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00:00They run opposing dugouts in a Scottish Cup fourth round game.
00:08This is the beauty of the Scottish Cup, and football all over the world, to be honest.
00:12A team whose best players earn around 1% of Celtic's ordinary ones.
00:17Yet there's a faint question mark over this game's eventual outcome.
00:22That's your referee Ross Hardy, who's assisted by Callum Spence and Alistair Taylor.
00:26Chris Guillaume is the VAR, which is in operation today, and Andrew Dallas sits next to him.
00:33The Richter scale isn't exactly braced, but it has been warned.
00:38Many or most will align with this being a foregone conclusion.
00:42But any trepidation in the air will stem from a Celtic team and support who are in recovery after that nose die is under Nancy.
00:50Many pressure today is on visiting shoulders. Defeat is unthinkable.
01:02It would go far beyond just rocking the boat that Martin O'Neill has steadied since he came back in for his second spell this season.
01:11Talbot haven't actually played in a month because of a winter break and a few postponements.
01:18Manager Tommy Sloan says his boys have been so chilled out in the build-up to this that
01:23he hopes that they actually grasp the size of the task that comes before them.
01:29I can tell you an hour and a half before kick-off they were practising overhead kicks
01:33in one of the 18-yard areas, so they can't be feeling too weighed down by any pressure.
01:44This is a ground that up and like Talbot have had.
01:48Great success on, they've won eight Scottish Junior Cups.
01:54That will be Park.
01:55The attendances aren't quite what they are today into, five figures.
02:06They're in two-thirds of those inside rugby park, supporting the visitors.
02:15There's Callum McGregor for Celtic, the only one that stayed in the team
02:17from that narrow win against Colbert during the week.
02:21It's comfortably claimed by Willie Muir, the Talbot goalkeeper,
02:25who is one of the few in the Talbot ranks that has quite excessive senior football experiences,
02:31over 200 appearances, mostly for Queen's Park.
02:43There's John Colby Donovan.
02:47James Forrest.
02:51This cross is excessive.
03:06Here's his team down Irvine Beach.
03:10Not sure if there's quite up and down the sand dunes,
03:13like the stories from yesterday.
03:15He's got a good year.
03:18Preparations, keeping spirits light-hearted and a bit of a day out for the squads.
03:23Training session on the sand.
03:28It bounces off Ross Hardy.
03:30It's picked up by Talbot, who may have an opportunity here to string a few together.
03:36Stephen Welsh is in the way, and Balapisha takes control.
03:40He's going to win Celtic a corner.
03:57Much good play from Luke McEwan.
04:00Really positive drive and run on that right-hand side.
04:03It's obviously somewhere that he was playing a few games towards the end when Martin O'Neill was here.
04:12Everything changed, obviously, under Wilfried Nonsi, but it's still a position that clearly Celtic need to try and recruit in.
04:23But in the meantime, perhaps Luke McEwan is somebody that can play there and do a job for them.
04:29It's also, you know, we're talking pre-match there about Balapisha getting a game and there has been a fair bit of chat about Balapisha in regards to positioning.
04:54Brendan Rodgers spoke about it as well as a left winger almost, but there's been another country chap being a number 10.
05:03And he's playing more centrally today.
05:07McEwan over on the right, James Forrest on the left.
05:10Balapisha's in that position, perhaps, is what he sees himself as in a bit more favourable term.
05:17Makes it all the more important that he has to make an impact.
05:19And it contradicts the graphic before the game, Balapisha left, he's definitely tucked in behind Johnny Kenny.
05:30Something not on the road to hang around with the dead balls early on.
05:35Just touching five minutes, there's Stephen Welch into the team after being recalled from his successful loan at Motherwell.
05:43If he heads back out before the end of the month, he'll be uptight now, sure.
05:49Celtic appear to be working on bringing in another centre half, at least one, between now and the end of January.
06:01Donovan normally right back in it, the left side of the defence today, as well shadows one nicely, and it's Kenny!
06:10Brilliant save from Muir, the flag's up now, Kenny didn't know that, neither did Muir.
06:18But in a flashpoint, that's typical of Johnny Kenny's form over the last few weeks, and Talbot survived an early skier.
06:26Well, that's extremely tight, you've got to say, it's a sumptuous pass here from Stephen Welch.
06:34Pinpoint accurate, and then lovely header back into the position from McCown, but I think you hit the nail on the head there with Johnny Kenny.
06:43It's not as if he sclaps it, he makes good contact with it, but these opportunities, he's just seldom finding the back of the net,
06:52and if he's got any hopes of really imposing himself, it falls into the same category as what we're talking about with Balakwisha.
