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Trivia
- League Cup, third round
- The Rangers/Sevco already out in previous round, and we now join them.
- Ends seven consecutive semi final appearances in the domestic cups.
- Over 2k Morton supporters at game. Very low turnout at Celtic Park as is norm in early league cup rounds.
- After what was one of the great results in their recent history, tragedy for the Morton manager so soon after as his brother died a few days later. RIP.
- Wifi started at Celtic Park.
- Sevco fan fined after targeting Celtic's Kris Commons with religious hate messages and posting sectarian lyrics online. Convicted of behaving in a threatening or abusive manner towards midfielder Kris Commons.
- Celtic take striker Nicolas Mezquida on trial (out of contract at present).
- Celtic Graves Society held remembrance service for ex-Celtic manager Willie Maley on Sunday past.
- Celtic manager Neil Lennon banned from driving after caught speeding on A9.
- STV reports that Celtic Chief Exec Peter Lawell has approved safe standing at CP. Just needs approved by GCC, but could be a long process.
Review![[Untitled]](https://wikifoundryimages.s3.amazonaws.com/SCciyWAif0GPfZMY0rMTkA75631 "[Untitled]")
(Gsint of KDS forum)
The front four just didn't cut it. Pukki lacked decent service, but the touches he had looked clumsy. You can see that in the wee clip of the penalty decision. Boerrigter wasn't utilized enough in the first half to play his way into the game and bar one or two nice touches and the odd decent cross was pretty awful. For some reason McGeouch started to look a bit livelier after Rogic went off, but still produced no more in those nine minutes than he had in the previous 65. As for Rogic, I'm not sure what I was watching. If he is supposed to be a creative type, he created the square root of eff all. If he isn't, he is being played in the wrong position, although I remember him saying after that decent performance up at Inverness that he prefers to play further up the field. Perhaps he lacks confidence or game time or something else that will come. Or maybe not.
With the front four making nothing of their day and four attacking options on the bench changes should have been made much sooner. I don't expect them at half time, because I've come to expect Celtic managers not to make substitutions at half time. But it wasn't unreasonable to expect a couple of replacements five or ten minutes into the second half, when what we were doing still wasn't working. Instead we waited until the magic 65 minute mark for one change.
Then there was the change to a back three which was a bad idea in that it forced players to adapt when we were quite comfortable. We didn't have a problem with possession, or with getting players forward. I can see the argument that it was to allow space for Commons, but the formation switch didn't really do anything for us. Mulgrew in particular looked uncomfortable in his left wingback-ish role.
The real desperate move was throwing Van Dijk forward. He won a lot of high balls, but could do nothing with them. They seemed alternately to either fall in no-man's land as we didn't have anyone on Virgil's wavelength, or the balls themselves were poor and all he could do was get his head on them. Sometimes the crosses were from deep and to deep, so although Van Dijk won them there was still 25 yards to goal and a line of Morton defenders to negotiate. Even crappy teams that do nothing but 'long ball' attacking don't score from that sort of delivery. I hear Lennon is saying Virgil was up there to "give us something different", and that makes sense. But it looked for all the world like that was a decision made completely on the hoof at half time in extra time.
For a manager who has been so meticulous in his planning for some of our finest European moments, tonight's tactics looked half arsed. And it's hardly the first time. Remy, The Green Lantern and others have already alluded to it. Quite often we look utterly pish against very limited opposition. Some of our problems are really fixable. 27 corners and no goals? I was going to go on about that, but I need my bed. I'll just say that's fixable.
