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00:00:00The European Cup for Celtic

00:00:07Billy McNeil makes the European Cup for Celtic

00:00:11Celtic have won the double

00:00:13It's unbelievable

00:00:15The match is sensational

00:00:18It's a title for Celtic

00:00:20It's okay

00:00:21Unbelievable

00:00:22Celtic have done it

00:00:24They always seem to do it

00:00:27It's official

00:00:27You can see it before your eyes

00:00:30Celtic, we know our history

00:00:32We make history

00:00:44Celtic return to the National Stadium this afternoon

00:00:47Just 90 minutes away from another Scottish Cup final

00:00:50Standing in their way

00:00:51I've seen Johnstone's side

00:00:53Who have yet to concede in this year's competition

00:00:55And they arrive in Glasgow

00:00:57With confidence after that recent win in Perth

00:01:00Brendan Rodgers and his squad

00:01:02Are aiming to take one step closer

00:01:04To a record extending

00:01:0644rd Scottish Cup triumph

00:01:08And with it

00:01:09The chance

00:01:09Possibly to make it

00:01:11Nine trebles

00:01:12In the club's history

00:01:13It's Celtic vs St Johnstone

00:01:15Live on Celtic TV

00:01:17With full audio commentary

00:01:19Available for listeners in the UK

00:01:21And Ireland

00:01:22Kick-off is under 15 minutes away

00:01:24At 3pm Celtic Park time

00:01:27I'm Dylan Docherty

00:01:28And guiding you through all the action

00:01:30This afternoon at Hampden Park

00:01:31I'm delighted to be joined by

00:01:34Former Celtic midfielder

00:01:36And icon of course

00:01:37A happy Easter to you

00:01:38Peter Grant

00:01:39Welcome back to the National Stadium

00:01:41St Johnstone

00:01:42They'll be buoyant after that win

00:01:44Last time around in Perth

00:01:46What does Celtic need to do

00:01:47To rise to the occasion

00:01:48On this Easter Sunday

00:01:50First of all

00:01:50Happy Easter to everyone

00:01:51They'll have to play

00:01:53More positive I think

00:01:54I think they created a lot of chances

00:01:56I know they lost the game 1-0

00:01:57Probably didn't play at our best

00:01:58But it could have still been 4 or 5

00:01:59Let's not kid ourselves

00:02:00Missed a few good chances

00:02:02A couple of good saves

00:02:02This team are more than capable

00:02:05Really turning the screw

00:02:06On St Johnstone

00:02:07And they've not been disrespectful

00:02:08I'm looking at both sides

00:02:10St Johnstone will be very wary

00:02:12They'll not know if it's a good result

00:02:13A couple of weeks ago

00:02:14Because of Celtic

00:02:16We're getting a wee bit

00:02:17Oh this is easy

00:02:18St Johnstone will be playing

00:02:19They'll realise the day

00:02:20This is a big big opportunity

00:02:22To get to the National Final

00:02:23With another opportunity

00:02:24As you say to carry on

00:02:26And hopefully win a treble

00:02:27Well let's have a little look

00:02:28Through the squad

00:02:29That Brendan Rodgers has picked

00:02:31The starting eleven

00:02:32There's no changes

00:02:33From the team

00:02:34That obliterated

00:02:35Colmarnock last weekend

00:02:37Especially in that first half

00:02:39Let's go through it

00:02:39In goal

00:02:40It's Viljami Sinasalo

00:02:42A back four of Alistair Johnstone

00:02:44Cameron Carthor-Vickers

00:02:45Liam Scales

00:02:46And Greg Taylor

00:02:47The midfield three

00:02:48Of Callum McGregor

00:02:51Who captains the side

00:02:52Once again

00:02:52At Hamden Park

00:02:54Arna Engels

00:02:55And Rio Hitate

00:02:56In the front three

00:02:57Of James Forrest

00:02:58Dyson Maeda

00:02:59And Adam Ida

00:03:00Peter your instant reaction

00:03:02To that team

00:03:02No surprise really

00:03:04To be careful

00:03:04The team are excellent

00:03:05At the start of the game

00:03:06Last week

00:03:07I know Adam Ida

00:03:08Gets a bit of criticism

00:03:09But I thought the fact

00:03:10That he held

00:03:10Colmarnock so far back

00:03:12The pitch created space

00:03:13For others

00:03:13To hurt the opposition

00:03:15Especially Rio Hitate

00:03:16Who was outstanding

00:03:17In the game

00:03:17So no surprises

00:03:19James Forrest again

00:03:20Big occasion player

00:03:22He came here last year

00:03:23I felt in the Aberdeen game

00:03:24And changed the game for us

00:03:25And it's brilliant

00:03:26To see him back in here

00:03:27And hope he has the same

00:03:27Man pack today

00:03:28So no surprises

00:03:29With the team

00:03:30Well that's the manager

00:03:31Brendan Rodgers

00:03:32He's picked the team

00:03:33He's down pitch side

00:03:35Speaking along with

00:03:36Matthew Campbell

00:03:37Giving his thoughts

00:03:38On the starting

00:03:39Oliven this afternoon

00:03:40Brendan Scottish Cup

00:03:42Semi-final day

00:03:43How's the feeling

00:03:43Ahead of this one

00:03:44Well there's always

00:03:45Excitement

00:03:45I think coming to

00:03:46Hamden is always

00:03:47Really special

00:03:47And you can never

00:03:48Get tired of that

00:03:49I think it's

00:03:50We've earned the right

00:03:52To be here

00:03:52And now you've got

00:03:54A game

00:03:55To get to the final

00:03:56So we're really

00:03:57Motivated for that

00:03:58It's the same team

00:03:59Of course that started

00:04:00At Celtic Park

00:04:01Last weekend

00:04:02Really impressive

00:04:03And clinical

00:04:04First half performance

00:04:05Is that the message

00:04:06To those guys today

00:04:07Same again

00:04:07Same energy

00:04:08Yeah I think

00:04:10It's the message

00:04:11I said in the hotel

00:04:12Was a bit

00:04:12Twofold really

00:04:14The final thoughts

00:04:14Are playing with

00:04:15That humility

00:04:16Because when you win

00:04:17And you're champions

00:04:19Or you're holders

00:04:19It becomes even harder

00:04:21So you have to

00:04:23Work even harder

00:04:23You have to run even harder

00:04:24So no matter

00:04:27Who the opponent is

00:04:28That's our mentality

00:04:30But also play with

00:04:31The ambition in the game

00:04:31The ambition to

00:04:33Attack the game

00:04:34Press the game

00:04:34And play like we did

00:04:36Last week

00:04:36So we see the opponent

00:04:38A couple of weeks ago

00:04:40If you don't do your work

00:04:40If you don't do it right

00:04:41They can have a really good day

00:04:43But for us

00:04:45It's focusing on ourselves

00:04:46And looking to bring

00:04:48Our edge to the game

00:04:49A lot of experience

00:04:50As well

00:04:51Amongst this team

00:04:52Experience of playing

00:04:52Here at Hampden

00:04:53And of course

00:04:53Managing here at Hampden

00:04:55James Forrest

00:04:56Is one of those guys

00:04:57He'll be looking

00:04:57For an eighth

00:04:58Scottish Cup final

00:04:59For himself

00:05:00How important are players

00:05:01With that kind of experience

00:05:02On days like this

00:05:03Well they understand

00:05:04They understand what

00:05:04One end takes

00:05:05I think that's what's key

00:05:06Most of those guys

00:05:08In the starting eleven

00:05:10Have felt that

00:05:12But they also know

00:05:13The work that's required

00:05:14So yeah

00:05:16We get into the game

00:05:17In a really good feeling

00:05:18In a good mood

00:05:19After last week's performance

00:05:20We've had a really good

00:05:21Week's training

00:05:22And now we can

00:05:23Now we can really start

00:05:25The game like we did

00:05:25Last weekend

00:05:26That's the idea

00:05:26That's the plan

00:05:27And if we can do that

00:05:28Then that sets us up

00:05:29For hopefully a really good performance

00:05:30And finally Brendan

00:05:31Of course it's Easter Sunday

00:05:32Hamden's going to be

00:05:34Basically full of Celtic supporters

00:05:35Here today

00:05:36How big a lift

00:05:37Do the supporters

00:05:39Give the boys

00:05:39On big occasions like this

00:05:41Well it's huge

00:05:42It's why we play

00:05:42We play for the supporters

00:05:44And we want to give them

00:05:46A special day

00:05:47On the 24th of May

00:05:48So that's the idea

00:05:50Going into today

00:05:51The supporters

00:05:52Always behind the team

00:05:53They give us great backing

00:05:54And we want to

00:05:56Get to another final for them

00:05:57Alright well best of luck

00:05:58Pleasure thank you

00:05:59Thanks

00:05:59Big thank you

00:06:02To Matthew Campbell

00:06:03And the manager

00:06:04Brendan Rodgers

00:06:05Speaking a little bit earlier on

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00:06:27Now let's take a little look back

