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00:00Danilo, off at half-time, Jerry Gassama on in his place, the young Frenchman has been a bright spark for Rangers this season, one of the few.
00:11And this is now a major test of Danny Rawls' management skills, Celtic heavy favourites from here to make it to the Premier Sports Cup final against Samirin.
00:30No chasers for Rangers, just looking at the Rangers set-up, it looks like it may well be.
00:42Chaser here for Tenechti who beats Giga, Sebastian Tenechti, across comes Suter, once again to bail out his team-mate.
00:50Get back to the Rangers in a second there, but you can look at that, straight ball, Giga not defending it well at all, yet again.
00:58John Suter has to bail him out, but I'm just looking at it, at the set-up, at the start there, it looked like Tavernier was a lot higher.
01:05And it may well be that it's just a little bit more of a back four.
01:08With Giga playing that right side more predominantly, and Giga, sorry, Gassama and Tavernier in behind and wider of Chermite, who's through the middle.
01:23Engles, there's a lot on that, and too much for Dyson Maeda to do anything with it.
01:29Yes, certainly, you can see here that the bye kick as well, Tavernier, he's playing almost as a third midfielder.
01:46That's exactly what it is, he's going into midfield and Gassama's just up top alongside Chermite.
01:51Tunecti, Sorrento went ahead of him, just needed to keep a hold of him before, feeding scales and now Ralston.
02:15Stinging tiger stripes on the inside of that thigh.
02:21Challenge from Tello Asgard that saw the Norwegians sent off in the first half.
02:26Giga's all over the place, all over the place.
02:29He's won that from Engles, now runs into the challenge of Maeda.
02:34It's McGregor that brings some calm.
02:40Max Allens is obviously not exactly set ahead of the league at Rangers, but looking at options for that right back.
02:47Gaps in the Rangers defence again, Giga, Tunecti now.
02:51And he couldn't quite wrap his boots around it.
02:58Good quick play down the left, we've got an overload, Negrin and Tunecti.
03:03I've got to say it's a great weighted pass from Negrin.
03:08I'm not sure Tunecti actually needed to jump.
03:12Giga's sliding in, doesn't get anywhere near it.
03:14I mean, I'm looking at it and I'm thinking, perhaps even get Tavernier back to right back and get another midfielder, out and out midfielder in there.
03:20Because Giga's not looked comfortable all afternoon.
03:23He's certainly not going to be any more comfortable playing as a right back.
03:30There's McGregor.
03:32Well, the play will be stopped.
03:33In fact, it will be a Rangers free kick.
03:35Nico Raskin throws it back to his feet.
03:38Tunecti has a thing or two to say about it.
03:41Oh, well, that's a good shout, actually.
03:56A good call from the ref.
03:58He's see it connected.
04:00He didn't need to because Negrin was up challenging.
04:04But Tunecti just jumped in and fouled Raskin.
04:06Steele's and Trusty go up together.
04:10Polly flash well away from Kusama.
04:16Cornelius, though, is down at the edge of the area, so Paira has for a delay.
04:21Siracchi, Kenny looking to win beyond his first touch.
04:46It was immaculate, then Suter.
04:48Well, Suter forced the save from Butlund.
04:55Martin O'Neill is desperate for the second goal.
04:57Look at the gaping holes in that Rangers backlight.
05:01McGoma does nothing to affect that at all.
05:04Jack Butlund has to be bright to get a touch.
05:07I mean, it's a nice first touch from Kenny.
05:09It just gives Suter an opportunity to get a flick on it, though.
05:12But, you know, Rangers have still got a backline in place.
05:17It's not as if they've, you know, altered and they're lacking in numbers there,
05:20but they're still wide open.
05:23And McGoma, he just never recognises the danger of it.
05:26He never falls round as a fullback.
05:29He always leaves that channel open for the frontmen to exploit.
05:32It's Tremiti, it's behind Kassama, though.
05:38Ralston, Maida, into Engels.
05:41Oh, Raskan breaks onto it towards the challenge and the foul from Ralston,
05:52who is going to be yellow-farted.
05:59That was good play from Raskan.
06:01He was alert to pick up the loose ball and then driving forward.
06:04Clearly a free kick, and I think that one from Tony Ralston is just a top-nut process
06:13rather than that one on its own.
06:24Some of the 50,000 inside the National Stadium.
06:28Split right down the middle.
06:34James Tamanir with the long throw towards Souter.
06:52It's an empty touch ahead of McGoma.
06:55Racing onto this is Sirachi.
06:58Giga trying to keep up with him.
