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Celtic Thrashes ST Johnstone in a Dominant Display
Celtic emphatically defeated ST Johnstone in a match that showcased the gulf in quality between the two teams. The encounter, played at McDiarmid Park in Perth, finished with an 8-0 scoreline in favor of Celtic.
From the outset, Celtic dominated possession and created numerous scoring opportunities. In the 35th minute, Kyogo Furuhashi opened the scoring with a goal assisted by N. Kuhn. Just four minutes later, P. Bernardo doubled the lead with an assist from Furuhashi. The Japanese striker rounded off the first half with a third goal in the 45th minute, this time assisted by G. Taylor.
After the break, Celtic continued their dominance with a goal from C. McGregor in the 54th minute, assisted by N. Kuhn. D. Maeda added the fifth goal in the 72nd minute, with an assist from P. Bernardo, to seal a crushing result. A. Idah scored the sixth and seventh goals in the 83rd and 89th minutes, with assists from A. Valle and J. Forrest respectively. Celtic’s eighth goal arrived in the 90th minute, with another strike from A. Idah, assisted by C. McGregor.
Despite the plethora of chances created by Celtic, ST Johnstone’s finishing was poor, managing just one shot on target throughout the match. The home side was outclassed in every aspect of the game and ended up suffering a historic defeat.
Statistics:
* ST Johnstone: 24% possession, 5 shots (1 on target, 4 off target), 3 corners, 8 fouls, 1 yellow card, 0 red cards
* Celtic: 76% possession, 17 shots (10 on target, 6 off target), 13 corners, 8 fouls, 1 yellow card, 0 red cards
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Substitutions st johnstone: at minute 34 A. Essel came in and K. Cameron went out., at minute 58 C. MacPherson came in and N. Clark went out., at minute 73 J. McPake came in and A. Raymond went out., at minute 73 D. Keltjens came in and M. Kirk went out.
Substitutions celtic: at minute 46 A. Valle came in and G. Taylor went out., at minute 66 R. Hatate came in and A. Engels went out., at minute 66 A. Idah came in and K. Furuhashi went out., at minute 66 J. Forrest came in and N. Kuhn went out., at minute 75 L. McCowan came in and C. McGregor went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
ST Johnstone
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