Celtic comfortably reached the Scottish Cup quarter final with a 0-2 win over Inverness Caledonian Thistle this afternoon but the home team will rue two moments of suicidal defending which gifted Celtic the important chances. Georgios Samaras put his laces through the ball to score from a tight angle before Scott Brown converted a penalty after Gary Hooper created a chance from nothing.
Hooper tried a cocky back heal early on after creating a chance for himself but Inverness keeper Tuffey blocked. Nick Ross was first to test Fraser Forster with a shot from the 18 yard line but the keeper dived to his bottom right to turn the ball round the post. Meekings had a good chance from the resultant corner but Kelvin Wilson blocked.
Kris Commons started his first game in over two months and could have converted but missed his shot after Hooper cut back from the goal line. Samaras and Commons then combined well to setup Hooper for a shot from the edge of the box that was saved by Tuffey.
The opening goal arrived after 33 minutes when Commons played a forward pass from deep which Ross Tokely should have cleared but didn’t make a clean contact on, allowing Georgios Samaras to run clean through and thunder an unstoppable shot from a tight angle high into the net.
Five minutes after the break Matthews, Brown, Commons and Hooper combined in the best move of the game before Hooper crossed but Samaras shot from 6 yards flew over. Moments later Samaras had a chance from even closer when Ledley crossed from the left but he could not turn his attempt from three yards goal-wards.
The Greek striker was continually a threat and got on the end of a Mulgrew free kick to head from 12 yards but the attack was temporarily cleared. Gary Hooper collected at the corner of the box and passed deep to where he thought Scott Brown was but on seeing Brown was elsewhere the Englishman chased after the ball and robbed Proctor on the line. The Inverness defender then tripped Hooper as he closed in on goal to concede a penalty. Scott Brown converted with the kind of ease that will have Neil Lennon wondering how his team managed to miss so many penalties in the last two years.
James Forrest replaced the tiring Commons and ripped up the field before shoot wide from 8 yards as Celtic closed out the game comfortably.
Let’s hope we get a home draw in the next round. Although, Tannadice would be acceptable….
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is this the huns last ever game in the scottich cup as we know them?
just a thought!
hail hail
Both defences are garbage
There are more goals in this game
That Celik is some player eh? :)
Sponsored silence continues at Mordor….
T4
Celik wearing green boots ;)
Oh doesn’t Sally look tired…
Poor chap hahahaha.
Long time left in game though.
Another goal for Utd would finish this.
Mon the Arabs.
We all knew Rangers fans hate Celtic more than they support their own club
But for 20, 000 to turn up when the entire country now accepts (having just come to terms with believing) they are on their knees – in a country circa 70% of which has some sort of alleigence / affection for the club is surprising, even to me.
What about the whole galvinising, the show of support, the doing your bit – to coin a phrase from a man they sign about;
“Everyone, R*****n (lets substitute with ‘Rangers fan’ – it shares the same 1st and last letter!) or otherwise, has their own particular part to play. No part is too great or too small; no one is too old or too young to do something.
Where the hell is it!?
Are the turnstyles working at Ayebroke?
United have hit that – oh we’ve scored what do we do now?
I remember Hibs doing it to us at home and we ended doing them 3-2 I think.
Come on United.
U
I think Der H*N have been told to go for the draw and get a reply -more TV money?
or replay even
Goian is rotten!
I’ve only watched 30 mins of celik, but he sure looks awful
EWO
If you bought the ticket weeks ago then why throw away good money ?
HH
MA&H
A ‘Huns Ground In An Urn’ will be on its way to you as soon as I secure the demolition contract. I believe Vmhan is still in negotiations as we speak. £1.01 is the asking price but we are not willing to go above £1.00
MWD
Celik knocks the ball passed the player and then forgets to run
He is poor
Hahhahhahh
Hun corner
Cellik looks like a poor man’s Martin Hayes………
Daly gives Bartley a smack
Daly facepalms Bartley, gets a yellow card
Oglach: Wouldnt surprise me.
But then again with crowds that low they may be losing money
I just can’t believe how empty that ground is.
Also, get stuck in John…
Thank ghod BBC Scotland is not on HD,
when they go to the crowd it is just like the pub scene out of star wars!
Is it just me or are Utd trying to play themselves INTO trouble at times?
MWD
Commentators certainly missing Jelly
Hahahahahah
Papac playing left wing. My sides are hurting with laughter.
Bartley deserves a smack every day of the week, plastic hardman..
No doubt tempting fate /counting chickens etc -but —
If Hun FC are not in this seasons Scottish Cup will that mean that the competition will have to be scrapped.? Surely the Scottish Cup will not survive without the presence of Hun FC and their huge fan base ?
2-0 Russell hahahahahahaha
0-2
United
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And there’s number 2
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Paul Lawrie chips in for a terrific birdie at the 17th.
4 shot lead on the 18th tee.
C’mon Paul!
2-0 Get it right up ye
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