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00:00So, a decent selection of goals for you to pick from there, if you are the lucky winner
00:27selected at random, you win a signed Celtic jersey from the winning player competition, as you saw there
00:34on the goal of the month, closes on the 25th of January, 1-0 to Celtic at half-time, Benjamin Negrin's late
00:43glancing header from the Arne Engels corner, I was going to say the difference between the sides
00:48but it doesn't really tell the story, Simon I'm sure that Martin O'Neill will be absolutely
00:53delighted at being ahead but there will be plenty of words at half-time because John McGlynn's side have
01:00well played better than Celtic in that first half? Yeah I would say so and you know I look back to
01:05the chances that Falkirk had, maybe a little bit self-inflicted, a couple of mistakes in there from
01:10Celtic that led to chances but thankfully Falkirk didn't take and that goal right on the stroke of
01:18half-time, a really important one, it just puts a different outlook on everything, get into the
01:24second half and hopefully something that we can build on but yeah I think we're looking for a better
01:30second half performance. Yeah be interesting to see whether the manager changes anything in terms of
01:35personnel in the half-time interval, Falkirk will certainly feel aggrieved and they'll come out a bit like a wounded animal
01:48Well, the host broadcast camera is up
01:52showing a referee with a ball that's not John Beaton
02:01So I wonder if that substitute yeah if the referee's picked up an injury in that first half
02:08It certainly looks like there'll be a different official
02:20for the second 45 just with the uh teams coming out familiar face
02:27to fans of world football Kasper Schmeichel's dad of course Peter was at uh training through the week at
02:33Lennox town he's here tonight of course his son used to play for Falkirk back in the day didn't he?
02:39Yeah yeah he was up here they had a spell I've seen Peter at the Lennox town training
02:47watching his son was it yesterday? I think it was yeah
02:53So perhaps a slight delay to the start of the second half we'll wait for confirmation as to what's
02:58happened to the referee he's certainly not one that I recognized Simon did you recognize him?
03:04I do but he put me on the spot he was a goalkeeper at Dunfermline with me
03:09The referee? I forget his name yeah
03:11He's bad of me
03:12So you're telling me he's not a referee? No he is a referee now
03:15Well thankfully
03:17He's a qualified referee now Thankfully I hope
03:21And you do not want me to ask you what his name is? No
03:23Well I shall try We'll get it just now
03:28Yeah I shall try and find that out
03:30Yeah I'm sure it was a young keeper at uh
03:33Dunfermline when I was there
03:36Many moons ago and this I'm completely wrong
03:44So team's back out on the pitch as the rain comes down
03:47In the Falkirk Stadium
03:54Yeah there's Gun beating there so he's obviously picked up a
03:57A strain or something
03:59Yeah so he swapped positions
04:01Looks like with the fourth official
04:03Would it be Sean Murdoch by any chance?
04:18That's the very man
04:21Thanks to uh
04:22Young goalkeeper at Dunfermline
04:23Thanks to Tony Hamilton
04:25Celtic FC Foundation has just sent me a message
04:28Thanks Tony
04:30Second half's underway Celtic a goal up
04:32I'm sure they'd love to add to that
04:36Tally
04:41They'll need to keep things shut at the back because Falkirk have been a real threat
04:46In front of goal
04:50Celtic get that decision
04:55From Sean Murdoch
05:02Scales
05:06Looking for Maeda that time does get the forward pass
05:08Negrin challenged though
05:11Ball breaks out to the right hand side
05:12Julian Araujo supported by Yang
05:21Back it goes to Trusty
05:22Negrin
05:27Negrin
05:34Trusty
05:35Forward it goes
05:49From Tierney
05:52Maeda collects weights for support
05:56Can't pick out a teammate but McGregor does well to get his body in the way
06:00Back it goes to Bain
06:08Back it goes to Bain
06:09Quickly closed down by Maeda
06:11Bain releases the ball but
06:14Straight to Celtic
06:15Good start for Celtic
06:16Dyson Maeda on the turn
06:17Plays that one back to Engels and
06:20Ball just
06:22Got away from the Belgian and now it's
06:24Falkirk who up
06:26On the attack into the Celtic half but a bit too much of that one
06:29Shown to Trusty and Scales who combined to went back
06:31Now Celtic are on the attack
06:33Down the left hand side
06:34Tunecti
06:37And it comes from Negrin
06:38Can the ball break to it? Maeda
06:39Looking for a bit of fortune there
06:41But away come Falkirk and it's McCann
