The game was only 42 seconds old when Peterhead’s David Ross was sent clean through on Lukasz Zaluska after some excellent approach play but the Celtic keeper was alert enough to collect the ball and prevent the home team’s only chance of the game. Anthony Stokes scored a hat trick and had a further two goals disallowed for offside as Celtic progressed into the fifth round of the Scottish Cup.
Stokes looked most likely to score from the off. Samaras fed the Irishman on 14 minutes but his shot was blocked. Ki then played a forward pass inside the Peterhead right back to the overlapping Cha. Cha’s cutback found Stokes, who leaned back in the act of shooting and fired over. Just before the half hour mark Charlie Mulgrew passed a corner on the deck to Ki, who took a touch and shot against the crossbar from the edge of the D. Keeper Jarvie then saved well from a Mulgrew free kick.
Celtic opened the scoring on 35 minutes with a classic Centenary goal when Paddy McCourt swivelled in the centre of the field before playing a forward ball for Samaras to run onto. The Greek striker reached the ball inside the 18-yard-box and squared with his first touch to Stokes who knocked the ball into an empty net.
Shortly before half time Samaras carried the ball 80 yards before crossing for Stokes who finished well inside the 6-yard-box but he was flagged for offside.
Stokes second came on 57 minutes when Emilio Izaguirre dribbled into the box before playing a smart 1-2-3 with Stokes, who found what looked like an impossible space inside Jarvie’s right hand post.
Stokes was now on fire and could have added a third a moment later when he controlled a Mulgrew corner inside the ball but pulled his shot wide from 6 yards. The striker completed his hat trick on 82 minutes a few seconds after substitute Dylan McGeough entered the field and dribbled into the box. The ball was cleared to Wanyama to pushed it right to Brown who then sent it onto Stokes who made no mistake.
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Cathal says:
8 January, 2012 at 21:59
Fair enough mate, i guess that is just what i saw. I do think Puyol and Barca generally throw themselves on the ground alot and surround the ref at every possible opportunity.
BT,bang on,that team was sent out to do a job on Celtic..Why people are on here making a case for Mc Nally is beyond me..
Neil Lennon is ainm dom (nohunlover) says:
8 January, 2012 at 21:54
Puyol, lovely dive there. Barca sicken me with their cheating.
Barca may be many things, but cheats are not one of them, just my opinion mind.
Big Cup Winners
Achievements in that era 78 – 83 ?
Against the worst Rangers in history we blew the league twice to New Firm, lost it another twice by a distance to Rangers and Aberdeen.
OK we did win the league twice but should have won it at least 5 times……I mean John Greig as manager …..come on
We did nothing in Europe at a time when you only needed to win one or two games to get to the
last 4 in any of the competitions……yet they slag off GS teams who beat the best in Europe like Man U or Milan or Barca…….
These guys will never be favourites of mine I am afraid.
BT
Mcinally was wrong with his tactics…I would never advocate my kids playing like that but I know how he must have felt…he knows he has nae chance of winning – he has a burning competitive spirit ..he resorts to ‘cripple them’ out of desperation. Completely wrong but I have done it as a player when in games that you know you are going to get completely poned..it’s a desperate measure that leaves you feeling ashamed when reason returns but it is a consequence of wanting to win at all costs…an affliction suffered by most professionals.
Wrong, wrong, wrong but doesn’t make a guy who has played for Celtic, coached at Celtic, been a lifelong Celtic supporter in to a Hun – too many on CQN lurch to that accusation too quickly – frankly I find it inane…
cue – many cqn posters now accuse me of being a Hun..
Maleys Bhoy
Both P4 – S5 in 79
Left the school on day of the 4-2 game
Burnley78 says:
8 January, 2012 at 22:06
You seem intent on rubbishing the club ?
Burnley 78 ..me too but started in 1977
Espanyol v Barca on Sky now. That unfunny Pub Landlord“comedian” co-commentating?
Its Bob Hoskins mate :)
Blantyre Tim
A good point you make re Lennon and Sheils……
They have resources which suit that.
The gulf in quality is much greater for Peterhead I think…..brute strength is probably all they have
Eh? I hate Barca????
Neil Lennon is aihm dom
Hate is such an emotive word.
I don’t like cheating tax evading huns
“With this simple sword of truth…….”
Butnley78
is football not the beautiful game?
I wish Barca would put this game to bed, need them for a second treble today.
