STATISTICS FULL MATCH
Celtic are on course to clear their first obstacle in Champions League qualifying subsequent to beating Linfield 2-0.
Early objectives by Scott Sinclair and Tom Rogic put the Scottish Premiership champs in charge yet Linfield strived to restrict the harm.
Sinclair headed in following 17 minutes with Rogic rapidly following that with a first-time shot from a corner move.
The main leg was damaged by a progression of rocket tossing occurrences which could bring Uefa discipline for Linfield.
They will go to Glasgow for the second leg of the second qualifying round tie on Wednesday, 19 July.
Linfield may well be content having limited Celtic to those two early objectives, despite the fact that they will be irritated both were scored following corners.
The Northern Ireland twofold victors were to a great extent confined to half possibilities however their heads did not drop and they combat gamely in the second half.
Celtic command first half
The Scottish title victors for the last six seasons commanded the early ownership against Linfield, overseen by Northern Ireland's record objective scorer David Healy who had a spell with Celtic's Old Firm opponents Rangers.
The guests got the leap forward in the seventeenth moment because of a manageable header by previous Aston Villa man Sinclair.
After a corner dove deep, James Forrest heaved it into the goalmouth where Sinclair's header avoided off Blues safeguard Chris Casement and the ball trundled over the line.
After five minutes it was 2-0 because of an unmistakably practiced move from a corner. Rogic broke to meet the ball from Griffiths and broken in a first-time left-foot complete from around 10 yards.
Guests in voyage control
Celtic looked as though they had bounty for possible later use and could have scored increasingly if required, albeit home guardian Roy Carroll and his safeguard merited awesome credit for keeping the guests under control in open play.
Brendan Rodgers, whose side won the Premiership by a wonderful 30 focuses after his initially season in control, will be fulfilled to have that not too bad pad in front of the arrival coordinate at Celtic Park.
A year ago the Glasgow mammoths came to the lucrative 32-group assemble phases of the Champions League without precedent for a long time.
Expecting they see off Linfield, regardless they confront two more obstacles on the off chance that they are to make it once more.
They would confront Rosenborg of Norway or Republic of Ireland champions Dundalk in the third qualifying round, with triumph placing them into the play-off round in August.
Linfield confront Uefa endorse over rockets
While Linfield players contended energetically on the pitch, the club will most likely face discipline over a number a rocket tossing occurrences amid the match.
As Celtic were commending their second objective, a shot barely missed Griffiths.
At that point in the second half as a similar player arranged to take a corner, coins and glass poured down from a segment of the south stand.
At that stage, Linfield executive Roy McGivern went to that range, obviously to go up against the troublemakers.
In any case, his intercession neglected to keep various further occurrences.
Linfield were planning to gain around £1m in prize cash, entryway receipts, TV income, promoting and marketing from this match.
In any case, they could confront a fine, and conceivably playing away from public scrutiny, if disciplinary boss make a move over the tacky occurrences.
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