06:43A little left back
06:47Forced back by Engels
06:55Miller
06:56Forward by Brad Spencer
06:57But again Celtics
07:00Pressure pays dividends as they get the ball back
07:04Scales now
07:08Tierney
07:08Out wide left to
07:13Tenecti
07:16Back it goes to Tierney
07:21If Celtic can get a
07:22A second goal
07:24Could be very crucial as the
07:26As the minutes tick away
07:31Yang
07:31Keeps possession well but
07:35Surrounded by Falkirk players but
07:38Celtic do well to get out of that little
07:41Pocket of trouble
07:42But they've got the ball on the left hand side
07:43Tunecti cuts inside
07:45Goes for the shot
07:46Well
07:46I don't mind that from Tunecti
07:48Over the bar that time but
07:51Testing his shooting there on the angle
07:53Yeah it just breaks to him and he takes a nice first touch
07:55Decides to work himself
07:57In the park this time
08:00Just gets underneath the shot
08:02Ever so slightly
08:12Long kick up field from Bain
08:15Headed out
08:16The Celtic throw up by Kyrell Wilson
08:24Not any real deciding to
08:26Stick with the same 11 from the
08:28First half but he's got a
08:31Number of options on the bench that I'm sure he will call on at some point as will that man there John McGlynn
08:35Cross comes Trusty
08:48Out for
08:49In the throw to
08:50Falkirk
08:51Keeping an eye on things at Tyne Castle as well
08:580-0 between
09:00Hearts and
09:02St Mirrens
09:02So Celtic could be looking to close the gap at the top tonight
09:06That would be the absolutely perfect outcome
09:09A win tonight would take Celtic
09:13Leveling points
09:14With
09:15Rangers and if
09:17That one finishes goalless then
09:19They would only be four points
09:21Behind Hearts
09:23With a game at Tyne Castle
09:25Looming
09:26In a week and a half
09:27Celtic with a throw
09:29Tierney
09:30Into the area
09:31Easy take though for
09:33Scott Bain five minutes into the
09:35Second half still Celtic
09:39Leading by that
09:40Negrin goal
09:43Now time for Celtic to put Falkirk under pressure through the middle
09:46Just as they did to us in that first half
09:48Aralho
09:49Steps in ahead of Miller
09:51McGregor
09:52Gets the return pass from Yang
09:57Taneke tries to go on the outside
09:59Doesn't have the pace
10:02To hit the byline though
10:03And it's good defending in the end
10:06From Lyssa
10:11Dispossessed in the end though
10:13Just lingered on the ball a bit too long
10:15Yeah a little bit careless that time
10:16But I think Celtic a wee bit more aggressive in the press
10:19At the start of the second half
10:21Eager to retrieve the situation
10:22Maybe push for that second goal
10:27Yang
10:29To McGregor
10:30Through the middle
10:32It's a decent ball
10:33Negrin just
10:35Couldn't keep an eye on the ball but
10:39Good flighted pass in there from the captain
10:45Yeah just a little bit too much on it
10:50Tried to flight it through for
10:51But
10:52Negrin had made the little run
11:06Tierney
11:09High one forward Maeda
11:10The only player forward for Celtic
11:12So Falkirk
11:14Deal with that one easily
11:16But look at the number of Celtic players in that midfield
11:19Too much pressure there for Spencer
11:20And Celtic win it back
11:21Yang
11:22To Aralho
11:24As Falkirk players come back
11:25Here's
11:26McGregor
11:27Angles did well
11:29I find the captain with the return pass
11:31Trusty now to Scales
11:34Celtic work it out to the left
11:36And Tonekke
11:36He's up against Kyrie Wilson
11:40Does well
11:41Little jersey pull there
11:42Tonekke
11:43Goes in
11:44What's the referee spotter
11:45Has he pulled that back for the jersey pull?
11:47Yeah I think so
11:48Good refereeing as he has
11:49I've always liked that Sean Murdoch
11:50Yeah Tonekke does well to
11:54Cut inside past two Falkirk players
11:59And the jersey pull was spotted
12:01As we see him just cutting inside here
12:03It's away from one
12:06Yeah Lyssa with tugging the jersey
12:08Good play from Tonekke
12:09Gives Celtic a free kick in a dangerous position
12:15We're in the 53rd minute
12:20Now
12:22If Peter Grant was beside me
12:24He would be wanting
12:25Angles to whip this one in
12:26He prefers the in-swinger
12:28Rather than the out-swinger
12:31Yeah
12:32I think it will be
12:34No
12:34It's moving away
12:35Angles has left this one to Negrin
12:40And it comes from the Swede
12:41It's a decent ball
12:43Oh Celtic somehow can't get it into the net
12:45Another chance there for Scales
12:47And it's prodded home
12:49But the referee has spotted something
12:50The flag is up in this near side
12:52It won't count
12:56Well it was a great ball
12:57And at the beginning
12:58I thought it was in the back of the net
12:59Is it Mayed at the back post?
