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Celtic 4-0 Raith Rovers
Goals by Englishmen Chris Sutton and Tommy Johnson shortly before the break put holders Celtic on course for the fourth round of the CIS Insurance Cup. As if that had not already killed the tie as a contest, former Rangers midfielder Alex Burns was then sent off a minute after half-time for a second bookable offence. So there was to be no repeat of the Kirkcaldy club's giant-killing antics, having famously beaten Celtic in the 1975 League Cup final, with Johnson adding a second and new £2.75m signing Alan Thompson scoring late on in his debut. However, it took Sutton's eye for goal to quell the challenge of a first division side that were holding their own until the £6m man's opener after 41 minutes.
Six changes
Celtic manager Martin O'Neill included his signing from Aston Villa, Thompson, for the first time as he made six changes to the team that maintained their 100% winning start to the new campaign with a 6-2 thrashing of Rangers last week. However, O'Neill was forced to make another change to his side, with the injured winger, Bobby Petta, replaced by defender Olivier Tebily. It was the visitors who provided the first chance of the game in the fifth minute, when midfielders Paul Tosh and Alex Burns linked up on the edge of the area before the latter hit a fierce right-footed effort over the bar. However, the home side sprung into life a minute later and they should have done better when Tommy Johnson fired a cross into the box, but young striker Mark Burchill failed to connect properly with his goal-bound volley. Side netting Both teams had players booked in the space of just two minutes when, first, Celtic's Colin Healy and then Greig McCulloch saw yellow for late fouls. After 12 minutes, Stephane Mahe cut the ball back to Jackie McNamara at the far post, but the Scottish internationalist headed into the side netting. Raith looked dangerous on the counter-attack, but their over exuberance looked like costing them dear as Burns and Ray McKinnon also went into the referee's notebook for late tackles in quick succession. However, the visitors were by no means being outplayed by the Premier League side and stretched Celtic's defence on a number of occasions. Even so, it was the home side who drew first blood, although they were rather fortunate to do so on the balance of play. Celtic had Sutton's poacher's instinct to thank once again. McNamara won a corner off Kenny Black and Thompson swung in a cross that Joos Valgaeren headed against the crossbar before Sutton popped up at the far post to bundle the ball home. It took just three minutes for Celtic to double their advantage when Kenny Black was adjudged to have fouled Johnson with an innocuous-looking challenge just inside the area and the flame-haired striker stepped up to fire home.
Left stunned
Eyal Berkovic replaced Sutton at the break, but the visiting side were left stunned just a minute into the second half when Burns was dismissed for remonstrating over a decision with the linesman and received his second yellow card. It was now just a matter of how many goals the home side could muste and Johnson blasted home a swerving long-range effort after 55 minutes. However, the home side's celebrations were somewhat tempered in the 58th minute when Tebily was worryingly carried from the field after a challenge in the box and he was replaced by Rafael. Thompson had made an impressive debut and, in the 69th minute, he grabbed his first goal for the club when Johnson's effort fell to him inside the six-yard box and he back-heeled into the net.
Celtic: Kerr, Boyd, Mahe, McNamara, Valgaeren, Healy, Thompson, Petta, Johnson, Burchill, Sutton. Subs: Gould, Larsson, Berkovic, Tebily, Rafael. Raith: Van De Kamp, McCulloch, Dennis, Andrews, Browne, Black, S. Tosh, McKinnon, Stein, P. Tosh, Burns. Subs: Ellis, Creaney, Clark, I. Mballa, Coyle. Referee: Douglas MacDonald
Celtic 4-0 Raith Rovers
Goals by Englishmen Chris Sutton and Tommy Johnson shortly before the break put holders Celtic on course for the fourth round of the CIS Insurance Cup. As if that had not already killed the tie as a contest, former Rangers midfielder Alex Burns was then sent off a minute after half-time for a second bookable offence. So there was to be no repeat of the Kirkcaldy club's giant-killing antics, having famously beaten Celtic in the 1975 League Cup final, with Johnson adding a second and new £2.75m signing Alan Thompson scoring late on in his debut. However, it took Sutton's eye for goal to quell the challenge of a first division side that were holding their own until the £6m man's opener after 41 minutes.
Six changes
Celtic manager Martin O'Neill included his signing from Aston Villa, Thompson, for the first time as he made six changes to the team that maintained their 100% winning start to the new campaign with a 6-2 thrashing of Rangers last week. However, O'Neill was forced to make another change to his side, with the injured winger, Bobby Petta, replaced by defender Olivier Tebily. It was the visitors who provided the first chance of the game in the fifth minute, when midfielders Paul Tosh and Alex Burns linked up on the edge of the area before the latter hit a fierce right-footed effort over the bar. However, the home side sprung into life a minute later and they should have done better when Tommy Johnson fired a cross into the box, but young striker Mark Burchill failed to connect properly with his goal-bound volley. Side netting Both teams had players booked in the space of just two minutes when, first, Celtic's Colin Healy and then Greig McCulloch saw yellow for late fouls. After 12 minutes, Stephane Mahe cut the ball back to Jackie McNamara at the far post, but the Scottish internationalist headed into the side netting. Raith looked dangerous on the counter-attack, but their over exuberance looked like costing them dear as Burns and Ray McKinnon also went into the referee's notebook for late tackles in quick succession. However, the visitors were by no means being outplayed by the Premier League side and stretched Celtic's defence on a number of occasions. Even so, it was the home side who drew first blood, although they were rather fortunate to do so on the balance of play. Celtic had Sutton's poacher's instinct to thank once again. McNamara won a corner off Kenny Black and Thompson swung in a cross that Joos Valgaeren headed against the crossbar before Sutton popped up at the far post to bundle the ball home. It took just three minutes for Celtic to double their advantage when Kenny Black was adjudged to have fouled Johnson with an innocuous-looking challenge just inside the area and the flame-haired striker stepped up to fire home.
Left stunned
Eyal Berkovic replaced Sutton at the break, but the visiting side were left stunned just a minute into the second half when Burns was dismissed for remonstrating over a decision with the linesman and received his second yellow card. It was now just a matter of how many goals the home side could muste and Johnson blasted home a swerving long-range effort after 55 minutes. However, the home side's celebrations were somewhat tempered in the 58th minute when Tebily was worryingly carried from the field after a challenge in the box and he was replaced by Rafael. Thompson had made an impressive debut and, in the 69th minute, he grabbed his first goal for the club when Johnson's effort fell to him inside the six-yard box and he back-heeled into the net.
Celtic: Kerr, Boyd, Mahe, McNamara, Valgaeren, Healy, Thompson, Petta, Johnson, Burchill, Sutton. Subs: Gould, Larsson, Berkovic, Tebily, Rafael. Raith: Van De Kamp, McCulloch, Dennis, Andrews, Browne, Black, S. Tosh, McKinnon, Stein, P. Tosh, Burns. Subs: Ellis, Creaney, Clark, I. Mballa, Coyle. Referee: Douglas MacDonald
