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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beauty from utd. 2-0
Aw that’s a shame…..
That’s why we didn’t sign him he had a job to do today-well done son.
Huns are finished here…even the comentators saying to easy
BANG!! There’s yer dinner Huns…..
Ye ha ,game over ibrokes empty for secdond half
2-0…Jelly & Ice Cream-tastic!!!!!!!
Easy & peasy.
MWD – wee Becky in Dublin knows some demolition contractors!
Oh 2-0 Russell. Ya beauty!
T4
Roy croppie
How’s the head? Jesus-glad we never signed Russell now!
Maybeeee no.
This is just beautiful
Oh dear!!!!
We’re goin’ to party when rankers die, we’re goin’do the conga when the Rangers die
Oh ya dancer….
oh dear 0-2
huns are huvn a hell of a time parlez-vous….
Woooooooooooft
0-2
Super Ally Must Stay CSC
Hun are puddings 0-2 which reminds me must have some of this later
Il have some of that
YYYAAASSSSS.
Football played the right way.
Just please dont stop attacking, really press these b*****d’s in.
Cellik is a stoatir!
DrippingIronyCSC
That was a really nice goal, but what was Bocanegra doing?
Girfuy! Haha
Jobo Baldie says:
5 February, 2012 at 12:35
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Thanks mate. Let me know if you want any other ones done.
YASSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
UTD two up.
allymuststay csc
Hahahaha celik is a clown
Cellick the new Sebo?
Celik is rotten
We can see you sneaking out…
Johnny Russell in like a Jack Russell.
Keep them focussed, Peter.
Sorry bhoys but my prediction is still on.
HH
PUMPED!!!!!
Dodds on suicide watch..he has let it slip a few times and just recovered..
“that’s what WE are missing……(delay) (recovery)….in Scottish football….particularly Rangers..”
2-0…mpre to come at Biggotdome hopefully!!
Mervan really is shockingly bad.
Wise up ref – stupid booking
£2 on DU halftime /fulltime 16-1.
How much is a bottle of Champagne?
will go for 3 bottles of Cava instead.
Bhoys am i dreaming here lol.
Bhoys am i dreaming here lol.
Cmon the ARABS.
This could get really embarrassing.
Russell booked for having the audacity to score against the huns 5 mins ago.
Can’t believe I managed to get logged in.
***Andrew in Belfast take a bow***
MIB playing his hand – Utd to finish with 11 men?