Celtic vs Raith Rovers, 2021-22 Scottish League Cup, Quarterfinals

· Scottish League Cup
Celtic
  • 26': Jota
  • 40': Liel Abada
  • 47': David Turnbull
FT
3 - 0
Raith Rovers
  • Red Card 59': Dario Zanatta

About

Celtic are hosting Raith Rovers at Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland, starting on . The match is a part of the Scottish League Cup.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Liam Dick.
  • 2': Dario Zanatta (Raith Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Anthony Ralston (Celtic).
  • 4': Attempt missed. Jota (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Adam Montgomery.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Dylan Tait (Raith Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Aidan Connolly.
  • 11': Ethon Varian (Raith Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic).
  • 12': Foul by James McCarthy (Celtic).
  • 12': Ross Matthews (Raith Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 13': Foul by Blaise Riley-Snow (Raith Rovers).
  • 13': Tomas Rogic (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Kyle Benedictus.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Albian Ajeti (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomas Rogic with a cross.
  • 24': Foul by Liam Dick (Raith Rovers).
  • 24': Liel Abada (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. David Turnbull (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 25': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Aidan Connolly.
  • 26': Goal! Celtic 1, Raith Rovers 0. Jota (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by James McCarthy with a through ball following a corner.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Jota (Celtic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Turnbull.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Tomas Rogic (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jota.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Aidan Connolly (Raith Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ross Matthews.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Liel Abada (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Anthony Ralston.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Tomas Rogic (Celtic) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jota.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Jota (Celtic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 40': Goal! Celtic 2, Raith Rovers 0. Liel Abada (Celtic) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Tomas Rogic (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Turnbull.
  • 42': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Reghan Tumilty.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by David Turnbull with a cross.
  • 42': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Jamie MacDonald.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Jota (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Celtic 2, Raith Rovers 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Celtic 2, Raith Rovers 0.
  • 47': Goal! Celtic 3, Raith Rovers 0. David Turnbull (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tomas Rogic.
  • 48': Ethon Varian (Raith Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Carl Starfelt (Celtic).
  • 49': Attempt saved. Tomas Rogic (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jota.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Ross Matthews (Raith Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 53': Adam Montgomery (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Ross Matthews (Raith Rovers).
  • 53': Foul by Dario Zanatta (Raith Rovers).
  • 53': Tomas Rogic (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 53': Dario Zanatta (Raith Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Christophe Berra (Raith Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Albian Ajeti (Celtic).
  • 56': Dylan Tait (Raith Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Adam Montgomery (Celtic).
  • 59': Anthony Ralston (Celtic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 59': Foul by Dario Zanatta (Raith Rovers).
  • 59': Second yellow card to Dario Zanatta (Raith Rovers) for a bad foul.
  • 61': Substitution, Celtic. Liam Scales replaces Albian Ajeti.
  • 61': Substitution, Celtic. Josip Juranovic replaces Liel Abada.
  • 62': Ethon Varian (Raith Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic).
  • 63': Substitution, Raith Rovers. Matej Poplatnik replaces Ethon Varian.
  • 63': Substitution, Raith Rovers. Brad Spencer replaces Ross Matthews.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. David Turnbull (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James McCarthy.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Dylan Tait (Raith Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aidan Connolly.
  • 69': Substitution, Celtic. Nir Bitton replaces James McCarthy.
  • 69': Substitution, Celtic. Ismaila Soro replaces Tomas Rogic.
  • 70': Dylan Tait (Raith Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Nir Bitton (Celtic).
  • 71': Substitution, Raith Rovers. David McKay replaces Dylan Tait.
  • 71': Substitution, Raith Rovers. Kai Fotheringham replaces Aidan Connolly.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Josip Juranovic (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Anthony Ralston.
  • 74': Attempt saved. David Turnbull (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Montgomery.
  • 75': Offside, Celtic. Adam Montgomery tries a through ball, but Jota is caught offside.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Kai Fotheringham (Raith Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Reghan Tumilty.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Ismaila Soro (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Turnbull.
  • 80': Substitution, Raith Rovers. Aaron Arnott replaces Blaise Riley-Snow.
  • 81': Foul by Ismaila Soro (Celtic).
  • 81': Matej Poplatnik (Raith Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Brad Spencer (Raith Rovers).
  • 90': Liam Scales (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Celtic 3, Raith Rovers 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Celtic 3, Raith Rovers 0.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 9
0 Yellow Cards 0
1 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
0 Corner Kicks 5
5 Saves 1
27.9 Possession 72.1
5 SHOTS 19
1 ON GOAL 8
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
197 Accurate Passes 689
298 Passes 773
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 4
9 Crosses 24
0.1 Cross % 0.2
66 Long Balls 26
21 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
3 Blocked Shots 6
15 Effective Tackles 7
24 Tackles 12
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
15 Interceptions 15
20 Effective Clearances 7
20 Clearances 7

Game Information

Competition: Scottish League Cup

Venue: Celtic Park
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 26,714

Line-Ups

CEL Celtic (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
15 Joe Hart (GK)
4 Carl Starfelt
20 Cameron Carter-Vickers
54 Adam Montgomery
56 Anthony Ralston
18 Tom Rogic
14 David Turnbull
16 James McCarthy
10 Albian Ajeti
17 Jota
11 Liel Abada
Celtic Substitutes:
Nir Bitton, Ismaila Soro, Osaze Urhoghide, Giorgos Giakoumakis, Stephen Welsh, Josip Juranovic, Scott Bain, Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo, Liam Scales.

RRFC Raith Rovers (4-5-1)

No. Name
1 Jamie McDonald (GK)
5 Christophe Berra
6 Kyle Benedictus
3 Liam Dick
2 Reghan Tumilty
8 Ross Matthews
15 Dylan Tait
23 Blaise Riley-Snow
11 Dario Zanatta Yellow Card
7 Aidan Connolly
18 Ethon Varian
Raith Rovers Substitutes:
Brad Spencer, Greig Young, Matej Poplatnik, Robbie Thomson, Kieran Mitchell, David Mckay, Aaron Arnott, Tom Lang, Kai Fotheringham.

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