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Scotsman
06-07-2025
- Sport
- Scotsman
Celtic land narrow win, testimonial man misses penalty, Hearts prevail in Spain
How Scottish clubs fared in friendly matches ahead of new season Sign up to our Football newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Celtic posted a 1-0 victory over Queen's Park in their first pre-season match of the new campaign. Manager Brendan Rodgers fielded two different teams in each half at the City Stadium against their Glasgow rivals, with captain Callum McGregor, midfielders Arne Engels and Luke McCowan plus centre-half Auston Trusty the only recognisable first-team players in the squad. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad That quartet played the first half, in which young Irish striker Johnny Kenny fired the visitors ahead from close range against their Championship opponents in the 19th minute. Callum McGregor has a shot at goal during Celtic's match against Queen's Park. | PA Goalkeeper Ross Doohan made his first appearance for Celtic since returning to the club from Aberdeen earlier in the summer and he played 63 minutes of the match. An interested spectator at Lesser Hampden was Japanese defender Hayato Inamura, who earlier in the day completed his transfer from Albirex Niigata in his homeland. Inamura, who can play left-back and centre-half, has penned a four-year deal with Celtic. New striker Callum Osmand was also in attendance. At Rugby Park, Kilmarnock were the victors against near rivals Ayr United in Rory McKenzie's testimonial. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Kilmarnock's Rory McKenzie with family at full time during his testimonial match. | SNS Group The first half was goalless, with McKenzie missing the chance to open the scoring on 43 minutes when his penalty kick was saved by Ayr keeper David Mitchell. Killie took the lead just moments into the second period when Greg Kiltie capitalised on a poor clearance from Mitchell to net the only goal of the match. It was new Kilmarnock manager Stuart Kettlewell's first chance to run the rule over his squad. Hearts win in Spain In Spain, Hearts ended their pre-season training camp with a 3-1 win over Crawley Town. Strikes from James Wilson, Alan Forrest and an own goal at La Finca gave Derek McInnes' men the win over their English League Two opponents. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The Jambos played two different XIs to give all of the squad valuable game-time ahead of their Premier Sports Cup opener against Dunfermline Athletic next weekend. After the match, Hearts head coach Derek McInnes confirmed that defender James Penrice is very close to joining Greek side AEK Athens. 'AEK have met our valuation,' McInnes said, 'which is brilliant money back and a great opportunity for James. In an ideal world, I'm just in the door and I've wanted to work with him for a while, but sometimes you've got to be fair. He deserves credit. He was outstanding in a tough season last year. It is a fantastic opportunity for him. Obviously it still needs to be concluded, but he looks to be on his way.'
Scotsman
04-07-2025
- Sport
- Scotsman
Celtic land narrow win, testimonial man misses penalty, Hearts prevail in Spain
How Scottish clubs fared in friendly matches ahead of new season Sign up to our Football newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Celtic posted a 1-0 victory over Queen's Park in their first pre-season match of the new campaign. Manager Brendan Rodgers fielded two different teams in each half at the City Stadium against their Glasgow rivals, with captain Callum McGregor, midfielders Arne Engels and Luke McCowan plus centre-half Auston Trusty the only recognisable first-team players in the squad. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad That quartet played the first half, in which young Irish striker Johnny Kenny fired the visitors ahead from close range against their Championship opponents in the 19th minute. Callum McGregor has a shot at goal during Celtic's match against Queen's Park. | PA Goalkeeper Ross Doohan made his first appearance for Celtic since returning to the club from Aberdeen earlier in the summer and he played 63 minutes of the match. An interested spectator at Lesser Hampden was Japanese defender Hayato Inamura, who earlier in the day completed his transfer from Albirex Niigata in his homeland. Inamura, who can play left-back and centre-half, has penned a four-year deal with Celtic. At Rugby Park, Kilmarnock were the victors against near rivals Ayr United in Rory McKenzie's testimonial. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Kilmarnock's Rory McKenzie with family at full time during his testimonial match. | SNS Group The first half was goalless, with McKenzie missing the chance to open the scoring on 43 minutes when his penalty kick was saved by Ayr keeper David Mitchell. Killie took the lead just moments into the second period when Greg Kiltie capitalised on a poor clearance from Mitchell to net the only goal of the match. It was new Kilmarnock manager Stuart Kettlewell's first chance to run the rule over his squad. Hearts win in Spain In Spain, Hearts ended their pre-season training camp with a 3-1 win over Crawley Town. Strikes from James Wilson, Alan Forrest and an own goal at La Finca gave Derek McInnes' men the win over their English League Two opponents. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The Jambos played two different XIs to give all of the squad valuable game-time ahead of their Premier Sports Cup opener against Dunfermline Athletic next weekend.
