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00:00Gemma, good afternoon everybody, Ibrox Stadium is absolutely booming, we've had a week to
00:09recover, recuperate from last Sunday's epic thriller, to rebuild the intensity and the
00:16passion, these two great foes, united only by geography, but a city divided, the very
00:25best of enemies, a chill descends on Glasgow on days like these, as tension grows and the
00:34thrill of what awaits enters the psyche, a city that stands amongst the global elite
00:40when it comes to football derbies, the past fills the narrative, the future awaits, but
00:48for today it's all about the here and the now, and on Scottish Cup Day in Glasgow for 90 minutes
00:54at least, all that matters is victory, and today in I-Rock Stadium, there must be a winner.
01:09Danny Roel, at the beginning of his experience in the expansion, Martin O'Neill has seen it
01:16all before, and Danny Roel has a full house at training this week, and with all week to prepare
01:28and no distractions, he does make two changes from last week, Nasser Jiga starts for the
01:34first time in four games, replacing John Suter, while Mohamed Diamande has preferred to Tochi Chukwani in midfield,
01:40Mikey Moore has recovered from a slight injury to start, while Yusuf Chermiti starts again, following his incredible
01:47double last week, he has four old firm goals in his Rangers career already.
01:55Mark O'Neill's side has suffered, not just one, but two major blows, as captain Callum
02:01McGregor and Kieran Tierney, both men...
02:14...suspension, Luke McCowan starts in midfield, well after having been introduced at half-time a week ago, Sebastian Tenechti and
02:22Rio Hattel
02:23who rescued a late point, both go from the off.
02:32The biggest meeting since the last, and the beauty of it is that everything from last week has been brewing,
02:41waiting to erupt seven days on.
02:43Two contrasting halves, as superiority and submissive switch roles in an engrossing 90 minutes, which way will the tide flow
02:56today?
02:58Ibrox full to bursting, seven and a half thousand in the broom loan ends, as Don Robertson gets ready to
03:07referee this one, all the sights and sounds of what this day is all about, back to a proper derby.
03:19Through the smoke, in the Sunday sunshine, Glasgow at its finest, and most fiery, and in this part of the
03:30world, a season without silverware is simply not acceptable.
03:34Today at Ibrox Stadium, in the Scottish Gas, Scottish Cup quarter-final, Rangers and Celtic play, until we have a
03:45winner.
03:49Here is Benjamin Arthur, who's playing just the sixth game of his professional career.
03:56And there, the first clash comes between Julian Oroco and Emmanuel Fernandes.
04:05Well, gentlemen, what an atmosphere!
04:09And you know, I touched on it there with the extended away fans, it's back to what you guys knew,
04:15and it makes some difference, doesn't it?
04:17Yes, absolutely brilliant. I mean, it just takes me back to when I used to play here, and that Broomlin
04:23stand was absolutely packed, it just adds to that atmosphere.
04:27The players feed off it, and that's when you get the best games.
04:33Yeah, I mean, I totally agree with you, Alan. I mean, as you touched on, Rory, it's more like a
04:38proper derby now again.
04:39And the atmosphere from both sets of fans, the pre-match build-up, it's absolutely incredible.
04:45Just take it out the way it's not like it's shaping up, it does look like the Cairns are going
04:49to play in the sixth,
04:50and Atari and then Negrin are going to play further forward as attacking eights.
04:57They did wonder as well about the shape-up of the defensive unit.
05:01As things stand, it looks like Liam Scales will play as the left-back in place of Kieran Tierney,
05:07and then goes Mohamed Diomande, and it is an early yellow card for the Ivorian blast by Don Robertson.
05:16I think Rahul does really well there, he's shot, he cuts back, and Diomande is just ever so slightly late,
05:22he's going for the ball, you just see him here.
05:25But I understand why it's given, look, I don't think it needs to be given this early.
05:29I agree, I agree, but Don Robertson set a stall out now, Alan, he has to be consistent now,
05:34he's got a yellow card out early, he could have maybe let that one go,
05:38and I know people will say, well, you know, it's a yellow card, yellow card's a yellow card,
05:42but in the context of the game, he's got to be consistent now with his decisions.
