Summary: Celtic 3-1 Johnstone in Scottish Premiership Match 2024

At the end of the match Celtic won 3-1 against Johnstone. The best player match was Kyogo Furuhashi with his goal and assist.
Celtic goals: Kyogo 40', Kuhn 46' and Forrest 68'
Johnstone goal: Connor Smith 81'.

Joe Hart takes the ball, the last punt. Philiphs commits another foul, it's another yellow for the visit.

Ryan McGowan gets the yellow card for a dangerous foul, cutting off Celtic's advance.

The referee is going to add 7 more minutes. Celtic 3-1 Johnstone.

Celtic's last change. Enter Gustaf Lagerbielke. Matt O'Riley left, after his assist on James' goal.

The fans press, asking for the fourth goal of the game. There is an offside that could have been Alistair's goal. The VAR analyzes the play.

Johnstone goal. It was scored by Connor Smith, product of a counter. The visitor scored the goal, due to the departure of Mitov. Leaving Smith alone, Hart is unable to save the goal.

The scorer, the best player of the match, leaves the field. Kyogo by Adam Idah. Apart from that, Odin Thiago came in for Cameron Carter.

It was almost the fourth goal. There is no communication between teammates, Celtic forgives. They get tangled up and lose the goal, in front of the goal.

Celtic plays the short pass, looking for the fourth. But Johnstone comes out well from midfield, cutting off key advances.

Goal from newcomer James Forest, assist from Matt O'Riley. It's 3-0 on the scoreboard, great definition from James alone without a mark.

Both teams make modifications.

Celtic: James Forrest and Daniel Kelly come in for Bernardo and Kuhn.

Johnstone: Adama and Luke left for Tony Gallacher and Kimpioka.

Mitov gives instructions to his teammates, the barrier well placed, Celtic with a direct free kick. Riley's shot almost ended in a goal.

Daniel Philiphs shoots from inside the penalty spot, his shot is deflected with another corner kick for the visitors.

The substitutes of both teams go out to warm up, push themselves with the preparation exercises, changes will come.

Celtic pushes for the 3rd goal of the afternoon, Kyogo creates the chances, being the best player of the match.

Celtic goal. It was marked by Nicolás Gerrit Kuhn, with assistance from Kyogo. It's 2-0 on the scoreboard, great performance.

We go into half-time of this Celtic 1-0 Johnstone. Where Kyogo Furuhashi scored the first goal of the game, assisted by Nicolas Kuhn. This at minute 40. After the VAR ruled it good.

6 more minutes in the game.

Celtic goal. Kyogo Furuhashi did it, assist from Nicolas Kuhn, he had already tried, he was denied the goal, it's the first of the afternoon.

Offside for Celtic, Kyogo Furuhashi shoots into the goal, scoring a goal. But the flag bearer says that there is something out of place. The VAR reviews it, it seems that it is not valid, because of Kyogo's shoulder.

Kyogo Furuhashi missed, it goes over Mitov's goal. It could have been the goal, he was going hand in hand with the goalkeeper, sorry, he didn't shoot in time, it could have been the first goal of the game.

Celtic gets a corner kick with quite a bit of danger, again there was a chance of scoring, a hand is called for in the previous shot by Carter and Bernardo.

Cameron Carter takes a shot that goes over the goal, it could have been the first of the afternoon, but the ball goes wide.

First arrival from Celtic, no luck. The locals have a handoff, errors in the last pass do not result in the goal being scored.

Celtic plays on the wings, they look for the first goal through a cross, but the visit does not allow them to finish the play, trying on both wings.

The locals press with possession, being the dominant ones with the ball. They don't lend it to them, the fans make their stadium weigh down.

The Celtic vs Johnstone match begins.

Mitov, Conside, Gordon, Carey, Sidibeh, Robinson, Smith, Sprangler, Keltjens, Philiphs.