13:00Yeah
13:04Who then might be caught offside on the way out
13:06A bit interesting here
13:07He's onside here
13:09He gets his head to it
13:13No there's no offside there
13:14There but he's
13:16Yeah he comes back out
13:17Now he does come back out
13:19In an offside position
13:20So fair do's
13:21He gets his head to the first one
13:23Just can't direct it on goal
13:25That's Celtic
13:35With the first real chance at goal in the second half
13:37And that'll please the manager
13:38Here's Henderson for Falkirk
13:52To McCann
13:56Back it goes to Bain
13:57Well out of his goal
14:00There's the pressure
14:01The press again
14:02High up the pitch
14:04Falkirk having to work for every pass
14:11Through the middle it goes
14:12Space for Spencer to turn
14:14Released the long ball
14:15That's gone out of play
14:16Over the head of
14:18Calvin Miller
14:19It'll be a Celtic throw
14:2010 minutes into the second half
14:21Falkirk 0
14:22Celtic 1
14:27Balls at the feet of
14:28Schmeichel
14:38Trusting out
14:39Steps out of defence
14:41Leaves that one for Araujo
14:44Now Yang
14:45Back to
14:49The Mexican
14:55Trusty to Scales
15:00Tierney
15:01Running out of space
15:02Thinks one over
15:03A great ball from Tierney
15:05Tenetke's done well
15:06Two up against Lisa
15:10Twisting and turning
15:12And it comes
15:13From Tierney
15:15Falkirk struggling
15:16To get that one clear
15:18In the end
15:18It's just booted away
15:19Anywhere out for a throw
15:20To Celtic
15:22It's a good turn of pace
15:23From Tenetke
15:24To go on the end of Tierney's
15:27Pass down the side
15:34So Celtic on the offensive
15:37In the second half
15:39Falkirk yet to
15:41Have a chance
15:42On Kasper Schmeichel's goal
15:45So clearly whatever
15:47The management team have said
15:48To the Celtic
15:50Team at half time has
15:53Done the job so far
15:56Trusty to Araujo
15:58Now Yang
16:00Engel's tried to
16:03Turn there but he's dispossessed by
16:05Spencer now Falkirk
16:06Work it out to
16:07Leon McCann he's got loads of space
16:09As Yang comes back
16:10The cross from McCann's not
16:12As good as it perhaps could have been
16:14Falkirk still have it
16:16And it comes from Wilson
16:18Looking at the header at the near post there
16:22From Barney Stewart
16:23Is he looking for a
16:25I think he's looking for a corner
16:26Or a penalty or a corner or a penalty or just anything
16:29Yeah again it's just
16:31A mistake from Celtic
16:33That leads to this break
16:35Engel's caught in the middle of the park
16:37The first cross is cleared
16:41And when this second one comes in
16:42Yeah Stewart on skills
16:48Yeah Stewart on skills
16:49Is looking for a corner
16:51Whether it
16:52Is a slight block off skills
17:02Falkirk with the team that Martin O'Neill played
17:04His first game against since returning to the club first time
17:08At Celtic Park it was a resounding 4-0 win for
17:11Celtic a lot more difficult tonight
17:14Stewart's played through on the left hand side
17:16Waits for support
17:18Still Stewart edge of the area
17:20Back it goes shot from the edge of the area
17:24By Finn Yates is deflected up and into the arms of Kasper Schmeichel
17:31I think he's offside
17:32I think it would have been pulled back
17:33Falkirk again win it back but they've
17:43Given it back to Celtic
17:44Here's Tierney
17:45Down that left hand side looking for Negrin this time
17:54Falkirk win it back though
17:56Good play out of defence now the chase is on
17:59Alvin Miller against Kasper Schmeichel who gets there first and boots that one high into the
18:03Falkirk home stand
18:05Falkirk home stand
18:09Once again early ball forward but trusty
18:18Had the legs on Stewart there gets to it first
18:37It's a back to Schmeichel that's good play from the American
18:42Yeah it is because of the start on him
18:44Stewart
18:47Ball inside to Engels
18:49Now Aralho
18:51Helps it on its way to Yang
18:52Celtic with players forward
18:54Aralho
18:56Into the box he goes just shrugged off the ball there
18:59Falkirk
19:01Win it back but
19:03Maeda there with the challenge but goes behind for a goal kick
19:06Yeah just walked it down the right hand side there Yang playing down the side for the Aralho there
19:13Just couldn't get on the end of
19:16A little cut inside well defended Falkirk
19:27Celtic winning the 50-50 balls
19:30In the second half as Tierney launches one forward but can't prevent it
19:34From going out of play
19:39We've played 15 minutes of the second half
19:42Still Celtic with the goal advantage
19:48One ball out of defence
19:50Head of forward by Tierney
19:54Miller now for Falkirk supported
19:58By McCann
19:59Look at Calvin Miller going on the outside
20:01Gets the ball back from McCann but
20:04Yeah good decision from the referee
20:06It was a good challenge from Aralho
20:09Got the challenge in the ball came back off McCann
20:11And behind for the goal kick
20:12Yeah he's done well there
20:14He had to because it's a dangerous situation here
20:17It's another down the outside
20:20Now Aralho defends it really well
20:23Now some movement on the Falkirk bench
20:35None yet
20:37In the way of replacements for Celtic to net kick
20:40Wins the throw
20:52It's a game up until now it's not really had any pattern of play has it
20:55Scrappy and feeding off mistakes
20:59Been pretty on the eye but the important things in that top left hand corner I suppose 1-0