05:46Lenny, that's the thing, you want your players to go and challenge for the ball,
05:49so just have a little work with them, just calm down and get on with the game.
05:53How much does last week play on the minds, and maybe of the two coaches,
05:56given how contrasting the two 45 minutes were last week?
06:01I think that's been the problem this season so far for both teams,
06:04where they have played in spells.
06:07Both teams know that they're going to try and get out the gate really sharp,
06:10as Rangers did last week, so I'm expecting the exact same buck from both teams.
06:16Well, Celtic will obviously want to make a far better start,
06:19and it looks like they have done, they look a little bit brighter,
06:22they look a little bit more front foot,
06:24but both teams looking good fettel so far, both look strong, full of running.
06:28Let's turn down.
06:29Two Romans, Mikey Moore will continue his battle with Araproke.
06:36Certainly one to keep an eye on after last week.
06:41Fernandes to the Belgian Romans.
06:49Fernandes looking for the cross field ball to test out scales.
06:58the dairy
07:01now with sterling to cross it's romans coming into the back post unable to
07:06steer that one back across goal it's a good move from rangers but it's what we've seen in the first
07:11half last week when the long ball goes forward they pick up the second ball and that's when
07:17they're going to affect the game they can then cross into the box and romans is always going
07:21to get forward but it's kind of similar to last week how we've seen rangers playing set up nadiri
07:26just roundabout off cermitti trying to affect the game and get on the ball
07:32aida will try and chase that one down it's calmly done by nasa giga
07:40a bit of a surprise there in the rangers starting line up but he gets in ahead of john suitor
07:46i'm not gonna lie rory it really surprised me when i've seen the team sheet oh this will break
07:51the way of cermitti
07:55and it goes well wide look mccowan challenged them and the ranger striker has stayed down
08:02well mccowan loses the ball uh diamandi presses cermitti's onto it
08:07not sure there's much contact there maybe seeing a better angle from here rory
08:16i don't think there's much in there there's nothing there's no contact it looked like it's
08:20left foot's giveaway yeah he probably slipped there's a chance though it opened up for him
08:24i think that's going to be key in the midfield you look at diamandi he's going right on mccowan
08:29that's how when he loses the ball can he go and press him can he stop at his source the
08:32kind
08:33of job that mcgregor would be doing see sometimes as a midfield player when you're picking up that
08:36ball is coming back sometimes you just got to hook it around the corner you know the press is coming
08:41may not have time to bring it down and play it diamandi was right on top of mccowan there
08:47and it looked to pick up but it's diamandi with an immaculate turn it drifts beyond moore though
09:01diamandi requiring some help back to his feet by don robertson
09:06i was also surprised when triquani wasn't playing and diamandi was in that middle but i thought they'd
09:11lose out in a better physicality possibly but diamandi started really brightly
09:38and the thing is it comes from
09:45look the count getting caught on the ball again not moving the ball quick enough
09:49this is what mikey moore does really well driving in after i mean i think that's a penalty
09:54from where we're sitting and look the penalty we'll see it now
09:58well bar have looked at it it has been confirmed as it's a throw in essentially play on
10:04from where we were the arm was close in to the body that's the instruction from
10:09andrew dallas on par i think when you see that angle there that we've just seen i mean his arm
10:15is
10:15and tucked in by his side i mean there's nothing you can do i think it's a correct decision and
10:20it's a
10:20great decision from the referee
10:22out comes sinisala to claim above nadiri of course there will be rangers fans at homes claiming what's
10:28the difference between that and last week well exactly but no it's definitely not a penalty
10:33no but i just think i actually trusted what's he supposed to do where we're sitting i thought it hit
10:37his left arm yeah but it didn't set his radar and it's tucked in it's never a penalty yeah so
10:41i'm i'm with you lenny when i first seen it i thought
10:45penalty kick but when you see that angle there that we've just seen last he's tucked in beside
10:49his heart like his body there's nothing you can do it's a great decision from the referee as well
10:54i'll have to say but i'm looking for a big game from um you did today from something you know
10:59he's got to be the out ball at the minute they're under pressure the atmosphere here is electric
11:05which is good i mean i i can't keep on you know well i'm talking about how good the atmosphere
