UEFA Champions League Qualifying

Celtic vs Kairat Almaty, 2025-26 UEFA Champions League Qualifying, Playoff Round

· 1st Leg
Celtic
FT
0 - 0
1st Leg
Kairat Almaty

Celtic stumble to draw with Kairat Almaty in UCL playoff first-leg

Celtic still have plenty of work to do to reach the Champions League after drawing a blank in the first leg of their play-off against Kairat Almaty at Parkhead.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Corner,Kairat. Conceded by Daizen Maeda.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Edmilson (Kairat) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Valeri Gromyko with a cross.
  • 3': Corner,Kairat. Conceded by Kieran Tierney.
  • 5': Foul by Callum McGregor (Celtic).
  • 5': Jorginho (Kairat) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Daizen Maeda (Celtic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 6': Foul by Aleksandr Martynovich (Kairat).
  • 6': Aleksandr Martynovich (Kairat) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 8': Corner,Celtic. Conceded by Aleksandr Mrynskiy.
  • 9': Corner,Celtic. Conceded by Edmilson.
  • 10': Foul by Alistair Johnston (Celtic).
  • 10': Jorginho (Kairat) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Edmilson (Kairat) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dastan Satpaev with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 11': Offside, Kairat. Aleksandr Martynovich is caught offside.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Jorginho (Kairat) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edmilson.
  • 19': Aleksandr Martynovich (Kairat) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Adam Idah (Celtic).
  • 26': Callum McGregor (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 27': Hand ball by Aleksandr Mrynskiy (Kairat).
  • 27': Erkin Tapalov (Kairat) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by James Forrest (Celtic).
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Callum McGregor (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 29': Corner,Celtic. Conceded by Jorginho.
  • 30': Corner,Celtic. Conceded by Dan Glazer.
  • 31': Dan Glazer (Kairat) is shown the yellow card.
  • 31': Kieran Tierney (Celtic) is shown the yellow card.
  • 32': Delay in match because of an injury Alistair Johnston (Celtic).
  • 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 35': Substitution, Celtic. Anthony Ralston replaces Alistair Johnston because of an injury.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Ofri Arad (Kairat) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dastan Satpaev.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Nygren (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James Forrest.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Jorginho (Kairat) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dastan Satpaev.
  • 41': Foul by Erkin Tapalov (Kairat).
  • 41': James Forrest (Celtic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 44': Corner,Celtic. Conceded by Ofri Arad.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Liam Scales (Celtic) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Benjamin Nygren with a cross following a corner.
  • 44': Corner,Celtic. Conceded by Aleksandr Martynovich.
  • 45': Foul by Reo Hatate (Celtic).
  • 45': Valeri Gromyko (Kairat) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Jorginho (Kairat).
  • 45'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Celtic 0, Kairat 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Celtic 0, Kairat 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Celtic. Yang Hyun-Jun replaces Adam Idah.
  • 46': Attempt saved. James Forrest (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Aleksandr Zarutskiy (Kairat). Assisted by Yang Hyun-Jun.
  • 46': Corner,Celtic. Conceded by Aleksandr Mrynskiy.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Nygren with a cross.
  • 48': Hand ball by Yang Hyun-Jun (Celtic).
  • 49': Corner,Celtic. Conceded by Ofri Arad.
  • 51': Foul by Reo Hatate (Celtic).
  • 51': Valeri Gromyko (Kairat) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Valeri Gromyko (Kairat).
  • 52': Kieran Tierney (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Callum McGregor (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Edmilson (Kairat).
  • 55': Attempt missed. Ofri Arad (Kairat) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 56': Corner,Celtic. Conceded by Erkin Tapalov.
  • 57': Corner,Celtic. Conceded by Dastan Satpaev.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Liam Scales (Celtic) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Nygren with a cross.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Edmilson (Kairat) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is just a bit too high.
  • 59': Hand ball by Reo Hatate (Celtic).
  • 61': Corner,Celtic. Conceded by Egor Sorokin.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Reo Hatate (Celtic) header from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Aleksandr Zarutskiy (Kairat).
  • 61': Delay in match because of an injury Edmilson (Kairat).
  • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 63': Foul by Valeri Gromyko (Kairat).
  • 63': Kieran Tierney (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Corner,Celtic. Conceded by Erkin Tapalov.
  • 66': Erkin Tapalov (Kairat) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic).
  • 69': Anthony Ralston (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Dastan Satpaev (Kairat).
  • 70': Substitution, Celtic. Arne Engels replaces James Forrest.
  • 70': Corner,Celtic. Conceded by Aleksandr Martynovich.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Liam Scales (Celtic) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Arne Engels with a cross following a corner.
  • 72': Delay in match because of an injury Aleksandr Zarutskiy (Kairat).
  • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 75': Substitution, Kairat. Temirlan Anarbekov replaces Aleksandr Zarutskiy because of an injury.
  • 76': Substitution, Celtic. Auston Trusty replaces Kieran Tierney.
  • 77': Substitution, Celtic. Shin Yamada replaces Benjamin Nygren.
  • 78': Offside, Kairat. Valeri Gromyko is caught offside.
  • 79': Foul by Liam Scales (Celtic).
  • 79': Valeri Gromyko (Kairat) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Corner,Celtic. Conceded by Egor Sorokin.
  • 83': Substitution, Kairat. Ricardinho replaces Edmilson.
  • 83': Corner,Kairat. Conceded by Auston Trusty.
  • 85': Corner,Celtic. Conceded by Ofri Arad.
  • 87': Delay in match because of an injury Temirlan Anarbekov (Kairat).
  • 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Ricardinho (Kairat) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aleksandr Mrynskiy with a cross.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 10 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Callum McGregor (Celtic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Erkin Tapalov (Kairat).
  • 90'+3': Foul by Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic).
  • 90'+3': Jorginho (Kairat) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Yang Hyun-Jun (Celtic).
  • 90'+5': Jorginho (Kairat) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Reo Hatate (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+7': Attempt saved. Daizen Maeda (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Temirlan Anarbekov (Kairat).
  • 90'+7': Delay in match because of an injury Ofri Arad (Kairat).
  • 90'+8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+8': Offside, Kairat. Ricardinho is caught offside.
  • 90'+10': Anthony Ralston (Celtic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+10': Foul by Dastan Satpaev (Kairat).
  • 90'+10': Dastan Satpaev (Kairat) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+11': Attempt missed. Liam Scales (Celtic) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Arne Engels with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+11': Second Half ends, Celtic 0, Kairat 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Celtic 0, Kairat 0.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 12
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 15
3 Saves 0
25 Possession 75
8 SHOTS 11
0 ON GOAL 3
0.0 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
143 Accurate Passes 609
228 Passes 696
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 9
9 Crosses 31
0.3 Cross % 0.3
67 Long Balls 19
17 Accurate Long Balls 9
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 5
11 Effective Tackles 5
16 Tackles 10
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
19 Interceptions 4
37 Effective Clearances 23
37 Clearances 23