00:06:29At how Celtic got here

00:06:30To Hamden

00:06:31It was that quarterfinal match

00:06:33Against Hibernian

00:06:34At Celtic Park

00:06:35Of the ball from Slot

00:06:42Hitate now

00:06:44Looks to find Maeda

00:06:46Here's Dyson Maeda

00:06:47And it goes over the crossbar

00:06:50Big opportunity for the 26 goal striker

00:06:54What to have done

00:06:56Better Kelly

00:06:56Yeah great play

00:06:58Great ball into him

00:06:59From Rio Atate

00:07:01I think

00:07:01Great run

00:07:03Gets on the blind side

00:07:04Of Bashiri

00:07:05And I think

00:07:07In the end

00:07:09Bashiri just does enough

00:07:10Atate

00:07:16Clips the ball

00:07:18Looks for Slot

00:07:19But gets a second bite

00:07:20Of the cherry here

00:07:21Slot

00:07:23Gets a ball into the box

00:07:25Maeda

00:07:25Here's Nicolas Coon

00:07:26Maeda

00:07:27It's a goal

00:07:29Celtic

00:07:29Have the opening goal

00:07:31Who else

00:07:32Would Dyson Maeda

00:07:34Make that 27

00:07:36For the season

00:07:37And it's the big

00:07:38All-important

00:07:40Opening goal

00:07:41At Paradise

00:07:41It's Dyson Maeda

00:07:43Yeah

00:07:44Great play from Slot

00:07:45Great play over

00:07:45On the left wing

00:07:46There were patience

00:07:47The way to pick their time

00:07:48Great ball

00:07:50Dyson Maeda

00:07:50Makes a good run

00:07:51Nicolas Coon

00:07:52Following up

00:07:53At the back post

00:07:54Where wingers like that

00:07:55You'll get so many goals

00:07:56He'll probably be disappointed

00:07:58He hasn't scored

00:07:59Ended up being a great save

00:08:01And Dyson Maeda

00:08:02Again

00:08:02Look he's on his toes

00:08:04He never stops

00:08:05Well Adam Maeda

00:08:14Comes on

00:08:16For Nicolas Coon

00:08:17So there'll be a little

00:08:18Rejig

00:08:19In the Celtic front line

00:08:21I'd imagine

00:08:22Either through the middle

00:08:24But Yang

00:08:25Will swap over

00:08:26Where Coon was

00:08:28And Dyson Maeda

00:08:30Go on to the left hand side

00:08:31Maeda of course

00:08:33His first two goals

00:08:34For the club

00:08:35Went against Hibbs

00:08:36Initially joined on loan

00:08:39Last season

00:08:40Triantis

00:08:45There's Hitate now

00:08:47Ida did make the run

00:08:49Here's Maeda

00:08:50Ida gets himself

00:08:51Back on side

00:08:52Here's an opportunity

00:08:53For Yang

00:08:54Who gets it all wrong

00:08:56That might have been

00:08:57The moment

00:08:58Let's hope Celtic

00:08:59Aren't going to

00:08:59Rue these chances

00:09:00Kelly

00:09:00Yeah I think

00:09:01I think Ida was

00:09:03Eyeing it up

00:09:04He sees Yang coming in

00:09:05I don't know if he gets a shout

00:09:06Possibly

00:09:08I feel like it's harder

00:09:11For Yang to get

00:09:11Such a good connection

00:09:13Considering the speed

00:09:14He's coming in at it

00:09:15Oh here's McEwen now

00:09:29Can he keep the ball in play

00:09:30It's Adalmeda

00:09:31He got the late goal in the cup final

00:09:34He's got a late goal in the quarterfinal

00:09:37Adalmeda secures Celtic's place

00:09:40We're going to Hamden

00:09:42It's two now

00:09:43In paradise

00:09:44Nice

00:09:44Yeah great play

00:09:45Great play from

00:09:46Out on the right hand side

00:09:48Luke McCown

00:09:48Makes a brilliant run

00:09:49Don't want to jinx with that

00:09:52But it looks like

00:09:53It's stayed in play this time

00:09:54And Adalmeda

00:09:56Makes a great run

00:09:57Great finish

00:09:58Delighted from

00:10:00Deserves it

00:10:01He's

00:10:01Will do him the world

00:10:04Of good confidence wise

00:10:05He's come on

00:10:05He's

00:10:05The cup again

00:10:07He's come up with it

00:10:08With another important goal

00:10:09Although it's 2-0

00:10:11I feel like it does

00:10:12Kind of just settle everything

00:10:13For the last five minutes

00:10:14Where

00:10:14Hibs like we see

00:10:16They could get a long throw

00:10:17In a corner or something

00:10:18But again

00:10:18Great play from Celtic

00:10:19Jan does well

00:10:20And it's a great finish

00:10:22In the end

00:10:23From Adalmeda

00:10:24There's no doubt about it

00:10:25Kirlian

00:10:26That ball is in play

00:10:27Adalmeda

00:10:28The Irishman

00:10:29Gets his 14th of the season

00:10:32And it looks like

00:10:33Celtic will be going

00:10:34To Hamden

00:10:35That's how Celtic

00:10:38Book their play

00:10:39In the semi-final

00:10:41Here at Hamden

00:10:42Peter Grant

00:10:43Hamden in the sun

00:10:44It's always much better

00:10:45When the sun shines

00:10:45On the national stadium

00:10:46Isn't it

00:10:47Absolutely

00:10:48Especially when you win

00:10:49And that's what we're

00:10:49Looking forward to today

00:10:50And the boys have done

00:10:51Tremendous to get here

00:10:52Difficult games

00:10:53And you always have

00:10:54The pressure's always on Celtic

00:10:55There's no doubt of that

00:10:56You're not allowed to lose

00:10:57Any games

00:10:58Cup ties can go either way

00:10:59You know that on a specific day

00:11:01So you get through that

00:11:02These boys have shown

00:11:03Tremendous courage

00:11:04Ability

00:11:05All the things you need to do

00:11:06And you obviously need to

00:11:07Carry that little bit of luck

00:11:08St. Johnson come into the game

00:11:10We spoke about it

00:11:11It was a shock win-off in Perth

00:11:13Peter

00:11:13But how do they manage

00:11:16To get a result today

00:11:17Cup semi-finals

00:11:19I should say

00:11:19They're so unpredictable

00:11:21But everybody's almost expecting

00:11:23A Celtic walkover today

00:11:24How do Celtic guard themselves

00:11:26Against that?

00:11:27Celtic have got top players

00:11:28Used to winning

00:11:28That's always a start

00:11:30You know what they have to do

00:11:31They know they've maybe not performed

00:11:33Even the semi-final last year

00:11:34Against Aberdeen

00:11:34Aberdeen probably edged it

00:11:36To be perfectly honest with you

00:11:37You have that battle fortune

00:11:38You get through

00:11:38And cup ties are all about winning

00:11:40Everybody knows that

00:11:41But I just look at the Celtic team

00:11:43And the quality they have

00:11:44Not necessarily just on the

00:11:46Staff thing I live in

00:11:47And the guys that's sitting

00:11:47On the side of the pitch

00:11:48Can make a massive difference

00:11:50And Brendan needs to change it

00:11:51For any particular reason

00:11:52We've got to get back

00:11:53To the park at St. Johnson

00:11:54The pitch I should say

00:11:55You know it was very bumpy

00:11:57So you were taking that extra touch

00:11:58On the ball

00:11:59And the passing slowed down

00:12:01Great credit to St. Johnson

00:12:02Tactically I thought

00:12:03They'd done very well

00:12:04But I don't see the same problems

00:12:05Happening to them

00:12:06They may change their system

00:12:07I'm looking at their squad

00:12:08And I'm thinking

00:12:09They may go to their back four

00:12:10And fill the middle of the pitch

00:12:11Because of that

00:12:12Because they know

00:12:13If they create the gaps

00:12:14Celtic will run over the top of them

00:12:16It's important that Celtic

00:12:17Get a quick start on this

00:12:18On the surface

00:12:19I know you spoke about

00:12:20The McDermott Parkland

00:12:21But I mean

00:12:22I know there was a game on here

00:12:23Yesterday but that pitch

00:12:24Looks splendid for football

00:12:25Absolutely

00:12:26I mean it's a perfect day

00:12:27There's no win

00:12:28Nothing

00:12:28You know it's a perfect day

00:12:29It's been well watered

00:12:31And this Celtic team

00:12:32Are more than capable

00:12:32Running away with the game

00:12:34I know that can happen

00:12:35Sometimes the other goalkeeper

00:12:36Can be outstanding

00:12:37And that's what St. Johnson

00:12:38Will be thinking

00:12:39We need to have a massive

00:12:40Massive performance

00:12:41To get anything from this game

00:12:42Brendan the usual Celtic

00:12:44Has always been built on

00:12:45The fact that you have to

00:12:46Have fast starts

00:12:47That means getting crosses

00:12:47In the box

00:12:48Shots

00:12:48If you have a defender

00:12:49When you have a first tackle

00:12:51You have a first header

00:12:51All the simple things

00:12:52Do them well

00:12:53Be positive on your first pass

00:12:55And if you have an opportunity

00:12:56To pass forward

00:12:56Pass forward

00:12:57Because other teams

00:12:58Cannot live in

00:12:59Prove that

00:13:00Blue Kilmanic away

00:13:01In the first 35-30 minutes

00:13:03Last week

00:13:03And that's what they're more than

00:13:04Capable in doing every week

00:13:05With the quality they have

00:13:06Is there a feeling Celtic

00:13:07Will dial in for this one

00:13:09And they'll show their class

00:13:11I think they've dialed in

00:13:12For everyone

00:13:13I know people say

00:13:14They switch off

00:13:14And get a little bit

00:13:15Complacent

00:13:16I've never seen that

00:13:17You don't get complacent

00:13:19At Celtic

00:13:20You know the rules

00:13:20At Celtic Football Club

00:13:21Is you have to win

00:13:22Every week

00:13:23You have to win

00:13:23Every trophy

00:13:24That's out there

00:13:25If you don't win a trophy

00:13:26And you lose any of them

00:13:27It's a disaster

00:13:28Especially nowadays

00:13:28And that is the big thing

00:13:30That these players

00:13:31They'll never be complacent

00:13:33Maybe have off days

00:13:34Like everyone else does

00:13:35But it's not down to

00:13:36The fact of being complacent

00:13:37They'll want more silver

00:13:38And more silver

00:13:39As you do as a professional footballer

00:13:41Nelson Johnston

00:13:42They are in the tunnel

00:13:43They're just waiting on

00:13:44The boys in green and white

00:13:45To join them

00:13:46The fans in the stadium

00:13:48All here

00:13:49It's definitely like a home game

00:13:51Peter

00:13:51It's green and white

00:13:52Almost everywhere you look

00:13:53And we'll hope

00:13:54It's a home game atmosphere

00:13:56For the Celts

00:13:57I think there's no doubt

00:13:58It's been said many times

00:14:00I'm delighted

00:14:00We've got as many tickets

00:14:02As we possibly can

00:14:03For this one

00:14:03I know the rules

00:14:04Whatever

00:14:05But it makes it such a great scene

00:14:07When you see the stadium fill

00:14:08And obviously want all these Celtic supporters

00:14:10From our side

00:14:11To be watching

00:14:12And praying that

00:14:13We're going to put in a performance

00:14:15On this great Easter day

00:14:16That it's going to be a special

00:14:18Special performance

00:14:19Well not to dampen the spirits

00:14:21But the last time we played here

00:14:22On Easter Sunday

00:14:23It was a defeat

00:14:24Peter

00:14:24But hopefully

00:14:25We'll put that to one side

00:14:27The players are in the tunnel

00:14:29And they're about to make their way

00:14:32Onto the pitch

00:14:33Aberdeen awaits

00:14:34The winner of these two

00:14:37Easter Sunday at Hamlet Park

00:15:01Where St Johnson face the task

00:15:03Of attempting to dethrone

00:15:05The holder Celtic

00:15:06In this Scottish gas

00:15:08Scottish

00:15:08Finally

00:15:11There's another treble

00:15:13And Celtic's missed

00:15:14In the near coming future

00:15:17Let's go back through the team

00:15:19In case you missed it

00:15:20In goal

00:15:20Is number 12

00:15:22Viljami Sinasawa

00:15:23Back four

00:15:24Of Alistair Johnston

00:15:25Cameron Carter-Vickers

00:15:26Liam Scales

00:15:27Greg Taylor

00:15:29And midfield of

00:15:30Callum McGregor

00:15:31Arna Engels

00:15:32And Rio Hattate

00:15:33And up front

00:15:34To forward

00:15:34The front three

00:15:35It's James Forrest

00:15:3631 goals

00:15:38The Magic Man

00:15:39Dies in Maeda

00:15:39And Adam Edahou

00:15:41Will remember

00:15:42His last Scottish Cup

00:15:44Match here

00:15:45At this stadium

00:15:46Peter

00:15:46He got the winner

00:15:47In the final

00:15:48And what a day that was

00:15:49That was brilliant

00:15:50Perfect timing as well

00:15:51You know

00:15:51Not a better way

00:15:52To win a cup final

00:15:53Near enough

00:15:53The last kick of the game

00:15:54And delighted for him

00:15:55So looking forward

00:15:57To this today

00:15:57And I hope

00:15:57Adam gets a few chances

00:15:59Because I think

00:16:00There's a big player

00:16:01In there

00:16:01I think he can score goals

00:16:02If you play his strength

00:16:03With getting balls

00:16:04In the box

00:16:04He's always between the sticks

00:16:06You play forward quickly

00:16:07Not many people can keep up

00:16:09With his pace and power

00:16:09He's just got to

00:16:10On his build up play

00:16:12He's just got his link play

00:16:13He's just got to get that

00:16:13Little bit better

00:16:14And I'm sure Brendan's

00:16:15Working on that

00:16:16With his staff constantly

00:16:17On the bench

00:16:18For Celtic

00:16:18It's Scott Bain

00:16:19Austin Trusty

00:16:20Jota

00:16:20Nicholas Coon

00:16:21Luke McCowan

00:16:22Jeffrey Shrock

00:16:23Palo Bernardo

00:16:24And Anthony Ralson

00:16:25So five substitutes

00:16:27As always Peter

00:16:27Change days

00:16:28From when you played

00:16:29At E Stadium

00:16:30When there was

00:16:32Maybe only one substitute

00:16:33But now there's five

00:16:34So it gives Celtic

00:16:35The chance to refresh it

00:16:36When they can

00:16:36Yeah

00:16:37Listen

00:16:38I'm a great believer

00:16:39That it used to be

00:16:41We all had the two substitutes

00:16:42And the manager's

00:16:42Never used them really

00:16:43Nowadays it's difficult

00:16:45And I think you've got to

00:16:45Take that into context

00:16:46With your forward players

00:16:47Because sometimes

00:16:48They're only playing

00:16:4960 minutes

00:16:50Or 30 minutes

00:16:51And people keep saying

00:16:51Oh he's only scored

00:16:5214 goals

00:16:53Talk about Adam

00:16:53He's only scored

00:16:5514 goals

00:16:56And I'm thinking

00:16:56Well if we put

00:16:57His minutes together

00:16:58It's not a bad ratio

00:16:59With the amount of minutes

00:17:00He's played in the game

00:17:01So hopefully today

00:17:03Him and the team

00:17:04Put in a special performance

00:17:05And get that victory

00:17:06And get to Hampden

00:17:06Well

00:17:08The scene is set

00:17:11Hampden awaits

00:17:12Who will be in the final

00:17:15With Aberdeen

00:17:16On the 24th of May

00:17:18Will it be Celtic

00:17:19Or the team from Perth

00:17:22St Johnston

00:17:23St Johnston will get the game

00:17:25Under way

00:17:27And they do

00:17:27Shooting from left to right

00:17:30In their traditional blue kit

00:17:32Celtic defending the east end

00:17:34Of the stadium

00:17:35In their traditional green and white hoops

00:17:37Cameron Carter-Vickers

00:17:39Gets an early touch

00:17:40St Johnston are going 4-4-2

00:17:44This afternoon

00:17:45But we suspect

00:17:45There will be a lot deeper than that

00:17:47As they try and deal

00:17:49With the attacking prowess

00:17:50That Celtic bring

00:17:52Carter-Vickers now on the ball

00:17:56Can hear the atmosphere

00:17:59Around the national stadium

00:18:00Celtic fans

00:18:02In fine voice

00:18:03On Easter Sunday

00:18:04As Carter-Vickers

00:18:09Scales

00:18:12Came on as a

00:18:14Half-time substitute

00:18:15The last time

00:18:16The team played here

00:18:17In the League Cup final

00:18:19Against Rangers

00:18:19And it was Rio Hattati's

00:18:21Favourite memory of the season

00:18:23So far

00:18:23But here's Callum McGregor

00:18:24With a chance

00:18:25Breaking the lines

00:18:26Is he going to shoot?

