2010-02-02: Kilmarnock 1-0 Celtic, SPL

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Trivia

  • Celtic go ten pts behind, level on games. League campaign is over…..
  • Robbie Keane & Diomansay Kamara make debuts.

Review

League Campaign is over. We're too far behind, only the Scottish Cup is left.

Teams

Kilmarnock

  • 13Bell
  • 02Clancy (Kiernan 73)
  • 03Hay
  • 06Ford
  • 07Bryson
  • 08Pascali
  • 10Taouil (Sammon 62)
  • 22Kelly
  • 23Hamill
  • 16Kyle
  • 28Maguire (Severin 80)

Substitutes

  • 21Robinson,
  • 04Fowler,
  • 14Old,
  • 29Kiernan,
  • 11Invincibile,
  • 25Severin,
  • 18Sammon

Celtic

  • 01Boruc
  • 02Hinkel (Caddis 31)
  • 03Naylor (Brown 74)
  • 16Hooiveld (Thompson 54)
  • 22Loovens
  • 06N'Guemoyellow card
  • 18Ki
  • 46McGeadyyellow card
  • 07Keane
  • 10Fortune
  • 15Kamara

Substitutes

  • 24Zaluska,
  • 38Thompson,
  • 52Caddis,
  • 08Brown,
  • 27Zhi,
  • 09Samaras,
  • 19Rasmussen
Ref: Tumilty
Att: 9,308

Articles

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MOTM

Stats

Possession

  • Kilmarnock 45%
  • Celtic 55%

Attempts on target

  • Kilmarnock 1
  • Celtic 2

Attempts off target

  • Kilmarnock 1
  • Celtic 4

Corners

  • Kilmarnock 3
  • Celtic 15

Fouls

  • Kilmarnock 10
  • Celtic 8

Articles

Keane fails to lift Celtic on first appearance.
03 February 2010

Provided by: Irish Times

SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE:Kilmarnock 1 Celtic 0ROBBIE KEANE’S Celtic debut went spectacularly awry as Tony Mowbray’s reign hit a new low with the club’s first defeat to Kilmarnock in 32 meetings.
On-loan Tottenham striker Keane missed two golden opportunities to score in either half and he was upstaged shortly after the break by Chris Maguire, who celebrated his own debut with a fine winner for Killie last night.
The result leaves Celtic 10 points behind Rangers in the Premier League, but now having played the same number of games, while also giving their opponents’ survival hopes a massive shot in the arm.
The outcome was eerily similar to Roy Keane’s Celtic debut, which ended in a Scottish Cup shock at Clyde. Namesake Robbie – who was treated to a hero’s welcome by thousands of delirious Hoops fans after signing last night – was joined in Celtic’s starting XI by fellow new boy Diomansy Kamara, while the fit-again Glenn Loovens and Lee Naylor were recalled.
Killie – who had lost 29 and drew only two of their previous 31 games with the Hoops – handed Meath man Tim Clancy a first appearance since September as well as unveiling Maguire.
Kilmarnock goalkeeper Cameron Bell admitted afterwards he was as surprised as anyone by the result. “Everyone talked about Robbie Keane, but we were confident to get something out of the game,” said man of the match Bell. “Obviously, we’re at home. But it was a wee bit of a surprise to get a clean sheet and a 1-0 result really.”
Killie boss Jimmy Calderwood was thrilled. “It’s fabulous. They’ve had a hard time of it this season. It was a wonderful game tonight with the right result. Celtic started really well. Robbie was running the show and you got the feeling the script was written for them. But we hung on and we started to play a wee bit, started causing them a few problems.”
Celtic manager Tony Mowbray was pleased with what he saw of Keane. “He gives us a different dimension,” he said last night. “He’s a high-quality footballer. You saw that tonight in flashes. He’ll be better for the game, I’m sure, and getting to know his new team-mates.
“We’re trying to put a team together that can be successful long term. There were flashes tonight but it didn’t run for us.”
Mowbray was making no excuses for his side’s lack of cutting edge up front. “There’s no excuse. For a lot of the game we were in the ascendancy. We had enough of the ball, got into decent areas and we didn’t manage to score. Goals change games and we didn’t manage to score them.”
In the only other Premier League tie played in Scotland yesterday, Colin Healy’s superb strike lifted Falkirk off the bottom of the table as Aberdeen gave a lacklustre display at Pittodrie.
The Irishman smashed the ball into the top corner after 31 minutes to give Falkirk a deserved victory over Aberdeen, who offered little in attack.
KILMARNOCK: Bell, Clancy (Kiernan 73), Ford, Pascali, Hay, Hamill, Bryson, Taouil (Sammon 62), Kelly, Maguire (Severin 80), Kyle. Subs not used: Robinson, Fowler, Invincibile, Old.
CELTIC: Boruc, Hinkel (Caddis 31), Loovens, Hooiveld (Thompson 54), Naylor (Brown 74), Kamara, Ki, N’Guemo, McGeady, Fortune, Keane. Subs not used: Zaluska, Samaras, Rasmussen, Zhi. Booked: McGeady, N’Guemo.
Referee: M Tumilty (Scotland).
(c) 2010, The Irish Times.
Irish Times