11:11is here
11:12it's amazing but it just seems to get better every game use of chair meaty perhaps getting a little
11:18too wrapped up in the atmosphere i mean i don't think there's an awful lot in that to be quite
11:23honest with you but letting your spot on i mean it just adds to it and you see the reaction
11:29from the
11:30players they're aggressive they're on the front foot they want to close down they want to make something
11:34happen because they're feeling it from the crowd these two damaged each other's league ambitions last
11:41sunday only one can survive with their scottish cup ambitions intact there's an offside flag against
11:50dize made up between them they've lifted this trophy 76 times
11:56diamonde wants the free kick it is given just as mikey moore made great strides down the left hand side
12:03and i'm just thinking they're play on just allow the game to flow
12:16tiga sends it forward that's scales his ball to keep it in play
12:29skills did well to get in front of nadiri
12:33skills did well to keep it in front of nadiri
12:48with butland's made a will close down at quite a rate
12:55sterling nico raskan but that will be the records ball
13:00it's actually unlucky from raskan you can see what they're trying to do romans is get the freedom
13:04out and that's left hand side mikey moore's tucking right inside and causing celtic a problem if they
13:09can switch it and get it out way quicker
13:13fernandez
13:16romans will be a rangers free kick for the late challenge on emmanuel fernandez
13:24you see this is what i'm talking about alan when don robertson gets the yellow card out early
13:29and then the rangers fans don't see this for me it's not a yellow well it's a little bit high
13:34yeah i think if he gives a yell for the first one then yeah he's got to be consistent this
13:38is why the
13:39rangers fans are upset we're looking to run in behind here
13:46mirago with mikey moore tight for the touchline
13:50and in came mccarran to help out the mexican internationally yan gives it away cheaply
13:56raskan with chermiti on the move
13:58rangers the more threatening in the opening 10 minutes
14:01they are but that's to be expected rory selling i've got to weather this you know and then play
14:06their way into the game at the minute you know they've just got to see out this fast start from
14:10the interest if they can and then play their way into the game
14:18something suffering a couple of huge blows with kieran tierney injured at pataudry on wednesday
14:25night something having that extra game to fit in that's their fourth away game on the bounce
14:32and missing callum mcgregor as well has played 47 times in this fixture all that experience gone
14:46fernandez into raskan
14:51scovolson pops it back to the belgian
14:56sterling the dane scovolson again
15:09he's the one that tends to drop off the front allowing chermiti to lead that line as a front two
15:24i always think scovolson when he's out there wide we've seen it in flashes what he's capable of we've
15:29seen it last week but he's up against scales he's a center back like you need to take him on
15:35whether
15:35it's inside or outside when he gets the ball i think he needs to drive and try and commit him
15:39make it difficult for him
15:42well incredible as that ball went back to jack butlin selk uh rangers rather played with a front line of
15:50five
15:51because romans joined moore chermiti nadere and scovolson
16:00now made up up against giga stuck to the task did his job well he looked in a slightly vulnerable
16:09position there that's moore looking to exchange the one two with nadere
16:14giga done really well there because i was worried for a second i thought made i just got the touch
16:18round him and he had the pace but giga used the strength on him arthur's ball out from the back
16:24straight to moore scovolson sterling scovolson again it's trusty that rises
16:35tenecte can't get it away far enough celtic can't keep a hold of it right now
16:41romans
16:46rosca
16:49giga to sterling
16:56comes to the right back keeping his place ahead of james tavernier
17:05fernandez
17:07there's space out there for scovolson it's a really good pick out scovolson looking for moore and
17:13selting get back and knock it away through hitati that was pure from selting again you know this time
17:19ben ortha gives the ball away you know i don't know why they don't play in rangers half they're
17:23playing everything out from the back and they're just inviting pressure because they keep giving the
17:27ball away they're not keeping it for two or three passes tenecte's giving it away yang's giving away
17:32the pressures just keep coming rangers go quickly moore scovolson from the slightly better angle it's
17:40negrin that rises highest
17:46the dairy does well to find robins who runs straight into arachol
17:53that's good from arachol he was two against one there did really well
