2009-10-01: Celtic 1-1 Rapid Vienna, UEFA Cup

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We'd love to say it was a turnaround from the hapless first game, and in fairness it was. However, an exceptionally poor start in the first few mins saw Rapid gain two shots on target on goal and get one in the back of the net following some very poor defending by our much maligned central defenders. We came well into the game after this and were on top for much of it but were poor in the opposition box. A wonderful goal by Skippy was the least we deserved but we did little to capitalise on the rest of our possession. The referee didn't help by not carding the opposition who were blatantly fouling our players. Some good work in the second half but we didn't score. Rapid had their chances, but the scoreline didn't reflect what we deserved and the grudge match passed by with neither taking an upper hand. Rapid Vienna will be the happier of the two sides.

Credit to the away fans for creating a very good atmosphere and some digs at our support, but that's football and the game passed with next to no trouble.

Teams

Celtic

Substitutes

Goals

  • McDonald 21

Rapid Vienna

  • 24Payer
  • 03Patocka
  • 08Heikkinen
  • 14Katzer
  • 22Soma
  • 23Dober
  • 11Hoffmann
  • 17Kavlak; yellow card
  • 27Boskovic (Drazan 63)
  • 35Pehlivan yellow card
  • 16Jelavic

Substitutes

  • 01Hedl,
  • 06Thonhofer,
  • 07Kulovits,
  • 18Eder,
  • 19Drazan,
  • 33Konrad,
  • 09Salihi

Goals

  • Jelavic 3
Ref:Duarte Paixao
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1st Oct 09, Celtic 1-1 Rapid Vienna, L N'Guemo

Stats

Possession

  • Celtic 59%
  • Rapid Vienna 41%

Shots on target

  • Celtic 7
  • Rapid Vienna 5

Shots off target

  • Celtic 6
  • Rapid Vienna 5

Corners

  • Celtic 11
  • Rapid Vienna 3

Fouls

  • Celtic 11
  • Rapid Vienna 15

Articles

No rapid revenge as Celtic are held by their old foes.

02 October 2009

Provided by: Irish Times

EUROPA LEAGUE GROUP PHASE/Celtic 1 Rapid Vienna 1:CELTIC FAILED to gain closure on 25 years of hurt as they were held 1-1 by old foes Rapid Vienna in their Europa League clash at Parkhead.
The home side were shocked to lose a goal to Rapid striker Nikica Jelavic after only three minutes but recovered to level in the 20th minute through Scott McDonald.
However, the visitors were worth their point in a decent match between two evenly-matched sides.
Celtic find themselves bottom of Group C with one point after two games and face Hamburg at home later in the month but they would probably have swapped any possible success against the Germans for a win over Rapid.
After losing 3-1 in the first game in Vienna when the sides met in the European Cup Winners’ Cup in 1984, Celtic were 3-0 up at home and in control when Rapid player Rudi Weinhofer collapsed to the ground, claiming to have been hit by a missile thrown from the terraces.
After originally fining both clubs, Uefa ordered a third game to be played after an appeal by the Austrian club. Current Rapid boss Peter Pacult scored the only goal of the match, which was played at Old Trafford, to take his side through to the next round.
Despite the almost hysterical hype in the lead-up to the game, however, Celtic Park was well short of its 60,000 capacity but those who turned up left the visiting side, including a couple of thousand Rapid fans, many of whom were bare-chested, in no doubt as to their feelings.
Uefa’s “Respect” campaign found no place among those supporters who displayed banners with words such as “We Still Hate Rapid”, “Unforgiven’, and ”Cheats, Liars, Conmen“. It added to an already rancorous atmosphere but the Viennese side responded with an early goal which stunned the home support.
After testing Artur Boruc with a decent header from 14 yards moments beforehand, Jelavic raced on to a pass from skipper Steffen Hofmann and rifled an angled shot past the Celtic goalkeeper and into the far corner of the net.
Rapid’s apparent desire to simply defend their lead was their downfall in the 20th minute when slack play allowed McDonald to level.
Andreas Dober’s careless pass to fellow defender Ragnvald Soma 30 yards from his goal was intercepted by the alert McDonald who raced through to arrow his low drive past Helge Payer from just inside the box. The Parkhead side piled forward in the closing stages looking for the winner but too often their passing was frantic rather than controlled and in the end they had to accept the point.
CELTIC: Boruc, Wilson, Caldwell, McManus, Daniel Fox, McGeady (McGinn 81), Brown, N’Guemo (Robson 81), Maloney (Killen 81), McDonald, Samaras. Subs not used: Zaluska, Crosas, Loovens, Caddis. Booked: N’Guemo.
RAPID VIENNA: Payer, Dober, Patocka, Soma, Katzer, Heikkinen, Pehlivan, Kavlak, Hoffmann, Boskovic (Drazan 63), Jelavic. Subs not used: Hedl, Thonhofer, Kulovits, Salihi, Eder, Konrad. Booked: Pehlivan, Kavlak.
Referee: Bruno M D Paixao (Portugal).
(c) 2009, The Irish Times.
Irish Times

