Celtic “B” v Broxburn Athletic

Report

Attendance 100 

Broxburn travelled along the M8 to Airdrie to play Celtic “B” with half a team out through injury not ideal against a side that won well in the European Youth cup in midweek . With Kyle Bell added to the already lengthy injury list  Connor  Thomson replaces him in the starting line up with Ruari Ellis coming in for Jonathan Page who drops to the bench .

Celtic  punished us early doors setting tone for the game when a ball in from the right evaded the defence and Rhys Dargie was at the back post to slam home the opener on 4 minutes. Bryan Mwangi made a good move down right to bye line but his cross was cut out for a corner that came to nothing . On 12 minutes the hosts doubled their advantage Broxburn got caught at the back and the ball into box was then passed on to Rhys Dargie  from similar position to score his second . Celtic were flying and a third was scored when played out from the back down the left hand side the ball across the box eluded all and fell to Jude Bonnar standing on the penalty spot fired home giving Bob Watt no chance on 25 minutes  . Celtic were very clinical and with half time approaching they got their fourth through an ungiven clear offside position giving Daniel Cummings a one on one with Bob and he chipped it in to the top right hand corner . Celtic had a chance to go nap before half time but Bob saved at expense of a corner that came to nothing .

HALF TIME CELTIC”B” 4 BROXBURN ATHLETIC  0

Broxburn threatened early in the second half but Gary Brass could turn the chance into a goal on 54 minute’s . Celtic went nap a minute later when a good ball into space on the right to Josh Dede he cut inside from the right before cutting the ball across to the unmarked Daniel Cummings to fire home . At this stage it looked as though it could be a really bad day at the office but Broxburn picked up and made more of a game of it .

58 minutes

substitutions  Celtic ‘B’  17 Kyle Ure for 9 Daniel Cummings  and 18 Lewis Dobbie for 6 Francis Turley

Broxburn athletic  18 James Russell for 20 Scott Irving and 19 Fionn Kay for 9 Errol Douglas

On 70 minutes Gary Brass  forced a great save from Marcus Gill in the Celtic goal who had to look lively  to finger tip his effort on to the bar .

71 minutes

Substitutes  Celtic  ‘B’  15 Aidan Cannon for 3 Mitchell Frame

and 16 Aiden Haddow for 7 Lenny Agbaire

73 minutes

Substitutes   10 Darren Downie for  14 Gary Brass  and 21 Marcus Miller  for 4 Greg Page

75 minutes

Substitutes Celtic ‘B’ 14 Alasdair  Davidson  for 2 Colby Donovan

On 78 minutes Fionn Kay saw a shot sail over the bar after the referee gave him advantage while on a run in the build up he was being fouled .

With four minutes of normal time remaining a header goalwards from Kay had no power behind it and Gill gathered comfortably in the home goal . Bryan Mwangi shot well equalled by the save for a corner on 89 minutes .

Broxburn got a consolation goal when a throw in to James Russell then laid it off to Alassan Jones who fired it into the bottom right hand corner from 20 yards  .Marcus Gill tipped another effort over with the last chance of the game .

Not lot more to be said about this fixture and we move on to prepare for next week’s South Challenge Cup tie at Home to Clydebank