00:18:27It's McGregor

00:18:28It's blocked

00:18:29Here's James Forrest now

00:18:31A wonder goal

00:18:34In the semi-final

00:18:35Last year

00:18:36But he's blocked out

00:18:36Here's Johnson

00:18:38Keeping the ball alive

00:18:39For Celtic

00:18:40And the captain

00:18:42Just calms it down

00:18:44A little bit

00:18:44A goal on the opening round

00:18:48For Celtic

00:18:49Back in January

00:18:49Callum McGregor

00:18:50It just looked like

00:18:51He was shaping up

00:18:52For a shot there

00:18:53There's Greg Taylor

00:18:57Back in the squad

00:18:58Engles with a lot of space

00:19:00Looks to shape up

00:19:01For the shot

00:19:02It's well blocked

00:19:03Boris now

00:19:07Wants to go on the outside

00:19:09Ball comes in to the boxers

00:19:11Ida

00:19:11The ball comes in

00:19:12And it's saved by Andy Fisher

00:19:14But that's a really positive start

00:19:15To the game

00:19:16Peter Grant

00:19:16Yes it has

00:19:17We've got forward

00:19:17Well

00:19:18A good ball in from James

00:19:19At the back post

00:19:20I think Dyson maybe

00:19:21Actually heads it off the back

00:19:22Of Adameda's head here

00:19:23I'm just trying to think

00:19:25Who are you

00:19:26Yeah it looks as if

00:19:27Dyson's hit it off the back

00:19:28Of Adameda's head

00:19:29But a good ball in

00:19:29Celtic have started

00:19:30Very positive

00:19:31Obviously pressing

00:19:32It's DB Ferry St-Johnson

00:19:34They've taken that pressure

00:19:35Now when they get out

00:19:36Can we turn the ball over quickly

00:19:38Because I don't think

00:19:39They've settled into the system

00:19:40We're looking at it

00:19:40To think it's a back four

00:19:41All of a sudden

00:19:43It becomes a back six

00:19:44Because everybody just

00:19:45Drops back in

00:19:46So it's interesting

00:19:47To see if it's a three

00:19:47Or a back four

00:19:50They're playing

00:19:50Looks like Carey and Clark

00:19:52Are pushing up

00:19:53Quite close to Sidibe

00:19:54Yes

00:19:54So it is

00:19:55A bit of a jagged system

00:19:57But here Celtic on the ball

00:19:59With Hitate

00:20:00Scales rolls the ball

00:20:04You can see

00:20:05How slick the surface is

00:20:07Even despite the game

00:20:08Going to

00:20:08Extra time yesterday

00:20:10Aberdeen

00:20:11The late winner

00:20:13With

00:20:13O'Day Dabba

00:20:14Getting the big winner

00:20:15For the Dons

00:20:17You'll see that

00:20:19That's what he done well

00:20:21There

00:20:21He turned the ball in

00:20:22He didn't need to play it all

00:20:23First time

00:20:24At length to play better

00:20:25Maeda

00:20:26Sam Curtis for company

00:20:28He's well won back

00:20:29Here and this is the

00:20:30Moments where

00:20:31St Johnstone have to take

00:20:32Sidibe now

00:20:34And waits for service

00:20:36Graham Carey

00:20:38The former Celt

00:20:39He scored a fantastic goal

00:20:42At Livingston

00:20:43Maybe goal of the tournament

00:20:44Yeah we're disappointed

00:20:48With that cross

00:20:49We're not

00:20:49But here we're disappointed

00:20:50It was because

00:20:51A 1v1 in the box

00:20:52Here's Forrest

00:20:54Wanting to get it on

00:20:56To the left foot

00:20:57But here's Greg Taylor

00:20:58And that inverted

00:20:58Left back roll

00:20:59Engels

00:21:01Takes the ball in

00:21:02Looking for

00:21:03Ida

00:21:04Still alive here

00:21:05For Celtic

00:21:05But

00:21:06St Johnstone

00:21:07Now come away

00:21:08A chance again

00:21:10Sidibe on the run

00:21:11This should make its way

00:21:12Through to the Finnish

00:21:13Goalkeeper

00:21:13From Johnny Sinasalo

00:21:15He'll have memories

00:21:16Of playing here

00:21:17With the Finnish

00:21:18National team

00:21:19Yes he will

00:21:20He's done very well

00:21:21He's had important saves

00:21:22At important times in the game

00:21:23So

00:21:23Great credit to him

00:21:25Ida peels off his man

00:21:27Andy Fisher

00:21:28Has to be there

00:21:30He put in a fine performance

00:21:31In Perth

00:21:32The goalkeeper

00:21:32Six saves he made

00:21:34Against Celtic

00:21:34On the day

00:21:35A wonderful performance

00:21:37That got his team

00:21:38The win

00:21:39Off at McDermid Park

00:21:41A fine acquisition

00:21:43From Simo Valakari

00:21:45He's made a few

00:21:46Decent

00:21:46Decisions in the January

00:21:48One though

00:21:49Yes he has

00:21:50And he's got his team

00:21:50Playing

00:21:51I like the way his team

00:21:53Players are brave

00:21:53Against Celtic

00:21:54They mixed up

00:21:55They went long

00:21:55Under the front guys

00:21:56Now here's Forrest

00:21:58That's brilliant strength

00:21:59From James Forrest

00:22:00Can he get the goal

00:22:01That he really wants

00:22:02There's Forrest

00:22:03That deflects

00:22:04And then goes

00:22:04For a corner kick

00:22:05First corner of the game

00:22:07For Celtic

00:22:08Oh it's lucky

00:22:08Because it just

00:22:09I thought it was going

00:22:09To deflect right to Adam

00:22:11The media there

00:22:11Unfortunately just

00:22:13Skipped by the post

00:22:13Now Celtic

00:22:15Go shot

00:22:15With this one

00:22:16Atate

00:22:20Volkman back

00:22:24Into the box

00:22:25Five minutes

00:22:28Gone

00:22:28At the National

00:22:28Stadium

00:22:29Scales to Greg Taylor

00:22:36Fine performance

00:22:38Last week

00:22:39On the day

00:22:40His daughter

00:22:41Also debuted

00:22:41At Celtic Park

00:22:42Yes absolutely

00:22:44He's never let

00:22:46Celtic down

00:22:47Greg

00:22:47Here's Hitati

00:22:48Now

00:22:48His shape for the shot

00:22:50Looks like he might

00:22:52Have took a deflection

00:22:53But referee

00:22:54Callum Scott

00:22:55Points for a goal kick

00:22:56I just feel that

00:22:58Celtic have got

00:22:59All the momentum

00:23:00Here

00:23:00Peter

00:23:00I just hope

00:23:01They can take

00:23:01That early chance

00:23:02No they have

00:23:02They've got a problem

00:23:03Because they're trying

00:23:04To go man for man

00:23:05Actually

00:23:05And it leaves

00:23:06Atate

00:23:06Because they've

00:23:07Ended up with

00:23:08Three centre-backs

00:23:08No doubt

00:23:09Atate

00:23:09I'm surprised

00:23:10They didn't hit the target

00:23:11Because he's more than

00:23:12Capable with any foot

00:23:13But if he keeps

00:23:14Getting in their positions

00:23:15They're big problems

00:23:16For St. Johnson

00:23:17And the ball

00:23:21Going back into play

00:23:22Now with Andy Fisher

00:23:24Celtic clicked back

00:23:28Into possession

00:23:29The sun shining

00:23:33In Hamden

00:23:33We just hope

00:23:34If Celtic can get

00:23:35Back to the final

00:23:35It'll be a similar day

00:23:37In May

00:23:38Can he keep the ball in

00:23:43He does

00:23:43Good defending

00:23:45From Sam Curtis

00:23:46He'll have his hands

00:23:47Full

00:23:47This afternoon

00:23:48Dealing with the

00:23:4931 goal

00:23:50Player of Dyson

00:23:51Maeda

00:23:52Here's Atate

00:23:54Johnson

00:23:58Forrest

00:24:01Ever reliable

00:24:02But he's looking

00:24:03For that first goal

00:24:04Of the season

00:24:04He does in there

00:24:07Celtic looking

00:24:08To get back

00:24:09On possession

00:24:09Here's Forrest

00:24:10Jason Holt

00:24:13Defends well

00:24:14He does in there

00:24:15Pressing the ball

00:24:16But referee

00:24:17Callum Scott

00:24:18Blows for the foul

00:24:20Yeah he's unfortunate

00:24:21Yeah he's unfortunate

00:24:22He's just tried to

00:24:23Stop the ball

00:24:24The ball going up

00:24:24The pitch

00:24:25But he gets his foot

00:24:26And to be fair

00:24:27A lot of experience

00:24:28For Holt

00:24:28Puts his leg

00:24:29Across it

00:24:30And it's cut this

00:24:33As he tried to clear

00:24:33St. Johnson

00:24:38A unique position

00:24:39They've only been to

00:24:40Two Scottish Cup

00:24:41Finals in their history

00:24:42Won the Scottish Cup

00:24:44At Celtic Park

00:24:45Back in 2014

00:24:46In a game that

00:24:48Simon Donnelly can't

00:24:49Watch back

00:24:50Peter he was part of

00:24:50The management team

00:24:51For Dundee United

00:24:52That day

00:24:52I know

00:24:53I'll not mention it

00:24:54Simon

00:24:54Don't worry

00:24:55He won the Scottish Cup

00:25:00As well

00:25:01Back in 2021

00:25:02In an empty

00:25:04Empty stadium

00:25:06During the Covid pandemic

00:25:12Has he done out

00:25:15His control

00:25:17Just lets him down

00:25:19Yeah but it's the right ball

00:25:21I think we should do that more

00:25:22When Adamid is on the pitch

00:25:23I think sometimes

00:25:24We make that extra pass

00:25:25And that's the ball he wants

00:25:26We've seen him against

00:25:27Aston Villa

00:25:28When you play past

00:25:28He can run away from anybody

00:25:30He's got the pace and power

00:25:31It just skipped off the toughest

00:25:33The suffers

00:25:34Sorry

00:25:34Graham Carey

00:25:37Experienced midfielder

00:25:39Sven Sprangler

00:25:43The Austrian

00:25:44Moving to a more defensive role

00:25:47This afternoon

00:25:47A lot of possession now

00:25:53For St Johnston

00:25:54Sidibe

00:25:55Cameron Carther Vickers

00:25:56There but

00:25:57Adama Sidibe

00:25:58Is strong himself

00:25:59And that's a first corner kick

00:26:01For the St Johnston fans

00:26:03And that'll give the away side

00:26:04Something to hang their hopes on

00:26:06Yeah Sidibe does that well

00:26:08You know

00:26:08I was surprised

00:26:09Kirk didn't play along with him today

00:26:10And they've played Clark

00:26:11Not because of Clark's ability

00:26:12But I just think

00:26:13The way they played against Celtic

00:26:14They went forward very quickly

00:26:16And tried to use the pace

00:26:17And power of both

00:26:18So

00:26:19Carther Vickers

00:26:20Will know what he's up against

00:26:21A player today

00:26:21That will run him

00:26:22And physically

00:26:23He's very very strong

00:26:24No I called him the away team

00:26:26But they feel like the away team

00:26:27With his support

00:26:28It's a neutral venue

00:26:29Graham Carey

00:26:31Stands over this one

00:26:33This is what he's known for

00:26:36Carey

00:26:37His delivery with his left foot

00:26:38Good ball into the box

00:26:40Can he be dealt with?