07:00The Uruguayan going shoulder-to-shoulder with Nasser Giga.
07:04And that's excellent walking back along from Burkina Faso.
07:09Yeah, the credit where credit's due because
07:11he's got a lot of ground to cover and get back in.
07:15And Nasser Giga does very well.
07:20Covering in there and closing down Sirachi.
07:23You can see, even as the long try was getting taken,
07:26Rangers had everybody up within probably 25 yards of the Celtic goal.
07:31and you think to yourself,
07:34if that ball drops to Maeda, for example,
07:37they're in deep trouble because it comes a foot-race at that point.
07:44Scales isn't this much.
07:46We'll go up again with Chermiti.
07:48Raskan now.
07:52Gasama.
07:54Maeda working back, Celtic have to be careful here.
07:57Ralston got the shout eventually.
08:01Tamanir's shot is blocked by Sirachi.
08:05Tunechti.
08:08Gaps again for Negra and Tunechti to look to exploit.
08:12Tunechti against Giga.
08:20Has to turn back.
08:22Safety of McGregor.
08:24Engels, time and space to Suks.
08:28Does he look to curl that one into the far corner?
08:31He was not far away at all.
08:33Well, it's good quick breaking from Celtic
08:36and they're getting the man over space for Engels to,
08:40I think it's comfortably wide in the end,
08:42but he's got time to get the touch in.
08:45Size it up.
08:48Passage Giga,
08:49he gave a lot of space for Tunechti to go and run and say,
08:52okay,
08:54let's go 1v1,
08:55he eventually blocks it off,
08:57but you can see that Celtic always seem to have a bit of space
09:01and an extra man there,
09:02and eventually it drops the Engels on the edge of the box there.
09:06As I was saying before,
09:07he's got time to get a comfortable touch,
09:10size up the goal,
09:11and he's missed the target,
09:13but you don't want to be giving guys that have too many opportunities
09:16on the edge of the box.
09:22The introduction to the Glasgow derby for Danny Roar,
09:37his opposite number,
09:38and it was all about it.
09:42Jim Andi.
09:44He's caught by Maeda.
09:48Familious.
09:49Back for Rangers.
09:51Scrappy spell.
09:52Raskan looking for Chimiti,
09:56their skills again to rise,
09:57and the flag goes up against the striker.
09:59I'm just going to say,
10:00it's been a little bit scrappy from Celtic.
10:03You know,
10:04they're playing against 10 men now,
10:05but it doesn't feel like they've got as much control of the game as before.
10:09Chimiti just drifting slightly offside,
10:12before the offside's been given,
10:13but Mark O'Neill will be a little bit concerned
10:16that they've not just been able to control this as much.
10:20It's not as if Rangers have done anything,
10:22that you would say has forced them back into the game,
10:25but I think Celtic have been wasteful.
10:27And Alston all the way out to Tenecte on the far side.
10:37Tenecte looks for that reverse ball and the run of Kenny.
10:40Well, there's an interesting conversation between Giga and Tavernier
10:43currently going on.
10:45There's no communication.
10:49He cuts inside and he just lets them go.
10:51You can see Tavernier and Giga,
10:52they're both throwing their arms out as if to say what...
10:55what's happening.
11:00Celtic again, for me,
11:01wasteful,
11:01they're not exploiting the gaps that are there.
11:05There's trusty again,
11:14and then Diamande caught on the chest,
11:16and there's going to be a card out for Dyson Maeda.
11:20Well, the interesting thing is here,
11:21Maeda was actually blocked off by the referee,
11:23he, originally...
11:26he wasn't able to get in and challenge properly,
11:32and he's dangled a foot out,
11:33but just as the ball was coming,
11:35you can see he's having to go round the referee.
11:39He's caught him.
11:40You can understand the ref giving that,
11:42but Nick Walsh is in the way.
11:48Well, there were a few questions towards Nick Walsh
11:50from Tavernier and Raskan
11:52as to why that wasn't.
11:56more,
11:57and similar to
11:58Tello Asgard's,
12:00but I don't think it goes anywhere near the same
12:02level of danger as the Norwegian's red card.
12:04It's not.
12:05You know, I heard the guys obviously talking at half time
12:07about trusty as well,
12:08and obviously the spot on it was stupid,
12:10and it gave officials an opportunity.
12:13I think if the ref had shown a red,
12:15it would not have been overturned.
12:17But I think a yellow was just about enough
12:19because it wasn't forceful.
