Udinese were pushed all the way tonight but hold on for a point that was enough to get them through to the knock out round of the Europa League at Celtic’s expense. Gary Hooper gave Celtic the lead but Antonio Di Natale equalised in time added on at the end of the first half.
The game was only six minutes old when Georgios Samaras extended his telescopic legs and moved beyond Benatia to the edge of the Udinese box but the defender dived in front of the Greek striker to con the referee into awarding a free kick.
Udinese should have taken the lead in 12 minutes when Scott Brown was careless with a cross-field pass which was intercepted. The Celtic defence were caught moving forward and had left Di Natale in acres of space but his lob missed the target.
Gary Hooper was the next sinner 10 minutes later. Udinese had no answer to the probing of Samaras and James Forrest. The former beat two players and slid an inch perfect pass inside the full back for Hooper to collect 16 yards from goal. Unfortunately he failed to find the target with what at that time looked like being the best chance of the game.
Celtic opened the scoring on 28 minutes when Samaras rampaged down the left and sent a dangerous cross between goalkeeper and defence. Handanovic punched the ball against his own defender and was left stranded when it rolled to an unmarked Hooper three yards from goal. The Englishman rolled the ball over the line to put Celtic ahead.
With 45 minutes already played Samaras again rampaged down the left but possession was lost as Celtic were reluctant to pour forward seconds before half time. Udinese moved the ball quickly up field and a fortunate break of the ball allowed them to catch the Celtic defence flat footed. Cha was wrong side of his player who crossed for Di Natale to finish. It was an unfortunate break for Celtic who had the better of the first half.
Udinese stepped up the pace after half time and enjoyed their best period of the game. Fraser Forster made three saves within as many minutes just after the hour mark. Ten minutes later a sharp passing move provided Asamoa with a gilt edged chance from 10 yards but he turned the ball against the post with Forster stranded but this signalled the end of the home team’s pressure.
Celtic came close to taking the lead again on 74 minutes when Cha DuRi stretched to volley from outside the box. His shot struck the post with Handanovic unable to reach it. The ball rebounded off the goalkeeper, who landed on the ground, and spun back towards goal, but Handanovic recovered in time to catch it on the line.
Greek referee, Koukoulakis, did not have a good game, mistook Cha for Scott Brown and incorrectly booked the Korean. 18 minutes later he booked Cha again but had clearly received a message from an assistant informing him of his earlier mistake, leaving Cha bemused and relieved to survive his second yellow card.
Celtic were pressing for the goal but with 10 minutes remaining a slip by Daniel Majstorovic set Di Natale clear. Fraser Forster then had the most impressive 6 seconds of his career. The keeper made himself a big target and saved Di Natale’s shot but he had change direction quickly as the ball broke free on the right. A cross was swiftly dropped onto the head of the unmarked Di Natale 8 yards from goal but Forster changed direction one more time to save again.
The match finished with Celtic camped inside the Udinese box. The ball broke to Ki inside the six yard box from a Charlie Mulgrew corner but his shot was blocked. Fraser Forster came forward for two further corners. From one, Daniel Majstorovic flashed a header goalward but an Udinese defender raised his arm to the ball, however, the referee failed to award a penalty.
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In the cold light of day.
We played well and It feels as though we were beaten but we drew with a very good team.
We were not so far from beating them.
Our goalkeeper has to be congratulated for his performance especially by someone like me who has never been convinced by him. I hope that I am able to say this more frequently as this season goes on.
Persistent negatives: Mulgrew’s free kicks; defenders heading balls down to opponents.
The outlook is better than it was a few weeks ago.
philvis
re Neil Kinnock
I remember at the time there was an incident wherein Neil Kinnock intervened to rugby tackle a young ned who was harassing a lady outside the restaurant where he was dining.
As was common with reporting standards at the time, Rupert Murdoch’s Sun should have gone with ” Have a go hero to the rescue” but instead chose “Could you trust this ginger hothead with his hand on the nuclear deterrent button?”
Thus was democracy fed to us at that time.
philvisreturns: 16 December, 2011 at 09:44
“People slept more soundly in their beds, knowing Mrs T’s firm but gentle hand was on the tiller of the ship of state.”
