23 fouls
The two domestic Champions in Group F clashed last night at Celtic Park in Glasgow.
Celtic versus FC Copenhagen was the first time that the two sides had faced each other. Celtic had met Danish opposition in eight previous UEFA matches, never suffering defeat and winning six of the games.
Copenhagen had yet to be defeated in Scotland after two previous visits that brought them a draw, against Rangers and a victory, against Aberdeen.
After enjoying some great Champions League nights at Celtic Park the noise and enthusiasm that was coming from the away support up to an hour before kick off gave us the hope that we were to enjoy another exciting evening of European football.
It took only 4 minutes for the Danes to show us what type of evening we were in for.
Tobias Linderoth halted the flow of play with a foul on Neil Lennon, this was the first of a further 22 fouls that we saw during the game.
Amazingly the referee for the evening, Florian Meyer, felt that none of these 23 fouls were warrant a booking, even though 5 were committed by Marcus Allback alone.
It was obvious that the Danes had come to Glasgow to grind out a point and the constant fouling was meant to break up the flow of play and maybe frustrate the Celtic players into lashing back. Remember Copenhagen did not even have a shot at goal in the first 65 minutes.
Thankfully Kenny Miller’s 36th minute penalty meant that the game plan by Copenhagen went un-rewarded.
Celtic versus FC Copenhagen was the first time that the two sides had faced each other. Celtic had met Danish opposition in eight previous UEFA matches, never suffering defeat and winning six of the games.
Copenhagen had yet to be defeated in Scotland after two previous visits that brought them a draw, against Rangers and a victory, against Aberdeen.
After enjoying some great Champions League nights at Celtic Park the noise and enthusiasm that was coming from the away support up to an hour before kick off gave us the hope that we were to enjoy another exciting evening of European football.
It took only 4 minutes for the Danes to show us what type of evening we were in for.
Tobias Linderoth halted the flow of play with a foul on Neil Lennon, this was the first of a further 22 fouls that we saw during the game.
Amazingly the referee for the evening, Florian Meyer, felt that none of these 23 fouls were warrant a booking, even though 5 were committed by Marcus Allback alone.
It was obvious that the Danes had come to Glasgow to grind out a point and the constant fouling was meant to break up the flow of play and maybe frustrate the Celtic players into lashing back. Remember Copenhagen did not even have a shot at goal in the first 65 minutes.
Thankfully Kenny Miller’s 36th minute penalty meant that the game plan by Copenhagen went un-rewarded.