21:04Goal
21:08Louis Marsh and Ben Parkinson about to come on for
21:11Falkirk
21:14Yang back to Aralho
21:19Trusty furthest man back
21:22For Celtic
21:23To scales
21:29Tierney finds Tunechte
21:30Again just
21:36Outnumbered on that left hand side but Celtic give a throw this time
21:39John McGlynn will make the change
21:44First player
21:45Coming off is Finn Yates
21:47And he'll be followed
21:50By Barney Stewart
22:00So there's Ben Parkinson
22:05Louis Marsh
22:06On as well to
22:08Have some fresh legs to the home side
22:26Scales inside to Trusty
22:30Quick ball forward from Yang
22:36So
22:37To a defensive header Negrin takes it down well finds Yang inside quickly to McGregor
22:43Now scales
22:45Celtic work it out to
22:46To net kick
22:50Force back goal
22:51And out of play Celtic
22:55Are getting ready to make a change
23:00Play goes on though so
23:04Martin O'Neill won't be able to do it as yet
23:07There's Parkinson
23:10Trusty with him
23:12He's had a late challenge there from Tuneke
23:14Free kick awarded
23:16By the referee
23:1764 minutes gone this game very much
23:25On a knife edge as Falkirk look to get themselves
23:29Back on an even keel
23:30Well they believe their play
23:32Is merited
23:35Yeah Tuneke I think just tracking back trying to make amends for the one that he allowed to go out
23:40Just catching
23:43Lows in there for the foul
23:45And swinger from Muller
23:47Head up to the back post on the angles taking zero chances with that one helps it on its way but it will be a Falkirk corner
23:53He just comes in here and is helped on
23:59I think he's got no auction there
24:00Yeah
24:01The Falkirk player
24:03Around him he has to head it out
24:08So Celtic will need to defend this set piece
24:11From the Falkirk corner
24:15Into the six yard box great punch there from
24:19Kasper Schmeichel in a very congested penalty area
24:21It'll come back his way though but no takers in a blue jersey
24:25And Celtic relieved to see that one go behind for a goal kick
24:30The keeper does well there
24:31Comes into a crowded area as we see the two subs
24:34Luke McCown and Hattate
24:39So double change for Celtic it's Yang and Tuneke
24:43Coming off
24:44McCown and Hattate
24:48He's coming on so a couple of straight swaps you would think
24:53Yeah I think so
24:59They see a little bit of magic from
25:00Well actually no
25:01A couple of wingers coming off so
25:03Obviously McCown will go there but
25:09Manager maybe shuffling things a little bit we'll see
25:11Negrin perhaps pushed out as the goal kick comes
25:23Forward by Schmeichel
25:27Falkirk have it though Marsh the substitute
25:30Number of Celtic players there, oh McGregor won the ball surely
25:34That's what he thinks
25:35That's what I think
25:36Yeah
25:37What do you think Simon?
25:38I'll need to look at that again
25:39No you don't get a, well you do get a chance here you go
25:41Just watch yourself in the park here
25:47I'm not sure
25:49Either way it's a dangerous position
25:55Yeah I think you could tell by Callum McGregor's reaction he's a very honest player
25:58You could tell instantly he knew he'd got a touch on the ball there
26:04Perhaps a bit, I don't want to tempt fate
26:06But perhaps a bit too far out for a shot
26:08It's a good at least 30 yards
26:13Transfer Schmeichel lining up
26:14Three-man wall
26:15Gone for the cross
26:17Header into the area away by McGregor
26:19Helped on its way by Aralhaut
26:21It's a Celtic player down
26:22Huck, a head injury I think in the box
26:25It's Tierney
26:28Is he holding his arm?
26:30Celtic players round him
26:32Showing some concern but
26:35Yeah he landed awkwardly on his arm or his shoulder
26:38I think it was just the way he lay so still
26:39That the Celtic players were a bit concerned
26:41But I think he just knows not to move
26:45Certainly felt an injury, is it his shoulder?
26:50No, he's in the best of hands down there
26:52But that looked like a concerning one for Kieran Tierney
26:55Yeah, the fact that he wasn't moving
26:57As I say, Engel's really concerned over quickly
26:59Looks as if it might be the arm or shoulder
27:02Martin Daniel spoke about how anxious and nervous he gets
27:21During these games, I'm sure he's that
27:24This game won't be
27:25Feeling every, no it won't be
27:26This game won't be
27:27Feeling every kick of the ball
27:29Every cross into the Celtic box
27:31Every corner from Falkirk
27:32He will feel it as bad as any Celtic supporter
27:35Kieran Tierney still down getting some treatment
27:38Got a little bit of blood there as well
27:41Yeah
27:41Maybe just a head knock
27:43Yeah
27:43I don't want to say I'm glad that it's a head knock
27:48But you know what I mean
27:49Yeah, I thought at first maybe
27:52You're looking, you're thinking dislocation
27:53Yeah
27:54Or something but
27:55If it's just a
27:57A little bang, hopefully he'll be back up
28:00Clean him up
28:01Yeah, he's back up in a sitting position though
28:03Still getting the finishing touches to
28:06The treatment
28:07Celtic will not want to
28:10Have to take Kieran Tierney off
28:12Such an important player in a situation like this
28:14In a crucial game
28:15At a crucial stage of the season
28:19And Tierney will
28:21Be making sure he can stay on
28:23Watch this one again
28:25Yeah, he got an elbow there
28:28Is it from Wilson or
28:30There's one player?