00:26:42Scales stabs it away

00:26:43Former Rangers midfielder

00:26:46Jason Holt will pick that one up

00:26:48Liam Scales done well

00:26:50He gets the first header

00:26:50And the ball breaks

00:26:51And that can go anywhere

00:26:52But he get out again

00:26:53And get his clearance in

00:26:55And I think that's what

00:26:56Liam Scales does very well

00:26:57He predominantly gets first touch

00:26:59On the ball in both boxes

00:27:00Fisher clips the ball

00:27:02Back in play

00:27:04Strongly won by Taylor

00:27:06But

00:27:06St. Johnson have the ball back

00:27:08Cameron Carther Vickers now

00:27:13Just under ten minutes gone

00:27:18At the National Stadium

00:27:20St. Johnson now

00:27:21Celtic now

00:27:22I think Brendan's right there

00:27:30I'm just watching

00:27:31Brendan

00:27:31He's telling

00:27:32Mayer that he's

00:27:33Stay right on the touchline

00:27:33I think he should

00:27:34Because it

00:27:35Spreads their

00:27:36Backline

00:27:37And it gets him

00:27:381v1 against

00:27:39Predominantly a centre-back

00:27:40Out on the touchline

00:27:41If he goes too narrow

00:27:43And I think that's what happened

00:27:44See that's the one

00:27:46I think he runs too early

00:27:48Inside there

00:27:48And I think it could

00:27:49Cause them a problem

00:27:50If he stayed wide

00:27:51Received the ball

00:27:52And go and take him on

00:27:53He just breaks down

00:27:55A little bit for Celtic

00:27:56That's maybe the only ball

00:28:01He couldn't catch

00:28:02The king of the lost hope

00:28:06I think Brendan Rodgers

00:28:07Called him

00:28:08Yeah but it's brilliant

00:28:10What he does

00:28:10Because

00:28:11If the team's not playing

00:28:13Particularly well

00:28:13Or whatever

00:28:14And you want to spark

00:28:14The crowd or anything

00:28:15And the simple things

00:28:17He does

00:28:17The work ethic

00:28:18Along with his quality

00:28:19Is phenomenal

00:28:20And it sparks his teammates

00:28:21He must be a wonderful teammate

00:28:22Some pressure from Celtic

00:28:25Here's Kerry on the left foot

00:28:27Dinks the ball forward

00:28:28Sinisalo

00:28:31Shouldn't deal with that

00:28:32He does

00:28:33Here's Hatati

00:28:35Lovely cushion ball

00:28:36He was excellent last week

00:28:38What can the Japanese midfielder do again

00:28:40Here's Forrest

00:28:41McGregor with a better space

00:28:43It's Callum McGregor

00:28:44Saved by Fisher

00:28:47Good effort from the captain

00:28:49Yeah

00:28:50Callum's got seven from outside the box

00:28:53This season out of eight goals

00:28:54Is it

00:28:54Six out of seven

00:28:56He is looking for his tenth

00:28:57This season

00:28:58Next one will be his tenth

00:28:59Good effort

00:29:00It's unorthodox for the goalkeeper

00:29:07Because usually you say

00:29:08Get your knee behind it

00:29:08He's opened his legs

00:29:09Which is unorthodox

00:29:12You say for a goalkeeper

00:29:13Sinisalo

00:29:17To Cameron Carther Vickers

00:29:20Scales

00:29:29Scales

00:29:29And Ida now

00:29:32Pulls off

00:29:32Can he keep the ball in play?