Would that include the people who ended up on the streets as a result of the Poll Tax, the closure of psychiatric hospitals and repossession of homes?
September 30th 2005
September 30th 2005
September 30th 2005
September 30th 2005
September 30th 2005
RANGERS last night launched an internal investigation into the alleged singing of sectarian songs during their Champions League tie with Inter Milan in the San Siro.
Radio broadcasters received complaints about songs during a game from which supporters were banned by UEFAto punish the Italianclubfora flare-throwing incident last season Record Sport received com-plaints from fans of various clubs, Rangers included, who said they were horrified to hear the songs even more clearly on TV because ofthedesertedstadiumhavingno other noise to block them out.
An Ibrox spokesman said: “We thank everyone for bringing the matter to our attention. The club might have something more to say when we have been able to discuss the matter…. “This is the point where a mason lifts a carpet and one hundred thousand and more sweep! Sweep! Sweep!
In late 2006, the then UEFA head of communications William Gaillard held a press briefing in Hampden at which he was asked why it was that Rangers fans had been pursued for “discriminatory” singing – in the form of the sectarian The Billy Boys – but UEFA have never investigated Celtic over their IRA chants. Gaillard described these as two separate issues and said Celtic could be bracketed with many clubs whose supporters championed nationalist causes and who UEFA did not see as meriting disiplinary procedures. Only when it came to the Balkan countries was the situation different, with clubs in those nations handed sanctions for their chanting for political organisations who, in pursuing ethnic cleansing, were by their nature discriminatory. That did not apply to the IRA, he stated.
in another day in Celtic history, Celtic got what they deserved , a much lauded draw. The players that took the field, and the management team off the field, each and every one of them wore the badge that when all things are considered demands respect.
We are a parochial little county on the northern extreme of Europe; they are topping the league in the worlds 7th (?) largest economy.
September 30th 2005 Sectarian singing in the San Siro that the whole world heard by the “official” blazered huns,; Does anybody recall how it all ended or are Rangers still investigating?
I’ve been supporting Celtic since the day I was born and I celebrate every single day my blessing; death would be a fool to get between me and my celebrations.
SFTB- this may be the same incident but I thought it was his daughter who was being harassed.
In any case he clearly did the right thing, and didn’t deserve the Sunguffery.
Neil has clearly learned since Utrecht that you need lots of bodies in midfield when you play away in Europe (and often at home too). Now let’s get into that Champions League again next season!
setting free the bears says:
16 December, 2011 at 09:27
greenjedi
“Sadly all the headlines in the papers are about the fans, I feel sorry for the majority who went and backed their team who were let down by a small minority of f***wits. I feel a massive fine and perhaps an away game ban coming.” This post was followed by 95 why?s in a Daily Mail disgusted-from-Tunbridge-Wells stylee.
Now, as I posted last night, our fans and posters have every right to decry and denounce aspects of fan behaviour they do not like or favour.
However ????? (in homage to the style) ….. why do you “feel” or wish a fine on us? Under what grounds could a fine be levied?
Political??
Sectarian??
Use of asterisks to disguise a sweary word?? If so, your post will get it too.
You come across as a Tim who rolls over and expects to be punished?
Are you on our Board?
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Where did I say I want us to be fined?
I said we WILL be fined.
I expect you and others like you who want to indulge in behaviour which you know will get us into trouble will be the fine?
And whoever was behind the banner and flare/smoke bomb are F***wits who are to stupid to realise the damage they are doing to Celtic or Huns who want to cause damage.
philvis
“That’ll be why we’re far richer now than we were in 1979.
Even our rioters these days have expensive phones and trainers.”
If that was the aim, and I don’t accept the premise or conclusion, then it still needed a more appropriate soundtrack than Blake’s Jerusalem.