Teams
Celtic
- 24 Zaluska
- 04 Ambrose
- 05 van Dijk
- 21 Mulgrew Booked
- 23 Lustig
- 06 Biton
- 08 Brown
- 11 Boerrigter (Commons – 83' )
- 46 McGeouch (Matthews – 74' )
- 18 Rogic (Stokes – 65' )
- 20 Pukki
Substitutes
- 38 Fasan
- 02 Matthews
- 15 Commons
- 10 Stokes
- 17 Balde
Greenock Morton
- 23 Caraux
- 02 Taggart
- 03 Fitzpatrick
- 04 Peciar
- 05 Page
- 08 Imrie
- 11 O'Brian (Wallace – 39' Booked )
- 14 Hands
- 18 Habai
- 21 Bachirou
- 48 Cham (Campbell – 78' Booked )
Substitutes
- 01 Gaston
- 06 McLaughlin
- 09 Wallace
- 10 Campbell (McLaughlin – 120' )
- 28 Mark Russell
Goals
· Imrie 97′ (pen)
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Stats
Celtic Greenock Morton
Possession
33% 67%
120mins
Shots
25 3
On target
10 1
Corners
27 2
Fouls
10 12
Articles
League Cup: Morton clinch stunning win over Celtic
The Scotsman
Published on the 25 September
2013
08:43
A DRAMATIC injury-time penalty by Dougie Imrie gave Morton a shock 1-0 Scottish League Cup third-round win over Celtic at Parkhead last night.
Five minutes into the extra period after a stalemate during normal time, the Morton player scored from the spot after referee Bobby Madden adjudged Celtic defender Efe Ambrose to have handled when challenging substitute Archie Campbell.
Celtic, who had been lacklustre for most of the game, pounded the Morton goal in an attempt to get back level and Charlie Mulgrew hit the post in the dying seconds.
However, on night of unlikely drama, the resolute visitors were not to be denied.
With the top tier of the stadium closed and the rest of the ground far from full, the first half was pretty uneventful not to say uninspiring.
Mulgrew, playing at left-back in a reshuffled Celtic side, came closest to scoring with a free-kick which was tipped away for a corner by Ton’s French goalkeeper, Nicolas Caraux.
However, Morton, second-bottom of the Scottish Championship, defended stoutly for the rest of the 90 minutes without offering much of a threat in attack but Imrie’s penalty was all they needed.
Celtic manager Neil Lennon had noted beforehand that he had not yet won this trophy as a manager and he will have to wait at least another year. The defeat also put an end to any hopes of Celtic winning a treble this season.
In the other third-round ties played last night, the three Scottish Premiership sides made comfortable progress.
Liam Craig completed his first-ever hat-trick as Hibernian clinched a quarter-final slot with a 5-3 win over Stranraer at Easter Road. Hibs’ summer recruit Abdellah Zoubir also found the net and Stranraer’s Scott Rumsby scored an own goal. Stranraer got on the scoresheet thanks to Chris Aitken and a Michael Nelson own goal.
At Dens Park, Billy McKay netted his seventh goal of the season to give Inverness Caledonian Thistle a 1-0 win over Dundee. But Terry Butcher did not believe his team deserved the win.
“If we go play like that against Hibs on Saturday we will be turned over,” said Butcher. “Fair play to Dundee – they deserve to go through and not us. They bossed the game. I told Bomber [Brown] that his side were excellent and deserved to go through.”
At New Douglas Park, St Johnstone beat Hamilton Accies 3-0.
Stevie May returned to haunt his former club as he scored a double, while Gwion Edwards came off the bench to claim his first goal for the club.
BBC
Championship strugglers Morton took a famous scalp as Dougie Imrie's penalty knocked Celtic out of the League Cup.
Despite building early pressure, Celtic failed to show composure in front of goal in a scoreless first 90 minutes.
And the Greenock outfit made them pay, Imrie scoring from the spot in extra time after defender Efe Ambrose was penalised for handball.
Celtic, second in the top flight, pressed for a leveller but Morton held on for a memorable win.
The Scottish League Cup remains the one domestic trophy Celtic boss Neil Lennon has yet to win and he will need to wait at least another season after Allan Moore's side booked their place in the quarter-finals.
Morton players celebrate their Cup victory at Celtic Park
Morton defended superbly at Celtic Park to claim a memorable Cup scalp
Visiting goalkeeper Nicolas Caraux was in inspired form to thwart Celtic time and again as the champions proved profligate.
Charlie Mulgrew tested Caraux with a free-kick as the hosts sought to turn their early territorial advantage into a goal.
The visitors, who sit second bottom of their division, were content to give Celtic possession and attempt to hit them on the break.
Celtic, struggling to breach a spirited Morton rearguard, threatened through Tom Rogic 10 minutes into the second half but Caraux was ultimately untroubled.
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The visitors then appealed for a penalty when Fouad "Fred" Bachirou took a tumble on the edge of the area, but the referee waved them away.
