Glasgow Cup
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Lennoxtown Training Centre

CELTIC… 6
(Davidson 4, 7, Dobbie 11, 15, Quinn 48, 73)

PARTICK THISTLE…3

Celtic FC B booked their place in the final of the Glasgow Cup final on Tuesday evening after running out 6-3 winners against Partick Thistle.

In what proved to be an entertaining night of action at Lennoxtown, doubles from Bruno Davidson, Lewis Dobbie and Ben Quinn sealed the victory for the young Hoops.

It was a particularly frantic opening 15 minutes of action , with six of the nine goals of the evening being scored inside the opening 22 minutes of the match.

The Celts made the best possible start to the game as Bruno Davidson opened the scoring after just four minutes with a well-taken left footed finish after picking up the ball inside the area.

It didn’t take long for the winger to add to his and Celtic’s tally either as, just three minutes later, he scored Celtic's second of the night.

Pouncing on a mistake at the back, Davidson slotted the ball home to hand the Bhoys a well-deserved early 2-0 advantage.

However, with their first chance of the evening Partick Thistle were quickly back in the game as they pulled one back.

That being said, Celtic soon restored their two-goal lead, with Lewis Dobbie scoring the first of his two goals of the night when he was on hand to anticipate a loose back pass to the goalkeeper, rounding the Thistle shot-stopper before slotting the ball home.

The forward soon joined Davidson by grabbing a quick-fire double of his own just beyond the 20-minute mark, turning home a well-worked move down the right hand side following some unselfish play by Daniel Cummings.

The young Hoops appeared to be cruising to the final of the Glasgow Cup after an emphatic performance inside the opening stages of the match.

However, the away side weren’t going to go down without a fight, and before the first half came to a close they were able to claw themselves back into proceedings, scoring to make it 4-3 heading into the break.

But, the end result never seemed to be in doubt as the Celts made a similar quick start to the second half, scoring inside three minutes of the restart.

This time, Ben Quinn was on hand to tuck a low finish underneath the on-rushing Thistle goalkeeper to hand the Bhoys a two-goal advantage once more.

And as the game entered the closing stages, the winger added a further goal to make it 6-3, producing a lovely dinked effort into the back of the net after latching on to a well-weighted pass over the top.

A nine goal thriller at Lennoxtown would see the young Hoops book their place in the Glasgow Cup final next month.

The Bhoys will soon discover who they face in the final, with either Rangers or Queen's Park lying in wait. For now, though, the focus will go into the final Lowland League match of the campaign as Stephen McManus’ side travel to take on Tranent this Saturday.

CELTIC: Morrison, Donovan (Kyle 61), Mackenzie, Robertson, Agbaire, Ure, Davidson, Bonnar (McArdle 78), Cummings (Osagie 83), Dobbie (Turley 61), Quinn (Jackson Luyeye 78).
Subs: McLean, Bonetig

Six of the best as young Celts book place in Glasgow Cup final