Hart, Johnston, Carter Vickers, Welsh, Taylor, Tomoki, O’ Riley, Bernarndo, Kuhn, Maeda, Kyogo.

Bain, Lagerbielke, Idah, Holm, Oh, Vata, Kelly, Forrest, Ralston.

Richards, Gallacher, May, Clark, kucheriavyi, Kimpioka, Franczak, Smith.  Johnstone

Joe Hart, the English veteran, at 36 years old, is still active. This season with Celtic, he has 28 games, 0.8 goals conceded, 10 clean sheets, 1 red card and 1.7 saves per game.

Both teams are already doing stretching exercises prior to the start of the game between Celtic and Johnstone in the Scottish Premiership.

Everything ready for Celtic vs Johnstone. The fans of both teams have already arrived at the Celtic Stadium, paying attention to their team and just minutes away from warming up.

Celtic from 2017 to the present have not lost in this match. Last 05/11/16 was Johnstone's last victory, a 2-1 victory. After this date, they have not been able to beat Celtic.

Celtic's last match against Johnstone was on 12/3/2023 with Celtic winning 3-1. Goals from Jaiyesimi, Mcgregor, O riley, James Forest. Where the best player of the match was McGregror.

The two teams have already arrived at the venue, just minutes before they go out to warm up, after the actions begin in this Celtic vs Johnstone match.

Everything is ready for the players from both teams to arrive, the locker rooms are already complete with all the players' accessories.

We are back for the minute by minute of the Celtic vs Johnstone match. We will soon share the confirmed lineups, as well as relevant data about the confrontation between these two teams.

In a few moments we will share with you the Celtic vs Johnstone starting rosters, as well as the latest information from the Celtic Stadium, such as statements from the protagonists, players to watch, interesting facts about these two teams. Don't miss any detail of the match with VAVEL's minute-by-minute live online coverage.

USA Date: Thursday, March 14th, 2024

USA Time: 10:00 AM ET

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Nicholas Clark has 13 games and 6 goals, being the team's top scorer. Graham Carey has 27 games and 2 goals. Graham Carey has 6 assists, Daniel Phillips has 2 assists in 24 games.

Matt O Riley has great potential and talent in Celtic's offense, 28 games, 9 assists and 11 goals. Kyogo has 9 goals in 29 games. David Turnbull has 7 goals in 16 games. Luis Palma has 9 assists and Callum Mcgregor has 5 assists.

The last 5 matches between Celtic vs Johnstone record 4 wins for Celtic and 1 draw. The last game recorded was on December 3 with 3 goals to 1. The most current game was at Celtic Park where they tied 0 goals.

Ninth in the table, Jhonstone comes with 29 games, 6 wins, 10 draws and 13 losses. With 28 points, 20 goals for and 38 against. In their last league game they tied 1 goal against Livingston. Their last victory was against Aberdeen by 2 goals. Their last games will be against Dundee, Hibernian and Kilmarnock.

Celtic has come in the last few days, being second in the table against Rangers, who is the leader with a two-point difference. There are 4 rounds left in the Scottish league. This game against Johnstone will be the next opponent. Livingstone, Rangers and Mirren will be Celtic's last rivals. Aberdeen will be their last game of the season if they do not win the Asian Cup semi-final.
They have just lost to Hearts by 2 goals to 0. They won against Livingston 4 to 2 in the quarterfinals. Their last league win was a 7-1 win over Dundee. Their numbers are 21 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses. 68 goals for and 22 against.

Rangers are fighting to be the champion of the Scottish league, Celtic are second in the table, the points difference is 2. Hearts are third in the table with 55 points. The cup will be played between these three, but they will really be two teams that will have the best chance of being the champions. The last in the league will be Livingston with 17 points.

Celtic Park will be the venue for this game, located in the United Kingdom, Glasgow, Scotland. With a capacity for 60 thousand spectators, with a cost of 35 million euros. Open to the public since 1892.

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