After pulling a goal back, conceding late left Celtic little time to get another, but they gave it their best shot.
After a both sides looked strong defensively for quarter of an hour, Newcastle Town went ahead after they won a free kick, and conjured a goal from their first shot of the match. After the goal Jake Avery and Tom Thorley had half chances, but failed to get any power and Charlie Monk caught easily. At the other end, Jack Bannister came close twice, requiring a decent stop from Joe Slinn for the first. As Celtic’s pressure increased, Jack Irlam unlocked the home defence with a lifted ball over the top for Joe Duckworth to run onto. And he did, picking his spot and equalising.
Liam Tongue started the second half by finishing a move an going inches from giving Celtic the lead, his shot smacking the outside of the post. Celtic pressed, getting higher and higher, and then Ollie Ritchie launched the ball behind the Celtic back line, and Jake Avery gave chase, one-on-one with Monks and gave the Celtic custodian no chance. With barely five minutes left on the clock, Celtic tried to get a goal back, but twice Slinn denied Matty Bryan and Max Leonard with excellent saves.
1 | Slinn, Joe | ||
2 | Derbyshire, Jack | ||
3 | Ritchie, Ollie | ||
4 | Sherratt, Jack | ||
5 | Thorley, Tom | ||
6 | Van Der Alan, Tommy | ||
7 | Lewis, George | > 85 | |
8 | Vale, Ethan | ||
9 | Barry, Nathan | > 57 | |
10 | Avery, Jake | ||
11 | Webster, Tyler | > 80 | |
12 | Smith, Alex | ||
14 | Jones, Thomas | < 57 | |
15 | Robinson, Andre | < 85 | |
16 | Dos Santos, Carlos | < 80 |
1 | Monks, Charlie | ||
2 | Butterworth, Jordan | ||
3 | Swaby-Neavin, Javid | ||
4 | Anuniru, Prince | > 61 | |
5 | Chalmers, Aaron | ||
6 | Leonard, Max | ||
7 | Banister, Jack | > 72 | |
8 | Tongue, Liam | ||
9 | Duckworth, Joe | ||
10 | Irlam, Jack | > 66 | |
11 | Bryan, Matty | ||
12 | Boon, Jordan | ||
14 | Nasseri, Navid | < 66 | |
15 | Duffy, Tommy | ||
16 | Partington, Luke | < 61 | |
17 | Burton, Jordan | < 72 |