07:00He has to grab these opportunities and really stake a claim.
07:03Otherwise, a club the size of Celtic, they're going to go and recruit better.
07:10Balakwisha has roamed into the channel, his cutback's tidy, it's away from McCown's toes.
07:17And Anthony Ross is going to follow up on his weak side, chances against him.
07:23It's a good run, and it's a good ball from Balakwisha, into a dangerous area.
07:28Defended well, I believe it was Schoeneville at the back and post that manages to get his toe on it,
07:35just to block it from Luke McCown.
07:43Take nothing away from Muir as well, by the way, as much as he was given the chance with a strike from Johnny Kenny,
07:49and he doesn't know that it's offside either.
07:53Quick reflexes, good reactions from the goalkeeper to get a block on it.
07:58Formerly off Celtic, Balakwisha, under-20s, 12 or 13 years ago, before he moved on to United.
08:08He's had a decent career in the lower divisions of the seniors.
08:13Performed for the school grade as well.
08:16Queen's Park definitely goes notably.
08:18Welsh progresses and Forrest's campers and fields.
08:32Schoeneville seeing plenty of the ball in a defensive sense for Talbot.
08:34given the slip by Rolston.
08:50McCown has to adjust and does it well.
08:57Rolston's ball away by Wilson.
08:59Early waves laughing
09:08on the edge of Talbot's 18, but they're
09:11dealing well with him so far, and that will be a foul with Donovan
09:14in the way
09:16as Ross Clarke
09:18knocked the ball down the line.
09:19Good to see, he's back up.
09:28Nothing too serious.
09:30Good play from Clarke.
09:33Gets in front of Donovan, nicks it down the line
09:35and quite clearly
09:36gets wiped out.
09:40Interesting signing, Ross Clarke for Talbot.
09:4318 months ago he arrived after playing for Kulter.
09:47He banged on the goals and attacking Medanin.
09:51Mabda-Holken-Lekins
09:53plays it right back.
09:54That's nicely done.
10:06McGregor.
10:07Kenny.
10:09He's wearing good acceleration.
10:12He's got McPherson in his way.
10:15It almost comes to Forrest.
10:16All hands on deck for Talbot.
10:18And that will do for them.
10:20Well, what an incredibly important block there.
10:23getting his toe in the way.
10:25It's that man Clarke again.
10:28Good break from Celtic.
10:29Johnny Kenny good to turn the pace.
10:32It's a nice pass into the path of McCown,
10:34but look at that.
10:36Clarke just anticipating
10:39where that ball was going to get played
10:40and managing to get his toe on it.
10:42If he misses it,
10:43you've got to see it's almost a certain goal.
10:53As expected, Talbot with little interest in
11:01high press.
11:04Yeah, but the key is,
11:08even in these areas,
11:09that they're compact.
11:10And so far,
11:10when you're looking at them there,
11:12it's not too bad.
11:14They're not,
11:14they're not offering any glaring gaps
11:17just quite yet.
11:19But the movement of Celtic
11:20is clearly going to be
11:21important for them
11:23to try to drag the opposition around.
11:26You can see
11:29Tommy Sloan
11:30all have worked so much on
11:31his team getting tight,
11:34following men,
11:35tracking runners.
11:39You can see that
11:40just in that graphic
11:41before he...
11:42They're having a good line.
11:43The defensive line
11:43is not too deep.
11:46The midfield are not too far away either.
11:48All the components,
11:50the defence,
11:50midfield,
11:51and front men
11:51are in contact with each other.
11:56And the sheet did say
11:574-3-3 before the game,
11:59but the white players,
12:02I suppose like Scotland
12:03playing away from home
12:03in the quarter,
12:04but quite often
12:05the wider ones
12:06will drop back
12:07and it's a flat
12:07five across midfield.
12:09I think we're seeing
12:10with Connor Boyd
12:12on the left side.
12:14And Gillis on the right
12:16dropping back,
12:18leaving Kyle McEvoy
12:18is a bit of a lone wolf
12:20up front,
12:21certainly out of possession.
12:26all it can take
12:34from these situations
12:35is one touch,
12:36one header.
12:39It's Bernardo
12:40that picks up the pieces
12:41and he's clumsily tricked.
12:44Milo Gillis.
12:45It's been encouraged
13:08by Celtic support
13:10running adjacent to him
13:11and he's starting
13:12to play that
13:13through the channel
13:14for James Forrest.
13:15Celtic recycle.
