Aberdeen vs Celtic

2022 - 12 - 17

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Aberdeen 0-1 Celtic: Callum McGregor's late winner puts Ange ... (Sky Sports)

Callum McGregor returned from injury to fire Celtic nine points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership table as his late strike earned a 1-0 victory over ...

"We don't want to get frustrated against a low block, we stick to the structure. But we did well and have nothing to show for it." "We did well without McGregor but he's a fantastic footballer and we're super happy to get him back in the side. We frustrated them and hit them on the counter for large periods. I thought we were outstanding, committed and created a lot of chances. It was decided on a 25-yard strike at the end. It's easy to sit there and complain but the lads have the energy and the drive to dictate the tempo of the game. "We were disappointed at the end, to have contained Celtic until the 87th minute. It's a difficult place to come to and the goal came later than usual. There was one shot [for Aberdeen] right at the end, but we dominated the game. Kyogo Furuhashi then rounded the Dutch goalkeeper after being played in behind by McGregor, but Anthony Stewart was on the line to cut off his effort from a tight angle. For the second period, Postecoglou brought on Liel Abada for Daizen Maeda at half-time and the forward had an immediate impact.

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Detailed Celtic ratings as McGregor magics up magnificent match ... (The Celtic Way)

Giorgos Giakoumakis (Kyogo 72): The Greek striker was thrown on for the last 18 minutes to see if he could fashion a late winner. James Forrest (Jota 72): ...

He forced Roos into a save with his foot not long after and was a livewire, causing the Dons defence a headache when he came on including forced Roos into a late diving save. He was kept quiet in the first half and he missed an absolute sitter on 53 minutes when it was laid on a plate for him by Abada but he screwed wide of the target. Greg Taylor: Arguably Celtic's MVP in the first half of the season, the Scotland international at least tried to link the play with Jota as much as he could in the first half but was more often than not left frustrated as he was thwarted by a stubborn Reds defensive wall despite picking up some great positions. It was much more on point after the restart and he produced the pass of the match to release Abada, who squared it for Kyogo who somehow missed from a few yards out. He was barely seen in the entire second half either as the Reds failed to mount a serious attack. [Celtic](https://www.celticway.co.uk/) goalkeeper was a virtual spectator in the first half but looked totally unconvincing when he raced from his goal and attempted to punch clear on 43 minutes.

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