CELTIC BEAT A second-string Shamrock Rovers 9-0 in a friendly at Tallaght Stadium today.
After progressing at the expense of Stjarnan following a 2-0 aggregate win on Thursday in the Europa League, the Irish side made 11 changes to their team for today’s game.
Celtic, by contrast, fielded a strong side, as they intensity their preparations for the new Scottish Premiership season, with Scott Brown, Kieran Tierney and Moussa Dembele among the starters for this afternoon’s match.
Goals from Mikael Lustig, Stuart Armstrong, Dembele and Scott Sinclair gave the reigning Scottish champions a 4-0 half-time lead.
James Forrest, Dembele, Armstrong, Ireland international Jonny Hayes and Tom Rogic continued the scoring after the break, as Celtic emerged with an emphatic 9-0 win.
Your teams for this afternoon's game v @celticfc pic.twitter.com/EQ3vKYJJps
— Shamrock Rovers F.C. (@ShamrockRovers) July 8, 2017
6th minute applause for Bradley Lowery https://t.co/GrTIW51FOy
— Shamrock Rovers F.C. (@ShamrockRovers) July 8, 2017
Meanwhile, in today’s other friendly featuring an Irish and British club, Ipswich overcame Drogheda 5-0.
Bret Pittman, Freddie Sears (2), Kieffer Moore and Joe Garner were on target, as Mick McCarthy’s side outclassed their League of Ireland opponents.
Like Rovers, Drogheda also fielded an under-strength side, following their 2-0 Premier Division loss to Finn Harps on Friday night.
#itfc 1st half team | Gerken, Emmanuel, Taylor, Webber, Kenlock, Ward, Skuse, McDonnell, McKendry, Sears, Pitman.
— Ipswich Town FC (@Official_ITFC) July 8, 2017
David Minto of @CX_Sport with @Official_ITFC manager Mick McCarthy and director Dave Bowman ahead of today's friendly with @DroghedaUnited pic.twitter.com/8oDoKTbokE
— CX Sport (@CX_Sport) July 8, 2017
#itfc's second-half XI | Bialkowski, Spence, Fowler, Knudsen, Nydam, Rowe, Downes, Bishop, Morris, Garner, Moore.
— Ipswich Town FC (@Official_ITFC) July 8, 2017
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