Celtic vs Wiener Viktoria

Celtic took on Austrian club SC Wiener Viktoria today in their first pre-season match of the summer, only a few days after arriving in the country for their ...

The second half was never going to be a fluid as the first half with so many changes at the break and as predicted it was a scrappy affair. It took a while for both team to get going and it was clear that Celtic weren’t going to be quite as dominant this half as they were in the first. A few players I would like to pick out for praise would be our two first half wingers, Mikey Johnston and James Forrest. Both players claimed a goal and an assist and looked dangerous throughout. That all changed on the 76th minute when one of the brightest youngsters to be introduced, Rocco Vata, scoring a lovely goal on the breakaway. With only 17 minutes on the clock Celtic made it three, Mikey Johnston adding a goal to his earlier assist as the winger started his pre-season of in style. A Great workout for the Bhoys in our opening pre-season! He will find it hard to break into the first team but just being around it will surely help him progress. It was nearly another 20 minutes until Celtic would get their next, with the goal coming on the 43rd minute. As this game started it was quite obvious that Celtic were on a different level to their lower league opponents. It only took another 3 minutes for Celtic to claim their second when Reo Hatate scored a nice goal after some excellent link up play with James Forrest. Celtic took on Austrian club SC Wiener Viktoria today in their first pre-season match of the summer, only a few days after arriving in the country for their sunshine training camp. Celtic started with a strong enough looking line up that included a few first team regulars such as Joe Hart, Reo Hatate and James Forrest.