Aberdeen 2, Celtic 6

CASTLEBAR, Republic of Ireland (Interstat) — Celtic defeated Aberdeen 6-2 on Sunday in a Scottish Premiership match at Celtic Park, opening the season with a dominant performance that exceeded pregame projections. Defender Stephen Welsh, a 6-foot-2, 171-pound native of Coatbridge, Scotland, opened the scoring in the third minute. Attacker João Pedro Neves Filipe, a 5-foot-8, 132-pound player from Lisbon, Portugal, added a goal in the 75th minute. Both played the full 90 minutes. Aberdeen received a yellow card in the 42nd minute to Matthew Kennedy. Another Aberdeen player was cautioned in the 58th minute. Celtic’s Greg John Taylor was shown… Read more...