Scottish Lowland League
Victoria Park, Innerleithen
Saturday, August 14, 2021

VALE OF LEITHEN…0

CELTIC B…10
(Moffat 5, Dawson 2, Carse, Lawal, Vata)

A crowd of over 200 at Victoria Park saw a young Celtic B side produce an excellent performance to score 10 goals without reply against Vale of Leithen, with Owen Moffat scoring five of the goals.

Celtic took control of the match from the first whistle and carved a number of openings inside the first 10 minutes, with the Vale of Leithen dealing comfortably with a couple of shots from outside the area.

However, in the space of 60 seconds, the Hoops were 2-0 ahead, with Joey Dawson scoring both of them following almost identical moves.

The first followed good play down the left involving Brodie Paterson and Owen Moffat, with the latter setting up Ben Wylie. His shot was saved but Dawson was on hand to slot the ball home.

Barely had Vale of Leithen had time to regroup before they conceded another. Again, the attack came down the left, with Dawson bundling the ball in from a yard out after it was fired into the area.

The Celtic B team were looking dangerous every time they attacked, and Moffat was denied by the goalkeeper on the edge of the area after being put through on goal.

But on 17 minutes, the Hoops made it 3-0. This time, Dawson was the provider, sliding the ball into the path of Mackenzie Carse, and the midfielder steered the ball beyond the keeper with the outside of his right foot.

Six minutes later, it was 4-0. This time Wylie and Moffat worked a clever short shorter, with the latter firing the ball into the path of captain, Bosun Lawal, who fired a first-time shot into the net from eight yards out.

And Moffat completed the first-half scoring just after the half-hour mark. Rocco Vata and Benny Jackson-Luyeye combined well down the right flank, with Jackson-Luyeye racing into the box and cutting it across the six-yard box for Moffat to finish.

There was even time for Dawson to get the ball into the net again on 37 minutes, but he was denied a first-half hat-trick by the assistant referee’s flag.

Into the second half and the Hoops continued with their attacking intent, though it took until the hour mark for Celtic to score.

That came through Moffat, following good build-up play involving Carse and Wylie. Dane Murray then came close with a shot from the edge of the area which was well saved before Celtic made it a magnificent seven.

Rocco Vata was set up by substitute Bruno Davidson on 73 minutes, and when his shot came back off the post, Moffat was first to react, firing it home for his hat-trick.

Four minutes later, Vata made it 8-0, scoring after Moffat’s effort had been saved.

Tommy McIntyre’s side managed to scored two more goals inside the last 10 minutes to get to double figures, with Owen Moffat scoring both of them, the latter from a header after his initial shot had been saved.

The young Hoops now turn their attentions to Tuesday night and an away game against Civil Service Strollers, and they will go into the game full of confidence following their emphatic 10-0 win over Vale of Leithen today.

CELTIC: Olumwayemi, Jackson, Lawal, Murray, Paterson, Murphy (Deane 64), Carse (Letsosa 64) , Wylie, Vata, Dawson (Davidson 56), Moffat.
Subs: Mullen, Robertson

It's a perfect 10 as super Celts sink Vale of Leithen