17:57so now again alan the goal keepers in the salad from a selling point of view you know why don't
18:01they go and play in rangers half if they're trying to build from the back they've not been successful
18:06so far and they're going to end up defending the final third you know the whole half if they don't
18:11come up with an out ball i think they need to they need to try and bypass just once or
18:15twice try and
18:16get on his second ball create a couple of passes the only thing is
18:19you're playing a ball up to maida possibly up against the likes of fernandez
18:23one at the minute i know it's a it's a mismatch terms of physically you better test them down the
18:28channels get the phone down well martin and neil not happy that uh the multi-ball system isn't
18:35working in their favor negrin trying to break through but rangers just crowded him out rather than
18:41fouled him i think they heard us talking there it was better wasn't it and then negrin goes and joins
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18:45but the two wingers at the minute are pinned back you know the yang on tonight they've got
18:49to play higher up the pitch and they've got to win these tussles here because they're not
18:53you know the second best that that's better the second best of them
19:22they've really struggled to cope with what rangers threw at them
19:26it's well won by scales
19:40arthur
19:43arago
19:44moore tight to him looks for yang but again it doesn't stick for celtic
19:50i mean that's what we're talking about even before it's just nothing football
20:16causing issues for rangers that's better for me
20:28but they're okay there's been a bit of pressure from rangers but no real chances as yet one back by
20:34narago
20:51he's done well just to feel the pressure and go over there because he did it for me yang doesn't
20:55need him he's still doing yang he did on yang are closing down don't need to foul him he's got
20:59nowhere
21:00exactly exactly and he's he's done really well to get back and then he gives a cheap foul away
21:11it's fernandez it's a big ask for moore and sinisalo
21:15who again starts no casper speichel in the celtic squad ross doing as the
21:20substitute goalkeeper once more that's the thing you can see what fernandez is trying to do he's
21:25actually got that good switch or that good through through ball he's just always keeping that celtic
21:30back for thinking because rangers have get good
21:46but as quickly as they did they've given it away
21:56so
21:59you
22:24three kick
22:27a nice feed from skills there he's nice and brave on the pressure steps out wins a foul
22:58is able to clear
23:11Moore now, and the Derry wants to run.
23:30...asked Robins to run, the cross comes off, oh, he's taken on Robins, who's stolen a bag, looks to set
23:36up Chimiti, blocked from Trusty, Moore keeps it alive.
23:42Now Maeda trying to release some of this pressure, because at the moment it's unrelenting from Rangers.
23:54...Dermont, they slip from Yang.
24:12...runner, and you see Mikey Moore wanting to go inside the pitch, it causes that Celtic midfield a problem, and
24:17that's where they create a lot of opportunities from.
24:21That's brilliant defending from Trusty on three occasions, one he gets back on the Derry, then he heads one clear,
24:26then he gets a brilliant block on the shot from Maggie Moore, but poor from Ben Arthur.
25:04...and an expectation around Ibrox for this free kick from Mikey Moore.
25:11That's the thing when you've got the ball and you're making opportunities, you need to take one, when you're on
25:15top, you have to be brave, somebody has to stand up, take one of these opportunities.
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25:38...
25:39...
25:43...Sally's got to get playing, who, you know, I need someone to take the team by the scruff of the
25:48neck, get on the ball,
25:49make some passes, you know, get the team up the pitch.
25:53Tedekni, Yang, basically redundant so far.
25:56The midfield have been sort of outworked.
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26:25Romans is biting.
26:29Rums off Maeda.
26:31Tenekte, first time we've seen him have a chance to run at Stirling.
26:39Celtic can settle in Rangers half.
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27:45Brasca for...
28:33We've seen the influence that Scott Fry, the set-piece coach, has had on Rangers this
28:38season, and it comes from Scott Olsen, there's Liam Scales to power the header away, Moore looks
28:47early, Hitati, looks like a talking to, that's what you call a good foul for your team, but
29:04it is a yellow card Rory, there's no question of that, and he's very fortunate to get away
29:08with that.
29:09Yeah, just a talking to the, I must admit, for the team as you know, I've been there before,
29:19we've both done that.
29:20But you'd accept the yellow card for that.
29:21Yep.