28:32No, I think it was Connor Allen
28:36I don't know whether it was
28:37I'm not saying it was intentional
28:38But there was a
28:39A lot of movement in there
28:40And I think he caught the elbow of Connor Allen
28:52Tierney thankfully
28:54Back on his feet
28:55He can see
28:56Some blood round his mouth
28:57So that's where the elbow connected
29:10Hearts have taken the lead at Tynecastle as well
29:18The ten men of Hearts are one up
29:21Against
29:22St Mirren
29:31Remember Hearts
29:32Six points ahead of Celtic
29:35Going into tonight's matches
29:37Both teams having a game in hand over Rangers
29:40Who's it between the sides
29:42Here's Aralho
29:44Negrin
29:45Celtic can't do anything about the match at Tynecastle
29:48They need to make sure
29:49They do the business here
29:50Good ball inside from Maccown
29:51McGregor dinks one in looking for Maeda
29:54Maeda liked the idea of that
29:56But it was on
29:57Yeah
29:57Yeah
29:57It was a good run for Maeda
29:59That outside to in
30:00Behind the defender
30:02And McGregor seeing it
30:03Just couldn't get the pass right
30:04Into the final 20 minutes at the Falkirk Stadium
30:12Falkirk 0
30:13Celtic 1
30:14As Aralho goes down
30:16Decision goes Falkirk's way
30:18It'll be a throw
30:34Referee just stopping that one
30:38While VAR has a look at that challenge as a potential
30:42Red card but
30:44Play goes on
30:53Falkirk forced back to their goalkeeper
30:56McCown on the press
30:59Henderson under a bit of pressure here
31:01From Maccown
31:02Try to win a goal kick there off the Celtic player
31:05And he's managed it somehow
31:06Just about
31:08Just about got away with it
31:20McCown
31:22Slides that one forward
31:24Celtic win it back though
31:26Scales facing his own goal
31:27Turns
31:28Turns back
31:30Gives it to trusty
31:31Gets it straight back
31:33Doesn't like what's ahead of him though
31:35Falkirk
31:35Defensive shape doing its job
31:39Back it goes to Schmeichel
31:40So many Falkirk players there just waiting to pounce on any loose pass
31:57From a Celtic player
31:59Like that
32:00And they win it back 30 yards from Celtic's goal
32:03Tate being forced back this time
32:09To Henderson
32:10On the left is
32:23McCown
32:23Leads that one for Miller
32:24Now it's Celtic who are putting the pressure on looking to draw the mistake as
32:36Tierney goes in with the challenge
32:38And he'll get a yellow card for his troubles here
32:40Well it's not been a great last five minutes for Kieran Tierney in the waters
32:45A bloodied mouth and now a yellow card
32:47Yeah he does well with the first one to read
32:50The pass and he wins it and he goes to get the second one just catches
32:54A bit of a collision, late collision, picks up the yellow card
33:11Tate goes off, Henry Cartwright
33:14Who started the game at the weekend against St Mirren
33:17He comes on for the final 16 minutes
33:24And if Falkirk are aiming to get something from the game they will need to
33:34Commit some more men forward, take a bit more risk
33:37A bit more chances which Celtic could capitalize on, here's Cartwright
33:42High ball into the box
33:44Marajo goes down but the ball is trundling behind for a Celtic goal kick
33:54Scales finds Tierney
34:04Hatate quickly under pressure, has to go all the way back to Schmeichel
34:10Good work from the Falkirk press
34:16Once again nowhere for Negrin to go but back to his goalkeeper
34:19McGregor now
34:29Scales goes long this time
34:31Over the head of
34:33Maeda who will chase Lisa
34:36and win the throw in
34:38Celtic's throw in
34:52Cleared away
34:56Plied back inside by Scales, balls loose, there to be one inside the Falkirk half, Hatate now on the turn
35:01Can he find a teammate in space, Engels does well, McGregor now to Arajo
35:08Out to McCown on the right, he'll cut back inside on the left foot, crosses
35:13Charged down, referee now
35:16Is saying stop the play, head knock for a Falkirk player
35:20Inside
35:21Is it the cross that comes in initially from Luke McCown?
35:23Yeah I think he got hit in the head with the ball, does that count?
35:28I think these days it does, yeah just
35:32Puts his head on it
35:33Can he be stopping the play for that surely Simon?