With Celtic unable to profit from a succession of corner kicks, the tie went into extra time and Morton took the lead from the spot in the 97th minute.
Ambrose was penalised for handball and Imrie, proving to be the coolest man inside Celtic Park, fired home to send the Morton fans wild.
Virgil van Dijk won countless headers inside the box as Celtic pressed for an equaliser but chances for Mikael Lustig and Mulgrew were spurned as Morton held on for their first win at Celtic Park since 1971 and their first over Celtic since 1985.
Live Text Commentary
120:00 +1:21
The match has ended.
120:00 +0:59
Corner taken by Kris Commons from the left by-line.
120:00 +0:27
Charlie Mulgrew takes a shot and bounces off the post.
120:00 +0:02
Clearance made by Fouad Bachirou.
119:57
Corner taken by Kris Commons from the left by-line.
119:39 Substitution
Substitution Archibald Campbell goes off and Mark McLaughlin comes on.
118:10
Virgil van Dijk takes a shot.
117:23
Mikael Lustig has an effort at goal and missed to the right of the target.
116:52
Free kick taken by Efe Ambrose.
116:39
The referee blows for offside.
116:22
Mikael Lustig produces a cross.
114:44
Header at goal by Virgil van Dijk goes over the bar.
114:36
Corner taken by Charlie Mulgrew from the left by-line.
114:20
Nir Biton gets a header at goal. Nicolas Caraux parries the ball but the danger is not over.
114:12
Corner from the right by-line taken by Kris Commons.
112:41
Corner from the left by-line taken by Kris Commons.
111:24
Clearance made by Jonathan Page.
111:20
A cross is delivered by Kris Commons.
110:47
Tomas Peciar manages to make a clearance.
110:45
Charlie Mulgrew delivers the ball.
108:56
Free kick taken by Charlie Mulgrew.
108:38
Fouad Bachirou challenges Efe Ambrose unfairly and gives away a free kick.
105:01
The referee starts the second half of extra time.
104:49
Shot by Virgil van Dijk went wide of the right-hand upright.
104:33
Kris Commons sends in a cross.
104:18
Corner taken by Kris Commons.
104:06
Clearance by Tomas Peciar.
104:03
The ball is swung over by Charlie Mulgrew.
103:15
Virgil van Dijk gets a header at goal. A parry by Nicolas Caraux prevents the goal.
103:06
Corner taken by Kris Commons.
102:51
Kris Commons takes a shot. Parried by Nicolas Caraux back into danger.
102:45
Clearance by Tomas Peciar.
102:35
Corner taken by Kris Commons from the right by-line.
102:23
Charlie Mulgrew delivers the ball.
101:36
Shot by Anthony Stokes missed to the left of the target.
101:27
Anthony Wallace makes a clearance.
101:20
Charlie Mulgrew sends in a cross.
101:13
Free kick taken by Charlie Mulgrew.
100:56
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Charlie Mulgrew by Dougie Imrie.
99:45
Efe Ambrose is penalised for a handball.
96:59 Goal scored
Goal! – Dougie Imrie – Celtic 0 – 1 Morton Dougie Imrie scores a penalty. Celtic 0-1 Morton.
96:11
Efe Ambrose has an effort at goal.
96:02
Efe Ambrose handles the ball and concedes a .
93:20
Michal Habai manages to make a clearance.
93:12
Corner from the right by-line taken by Kris Commons.
92:53
Kris Commons restarts play with the free kick.
92:36
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Teemu Pukki by Fouad Bachirou.
91:42
Shot by Nir Biton went over the crossbar.
90:00 +2:22
The match has reached the end of normal time.
90:00 +1:51
Header by Charlie Mulgrew goes to the left of the goal.
90:00 +1:41
Corner from the left by-line taken by Charlie Mulgrew.
90:00 +1:20
Charlie Mulgrew has an effort at goal.
90:00 +1:17
Charlie Mulgrew takes the free kick.
90:00 +0:32
Reece Hands gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Kris Commons.
89:45
Virgil van Dijk gets a header at goal. Nicolas Caraux catches the ball.
89:33
Corner taken by Charlie Mulgrew from the right by-line.
88:27
Dougie Imrie takes the chance to get an effort at goal and missed to the left of the goal.