13:17Here's Balakwisha.
13:22Just wondered
13:23whether he could have
13:24had a strike
13:25first time there,
13:26just as it was coming
13:28over his shoulder.
13:30There's Donovan.
13:32That's a really
13:32tiny tackle,
13:33well done from McPherson.
13:35And Celtic's claims
13:36to have all
13:36with Paul and Deffy
13:37was anyway,
13:37that looked like
13:38if it did touch an arm
13:39it was off his
13:40supporting one
13:40which is not a penalty.
13:49Bernardo wants
13:50the one-two,
13:51he's got it.
13:53Celtic trying
13:54to walk it in.
13:56Talbot just
13:56want to hurry it away.
14:00Kyle McEvoy
14:01Matthijs for the ball
14:03and Anthony Ralston
14:04almost simultaneously.
14:08Good goal threat
14:09in the Talbot
14:09team,
14:1012 this season.
14:12He'll do well
14:13to register one,
14:14maybe even two
14:15if it's on goal today.
14:24Buddy from range.
14:26On King.
14:27Balakwisha
14:37starting centrally,
14:38he's found himself
14:38wide.
14:40Chonville
14:41reads the flight
14:43well again.
14:47Space for Balakwisha
14:48now.
14:49Talbot starting
14:50to be dragged
14:50from here to there.
14:52Out comes Muir.
14:55There's good
14:55communication there
14:56between
14:57Muir and his
14:59captain,
15:00McPherson.
15:02Just as this
15:02cross gets deflected
15:03into what could have
15:05been a little bit
15:05of a dangerous area.
15:08The two
15:08communicating well
15:11with each other
15:11and the goalkeeper
15:12is able to pick it up
15:13and just
15:14stamp out
15:15any
15:16danger there
15:17at all.
15:23Talbot's half-played
15:24top flight,
15:24top position.
15:25in the Scottish
15:26Cup three times
15:27in their history.
15:28Curiously,
15:29three times
15:30against Hearts.
15:32Back in 2012
15:33when the Jambos
15:33went on to win it
15:34they squeezed
15:35past the
15:36junior side
15:37in the January
15:381-0 victory.
15:43Young
15:43Gordon Smith
15:44scoring.
15:46Not long
15:46to go
15:47and then
15:47Hearts
15:47surviving
15:48a very
15:49tight offside
15:50call
15:50when Gordon
15:50Pope
15:51scored
15:52stoppage
15:52time
15:52to
15:53look like
15:54they'd take it
15:55to a replay.
15:57He was right
15:58on the edge
15:58ruled on the wrong
15:59side.
16:01The two games
16:02since then
16:02have been
16:03pretty comfortable
16:04for Hearts.
16:054-0, 5-0.
16:06person
16:12underneath it
16:13all the way
16:14comes to
16:16Bernardo
16:16who has
16:17Forrest
16:17to his left.
16:18Schoenville
16:22head behind
16:24he was
16:24being shouted
16:26at by Muir
16:26see it
16:27see it
16:28most of the
16:36attacking
16:36coming down
16:37Celtics
16:37like
16:37Schoenville
16:38at the back
16:38post
16:38busy early
16:40on
16:40Bernardo
16:42comes back
17:06to
17:06pick up
17:07Rolston
17:08to his
17:08header
17:08Murray
17:30with another
17:30opportunity
17:31in the Celtic
17:31team
17:32they don't
17:32happen
17:32too often
17:33they
17:36debut
17:36four and a
17:36half
17:37years
17:37ago
17:37now
17:37he's
17:3912th
17:39appearance
17:40since
17:40Morris
17:45at the
17:45other
17:45end of
17:46the spectrum
17:46for Celtic
17:47Donovan
17:48and that
17:51will drift
17:52yeah
17:55just far
17:56too much
17:56on it
17:56there
17:56from
17:57Colby
17:57Donovan
17:58as he's
17:58stepping
17:58back
17:59in
17:59on
17:59his
17:59right
17:59boot
18:00Martin
18:03O'Neill
18:04not too
18:06many
18:06natural
18:07left
18:07footers
18:07in the
18:08side
18:09Luke
18:12McEwen
18:12playing
18:13down
18:13the
18:13right
18:13hand
18:14side
18:14Cal
18:14McGregor
18:15obviously
18:15in the
18:15middle
18:16of the
18:16park
18:16but
18:16that
18:17could be
18:18the current
18:19theme
18:19down the
18:20left
18:20in particular
18:20with Donovan
18:21and James
18:22Forrest
18:22Sean
18:27has to
18:27attack
18:28his
18:28shoulder
18:28with Kenny
18:29breathing
18:30down