Frustrated Mowbray rues mistakes as Celtic fail to break down Rapid

02 October 2009

Provided by: The Scotsman

TONY MOWBRAY saw Celtic slip to the bottom of their Europa League group last night following a 1-1 draw against Rapid Vienna at Parkhead and admitted to anxiety over the current failings of his team at both ends of the pitch.
For the third consecutive home match, Celtic had to recover from the loss of a cheaply conceded early goal, Nikica Jelavic putting Rapid ahead after just three minutes before Scott McDonald rescued a point.
Following their opening 2-1 defeat away to Hapoel Tel-Aviv two weeks ago, it leaves Celtic isolated at the bottom of Group C after Hamburg defeated the Israelis 4-2 last night.
Celtic manager Mowbray insists his team can still qualify for the knockout stage but knows he has to address both their poor strike rate and defensive aberrations.
"It is a concern," admitted Mowbray, whose team also lost early goals in their two previous home games against Dundee United and Hearts.
"We probably don't convert enough chances and unfortunately we have got into a rut of three home games on the bounce when we have conceded early goals. Our concentration levels have to improve. We can win football matches, but strikers have got to take chances and defenders have to not make bad decisions like they did tonight for their opening goal."
Celtic captain Stephen McManus was the guilty party last night, giving the ball away in the build-up to Jelavic's strike.
"It was very evident that it was an individual error and the players are aware of that," added Mowbray. "Footballers make mistakes. It is frustrating. We gave them a goal of a start. From my point of view, we did enough to get three points but we didn't get the second goal. We pushed hard but it didn't come."
Celtic will now require to collect points from their remaining away fixtures in Hamburg and Vienna if they are to secure a top-two finish in Group C but Mowbray remains upbeat about their prospects of doing so.
"I don't see why not," he said. "Hamburg is a very difficult fixture for us, they are probably the favourites to win the group. They are undoubtedly the team with the most resources and top quality footballers. But we look forward to that challenge.
"There was enough evidence tonight to suggest we can go to Vienna and give Rapid problems. And I know we can give Hapoel Tel-Aviv problems here. So that's six points I'm giving us and maybe we can win both games against Hamburg, which would be a total of 13 points and enough to qualify.
"I take the positives. I judge performance levels. The performance level was high tonight but we have not won the match. If we had performed poorly and drawn the match, it would be more frustrating. But if we play like we did for long spells tonight, we will be fine."
In the closing stages Aiden McGeady was substituted, but Mowbray said the winger was not troubled by the ankle injury which had made him a doubtful starter for the match. He is expected to be fit for Sunday's SPL showdown with Rangers at Ibrox, along with Andreas Hinkel and Paddy McCourt who were left out last night.
"Aiden is okay," insisted Mowbray. "He was a little frustrated he didn't get as much of the ball as he would have liked.
"That was partly because of the way Rapid condensed their half of the pitch, but we have to try and overcome whatever system we come up against. It would have been too much of a gamble to play Andreas or Paddy tonight. It wasn't a gamble I wanted to take. I hope they both have a chance for the weekend."
Rapid Vienna coach Peter Pacult expressed his satisfaction with an outcome which leaves his side a point clear at the top of the group.
"I'm very happy with the result and, more importantly, with the performance," said Pacult. "We fought from the first minute onwards. The first goal took the pressure off us. It was 90 minutes of a high tempo, which is difficult for us because we don't play games of that pace in Austria. But we took the fight to Celtic in the second half and thoroughly deserved a point.
"Up until Celtic scored, they didn't show much. We were not under the amount of pressure we expected. It was a careless mistake to give them their goal, but you have to deal with those things.
"It made the team a little shaky for a while, but altogether I thought our performance was excellent. I didn't think we would have four points after the first two games, but we have beaten the favourites and now taken a point from the second favourites. But I'm not going to make calculations until we have played all six games."
Pacult also had the last word on the controversial 1984 clash between the clubs which had dominated the build-up to last night's tie.
"The atmosphere was very good, very pleasant tonight," he smiled. "I'd like to say, in inverted commas, that there was no aggressive behaviour from the supporters like there was in 1984. The atmosphere in the stands in British football was louder 25 years ago. There was much more enthusiasm then.
"I'm not saying the atmosphere was poor tonight, but maybe British football has calmed down after what happened in the stadiums in the 1990s."
FULL REPORT, PAGES 62-63
(c) 2009
The Scotsman

