iskoçya’nın en başarılı iki kulübü ve aynı zamanda iki ezeli rakip olan celtic ile rangers, yaklaşık 3 yılın ardından lig kupası yarı finalinde karşı karşıya gelecekler.
iki takım en son 29 nisan 2012'de lig maçı yapmışlar ve celtic sahadan 3-0'lık galibiyetle ayrılmıştı.
2011-12 sezonunun ardından, iskoçya’nın en başarılı iki kulübünden biri olan glasgow rangers mali iflas açıklamış ve kulübün adını değiştirmişti. maviler, en üst ligde yer almak isteseler de, futbol federasyon buna izin vermedi ve her yeni kulüp gibi rangers'ın da en alt ligden başlamasına karar verdi. böylece rangers, 2012-13'den itibaren en alttan premier lige doğru bütün basamakları tek tek çıkmaya çalışıyor. elbette gittikleri her maçta "deplasman taraftarı" ya da "ligin en fazla seyircili maçı" gibi rekorları kıra kıra yollarına devam ediyorlar. bu konuda tanıl bora'nın süper bir inceleme yazısı var; http://www.macanilari.com...d=201220130810&aid=122701
eskisine göre daha düşük bir bütçeye sahip olan ranger, bu sezon premier lige çıkmak için 1. ligde mücadele ediyor.
akla da benzer bir durum türkiye’de olsa, mesela fb, gs veya bjk mali iflas açıklasa, (ki fb, gs, bjk birçok kez mali olarak battı ya da o noktaya geldi ama hep devlet desteğiyle ayakta kaldılar) federasyon ne yapar sorusu geliyor? (aslında cevap ortada ama yine de insan bir umut düşünmek istiyor)
iskoçya’daki en büyük kulübü en alt lige gönderen ve "herkese adil davranırım" mesajı veren iskoçya federasyon şu anda aciz mi yoksa güçlü/adil mi görünüyor?
celtic, rangers’ı ezdi 1 şubat 2015 17:41 ntvspor.net
nisan 2012’den bu yana oynanan ilk old firm derbisinde, yeşil-beyazlılar, ezeli rakibini 2-0 yenip lig kupası’nda finalist oldu
36 ay sonra ilk kez oynanan old firm derbisinde gülen taraf celtic oldu.
yeşil-beyazlılar, bir alt ligde ikinci sırada bulunan ezeli rakibi glasgow rangers’ı 2-0 yenerek iskoçya lig kupası’nda finalde dundee united’ın rakibi oldu.
10. dakikada sağdan yapılan ortaya kale ağzında iyi yükselen leigh griffiths, kafayla celtic’i 1-0 üstünlüğe ulaştırdı.
31’de chris commons yaklaşık 25 metreden nefis bir şutla farkı ikiye yükseltti.
maç boyunca sadece bir kez atak geliştirebilen glasgow rangers, karşılaşmayı tek bir isabetli şut atamadan tamamladı.
celtic win to set up final with dundee united leigh griffiths and kris commons with first-half goals first old firm meeting since april 2012
celtic eased to victory over rangers at hampden to set up a league cup final with dundee united.
leigh griffiths nodded the premiership leaders in front on 10 minutes, with kris commons adding a powerful strike from 20 yards.
virgil van dijk and stefan johansen went close in a one-sided first half, with chances drying up after the break.
rangers were more determined in a dreary second half but failed to register a single shot on target.
old habits die hard. ıt may have been almost three years since the teams last met, but the routines of the old firm immediately fell back into place: the noise, the colour, the taunting, even songs and offensive terms that ought to have been left in the past.
all that was missing was a true sense of tension. celtic scored early, when griffiths slipped between two rangers defenders to meet johansen's cross with a solid header past steve simonsen from close range.
the striker's play was artful and deft, and it delivered a resounding blow to rangers.
rangers caretaker manager kenny mcdowall's game plan was clear enough: the defence sat deep and the five-man midfield dropped off as celtic carries the ball forward.
containment was their hope. celtic were more adventurous, although they never lost a grip on their composure or self-assurance.
at one stage, mikael lustig's hungry stride ate up the ground as he left lee wallace, normally so dynamic a figure, in his wake. ıt was a reflection, it seemed, on the greater intensity of celtic's play. even when rangers were dutiful, celtic could still benefit.
fraser aird broke up one attack only to pass the ball short, leading to anthony stokes shooting over. minutes later, nicky law slid to clear the ball from danger, but it rolled straight to commons, who lashed his effort into the top corner.
"always look on the bright side of life," the celtic fans sang. the opposition supporters were momentarily silenced, and might have been lost to wondering how many goals their side might concede.
there should have been a third, certainly, when van dijk clumsily headed a corner over from inside the six yard box. then only simonsen's flailing leg prevented johansen from slipping the ball past him.
rangers, whose players were wearing black armbands in memory of long-time ıbrox steward davie byers, lacked any cutting edge; even set-pieces were poorly delivered. there was more energy and threat from them in the second half, with mcdowall having replaced aird with jon daly.
even so, it took a sliding darren mcgregor challenge to block commons from shooting from close range. griffiths then curled a free-kick just wide.
for all that rangers remained lively, celtic were comfortable; goalkeeper craig gordon only has to watch a lee wallace chip drift over. ıt was, ultimately, the closest that the ıbrox side came.
there was still time for a couple of inevitable flare-ups, with players from both sides becoming embroiled in spats. they amounted to little, though. this was an old firm game in all but significant competitive tension.
celtic: craig gordon, mikael lustig (dk. 84 adam matthews), jason denayer, virgil van dijk, emilio izaguirre, scott brown, nir bitton, kris commons, stefan johansen, anthony stokes (dk. 74 james forrest), leigh griffiths (dk. 68 guidetti)
yedekler: lukasz zaluska, efe ambrose emuobo, stefan scepovic, liam henderson
rangers: steve simonsen, richard foster, darren mcgregor, lee mcculloch, lee wallace, ian black, fraser aird (dk. 46 jon daly), nicky law, kyle hutton, steven smith, kenny miller (dk. 81 nicky clark)
yedekler: lee robinson, david templeton, kris boyd, sebastien faure, dean shiels
sarı kartlar: dk. 11 leigh griffiths, dk. 42 mikael lustig, dk. 90+4 scott brown (celtic) dk. ? richard foster, dk. 65 kyle hutton (rangers)
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