City of Glasgow Cup
Wednesday March 9, 2022
Penny Cars Stadium, Airdrie

CELTIC… 5
(Kenny 31, Dembele 32, 78, Johnston 48, Dawson 89)

PARTICK THISTLE… 0

The Celtic B team produced a stylish performance to beat Partick Thistle 5-0 today (Wednesday), with Karamoko Dembele netting twice for the Hoops and both Mikey Johsnton and Johnny Kenny also amongst the scorers.

While there was a slow start to the game, it was Tommy McIntyre’s side who started to take control, with Owen Moffat and Mikey Johnston linking up well on the left flank.

And just after the half-hour mark, Celtic delivered a double blow to Thistle when first Johnny Kenny pounced on a rebound after the Thistle keeper had saved Dembele’s effort. Barely 60 seconds later, it was 2-0 to the Hoops as Dembele latched on to a Johnston pass before firing his shot into the net.

Celtic had the ball in the net again before the break, but Dane Murray’s header from a Makenzie Carse free-kick was ruled out for offside.

However, it only took the Hoops three minutes into the second half to extend their lead when Johnston curled a superb shot into the corner of the net, leaving the Thistle goalkeeper with no chance.

With 12 minutes of the match remaining, Dembele grabbed his second goal of the game when he fired a shot over the keeper from the edge of the box.

And in the last minute, Joey Dawson made it 5-0 following good work from substitute, Rocco Vata, who drove into the box before squaring it for the striker to score. The result has secured Celtic's place in the semi-final of the competition.

CELTIC: Oluwayemi, Dede, Paterson (MacKenzie), Corr, Murray, Carse, Dembele (Doak), Letsosa (Ure), Kenny (Dawson), Moffat, Johnston (Vata).
Subs: Lawal, Maclean, MacKenzie, Ure, Dawson, Vata, Doak.

Dembele double helps Hoops sink Thistle in five-star display