  • Final Result

  • Full Time
  • 90:00+2:53 The final whistle is blown by the referee.
  • 90:00+1:44 Outswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Barry Robson, Header on goal by Gary Caldwell from just inside the area goes over the target.
  • 88:58 Unfair challenge on Niall McGinn by Stefan Hoffmann results in a free kick. Barry Robson crosses the ball in from the free kick, clearance made by Andreas Dober. Barry Robson takes a inswinging corner to the near post, clearance made by Andreas Dober.
  • 86:09 The ball is swung over by Daniel Fox, Jurgen Patocka makes a clearance.
  • 84:16 Christopher Killen is penalised for a handball. Helge Payer takes the direct free kick.
  • 83:43 Markus Heikkinen concedes a free kick for a foul on Georgios Samaras. Barry Robson restarts play with the free kick.
  • 82:06 A cross is delivered by Christopher Drazan, Nikica Jelavic has a headed effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the right of the goal.
  • 81:55 Christopher Drazan crosses the ball, Niall McGinn makes a clearance.
  • 80:27 Helge Payer restarts play with the free kick.
  • 80:27 Substitution Aiden McGeady goes off and Niall McGinn comes on.
  • 80:27 Substitution Shaun Maloney goes off and Christopher Killen comes on.
  • 80:27 Substitution (Celtic) makes a substitution, with Barry Robson coming on for Landry N'Guemo.
  • 80:27 The assistant referee signals for offside against Georgios Samaras.
  • 78:38 Gary Caldwell takes the free kick.
  • 78:38 Booking Veli Kavlak is given a yellow card.
  • 78:34 Foul by Veli Kavlak on Landry N'Guemo, free kick awarded.
  • 75:24 Markus Heikkinen gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Aiden McGeady. Shaun Maloney shoots direct from the free kick.
  • 74:27 The official flags Shaun Maloney offside. Indirect free kick taken by Helge Payer.
  • 72:57 Shaun Maloney is ruled offside. Indirect free kick taken by Helge Payer.
  • 72:36 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Aiden McGeady by Markus Katzer. Direct free kick taken by Gary Caldwell.
  • 72:14 Centre by Shaun Maloney, Ragnvald Soma manages to make a clearance.
  • 70:27 Markus Katzer gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Aiden McGeady. Daniel Fox delivers the ball from the free kick left-footed from right wing.
  • 69:49 Christopher Drazan delivers the ball, clearance made by Daniel Fox.
  • 69:23 Andreas Dober sends in a cross, clearance by Stephen McManus.
  • 69:12 Christopher Drazan produces a cross, Gary Caldwell makes a clearance.
  • 68:16 Aiden McGeady sends in a cross.
  • 67:51 The ball is crossed by Markus Katzer.
  • 67:34 Veli Kavlak sends in a cross, clearance made by Gary Caldwell.
  • 66:53 Georgios Samaras gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Yasin Pehlivan. Yasin Pehlivan takes the free kick.
  • 65:45 Corner from left by-line taken by Shaun Maloney.
  • 64:02 Shot from outside the area by Landry N'Guemo misses to the left of the goal.
  • 62:27 Substitution (Rapid Vienna) makes a substitution, with Christopher Drazan coming on for Branko Boskovic.