35:38I think the problem is if the player stays down these days with that rule but
35:41yeah it looks as if it's just a header
35:43Back up, couple of changes, final two changes then
35:49from the Falkirk manager
35:56Not yet
36:00Loose pass there from Hatate picked up by Calvin Miller
36:04Out of defence
36:06from Henderson, Hatate again, Miller steps in, Hatate doesn't let him get ahead of him
36:11That's good play from Hatate and he'll win the free kick there
36:16Clever use of the body because Miller's quick
36:20Rio knew if he just kept his body between him and the ball
36:28Final two changes for Falkirk, Ethan Ross and Ethan Williams
36:35Coming on, Cowrell
36:37Wilson
36:38And Calvin Miller going off
36:50So that's the five changes made by Falkirk
37:08Celtic rather inviting the pressure on with that free kick
37:12Yeah and the pass back in, trusty's not too happy with the pass from Arahu
37:19As we see Johnny Kenny set to come on
37:23Yeah change up top for Celtic
37:26We're inside the final 12 minutes Celtic
37:28Martin O'Neill hoping to bring on a fresh pair of legs up top that will
37:33hopefully attract the ball up that end of the pitch
37:37On the angles
37:38He seems to be going off
37:44So you would think Dyson Maeda goes left
37:47Negrin will come back
37:48Negrin will come back
37:48A little bit deeper yeah
37:49And Kenny will go up top
37:50I think Negrin was occupying that
37:53Forward position for a few moments there
37:57Throw to Celtic deep inside their own half
38:00Forward by Arahu
38:01Flicked on but no one there in the green and white jersey
38:07Forward it goes
38:08Nice Spencer
38:12Ethan Ross to McCann and he can't keep that one from going behind for a goal kick
38:20Yeah just a miscontrol I think he might have been offside as well possibly
38:25A huge final 10 minutes coming up not just of this match but of Celtic season
38:31Keeping the pressure on Hearts at the top regardless of what Derrick McInnes' side do tonight
38:38Celtic will not want the Tynecastle side to get further away
38:47Still got to play them a couple of times as well so keep the pressure on Hearts that's the job
38:53By winning here tonight
38:55And it goes from Tierney
38:57McCann
38:58Jostles with McCown who does really well he picks out
39:02Celtic's score on Negrin lovely reverse pass
39:05Across it goes from Hattati and it's almost connected there at the near post by Johnny Kearney
39:11Yeah good football from Celtic, kept him from McCown
39:14Has it went for a goal kick?
39:15Yeah in fact
39:16The decision is that Kearney did get a touch on that so it's a goal kick to Falkirk
39:20It was a good play from Luke McCown, kept it in a nice little pass
39:24Negrin seeing the run
39:26Of Hattati
39:27And yeah Johnny Kearney must have got a touch on that at the front post
39:36So inside the final 10 minutes
39:38At the Falkirk stadium, Falkirk 0, Celtic 1 but Falkirk on the attack
39:43Ball played inside, Aralho should get there first and find McCown
39:47Back it goes to Trusty, he's immediately under pressure
39:51And he's lost it there, Spencer inside looking for Parkinson, chance in there and another chance
39:57Great save from Schmeichel but Celtic can't get it clear but they will now with Negrin
40:04Wow, just a collection of errors there and deflections
40:09And Schmeichel's pulled off a fantastic stop
40:14Yeah it's a crucial save from Schmeichel, cross end
40:18Chance for Celtic, oh Negrin just couldn't get the space for the turning shot
40:22It's an end to end stop in Falkirk
40:30Celtic just couldn't get it clear, it starts with this, pass back to Trusty, he gets caught on it
40:36As I say a collection of mistakes, deflections, it falls to the feet and it's a great stop
40:42It really is
40:43He should score but that is a typical Schmeichel save that he learned from that man there
40:49Come out, spread your limbs
40:52And kind of hoped for the best and it came off his leg
40:56Perhaps a match-winning save, we'll see how this turns out because Falkirk on the attack again down the left-hand side
41:02Leon McCann
41:04Back in it goes to Brad Spencer the captain
41:07Inside him is Cartwright
41:20Celtic defensive shape
41:23And Falkirk have to come back, here's Henderson
41:26McCann again
41:28Over the top of Araujo, looking for the run of Spencer, Araujo gets there first but
41:33The header from Trusty, straight back at Spencer
41:38Araujo does well, picks out McCown in space
41:42And he in turn picks out Kieran Tierney
41:46Looking for Dyson Maeda with a ball down the outside
41:50First time crossing from Maeda, deflects into the arms of Bain
41:5482 and a half minutes gone, Celtic still with that slender one goal lead
41:58Yeah, I think that one Maeda could maybe hold on to it a little bit
42:02Now his teammates take it up beside him, he's trying to pick out Johnny Kenny in the middle
42:07Which is a difficult one from there
42:09Araujo's done well for Celtic, down the right-hand side
42:19And he's still got a bit of defending to do in this one
42:24Poor pass out of defence
42:26Is capitalised by McCown
42:28Has to wait for support though, Tierney
42:32Doesn't take any chances, all the way back it goes
42:35To Kasper Schmeichel
42:38And now Trusty
42:42Challenge from behind there, under a bit of pressure but finds Araujo now
42:46Crossfield balls, a poor one
42:49From McCown
42:51Falkert have it, Cartwright through the middle then
42:56Ethan Ross the substitute up against Araujo, back onto his right foot, in comes the cross
43:01Trusty's there, an important header
43:05So too Tierney
43:06Referee
43:10He's blown for something as a couple of Falkert players lie
43:13Or straight on the ground
43:14I think they've maybe collided together the two of them
43:17Yeah
43:19Yeah they're okay though
43:22What was he given though?