00:29:36Goes for a Celtic throw

00:29:37Celtic look to

00:29:39Twist the screw a little bit

00:29:41Yeah I was surprised

00:29:43Adam never went

00:29:44Whipped at his left foot

00:29:45Maeda in the corner here

00:29:48On the near side

00:29:50It's scooped out

00:29:53Scales looks to get it back

00:29:55Towards the corner

00:29:56Goes for another Celtic throw

00:29:59You can see James Forrest

00:30:04Hangs a little bit wider

00:30:05On the opposite side

00:30:06Which leaves the space

00:30:07That Arnie Engles can run through

00:30:09And hopefully he can expose that

00:30:10Because I think they're trying to

00:30:11Man mark Arnie Engles

00:30:12Because they know

00:30:13He makes the elite runs

00:30:14Into the box

00:30:14Succession of throw-ins

00:30:18At the minute

00:30:19Towards the west side

00:30:23The Mount Florida

00:30:24At the end of the stadium

00:30:25Ida

00:30:26Holds up well

00:30:28Maeda is in there

00:30:29He'll be scooped out

00:30:31Looking for Sidibe

00:30:33Looks to be a good outball

00:30:36For St Johnston

00:30:36Well yeah

00:30:38That's one thing about him

00:30:39You know he'll put you under pressure

00:30:40If it's within his area

00:30:41He's more than capable

00:30:42You can see Clark's more

00:30:43Sitting in the area

00:30:45Where Callum is really

00:30:46Instead he's playing

00:30:46As a centre forward

00:30:47But you know Clark can finish

00:30:49If he arrives late in the box

00:30:50He's got a good finishing record

00:30:51Goal scorer at Dundee United

00:30:54Queen of the South

00:30:55And Rangers

00:30:56Nicky Clark

00:30:57Especially when Rangers

00:30:59Were in the lower leagues

00:31:01Any excuse to mention that

00:31:05Now goes for a foul

00:31:08And St Johnston

00:31:09Get the free kick

00:31:10It makes me feel older

00:31:12I played against his dad

00:31:13Quite a lot

00:31:14Celtic with the more

00:31:20Positive start

00:31:21For St Johnston

00:31:27Their strengths

00:31:28Peter

00:31:28They'll be looking for set pieces

00:31:30And just how Daniels

00:31:32Balladis scored at McDermott Park

00:31:34Straight off a Graham Carey free kick

00:31:36Yeah absolutely

00:31:37They'll look for that

00:31:38Or the ball in behind

00:31:38Quickly when Celtic are attacking

00:31:40Using the pace

00:31:41As you say Sidibe

00:31:42Ida gets a block in

00:31:46Sam Curtis

00:31:48Just hooks it on

00:31:49Graham scales

00:31:54Ida

00:31:58Johnston now

00:32:06Scales

00:32:12For Maeda

00:32:14Looks to go on the outside ball

00:32:18Into the box

00:32:19With his left foot

00:32:20It's headed away

00:32:21Forrest

00:32:23Touch

00:32:23And the shot goes wide

00:32:26Good effort again

00:32:28From James Forrest

00:32:29Looking for that

00:32:30First goal of the season

00:32:31Yes

00:32:32As you say

00:32:33It's the first time really

00:32:34We've got the 1v1

00:32:36In the wide area

00:32:36And Maeda gets the ball

00:32:37In the box

00:32:38We keep the ball alive

00:32:39James gets a good strike on it

00:32:40But it's just

00:32:40Getting away from goal

00:32:42But that's what you're wanting

00:32:44On the opposite side

00:32:45You want your opposite wide man

00:32:47In the box

00:32:47Pescher floats the ball

00:32:54Over the halfway line

00:32:55Carper Vickers

00:32:59McGregor

00:33:03Fantastic record

00:33:08Celtic have a fantastic record

00:33:09Here at the National Stadium

00:33:11Only one defeat here

00:33:14At the National Stadium

00:33:15Since the day

00:33:16Brendan Rodgers

00:33:17Walked into Celtic Park

00:33:19In his first spell

00:33:20And that defeat came

00:33:22Under Ange Foster

00:33:23In the Glasgow Derby

00:33:27Semi-final

00:33:28Three years ago now

00:33:29Can't remember that

00:33:3314 wins

00:33:35For the manager

00:33:36Out of 14

00:33:38Maeda

00:33:41Taylor

00:33:46Hattati

00:33:51Celtic working the ball

00:33:54Looking for that opening

00:33:57Hattati above space

00:34:00Engels

00:34:02Back to Johnston now

00:34:05Hattati to James Forrest

00:34:12Hattati into the box

00:34:16Hattati into the box

00:34:16It goes

00:34:17Just looking for the one

00:34:19Two

00:34:19With Arnly Engels

00:34:20Celtic have the ball back

00:34:21That's great pressing

00:34:22Johnston gets the ball

00:34:24Into the box

00:34:24It's cleared the way

00:34:25Once again

00:34:26And they look to try and get

00:34:29Adama Sidibe on the run

00:34:31And that should be a free kick

00:34:33To Celtic

00:34:34It is

00:34:34Referee

00:34:35Carl Scott

00:34:35Blows for the foul

00:34:36Yes

00:34:38Carter Vickers does very well

00:34:39Gets his body in front

00:34:40Doesn't allow Sidibe

00:34:41To get past him

00:34:42But

00:34:42Yet again

00:34:43That's what we're saying

00:34:44That St. Johnston are looking for

00:34:45That little bit of changeover

00:34:46And hopefully catch Celtic

00:34:48Slipping at the back

00:34:48In the 1v1 situation

00:34:50Lovely ball from Taylor

00:34:56Here's Maeda

00:34:56Ought to have done better

00:34:58There Dyson Maeda

00:34:59But Celtic have

00:35:00The corner kick

00:35:01Yes

00:35:01A fantastic ball for Greg Taylor

00:35:03Slipped in between

00:35:04You talk about him

00:35:05Keeping a little bit of wood

00:35:05Then the ball goes up

00:35:07The inside

00:35:07Brilliant

00:35:08The perfect execution

00:35:09By Greg Taylor

00:35:10And as you say

00:35:11The final ball could just have been better

00:35:12Angles

00:35:22Waits for the ball

00:35:24Oh the big guns are up

00:35:34Cameron Carter Vickers

00:35:35Liam Scales

00:35:36He does in there as well

00:35:37Angles delivery

00:35:41It's headed on

00:35:42There's a chance now

00:35:44For McGregor to pick his spot

00:35:46And the Hamden goal

00:35:46It's blocked

00:35:48It's out to Forrest

00:35:52And it's well defended

00:35:54And that's good play

00:36:00From St. Johnston

00:36:01Under pressure

00:36:01Mickey Clark now on the ball

00:36:03Point of experience

00:36:07In this St. Johnston team

00:36:08As well as youth

00:36:11Balakari has been

00:36:13Shrewd

00:36:14Listen you've got to give him credit

00:36:17Because he's got them

00:36:18Well organised

00:36:19But they don't just lump the ball

00:36:20Up the pitch

00:36:20They do go forward quickly

00:36:22When they need to

00:36:23They try and play

00:36:24Theirself out

00:36:25And sometimes that can be

00:36:26A problem for them

00:36:27Because Celtic are too good

00:36:28At winning the ball back

00:36:29And it's just making the right choices

00:36:31For St. Johnston

00:36:32We're hoping to take the chances

00:36:34It does look like

00:36:36St. Johnston may be relegated

00:36:38But they look like

00:36:39If they can get some

00:36:41Signings in place

00:36:42In the summer

00:36:43They'll be in a good

00:36:44Position to bounce back

00:36:46Right away

00:36:48In a very tough league

00:36:50Scales

00:36:52Looks for options

00:36:55Not much movement ahead of

00:36:56The defender at the minute

00:36:59It's back to

00:37:06Cameron Carter-Vickers

00:37:08Scales

00:37:14Taylor ahead

00:37:15He's got a lot of space

00:37:16A little pocket here

00:37:16Greg Taylor looks for Ida

00:37:18Scooped away once again

00:37:20Just breaking down

00:37:22At the last moment

00:37:22For Celtic

00:37:23Yeah it was

00:37:26I thought maybe

00:37:26Ademida should have done

00:37:27The double movement there

00:37:28I thought he should have

00:37:28Started behind the defender

00:37:30And then came in front of him

00:37:31On that particular occasion

00:37:32Because it was only ball

00:37:33Greg could play

00:37:33I thought he should have

00:37:35Came across the front

00:37:35But it made it easy

00:37:36For the defender

00:37:37To step in front of him

00:37:38Good play from Curtis

00:37:42Looking for the run

00:37:44Of Sidibe

00:37:45He's quick

00:37:46And it's

00:37:47And Asao

00:37:47Has got that one covered

00:37:49But yeah again

00:37:52That's the sort of ball

00:37:53That St. Johnston

00:37:54They'll be looking for

00:37:54They either get a long throw

00:37:56Bring all the big guys forward

00:37:57If they've not got the long throw

00:37:58You know you've got the quality

00:37:59Of Kerry

00:38:00Who can deliver from in this area

00:38:02Only played one game

00:38:05For Celtic

00:38:05Graeme Kerry

00:38:06It was a three each draw

00:38:08Not rapid VN

00:38:10I'm sure we were in the Celtic

00:38:11Backroom at the time

00:38:12Yes it was

00:38:13Yes

00:38:13No he was

00:38:14A young player at the time

00:38:15Very young player

00:38:16And Tony gave a few of the guys

00:38:17An opportunity

00:38:18And thankfully

00:38:20All went on

00:38:21And had some good careers

00:38:22The young boys

00:38:23I believe it was a stunning comeback

00:38:24That night in the snow

00:38:25Wasn't it?

00:38:26Yeah

00:38:26Was it 3-0 down?