Kilmarnock manager Jimmy Calderwood:
"It's been a long time and it was wonderful.
"Celtic started strongly and Robbie Keane was causing us all sorts of problems and we never really got into the game.

"But we changed it and got a grip on it, but they're so dangerous on the counter-attack.
"Our keeper made a couple of great saves and we didn't make Artur Boruc work too hard, but we got the goal, which was vital and we hung on to win the game.
"I told my players they were playing against a good side and you need to get the breaks, and we're lucky enough that that's how it worked out.
"Cammy Bell was fabulous. Sometimes you feel the script is written, but we changed the script."
Celtic manager Tony Mowbray:
"It's not the result we wanted. We needed to hit the ground running with the new signings, but it didn't quite happen tonight.
"We didn't put the ball in the net. We had enough of the ball in their final third, but we didn't put the ball way and they defended really well.

"But that's football – we had enough opportunities to win the game, we didn't take them and we lost the game ultimately.
"But you take it on the chin and move on.
"We have a game at the weekend and we keep going.
"We're trying to build a team that can win football matches week in week out and be successful both domestically and in Europe.
"We have enough talent on the pitch to do that."

  • Final Result
  • Full Time
  • 90:00+4:18 The referee signals the end of the game.
  • 90:00+3:02 Outswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Diomansy Kamara.
  • 90:00+0:53 The offside flag is raised against Craig Bryson. Artur Boruc takes the direct free kick.
  • 90:00+0:17 Craig Bryson takes a short corner.
  • 89:02 Free kick awarded for a foul by Landry N'Guemo on Liam Kelly. Free kick taken by Liam Kelly.
  • 88:07 Aiden McGeady delivers the ball, Scott Brown takes a shot. Save made by Cameron Bell. The assistant referee flags for offside against Kevin Kyle. Free kick taken by Artur Boruc.
  • 87:26 Unfair challenge on Scott Brown by Kevin Kyle results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Josh Thompson.
  • 81:58 Corner taken right-footed by Diomansy Kamara from the left by-line, clearance made by Manuel Pascali. Outswinging corner taken by Sung-Yong Ki.
  • 81:42 Unfair challenge on Landry N'Guemo by Conor Sammon results in a free kick. Diomansy Kamara restarts play with the free kick.
  • 80:54 Sung-Yong Ki has an effort at goal from just inside the box that misses to the left of the goal.
  • 79:51 Substitution Christopher Maguire goes off and Scott Severin comes on.
  • 76:34 Corner taken right-footed by Diomansy Kamara, Header from close range by Glenn Loovens bounces off the post.
  • 74:11 Outswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Sung-Yong Ki, Christopher Maguire manages to make a clearance.
  • 72:54 Substitution Scott Brown on for Lee Naylor.
  • 72:54 Substitution (Kilmarnock) makes a substitution, with Robert Kiernan coming on for Tim Clancy.
  • 68:52 Free kick awarded for a foul by Tim Clancy on Diomansy Kamara. Diomansy Kamara takes the direct free kick.
  • 66:21 Marc-Antoine Fortune delivers the ball, Robbie Keane takes a shot. Save made by Cameron Bell.
  • 64:05 A cross is delivered by Aiden McGeady, save by Cameron Bell.
  • 63:22 Unfair challenge on Diomansy Kamara by Tim Clancy results in a free kick. Lee Naylor takes the free kick.
  • 62:35 Sung-Yong Ki takes the inswinging corner, Kevin Kyle makes a clearance.
  • 61:38 Substitution Conor Sammon replaces Mehdi Taouil.
  • 60:10 Paul Caddis fouled by Jamie Hamill, the ref awards a free kick. Landry N'Guemo takes the free kick.
  • 58:48 Free kick taken by Manuel Pascali.
  • 58:48 Booking Landry N'Guemo shown a yellow card.
  • 58:32 Unfair challenge on Liam Kelly by Landry N'Guemo results in a free kick.
  • 57:49 The referee blows for offside. Free kick taken by Artur Boruc.
  • 57:16 Corner taken right-footed by Craig Bryson from the right by-line, Glenn Loovens manages to make a clearance.