18:30his neck
18:30and
18:48Sean
18:50will
18:50have
18:50some
18:51launch
18:51as a
18:53personal
18:54trainer
18:54bit of
19:15zip
19:15for
19:15Forrest
19:15he wastes
19:16no time
19:16and they
19:18will be
19:18brought
19:18back
19:19he was
19:20clipped
19:20by
19:21Luke
19:21May
19:21there's
19:27James
19:27Forrest
19:27just
19:28trying to
19:28drive to
19:31the
19:31byline
19:32there
19:32the replay
19:33didn't show
19:33a great
19:34deal
19:34to be
19:34honest
19:34but
19:35just
19:36watching
19:37it
19:37in
19:37real
19:37time
19:37I
19:37did
19:38think
19:38there
19:38was
19:38perhaps
19:38a
19:39foul
19:42but I
19:44think
19:44it's
19:44important
19:45there
19:45you know
19:45talking
19:46about
19:46it
19:46before
19:46on the
19:47left
19:47hand
19:47side
19:47it
19:47is
19:48still
19:48important
19:48that
19:49the likes
19:49of
19:49Forrest
19:50tries
19:51to
19:51hit
19:51the
19:51byline
19:51otherwise
19:52it
19:53becomes
19:53a
19:54little
19:54bit
19:54predictable
19:54when
19:55everything
19:55is
19:55coming
19:55on
19:56the
19:56inside
19:56set
19:58pieces
19:58seem
19:58to be
19:58Paulo
19:59Bernardo's
19:59responsibility
20:00certain
20:04players
20:04think
20:04that's
20:05their
20:06ball
20:06that's
20:07a
20:07goal
20:07kick
20:07was a
20:10dangerous
20:10ball
20:10that's
20:11for
20:11sure
20:11I
20:14think
20:14Crooks
20:15just
20:15as
20:15touched
20:16tight
20:16there
20:17with
20:17Colby
20:17Donovan
20:17he's
20:18able
20:18to
20:18affect
20:19the
20:19full
20:19back
20:19enough
20:20almost
20:21heads
20:21it
20:21on
20:22Donovan
20:23and
20:23then
20:23out
20:23for
20:23the
20:24by
20:24kick
20:24Forrest
20:28has
20:28implanted
20:29the
20:29ball
20:29early
20:29on
20:30for
20:30Celtic
20:32but
20:33with
20:33Ross
20:33Clark
20:33at
20:34full
20:34back
20:35and
20:35then
20:35look
20:36main
20:36in
20:36midfield
20:37as
20:37well
20:37that
20:37has
20:38played
20:38full
20:38back
20:38on
20:38a
20:39number
20:39of
20:39occasions
20:39in
20:40his
20:40career
20:40I wonder
20:41if that's
20:41in
20:41Tommy
20:42Sloan's
20:42thinking
20:42to
20:43add
20:43a
20:43little
20:44bit
20:44of
20:44protection
20:44a
20:44midfielder
20:45there
20:45with
20:46some
20:47decent
20:47defensive
20:47instincts
20:48looking
20:57for
20:57Kenny
20:57Clark
21:01foot
21:01on the
21:01ball
21:01and
21:02advantage
21:03plate
21:03here
21:04as
21:05McEvoy
21:05tries to
21:06outmuscle
21:06Donovan
21:07skips away
21:08from
21:08Welch
21:09and
21:11the
21:11whistle
21:11will
21:11not
21:11go
21:11for
21:11the
21:12free
21:12kick
21:12I'm
21:13surprised
21:13he
21:15was
21:15filled
21:15a few
21:15times
21:16there
21:16Kyle
21:18McEvoy
21:18did
21:18brilliantly
21:19initially
21:19just to
21:20take
21:21the
21:21ball
21:21open
21:22up
21:22and
21:22go
21:23past
21:23Donovan
21:24and
21:24then
21:25nick
21:25it
21:25round
21:25Welsh
21:25as
21:26well
21:26I
21:26thought
21:26he
21:26was
21:26deserving
21:27of
21:27a
21:27free
21:27kick
21:27there
21:28he
21:30is
21:30a
21:30hard
21:30worker
21:31up
21:32front
21:32Kyle
21:32McEvoy
21:33that's
21:33his
21:33style
21:33Talbot
21:37Pate
21:37nearby
21:39Bonneton
21:39Thistle
21:40the sum
21:40of
21:40£1000
21:41bring
21:45him to
21:45Beachwood
21:46Park
21:46he
21:47is
21:47chosen
21:48through
21:48the
21:48middle
21:48with
21:48Connor
21:49Boyd
21:49out on
21:50the
21:50left
21:50tonight
21:51McEvoy
21:52into the
21:53box
21:53Kenny
21:53looking to
21:54give it
21:55back
21:55to him
21:55take
22:00care of
22:01that ball
22:01when it's
22:01fired
22:01into
22:02him
22:02in
22:02the
22:02box
22:02Forrest
22:04away
22:04from
22:05McEvoy
22:05Bernardo
22:07threw
22:12himself
22:12at the
22:13ball
22:13but the
22:13contacts
22:14rather
22:15glancing
22:16in comparison
22:18to what
22:18he would
22:18have wanted
22:19you can
22:20see Luke