00:38:273-0 yeah

00:38:28Son of Salo

00:38:34Scales on the ball

00:38:40Second successive start

00:38:43For Liam Scales

00:38:44Same as Greg Taylor

00:38:46Johnston

00:38:52Celtic will be patient

00:38:56They know

00:38:56What it takes

00:38:58On this stage

00:39:01How to get the job done

00:39:02I think what St Johnston

00:39:06Have done well

00:39:06They've tried to cut the spaces down

00:39:08And pressure the ball

00:39:09So it's become like a 4-5-1

00:39:11So as soon as the ball goes out

00:39:12And that's why I think

00:39:13It's imperative

00:39:14That we keep the width

00:39:15And pass it forward

00:39:16Quickly

00:39:17Because if you don't

00:39:18They're just quite happy

00:39:19To sit in there

00:39:19And suffer a little bit

00:39:20Without the ball

00:39:21Carter Vickers

00:39:26Ida come short

00:39:27Here is Adameda

00:39:31Taking that

00:39:32Pocket

00:39:33Does well

00:39:34Forrest

00:39:37Good stab

00:39:41To Rio Hattate

00:39:43Taylor now

00:39:46Gets the head up

00:39:47Gets the head up

00:39:47Looks for Maeda

00:39:4931 goals for the season

00:39:50Can he survive one here

00:39:51Ball comes in

00:39:52Headed away

00:39:54I think yet again

00:39:59You see who dies with Maeda

00:39:59When he isolates him

00:40:00Here he is again

00:40:02Maeda

00:40:03But there's a chance now

00:40:04A chance now Maeda

00:40:04Looks for Forrest

00:40:06It's just scooped away

00:40:07Once again

00:40:08Shout for a foul

00:40:14But not given

00:40:15Hattate does well

00:40:17And St. Johnston have

00:40:18The throw in

00:40:19Yeah but as I was speaking

00:40:21About there

00:40:21I think when Dajamira

00:40:22Gets a 1v1

00:40:23I think there's only

00:40:24One winner

00:40:24It's just a final ball

00:40:26They've got to get

00:40:27More midfield players

00:40:28In the box

00:40:29He does need to pass

00:40:29I thought Arne Engle

00:40:30Should have just run

00:40:31Straight and steady

00:40:31Across

00:40:32On that particular occasion

00:40:34Scales wins the header

00:40:40Hattate

00:40:41Tidy so far

00:40:42Still waiting on that

00:40:46First real big opportunity

00:40:48Celtic have the free kick

00:40:49A few

00:40:52Half chances

00:40:53McGregor are shot on target

00:40:55Doesn't really make

00:40:58The keeper work much

00:40:59Here's Forrest now

00:41:01Ball comes in

00:41:01That's a dangerous ball

00:41:03And goes for a corner kick

00:41:05To Celtic

00:41:06Just exactly

00:41:07They're saying

00:41:08If we keep the width

00:41:09And get the 1v1

00:41:10Situations with the guys

00:41:11I believe there's only

00:41:12Going to be one winner

00:41:13Celtic go shot

00:41:14As they always like to do

00:41:16Here's McGregor

00:41:16Here's the option

00:41:18Greg Taylor

00:41:18He lots of goal at Hampden

00:41:19He just pulled the shot

00:41:21Went for the pass

00:41:22It just looked like

00:41:27The chance was there

00:41:29For him to

00:41:29Shape up for the shot

00:41:31But Celtic still

00:41:31Have possession

00:41:32Yeah but if the pass

00:41:33Would have come off

00:41:34I agree

00:41:35He should have shot

00:41:36But if the pass

00:41:37Would have come off

00:41:37And said what a pass

00:41:38It was

00:41:38Because Hattate

00:41:39Was free

00:41:40With about 5 or 6 yards

00:41:41Inside the box

00:41:42Celtic looking to

00:41:45Put the pressure

00:41:46On again here

00:41:47And get the opening goal

00:41:49In the Scottish Cup

00:41:50Semi-final

00:41:51St. Johnston

00:41:56St. Johnston

00:41:57St. Johnston

00:41:57Not yet to concede

00:41:58In this tournament

00:41:59In this tournament

00:41:59All 1-0 victories

00:42:02On the road

00:42:03To Hampden

00:42:03Can Celtic

00:42:06Break the rear guard

00:42:08Is there a chink in

00:42:13The McDermott

00:42:14Park

00:42:15Armour

00:42:16Here's Capper

00:42:16Vickers

00:42:17Goes for goal

00:42:18He had a wonderful

00:42:20Effort last week

00:42:21Might very well end up

00:42:24Being goal of the season

00:42:25But he may not look back

00:42:26On that one

00:42:27I wish he did the curly

00:42:28Toe there again

00:42:29You know what I mean

00:42:29He said he did the curly

00:42:30Toe last week

00:42:31He could have done

00:42:31With a curly toe there

00:42:32He's going to hit it

00:42:33With the outside

00:42:34If he's not showing

00:42:35That confidence

00:42:35He did last week

00:42:36That's for sure

00:42:37He played it down

00:42:38A bit Peter

00:42:38I think he

00:42:39He actually didn't say

00:42:41He was trying to score

00:42:42But

00:42:42If the net wasn't there

00:42:44Last week

00:42:44There was nothing

00:42:45Stopping it

00:42:45Yeah

00:42:46Take them all

00:42:47I'd be saying

00:42:48No I tried it

00:42:49Don't worry about that

00:42:50Well

00:42:56Ball comes back in

00:42:5725 minutes gone

00:42:59Here at Hampden

00:43:00It's 0-0

00:43:02Between top of the league

00:43:04And bottom of the league

00:43:06And they might be

00:43:11Bottom of the league

00:43:12St Johnson

00:43:13But they really do

00:43:13Look united behind

00:43:14Their manager

00:43:15He's got a good way

00:43:17About him

00:43:18The way he speaks

00:43:18About the game

00:43:19He trusts his players

00:43:20To try and do

00:43:21What he wants

00:43:22And I think that's

00:43:22Important

00:43:23If he's looking for

00:43:23Something and they

00:43:24Make mistakes doing it

00:43:25He allows that

00:43:26But I think

00:43:28The one thing

00:43:28He has done

00:43:29With them

00:43:29He's mixed

00:43:29The way they play

00:43:30As I say

00:43:31They try and play

00:43:32Or they try and go along

00:43:33They don't

00:43:33And I think that's

00:43:34How he should play football

00:43:35There's no set

00:43:36Cut out that you've got

00:43:38To follow

00:43:39That's for sure

00:43:40And with the personnel

00:43:41And with the personnel

00:43:41And the players he's got

00:43:42I think it's the very best

00:43:43From them

00:43:43Here's skills

00:43:45Here's skills

00:43:45He's coming short

00:43:51In the build up there

00:43:53Something that he enjoys doing

00:43:56Around in his game

00:43:57It's not just about the goals

00:43:58Of course

00:44:02Celtic have the chance

00:44:03To clinch the title

00:44:04Next week

00:44:05Tan the dice

00:44:06It will be live

00:44:07On Celtic TV

00:44:08At least it saw

00:44:11A few title wins

00:44:12Over the years

00:44:12Hatati now

00:44:19Lovely play

00:44:20Hatati looks

00:44:21Farida in there

00:44:21Here's the chance

00:44:22For McGregor

00:44:23That was the moment

00:44:24Engels

00:44:25Goes for the shot

00:44:26And it's saved

00:44:27By Fischer

00:44:28Comfortable

00:44:29From the St. Johnson

00:44:31Goalkeeper

00:44:31In the end

00:44:32Yes I think

00:44:33He'd have given it off

00:44:34Because I think

00:44:34Adam Eder's in line

00:44:35With the goalkeeper

00:44:36Here

00:44:36As the ball's clearing

00:44:38You see him getting out

00:44:39To the front

00:44:40Of the goalkeeper

00:44:40There so

00:44:41There's a possibility

00:44:42But to be fair

00:44:45You see St. Johnson

00:44:46Are going out to the ball

00:44:47Very well

00:44:48They're clearing that space

00:44:49Leaving Celtic players in

00:44:50We just

00:44:52As I say

00:44:52As long as we don't get

00:44:53Anxious and play too narrow

00:44:55I think

00:44:56When we play too narrow

00:44:57That'll allow St. Johnson

00:44:58To press the ball

00:44:59To get the tackles

00:45:00To get the blocks in

00:45:01Once we spread them

00:45:02And leave them isolated

00:45:03Especially in the full back areas

00:45:04I think that's where

00:45:05We can get the joy from

00:45:06Now let's hope so

00:45:10Here's Liam Scales

00:45:11On the ball

00:45:11Key component of the Celtic

00:45:16Game as the central defender

00:45:18Seeing a lot of the ball

00:45:19Here's Hitate

00:45:22Brings the ball in

00:45:24Forrest is in there

00:45:25Wins the header

00:45:26And goes all the way through

00:45:28To Fisher

00:45:28Just waiting on that

00:45:32First big moment of the game

00:45:34Really

00:45:34Peter

00:45:35Yeah it's not the ball

00:45:36You're really expecting

00:45:37James to deal with

00:45:38You know

00:45:38A cross into the box

00:45:40Jumping with a

00:45:41A centre back

00:45:43Full back

00:45:43I think they're going to get the shot

00:45:46108 goals

00:45:48I don't know how many

00:45:49He's got with his head

00:45:51Yeah

00:45:51Exactly

00:45:53I suspect probably not more than

00:45:54Maybe 10 or 15 but

00:45:56I think that's a very very high number

00:45:58I do expect

00:45:59Just not let the game slow down

00:46:05Starting the game very quick

00:46:06Just can't let it slow down

00:46:08Because that will

00:46:08As I say yet again

00:46:09That will suit St. Johnson

00:46:10Allows them to get back into their shape

00:46:14Three wins in the last eight games

00:46:19St. Johnson

00:46:20It's a mixture on the form

00:46:21But obviously that

00:46:22One against Celtic

00:46:24Is the big shock

00:46:25And amongst all that

00:46:26There will be some anxiousness

00:46:30If Celtic do get dragged down

00:46:32Once again

00:46:34Listen we know

00:46:37More than capable

00:46:39With the players we have on the pitch

00:46:40There's absolutely no doubt of that

00:46:42But you know

00:46:43You're always setting up to play the 10

00:46:45It's making it really defensive

00:46:47And they're hoping that they're going to get away from it

00:46:50They're hoping they're going to put an understanding that

00:46:52They have to switch off

00:46:54So we have to be alert

00:46:56We have to play bright

00:46:57Because as long as they're in the game

00:46:59They will fight

00:47:00They will scratch

00:47:01They will tackle

00:47:01They will run

00:47:02But if you get that goal

00:47:03All of a sudden

00:47:04That changes everything for them

00:47:06The complexion of the game

00:47:07Throw in on the far side

00:47:11There's an off stand

00:47:14Maeda's going to close this one down

00:47:16Fisher has to be quick

00:47:17Goalkeepers in Scotland

00:47:20Should know by now

00:47:21When it comes to Dyson Maeda

00:47:23Here's Alistair Johnston now

00:47:26Engels

00:47:27Looks for the cutback

00:47:29But nobody's there

00:47:29Forrest wins the ball back

00:47:33And

00:47:34Look like

00:47:36Having gone to see the corner

00:47:37But it's been kept done

00:47:39Shout for a foul there

00:47:45Sidibe

00:47:45Again the out ball

00:47:47Scales has to head that out

00:47:48Again an opening

00:47:50Passage of play there

00:47:52Peter Engels

00:47:53Looks to hook the ball back

00:47:54Yeah

00:47:55I can understand the reason

00:47:56But

00:47:56Usually if that was James Forrest

00:47:58Going to the byline instead of Engels

00:47:59The opposite way

00:48:00I believe Engels would have been in that position

00:48:02Because Ademir has done well

00:48:03He's run to the front post

00:48:04He's dragged the two defenders

00:48:05To the front post

00:48:06And left out for a midfielder

00:48:07Arriving

00:48:08Unfortunately that's the role

00:48:09That Engels usually plays

00:48:10And it was him

00:48:11It was cutting the ball back

00:48:12I can see the reason why he's done

00:48:14What he did

00:48:15Scales now on the ball

00:48:25St. Johnson

00:48:27The joint most successful side in Scotland

00:48:31Since 2012

00:48:34Three trophies

00:48:35Done the cup double

00:48:36Here's Maeda now

00:48:38Opens up

00:48:39And it's again

00:48:40It's a comfortable save

00:48:41Down the throat

00:48:41Of Andy Fisher

00:48:43Just not quite

00:48:48Finding the corner

00:48:49For Dyson Maeda there

00:48:50No but yeah again

00:48:52He's got a lot of space

00:48:53Because he stays wider

00:48:54And it's a great overlap

00:48:56With Greg Taylor

00:48:57I think that's important

00:48:58Because then it creates

00:48:59The space for him

00:49:00That time Greg went

00:49:01On the outside

00:49:01Instead of the inside

00:49:02And

00:49:07Tartic

00:49:08Gives away

00:49:08The free kick

00:49:09That'll just give

00:49:12St. Johnston

00:49:13A bit of a breathe up

00:49:15A chance to

00:49:17Reset

00:49:18Yeah this is the one thing

00:49:20That Brendan will want to guard against

00:49:21Because he'll

00:49:22Not get frustrated

00:49:23And give silly set plays away

00:49:24Because as we know

00:49:26This is one of their strengths

00:49:27With Carey's delivery

00:49:28And the height that they have

00:49:29Carey lofts the ball in

00:49:34With his left foot

00:49:35Well won by Carter Vickers

00:49:36Tartic clears his lines

00:49:39It goes for

00:49:40St. Johnston

00:49:40Throw in

00:49:41Just over half an hour

00:49:44Gone

00:49:45The quick start

00:49:46That's

00:49:47Celtic

00:49:47And the fans

00:49:49May have

00:49:49Expected here

00:49:50At Hampden

00:49:51Hasn't quite came to fruition

00:49:52Yeah but you've got

00:49:54Your credit

00:49:54St. Johnston

00:49:55For that as well

00:49:56You know they've

00:49:56Had a shape to them

00:49:58It's a losing

00:49:58With a lot of bodies

00:49:59Round about the box

00:50:00As I say

00:50:00I just think

00:50:01We have to keep

00:50:01The width

00:50:02Like that

00:50:02Something like that

00:50:03Adam Eder

00:50:03Just getting a block in

00:50:04That can spark the game

00:50:06Completely

00:50:06That's great work for me

00:50:08Here's my Aether now

00:50:09Looking for some options

00:50:13Takes his time on it

00:50:14Dyson

00:50:15And his captain

00:50:17Callum McGregor

00:50:18Bit of room here

00:50:23For Ida

00:50:23Looks to find my Aether

00:50:25But he just

00:50:26Truckles away out

00:50:27For a goal kick

00:50:28Yeah he's done well

00:50:32In the first part

00:50:32But then I think

00:50:33He's got to be more

00:50:33Positive himself

00:50:34Because

00:50:35When he's getting

00:50:36In the area

00:50:36Turns

00:50:37And I think

00:50:38He should just

00:50:38Go and drive

00:50:39It's very difficult

00:50:39Ball

00:50:40To drop that

00:50:41Over that

00:50:41With only 18 yards

00:50:42You know

00:50:43The ball

00:50:44Is going to be

00:50:44Near an inch perfect

00:50:45I think he's got to

00:50:47Be more positive

00:50:48Than himself

00:50:48And go and try

00:50:49And get a shot away

00:50:49And be greedy

00:50:51Sometimes in a centre forward

00:50:52You have to be greedy

00:50:53It's great work

00:50:54From Johnston now

00:50:55Celtic on the front foot

00:50:56Here's Hattati

00:50:57Can he get his first goal

00:50:58At Hampden Park

00:50:59Here's McGregor

00:51:01Callum McGregor

00:51:03Who else

00:51:07But the captain

00:51:08He leads the way

00:51:10Celtic hit the front

00:51:11It's another goal

00:51:13For the captain

00:51:14And Celtic

00:51:16Are 1-0 up

00:51:17At Hampden Park

00:51:18That's a fantastic finish

00:51:20He's guided it in

00:51:21To the corner

00:51:22Great credit to Hattati

00:51:24He was coming across the box

00:51:26You think

00:51:26Is he going to have

00:51:27A strike at the ball

00:51:28You thought we'd lost

00:51:29Opportunity

00:51:30But Rio Hattati

00:51:31Made the right decision

00:51:32And all of a sudden

00:51:33You get the chance

00:51:34But Alistair Johnson

00:51:35Starts it

00:51:36Going to win

00:51:36In the first header

00:51:37Positive

00:51:38And as I say

00:51:39It's about making

00:51:39A good pass

00:51:41For James Forrest

00:51:42Into him

00:51:42Set off

00:51:43But then he just guides

00:51:44It takes his time

00:51:45A fantastic finish

00:51:47His tenth goal

00:51:49Of the season

00:51:50Callum McGregor

00:51:51Just when Celtic

00:51:53Were looking for that opener

00:51:54The captain stands up

00:51:56And takes his place

00:51:57It's Celtic 1

00:51:58St Johnston 0

00:52:00It's the first time

