Celtic vs Cliftonville FC — UEFA Champions League: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
- 16′Celtic, goal:1–0E. Ambrose
- Half-time1 – 0
- 58′Cliftonville FC, substitution:C. Caldwell
- 65′Celtic, substitution:
- 65′Celtic, substitution:offA. Stokes
- 70′Celtic, goal:2–0
- 76′Celtic, substitution:off
- 77′Cliftonville FC, substitution:
- 85′Cliftonville FC, substitution:off
- Full-time2 – 0
Lineups
Starting lineups
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Celtic
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- 3E. Izaguirre
- 49James Forrest↓ 76′
- 10Anthony Stokes
- 15K. Commons
- 8S. Brown
- 4E. Ambrose
- 1Fraser Forster
- 9Georgios Samaras⚽ 1
- 33Beram Kayal↓ 65′
- 23Mikael Lustig
- 6Kelvin Wilson
Cliftonville FC
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- 16M. Smyth
- 2J. McGovern
- 15E. Seydak
- 17R. Catney
- 4B. Johnston
- 8G. McMullan
- 7C. Caldwell
- 12C. Devlin
- 10S. Garrett
- 23Tomas Cosgrove↓ 77′
- 27Liam Boyce↓ 85′
Top Performers
Goals
Match report
Celtic vs Cliftonville FC — the facts
Celtic beat Cliftonville FC 2–0 (half-time 1–0).
Celtic met Cliftonville FC in the UEFA Champions League (2nd Qualifying Round). Kick-off was Tuesday, 23 July 2013, 18:45 UTC at Celtic Park.
Team pages: Celtic · Cliftonville FC · UEFA Champions League
Key moments
- 16' Goal: E. Ambrose — 1–0
- 70' Goal: Georgios Samaras — 2–0
Starting line-ups
Celtic
- 3 E. Izaguirre
- 49 James Forrest
- 10 Anthony Stokes
- 15 K. Commons
- 8 S. Brown
- 4 E. Ambrose
- 1 Fraser Forster
- 9 Georgios Samaras
- 33 Beram Kayal
- 23 Mikael Lustig
- 6 Kelvin Wilson
Cliftonville FC
- 16 M. Smyth
- 2 J. McGovern
- 15 E. Seydak
- 17 R. Catney
- 4 B. Johnston
- 8 G. McMullan
- 7 C. Caldwell
- 12 C. Devlin
- 10 S. Garrett
- 23 Tomas Cosgrove
- 27 Liam Boyce
About this match
On this page: the Celtic vs Cliftonville FC 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 Cliftonville FC team pages or the UEFA Champions League page.