  • 60:53 Landry N'Guemo gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Markus Heikkinen. Free kick crossed right-footed by Stefan Hoffmann from right channel, clearance by Stephen McManus.
  • 59:47 Branko Boskovic takes a shot. Comfortable save by Artur Boruc.
  • 59:03 Ragnvald Soma restarts play with the free kick.
  • 59:03 Booking Landry N'Guemo goes into the referee's book.
  • 58:57 Unfair challenge on Nikica Jelavic by Landry N'Guemo results in a free kick.
  • 58:43 The ball is crossed by Mark Wilson, Jurgen Patocka makes a clearance.
  • 57:28 Georgios Samaras fouled by Jurgen Patocka, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Landry N'Guemo.
  • 54:26 Centre by Aiden McGeady, Jurgen Patocka gets a block in. Short corner taken by Daniel Fox, Shot from 18 yards from Daniel Fox. Save by Helge Payer. Corner taken right-footed by Shaun Maloney from the left by-line, clearance made by Markus Katzer. Inswinging corner taken by Daniel Fox from the right by-line, Gary Caldwell produces a right-footed shot from close range which goes wide of the left-hand post.
  • 52:22 Shot by Nikica Jelavic from deep inside the penalty area misses to the left of the goal.
  • 51:58 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Markus Heikkinen by Landry N'Guemo. Markus Heikkinen takes the free kick.
  • 51:03 Unfair challenge on Markus Heikkinen by Landry N'Guemo results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Andreas Dober.
  • 50:37 Shot by Andreas Dober. Artur Boruc makes a save.
  • 48:59 Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Shaun Maloney, Markus Katzer makes a clearance. Short corner taken by Daniel Fox.
  • 47:39 Shaun Maloney takes a shot. Save made by Helge Payer. Scott McDonald takes a shot. Blocked by Ragnvald Soma. Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Daniel Fox.
  • 45:01 The second half begins.
  • Half Time
  • 45:00+0:12 The ref blows to end the first period.
  • 43:54 The ball is delivered by Shaun Maloney, clearance by Ragnvald Soma.
  • 42:14 Centre by Scott McDonald, blocked by Ragnvald Soma. Short corner taken by Shaun Maloney from the right by-line, Headed effort from inside the box by Stephen McManus misses to the right of the target.
  • 40:57 Foul by Landry N'Guemo on Branko Boskovic, free kick awarded. Stefan Hoffmann crosses the ball in from the free kick, Artur Boruc makes a save.
  • 39:16 Gary Caldwell gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Branko Boskovic. Stefan Hoffmann produces a shot on goal direct from the free kick, save by Artur Boruc. Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Stefan Hoffmann.
  • 38:39 Handball decision goes against Scott McDonald. Helge Payer restarts play with the free kick.
  • 38:08 Gary Caldwell takes the direct free kick.
  • 38:08 Booking Yasin Pehlivan receives a yellow card.
  • 38:03 Foul by Yasin Pehlivan on Scott Brown, free kick awarded.
  • 37:02 The referee gives a free kick against Scott Brown for handball. Markus Katzer restarts play with the free kick.
  • 36:05 Andreas Dober takes a shot from long distance which goes wide of the right-hand upright.
  • 34:57 Aiden McGeady takes a shot. Jurgen Patocka gets a block in. Pass corner from left by-line crossed in by Shaun Maloney, Andreas Dober makes a clearance.