12:23It's Tavernier Engels with the header,
12:25Diomondi on the edge,
12:26blocked by trusty,
12:28Diomondi again,
12:30and then the strike from Magoma,
12:32Cermiti,
12:34and Schreichel couldn't hold on to it,
12:36but Celtic scramble it away.
12:38The ten men of Rangers rallying here.
12:41They are.
12:42Diomondi,
12:43space for Raskan.
12:47And towards the back post.
12:49Well, now the flag goes up,
12:55Kasper Schmeichel is absolutely furious.
12:58You'll have heard the rattle of his studs on the post.
13:02Yeah, but he fumbles it at the near post under no pressure.
13:06And there's definitely a feeling of Rangers just working their way back into the game here.
13:13Raskan's clearly offside there,
13:15but that ball is probably out for a back kick as well.
13:20But just before that,
13:22Schmeichel is under no pressure,
13:23and he's fumbled it,
13:24and he just allowed that momentum to continue to build.
13:27Schreichel is under no pressure.
13:34Scales to Necti.
13:36He's crossed out straight to Chiga.
13:39Tavernier.
13:39Cermiti.
13:41Back to the Rangers captain.
13:45Up to this point,
13:47I wouldn't say that Rangers had done anything particularly brilliant,
13:50but that there, for me,
13:52that moment there,
13:53shows you exactly what Danny Rowe's looking to do.
13:56He's wanting to be aggressive here.
13:57He's not accepting sitting in and trying to just nick a goal.
14:02They're trying to pressurize Celtic there.
14:05Huge throw from James Tavernier,
14:08and it will lead to a corner kick.
14:11And you can hear the chance of an opportunity here.
14:13Yep, absolutely.
14:14You can hear the crowd.
14:17There's a clear tactic and dynamic,
14:20and the Rangers set up the system.
14:23The two front men getting right up on top of the...
14:25The centre-half there.
14:27Tavernier forcing pressure onto Sarrachi as well.
14:35Tavernier takes.
14:37Of course, Ralston.
14:38Commanding clearance,
14:40and Diamandis going to come under serious pressure here.
14:42Baida nicks it.
14:45Magoma is back.
14:46He's the last man for Rangers.
14:48Well, if Celtic are just a little bit sharper
14:54and on point with their play,
14:58there are going to be chances here for them
15:00because Rangers are really, as I've said,
15:02they're not sitting in here.
15:03They're looking to try and get themselves back into this game.
15:06Celtic have got to be calm and collected, though.
15:08Engels.
15:11Cornelius pops it clear.
15:15Jermiti and Ralston have had a hold of him.
15:23Sometimes as a defender,
15:25I think they just need to recognise
15:26that you can't out-muscle the striker
15:28when he's in position like that.
15:29It's amazing when we talk about Celtic's dominance in Scotland.
15:37It all started with him a quarter of a century ago.
15:41Mark O'Neill came to Celtic Park from the year 2000.
15:45Since then, Celtic have won 19 of the 25 titles.
15:50They've added 23 cups to that.
15:54O'Neill himself.
15:55Jermiti, by the way.
15:56That's just silly, silly.
15:58O'Neill himself only won this competition once.
16:10Ralston.
16:12Cornelius Tavernier heads it on to De'Aaron David Engels.
16:17I'm sure that Celtic have it back.
16:24Celtic fans urging their players to...
16:28I'm sure a bit more again
16:29to try and put this one to bed.
16:32A second goal would surely
16:34kill Rangers off
16:36with the ten men,
16:38but that's given away by Scales.
16:39Then McGregor.
16:41He will now be the latest player
16:43to be yellow-carded.
16:45There's a wee bit of nervousness
16:46in the Celtic play here.
16:48I mean, Scales, no pressure.
16:50He misplaces a five-yard pass
16:52and Cal McGregor's pulled Raskan down.
16:55Otherwise, he's bursting and breaking forward there.
16:58But, yeah, there's definitely a sense
17:01that rings have shifted slightly here
17:04and the men
17:04are in blue and down to ten.
17:08Feel like there's something for them.
17:10It doesn't look like ten against eleven
17:15in this last spell,
17:17Rangers best of the match,
17:19you have to say.
17:21Maeda's header,
17:22Kenny and Tonecti
17:24will chase this,
17:25but it will go all the way through to Butland.
17:27It's good, Maundy.
17:36Scales,
17:37well position.
17:41Look at how much more aggressive Rangers are.
17:44This is his ten men.
17:46And Celtic are,
17:47you know,
17:47for a lot of it,
17:48just not able to find those connections as well.
17:52Ralston looks long
17:53and Engles untracked.