43:23Offside initially here
43:25Certainly looks at
43:26Back
43:27They've not got the best angle but it looked offside there
43:31Put your flag up
43:37Yeah and it
43:39They've got an assistant referee
43:41He's over there, he's got a flag and told not to use it
43:43Not to use it and then something like this happens
43:45It could have been a whole lot more serious
43:48And the offside's way back up at the half wheelie
43:55And they were done
43:56We can do that
43:57We can do that
43:59We can do that
44:00With that
44:01Turn around
44:03The
44:05Get out
44:06Get out
44:07Get out
44:08The
44:08The
44:09The
44:10The
44:10The
44:11The
44:11The
44:12The
44:13Negrin in there, McGregor too, here's McCown, Aralho back to McCown, tries to slide that
44:37one through to Kenny but he's having to overstretch inside the final five minutes, high ball into
44:42the Celtic half with McGregor there, he's beaten to it by Ross but it's a good ball inside from
44:50McCown, now can Celtic capitalize on a bit of space down the left-hand side, Kieran Tierney it is,
44:55another goal for Celtic will surely seal this one, Tierney does well, there's his body ahead of Cartwright,
45:03still got lots of what to do, surely a push there from Henry Cartwright, no, throw-in given to Falkirk
45:12Celtic win it back, good play from McGregor, Hatati to Negrin, feeds it through to Kenny on the turn,
45:23sliding challenge goes in, balls out for a throw into Celtic, over by that corner flag,
45:29that's not where Falkirk want the ball so Celtic happy to have the play up that end of the pitch
45:352-0 to Hart so they've got that one wrapped up at Tynecastle, Celtic well on the way to doing the
45:52business here, as the minutes tick away, Hatati gives that one away, cleared up field by
46:06Marsh Parkinson is there, forced back by Scales
46:21Chase is on here for Hatati but that one played back to Scott Bain
46:34Falkirk, well time is in Celtic's favour
46:42but it's not over yet
46:46close ball by Falkirk this time, here's Negrin
46:53on the right is McCowan
46:54back to Aralho, McGregor
47:03Negrin
47:12McCowan forward to Aralho
47:14back to Negrin, loose pass capitalised on, quickly by Falkirk, Celtic getting back in shape
47:26inside the final two minutes
47:28Henderson back to Bain
47:42Henderson back to Bain
47:50Leon McCann
47:50Spencer
47:56once again the Falkirk attack breaks down as we head towards the final minute
48:12balls deep inside the Falkirk half and it's out from the far side but it will be a throw to the home side
48:23now Martin O'Neill will be a very relieved man if this one ends in a Celtic victory
48:30with the next match not till the weekend after next he'll be hoping to get reinforcements to
48:42strengthen his squad particularly up front in the attacking positions
48:48you certainly assume he's got enough firepower to get past Okenlec Talbot in the Scottish Cup at the weekend
48:54Bologna in the Europa League after that with a massive trip to Tynecastle
49:04it's the next league game on the cards
49:08this one not over as McCowan wins it back for Falkirk but
49:11McGregor does well for Celtic initially and cleared up field by Aralho
49:15yeah the skipper does really well there, McCowan just gets caught on it
49:18pressure to fall cut and pressure for another five minutes
49:27John Beaton causing mischief as the fourth official
49:35so another five minutes for Celtic to hold out
49:38Henderson Kenny does well wins that off the Falkirk defender picks out Hattati
49:51chance for Hattati he's quickly closed down has to turn inside the box
49:57forced a way out of the box
49:58keep possession here's trusty good play from Johnny Kenny though yeah they're brilliantly
50:08now Aralho to Negrin
50:12back to Aralho
50:13Celtic
50:23Celtic not taking any unnecessary risks
50:31scales
50:32to Tierney
50:36Maeda
50:37on the left
50:39Falkirk
50:40foul Maeda
50:42in their efforts to win the ball back
50:50Hattati
50:55but I'll hope to
50:56McCowan back inside it goes to Negrin
51:01good control play from Celtic and added on time
51:03Hattati
51:06Hattati does well to hold off Cartwright
51:11now scales
51:21this time Falkirk
51:22do win it back but it's deep inside their own half
51:25back it goes to their goalkeeper
51:27former Celtic stopper
51:29Scott Bain
51:30now McCann
51:33Henderson out of defence
51:36Spencer
51:41Falkirk
51:42up inside the
51:45Celtic half
51:46Ethan Williams back to Cartwright
51:49we're halfway through
51:51the five minutes of additional time
51:53Celtic a goal up
51:54Henderson
52:03cross in from McCann
52:05no one there
52:07in a blue jersey so cleared up to the halfway line by Kieran Tierney
52:12only as far
52:13as Conor Allen
52:14Falkirk
52:20Falkirk looking to create a final chance