22:20McEwen
22:20is
22:21behind
22:21them
22:21frustrated
22:22takes
22:23off
22:23of
22:23McEwen
22:24as
22:24well
22:24but it's
22:26more good
22:26play
22:26from
22:27James
22:28Forrest
22:28down
22:29the
22:29wing
22:29just
22:29looking
22:29back
22:30there
22:30I
22:31thought
22:31there
22:31was
22:32enough
22:32in
22:32that
22:32James
22:35Forrest
22:35he's
22:36good
22:36at it
22:36he goes
22:37both ways
22:38whether he's
22:39playing on
22:39the right
22:39or the
22:39left
22:40he's
22:40quite
22:40happy
22:41to
22:41hit
22:42the
22:42byline
22:42or
22:43tuck
22:43inside
22:44I would
22:46imagine
22:47so far
22:47almost
22:48halfway
22:49through
22:49this
22:49first
22:50period
22:50that
22:50Martin O'Neill
22:52will be
22:52a little
22:53bit
22:53disappointed
22:54that they've
22:54not been
22:55able to
22:55trouble
22:55the
22:56goalkeeper
22:56Muir
22:56nearly
22:58enough
22:58see
23:00that
23:00Heather
23:00for
23:00Bernardo
23:01is
23:01probably
23:01the
23:01clearest
23:02sight
23:02of
23:02go
23:02Celtic
23:03have
23:03had
23:03now
23:03apart
23:05from
23:05obviously
23:06the
23:06offside
23:08incident
23:09yet
23:09they'll
23:15get the
23:16ball
23:16and they'll
23:16go
23:16against
23:16Celtic
23:17here's
23:17McCubbin
23:17he was
23:22being
23:22marshaled
23:23well
23:23by
23:23the
23:25captain
23:25Neil
23:25McPherson
23:26serving
23:27player
23:27for
23:27Talbot
23:28looks like
23:46there has
23:47been
23:47maybe
23:47a little
23:47change
23:48in
23:48shape
23:48from
23:48Talbot
23:48here
23:49with
23:49McAvoy
23:50drifting
23:51wide
23:51and
23:52look
23:53mate
23:54through
23:54the
23:54middle
23:5450-50
24:04comes off
24:05better than
24:06Austin
24:06Seim
24:06Forrest
24:07McEwen
24:18he'll
24:19always want
24:19to drop
24:21the right
24:21shoulder
24:21Ralston
24:22Balakwisha
24:24his composure
24:27deserted him
24:27and well
24:29he needs
24:29a bit
24:29of that
24:30at the
24:30moment
24:30that's a
24:32sitter
24:32let's be
24:32honest
24:33it's a
24:33great run
24:34lovely pass
24:35and a
24:35brilliant
24:35cutback
24:36he's got to
24:37bury that
24:37he really
24:38has to
24:38you'd see
24:39just as it
24:40goes past
24:40Seim there
24:41lands at
24:43Balakwisha
24:43and I
24:44know
24:44as it
24:45James
24:45Forrest
24:45is just
24:46in front
24:46of him
24:46as the
24:47ball's
24:48coming
24:48I know
24:49he's
24:50there
24:50but
24:50still
24:51he's
24:51had a
24:52good
24:52sight
24:52of the
24:53ball
24:53coming
24:53back
24:53towards
24:54him
24:54Forrest
24:55is
24:55slightly
24:55in front
24:56of him
24:56but it's
24:56not
24:56enough
24:57to
24:57put
24:57him
24:57off
24:57Balakwisha
24:58has
24:59got to
24:59bury
24:59that
25:00he's
25:00got to
25:00find
25:00the
25:00back
25:00of
25:00the
25:01net
25:01but that
25:03run
25:03from
25:04Ralston
25:04that's
25:04what
25:04makes
25:05it
25:05on the
25:05inside
25:06channel
25:06hitting
25:07the
25:07byline
25:07as
25:08soon
25:08as
25:08you
25:08get
25:08in
25:08behind
25:09the
25:09defence
25:09it
25:09changes
25:11everything
25:12defenders
25:13are having
25:13to turn
25:14and face
25:14their own
25:15goal
25:15the ball's
25:16getting cut
25:16back
25:16difficult
25:17for them
25:17to be
25:18able to
25:18track
25:18where
25:18the
25:19opposition
25:20attackers
25:20are
25:20as well
25:21as
25:21the
25:21ball
25:21and
25:22it's
25:23landed
25:24at
25:24Balakwisha
25:24there
25:24perfectly
25:25for him
25:25to just
25:26be able
25:26to slide
25:26it
25:26into
25:27the
25:27back
25:27of
25:27the
25:27net
25:27Forrest
25:30full
25:30of
25:30energy
25:31right
25:31by
25:31Clark
25:32to
25:45drop
25:45one
25:45for
25:46Forrest
25:46he's
25:46beaten
25:48into
25:48it
25:48again
25:48by
25:48the
25:48right
25:48back
26:02Welsh
26:03Murray
26:05definition
26:11of probing
26:12here
26:12solidified
26:20as the