May I suggest:-
“Living in the wasteland of the free…
We got preachers dealing in politics and diamond mines
and their speech is growing increasingly unkind
They say they are Christ’s disciples
but they don’t look like Jesus to me
and it feels like I am living in the wasteland of the free
We got politicians running races on corporate cash
Now don’t tell me they don’t turn around and kiss them peoples’ ass
You may call me old-fashioned
but that don’t fit my picture of a true democracy
and it feels like I am living in the wasteland of the free
We got CEO’s making two hundred times the workers’ pay
but they’ll fight like hell against raising the minimum wage
and If you don’t like it, mister, they’ll ship your job
to some third-world country ‘cross the sea
and it feels like I am living in the wasteland of the free
Living in the wasteland of the free
where the poor have now become the enemy
Let’s blame our troubles on the weak ones
Sounds like some kind of Hitler remedy
Living in the wasteland of the free
We got little kids with guns fighting inner city wars
So what do we do, we put these little kids behind prison doors
and we call ourselves the advanced civilization
that sounds like crap to me
and it feels like I am living in the wasteland of the free
We got high-school kids running ’round in Calvin Klein and Guess
who cannot pass a sixth-grade reading test
but if you ask them, they can tell you
the name of every crotch on MTV
and it feels like I am living in the wasteland of the free
We kill for oil, then we throw a party when we win
Some guy refuses to fight, and we call that the sin
but he’s standing up for what he believes in
and that seems pretty damned American to me
and it feels like I am living in the wasteland of the free
Living in the wasteland of the free
where the poor have now become the enemy
Let’s blame our troubles on the weak ones
Sounds like some kind of Hitler remedy
Living in the wasteland of the free
While we sit gloating in our greatness
justice is sinking to the bottom of the sea
Living in the wasteland of the free
Living in the wasteland of the free
Living in the wasteland of the free “
BontyBhoy says:
16 December, 2011 at 09:56
Cha is almost always a disaster. He filled me with dread every time he got the ball, so I suppose when I say he had a great game it’s the relief that nothing too bad happened. His distribution is so poor that most of the positive stuff in his game is redundant. Still you have to admire his effort.
Mate,last night he sold the jerseys.
So much so that I wondered about his motivation.
One header to set up their first followed by a set up for a far post header that the chaps on here may well have called a gimme.
Midfield maybe.
Fullback never.
Onward and upward for our Tims!
BontyBhoy I have had a few so take this with a grain of salt. You can’t say that all of CQN think that the bhoys holding the banner are juvenille or destructive. Please don’t speak for me and I am not a young man. I would quite happily stand up for the GB . I have been embarrased by a few of their banners but proud of many. The poppy day one last year was a cringer but at the end of the day it’s this. These are the bhoys who represent the philosophy of our great club. The intention was to highlight injustice and condemn war with that poppy day banner. Without the life experience to see that pure ideals are not pure life then they missed the point a bit but they do represent what we are about and they do have the energy that we old farts don’t have. So would I rather have no GB and no soul or a GB that makes mistakes, no contest. Go green brigade one day you will grow up into men who can stand up. So what if the daily record wants to make a deal of it. What’s new.
I have really enjoyed reading the blog last few days. So much positivity pure dead magic. 2012 end of the world for der hun. Top of the World for the green brigade.
The home club are responsible for fans behaviour??? Are they???
hamiltontim – You claim that no one was in danger of starving in 1980′s Britain. How many have you asked? Certainly it wasn’t on the scale of mass famine but that’s not my point. I’ve spoken to people and read much about the hardships suffered at the time, some families were surviving on a few pounds a day.
Did they starve? Were they dangerously underweight?
Humbug.
We’re in the mess we are today as a direct consequence of the ‘glorious 80s in my opinion.
The great Maggie perpetuated a culture of greed and self interest which permeates our society to this day.
Nonsense. We’re in the mess we are today because of excess government and private debt. The latter caused largely by government policy.
But even in the teeth of the worst economic crisis since the 30’s, we’re far wealthier than people were even 20 or 30 years ago. Decades of economic growth have seen to that.
As for greed: the most greedy and self-interested people I’ve seen in recent times are of the Left, especially the childish public sector “workers” and their ridiculous failed strike where they loudly demanded that everybody else be forced to pay for their gold-plated pensions without the slightest compromise on their part to make them more affordable.
Or how about those moronic “students” attacking people and property because they think someone else should be forced to fund their useless degrees?
And if you’re so certain of her ‘gentle’ approach maybe you should speak to the families of the 10 hunger strikers.