Ernie,
For someone a Celtic fan you are sure putting up a a case for they two.I was using two Huns as prime example of what is everything anti Celtic.Butcher said it was one of the best feelings ever to stop us winning the league and McCall said they had no answer to Rangers power last week when they lie down.So ok they didnt say boot them off the park but you know precisely what I mean.
Which club, I just reckon some of our most recent european performances have been much better than these hacks who achieved very little with their opportunity in that arena……
Yet these former ‘stars’ feel free to spout negativity about our team under GS and NL with impunity.
erniie lynch 21.58
Ard Macha 21.58
You have set me a problem,should I stay at home,or go out for a pint,DOD is sounding better every minute,imaging him with Christy,sorry,I must go out and discuss this with the local natives.
I will try and log in about 3/4 o,clock.Maybe tomorrow or the next again day.Slan
Burnley 78 even…
hoooooops…. o(
Watching the game, I had to keep reminding myself we were playing Peterhead. The commentator was constantly talking about Caley Thistle. He must have mentioned them more than he did Peterhead.
Fantastic pass from Paddy McCourt in the build-up to the first goal.
Stokes has got to be man-of-the-match though.
tremendous performance from Anthony.
coorslad says:
8 January, 2012 at 22:06
It probably is.
CultsBhoy loves being 1st says:
8 January, 2012 at 22:07
Football isn’t just about playing the silky stuff, I know what you mean about resorting to this and that, but ashamed ?
I’m 6 feet, 98kg, should I play to my strength (literally) or try and play the fast wee guy opposite at football ?
Well feck me
SmashingMilkBottles says:
8 January, 2012 at 22:12
I never used the word ‘hate’ mate, but i must say i don’t like them. That goal just made me
Big Cup Winners
my post above was meant to be addressed to your good self…….apologies
watching the pitifull efforts of the blue and orange uniformed bronco’s in the nfl wildcard game as I type !!!!!
1-1. Wooofffft.
Álvaro Vázquez.
fritzsong says:
8 January, 2012 at 21:40
Burnley78
As far as I can remember Jim McInally was out for some time – a loan or an injury.
When he came back the manager – David Hay, I think – told him he was fourth choice for his mid-field position.
That was Peter Grant’s position. Peter is a big supporter but McInally was the better player so was Jim Duffy.
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maccy played all his games for us at left back in a side that swept the boards for 3 years running, in fact i watched that reserve team practiclly the whole time when they played the same time as the first team his performances pushed him into the first team squad were he came to none other than brian cloughs attention at forest who then signed him,it is ok for some to use killie and others that try and play football against us (and lose), but maccy’s side are the second worse team in scotland, thats a fact, if he had as some say opened up against us we would have been in double figures and he knew that.just what do celtic owe him that we should expect him to put a side on the park as lambs to a slaughter?
Three minutes to go.
SmashingMilkBottles says:
8 January, 2012 at 22:00
I thought your vocab only extended to bud 500ml cans. Surprised you recognised it!
CRC
Burnley78 says:
8 January, 2012 at 22:14
Mate, you are doing pretty much what you are condemning them for eh ?
Poor defending by Puyol for the goal.
Time and tide wait for no man.
Or woman.
BIG-CUP-WINNERS says
Great post,some nonsense on here tonight IMO slagging ex players.Guys who wore the hoops with distinction,irrespective of thier background.Davie Provan and Murdo MacLeod were outstanding Celts in thier day.Some of the comments they make in the media,are undoubtedly questionable but credit where it is due for me.
BIG-CUP
given your size – I’ll just agree with you – ha!
Of course you are right..all I’m saying in a mismatch you resort to desperate measures..
Radio Nacional predicting six minutes of stoppage time.
Lionel Messi flagged unfairly for fuera de juego.
Anybody like me who didn’t like the thuggish tactics against Celtic probably just want to see footballers return to playing attractive football rather than intimidating a good football team with they’re bully boy tactics, what Scottish football endures is the reason we have a crap national team and we’re generally poor in Europe, McInallys …. Erm tactics as championed by the Huns are keeping us back and potentially destroying careers.
No excuses for thuggery.
V
It’s four minutes’ stoppage time.
Tricoloured Ribbon says:
8 January, 2012 at 22:13
‘you know precisely what I mean.’
No I don’t.
The point is that no hun has ever said anything similar in the press about us.
Why not?