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Celtic Overcomes Aberdeen in Glasgow Clash
Glasgow, Scotland – In a match held at Celtic Park, Celtic showcased their dominance with a victory over Aberdeen. Despite the final score, Aberdeen put up a strong fight, especially after D. Lobban’s dismissal just before halftime.
Celtic controlled the game with 73% possession, translating into a barrage of 31 shots, although only 10 found the target. B. Nygren opened the scoring in the 39th minute with an assist from D. Maeda, giving the home side the lead. Aberdeen responded with determination in the second half, and K. Bilalovic equalized in the 75th minute, thanks to an assist from K. Kjartansson, giving hope to the visitors.
However, Celtic did not falter. K. Tierney restored the home side’s lead in the 88th minute, assisted by C. Donovan. J. Forrest sealed the game in added time, with a goal in the 90th minute, assisted by C. McGregor. Despite their numerical disadvantage, Aberdeen fought until the end, but Celtic’s superiority in possession and shots proved decisive for the final result. The referee showed two yellow cards to Aberdeen and one to Celtic, in addition to the red card to Lobban. The match, corresponding to the 18th matchday of the Scottish Premiership, was played on a cold afternoon in Glasgow. Celtic earned 8 corners, while Aberdeen managed 4.
Substitutions aberdeen: at minute 53 J. Karlsson came in and G. Shinnie went out., at minute 53 T. Keskinen came in and E. Gyamfi went out., at minute 68 M. Lazetic came in and K. Bilalovic went out., at minute 68 A. Aouchiche came in and K. Kjartansson went out., at minute 89 A. Jensen came in and K. Nisbet went out.
Substitutions celtic: at minute 69 L. McCowan came in and L. Scales went out., at minute 69 Yang Hyun-Jun came in and J. Forrest went out., at minute 69 J. Kenny came in and S. Yamada went out., at minute 82 A. Ralston came in and C. Donovan went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Celtic
Aberdeen
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