Falkirk 1 Celtic 4
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Today's Teamlines
FALKIRK (4-4-2) Krul; Ross, Barr, Milne, Scobbie; Cregg, Thomson, Riera, Latapy; Moutinho, Higdon.
Subs: Olejnik, Barrett, Arfield, Craig, Wallner, Aafjes, Allison.
CELTIC (4-4-2) M Brown; Wilson, Kennedy, McManus, Naylor; Nakamura, Donati, Brown, McGeady; Miller, Vennegoor of Hesselink.
Subs: McGovern, Sno, O’Dea, Hartley, Riordan, Zurawski, Killen.
01:00
Russell Latahpy's through ball for Pedro Moutinho cut out on the edge of the box by Stephen McManus.
01:00
Craig
02:00
Michael Higdon booked after catching Lee Naylor with a late, reckless challenge.
04:00
Falkirk take the lead after a simple cross from the left touchline allows Michael Higdon a free header, which he directs low, into Mark Brown's left-hand corner.
09:00
Kenny Miller turns and sprints into the box, with his run halted by a well-timed challenge from Darren Barr. Shunsuke Nakamura delivers the corner and finds Massimo Donati at the near post, but the midfielder can only head by under pressure.
10:00
Arnau Riera gives the ball away in midfield and allows Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink a shot on goal from 30 yards out. The Dutch striker drives a low drive at goal that is saved by the fingertips of Tim Krul.
10:00
Nakamura takes resulting corner, but curls it out of play.
13:00
Sustained spell of pressure from Celtic, sparked by a lovely pass out of defence by Donati which finds Miller. A succession of crosses from Nakamura and Naylor are snuffed out by the Falkirk defence.
15:00
Mark Wilson breaks to the byline and tries to play in Miller with his cut back, but fails to provide a sufficient ball for Miller - who can only turn the shot wide.
17:00
McManus concedes a corner which is delivered into the box by Latapy. But his ball overshoots the defence and is picked up by Nakamura which results in a counter-attack and more resolute defending to block crosses from Naylor and Miller.
20:00
John Kennedy does well to block the run of Pedro Mountinho as he races on to the end of a lofted pass from Darren Barr into the penalty box.
21:00
Great build-up from Falkirk sees Michael Higdon set-up by a one-two on the edge of the box, with the striker thumping his shot over the crossbar.
24:00
Nakamura and Wilson combine on the right, with the Japanese midfielder's cross deflected away for a corner. Nakamura delivers the set piece and finds Kennedy whose header produces a great save from Krul.
25:00
Speculative shot from Brown from 25 yards comfortably collected by Krul.
29:00
Moutinho shot saved by Brown after Reira had cut through the heart of the Celtic defence.
29:00
GOAL for Celtic after Donati had broke into the box and saw his first shot saved by Krul. He then pounced on the rebound and lifted an attempted cross over the keeper which rebounded off Kenny Milne and trickled over the goal-line.
36:00
Jack Ross wins a corner for Falkirk off of Naylor. Latapy takes corner to back post which is cleared by McManus.
40:00
Russell Latapy free-kick to the back post collected at the second attempt by Brown.
43:00
Aiden McGeady shot deflected over the bar for a corner after great work from Vennegoor of Hesselink and Nakamura. Japanese midfielder's set piece cleared by the Falkirk defence.
45:00
HALF-TIME whistle sounds after no time added on.
46:00
SECOND HALF - both sides emerge unchanged after the interval.
47:00
Paddy Cregg shot stopped by an outstanding challenge from John Kennedy.
48:00
Falkirk awarded a dubious corner kick. Headed clear, for another corner by Kennedy, with play then stopped for a Celtic free-kick.
56:00
Referee ignores a clear foul on Nakamura with the ball eventually breaking through to Brown, who squeezes off a shot that is saved by Krul.
58:00
Corner for Celtic after a long throw-in by Naylor forces a good save from Krul to deny Vennegoor of Hesselink. Corner taken by Nakamura, with a good shout for a penalty after the ball ricochets off a Falkirk defender.
61:00
Scott Brown sprints half the length of the pitch and is eventually halted by a sliding challenge inside the area. Moments later he then comes within a hair breadth of finding a sprint from Vennegoor of Hesselink.
62:00
Great chance for Celtic. Massimo Donati gets the ball inside the box and turns and strikes a shot from 15 yards out which sails high over the crossbar.
65:00
Celtic maintain the pressure with a low ball from Donati on the left collected by Krul.
67:00
Brown shot at goal goes straight at the keeper.
67:00
Great bal
70:00
Great ball into the box from Brown who sets up Miller, whose shot is then saved by Krul at close-range.
71:00
FALKIRK SUBSTITUTION - Scott Arfield replaces Reira.
72:00
Corner from Nakamura headed inches wide of the target by Stephen McManus.
74:00
Cross from Milne finds Higdon inside the box, who climbs above Kennedy and forces a fingertip save from Brown with his header. Resulting corner headed behind goal by Cregg.
75:00
CELTIC/FALKIRK SUBSTITUTIONS - Graham Barrett on for Latapy. Paul Hartley on for Donati.
76:00
CELTIC GOAL - Good build-up from midfield. Overhead kick from Aiden McGeady comes crashing off the post and lands at the feet of Kenny Miller who drives a shot past Krul with his left foot.
79:00
Kenny Milne sent off after pulling down Vennegoor of Hesselink, as the last man, just on the edge of the box.
80:00
CELTIC GOAL - Shunsuke Nakamura steps up to take the free kick from the edge of the box, right in front of goal. He then lifts a beautiful, curling, trademark free-kick up and over the wall and past the stretching Krul.
81:00
Kenny Miller puts through Vennegoor of Hesselink who waits for the keeper to go to ground, before pulling the ball past Krul and dinking the ball into the back of the empty net.
81:00
CORRECTION - GOAL CELTIC - Vennegoor of Hesselink.
84:00
Mark Wilson drives in ball from right which lands perfectly in the path of Miller. The striker then takes the lightest of touches, which carries it beyond the keeper and just inches past the post.
89:00
Snap shot from McGeady saved at the near post by Krul
92:00
FULL TIME - whistle sounds after two minutes added on.