17:54Souter having to come across.
17:56Cornelius.
17:57Mops up.
18:04Zengles.
18:08Celtic are preparing
18:10James Forrest for action.
18:15Tonecti in the meantime.
18:19Can't get his cross in,
18:20Giga does his job.
18:21It will be a Celtic corner though.
18:23James Forrest has won 22 of his 33 derbies.
18:36To go along with his 26 major honours.
18:46To go along with his 26 major honours.
18:46To go along with his 26 major honours.
18:50And Angles.
19:02And Ingles.
19:03Ngles.
19:03Kintang, it's from post.
19:04What a save from Butland.
19:06that's kept Rangers in it for now
19:09Celtic not finished though
19:11Ralston
19:12didn't get the angle he was wanting
19:15Butlin puts it out for another corner
19:17Well how crucial that groove
19:19Quite incredible reactions there
19:23from Jack Butlin
19:24Header comes in at close quarters
19:28it's down low
19:29and he reacts so quickly
19:32Negrin there
19:36that's a brilliant save it really is
19:38he's got his hand down low
19:39down at his feet
19:40fantastic save
19:43from Jack Butlin
19:44such a difficult position there
19:48down at his feet
19:49Ingles to TK
19:55once more
19:56Diamonde
19:58disorientated for a second
20:00McGregor
20:08McGregor
20:09Diamonde
20:12there's Smyder
20:14that's good from Gassana
20:18great beat
20:19there's going to be another yellow card
20:22Ernie Ingles this time
20:24they are fairly totting up
20:26absolutely
20:28I mean it's a yellow card every day of the week
20:29but again it's just
20:30graceful play though from Celtic
20:32Cal McGregor looking to get the ball in behind quickly
20:34and it
20:35you know
20:36it never ever looked like it was going to be
20:38coming off
20:39and
20:40Gassana does brilliantly
20:41skips between
20:42few players
20:43and Ingles wipes them out
20:46well that's how Ralston trust the angles
20:52McGregor and Maeda
20:54all in the group
20:55Cornelius
20:56the Rangers
20:58it's the first time we've ever seen
20:59somebody playing
21:00football with plus fours
21:01no worries
21:02no worries
21:04so Martin O'Neill's first change is James Forrest gets his final instructions from Sean Maloney
21:14Sebastian Tonechti
21:18The man to make way.
21:29He's done it on so many occasions at this venue for Celtic in big games.
21:35Tavernier, Cornelius wins the header, Scales stabs it away, Diomondi is dipping wide.
21:54The Rangers, they're the ones that look like they've got the extra man at times when the ball's up in the Celtic's defensive third there.
22:09Dropping at the edge of the box and they had two men spare.
22:14Engels spotting the space, Maeda leaves it first, Sirachi.
22:19That leaves the space for Martel, Sirachi gets a touch as well from Benjamin Negrin.
22:28I spoke about it before and it happens again, Tavernier sliding across with Giga and the two of them leave it, the space inside.
22:35They're having one to meet each other again, you can see the two of them looking at each other, Tavernier's not impressed.
22:41He steps in, he's got so much space.
22:44Negrin, too much to...
22:48Just when you have a little flick rather than a strong contact like that, but there's spaces for Celtic to exploit and if they're a little bit sharper and a wee bit more precise than those goals for them.
23:03But you feel like Rangers, it's a risk and reward for them at the moment really.
23:09Jermiti.
23:11Once Frank will be able to get that under control, they can.
23:16And the rules, just looked to his bench and given the nod to Mikey Moore and Boyan Mijovski.
23:31The same intensity is not there from Celtic in this half, certainly feels like it's dropped off a little bit.
23:40I think Rangers are doing a very good job out of possession.
23:56The managers had 15 minutes there at half time to change the system and discuss, you know, what they're looking to do.
24:04And on the whole, it's been not too bad so far.
24:06Maida, Sirachi continuing his run, pulls that back, James Forrest!
24:13Rattles the crossbar, Kenny keeps alive, Forrest again, and this time he blazes it over the top.
24:20Celtic millimeters away from finishing this all through Forrest.
24:25Well, it's a good cut back into a dangerous area and Forrest, that's a wonderful strike with his left foot.
24:34Off the crossbar and then not so great with his stronger right.
24:40Rangers breathing a huge sigh of relief seeing this come off the crossbar.
24:47Cornelius just pondering a little bit too long.
24:52Kenny looked like he was maybe going to be able to nick in and get a strike on goal, it all comes to nothing.
24:58Rangers still in the game.
