Celtic 7 - 1 Dundee - Polish News

Celtic made positive to maintain tempo within the Scottish Premiership title race, demolishing Dundee 7-1 at Celtic Park, with six objectives coming within the first half.

Every of the primary three objectives on Wednesday night time had been headers. Cameron Carter-Vickers set issues off within the seventh minute, then Adam Idah (16) scored with the again of his head, earlier than Matt O’Riley’s stooped effort made it three (22).

However that made up solely 50 per cent of the first-half aim tally. Daizen Maeda’s positive end (28) added the fourth, earlier than Greg Taylor (33) discovered the web shortly after. A strike simply earlier than the interval from Callum McGregor (45+6) made it six, shortly after Curtis Predominant had a aim dominated out for offside.

Dundee, who made three half-time modifications, tightened up within the second half. Celtic solely added yet one more to their tally as Daniel Kelly (63) curled residence a positive effort.

The guests’ night seemed to go from unhealthy to worse when Finlay Robertson was despatched off for 2 yellow playing cards, however they did claw again some satisfaction as Michael Mellon volleyed previous Joe Hart for Dundee’s reply.

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It sees Celtic stay two factors behind Rangers within the title race, who themselves came from behind to beat Kilmarnock on Wednesday. Dundee keep in sixth on 32 factors.

How Celtic demolished Dundee

Celtic in a short time put paid to an effort from Dundee inside a minute and as soon as they took the lead, they didn’t look again.

O’Riley swept in a free-kick from the appropriate wing, and Carter-Vickers acquired the higher of Amadou Bakayoko on the again put up to nod it residence. There was a short VAR examine, however the aim stood.

9 minutes later and one other headed aim doubled Celtic’s lead. Alistair Johnston despatched in a positive cross, with Idah rising above his marker to see the ball residence with the again of his head.

Dundee had been dealt some rotten luck for the third a couple of minutes later. A protracted ball was pumped into the realm, and took an enormous deflection off considered one of their gamers. It then fell to the ready O’Riley, who stooped down low to nod the ball into the again of the web.

It was 4 earlier than the half-hour mark. O’Riley picked up a second help of the night, slotting the ball by delightfully for Maeda. He then dinked the ball previous his defender earlier than firing residence on a good angle.

It formally turned a rout within the thirty third minute as Taylor made it 5. Johnston despatched in one other right-wing cross, which pinged off a Dundee head on the way in which by. The Celtic man was ready simply behind to fit previous Trevor Carson.

There was a short shiny second for Dundee when Curtis Predominant took benefit of some confused Celtic defending to fireplace previous Hart simply earlier than the break. Nonetheless, a prolonged VAR examine deemed him to be offside, and the aim was dominated out.

However there was nonetheless time within the half for Celtic to make it six. It was a neat one-two between McGregor and Taylor on the prime of the realm earlier than the captain swept the ball previous Carson, with Celtic moving into on the break to a roar from their residence followers.

There have been fewer objectives within the second half, however Celtic did nab a seventh simply after the hour. It was one other cross from the appropriate wing that evaded everybody – other than Kelly, who curled residence a positive effort.

Dundee made life even tougher for themselves once they went right down to 10 gamers. Robertson had initially been booked on the finish of the primary half, and picked up one other yellow within the 76th minute to see him despatched off.

However the guests did come away with a aim in what had been a punishing journey to Glasgow. Aaron Donnelly’s cross picked out Mellon on the again put up, and he fired previous Hart on the volley.

Rodgers reminisces after large win

Celtic supervisor Brendan Rodgers: “It was a prime efficiency. We had gamers coming again, connecting the sport, pace within the sport, creativity and an actual ruthless mentality.

“I’ve mentioned concerning the pitch a number of occasions however an enormous congratulations to the workers who’ve been working arduous over the previous few weeks to get it to a degree that permits us to play at that pace. And you may see the distinction it makes.

“So I believed all spherical, from the stands to the pitch, it was an awesome night time for us.

“It felt extra like after I was right here the primary time – that ruthless mentality of the group, simplicity of the sport and the soccer we performed. And that is why we’re right here, to entertain the supporters.”

Docherty shocked by objectives conceded

Dundee supervisor Tony Docherty: “It is one thing I’ve not seen within the group so I’m really a bit shocked to see the extent of aim now we have conceded.

“We have to take possession and accountability for that, for not defending crosses, not defending our field correctly, getting performed by cutbacks, getting performed on the insides.

“I’ve to say I believed Celtic had been excellent however we are able to do extra and we have to take accountability for that.

“However I’ve to defend these gamers, they’ve been good for me this season and there must be a wee little bit of actuality by way of us being a newly-promoted group. I’m not taking away the accountability from myself and the gamers and I wish to apologise to the assist.

“However I’ll at all times again that group of gamers as a result of I do not suppose now we have been decrease than seventh within the league.”