88:26
Free kick taken by Dougie Imrie.
87:47
Nir Biton gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Anthony Wallace.
86:52
A cross is delivered by Efe Ambrose.
86:00
Anthony Wallace receives a yellow card for unsporting behaviour.
86:00 Booking
Booking
85:54
A cross is delivered by Anthony Stokes.
85:26
Dougie Imrie delivers the ball.
83:39
The ball is swung over by Kris Commons.
82:51
Charlie Mulgrew takes the free kick.
82:36 Substitution
Substitution Kris Commons is brought on as a substitute for Derk Boerrigter.
82:15
Dougie Imrie concedes a free kick for a foul on Anthony Stokes.
81:40
Nir Biton makes a clearance.
81:33
Corner taken by Dougie Imrie.
80:28
Clearance made by Tomas Peciar.
80:23
The ball is crossed by Mikael Lustig.
79:43
A cross is delivered by Scott Taggart.
78:44
Corner from the left by-line taken by Charlie Mulgrew.
77:40 Substitution
Substitution Kabba-Modou Cham goes off and Archibald Campbell comes on.
77:25 Booking
Booking
77:25
Caution for Charlie Mulgrew.
76:50
Corner taken by Charlie Mulgrew.
76:17
Virgil van Dijk restarts play with the free kick.
76:00
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Adam Matthews by Dougie Imrie.
75:41
Corner from the left by-line taken by Charlie Mulgrew.
73:51 Substitution
Substitution Dylan McGeouch leaves the field to be replaced by Adam Matthews.
72:46
A cross is delivered by Derk Boerrigter.
72:06
Clearance made by Tomas Peciar.
72:03
A cross is delivered by Anthony Stokes.
71:34
Tomas Peciar manages to make a clearance.
71:29
Corner taken by Charlie Mulgrew.
71:12
Virgil van Dijk has an effort at goal.
70:58
Corner from the right by-line taken by Charlie Mulgrew.
70:53
Jonathan Page manages to make a clearance.
70:47
Mikael Lustig crosses the ball.
69:10
The ball is swung over by Anthony Stokes.
68:25
Charlie Mulgrew restarts play with the free kick.
68:15
Reece Hands concedes a free kick for a foul on Nir Biton.
67:06
Shot by Dylan McGeouch missed to the right of the target.
66:35
Tomas Peciar manages to make a clearance.
66:31
Derk Boerrigter crosses the ball.
64:33 Substitution
Substitution Anthony Stokes replaces Tom Rogic.
64:19
Shot by Tom Rogic went over the bar.
63:57
Clearance by Tomas Peciar.
63:53
Dylan McGeouch crosses the ball.
63:46
The ball is delivered by Charlie Mulgrew.
62:39
Corner taken by Charlie Mulgrew from the left by-line.
59:24
Nir Biton takes a shot.
55:20
Tom Rogic has an effort at goal. Nicolas Caraux safely holds on.
54:11
Free kick taken by Nicolas Caraux.
53:58
The referee blows for offside.
53:02
Scott Taggart makes a clearance.
52:55
Corner taken by Charlie Mulgrew from the right by-line.
52:47
Clearance by Tomas Peciar.
52:42
Corner taken by Charlie Mulgrew from the right by-line.
52:33
Jonathan Page makes a clearance.
52:30
Tom Rogic sends in a cross.
52:10
Corner taken by Charlie Mulgrew.
50:56
Free kick crossed by Scott Taggart.
50:39
Teemu Pukki challenges Jonathan Page unfairly and gives away a free kick.
49:35
Nicolas Caraux takes the free kick.
49:17
Foul by Scott Brown on Michal Habai, free kick awarded.
48:16
Tomas Peciar manages to make a clearance.
48:13
Corner from the right by-line taken by Charlie Mulgrew.
47:47
Clearance made by Jonathan Page.
47:43
A cross is delivered by Mikael Lustig.
47:19
Nir Biton restarts play with the free kick.
47:12
Foul by Michal Habai on Nir Biton, free kick awarded.
46:38
Virgil van Dijk makes a clearance.
46:34
Marc Fitzpatrick crosses the ball.
46:23
Clearance by Efe Ambrose.
46:17
Corner taken by Dougie Imrie from the right by-line.
45:01
The second half has started.
