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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Salim Kerkar to rescue Rangers’ Scottish Cup dreams.
Apparently.
Come on Utd pump Der Hun
Just switched on and seen the score (+ goal highlights).
Was about to post my thoughts on Ticketus and falling attendances – the TV pictures are providing a perfect backdrop for my article.
Will save it till later (hopefully when all the hilarity dies down).
Salim Kerkar Who he?
Oh, and according to Billy Dods, 2-0 at halftime is a ‘very dangerous’ scoreline.
Make of that what you will. Beats the hell out of me.
kerkar for celik , utd will be worried
What time the penalty 60 mins for me
Cmon the Arabs
utd left full reminds me of tosh mckinaly
barring a hun miracle were odds on to get tannadice next round
This could be a fun 45 minutes if wee Willie Collum does not play up.
Can’t help feeling that Salim Kerkar subbing on at half time is hardly sending in the cavalry.
on the line now is Billy from Larkhall…
Billy, you’re through to Clyde1 Superscoreboard
hullo?
aye go ahead Billy
aye, thanks Jim, hi Hugh, hi Graham
hullo Biily
aye lads, what ah wanted to say was AM GLAD we’re papped oot the cup cos AT means we can now focus 100% on going for 4-in-a-row – ma point is… do you think Neil Lennon will get the sack if he disnae win the championship ? ah mean the pressure is all on him, ah think its a disgrace if he disnae win it ….
(hhhaaaaaa, haaaa)
Praecepta
What in about 10 years ?
HH
According to the BBC’s unbiased panel Utd should just give up now.
Cheers Ginger Elvis
the guy’sd name is Mervan surely – for that is what is on his jersey – why would everyone including the BBC refer to him as Cellik???????
Mrs O thinks i am having an affair because i am walking around with a huge smile on my face
McInnes “we have got a lot to do”
Anybody fancy a stroll down Paisley Road West in 45 minutes.
To offer commiserations, like. :-)
A rare succinct and valid point from an FF poster:
Originally Posted by Sir Duncan Ferguson
How much has Houston spent on this United team ?
Money means f*** all. Preparation is everything and under McCoist our preparation is a joke. We’ve got 9 internationals in that starting XI. How many do United have ?
Bada bing
What did I tell you when Fitz is on holiday
hahahahahaha
Healy as obnoxious an individual one could ever have the misfortune to meet
oglach: 5 February, 2012 at 13:03
“Cellick – Do you think they’ll send him back without paying the 200k?”
I was going to make that point when I saw his name in the starting line-up. If they manager to go through I reckon they’ll get chucked out the competition because they can’t afford that payment.
They have three weeks to sort out the “250k.
Should they exit the cup I doubt Celik will play in any league games and he’ll end up back in Sweden.
Davis should be in the book.
Blatant booking for Davis,not given.
Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo says:
5 February, 2012 at 13:19
Praecepta
What in about 10 years ?
Hopefully in my lifetime! :-)
Rangers have just announced that they have signed
a free agent German striker.
Juergen Bustyakuntz !!!
HH
Mike
Derek macinnes at half time,priceless!!!!
good afternoon to the Celtic family
For very personal reasons I am bit on the low side today.
After being so happy with life yesterday, cheered no end by our excellent win at inverness, something just came up and gave me a little reminder that life can be hard and difficult to understand at times
and then i logged on to cqn to see the huns are losing 2 nil at half time!!!!
thank you cqn, my faith in the universe may be restored and life’s little troubles can hopefully get back to being small again.
come on the arabs
Worst cellic player ever sack the board
Don’t rows and rows of empty blue plastic seats look beautiful?
Davis now wearing the yellow card deflector…otherwise known as RFC captains armband
Collum booked Aluko in the 1st half for a similar foul to what Davis just committed there
His cheating knows no bounds
Bhoy67 says:
5 February, 2012 at 13:22
Post of the day!
Utd palying too deep in their own 1/2
Two rolls and square on the way and watching der Hun toil…..smashing!
T4
I posted the other day to watch out for Billy Davies getting another shift on Radio Shortbread.Not been seen in these parts for years,the Whyte camp are manoeuvring him in to position.Dignity indeed.
Dodds “If Ragers can get ‘this’ next goal?”
United fans singing sectarian songs
the Huns are going bust!!!
UC
How many fouls have Rangers committed when a United player breaks free with the ball following their attacks.
Somebody is due a 2nd yellow.
hail hail navanbhoy