25:13Also preparing a double change, in the meantime here goes Gassama who I think just ran straight into Anthony Ralston,
25:21who's come off second best.
25:27Sirachi got there first but Giga was able to walk it away.
25:32So it will be Celtic that will make the first change.
25:42Benjamin Negrin coming off for Rio Hattati and there's Callum Osman who got his debut against Falkirk with the final 14 minutes.
25:53The 19-year-old sign from Fulham will be coming on for Johnny Kenny, the goal scorer.
26:01Kenny the man who's made the difference so far.
26:11But what a moment for Osman, just his second appearance for the club.
26:18As Mikey Moore also comes on along with Boyan Mijovski.
26:23Roman Diamonde and Yusuf Cermiti, the two to make way.
26:32And Mijovski, incidentally, who has scored three previous goals against Celtic,
26:44including here in the Scottish Cup semi-final for Aberdeen, that classic that went all the way to penalty shootouts.
26:54The Rangers midfielder doing a power of work.
27:04You can see Tavenier that side going and closing the field back down.
27:08On this side, Mikey Moore putting Ralston under pressure but it does leave gaps, there's no doubt about it.
27:15Danny Rule's obviously decided it's a risk worth taking to try and force their way back into the game.
27:22Raskan pulls Seracchi down there because of exactly that.
27:26He knows that if Seracchi gets past him, he's charging through on the back line unopposed.
27:31Raskan carded.
27:35Raskan up to Engels, he will pick up space now, Rangers outnumbered in there, Osmond just ran beyond.
28:04Moorn out.
28:09Raskan.
28:11Raskan again from Trusty.
28:14He's been good, isn't he?
28:16Well, obviously a lot been made about the fact that he hadn't been playing this season,
28:22and especially the game at Tynecastle.
28:25Martin O'Neill's two games he's been straight in, and certainly this afternoon, I've got to say,
28:31he's looked good, he's looked comfortable and commanding.
28:40Cameron Carter-Vickers against Seracchi, takes that in his stride, just left it behind Maeda.
28:45Forrest.
28:47Celtic just trying to exert a little bit of control here, because if they're able to get control of the ball,
29:00they're going to be able to stretch Rangers in.
29:04Rangers are trying to make it chaotic, which allows them to be able to win balls back.
29:09It's clever from Hitate.
29:11Ralston to Forrest.
29:13Forrest picks out Hitate.
29:15Butlin with a bit of a fumble, but nobody was following it in.
29:19Well, it's good quick play from Celtic, they open up that space on the edge of the box for the cutback.
29:25I think Butlin's just caught on his heels, he's falling back as the strike's coming in.
29:29It ends way fumbles it a little bit there.
29:41Ryofsky with the flip on.
29:43Seracchi cushions it into the middle for Engels.
29:48From McGregor to Ralston.
29:51Forrest ahead of him, but he misses him out.
29:53Osman makes an excellent run.
29:55It was a great pass, a good run from Osman.
30:00You just start to get a sense and a feel that Celtic are getting the passes in,
30:05they're stretching the game side to side.
30:07Seracchi.
30:09It's a ball taken by Butlins.
30:12As we are into the final quarter of an hour.
30:17Still finely balanced, but crucially Celtic with the goal and man advantage.
30:23Cornelius.
30:25Kormijovski.
30:26Moor.
30:27The run from.
30:28Gissambo.
30:29It's a good man advantage.
30:30Cornelius.
30:31Kormijovski.
30:32Moor.
30:33The run from Gissambo.
30:34Who's in here.
30:35Jenny Gissambo bearing down on goal, but look at that for a challenge.
30:37From Liam Scales.
30:38A goal saving intervention from the Irishman.
30:40Well I tell you what, what a ball that is and he's onside no question.
30:42And you're right, Liam Scales.
30:43Huge play.
30:44And you're right, Liam Scales.
30:45Huge play.
30:46Perfectly timed because this is onside.
30:47And you're right, Liam Scales.
30:48Huge play.
30:49Perfectly timed because this is all or nothing at this point.
30:50And it could well have been a by-camp.
30:51Moor.
30:52The run from Gissambo who's in here.
30:54Jenny Gissambo bearing down on goal, but look at that for a challenge.
30:57From Liam Scales.
30:58A goal saving intervention from the Irishman.
31:02Well I tell you what, what a ball that is and he's onside no question.
31:07And you're right, Liam Scales.
31:10Huge play.
31:11Perfectly timed because this is all or nothing at this point.
31:17And it could well have been a by-kick actually.