00:52:01Johnson have not really

00:52:03Got out to the ball

00:52:03They've put pressure on

00:52:04The ball

00:52:04And they've been punished

00:52:05But it all came

00:52:06As we say

00:52:06The goalkeeper under pressure

00:52:07Alistair Johnson

00:52:08Wins the header

00:52:09In the middle of the pitch

00:52:10And then Celtic

00:52:10Played with that little bit

00:52:11Of pace

00:52:12And you get the goal from it

00:52:14So

00:52:14Great to go in front

00:52:15That's for sure

00:52:16And he's got some

00:52:19Great memories

00:52:20At Hampden

00:52:21From when he was

00:52:22The understudy

00:52:24To Scott Brown

00:52:25He scored in the

00:52:26Double treble cup

00:52:27Final here

00:52:28He's also got

00:52:30Great memories

00:52:30Of lifting trophies

00:52:32He's never lost

00:52:33A final here

00:52:34It's

00:52:36Quite an incredible

00:52:37Start

00:52:38Quite an incredible

00:52:43Footballer

00:52:4474 goals

00:52:45For Celtic

00:52:45Over 500 appearances

00:52:47And here's Celtic

00:52:50Again now

00:52:50With Ida

00:52:51Powerful running

00:52:52Here's Maeda

00:52:54And that goes

00:52:56For a corner kick

00:52:56For Celtic

00:52:58Exactly what you're saying

00:52:59There's better

00:53:00We had

00:53:00I mean

00:53:00He's been

00:53:00He might be kind of

00:53:02Plastic quicker

00:53:03Out to

00:53:03Wider

00:53:03He made

00:53:04At the 1v1

00:53:04But

00:53:05At least he obtained

00:53:06The opportunity

00:53:06To turn and drive

00:53:07At them

00:53:08And he just runs

00:53:09Away from them

00:53:09He's too powerful

00:53:10For them all

00:53:10An Easter Sunday goal

00:53:16For the captain

00:53:17Celtic in front

00:53:19In the corner

00:53:22Can Celtic get

00:53:23A second goal

00:53:24That would really

00:53:25Delight the crowd here

00:53:27Engels

00:53:29Ball comes in

00:53:31Well defended

00:53:33Once again

00:53:33Maeda wins the header

00:53:34But it's cleared away

00:53:36Over the halfway line

00:53:37Sinasalo

00:53:40Pick this one up

00:53:41Here's the goal scorer

00:53:46Callum McGregor

00:53:48Having his best

00:53:53Goal scoring season

00:53:54Since 2019-20

00:53:56When he hit 13

00:53:57Plenty of games left

00:54:00For him to break that

00:54:02It's great numbers

00:54:08For a midfield player

00:54:09To get up there

00:54:10With the goals

00:54:10You know

00:54:10You lost Matt O'Reilly's

00:54:11Goals obviously

00:54:12Attachy getting a few

00:54:13Last week even

00:54:14Engels who knows

00:54:15He's more than capable

00:54:16Of getting goals

00:54:17So that's important

00:54:18Here he is again

00:54:19The captain

00:54:20Looks to slide it through

00:54:22Here's Maeda

00:54:22And he just has to

00:54:26Get in on the act

00:54:27Tyson Maeda

00:54:28The magic man

00:54:3032 goals

00:54:32And Celtic

00:54:35Double the lead

00:54:37In the hand and sun

00:54:38On Easter Sunday

00:54:39Yeah it all starts

00:54:40With great play

00:54:41In the middle of the pitch

00:54:41The ball goes in

00:54:42To Adam

00:54:42He takes his time

00:54:44And lays the ball off

00:54:46Into the path

00:54:47Of Callum McGregor

00:54:48And you're saying to yourself

00:54:49That's that third man one

00:54:50But it all comes

00:54:51With him taking the ball in

00:54:52Either

00:54:53So you see it

00:54:55In the middle of the pitch

00:54:55Great run with Callum

00:54:56He's going to play

00:54:57The first time

00:54:57He's onside

00:54:58And he gets his luck

00:55:00But yet again

00:55:02As I say

00:55:02It's keeping that width

00:55:03So he can run in between

00:55:04And a great finish

00:55:07Fantastic

00:55:09Just exactly

00:55:09How quickly the game changes

00:55:11And you know

00:55:12This team is more than capable

00:55:13Of that against anyone

00:55:14They weren't firing all cylinders

00:55:15As you say

00:55:16The goalkeeper's not had any

00:55:17Really saves to make

00:55:18But if you play fast

00:55:20And quick

00:55:20With this group of players

00:55:22You're going to be punished

00:55:23And just like that

00:55:25The game gets away

00:55:26From St Johnston

00:55:28Celtic show their class

00:55:32Instantly

00:55:33McGregor and Maeda

00:55:35As they did on

00:55:36The opening round

00:55:37Against Colmarnock

00:55:38Get on the score sheet

00:55:39A similar type finish

00:55:41For Dyson Maeda

00:55:43As he did against Colmarnock

00:55:45And that gets Celtic

00:55:47In a really comfortable position

00:55:49Now at Hampden Park

00:55:51That will delight the manager

00:55:54He'd be more delighted

00:55:58By the way Adam Eder

00:55:59Tain the ball in

00:55:59When Callum McGregor's made the run

00:56:01Four passes

00:56:02And all of a sudden

00:56:02The ball's in the back of the net

00:56:04Now all of a sudden

00:56:04This team's at their best

00:56:05When they play that way

00:56:06Hattate

00:56:09Carter Vickers

00:56:15And Celtic

00:56:17Get the third

00:56:19Before half time

00:56:21It's funny

00:56:25Because a couple of minutes ago

00:56:26We were saying at 0-0

00:56:27We've not really worked

00:56:27The goalkeeper

00:56:28All of a sudden

00:56:29They're two in front

00:56:30That's how quick the game

00:56:32Can change Peter

00:56:32As you said

00:56:33Absolutely

00:56:34Celtic fans

00:56:37In fine voice

00:56:38Around the stadium

00:56:38It's a home

00:56:44Away from home

00:56:45The national stadium

00:56:46So many fantastic memories

00:56:49In the stadium

00:56:50Over the last nine

00:56:51Or ten years

00:56:52Carter Vickers

00:57:01At Eder

00:57:04He's played really well

00:57:06Coming deep

00:57:07And shown for the ball

00:57:09Which is

00:57:09What you always want to see

00:57:11But the thing

00:57:14He's done better today

00:57:14He's retained it better

00:57:15He's taken that extra touch

00:57:17And he's been

00:57:19As I said

00:57:19Made sure

00:57:20The ball's been taken in

00:57:21And it's created

00:57:22Opportunities for the midfield

00:57:23To run off him

00:57:24Celtic went early

00:57:26With

00:57:27The free kick there

00:57:29But Calum Scott

00:57:30Wasn't quite ready

00:57:32He spoke

00:57:35Just before

00:57:36Maeda

00:57:36Hit the net

00:57:37Peter

00:57:37Another goal

00:57:39From midfield

00:57:39Thirty goals

00:57:41Between the midfield

00:57:41Three this season

00:57:42Ten

00:57:43A piece

00:57:44Ball comes into the box

00:57:45He does in there

00:57:46Andy Fisher

00:57:47Collects

00:57:48But that's a great

00:57:49Return from your midfield

00:57:50Isn't it

00:57:51Absolutely

00:57:51You have to

00:57:52Especially

00:57:52Nowadays

00:57:53When you play with one striker

00:57:54It's so so important

00:57:56That your midfield

00:57:57Get there

00:57:57You know

00:57:58Calum people say

00:57:59He plays as a deeper

00:58:00Sort of midfield player

00:58:01For the amount of goals

00:58:02He's had from that position

00:58:03It just shows you

00:58:03The rotation you have

00:58:04And it makes it difficult

00:58:06For St. John's

00:58:06Because if you try

00:58:07And man mark him

00:58:08Then all of a sudden

00:58:09Hitati goes and plays that role

00:58:11You know

00:58:11Engels drops

00:58:12Into that

00:58:13And Calum

00:58:13Finds himself somewhere else

00:58:14So it's very very difficult

00:58:15To play that tactic

00:58:16Against this team

00:58:17And it leaves spaces

00:58:18Sanisalo

00:58:20Has not really been worked

00:58:21This afternoon so far

00:58:24But he looks like

00:58:25An excellent understudy

00:58:26To Kasper Schmeichel

00:58:27And he'll have eyes

00:58:29On trying to keep this place

00:58:31Once Kasper Schmeichel

00:58:33Comes back to full fitness

00:58:34Near Scales

00:58:36Pushing forward

00:58:38Looks for his fellow countryman

00:58:41But

00:58:41Pass

00:58:42The route

00:58:42Was blocked

00:58:43Carter Vickers

00:58:50Celtic now

00:58:54Have all the cards

00:58:56St. John's

00:58:59If they want to make

00:59:00A third Scottish Cup final

00:59:02In their history

00:59:03They're going to have to come out

00:59:04And

00:59:04Take the cup holders on

00:59:07It's very difficult for him

00:59:13Because

00:59:13Obviously

00:59:14The manager will have said to him

00:59:15Keep in the game

00:59:16As long as we've possibly

00:59:17Go

00:59:17And keep it to one goal

00:59:18Even if it's one goal

00:59:19But once you make that error

00:59:21There's Maeda

00:59:22Always in there

00:59:25He's an absolute nuisance

00:59:27For defenders

00:59:28Carter Vickers now

00:59:35Celtic

00:59:37Get the ball back

00:59:40Maeda goes inside to Greg Taylor

00:59:44McGregor pushes it on

00:59:47To Carter Vickers

00:59:49He's going to try and keep this one alive

00:59:53And he does

00:59:54The linesman on the far side

00:59:57He's got his flag up

00:59:58And obviously that one

01:00:00He just trickled out

01:00:01Before he dug out there

01:00:02That's a shame

01:00:02Yeah he gave an up

01:00:04At the first one

01:00:04I didn't think it was a right pass

01:00:06Because I thought it was

01:00:07The distance was too small

01:00:09To try and play that pass

01:00:10But then when he went for it

01:00:12He thought

01:00:12What was he going to get there?

01:00:13And he was confident he did

01:00:15But he's in the good first half

01:00:17In the respect of that

01:00:18You know

01:00:18And it's been difficult

01:00:19Because we had a lot of bodies

01:00:20Running about him

01:00:21All comes back in

01:00:27As we approach half time

01:00:29Two goals for Celtic

01:00:35Within three minutes

01:00:37Cameron McGregor on the 34th

01:00:40And Dyson Maeda on the 37th

01:00:42Celtic

01:00:44Into this position

01:00:46Nasty one for Greg

01:00:50A hand in the face

01:00:51Yeah I do genuinely think

01:00:54It was an accident

01:00:55At first of all

01:00:56If it was an elbow

01:00:57You're thinking

01:00:58The boy could be in danger

01:00:59But you see it

01:00:59Run back again

01:01:00You have to jump

01:01:02You have to put your hands out

01:01:03McGregor

01:01:07I think a third goal

01:01:11Really would kill the tie

01:01:12It's already

01:01:13Probably hanging in the balance

01:01:15For St Johnston

01:01:17And Simo Valakari

01:01:18Well the one thing is

01:01:21They can't get up to the ball

01:01:23As quick as they were

01:01:23And that's what you do

01:01:24You suck the life from them

01:01:25And that's exactly what's happened

01:01:27And that's a lovely ball from Scales

01:01:28Hattati across goal

01:01:30And Ida gets his goal

01:01:32He scored the winner

01:01:35In the Scottish Cup final

01:01:36And he gets a goal

01:01:38This afternoon

01:01:39And he deserves that

01:01:41It's been a great performance

01:01:43It's Celtic 3

01:01:44To St Johnston now

01:01:45Brilliant play

01:01:47I thought Hattati

01:01:48Actually

01:01:48A little bit too long

01:01:50He put the ball across

01:01:51And Adam was going to go in front

01:01:52And be offside

01:01:53But it's a perfect ball across

01:01:55And I keep saying

01:01:55He gets in between the sticks

01:01:56If you give him service

01:01:57He will score goals

01:01:58It was really good play again

01:02:00You know

01:02:02So it's a great pass

01:02:03Great pass here

01:02:04Fantastic

01:02:05I think it was Liam Scales

01:02:06That plays it

01:02:07It's a wonderful pass

01:02:09Exactly what you want

01:02:14Your striker to be

01:02:15Great pass for Liam Scales

01:02:17Great time in Hattati

01:02:18There where you want

01:02:19Your striker to be

01:02:20In between the sticks

01:02:21Fantastic goal

01:02:2215 for the season

01:02:23For the Irishman

01:02:24And his performance

01:02:26Deserves

01:02:27The goal

01:02:28Celtic

01:02:29Are on easy street now

01:02:32And you'd hope

01:02:33They can't

01:02:35Surely

01:02:35Not book their place

01:02:37In the final from here

01:02:38I think I say

01:02:40He's going to book a taxi

01:02:41Easy

01:02:45Easy

01:02:45Here's Maeda

01:02:48Hattati

01:02:50It's opening up for Rio Hattati

01:02:53Still on the ball

01:02:54Maeda

01:02:57This is outstanding

01:03:03From Celtic

01:03:04They finish this second half

01:03:07With a flourish

01:03:08And Dyson Maeda

01:03:10Makes it two for him

01:03:13Four for Celtic

01:03:14And it's fantastic scenes

01:03:17At Hampden Park now

01:03:18Well listen

01:03:19I told you

01:03:20This team's more than capable of

01:03:22You know

01:03:22If you give them an opportunity

01:03:24You see St. John's

01:03:26Have made a couple of errors

01:03:27Slight errors

01:03:28We're under a little bit of pressure

01:03:29They give the ball away

01:03:30And then they just can't

01:03:31Make up the ground

01:03:32And to be fair

01:03:33He's done exactly

01:03:34The pressure's on the ball

01:03:36Look at the amount of Celtic boys

01:03:37Round about the ball

01:03:37He cuts inside

01:03:39You think he's lost his chance

01:03:40But then he just takes his swinger at it

01:03:42Mount of bodies

01:03:43You're in

01:03:44Hattati again involved

01:03:45But as you say

01:03:47Hit the target

01:03:48And that's what the confidence

01:03:49He's got

01:03:49With the amount of goals

01:03:50He's had so far

01:03:51He puts the pressure on

01:03:51Hattati wins it

01:03:52Sees him back up

01:03:54You think they're getting

01:03:54In each other's road

01:03:55Then he takes his touch

01:03:56You think he's lost him

01:03:57I bent him

01:03:58And then bang

01:03:58He's in the back of the net

01:03:5933 for the season

01:04:02For Maeda

01:04:037 in the Scottish Cup

01:04:05He's been ruthless

01:04:07In this competition

01:04:08He's been ruthless all season

01:04:10It's 4-0

01:04:12And he'll be thinking

01:04:13Of 4-0 himself

01:04:14When it comes to the goals

01:04:16Maeda

01:04:17And in a lot of ways

01:04:22St Johnstone now

01:04:23Are in damage limitations

01:04:24They don't want a humiliation

01:04:25Here at the National Stadium

01:04:27You'd better have made

01:04:28What was the minute of the first goal

01:04:29Was it 30 minutes or something?

01:04:31Well that's half time

01:04:32It's St Johnstone now

01:04:34Celtic 4 at Hampden Park

01:04:36The first goal came

01:04:38On the 34th minute

01:04:39Dyson Maeda got Celtic

01:04:41Or Callum McGregor sorry

01:04:42Got Celtic

01:04:43Into the lead

01:04:44Dyson Maeda quickly followed up

01:04:46On the 37th minute

01:04:47Then Adelmeda

01:04:49Got a goal

01:04:50On the 45th minute

01:04:51And only a minute later

01:04:52Dyson Maeda

01:04:53Added to it

01:04:54Peter

01:04:55Took about half an hour

01:04:56To get going

01:04:57But Celtic

01:04:58Pretty much now

01:04:59Are through to the Scottish Cup

01:05:01There's absolutely no doubt

01:05:02If that's by how many goals

01:05:04It's going to be

01:05:04And that's the one thing

01:05:05That Brendan will be reiterating

01:05:07Once he's in the door

01:05:08Let's go and try and

01:05:09I always think

01:05:10You go and try and punish

01:05:12The opposition

01:05:13Keep working as hard

01:05:14As you've done

01:05:14Get your opportunity

01:05:15And he'll be disappointed

01:05:16With certain aspects of the game

01:05:17Maybe think it was too slow

01:05:18At the start

01:05:19I felt

01:05:20If we could get the ball wider

01:05:21And I think

01:05:22You should have learnt that

01:05:22From the first game

01:05:23We played at St Johnstone

01:05:25A couple of weeks back

01:05:26Get it in the wide areas

01:05:27And what caused them problems

01:05:28And that's exactly what's happened

01:05:30Delighted for Ida

01:05:31Because I think his all-round game

01:05:32Has been very good today

01:05:33His link-up play's been excellent

01:05:34And obviously

01:05:35Your midfield getting goals

01:05:36Your forwards getting goals

01:05:37What else can you ask for?

