Celtic entertained Aberdeen at Celtic Park earlier today as they hoped to secure a win at home in the Scottish Premiership. The Hoops made a quick start to the game and got themselves 2-0 ahead after 32 minutes thanks to a quick-fire brace from Kyogo Furuhashi. The home team went into the half-time break 2-0 up on the scoreline.
Carl Starfelt killed the game off in the 78th minute with a good finish. Oh Hyeon-gyu came off the bench and scored two goals late in the game as Celtic cruised to a dominant 5-0 win in front of their home fans.
Let’s take a look at how each Celtic player fared during the match against Aberdeen.
GK: Joe Hart – 6.5/10
Hart didn’t have a save to make in the game and secured an easy clean sheet at home.
RB: Alistair Johnston – 7/10
He did his fair share of defending and had a couple of lively moments in the opponent’s half.
CB: Tomoki Iwata – 7/10
Iwata cleared the danger when required and made one positive run with the ball.
CB: Carl Starfelt – 8.5/10
He was a positive influence at both ends of the field and managed to score in the 78th minute.
LB: Greg Taylor – 8/10
Taylor caused a few headaches for the opposition on the left flank and has got an assist to show for his efforts.
CM: Matt O’Riley – 8.5/10
He made a few exciting dribbles with the ball and managed to engineer some promising chances for his teammates from midfield. O’Riley ended the game with an assist to his name.
CM: Callum McGregor – 7.5/10
McGregor came back to defend when needed and created a couple of inviting chances in the final third.
CM: Reo Hatate – 8/10
Hatate caused a lot of problems for the Aberdeen defenders but failed to register a goal.
RW: Liel Abada – 7/10
He made a few excellent runs with the ball in the first half but got replaced at half-time.
ST: Kyogo Furuhashi – 8/10
Furuhashi was a constant menace in the final third and has got two goals to show for his efforts.
LW: Jota – 8/10
He was a real threat on the left flank and ended the game with an assist in his bag.
Substitutes:
RW: James Forrest – 6.5/10
He made one key chance in the final third.
ST: Oh Hyeon-gyu – 8/10
Hyeong-gyu caused all kinds of headaches for the opposition and managed to net a brace later in the game.
RB: Anthony Ralston – 6.5/10
He was solid at the back.
CM: David Turnbull – 6.5/10
He added some energy to Celtic’s midfield.
CAM: Ben Summers – 6.5/10
Summers made one encouraging run with the ball.
