The Holy Goalie brings the curtain down on his career against his former club in Poland.
And what a send off he got. Interestingly Stephen Welsh is the only one of the Celtic starting XI to remain on the pitch as we reach the hour mark. There's still plenty effort from the XI out on the pitch for Celtic but the play has looked a bit more disjointed in the second half. Boruc played the entire first half and was replaced by Tobiasz at half-time but now he is replaced by Miszta for the final 20 minutes. The game gets stopped in the final minute as the main man of the evening Artur Boruc comes on for one final time. Kyogo picks up the ball inside the box but his shot is blocked and the chance escapes the Celtic striker. Ange Postecoglou's side led 2-0 at the interval in Poland but Legia rallied after the break to ensure Boruc didn't bow out in defeat to his old club. Celtic and Legia Warsaw served up an entertaining send-off for Artur Boruc as the cult hero keeper brought the curtain down on his career. It wasn't a pretty second half and some Celtic fans will worry that some of the fringe players didn't do enough to stake a permanent place in the side. The scoreline finished 2-2 with Reo Hatate and Daizen Maeda giving the Hoops a half time lead before a second half fightback from the hosts. At the ripe old page of 42, Artur Boruc is getting a Celtic send off to mark the end of his 24 year playing career. The Holy Goalie hung up his gloves in the summer after two years at his beloved Legia Warsaw, and there could only be one choice for the opposition to mark the occasion.
Celtic continue their preparations for the new season with a trip to Poland for a friendly with Legia Warsaw.
The final fixture is on Saturday when Postecoglou's men welcome Norwich City to Celtic Park with a 3pm kick-off. Celtic fans can watch the game via two avenues. He started and finished his career with Legia, playing nearly 140 times for the Polish giants as well as making 221 appearances for Celtic.
Ange Postecoglou's men are in Poland this evening as they continue their pre-season preparations.
The former Hoops keeper has retired as a player after a career that saw him first make his senior debut away back in the 1998-99 campaign. As for the game itself, Ange Postecoglou's men have already been hard at work in pre-season for several weeks now and have played four games against Wiener Viktoria, Rapid Vienna, Banik Ostrava and Blackburn Rovers so far. Artur Boruc walks out on to the pitch ahead of a game for the very last time. Fortunately for Celtic, Ralston is able to tuck in and put the ball behind for a corner. The Polish side threaten down the right-hand side and get the ball across the face of goal. The Hoops finally go on a promising attack and are able to win a succession of corners in a row. Celtic are threatened down their left-hand side again and Josue is able to fire a cross in towards the far corner of the goal. Matt O'Riley gets on the ball and is able to fire a shot at goal but it comes off the outside of the post! Celtic get the second half underway as they aim to get a third goal against Legia Warsaw on the night. It has all gone quiet for the Hoops in the second half and the Portuguese punishes them with a well-taken volley from the egde of the box! Fortunately for Legia, the keeper is able to turn the ball around the post for a corner. Most of the club's summer signings, including Jota, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Alexandro Bernabei and Benji Siegrist, have all had the chance to feature so far.
Celtic are in Poland to provide the opposition for Legia Warsaw in the Artur Boruc testimonial match this afternoon. The sides last met in a competitive ...
Celtic are in Poland to provide the opposition for Legia Warsaw in the Artur Boruc testimonial match this afternoon. Joe Hart will most likely start in goals but thereโs a chance that Artur Boric will switch sides later in the game to play for Celtic one last time! Both new signings Aaron Mooy and Moritz Jenz will sit this one out as they wonโt join up with their new teammates until Friday ahead of the match against Norwich City on Saturday. Reo Hatate is back training and should be available this evening.
Celtic are preparing to open the defence of their Scottish Premiership title in 2022-23, while also joining a Champions League party at the group stage, ...
It is also available to watch and stream online through Premier Sports Player and Celtic TV. How to watch Legia Warsaw vs Celtic on TV & live stream online A contest on Polish soil is being taken in to honour former goalkeeper Artur Boruc โ a man who remains a legend at both clubs.