Celtic, the holders, with only Bobo Balde and Stilian Petrov of their regular line-up included, dictated the pace for almost all the match but at least in the early stages Second Division Alloa Athletic made it an old-fashioned cup tie in every sense. Mark Cowan sent a good header from a Jimmy Fisher free-kick just wide after five minutes, Gregg Watson was booked for a foul on Shaun Maloney and Alloa's manager Terry Christie, a headmaster, was given a taste of his own medicine when he was sternly lectured by the referee for some touchline antics. Continue readingreadfullarticle