01:05:39That's four now

01:05:40Let's take a little break

01:05:42From the action here

01:05:43At Hampden Park

01:05:44And take a trip down memory lane

01:05:46In the latest edition

01:05:47Of Classic Matches

01:05:48Here on the Scottish Cup

01:05:49Semi-final day

01:05:50We'll look back at moments

01:05:51Including against today's opposition

01:05:54St Johnstone

01:05:55Back in 2007

01:05:56A lot of space for Gary Caldwell

01:06:17To pick his pass

01:06:17The crossing towards Ryden

01:06:19Lennon now

01:06:20Outbackled in that midfield area

01:06:22By Martin Hardy

01:06:23Can this prove to be a platform for attack?

01:06:26It can

01:06:27Scotland onside

01:06:28He timed that one perfectly

01:06:29It is chasing Scotland for St Johnstone

01:06:31What a good block though that was

01:06:33And they just about combine

01:06:35The Celtic defenders and goalkeeper

01:06:37Certainly onside

01:06:40Stephen McManus trying to get up

01:06:42But he's a yard late

01:06:43I think Scotland should get a shot away earlier here

01:06:45James got his head to it

01:06:55Venegor of Heselink

01:06:56Real chance for the Dutchman

01:06:57And that is going to be a penalty kick

01:06:59And it could well be

01:07:00More trouble for Kevin Cuthbert as well

01:07:03Charlie Richmond the referee

01:07:04With another big decision to make here

01:07:07He's going to wait from the goal here

01:07:10But certainly looked a penalty

01:07:11Has enough contact there

01:07:14And Venegor of Heselink

01:07:15Going in full tilt

01:07:16Doesn't take enough a lot

01:07:17Venegor of Heselink

01:07:25Will take the penalty kick

01:07:27And just put Celtic in the lead

01:07:30Needed the help of the woodwork

01:07:31There's no go-to for the world

01:07:35Says that

01:07:36Takes the paint off the inside of the right hand post

01:07:39Perfect penalty

01:07:40Sheeran

01:07:45He's found Jason Scotland

01:07:47Already with one opportunity

01:07:50He wasn't able to take

01:07:51Big Jason Scotland

01:07:53Now that's an excellent ball into the box

01:07:54Hardy's made the move

01:07:56And it's in

01:07:57There is the equaliser

01:07:58The Celtic fan

01:08:00Martin Hardy

01:08:01Has done it for the Saints

01:08:03See him running in behind Paul Hartley

01:08:08There runs off Paul Hartley

01:08:09Had so much to do

01:08:11Ball seemed to be in there for an eternity

01:08:13And there's just not enough

01:08:14That Steven McManus can do

01:08:16Almost in the goal line here

01:08:18Desperately trying to get over his bar

01:08:21He's too deep

01:08:22Certainly can't blame McManus

01:08:25This is Scotland now

01:08:35Up front for St Johnstone

01:08:37McDonnell, he's done well

01:08:39He's certainly good

01:08:40Went up in the way

01:08:42Hoop does his goal

01:08:43I think he's happier on his race

01:08:46But he did well

01:08:46To shift it and get it short away

01:08:48Lee Naylor

01:08:50One of the trios of Celtic nominees

01:08:53For the Scottish Player of the Year

01:08:55Riordan

01:08:55Looking to really make mischief in there

01:08:58And he's done so

01:08:58Can't but got the luck

01:09:01And the rub of the green there

01:09:02I should have come

01:09:03He has to come for that

01:09:04He's got to come and take that

01:09:18Here's McGeady

01:09:19And Nakamura

01:09:20Riordan

01:09:23Stanich for company

01:09:25Aidan McGeady

01:09:29To take on Anderson

01:09:31Great work by McGeady

01:09:33And Cuthbert gets a touch

01:09:34To put it over

01:09:35Again it's McGeady at his very best

01:09:37And if you do get him into this kind of area

01:09:39He will get in behind for you

01:09:40Derek McInnes

01:09:43To deliver again

01:09:44James a late arrival in the penalty area

01:09:46It's down

01:09:46Jason Scotland

01:09:47Sheeran

01:09:48It's not far away

01:09:50I just wonder if after Boris

01:09:52Would have got across there

01:09:53Had that found the inside of the right hand post

01:09:55Nakamura

01:10:02That's fallen for Hartley

01:10:07Might have thought he was about to get his first goal for Celtic

01:10:12The pace in this ball here

01:10:16Does so well to get it out of his feet

01:10:18Practically with his left knee

01:10:19To get it out of his body here

01:10:21Nakamura's delivery

01:10:27It's awkward

01:10:28And it is in

01:10:29It is Van Finnegaard of Hessellink

01:10:32Who has done it for Celtic again

01:10:34His second of the match

01:10:35And the big boys lead

01:10:37In the semi-final

01:10:38Terrific pace in the ball then

01:10:40Here he is on his way

01:10:41Stanis doesn't see him coming

01:10:43And there's enough pace on the ball

01:10:45That he just has to help it onto the target

01:10:46No defender on the near post

01:10:49As Stanis goes out here

01:10:50I don't know whether a defender would have helped anyway

01:10:53Lovely little glance here from Vennegaard of Hessellink

01:10:56Celtic back in the driving seat

01:10:57He's got McGregor inside

01:11:10McGregor inside left channel

01:11:11He's got a bit of a roll with commission

01:11:12This time it's Armstrong

01:11:13Armstrong edge of the box curls it

01:11:14Oh it's just wide in the left hand post

01:11:17Poddingham at full stretch

01:11:18There was no back lift from Armstrong

01:11:19So close

01:11:20Well he was certainly desperate to put the ball on the back

01:11:22And I think he had in slipped and stumbled in the earlier incident

01:11:26And then he certainly had a wee shot at goal there

01:11:28That was ever so close

01:11:29That was inches wide

01:11:30Simonovic just over ten minutes gone

01:11:42At the National Stadium

01:11:43Still goalless between Celtic and Rangers

01:11:44As the ball's played over the top

01:11:46Looking for Dembele takes a good touch

01:11:47Rolls it back inside to McGregor

01:11:49McGregor side-footed

01:11:50Oh what a goal

01:11:51Callum McGregor

01:11:52A perfect finish

01:11:54Dembele the provider

01:11:55McGregor the goal scorer

01:11:571-0 Celtic

01:11:58Just nine minutes later than you hoped for Paul

01:12:00But the perfect start from Celtic

01:12:02Absolutely wonderful goal

01:12:04Great ball up to Dembele

01:12:06He will push through the two defenders

01:12:09Very static

01:12:10Keep ball from Mooseley it was

01:12:12Certainly onside

01:12:13Great support play from Callum McGregor

01:12:16And with all the confidence

01:12:18And composure

01:12:19Passed into the net

01:12:21Absolutely fantastic goal

01:12:23What a goal to open up

01:12:24This semi-final

01:12:26Oh that was absolutely wonderful

01:12:28There was

01:12:29It was precision rather than power

01:12:31But it was such awareness

01:12:32Yeah

01:12:33And no more than we deserve at this moment

01:12:35Paul

01:12:35Because we have certainly dominated

01:12:36We started on the front foot

01:12:38It's as good as a game

01:12:40We've started

01:12:40After a long long time

01:12:43And it certainly looks

01:12:44Hopefully we can go in for the kill now

01:12:46And another long throw in

01:12:53Warcon McGregor is just going to launch this one into the Celtic penalty area

01:12:56Fires up to the edge of the box

01:12:59It was Dodu who headed it on

01:13:01Not back

01:13:02Poyata tries to get a foot in

01:13:05And stabs it clear

01:13:06And suddenly Celtic on the counter attack

01:13:08Now down the right-hand side

01:13:09Roberts can play it on to Griffis

01:13:11Griffis

01:13:11He threw it into the box

01:13:13It's a chance for Griffis

01:13:14He's grounded

01:13:14Must be a penalty

01:13:15Yeah

01:13:17That's a clear penalty

01:13:22There's no argument there

01:13:23Surely it's a red card then

01:13:24No, I think the new rule is

01:13:27If they're punished with a penalty

01:13:29Then it's not a red card

01:13:30Well, it was wonderful play from Roberts

01:13:33It was counter-attacking football at his best

01:13:35He's getting nowhere near the ball

01:13:36He's taking Griffis

01:13:38Completely out of the game

01:13:38And that is as clear a penalty as you would like to see

01:13:41Sinclair steps forward

01:13:43And it's palmed off the post

01:13:46And into the back of the net

01:13:47Scott Sinclair

01:13:49It's 2-0

01:13:50And Celtic

01:13:51Look as if they're heading towards

01:13:53Another Hamden day at the end of May

01:13:55Well, it really played into our arms there

01:13:57We managed to win the ball in our own box

01:13:59A hit in the quick counter-attack

01:14:01You know, with the players we've got

01:14:03And the pace we've got

01:14:04Lee Griffis was certainly fouled by Tavernier

01:14:06And that was the correct decision by Wally Colum

01:14:09And thankfully, Scott Sinclair puts us 2-0 up

01:14:23Griffis has a chance

01:14:26Oh, it's a save from Bauding

01:14:27A wonderful touch from Griffis

01:14:29And I thought it was heading into the top corner

01:14:31That was a quality ball

01:14:33From the goalkeeper

01:14:35B Gordon

01:14:36And what a touch that was from Lee Griffis

01:14:38He couldn't hit it any better

01:14:39Sinclair slots it across to Lustig

01:14:44And suddenly Celtic on the attack

01:14:46Roberts is the option out wide

01:14:47Gives it to the Englishman

01:14:48He's up against Berman

01:14:49Remember, he's already booked

01:14:50He knocks it on to Lustig

01:14:51Lustig

01:14:51Edge of the box

01:14:53To Griffis

01:14:54Griffis

01:14:54Dummies it

01:14:55Still Griffis

01:14:57He's still onside

01:14:58Back to Roberts

01:14:59Roberts

01:14:59Schatz is saved

01:15:01At the near post

01:15:02Well, what a goal that would have been

01:15:04Patrick Roberts deserves a goal

01:15:06For his performance this afternoon

01:15:07And this is absolutely dominant

01:15:09Patrick Roberts with that chance

01:15:12Tom

01:15:12He's just

01:15:13He's been unplayable this afternoon

01:15:14We're three minutes away

01:15:18Just about from the Scottish Cup final

01:15:20That is, I think, of the usual

01:15:22Three minutes

01:15:24It's a chance for Rogic

01:15:27A chance to shoot

01:15:27Oh, it's off the post

01:15:29Goes behind

01:15:30Well, it was almost a wonderful end to the game there

01:15:33A powerful left foot shot from the Australian

01:15:35The post denies him

01:15:37And we are ten seconds away

01:15:41From another triumphant Celtic performance

01:15:44Remember, they've won three of the four games so far

01:15:47They're about to make that four out of five wins

01:15:49The referee puts his whistle to his mouth

01:15:51And Celtic are heading to the Scottish Cup final

01:15:54It has been dominant

01:15:56From start to finish

01:15:57There were only two goals

01:15:59But in truth, there was only one team in the park today

01:16:02And that was Celtic

01:16:03It was, quite simply

01:16:04The performance of champions

01:16:07Yeah, it was sheer class today

01:16:08And the level of performance

01:16:09A lot of people had questioned

01:16:10The aptitude

01:16:11Probably in the last game against them

01:16:13When they managed to get a draw

01:16:14But we put the stamp on

01:16:16In the game here today

01:16:17Right from the very first russell

01:16:19And there was a massive golf

01:16:20Really in class in today's game

01:16:22And as you say

01:16:23Just putting the proper stamp on

01:16:25You know, what will be

01:16:26Hopefully a fitting way to end the season

01:16:29By getting that third trophy

01:16:31Thank you

01:16:33We'll see you next time

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2015 04 20 - Celtic vs St Johnstone - Scottish Cup quarter final - 1st half

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