Clachnacuddin and Celtic II drew 3-3 in the Call Up Cup Group Stage five on 26 September 2026. The result leaves both sides level on points after five matches, though the conversation around this game will centre on moments rather than the table. We had backed the visitors for a win at 55 per cent confidence, but the match refused to follow that script.
F. Turley opened the scoring for Clachnacuddin with a penalty in the thirty-first minute, and M. Mackenzie doubled the lead just after the break. Celtic II responded through S. Keogh in the fifty-third, before A. Macrae and C. Daly staggered home in quick succession. Turley then grabbed his second in the ninety-second minute to make it four for Clachnacuddin, but Daly's earlier strike had already levelled things at three.
By then the game had settled into something rather different from what the pre-match numbers suggested. Celtic II held 60 per cent possession and registered 55 attacks, yet created no big chances. Clachnacuddin managed only 44 attacks and 40 per cent possession, but their shots on target matched the visitors at six each. There is no value left at that number when neither side can convert.
The statistics tell a story of wasted opportunity on both sides. Clachnacuddin took 13 shots with 40 per cent accuracy, while Celtic II fired 8 shots with 60 per cent accuracy. Both goalkeepers made three saves each, and neither side managed to break through a stubborn defence. The yellow cards were three for the hosts and one for the visitors, suggesting frustration had crept in during the second half.
Clachnacuddin have now seen their recent form dip, having lost three of their last five before this draw. Celtic II come from a run of mixed results, including that 3-3 with East Kilbride last time out. This result changes nothing dramatic in the group standings, but it does extend the visitors' unbeaten streak while halving the hosts' slide.