31:20I think perhaps Scales touches it on to Gissambo.
31:23I think that's what Schmeichel was complaining about.
31:26That is such a vital tackle there from Liam Scales.
31:31We've had a couple of moments there where it feels like Celtic are starting to exert a little bit more control.
31:38But at 1-0, the game's still there for the Rangers team.
31:48Because a moment like that, quality sliding through on target and that's very good.
31:56I mean that's a little bit too close for Celtics liking I would imagine.
32:001-0 up, down to ten men.
32:05No doubt about it, it shoots via goal kick but Celtic will have a corner to face.
32:10just as Michele Siracchi gets back to his feet.
32:13But Celtic are preparing to bring on Kieran Tierney, that will happen now.
32:17As Siracchi heads off.
32:20Another impressive showing from him.
32:24Not a bad man to bring on.
32:31five seconds off, but they have got a good point.
32:36Edge of the left, his eye left off.
32:37Go for it!
32:39Go for it!
32:43Go for it! Go for it! Go for it! Go for it! Go for it!
32:46Going straight in to cover Raskat, Tavernier.
32:49Tavernier, head on its way through, Forrest with Osman ahead of him, Maeda's gone through the middle, Osman looking to use his pace but Magouma has plenty of that as well.
33:03And he ruled down at the touchline trying to encourage his team forward, it's been a real physical challenge for them, as I said, not spent a lot of time on the ball in the first half, chasing a lot, going down to ten men, one nil down,
33:31but the second half performance, you've got to say, has been pretty good on the whole, they've kept themselves in the game.
33:39Askan, Tavernier, Gassama goes round the outside, Gassama, the block comes in, cries of handball, penalty given!
33:52It was Anthony Ralston, who blocked it, who has already been booked, will there be further drama here?
34:04Well, it's an on-field decision, penalty kick, you just wonder what Nick Walsh is waiting for.
34:10His linesman, who's way over on the far side, telling him what to do.
34:16Let's have a look.
34:22I'm not sure, Rory.
34:23The two players, he's fallen down after the challenge where, I'm not sure you can give that, his arm's tucked in at his side, Rory.
34:32His arm's tucked in at his side.
34:34He's fallen down after a challenge with the Rangers player.
34:39I'm really not sure you can give that. You can see, that's what Ralston's saying.
34:53And, Vard have given it, Vard have...
34:56Penalty, confirmed.
34:58Well, that's a very interesting one, the debate will continue on that, with the way that Ralston went down.
35:04You can see the Rangers players are clearly questioning the ref as to, well, if you're given the penalty, is it not a yellow card?
35:11And I think that is a valid question.
35:14I don't think it should be, personally, but if you're given it, surely it's a yellow.
35:18James Tavernier, who scored six times against Celtic, but yet to do so in a Cup game.
35:35Turn 34 on Friday, and this is a huge moment with ten minutes to go for the ten men of Rangers in the Premier Sports Cup semi-final.
35:46It's Tavernier who finds the corner, and it's all level again.
35:53What an incredible Glasgow derby at Hampden Park this has been.
36:00It's still got at least ten minutes to come to a conclusion.
36:07Well, it's a great penalty.
36:09There's no chance for Schmeichel.
36:12Pace and power and accuracy from Tavernier.
36:16Gives the Dane no chance to save it, but here's the penalty again.
36:21You can see the challenge between Majewski and Ralston.
36:24I'm just not sure what you're expecting Ralston to do there.
36:27You know that Varsain hits his elbow below the t-shirt line.
36:30Well, we can all see that.
36:32That doesn't constitute a penalty.
36:33His arm is tucked in tight to his body.
36:38Here's the other thing, Rory.
36:40See if he's putting his arm down, more out from his body.
36:44You know that your resting arm that's trying to balance you on the ground is not giving us a penalty kick.
36:49He's actually tucking it in and he's been penalised for it. I think that's extremely hard.
36:54Steve McLean and Andrew Dallas, the experienced officials working VAR.
37:05You have to say though, there were moments in this game where it did look like things were turning back towards Rangers and an opportunity to get level.
37:12Martin O'Neill's side didn't manage to kill it off. James Forrest hit the crossbar and it's come back to haunt them.
37:20Absolutely. We're talking about this. You've got a sense that as long as it was at 1-0, Rangers' second half performance has kept them in the game.
37:28Celtic have been wasteful. They've not been anywhere near the levels they were in the first half.
37:33The first half, and I think that man in your picture deserves a lot of credit, he's clearly put across a concise message to the team at half-time.