52:24can't get the cross in
52:25cleared away by Negrin
52:34Spencer
52:34first time ball in
52:40it's a good one
52:41Arauj taking no chances facing his own goal
52:43it will be a Falkirk
52:45corner kick with 90 seconds left
52:47it's a good switch of play from Spencer
52:49and this is a fantastic ball
52:51on the half volley
52:53dangerous right across the face of goal
52:57Arauj deals with it
52:58in comes the corner
53:08a high one
53:09nodded back across
53:10Schmeichel there
53:12down goes the Celtic goalkeeper
53:14and the ball is in his arms
53:18yeah another deep corner right to the back here
53:20it's headed back in
53:22he just gets his hand to it
53:23ball up the other end of the pitch
53:29cart right for Falkirk
53:30back to Bain
53:30we're inside the final minute
53:32of added on time
53:37Celtic looking to go back to second place
53:41but still six points behind leaders hearts
53:44do Falkirk have one last
53:54throw of the dice left in them
53:57it's on the left with McCann
54:02Ross little reverse pass
54:07and it went for Marsh and it will be another Falkirk corner
54:10yeah right the death
54:11on another corner Celtic
54:17have to stay switched on
54:2195 minutes has come and gone
54:24it was a corner from here that Negrin scored for Celtic
54:27and it comes from Falkirk
54:30and way too high for everybody and nodded behind on the stretch
54:34for a Celtic goal kick and surely that will be it
54:36what an important three points this will be for Celtic Simon Donnelly
54:40yeah and a sight of relief to see that Falkirk corner
54:43far too heavy to the back post but
54:47we covered the St Mirren game earlier in the season
54:49and it was far from pretty Jerry but Celtic went home with the three points
54:54important three points tonight here and Falkirk
54:58it's been far from pretty but they've got the job done
55:02they have got the job done Benjamin Negrin with his 10th league goal of the season
55:07gives Celtic all three points but my goodness they had to work for every single scrap that they
55:13earned tonight Martin O'Neill and John McGlynn shake hands on the touchline it was a slog tonight it wasn't
55:20pretty at times Celtic were under the cosh
55:23Falkirk perhaps feel that they could and should have at least scored a goal particularly in that first half
55:29well it's the Celtic supporters who are celebrating it full time
55:33Celtic move up to 44 points ahead of Rangers on goal difference into second place but still
55:39more importantly as the champions six points behind hearts
55:44who won tonight at home to St Mirren a huge match at Tynecastle
55:49coming up not this weekend but next Celtic keeping the pressure on at the top
55:54and more importantly when you get that win at the weekend you just want to follow up with another one
55:59yeah and what's in Falkirk you have to give Falkirk huge credit
56:02you know their position and the table you can see why they work for each other I think the only
56:09criticism you can see of Falkirk tonight was that cutting edge they had chances and they never took
56:13them eh but it's a fantastic three points to come here on the back of a comfortable one at the weekend
56:21you knew this game tonight wasn't going to be easy and it proved to be the case but three points are in
56:26the bag yeah can they do it on a cold Wednesday night in Falkirk well the answer is yes it's never going
56:31to be easy and we saw Kasper Schmeichel there chatting to former teammate Scott Bain Kasper was
56:37a huge part in that victory tonight called upon in the second half really important save perhaps his
56:44dad being in the crowd spurred him on that was a fantastic stop but it was a great stop turned out
56:48to be a match winning save from the Celtic goalkeeper we will hear from Martin O'Neill at full time an
56:55interview that you can see on Celtic TV as soon as we get it we will upload it onto the site I'm sure it
57:01will be a very relieved Celtic manager who takes his side to Kilmarnock next not to play Kilmarnock but
57:08to play Auchinleck Talbot the junior side were drawn to face the Scottish champions in the Scottish
57:16Cup that one is on Sunday it's a game that you can see here outside the UK and Ireland of course on
57:22Celtic TV it's a game I'm sure you will join us for until then it's a job well done for Celtic tonight it
57:29finishes at the Falkirk Stadium Falkirk 0 Celtic 1
57:33Billy McNeil holding the cup for Celtic
57:37yeah
57:38yeah
57:39yeah
57:41yeah
57:42yeah
57:43yeah
57:43yeah
57:44yeah
57:44genial
57:45man
57:46Genau
57:48yeah
57:50Yeah
57:52wow
57:54wow
57:57yeah
57:58yeah
57:59yeah
58:01yeah
58:03yeah
58:05wh��
58:06Amen.
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