26:20Talbot
26:21shape
26:21yeah
26:23we're just
26:23getting forced
26:23back
26:24deeper
26:24and deeper
26:25and it's
26:25important
26:25that
26:26whenever
26:27the ball
26:27does
26:28venture
26:28back
26:28towards
26:29one
26:29of
26:29the
26:29Celtic
26:29defenders
26:30that
26:30McPherson
26:31the
26:32captain
26:32is
26:33ushering
26:33his
26:33side
26:34just
26:34constantly
26:35push
26:35them
26:35up
26:35get
26:36them
26:36up
26:37away
26:37from
26:37the
26:37edge
26:37of
26:38the
26:38box
26:38as
26:38much
26:38as
26:38they
26:39possibly
26:39can
26:39Clark
26:47out
26:47to
26:47face up
26:48Welsh
26:49he gives
26:50it to
26:50Donovan
26:50and that's
26:52over
26:53McEwen
26:54at the
26:54back
26:54post
26:54who
26:55had
26:56Schoenville
26:56glued to
26:57his
26:57side
26:57anyway
26:57that's
26:59two
27:00now
27:00from
27:00Donovan
27:02that
27:02he's
27:02over
27:02hit
27:03McEwen
27:06at the
27:06back
27:06post
27:07feeling
27:07like
27:07he was
27:07being
27:08impeded
27:09by
27:09Schoenville
27:09but
27:10he was
27:11never
27:11getting
27:11on
27:11the
27:12end
27:12of
27:12the
27:12cross
27:12it
27:12was
27:13just
27:13too
27:14floaty
27:14good
27:27good
27:28atmosphere
27:28inside
27:42Drunker Park
27:47It's forced as it's across
27:50Sane thinks about it McAvoy
27:53Has one way to go
27:58Just insane
28:00Looking well checked quickly
28:05I think the last majority of us not just the romantics and purists would have
28:09Loved a game like this at the junior grounds
28:15Don't make no mistake this is a huge payday here for Auckland Lake Talbot
28:19Most of the overheads have come off they're still well well into the tens of thousands
28:24It's the way the ticket money is split
28:39Forrest
28:52Not one player left forward for Talbot
28:56McGregor just about the furthest back for Celtic
28:58Baliquisha
29:09Not far off 30 minutes now Celtic struggling to carve out opportunities against their
29:24junior opponents
29:24The ball a pendulum in midfield
29:33McEwen
29:36Decent whip
29:38Not with far too much power
29:40And little encouragement for Celtic
29:42Yeah I've got to say
29:44Auchinleck are working extremely hard
29:46They're not giving Celtic any real clear openings
29:51I don't mind that from Luke McEwen
29:52You know talking before about hitting the byline but
29:56Mixing it up
29:57Cutting in
29:58Just needs to be a little bit flatter that
30:00That cross and there needs to be bodies willing and capable of
30:04Of hitting the
30:07Six yard box and running it on goals
30:08I think this game so far just highlights
30:14The deficiencies in the Celtic side
30:15I know there's a number of changes but
30:18Certainly the top end of the park is very very light for Celtic
30:25I would imagine
30:28Martin O'Neill is very eager
30:31McEvoy was filled
30:32Sonamikla will be pulled back
30:35Looks like he might be able to
30:36Make hay for the byline
30:39Martin said Tablet will have a chance to load the Celtic box
30:42And put them under pressure for the first time here with the delivery
30:44Yeah he does well again McEvoy getting down the line
30:47Colby Donovan just pulling his jersey
30:49I was just going to say I mean
30:50Martin O'Neill I'd imagine is very very keen eager to get
30:54Someday in
30:56It's a proven finisher and doing it quickly because
30:59Next weekend is a monumental game
31:02Gillis with the delivery
31:06He's kept alive at the second, third time of asking
31:11And at the back post it's poked behind for a Talbot corner
31:16Well that was hairy for a moment, Conor Boyd was loitering
31:19He's the last player that Celtic wants to get us out of goal
31:24The first player Talbot want in that situation
31:27Well it was a moment of panic really for Celtic wasn't it
31:30Sinisalo comes out doesn't look like he gets anything on it
31:33Not commanding at all
