Celtic vs HJK Helsinki — UEFA Champions League: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
- 47′HJK Helsinki, goal:0–1
- 55′Celtic, goal:1–1assist
- 60′HJK Helsinki, substitution:J. Mäkelä
- 61′Celtic, goal:2–1assist
- 65′Celtic, substitution:K. Commons
- 74′HJK Helsinki, substitution:
- 84′HJK Helsinki, substitution:off
- 87′Celtic, substitution:off
- 87′Celtic, substitution:
- Full-time2 – 1
Lineups
Starting lineups
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Celtic
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HJK Helsinki
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- –Mika Väyrynen↓ 74′
- –J. Perovuo
- –S. Sorsa
- –S. Mannström
- –J. Mäkelä
- –D. Savage
- –T. Lahti
- –M. Sumusalo
- –M. Lindström
- –V. Wallén
- –Rasmus Schüller⚽ 1↓ 84′
Top Performers
Goals
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Match report
Celtic vs HJK Helsinki — the facts
Celtic beat HJK Helsinki 2–1 (half-time 0–0).
Celtic met HJK Helsinki in the UEFA Champions League (3rd Qualifying Round). Kick-off was Wednesday, 1 August 2012, 18:45 UTC at Celtic Park.
Team pages: Celtic · HJK Helsinki · UEFA Champions League
Key moments
- 47' Goal: Rasmus Schüller — 0–1
- 55' Goal: Gary Hooper (assist: Georgios Samaras) — 1–1
- 61' Goal: Charlie Mulgrew (assist: Adam Matthews) — 2–1
Starting line-ups
Celtic
- 1 Fraser Forster
- 49 James Forrest
- 2 Adam Matthews
- 21 Charlie Mulgrew
- 8 S. Brown
- 3 E. Izaguirre
- 15 K. Commons
- 67 Victor Wanyama
- 16 Joe Ledley
- 88 Gary Hooper
- 9 Georgios Samaras
HJK Helsinki
- Mika Väyrynen
- J. Perovuo
- S. Sorsa
- S. Mannström
- J. Mäkelä
- D. Savage
- T. Lahti
- M. Sumusalo
- M. Lindström
- V. Wallén
- Rasmus Schüller
About this match
On this page: the Celtic vs HJK Helsinki 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 HJK Helsinki team pages or the UEFA Champions League page.