29:35And a roll, appreciating the press, Mark O'Neill, comes out too, that's for a bit of calm, that
29:44is.
29:59Well done, Celtic's left, Tenecte, still Negrin remains down in the Celtic half, Rangers
30:08up.
30:10Mamadir Monde that is also laid out, both now getting back to their feet.
30:51He's got that capability of whipping in some decent balls into the box.
30:57Well, Mamadir Monde was having a big issue just on the halfway line and he struggled to get back to
31:03his feet.
31:03He's now got his defensive duties to tend to.
31:11Luke McCown will take this. Celtic can try again.
31:15Delivery's got to be better. The score actually from that the other day against Aberdeen,
31:19but yeah, the delivery's got to be far better.
31:23A bit more hate on it, give the boys a chance to go and attack it.
31:32Better from McCown this time, it's flipped off.
32:09I mean Tremita done excellent there. I thought it was a foul. It was a foul. He did pull him
32:13back, I must admit.
32:14But he does really well. He then switched the play under pressure. Scott Wolfson has to come and meet the
32:18ball.
32:19Don't allow it to come here. Go and be on the front foot.
33:02Go. Go. Go! Go p. Go, go! Go! Go, go! Go, gooo. Go on air, go. Go to pressure on
33:16the cement! Go! Go! Go!
33:51You just see there, he's just using his body just to hold him up, not allowing him to jump.
33:58Don't mind that.
33:59Yeah, a bit of personality, Arugul.
34:02I think he's defended really well so far in this game.
34:05He's stepped up to the challenge quite well.
34:07He's been under a bit of pressure, but he's dealt with most things that have come down.
34:37You know your players, you know he's going to close you down at pace.
34:41You need to get rid as soon as possible.
34:50Dermondi looking early.
34:59Street catch.
35:24It's for Nadez.
35:27Get it back from Moore too.
35:46And he may come to Moore's feet on this left-hand side, because that's when he's got the space.
35:51It takes far too long, and when he gives him the pass, then Celtic will close the gap.
35:57Quite a few searching looks there amongst the Celtic defence.
36:02That one certainly didn't go according to plan from the goal kick.
36:06Does it seem to you that Celtic are a lot of bit in between two different styles?
36:10One minute you see them try to play it from the back, and then they just play it back to
36:14Sinasalo.
36:15Then next minute they're going long.
36:26You know, they're just not as clean in possession, but this is better from them.
36:31Dermondi goes down, no pre-kick.
36:34Tenecti now looks to utilise the pace of Maeda, but Fernanda is well positioned.
36:40Now McCowan picks up Yang.
36:42There's space out here for Arago.
36:45A little bit heavy with the pass from Yang, but still the Mexican has it.
36:50Yang will have the corner for Celtic.
36:57It's good from Celtic.
36:59Starting to get on the ball a little bit more, and I think Rangers will come off a little bit
37:02up.
37:02And then Rangers are starting to find more space.
37:06You know, good play from McCowan.
37:20McCowan this time to deliver an end-swinger.
37:26Well defended at the front.
37:53The flicker from Scales.
37:56Maeda, the hungriest as ever.
37:59And from just a few yards out, Celtic lead at Ibrox.
38:06Well, initially it was a good ball in.
38:08Well defended by Fernandes, but this is a great ball again from McCowan.
38:12Great on the money.
38:14Skills.
38:16Gets a touch.
38:17And it's a brilliant header from Maeda.
38:19Absolutely brilliant.
38:51At the time, I know he's not a defender, but you have to react better.
39:09But he's got two hands on it almost.
39:11He's got two hands on it almost.
39:40Going to be overturned.
39:41Yeah.
40:16Reacts best for this.
40:17Yeah, it's a fair point.
40:24It's just another element to add to this incredible, ferocious atmosphere.
40:33Maeda denied as Scales came back from an offside position.
40:38Arthur stabs that one clear.
40:41Sterling gets there ahead of Tenecti and will chase this down.
40:44Put pressure on Liam Scales.
40:48He ranges a lot of corner.
40:50Great pressure.
40:51Great pressure from Sterling.
40:53Pure pace.
41:12Rangers go short again.
41:14Moore.
41:16Of course, Scott Olsen.
