Celtic FC B advanced to the final of the Glasgow Cup on Tuesday evening, defeating Partick Thistle 6-3.
In an entertaining night of action at Lennoxtown, doubles from Bruno Davidson, Lewis Dobbie, and Ben Quinn secured the victory for the young Hoops.
It was a particularly frantic first 15 minutes of action, with six of the evening’s nine goals scored within the first 22 minutes of the game.
The Celts got off to the best possible start, with Bruno Davidson scoring after only four minutes with a well-taken left-footed finish after picking up the ball inside the area.
The winger quickly added to his and Celtic’s tally, scoring Celtic’s second goal of the night just three minutes later.
Davidson capitalised on a defensive error to give the Bhoys an early 2-0 lead.
Partick Thistle, on the other hand, quickly regained control of the game by scoring their first goal of the evening.
That being said, Celtic soon restored their two-goal lead, with Lewis Dobbie scoring the first of his two goals of the night when he was on hand to anticipate a loose back pass to the goalkeeper, rounding the Thistle shot-stopper before slotting the ball home.
The forward soon joined Davidson by grabbing a quick-fire double of his own just beyond the 20-minute mark, turning home a well-worked move down the right hand side following some unselfish play by Daniel Cummings.
The young Hoops appeared to be cruising to the Glasgow Cup final after a dominant performance in the first half of the game.
However, the away side weren’t going to go down without a fight, and before the first half came to a close they were able to claw themselves back into proceedings, scoring to make it 4-3 heading into the break.
However, the final score was never in doubt as the Celts made a similar quick start to the second half, scoring within three minutes of the restart.
This time, Ben Quinn was on hand to tuck a low finish underneath the on-rushing Thistle goalkeeper to hand the Bhoys a two-goal advantage once more.
And as the game entered the closing stages, the winger added a further goal to make it 6-3, producing a lovely dinked effort into the back of the net after latching on to a well-weighted pass over the top.
A nine-goal thriller at Lennoxtown would secure the young Hoops’ place in the Glasgow Cup final next month.
The Bhoys will soon discover who they face in the final, with either Rangers or Queen’s Park lying in wait. For now, though, the focus will go into the final Lowland League match of the campaign as Stephen McManus’ side travel to take on Tranent this Saturday.
CELTIC: Morrison, Donovan (Kyle 61), Mackenzie, Robertson, Agbaire, Ure, Davidson, Bonnar (McArdle 78), Cummings (Osagie 83), Dobbie (Turley 61), Quinn (Jackson Luyeye 78).
Subs: McLean, Bonetig
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