37:43Change the system, change the personnel, and it's paid dividends, it really has.
37:50Rangers, who are in the ascendancy now.
37:54Mikey Moore, turning away from Engels. Now the ball towards Mijovski.
38:03You would not know that Rangers are the team down to ten men, you really wouldn't.
38:13They have a corner now, Magoma demands more passion running through his veins.
38:24And Rangers are the team that are looking at this and thinking, can they win it inside 90 minutes? They're the ones that are believing it's possible.
38:30Given that man advances, they might believe it's necessary that they strike again in the next seven minutes.
38:40Although as the game has gone on, they have looked the stronger.
38:43Tavernier takes Celtic have two at the front post, the Tate wins it.
38:50And flicked on by Osman, Moore straight to Schmeichel.
38:56Looks early for Tierney.
38:57Ralston is at the centre of all that controversy.
39:00I'm not sure why they're looking to play crossfield passes there.
39:01Ralston had Forrest in front of him, and Acres' base.
39:02And when Kieran Tierney picked the ball up as well, he had Acres' base in front of him, but didn't want to go and drive into it.
39:06The Moore driving ranges up the pitch.
39:07The Rascam.
39:08Quite incredible game, isn't it?
39:09It's good ball winning from.
39:10It's good ball winning from Callum Osman.
39:11It's good ball winning from.
39:12Was it?
39:13The Rascam.
39:14The Rascam.
39:15It's good ball winning from.
39:16The Rascam.
39:17The Rascam.
39:18The Rascam.
39:19but didn't want to go and drive into it.
39:22Moore driving ranges up the pitch.
39:25The Raskan.
39:28Quite incredible game, isn't it?
39:33It's good ball winning from Callum Osmond.
39:36What a ball that is to Celtic with the opportunity.
40:01Butlin saves from Osmond,
40:03and that was a huge moment for the 19-year-old.
40:07That's the game right there.
40:09I mean, the play from Forrest is exquisite.
40:12He's coming in onto that right foot.
40:14What a chance for Osmond.
40:17It's weighted perfectly.
40:18The first touch is ideal.
40:21It's his second one, I think.
40:22He doesn't really get in position,
40:25which ends up being too straight a shot
40:28right at the goalkeeper.
40:33Another one to come in from Engles,
40:42the in-swinger.
40:44Almost a free hero there for Osmond,
40:46but unable to direct it goalwards.
40:49Ralston up against Tavernier.
40:53Ralston managing to deliver.
40:55Engles is at the back post.
40:57Dangerous ball,
40:58and Mioski had to get that out and behind and did.
41:04Just like a pendulum that's swung back the other way now.
41:09Rangers having to soak up a little bit of pressure here.
41:11Four minutes to go of normal time.
41:25Engles, there's nobody there.
41:28As much as the first half,
41:30you felt like you had his eye in,
41:31these three kicks in corners were good.
41:36Second half's not been the same, is it?
41:38Too much on it there.
41:42Martin O'Neill was talking before the game about
41:44how he felt the game goes longer.
41:47James Forrest could well have a part to play.
41:49Well, he almost...
41:50He almost made sure the game was going to finish
41:53in 90 minutes with a great bit of play.
41:59Tierney asks Maeda to run.
42:02Suter covering.
42:04Tavernier does well to keep it in play.
42:08He scores safely back to Spiegel,
42:11who had a moment of hesitation.
42:14Nice to get it away to Ralston.
42:16Raskin steps in in front of him.
42:21And Forrest tracking back.
42:23Now seeking out the space,
42:24there's the run of Osman.
42:26Suter trying to keep pace with him.
42:29Through the legs of John Suter,
42:31Osman.
42:31And the pressure from Magoma.
42:34The challenge is fair.
42:38That was great play from Osman.
42:40Good direct play.
42:43It's not inside the penalty box anyway,
42:46it's outside.
42:47But I just thought perhaps Osman had got his body in front of Magoma.
42:50Lovely play here.
42:51That's a foul.
42:55I think.
42:55He's outside the box.
42:57Magoma's coming in from behind.
42:58It's not a shoulder charge.
43:01I think that could have,
43:02should have perhaps been a free kick.
43:03I think it's ready.
43:06I think it's ready.
43:07I think it's ready.
43:08I think it's ready.
43:13Tioni close down by Tavernier.
43:22Two minutes left.
43:24It's three-all.
43:31With a dramatic finish in the final last season.
43:34They're into extra time then.
43:35Penalties.
43:36It's in from Forrest.
43:37It's a delightful ball.
43:38Suter gets behind.
