins:Foul by Omar Daley (Motherwell).
23 mins:Cha Du-Ri (Celtic) wins a free kick.
18 mins:Attempt missed. Victor Wanyama (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
17 mins:Attempt missed. Steven Jennings (Motherwell) right footed shot from long range on the right.
16 mins:Corner, Motherwell.
12 mins:Corner, Motherwell.
12 mins:Foul by Michael Higdon (Motherwell).
12 mins:Charlie Mulgrew (Celtic) wins a free kick.
11 mins:Offside, Motherwell. Chris Humphrey tries a through ball, but Chris Humphrey is caught offside.
10 mins:Corner, Celtic.
6 mins:Foul by Chris Humphrey (Motherwell).
6 mins:Emilio Izaguirre (Celtic) wins a free kick.
6 mins:Offside, Celtic. Kris Commons tries a through ball, but Kris Commons is caught offside.
5 mins:Attempt missed. Victor Wanyama (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ki Sung-Yong with a cross.
4 mins:Foul by Chris Humphrey (Motherwell).
4 mins:Emilio Izaguirre (Celtic) wins a free kick.
3 mins:Attempt missed. Pawel Brozek (Celtic) header from the centre of the box is too high.
2 mins:Attempt missed. Kris Commons (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- Scottish Premier League
- 22 April 2012, 2:00pm
- Fir Park
- Attendance: 8,760
| Motherwell | v | Celtic |
| 0 | 3
|
match report
Celtic debutant Tony Watt scored twice in three second-half minutes to help the SPL champions earn a 3-0 victory over Motherwell at Fir Park.
The game was drifting when the 18-year-old striker replaced Pawel Brozek in the 59th minute but it came to life when he volleyed in a Victor Wanyama cross three minutes later from a tight angle.
With the travelling support still celebrating, he drove low past Well goalkeeper Darren Randolph from the edge of the box.
Hoops wing-back Cha Du-ri headed in a third to deal a blow to the home side's Champions League aspirations, the Steelmen now only three points ahead of fourth-placed Dundee United having played the same amount of games.
But this game was all about the former Airdrie United player who would have given manager Neil Lennon immense satisfaction as he sat in the stand serving the first of his two-match touchline ban for criticising referee Willie Collum after last month's Scottish Communities League Cup final defeat by Kilmarnock at Hampden.
Lennon had handed Watt a place on the bench in a much-changed line-up.
Polish striker Brozek, on loan from Trabzonspor until the end of the season, made his first start while number two keeper and fellow Pole Lukasz Zaluska made a rare appearance in goals.
Full-backs Cha and Emilio Izaguirre, stopper Thomas Rogne and midfielder Wanyama also came in with Kelvin Wilson, Scott Brown, Georgios Samaras, Glenn Loovens, Fraser Forster and Mikael Lustig dropped out, with only the latter two starting on the bench.
Motherwell defender Stevie Hammell and midfielder Steve Jennings both returned from a ban while Jonathan Page and Keith Lasley were missing through suspension, as Omar Daley came in for Henrik Ojamaa, who started on the bench.
The visitors, captained for the day by striker Gary Hooper, started impressively.
Midfielder Kris Commons flashed a long-distance drive wide of the target before Brozek headed a Cha cross over the bar.
The Steelmen were pinned back by the width Izaguirre and Cha were giving Celtic down the flanks.
Motherwell's first real attack came midway through the first half when a flick from burly striker Michael Higdon set winger Chris Humphrey free but his drive drew a fine save from Zaluska.
The Parkhead side still controlled possession but in a swift Fir Park counter, the Celtic keeper had to make another save from Humphrey.
However, in the 34th minute Brozek passed up on a great chance to open the scoring after Wanyama had picked him out but the Hoops striker stabbed awkwardly at the ball which trundled past Randolph's right-hand post.
Five minutes from the interval Celtic midfielder Ki Sung-yueng limped off to be replaced by Paddy McCourt, who moments later lost possession giving Daley the chance to test Zaluska with an angled drive.
The first half ended with Randolph busy, the keeper making a save from a well-timed volley from Commons and a more fortuitous block from Brozek after the Poland international had made space for himself in the Fir Park box.
Lennon sat in the directors' box during the interval, unable to go down to the dressing room, and he watched Motherwell start the second half with some purpose.
Four minutes after the restart, Daley set up Nicky Law whose powerful drive from the edge of the box spun wide, the midfielder's second effort moments later guided better but easily saved by Zaluska.
But Celtic soon reasserted themselves and in the 55th minute McCourt split open the Fir Park defence with a great pass to find Cha racing into the Motherwell box but the South Korean's weak cut-back saw the ball was easily scooped up Randolph.
The disappointing Brozek was replaced by Watt, before Daley was hooked for Ojamaa.
Watt then made himself an almost instant hero with the Hoops supporters when he fired Celtic ahead by returning a deep Wanyama cross back towards the goal with Randolph unable to keep it out.
Three minutes later he was set up by Joe Ledley before drilling the pass low past Randolph from the edge of the box to complete a dream debut.
Watt's timely intervention had brought the Hoops fans to life and the obvious potential for a hat-trick was in the minds of everyone in the stadium.
However, in the 82nd minute it was Cha who got Celtic's third goal, heading in a deep McCourt cross from close range.
The travelling fans were now in full voice as they chanted for Lennon, who must have watched with some satisfaction from his seat in the stand.
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