Linzer ASK 4-1 Celtic: Match Recap and Result

Match: 25 August 2026, 19:00 UTC · Published: 25 August 2026 · 366 words

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Linzer ASK came from behind to beat Celtic 4-1 in the Champions League, answering C. McGregor's first-half opener with four goals of their own. The hosts flipped the contest after the interval and left the visitors with little way back at Raiffeisen Arena.

Match Summary

Celtic had the first real imprint on the night. C. McGregor put them ahead after 21 minutes, Yang Hyun-Jun with the assist, and the visitors held a lead that followed a 3-0 home win over Lask Linz on 19 August. That advantage did not last through the half. M. Usor leveled in the 32nd minute, and the teams reached the break on even terms instead of Celtic dictating the scoreline.

The second half opened as a home spell. R. Ljubicic gave Linzer ASK the lead three minutes after the restart, M. Usor the provider this time, and the match moved away from Celtic from there. S. Adeniran added another before the hour was out, S. Horvath supplying the pass, while Celtic stayed stuck on a single goal. F. Flecker scored a fourth in the 90th minute as the hosts closed a 4-1 win that had been building since the equalizer.

Key Moments

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The first-half reply was the pivot. Celtic arrived with a recent win over these opponents and an away lead in this one. Leveling before the interval wiped out that foothold and let Linzer ASK play the rest of the night on the front foot.

The burst after half-time decided the result. Once the hosts went in front so early in the second half, Celtic were chasing a game in which they produced only five shots in total. There was no platform for a comeback.

The last goal was a stamp, not a twist. By the time F. Flecker finished, Linzer ASK had already taken 33 shots and eight corners. The fourth simply matched how one-sided the second half had become.

Match Statistics

The shot count explained the score more clearly than the possession share. Linzer ASK had 54 percent of the ball to Celtic's 46 and outshot them 33 to 5, with six efforts on target against three. Corners finished 8-3 to the hosts. Linzer ASK collected two yellow cards. Celtic received none, and there were no red cards.