45:00 +3:35 Half time
Half Time The referee calls an end to the first half.
45:00 +3:20
Clearance made by Tomas Peciar.
45:00 +3:16
Derk Boerrigter produces a cross.
45:00 +2:11
Virgil van Dijk restarts play with the free kick.
45:00 +1:57
Kabba-Modou Cham concedes a free kick for a foul on Virgil van Dijk.
45:00 +1:27
Marc Fitzpatrick manages to make a clearance.
45:00 +1:23
Charlie Mulgrew crosses the ball.
45:00 +0:46
Tomas Peciar makes a clearance.
45:00 +0:39
Corner from the left by-line taken by Charlie Mulgrew.
45:00 +0:21
Marc Fitzpatrick manages to make a clearance.
45:00 +0:15
Corner taken by Charlie Mulgrew from the left by-line.
42:53
Tomas Peciar restarts play with the free kick.
42:39
Scott Brown challenges Kabba-Modou Cham unfairly and gives away a free kick.
41:33
Free kick taken by Nicolas Caraux.
41:21
Free kick awarded for a foul by Teemu Pukki on Reece Hands.
41:12
Jonathan Page makes a clearance.
41:09
The ball is delivered by Charlie Mulgrew.
39:26
Nicolas Caraux takes the free kick.
38:25 Substitution
Substitution Anthony Wallace joins the action as a substitute, replacing David O'Brien.
37:05
Unfair challenge on Fouad Bachirou by Teemu Pukki results in a free kick.
36:36
Dylan McGeouch produces a cross.
35:15
Clearance by Marc Fitzpatrick.
35:12
The ball is delivered by Charlie Mulgrew.
33:48
Jonathan Page takes the free kick.
33:26
Unfair challenge on Michal Habai by Scott Brown results in a free kick.
29:21
Shot by Scott Brown cleared the crossbar.
29:13
A cross is delivered by Virgil van Dijk.
28:53
Clearance made by Jonathan Page.
28:49
Corner taken by Charlie Mulgrew from the right by-line.
28:40
Scott Taggart manages to make a clearance.
28:32
Centre by Mikael Lustig.
28:11
Clearance by Marc Fitzpatrick.
28:07
Corner from the left by-line taken by Charlie Mulgrew.
27:20
Charlie Mulgrew has an effort at goal. Nicolas Caraux parries the effort to safety.
27:14
Charlie Mulgrew crosses the ball in from the free kick.
26:46
Foul by Tomas Peciar on Tom Rogic, free kick awarded.
25:53
Tomas Peciar makes a clearance.
25:50
The ball is sent over by Mikael Lustig.
24:52
Scott Brown restarts play with the free kick.
24:46
Free kick awarded for a foul by Kabba-Modou Cham on Tom Rogic.
24:22
Charlie Mulgrew restarts play with the free kick.
24:14
Dougie Imrie concedes a free kick for a foul on Teemu Pukki.
22:58
Tom Rogic has a headed effort at goal.
22:50
Mikael Lustig delivers the ball.
21:07
The ball is delivered by Mikael Lustig.
19:54
Shot by Tom Rogic went harmlessly over the bar.
19:05
Dougie Imrie crosses the ball.
17:51
Shot by Reece Hands went over the crossbar.
17:43
Free kick crossed by Marc Fitzpatrick.
17:19
Unfair challenge on David O'Brien by Mikael Lustig results in a free kick.
16:48
Teemu Pukki takes a shot.
15:47
Centre by Mikael Lustig.
14:31
Reece Hands manages to make a clearance.
14:26
Corner taken by Charlie Mulgrew.
12:06
Header at goal by Scott Brown misses left of the target.
11:53
Corner from the right by-line taken by Charlie Mulgrew.
11:18
A cross is delivered by Dylan McGeouch.
7:25
Michal Habai takes a shot.
7:17
Dougie Imrie restarts play with the free kick.
6:59
Unfair challenge on Fouad Bachirou by Scott Brown results in a free kick.
6:39
Free kick taken by Marc Fitzpatrick.
6:17
Scott Brown gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Fouad Bachirou.
1:07
Jonathan Page manages to make a clearance.
1:03
The ball is crossed by Derk Boerrigter.
0:00
The referee gets the game started.