Celtic vs Ajax Amsterdam, 2013-14 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

· UEFA Champions League

Celtic

45': James Forrest (P)
53': Biram Kiyal
88': Nir Bitton

FT
2 - 1

Ajax Amsterdam

90'+4': Lasse Schöne

About

Celtic are hosting Ajax Amsterdam at Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Champions League.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
4': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Joël Veltman.
9': Foul by Teemu Pukki (Celtic).
9': Joël Veltman (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Attempt missed. Teemu Pukki (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mikael Lustig with a cross.
16': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Ricardo van Rhijn.
18': Foul by Mikael Lustig (Celtic).
18': Viktor Fischer (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Attempt missed. Viktor Fischer (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lucas Andersen.
20': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
23': Offside, Celtic. Anthony Stokes tries a through ball, but Teemu Pukki is caught offside.
25': Foul by Charlie Mulgrew (Celtic).
25': Lucas Andersen (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
26': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Mikael Lustig.
27': Attempt blocked. Kolbeinn Sigthorsson (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Viktor Fischer.
29': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Celtic).
29': Siem de Jong (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29': Christian Poulsen (Ajax) hits the left post with a left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left following a set piece situation.
30': Offside, Ajax. Kolbeinn Sigthorsson tries a through ball, but Siem de Jong is caught offside.
32': Foul by Christian Poulsen (Ajax).
32': Teemu Pukki (Celtic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
35': Attempt blocked. James Forrest (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Virgil van Dijk.
35': Foul by Emilio Izaguirre (Celtic).
35': Lucas Andersen (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Foul by Anthony Stokes (Celtic).
36': Jasper Cillessen (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Celtic) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Charlie Mulgrew.
41': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Joël Veltman.
42': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Jasper Cillessen.
43': Penalty Celtic. Anthony Stokes draws a foul in the penalty area.
43': Penalty conceded by Stefano Denswil (Ajax) after a foul in the penalty area.
43': Joël Veltman (Ajax) is shown the yellow card.
44': Christian Poulsen (Ajax) is shown the yellow card.
44': Virgil van Dijk (Celtic) is shown the yellow card.
45': Goal! Celtic 1, Ajax 0. James Forrest (Celtic) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
45'+1': First Half ends, Celtic 1, Ajax 0.
45': Match ends, Celtic 2, Ajax 1.
46': Second Half begins Celtic 1, Ajax 0.
46': Foul by Teemu Pukki (Celtic).
50': Joël Veltman (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Foul by Ricardo van Rhijn (Ajax).
51': Georgios Samaras (Celtic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
53': Attempt missed. Anthony Stokes (Celtic) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Charlie Mulgrew with a cross following a set piece situation.
53': Attempt saved. Thulani Serero (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kolbeinn Sigthorsson.
56': Attempt blocked. Georgios Samaras (Celtic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Charlie Mulgrew.
56': Goal! Celtic 2, Ajax 0. Beram Kayal (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
56': Attempt blocked. Viktor Fischer (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
56': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Beram Kayal.
56': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Beram Kayal.
56': Attempt missed. Ricardo van Rhijn (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
60': Attempt missed. Kolbeinn Sigthorsson (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
61': Attempt saved. Beram Kayal (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emilio Izaguirre.
61': Foul by Charlie Mulgrew (Celtic).
62': Stefano Denswil (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Georgios Samaras.
65': Attempt blocked. Kolbeinn Sigthorsson (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Siem de Jong.
65': Foul by Beram Kayal (Celtic).
66': Kolbeinn Sigthorsson (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Attempt missed. Siem de Jong (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Daley Blind.
67': Attempt saved. Beram Kayal (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Virgil van Dijk.
67': Attempt missed. Kolbeinn Sigthorsson (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Siem de Jong.
67': Substitution, Ajax. Nicolai Boilesen replaces Christian Poulsen.
69': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
70': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Nicolai Boilesen.
71': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Nicolai Boilesen.
71': Substitution, Celtic. Joe Ledley replaces Beram Kayal.
71': Attempt blocked. Efe Ambrose (Celtic) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Charlie Mulgrew with a cross.
72': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Stefano Denswil.
75': Substitution, Ajax. Lesley de Sa replaces Viktor Fischer.
75': Foul by Georgios Samaras (Celtic).
76': Ricardo van Rhijn (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Mikael Lustig (Celtic).
77': Kolbeinn Sigthorsson (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78': Substitution, Celtic. Nir Biton replaces Mikael Lustig.
78': Attempt blocked. Siem de Jong (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
78': Delay in match Georgios Samaras (Celtic) because of an injury.
80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
80': Attempt missed. Thulani Serero (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kolbeinn Sigthorsson.
81': Substitution, Ajax. Lasse Schöne replaces Ricardo van Rhijn.
81': Foul by James Forrest (Celtic).
82': Nicolai Boilesen (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.
83': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Joël Veltman.
84': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Siem de Jong.
84': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Celtic).
84': Siem de Jong (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Offside, Ajax. Nicolai Boilesen tries a through ball, but Kolbeinn Sigthorsson is caught offside.
86': Foul by Emilio Izaguirre (Celtic).
86': Lesley de Sa (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
88': Attempt saved. Daley Blind (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Andersen.
88': Foul by Nir Biton (Celtic).
88': Thulani Serero (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88': Nir Biton (Celtic) is shown the red card for a bad foul.
89': Delay in match Thulani Serero (Ajax) because of an injury.
90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90': Attempt saved. Lasse Schöne (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Thulani Serero.
90'+1': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Charlie Mulgrew.
90'+1': Substitution, Celtic. Amido Baldé replaces Teemu Pukki.
90'+2': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Efe Ambrose.
90'+4': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by James Forrest.
90'+4': Goal! Celtic 2, Ajax 1. Lasse Schöne (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Thulani Serero.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Celtic 2, Ajax 1.

Statistics

AJA		CEL
3	Fouls	15
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	1
2	Offsides	1
9	Corner Kicks	9
2	Saves	3
68.7	Possession	31.3
15	SHOTS	10
4	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
519	Accurate Passes	202
597	Passes	250
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	5
26	Crosses	29
0.2	Cross %	0.2
54	Long Balls	37
38	Accurate Long Balls	18
0.7	Long Balls %	0.5
4	Blocked Shots	3
19	Effective Tackles	15
24	Tackles	19
0.8	Tackle %	0.8
0	Interceptions	0
20	Effective Clearances	29
20	Clearances	29

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Celtic Park
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 55,000

Line-Ups

Celtic (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Fraser Forster (GK)
5	Virgil van Dijk
4	Efe Ambrose
3	Emilio Izaguirre
23	Mikael Lustig
20	Teemu Pukki
21	Charlie Mulgrew
33	Biram Kiyal
10	Anthony Stokes
9	Giorgos Samaras
49	James Forrest

Celtic Substitutes:

Lukasz Zaluska, Bahrudin Atajic, Joe Ledley, Darnell Fisher, Tom Rogic, Amido Balde, Nir Bitton.

Ajax Amsterdam (4-3-3)

No.	Name
22	Jasper Cillessen (GK)
24	Stefano Denswil
12	Joël Veltman
17	Daley Blind
2	Ricardo van Rhijn
5	Christian Poulsen
25	Thulani Serero
10	Siem de Jong
9	Kolbeinn Sigthorsson
7	Viktor Fischer
16	Lucas Andersen

Ajax Amsterdam Substitutes:

Danny Hoesen, Kenneth Vermeer, Lesley De Sa, Nicolai Boilesen, Davy Klaassen, Mike van der Hoorn, Lasse Schöne.

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