  • 55:57 Landry N'Guemo challenges Craig Bryson unfairly and gives away a free kick. Craig Bryson takes the free kick.
  • 55:20 Direct free kick taken by Cameron Bell.
  • 55:20 Booking Aiden McGeady goes into the referee's book for unsporting behaviour.
  • 54:58 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Garry Hay by Aiden McGeady.
  • 52:21 Substitution Josh Thompson joins the action as a substitute, replacing Jos Hooiveld.
  • 52:21 Assist by Mehdi Taouil.
  • 52:21 GOAL – Christopher Maguire:Kilmarnock 1 – 0 Celtic Christopher Maguire finds the back of the net with a goal from inside the box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Kilmarnock 1-0 Celtic.
  • 50:30 Corner taken left-footed by Lee Naylor, Cameron Bell makes a save.
  • 49:21 Marc-Antoine Fortune is caught offside. Cameron Bell takes the direct free kick.
  • 48:33 Unfair challenge on Diomansy Kamara by Simon Ford results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Lee Naylor.
  • 45:12 Aiden McGeady fouled by Garry Hay, the ref awards a free kick. Sung-Yong Ki takes the direct free kick.
  • 45:01 The referee gets the second half underway.
  • Half Time
  • 45:00+0:55 The ref blows to end the first period.
  • 45:00 Sung-Yong Ki challenges Mehdi Taouil unfairly and gives away a free kick. Garry Hay restarts play with the free kick.
  • 42:36 Aiden McGeady gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Garry Hay. Cameron Bell takes the free kick.
  • 39:16 Unfair challenge on Landry N'Guemo by Kevin Kyle results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Glenn Loovens.
  • 38:17 Corner from left by-line taken by Sung-Yong Ki.
  • 37:17 Aiden McGeady is penalised for handball and concedes a free kick. Garry Hay takes the free kick.
  • 34:26 Handball decision goes against Kevin Kyle. Direct free kick taken by Landry N'Guemo.
  • 32:21 The referee blows for offside against Kevin Kyle. Direct free kick taken by Jos Hooiveld.
  • 30:50 Sung-Yong Ki takes a outswinging corner to the near post, clearance by Liam Kelly.
  • 30:15 Substitution Andreas Hinkel goes off and Paul Caddis comes on.
  • 28:53 Sung-Yong Ki takes a inswinging corner from the left by-line to the near post, clearance by Simon Ford.
  • Correction – 25:37 Jamie Hamill gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Aiden McGeady. Lee Naylor has a direct shot on goal from the free kick, save by Cameron Bell.
  • 25:37 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Aiden McGeady by Jamie Hamill. Direct free kick taken by Lee Naylor.
  • 24:12 Inswinging corner taken by Craig Bryson, Kevin Kyle has a headed effort at goal from close in which goes wide right of the target.
  • 22:11 Diomansy Kamara produces a left-footed shot from just outside the box that goes wide right of the target.
  • 21:12 Diomansy Kamara takes a inswinging corner from the left by-line played to the near post, clearance by Tim Clancy.
  • 20:35 Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Diomansy Kamara from the left by-line, clearance by Garry Hay.
  • 19:05 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Kevin Kyle by Glenn Loovens. Direct free kick taken by Craig Bryson.
  • 12:55 Free kick awarded for a foul by Marc-Antoine Fortune on Garry Hay. Garry Hay takes the direct free kick.
  • 10:25 Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Lee Naylor from the right by-line to the near post, clearance made by Liam Kelly.
  • 9:42 Corner taken by Lee Naylor played to the near post, Simon Ford manages to make a clearance.
  • 7:09 Lee Naylor takes a inswinging corner to the near post, Garry Hay manages to make a clearance.
  • 6:19 Unfair challenge on Diomansy Kamara by Manuel Pascali results in a free kick. Sung-Yong Ki takes the direct free kick.
  • 1:44 The referee blows for offside against Kevin Kyle. Glenn Loovens takes the free kick.
  • 0:00 The ref blows the whistle to start the match.