AIK Stockholm vs Celtic Live Blog: Scores and Updates
By Kade Kistner
FT: AIK 1-4 Celtic. Celtic looked fantastic today minus the first few minutes. Rangers better watch out Sunday. Momentum is on the Hoops side.
90+3′: GOALLLL!!!!! Morgan adds another. AIK 1-4 Hoops.
90′: Four-minutes of added time.
86′: GOALLLLL!!!!!! Jullien gets the goal! AIK 1-3 Celtic! First Celtic goal for Jullien. Easy as it comes.
84‘: Jullien takes another knock. We need him healthy for Rangers on Sunday.
82′: Free kick for AIK. Great save by Gordon again.
76′: SUBSTITUTION. Bayo comes in for Edouard.
71′: YELLOW CARD. Edouard is booked.
70′: SUBSTITUTION. Johnston comes off the pitch for Morgan.
66‘: AIK had another chance to add one to the scoreboard. Headed just high.
62′: SUBSTITUTION: AIK’s Bahoui is replaced by Hussein.
60′: One hour in. This game has become scrappy now that AIK has realized their shot at the Europa League Group Stage is becoming less and less likely.
57‘: James Forrest had a chance but could not convert it into another goal. Corner kick for Christie.
53′: YELLOW CARD. AIK’s Mets is booked for a foul on Christie.
51′: YELLOW CARD. An absolutely ridiculous booking of BOTH Edouard and Brown as well as AIK’s Adu.
50′: Celtic has started out the second half much more aggressively. Looking good so far.
47′: AIK’s Obasi comes incredibly close to tying the match up. Gordon made another incredible save.
46′: Back underway as AIK gets the second half started!
HT: AIK 1-2 Celtic.
Initial Thoughts:
AIK has looked aggressive and will not roll over. Defence has looked solid for Celtic despite Bolingoli being solely responsible for AIK’s one goal. James Forrest is amazing, and so is Mikey Johnston.
45’+1: Beautiful shot from Christie. AIK goalkeeper saved it. Corner kick earned and subsequently cleared by AIK.
40′: 5-minutes left in the half and now the Hoops look like the team to beat. The momentum has shifted since the Christie goal. Celtic alost has another chance to add another.
34′: GOALLLLLL!!! Ryan Christie scores off of an amazing assist from Mikey Johnston. Incredible. AIK 1-2 Celtic. UPDATE: It has been scored as an own goal from AIK goalkeeper Linner.
33′: GOAL. Larsson of AIK converts the penalty kick. AIK 1-1 Celtic.
33′: Bolingoli commits a foul inside the box. AIK get a penalty kick.
30′: YELLOW CARD. Nir Bitton is booked.
28′: Gordon makes a GREAT save. Still AIK 0-1 Celtic.
26‘: Attack after attack is being launched by AIK. Celtic has spent far more time on the defence this match.
25′: After 25-minutes, Hoops looks good, but AIK is being aggressive. They won’t go down without a fight.
20‘: AIK is really challenging the back line now that AJer is gone.
18′: AIK get a free kick from about 30-yards out from goal. Nothing comes of it.
16′: GOALLLLL!!!!! James Forrest has a BEAUTIFUL strike. It was an all important away goal. AIK 0-1 Celtic. 3-0 Aggregate for the Hoops.
15′: Ajer has exited the game with an injury. Ralston has taken his spot in the pitch.
13′: Ajer has taken a knock and the medical team are on the field to evaluate him.
11′: Dangerous AIK attack was thwarted by a great Christie challenge.
8′: YELLOW CARD. Bahoui of AIK is booked. Nasty attack on Jullien. Should have been a red card.
5‘: After the first five-minutes the Hoops has looked quite sloppy while AIK is playing to win.
2′: AIK ALMOST finds the back of the net. Hits the far left pole. Celtic got lucky.
6:02pm BST: Kickoff! Celtic gets us started!
Craig Gordon
Kris Ajer
Christopher Jullien
Nir Bitton
Boli Bolingoli
Scott Brown
Callum McGregor
James Forrest
Mikey Johnston
Ryan Christie
Odsonne Edouard
AIK STOCKHOLM XI
O. Linner
D. Granli
P. Karlsson
K. Mets
R. Lundstrom
S. Larsson
E. Adu
N. Bahoui
A. Saletros
C. Obasi
K. Sigporsson