41:19Head of back in from Giga will go over the top.
41:23It's very difficult for a header from that sort of range.
41:26I mean, they work it short.
41:28I thought it would be better just going in first time,
41:30but you've got away from goal trying to put the power on.
41:33Across is a little bit looping in.
41:35It's going to be very difficult to beat Sinasawa from that distance.
42:01It's Rasko's header.
42:05Trusty back up for Yang and Maeda will chase this.
42:08Maeda, Butland had to be quick.
42:11He was alert.
42:12And he got there ahead of the Japanese forward.
42:15Just Maeda looked very sharp there.
42:17You see him just running off the blind side.
42:20Jekka trying to come across, but Butland's out sharp and had to be.
42:23That's such an attribute for Celtic.
42:26The pace have made up.
42:28They've opted for that ahead of perhaps the other strikers
42:33who might offer a bit better hold-up ability.
42:35And that's the thing, as a defender,
42:37you have to be switched on at all times.
42:39Even if he's having a five-minute spell where he's maybe quiet,
42:42you know that he can just burst into life instantly.
42:45And he's through and goal.
42:48Goal.
42:56It's over five minutes to go in this first half.
42:59Still locked at 0-0.
43:04As these two battle to join Falkirk and Denferlman Athletic
43:08in the semi-finals at Hampden Park next month.
43:15Game starting to open up a little bit.
43:20It's not as congested or concerted as it was before.
43:24Selling is starting to find a few little gaps
43:26in between the back four and the midfield.
43:30That's the whole thing for Rangers when I watch them.
43:32It's very difficult.
43:43Well, Fernandes,
43:44not happy with the decision on that one.
43:48That will be a Celtic throw.
43:49It's clearly a re-injustable, Rory.
43:51Clearly a re-injustable.
43:53I think a few people behind us think they said.
43:55Here's the lines.
43:56You can see there the red line on Scales' boot.
43:59He's quite obviously coming back from an offside position.
44:04Lenny, it's exactly what you said.
44:17Scales up to Tenectad as well to feed that into McCown,
44:21but going away straight to Jiga.
44:24Now Araujo gets there ahead of Moor.
44:29Now McCown straight from Jiga.
44:32Araujo well forward.
44:34Yang in the middle.
44:43Can one of these two gain the ascendancy before half-time?
44:51Rangers started quickly again,
44:53but Celtic have certainly come back into it.
44:58Denied the goal for offside.
45:14And McCown to Rio Hattate.
45:25Rangers' intensity is really dropping now.
45:28It's a good spell for Celtic.
45:33That's really well won by Sterling.
45:37Tremiti in the middle.
45:38He's the only one.
45:39And it's Yusuf Tremiti who gets the touch.
45:42And just not quite delicate enough.
45:45It's a good breakaway from Rangers.
45:47And you were right, they have to have dropped a little bit.
45:49But Sterling on that right-hand side,
45:51he's got the pace to get down the line.
45:53And I actually like Tremiti's move.
45:55He goes as if he's going to go behind.
45:57Arthur Nengis tries to get in front of him.
45:59He's got a little touch on it.
46:01I don't know if it comes off his knee maybe there, but...
46:04It's so sloppy though from Ternackley.
46:06I mean, they've got good possession.
46:08He's dilly-dallying on the ball.
46:09Sterling who has shown great today for Rangers so far.
46:13Just takes that off.
46:36And it's with the German to pick up the loose ball.
46:41Ryan the Derry platters into Hitate.
46:44We'll see.
46:56We'll see.
46:58We're behind it.
47:00We'll see.
47:03We'll see.
47:07We'll see.
47:27To the tyranny for this game.
48:05Scales closed down by Skov Olsen.
48:09It's good pressure from Rangers, keeping it in the Celtic half.
48:36Freaking for Rangers.
48:50It would be a good time to score for Rangers, because I just think their temperature of
48:55players dropped a little bit.
48:59I think Martin O'Neill will be pretty happy with 0-0 at half-time, and more to come from
49:06Celtic in the second half.
49:32But it looked like it from here, we'll see a better angle here.
49:41Well there goes the half-time whistle.
49:43An enthralling.
50:13An enthralling.
50:15You