  • 34:44 A cross is delivered by Daniel Fox, Jurgen Patocka manages to make a clearance.
  • 33:28 Markus Katzer challenges Scott McDonald unfairly and gives away a free kick. Daniel Fox crosses the ball from the free kick left-footed from right wing, clearance made by Andreas Dober.
  • 32:50 Gary Caldwell challenges Nikica Jelavic unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Jurgen Patocka.
  • 32:05 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Landry N'Guemo by Markus Heikkinen. Direct free kick taken by Daniel Fox.
  • 31:15 Free kick awarded for a foul by Scott Brown on Stefan Hoffmann. Ragnvald Soma takes the free kick.
  • 30:26 The ball is swung over by Shaun Maloney.
  • 29:17 Daniel Fox produces a cross, Markus Katzer manages to make a clearance.
  • 28:00 Shot from outside the penalty box by Stefan Hoffmann goes wide right of the goal.
  • 26:56 Scott McDonald is ruled offside. Helge Payer takes the indirect free kick.
  • 26:21 Foul by Stefan Hoffmann on Scott Brown, free kick awarded. Daniel Fox takes the free kick.
  • 25:26 Jurgen Patocka challenges Shaun Maloney unfairly and gives away a free kick. Daniel Fox has an effort direct from the free kick.
  • 24:50 Markus Heikkinen concedes a free kick for a foul on Georgios Samaras. Scott Brown takes the direct free kick.
  • 23:13 Markus Katzer crosses the ball, Branko Boskovic takes has a header from just inside the penalty box which clears the crossbar.
  • 22:21 Free kick awarded for a foul by Scott Brown on Yasin Pehlivan. Free kick taken by Jurgen Patocka.
  • 20:01 GOAL – Scott McDonald:Celtic 1 – 1 Rapid Vienna Scott McDonald scores a goal from the edge of the penalty box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Celtic 1-1 Rapid Vienna.
  • 16:04 Nikica Jelavic is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Artur Boruc takes the indirect free kick.
  • 15:29 Foul by Mark Wilson on Branko Boskovic, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Markus Katzer.
  • 9:19 The ball is crossed by Branko Boskovic, clearance by Mark Wilson. Corner taken by Stefan Hoffmann played to the near post, Scott Brown manages to make a clearance. A cross is delivered by Stefan Hoffmann.
  • 7:46 Georgios Samaras takes a shot. Save by Helge Payer.
  • 6:19 Stefan Hoffmann concedes a free kick for a foul on Landry N'Guemo. Direct free kick taken by Gary Caldwell.
  • 4:05 Shaun Maloney delivers the ball, clearance made by Ragnvald Soma. Daniel Fox produces a right-footed shot from just outside the area that goes harmlessly over the bar.
  • 2:54 Stefan Hoffmann provided the assist for the goal.
  • 2:54 GOAL – Nikica Jelavic:Celtic 0 – 1 Rapid Vienna Nikica Jelavic gets on the score sheet with a goal from just inside the area to the bottom left corner of the goal. Celtic 0-1 Rapid Vienna.
  • 2:01 Andreas Dober produces a cross, Nikica Jelavic takes a shot. Save by Artur Boruc.
  • 1:10 Veli Kavlak gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Shaun Maloney. Direct free kick taken by Daniel Fox.
  • 0:00 The game gets underway.

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