CELTIC caretaker boss Martin O’Neill has rung the changes for the Premiership encounter against Falkirk at Parkhead this evening.
Kieran Tierney is missing from the squad with Marcelo Saracchi in at left-back while Auston Trusty partners Liam Scales in central defence.
Anthony Ralston comes in at No.2 for Colby Donovan while James Forrest starts on the right wing. Reo Hatate drops to the substitutes’ bench.
It’s the first Hoops team selected by O’Neill is 20 years!
TEAM: Schmeichel; Ralston, Trusty, Scales, Saracchi; Nygren, McGregor, Engels; Forrest, Kenny, Tounekti. Subs: Sinisalo, Balikwisha, McCowan, Osmand, Bernardo, Maeda, Hatate, Murray and Donovan.
Earlier today, we asked how much could you remember about past associations with Falkirk in CQN‘s fun five-minute quiz to test your knowledge.
Now we repeat the questions and provide the answers.
HOOP, HOOP, HOORAY…Nicolas Kuhn celebrates another goal. (See Question 1.)
QUESTIONS:
1: Celtic won 5-2 against Falkirk in the Premier Sports League Cup in September last year. Matt O’Riley claimed one of the strikes. Can you name the Hoops stars who each hit a double?
2: True or false: Kasper Schmeichel had a spell at the Bairns?
3: Celtic beat John McGlynn’s outfit 4-1 in the League Cup in Glasgow in August. Who scored his first and so far only Hoops goal that day?
4: In the same game, a prolific Hoops hitman claimed his first strike of the season. Can you name him?
5: True or false: Johnny Kenny was among the scorers on that occasion?
ANSWERS:
1: Nicolas Kuhn and Adam Idah each hit two goals.
2: True. Kasper Schmeichel was on loan at Falkirk from Manchester City in 2007.
3: Dane Murray.
4: Daizen Maeda.
5: False. Johnny Kenny scored his first goal of the season in the 3-0 win over Livingston at Parkhead the following weekend.
Well done if you got five out of five. Go to the top of the class!
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