Celtic 0 DUFC 0

Scottish Premier League
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Celtic Park, Glasgow
Celtic v Dundee United

CELTIC (4-4-2) Boruc; Hinkel, Caldwell, McManus, Naylor; Nakamura, Brown, Sno, McGeady; McDonald, Samaras.
Subs: M Brown, O’Dea, Vennegoor of Hesselink, Hartley, Robson, Donati, Riordan.

First good breakaway by Celtic. McGeady breaks down the line, lifts a ball into the box which is flicked on by McDonald. Ball drops for Nakamura at the back post who shapes to shoot and then curls the ball toward the bottom corner. His shot clips the outside of the post!

Good switch of play by McGeady, ball swept across to the right for Nakamura, lays the ball on to Hinkel who cuts in from the byline and lays the ball back to McDonald. His shot is deflected away from goal.

Good play continues from Celtic, Naka cross delivered to the back post. Samaras gets up, but fails to keep his header down on target.

Scott Brown gets in behind the defence, with McDonald at the near post and Samaras peeling off to the back. Brown hits his cross high and wide of the target.

Patient build-up from Celtic, with McGeady breaking on the left. His cross is hooked away by Wilkie.

Referee Mike McCurry has a word with Lee Wilkie after McDonald is felled by a crude challenge from the back.

McGeady delivers a ball to the near post with his right boot which Kenneth is forced to head over his bar. Corner to Celtic, Naka delivers, United clear.

Kovacevic and Grainger fire in two shots from long-range, both of which are blocked. United win a corner, which comes to nothing.

Grainger fails to deal with a ball to the back post by McGeady. Pass finds Naka, who jinks, feints and sends his pass straight into the waiting arms of Zaluska.

Foul by Grainger out on the right byline. Naka takes the free-kick which is met by a McManus header, ball sails over the bar.

Great build-up from Celtic with Samaras finding Brown in the middle of the park. The midfielder sends through a lovely through ball for Scott McDonald, who holds off Kenneth and drills in a low shot that hits the post.

McDonald and McGeady link up in the box. McGeady then tees up Samaras whose shot emerges from a pack of players and is collected by Zaluska.

Zaluska forced to bat away a Hinkel cross with his fists after the Celtic full-back beat his man in a straight 50-50.

Lovely play by Hinkel to set-up Scott Brown, Celtic midfielder stopped dead in his tracks by a great challenge from Wilkie.

Kovacevic sends in an inviting near-post cross, which McManus fails to deal with. Conway left with a free header six yards out, but sends it well over the bar.

McDonald shrugs off the challenge of Mark Kerr, but fails to find a team-mate with his attempted pass.

HALF-TIME WHISTLE SOUNDS

SECOND HALF KICKS OFF

Beautiful feint and turn by McGeady bamboozles Buaben, with the winger rolling the ball out to Nakamura. The Japanese midfielder's cross is headed to safety by Wilkie.

Free-kick from the left by Nakamura flashes invitingly across the face of goal, but the chance goes begging.

Robertson treated after a clash of heads with McManus.

Lovely touch by McGeady frees Brown in midfield. Celtic midfielder overhits his intended pass for Samaras.

Lee Wilkie booked after kicking the ball away after Samaras was fouled. Naka takes the free kick around 25 yards from goal and sends it just over the crossbar.

DOUBLE SUB FOR CELTIC -Robson replaces Sno, Vennegoor of Hersselink on for Samaras.

United free-kick from the right cleared at the second attempt by Barry Robson.

Goal-line scramble after two Celtic corners. Free kick given for a challenge on the keeper.

Scott McDonald drives a shot well over the bar with Vennegoor looking for the pass inside.

United almost break through on the counter attack. Celtic clear their lines.

UNITED SUB - Flood on for Robertson.

Hinkel caught offside after a good break from Celtic.

UNITED SUB - Hunt on for De Vries.

Shouts for a penalty after McDonald falls under a challenge. Nothing given.

Nakamura ball delivered to the near post, Vennegoor attempts to steer it in, but can't find the angle.

McDonald attempts to steer in a McGeady shot that's deflected, ball goes wide.

UNITED SUB - Conway off, Daly on.

Nakamura free-kick headed on by Vennegoor. Deflected over for a corner, ball goes back out to Naka, ball swung in to Vennegoor at the back post who heads over.

Hinkel drives a shot straight at Zaluska.

Corner for Celtic, Naka takes, but the chance goes begging.

Referee adds on four minutes of added time.

Free kick sent into the box, the ball breaks for McGeady, whose shot sails high over the bar.

Scott Brown booked for dissent.

Full time whistle sounds. Celtic 0 Dundee United 0