31:41This one deep again
31:43Sinisalo's fist
31:45Austin Syme on the turn
31:46Well that's an injection of encouragement for Talbot
31:51Absolutely
31:53I think with Sinisalo's backtracking for that
31:57That corner there I'm not sure he gets anything on that either
32:00I think it's the defender that's heading it away
32:02So if they move with urgency through the road in half they know that this will be played in Talbot's side
32:14Donovan
32:24Donovan with room to roam
32:29Kenny's layoff just away from Bernardo
32:33So here's McCown again Bernardo takes nicely
32:36Ralston can dig it out
32:41The McPherson's there
32:42An evil thump
32:44You know
32:46Talking about Johnny Kenny's layoff I'm not sure it actually is him that lays it off
32:49I think Wilkson the defender toe-pokes it away
32:52Look it's extremely difficult because there's so many bodies in a tight area
32:55I'm just saying in those tight areas it makes it even more
33:08imperative that the front man is taking it in and linking the game well otherwise it just breaks down
33:16McCown with a burst
33:18And into the back of the net
33:22Kenny takes the acclaim
33:25wave after wave of
33:32Celtic attack
33:34hasn't produced much
33:37but that's a good burst of acceleration to the byline
33:41and anticipating as Kenny
33:44half an hour more than that now gone
33:48the beneficiary of the deflection he predicted it and Kenny finishes
33:55it's good play from Luke McCown isn't it getting him behind as you said
34:03just deflecting off it
34:05Seanville here
34:07into the path
34:09Johnny Kenny and he reacts well he's quick he's hitting that near post area and
34:12that's got to be good for his confidence yes there's a toe poking into the back of the net but he's in the right position
34:20it's a response from Celtic to the first scene of attacking life from Talbot in this game
34:30I don't think that Martin O'Neill on his side will rest until they have a cushion
34:41Angel big
34:51I loveeeee
34:53Alecップ Bishu takes it away from Connor Boyds
34:58he's a goal machine at junior level for
34:59junior level for Walken Lake Talbot, 36-39 last season, he's occupying the left of the attack this evening.
35:09Good run from Ralfston as well, he just opens up the inside for McCown to step in, not a bad idea, just doesn't catch it well enough, looking back at this set.
35:39Opportunity, Sinasala's got to be far more command in there,
35:49Bob's bouncing around near the six yard line, he has to come out there and deal with it.
35:59Tommy Sloan remonstrating at the side of the park there, he was vocal in his desire to have this game
36:05played in Auken Lake, something that's perhaps overlooked is that this pitch is four yards wider
36:14than what Talbot are pretty much used to in a weekly level, I think the AstroTurf might act as a leveler.
36:23Forrest does well to dig one out.
36:25Don't want our boys up but to nobody in particular, there's no one there.
36:35It's good play from James Forrest, I mean look, as said, it's a guy who has just been such a stalwart for Celtic,
36:43an outstanding serving, does the simple things well for a wide man, take the full back on,
36:50put balls into the box, end product.
36:53And you know, wide men can be notoriously inconsistent but I think James Forrest has got a very intelligent
36:59football brain and makes a lot of good decisions.
37:19Welsh.
37:26Another ten to the break.
37:29Good screening from Donovan, with Clark as tenacious as he has shown throughout in the first half.
37:45Murray, making an easier afternoon than he had against Hearts a couple of months ago.
37:49Forrest, unpredictable in his movements.
38:02Bernardo.
38:03That's better from Kenny though, no he's not able to link it with Forrest.
38:07He's partial to the sort of movements, Luke McCown, with a bit more bends.