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League Qualifying

Venue: Celtic Park
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 56,182

Line-Ups

CEL Celtic (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Kasper Schmeichel (GK)
5 Liam Scales
20 Cameron Carter-Vickers
63 Kieran Tierney Yellow Card
2 Alistair Johnston
42 Callum McGregor Yellow Card
41 Reo Hatate
8 Benjamin Nygren
9 Adam Idah
38 Daizen Maeda
49 James Forrest
Celtic Substitutes:
Jahmai Simpson-Pusey, Auston Trusty, Anthony Ralston, Arne Engels, Dane Murray, Yang Hyun-Jun, Viljami Sinisalo, Paulo Bernardo, Callum Osmand, Shin Yamada, Johnny Kenny, Luke McCowan.

KAI Kairat Almaty (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Aleksandr Zarutskiy (GK)
80 Egor Sorokin
14 Alyaksandr Martynovich Yellow Card
20 Erkin Tapalov
24 Aleksandr Mrynskiy
7 Jorginho
18 Dan Glazer Yellow Card
15 Ofri Arad
26 Edmilson
9 Dastan Satpaev Yellow Card
55 Valeri Gromyko
Kairat Almaty Substitutes:
Ramazan Bagdat, Ricardinho, Olzhas Baybek, Damir Kasabulat, Lev Kurgin, Aleksandr Shirobokov, Adilet Sadybekov, Luka Gadrani, Temirlan Anarbekov, Jug Stanojev, Sherkhan Kalmurza.

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