Reds manager Tommy Breslin still ruing missed chances at Solitude last week

IF it wasn’t an uphill struggle before the game it certainly is now for Cliftonville.

Celtice opened the scoring on 16 minutes when Efe Ambrose scored with a header from close range at Celtic Park.

Cliftonville boss Tommy Breslin is still ruing the defensive mistakes at Solitude last week when Celtic scored 3-0 making the tie almost certainly beyond the reach of the Reds.

But after a Celtic goal, the Reds now need to score five to win the tie.

CELTIC

01 Forster

03 Izaguirre

04 Ambrose

06 Wilson

23 Lustig

08 Brown

15 Commons

33 Kayal

49 Forrest

09 Samaras

10 Stokes

Substitutes

24 Zaluska

22 Mouyokolo

18 Rogic

42 McGregor

17 Balde

32 Watt

88 Hooper

Cliftonville

12 Devlin

02 McGovern

07 Caldwell

15 Seydak

16 Smyth

23 Cosgrove

04 Johnston

08 McMullan

17 Catney

10 Garrett

27 Boyce

Substitutes

01 Brown

03 Scannell

11 Donnelly

13 McNeill

14 O’Carroll

20 Curran

19 Gormley