Celtic Trail Al Ahli At The Break | OneFootball

Celtic trail Al Ahli 1-0 at the break in their second Como Cup game.

The Bhoys, sporting their new black and yellow away kit, have been steady so far. Cameron Carter-Vickers has been composed at the back, the pick of the defenders. Meanwhile, Luke McCowan has been busy in midfield.

The only real chance that Celtic have carved out was when James Forrest found Johnny Kenny, whose audacious effort on the volley flew over the bar. The best besides that were two crosses into the box by Forrest and Johnston.

The Saudis took the lead midway through the first half, thanks to a phenomenal scissor kick, albeit Sinisalo will have expected to save such an effort – especially having got strong hands onto the ball.

The rest of the action was slow paced and unimaginative. Hopefully the next 45 sees a rise in tempo as we ramp up towards the beginning of the SPFL season.