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Seeing as Rangers have a match thread and we don't, I thought I'd start a Celtic one and fight the FM-Base conspiracy and bias towards Rangers.
*DISCLAIMER!!! There is no conspiracy against Celtic in Scottish football. Anyone who thinks there is one is delusional.*
Rules
The rules are much the same as on the Gers thread.
1. No abuse of any kind (racist, sectarian, homophobic, xenophobic, etc, etc)
2. Match reports will be posted after each game by whoever does it first
3. Rangers fans are, of course, allowed to post here but follow the rules.
4. Generally, don't be a ****.
If you break the rules, we'll report you to the mods.
So, Swansea tonight and Aberdeen at the weekend. Discuss!
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Swansea City 2-0 Celtic
A disappointing 2-0 defeat against Swansea City in the Liberty Stadium closed Celtic’s friendly fixtures for the summer.
Two second half goals for the home side, from Angel Rangel and then substitute Stephen Dobbie, gave the Swans the edge and sealed the victory for the newly promoted Premiership side.
Celtic’s first chance of the match came on 14 minutes when Georgios Samaras chested the ball down in front of the box and made a turning pass back to Gary Hooper. The onrushing striker hit a first-touch shot but couldn’t keep it on target from 24-yards out.
Kris Commons came close four minutes later, making a run in from the right and unleashing an effort which was heading for the top corner. Gerhard Tremmel in goals, however, punched it over the bar to keep the score-line even.
Only 60 seconds had passed before Scott Sinclair threatened at the opposite end. Making space for himself, he had time to put Dominic Cervi under pressure but before he pulled the trigger, Jos Hooiveld slid in to clear the ball to safety.
After getting into an off-the-ball tussle with Kemy Agustein, Scott Brown then unleashed his frustration by hitting a powerful effort towards goal 10 minutes before the break but his shot was deflected out for a corner.
Two quick chances from Swansea in the closing stages of the first-half almost saw the home side take the advantage, but neither Sinclair or Nathan Dyer could hit the right side of the netting.
Celtic started the second-half with good intent, Samaras and Commons in particular linking up well, but the opening goal came from the home side just after the hour mark.
Despite Cervi doing well to block a free-kick, Rangel latched onto the loose ball and on 63 minutes the midfielder tucked it into the far, bottom corner of the net.
And with the Swans taking the lead they also looked to gain confidence. Dyer had a rifling effort saved well by Cervi before substitute Dobbie then doubled their advantage.
The former SPL hit-man cracked the ball in off the inside of the far post and killed the game on 83 minutes.
Both sides made wholesale changes in the second-half but Celtic couldn’t find the final touch in front of goal to finish their run of friendlies on a high.
Celtic Football Club
*DISCLAIMER!!! There is no conspiracy against Celtic in Scottish football. Anyone who thinks there is one is delusional.*
Rules
The rules are much the same as on the Gers thread.
1. No abuse of any kind (racist, sectarian, homophobic, xenophobic, etc, etc)
2. Match reports will be posted after each game by whoever does it first
3. Rangers fans are, of course, allowed to post here but follow the rules.
4. Generally, don't be a ****.
If you break the rules, we'll report you to the mods.
So, Swansea tonight and Aberdeen at the weekend. Discuss!
---------- Post added at 09:22 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:18 PM ----------
Swansea City 2-0 Celtic
A disappointing 2-0 defeat against Swansea City in the Liberty Stadium closed Celtic’s friendly fixtures for the summer.
Two second half goals for the home side, from Angel Rangel and then substitute Stephen Dobbie, gave the Swans the edge and sealed the victory for the newly promoted Premiership side.
Celtic’s first chance of the match came on 14 minutes when Georgios Samaras chested the ball down in front of the box and made a turning pass back to Gary Hooper. The onrushing striker hit a first-touch shot but couldn’t keep it on target from 24-yards out.
Kris Commons came close four minutes later, making a run in from the right and unleashing an effort which was heading for the top corner. Gerhard Tremmel in goals, however, punched it over the bar to keep the score-line even.
Only 60 seconds had passed before Scott Sinclair threatened at the opposite end. Making space for himself, he had time to put Dominic Cervi under pressure but before he pulled the trigger, Jos Hooiveld slid in to clear the ball to safety.
After getting into an off-the-ball tussle with Kemy Agustein, Scott Brown then unleashed his frustration by hitting a powerful effort towards goal 10 minutes before the break but his shot was deflected out for a corner.
Two quick chances from Swansea in the closing stages of the first-half almost saw the home side take the advantage, but neither Sinclair or Nathan Dyer could hit the right side of the netting.
Celtic started the second-half with good intent, Samaras and Commons in particular linking up well, but the opening goal came from the home side just after the hour mark.
Despite Cervi doing well to block a free-kick, Rangel latched onto the loose ball and on 63 minutes the midfielder tucked it into the far, bottom corner of the net.
And with the Swans taking the lead they also looked to gain confidence. Dyer had a rifling effort saved well by Cervi before substitute Dobbie then doubled their advantage.
The former SPL hit-man cracked the ball in off the inside of the far post and killed the game on 83 minutes.
Both sides made wholesale changes in the second-half but Celtic couldn’t find the final touch in front of goal to finish their run of friendlies on a high.
Celtic Football Club