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Key moments
- 10:42 AM ETEnd of match
- 10:35 AM ET35'Goal by Luke McCowan
- 10:27 AM ET15'Goal
- 10:12 AM ET5'Goal · Celtic Glasgow 0-4
- 9:57 AM ETSecond half starts
- 9:29 AM ETEnd of first half
- 9:20 AM ET35'Goal · Celtic Glasgow 0-3
- 9:16 AM ET33'Goal · Celtic Glasgow 0-2
- 9:12 AM ET30'Yellow card
- 8:53 AM ET1'Goal · Celtic Glasgow 0-1
End of match
Celtic (and Kasper Hogh) put on a show! With a score of 5-1, Celtic beat Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premiership, with three goals from Kasper Hogh, while Nygren and McCowan scored to complete the scoreline, and Schjonning-Larsen scored a consolation goal!
Added time
There were three more minutes of play in this second half. James Forrest received the pass from Engels between the defenders and shot hard, but Stryjek made the save. The play continued until McCowan received the ball and found Forrest, who shot hard, but it was blocked by the defense.
Change in Celtic
Kasper Hogh received the pass and, even without an angle, managed to get a shot off, but Stryjek made the save, preventing Kilmarnock from conceding a sixth goal! And the hero of the game, Kasper Hogh, left the field as a substitute, being replaced by Callum Osmand.
Goal for Celtic
Tierney received the pass in the box and shot hard, but it hit the defense, with the ball falling to Luke McCowan, who tapped it into the back of the net, scoring Celtic's fifth goal of the match and getting past Kilmarnock without any trouble!
Changes in both teams
Both teams made substitutions at that moment. For Celtic, Hyun-jun and Nygren were replaced by Luke McCowan and James Forrest. For Kilmarnock, Schjonning-Larsen and John-Jules were replaced by Mark O'Hara and Bailey Rice.
At the bar
On the right, Celtic won a corner, taken into the box by Tounekti, who headed the ball against the crossbar. Hyun-jun got the rebound but his shot was blocked by the defense, resulting in another corner. The rebound was taken into the box, but the defense cleared it away!
Changes in Celtic
Tshibola received the pass to get a powerful shot off, but Sinisalo palmed the ball away. Shortly after, Durán got a shot off, but Stryjek saved Kilmarnock. And Celtic made a change, with Durán leaving and Tounekti coming on. And confirming that Celtic had already made a change before the goals, Johnston leaving and Donovan coming on.
Goal for Kilmarnoc
Tom Lowrey found Michael Schjonning-Larsen with a through ball, who slotted it past the goalkeeper with a low shot into the back of the net, reducing the deficit for Kilmarnock early in the second half!
At the bar
It was confirmed that Celtic made a substitution at halftime, bringing on Donovan for Johnston. Camilo Durán, shortly after the goal, received the pass on the run and unleashed a powerful shot that struck the crossbar!
Goal for Celtic
At the start of the second half, Celtic extended their lead to 4-0, with Nygren receiving a pass in the box and finishing into the back of the net, turning Celtic's seemingly assured victory into a resounding win in the second half!
Second half starts
The players returned to the field and the ball rolled for the second half of the match between Kilmarnock and Celtic, with all the plays and excitement here on VAVEL, in this pre-season clash of the 2026-27 season!
End of first half
In a first half dominated by Celtic, Kasper Hogh shone, scoring not only one goal, but all three in the visitors' partial victory over Kilmarnock, bringing the score to 3-0 in this first 45 minutes of the game!
Added time
There were two more minutes of added time in this first half. Celtic continued to dominate the game, exchanging passes in the attacking third, but without creating any more chances after this first half, making the score 3-0.
Out
Jamie Brandon received the pass up front and crossed to Joe Hugill, who managed a powerful shot, but sent the ball wide to the left of the goal! Celtic continued to press and create chances in attack in the game!
Goal for Celtic
Goal for Celtic
Yellow card
Joe Hugill received a yellow card for a heavy foul on Arne Engels. Soon after, Durán received the pass in front and hit hard, but over the defense, with Engels getting the rebound to shoot hard from distance, but with Stryjek defending once again!
Stryjek
Johnston received the pass and crossed sharply for Camilo Durán to appear and shoot powerfully, but wide. In the following play, Durán found Tierney in the area, who shot powerfully, forcing Stryjek to parry, and Tierney crossed for Nygren to head wide.
Many chances for Celtic
Durán managed to finish inside the area, but with Stryjek sending it wide. Celtic arrived twice more, with Nygren hitting hard for the goalkeeper to save, with Hogh getting the rebound, for Stryjek to save again. The play continued and Tierney shot hard, but over the defense, with Engels crossing for Hogh to head out!
Sinisalo
Hugill received the pass up front and shot hard, with a deflection, to win a corner. The corner was taken into the area for Tshibola to flick it on at the near post, sending the ball to John-Jules for a deflection, but Sinisalo saved Celtic! In the next play, Engels shot from distance, but Stryjek also parried it away!
Out again
Kasper Hogh received the cross from a corner kick into the box and headed powerfully, but wide. Shortly after, Kiltie received the pass up front and shot powerfully as he entered the area, sending the ball wide once more.
Out
Aaron Tshibola received the pass up front and managed a powerful shot, but it was blocked by the defense. On the counter-attack, Hyun-jun received the ball on the run and found Camilo Durán up front, who shot hard, sending the ball wide to the right of the goal!
Goal for Celtic
Here we go
The players took to the pitch and the ball rolled for the duel between the two sides, in the first 45 minutes of the second round of the 2026-27 Scottish Premiership season, with all the action and excitement of the match here on VAVEL!
Kilmarnoc's bench
For the game, Neil McCann had the following players available during the match against Celtic: Calum Ferrie, Ethan Brown, Euan Bowie, Nicky Clescenco, Rory McKenzie, Mark O'Hara, Jack Thomson, Bailey Rice and Ieuan Owen.
Kilmarnoc lined-up!
With a 4-4-2 formation, Kilmarnock's starting lineup for the Scottish Premiership match against Celtic was: Stryjek, Brandon, Stanger, Yfeko and Schjonning-Larsen; Ring, Tshibola, Lowrey and Kiltie; Hugill and John-Jules.
Explore more stats, standings and news on VAVEL Data: Kilmarnock · Celtic Glasgow
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