Match report
Celtic vs FC Astana — the facts
Celtic beat FC Astana 2–1 (half-time 1–0).
Celtic met FC Astana in the UEFA Champions League (3rd Qualifying Round). Kick-off was Wednesday, 3 August 2016, 18:45 UTC at Celtic Park. Referee: Istvan Kovacs.
Team pages: Celtic · FC Astana · UEFA Champions League
Key moments
- 45+3' Goal (penalty): Leigh Griffiths — 1–0
- 62' Goal: Agim Ibraimi — 1–1
- 90' Red card: Dmitriy Shomko
- 90' Red card: Igor Shitov
- 90+2' Goal (penalty): Moussa Dembélé — 2–1
Starting line-ups
Celtic
- 1 Craig Gordon
- 23 Mikael Lustig
- 34 Eoghan O'Connell
- 22 Saidy Janko
- 63 Kieran Tierney
- 8 S. Brown
- 49 James Forrest
- 14 Stuart Armstrong
- 42 Callum McGregor
- 27 Patrick Roberts
- 9 Leigh Griffiths
FC Astana
- 1 N. Erić
- 27 Y. Logvinenko
- 5 Marin Aničić
- 14 I. Shitov
- 77 Dmitriy Shomko
- 15 Abzal Beisebekov
- 13 A. Nurgaliev
- 88 R. Cañas
- 7 Serikzhan Muzhikov
- 30 J. Kabananga
- 23 Patrick Twumasi
About this match
On this page: the Celtic vs FC Astana final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Champions League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Celtic and FC Astana team pages or the UEFA Champions League page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Celtic vs FC Astana?
Celtic beat FC Astana 2–1 (half-time 1–0).
›Who scored in Celtic vs FC Astana?
Leigh Griffiths (45+3') (penalty) for Celtic; Agim Ibraimi (62') for FC Astana; Moussa Dembélé (90+2') (penalty) for Celtic.
›Where can I watch Celtic vs FC Astana highlights?
This page carries the full match report, stats and lineups for Celtic vs FC Astana; goal clips are added as soon as official highlights are available.
›What is the head-to-head record between Celtic and FC Astana?
Celtic and FC Astana have met 3 times — 1 win for Celtic, 1 win for FC Astana and 1 draw.