Why, what would that teach me? That if you go to war with the State, the State will fight back? (thumbsup)
WTF are some Celtic supporters not going to be happy until it’s Celtic v Celtic reserves all on our ownio at Celtic Park singing rebel lullabies to each other. The banner from last night should be regurgitated and used to wipe their snivelling noses or as a change of nappy when they next shit all over themselves
And he was ineffective against Dundee Utd ineffective against Hearts and again last night James Forrest needs a wee time on the bench warming his arse. Other than that 10 out of 10 for every other player on the park an absolutely tremendous performance
philvisreturns says:
16 December, 2011 at 10:17
The Battered Bunnet – Can you imagine if Neil Kinnock’s ginger bits had been allowed to settle into Number 10 Downing Street, rather than Maggie’s firm but yielding and gloriously patriotic behind?
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Was that the same gloriously patriotic behind that the Scottish teachers kicked so hard? :-) The lady certainly did a massive U-turn with us.
Dbbia
Your recollection may be more accurate since, as a doctor, you will have taken better care of the oul memory cells with less abuse of alcohol and other fun substances.
Didn’t the huns on more than one occasion blame the home clubs failings (!) for the huns lack of good manners?
setting free the bears – Living in the wasteland of the free
It takes a peculiar kind of mental perversion to enjoy a standard of living that our grandparents would have been astonished at, that the kings and sultans of old couldn’t have dreamed of, and yet convince oneself that we are in some sort of “wasteland”.
Either that, or you are in Airdrie. (thumbsup)
God help the huns on the 28th when wee, just out of his teens – James Forest – tears them a new one.
mickbhoy1888 says:
16 December, 2011 at 10:30
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Do you think that Cha deserves 10/10 after his school boy header to Di Natalie across the six-yard line ?
TheOriginalSadiesBhoy – Was that the same gloriously patriotic behind that the Scottish teachers kicked so hard? :-) The lady certainly did a massive U-turn with us.
Yes, you sure showed her.
How are educational standards in Scotland these days, BTW? (thumbsup)
greenjedi says:
16 December, 2011 at 10:27
Are you still supporting the SNP?
greenjedi
“Where did I say I want us to be fined?
I said we WILL be fined.
I expect you and others like you who want to indulge in behaviour which you know will get us into trouble will be the fine?
And whoever was behind the banner and flare/smoke bomb are F***wits who are to stupid to realise the damage they are doing to Celtic or Huns who want to cause damage. ”
I could present as equally outraged by being accused of wanting to indulge in this behaviour when I explicitly said I would not be in favour of the banner. But hey, its the internet, and I do not expect rational or logical debate at all times.
Now, back to the fine expectation.
For what and under what regulations will UEFA fine us?
And please separate out the flares argument from the banner argument. It was the banner sentiment which was the subject of your original post and the banner on which I tackled you. I have said not a word about the flares because I knew nothing about them and, until I get first hand reports on them, I will treat every word uttered in the Scottish Press as unreliable.
ffs,
did somebody leave the banana cupboard open
Steinreignedsupreme – Would that include the people who ended up on the streets as a result of the Poll Tax, the closure of psychiatric hospitals and repossession of homes?
1) No sympathy for tax dodgers or indeed dodgy thousandaires.
2) The closure of mental institutions was a bad move.
3) Tough luck for people who bought houses they couldn’t afford. Being an adult means you have to take responsibility for yourself. Are you suggesting the government should pay people’s mortgages?
(thumbsup)
ernie lynch says:
16 December, 2011 at 10:35
How about an independent Scotland, independent of the SNP?
philvisreturns says:
16 December, 2011 at 10:35
TheOriginalSadiesBhoy – Was that the same gloriously patriotic behind that the Scottish teachers kicked so hard? :-) The lady certainly did a massive U-turn with us.
Yes, you sure showed her.
How are educational standards in Scotland these days, BTW? (thumbsup)
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They’re in rude health I believe. Scottish teachers have regularly fought politicians to ensure that standards remain high. Having a well trained, well paid work force ensures that the teaching profession attracts well motivated and well qualified candidates.
people should never overextend themselve or be ambitious, great message from a capitalist (thumbsup:o)
Philis you are on the wind up. Stick to Celtic stuff you know you are in the minority of smug bathplugs and you really want someone to tell you where to shove your thumb but enough of the self entertainment…..