38:24He's always got an eye for goal, Luke McCown.
38:28It's just too close to the goalkeeper, Muir.
38:32Just a little bit wet now,
38:33the ball's perhaps a little bit slippy,
38:35so it's not the worst idea to be getting strikes from distance.
38:45That's asking too much of Forrest.
38:47Completed to come on Premier Sports, the draw for the fifth round of the cup,
38:57comes after this game tonight,
38:59and then there's La Liga action with Real Sociedad hosting Barcelona on Premier Sports 2.
39:03The next round, the fifth round of the Scottish Cup, 6th of February that weekend,
39:08and you've also got the Scottish Football Social Club with you every Monday on YouTube and X at your fancy.
39:27This is a Scottish Cup journey that started with excitement for Hawking Lake Talbot.
39:33Beat there near and not so dear.
39:37McCown has come up juniors 2-1, the last-minute penalty.
39:43And they dispatched of Gretna 2008, and then an impressive win against
39:48senior opposition Dunbarton in the previous round, 4-0 no less.
39:51They haven't played a game since 20th of December though with a break in the juniors and
40:05some weather which saw the match against Stonywood United.
40:09He scored last week.
40:14Celtic under a bit of pressure here.
40:16Austin Simons from Baliquisha fairly though, and it's a target throw.
40:25There was a wee bit of bite to the passage of play there.
40:30Credit to Hawking Lake as well, I mean recognising that they had Celtic under a little bit of pressure
40:34and they just committed a few more bodies forward.
40:37But it was a good play from Celtic as well to get past the initial bit of pressure.
40:50McGregor for Welsh.
41:14Austin testing McKellen.
41:20What a good pass.
41:43We're coming.
41:50Oh, it's been nipped away from Welsh by Clarke, who needs a hand, McEvoy provides it.
42:07Celtic getting bodies back and snuffing it out there, I just wondered whether he was
42:11going to lift his head and noticed Ciricello was a mile off his line, whether he'd have
42:17been able to strike it for that distance or not, but I don't think he realised, I don't
42:24think he'd really noticed how far Sinasala was off, he's obviously getting involved in
42:29the build-up of the game when Stephen Welsh lost possession.
42:40McEvoy, clutched by Willemure.
42:47Game flowing with expectancy as far as possession goes, as well as always going to be a backs
43:02against the wall match for what we like to have against a team that have won 22 of the
43:11last 30 available domestic trophies, fair to say though they're holding their own, restricting
43:22the level of opportunities that Celtic have.
43:28I'm not totally sure what the referee's game, there was a free kick, just looks as if
43:32Syme had got up and won a header.
43:35That comes to McEvoy and he was looking to prod it in behind for Boyd.
43:48Well wet by Syme.
43:50Flagstay's down for now with Boyd picking up in Seanville, beaten to it by Ralston.
43:55That won't be many minutes added at the end of the half, just the one we're expecting.
44:10First in, all taken by Clark.
44:23Forrest, after McEvoy showed interest.
44:35So a couple to go in the first half then.
44:40Another now would be a signal for Talbot.
44:42Another now would be a signal for Talbot.
44:44Would you like to read it for faith on these Hernandez?
44:59Who can you believe in person?
45:03No, I can't believe in.
45:05Now, I bet both he's ת' let happen.
45:08Great.
45:09Just being anう like folders, that's not las–
45:12Kevin
45:27Bernardo for Ralston, confirmation of the Solitary and the Minutes.
45:55Welch, eyes up for Forrest.
46:02As half-time approaches, Palakwisha had quite a few touches early on, but he's drifted out of the game.
46:09I can't remember the last time he actually touched the ball.
46:13Probably since he missed that opportunity, it feels as if he's gone into his shell a little bit.
46:20Clearly somebody that's low in confidence, but...
46:23Donovan, Bernardo, unadverting for Ralston.
46:37The Minutes being played now.
46:41Offside and that should bring it into the half.
46:43Indeed, as it stands, eventual result is as expected.
46:55Celtic in the lead, but there is not daylight between them and their junior opponents.
47:00It's Okunlec Talbot holding from them well in this.
47:03They've restricted the quality of Celtic's opportunities.
47:09Johnny Kenny benefiting from a deflected cross, breathing it well and poking home.
47:14But apart from that, a set piece here, a shot from range there.
47:18And you never know for Okunlec Talbot.
47:21Celtic are having to work for this.
47:24At the minute, the work is just about paying off.
47:26At the break, it's Okunlec Talbot 0-0.
47:28Celtic 1.