BBC News
04-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Killie beat Ayr in McKenzie's testimonial, despite his penalty miss
Kilmarnock defeated rivals Ayr United in Rory McKenzie's testimonial match, despite the midfielder missing a penalty. Stuart Kettlewell's side were awarded a spot-kick on the cusp of half-time and McKenzie - who was being recognised for 14 years of service at Rugby Park - stepped up to take it, but saw his effort saved by Ayr's goalkeeper, David didn't take long though for the Premiership side to take the lead, with summer signing Greg Kiltie firing Killie ahead one minute into the second departed the field on the hour mark to a sea of applause and adulation from the home crowd.
Yahoo
03-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Europe, Boydy & derby goals - McKenzie's Kilmarnock memories
Kilmarnock take on local rivals Ayr United on Friday in a 'friendly'... If that's possible between the two. It's, of course, for Rugby Park legend, Rory McKenzie's testimonial. He made his debut for Kilmarnock 14 years ago as a teenager and has enjoyed some superb moments throughout the years. Advertisement As he prepares for his big night, he racked his brain and singled out a few stand-out memories of his time with the Ayrshire club. Cercle Brugge One that springs instantly to his mind is last season's European adventure, when Killie came close to knocking out Cercle Brugge in the Europa League qualifiers. A 1-1 draw at a packed Rugby Park was then followed by a narrow 1-0 defeat in front of a sizeable travelling support who'd looked out their football passports for the first time since 2019. Staying up "Staying up on the last day of the season, the day Boydy scored." Hibs fans, look away now. Advertisement Another standout memory for McKenzie was the final day of the season in 2014 when talismanic striker Kris Boyd scored the only goal of the game at Easter Road to secure Killie's top-flight status, and condemn Hibs to a relegation play-off. The Easter Road side, with Terry Butcher as manager, went on to lose in a penalty shoot-out against Hamilton Accies and join city rivals Hearts in the second tier. Goals against Ayr United This one will go down well with Friday's testimonial opponents. Among McKenzie's fond memories are the two goals he's scored against Ayr United. The first, the only goal of a League Cup tie in August 2014. The second, the opener in a 3-1 win at Somerset Park in the Championship in March 2022.
BBC News
03-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Europe, Boydy & derby goals - McKenzie's Kilmarnock memories
Kilmarnock take on local rivals Ayr United on Friday in a 'friendly'... If that's possible between the of course, for Rugby Park legend, Rory McKenzie's made his debut for Kilmarnock 14 years ago as a teenager and has enjoyed some superb moments throughout the he prepares for his big night, he racked his brain and singled out a few stand-out memories of his time with the Ayrshire BruggeOne that springs instantly to his mind is last season's European adventure, when Killie came close to knocking out Cercle Brugge in the Europa League qualifiers. A 1-1 draw at a packed Rugby Park was then followed by a narrow 1-0 defeat in front of a sizeable travelling support who'd looked out their football passports for the first time since up"Staying up on the last day of the season, the day Boydy scored."Hibs fans, look away now. Another standout memory for McKenzie was the final day of the season in 2014 when talismanic striker Kris Boyd scored the only goal of the game at Easter Road to secure Killie's top-flight status, and condemn Hibs to a relegation play-off. The Easter Road side, with Terry Butcher as manager, went on to lose in a penalty shoot-out against Hamilton Accies and join city rivals Hearts in the second against Ayr UnitedThis one will go down well with Friday's testimonial opponents. Among McKenzie's fond memories are the two goals he's scored against Ayr United. The first, the only goal of a League Cup tie in August 2014. The second, the opener in a 3-1 win at Somerset Park in the Championship in March 2022.