I kind of know what you are saying but things started changing wth the magna carta and the peasants work just as hard as the bankers so if the standard of living is great , good but don’t think the gap should be that wide. I have yet to meet a banker who worls harder than a brickie.
kitalba says:
16 December, 2011 at 10:33
God help the huns on the 28th when wee, just out of his teens – James Forest – tears them a new one.
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Just watch for a few “robust” tackles in on wee james in the first 0-20 mins on the 28th when the MIb will be unlikely to get his book out in order to “let the game flow”…as per instructions of wee fat sally and in accordance with his brand of pure football.
setting free the bears says:
16 December, 2011 at 10:37
greenjedi
“Where did I say I want us to be fined?
I said we WILL be fined.
I expect you and others like you who want to indulge in behaviour which you know will get us into trouble will be the fine?
And whoever was behind the banner and flare/smoke bomb are F***wits who are to stupid to realise the damage they are doing to Celtic or Huns who want to cause damage. ”
I could present as equally outraged by being accused of wanting to indulge in this behaviour when I explicitly said I would not be in favour of the banner. But hey, its the internet, and I do not expect rational or logical debate at all times.
Now, back to the fine expectation.
For what and under what regulations will UEFA fine us?
And please separate out the flares argument from the banner argument. It was the banner sentiment which was the subject of your original post and the banner on which I tackled you. I have said not a word about the flares because I knew nothing about them and, until I get first hand reports on them, I will treat every word uttered in the Scottish Press as unreliable.
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One word
Illicit
Ernie
More than likely as I’m looking at the big picture and not focusing one major error by them. I’m a Republican and will never ever be a Unionist or vote for a Unionist Party!
Another case of nearly but not quite in Europe then. Didn’t see the match but it sounds like we put in a good performance. Hopefully the players will take confidence from their exploits into the crucial league games ahead.
And don’t forget that we were effectively the fourth seed in the group rather than the second seeds we should have been. We shouldn’t even have been in the same group as Udinese.
philvis
“It takes a peculiar kind of mental perversion to enjoy a standard of living that our grandparents would have been astonished at, that the kings and sultans of old couldn’t have dreamed of, and yet convince oneself that we are in some sort of “wasteland”.”
I may not be measuring progress solely by the measure of personal gain. I am sure CEO’s have never been so well rewarded for so little risk. But, if they remain philistines and boors, how have they advanced?
Ah,Dearest Maggie,leading us onwards to those sunlit uplands,that Shining City on the Hill…
It was Morning Again,in tired Auld Albion,beleaguered by years of Marxist mismanagement..
The scent of Freedom was in the very air,and we rediscovered our Indomitable Bulldog Spirit,which had brought Peace and Enlightenment to a third of the Globe..
Those were the Days,my friends…when Oor Ernie was decapitating any 1:72 scale Airfix Desert Rats who fell into the hands of his ‘Rebels’,on his Gran’s back step..
Oh ,we Jamsie was superb last…more than the sum of the pairts of Aiden and Shaun,IMO…
(Thumbsup?)
Should the blog have 3 streams?
1. Fitba stuff
2.Politics
3.Any other business including recipes etc
HH
Jack Jones in the pay of he Kremlin?
http://www.impalapublications.com/blog/index.php?/archives/3785-Jack-Jones-Soviet-agent,-by-James-OFee.html
Gordon_j..,
hows the health
hope a full recovery has been made
hail hail
OK, so we’re out of Europe. But what a great performance, very proud and pleased with that. We should all be chuffed with the way the team played, very attacking set up too. Lesson here for the future methinks.
Night spoiled by the morons flying flag saying F##K Euefa. Now that’s clever, really clever.What planet do these idiots inhabit. Don’t they know the entire world is watching on and looking and probably hoping for such an event.
Do these cretins not realise that yet another fine will come, depriving us of much needed funds to improve the squad. I suggest these idiots go back under their stones in the slime bog and re-appear at the next ice age, or maybe go and support someone else because they are nor should they ever be welcome at CELTIC park.
Hail Hail
KINGLuBO
johann murdoch says:
16 December, 2011 at 10:45
I’ll have you know that in the early days of this sainted blog I learned how to ‘plant’ a whirly gig in my back garden as did hundreds of other CQNers.