43:42I just keep feeding James Forrest.
43:44I mean,
43:45would you not want him just getting 1v1 against Magoma?
43:49He's cut inside a few times
43:50and looked like he's going to open up the Rangers defence.
43:54That was Celtic.
43:56I would just be feeding him the ball
43:58and stay away.
43:59Don't close his space down.
44:06Engles.
44:07His front post scales.
44:09Look ahead of the
44:10two guys at handball
44:12from those in the Celtic end.
44:14Any on the pitch.
44:16Will just be delayed.
44:19As the AR would like to have a look at that.
44:22Check is complete.
44:24I think when you look at the players' reactions
44:30there's a bit of a tell as well.
44:32There wasn't a single Celtic player
44:33that was claiming for that.
44:34here in Tierney.
44:37Ambrose was coming in behind Cornelius,
44:39so we had to make sure he got enough of that.
44:41Patate knocks it down.
44:42Gassama now.
44:44He was going nowhere.
44:46Patate
44:46breaks off.
44:48Maeda
44:48but to safety for Rangers.
44:50Celtic
44:51asserting the pressure.
44:52They want a winner.
44:53there's going to be four additional minutes at the end of the 90.
45:03Ralston.
45:04Heads Forest.
45:05Now scales.
45:06Scales are wide.
45:07Kieran Tierney deflection on it, where will it land?
45:09Is Raskan to scramble it away?
45:11Desperation for Rangers.
45:13Ricocheting around in the box.
45:20Unfortunately for Rangers they're able to clear their lines there.
45:24Tierney again this time with the right foot, it's a lofted one.
45:45Nagoma can only stab it away to Ralston.
45:48Nagoma can't get up with him.
45:53to get that all the way, it's Engels that keeps it in play for Forrest,
45:58McGregor demands it, now directs the play to Engels,
46:02what can he conjure up from here? Tierney's at the back post, so too is Rasko.
46:10It's a breathless end to the 90, we've almost played one of the four additional minutes.
46:19We're heading to extra time as things stand.
46:22I think however this ends, I think Rangers deserve a fair bit of credit for their second half performance.
46:28Cornelius, it's going to be another Celtic corner,
46:32you would not put it past the Mark and O'Neill team to come up with a dramatic finish in a big game.
46:39Absolutely, and as much as you can give credit to Rangers for the performance, they're wanting a result.
46:45Tierney, stabs clear.
46:49They don't want a pat on the back and a defeat inside 90 minutes, that is for sure, they need to concentrate here.
46:55Through Hitate, for scales now, Tierney wants it again, he's had a number of crossing opportunities out on that far side.
47:03Scales, another minute, ticks off, Hitate, Forrest, first time, Hitate blazes it over the top, what a chance for Rio, Hitate, Martin O'Neill cannot believe it.
47:23What a chance indeed, I mean Forrest, he's been outstanding, he really has, I think he's maybe trying to pull it back for Troste, and it lands it.
47:31Hitate blazed over the crossbar, but just as that is unfolding, I can't, there's times where Celtic, they're looking to just keep things all down one side and really, exactly what happens in the end is what they're needing to do, stretch it out the other side, it's where the space is.
47:51Jaden Magoma is off, Max Ahrens comes on.
47:56Scales gives the shout to his captain.
48:11Moore, is it Rangers who are of the final say, not so as McGregor and Maeda and Tierney surround the winger.
48:27Scales, oh it was a risky one, closed down by Gossama, but Celtic will get out of jail.
48:33Ralston wins the free kick from Raskan, Engels wants to take it quickly, with the seconds ticking away, and it was, wants it to be moved back half a metre.
48:47Well, credit to the Rangers, honestly, you know, they're down to ten men and they are bursting a gut, shutting Celtic down, high up the park.
48:55You know, this has not been a performance in the second half where they've just camped in and soaked up pressure, they've really gone after Celtic.
49:02Tierney, and Cornelius stretches to flip that away, it's the race between Ahrens and Ralston, Ralston will accept the throw in the final seconds before we head to extra time.
49:19Celtic have one last chance to put one in the box, it's Ralston, it's Tierney who takes it down, Kieran Tierney takes a deflection, Celtic won't have the opportunity for the corner, which they're not happy about at all.
49:34The final act of the 90 minutes, producing drama, as we have seen, but what a game that preceded that, and we have 30 more minutes between Danny Rolls Rangers and Martin O'Neill's Celtic.
49:54After the 90 minutes, it's Celtic won, Rangers won, and we head to extra time for a place in the Premier Sports Cup final.
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