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Season 20 Archive: Elite League Cup Match 3

AS Roma 1 - 1 Celtic FC

Elite Football League Cup Groups Match, AS Roma vs. Celtic FC (Wed Mar 11)


                              AS Roma  |  Celtic FC
                              5-3-2 A  |  4-3-1-2 A
                         Chris Ridout  |  Stuart Neilson
                                       |
                           J_Reina GK  |  GK D_Anderson
                       A_Kerzhakov DF  |  DF B_Howedes
                        A_Cissokho DF  |  DF I_Garde
                           J_Okore DF  |  DF K_Ramsteijn
                           K_Rekik DF  |  DF J_Zanetti
                        Marco_Rojo DF  |  MF D_Damjanovic
                         J_Butland MF  |  MF K_Mizuno
                      D_Pantilimon MF  |  MF Almen_Abdi
                            W_Zaha MF  |  AM J_M_Jurado
                        Christinoa FW  |  FW P_McGowan
                        Freddy_Abu FW  |  FW Sansao
                                       |
                          Kindonga SUB |  SUB V_Mannone
                          M_Bossis SUB |  SUB P_Cocu
                          R_Knight SUB |  SUB D_Walker
                          B_Celina SUB |  SUB D_Bentley
                         M_Bangura SUB |  SUB M_Phisbaena

Referee: S_Bennett (England)


Min. 2  :(cfc) P_McGowan with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals
          ...  A wicked drive by P_McGowan !
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 8  :(cfc) K_Mizuno feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  Sansao runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  A_Cissokho pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 9  :(cfc) J_M_Jurado squares it to Sansao
          ...  Marco_Rojo gets to the ball first
Min. 11 :(asr) A_Cissokho pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  W_Zaha is clean through!
          ...  An audacious effort from W_Zaha !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a great finish
          ...  The AS Roma fans chant his name!
          ...  That puts AS Roma ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  AS Roma 1-0 Celtic FC ...
Min. 12 :(asr) The AS Roma manager shouts at them from the touchline to play D
Min. 12 :(cfc) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Celtic FC will now play C
Min. 14 :(asr) Freddy_Abu feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  D_Pantilimon runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  I_Garde reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 23 :(cfc) D_Damjanovic retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  P_McGowan latches onto the end of it
          ...  A vicious shot by P_McGowan !
          ...  J_Reina beats the ball away
Min. 25 :(cfc) Almen_Abdi plays a long ball to J_M_Jurado
          ...  K_Rekik gets to the ball first
Min. 26 :(cfc) Sansao beats A_Cissokho
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Sansao drives the shot in!
          ...  J_Reina gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  It's pushed behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_McGowan hits it into the box!
          ...  J_Reina comes out and claims it!
Min. 31 :(asr) D_Pantilimon flicks the ball through
          ...  Freddy_Abu runs onto it!
          ...  But I_Garde slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 33 :(cfc) P_McGowan watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space
          ...  He's gone right through!
          ...  A_Cissokho wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 41 :(asr) Marco_Rojo crosses to Christinoa
          ...  I_Garde brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 42 :(cfc) I_Garde takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to P_McGowan
          ...  P_McGowan shoots towards goal !
          ...  J_Reina makes a fine save
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: AS Roma 1-0 Celtic FC

Min. 49 :(asr) K_Rekik pass splits open the defence and finds A_Cissokho
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by J_Zanetti
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 52 :(cfc) Sansao plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  P_McGowan decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  J_Butland steals the ball of off him
Min. 54 :(asr) Freddy_Abu beats J_Zanetti
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves S_Bennett
          ...  I_Garde bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 60 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena is ready to come on to replace P_McGowan
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW
Min. 62 :(asr) Marco_Rojo falls badly. He's unable to continue
Min. 62 :(asr) M_Bossis is being brought on
          ...  Marco_Rojo is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 63 :(cfc) Sansao has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  J_Reina with a bad challenge
          ...  S_Bennett will want to speak to him
          ...  S_Bennett called him over for a strong verbal warning
          ...  The ref gives a PENALTY !!
          ...  That's a scandalous decision!
          ...  M_Phisbaena takes it
          ...  He's converted it!!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Celtic FC are back level!
          ...  AS Roma 1-1 Celtic FC...
Min. 63 :(cfc) Celtic FC will now play A
Min. 63 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena finds his way through
          ...  The offside trap didn't work
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by A_Kerzhakov
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 64 :(cfc) K_Ramsteijn hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  K_Mizuno latches onto it!
          ...  A glorious effort by K_Mizuno !
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 65 :(cfc) D_Bentley replaces an unhappy D_Damjanovic and will play as a MF
Min. 68 :(cfc) P_Cocu is coming on for B_Howedes and will play DF
Min. 70 :(asr) B_Celina is being prepared to come on
          ...  J_Okore is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 73 :(asr) D_Pantilimon retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  A_Cissokho latches onto the end of it
          ...  A_Cissokho tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 74 :(asr) W_Zaha finds Freddy_Abu with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  But I_Garde wins the tackle
Min. 75 :(asr) M_Bangura is ready to come on to replace Christinoa
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW
Min. 81 :(asr) D_Pantilimon with an intelligent ball to M_Bangura
          ...  A wicked drive by M_Bangura !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  D_Anderson is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  W_Zaha crosses it in!
          ...  D_Anderson jumps well to claim it!
Min. 82 :(cfc) Almen_Abdi jumps over A_Cissokho's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  Almen_Abdi with a blistering shot !
          ...  J_Reina was lucky there
Min. 84 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Bossis!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  M_Phisbaena aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 85 :(asr) W_Zaha is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to M_Bossis
          ...  K_Mizuno with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
Min. 87 :(asr) A_Kerzhakov flicks the ball through
          ...  M_Bangura runs onto it!
          ...  D_Bentley gathers up the loose ball
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena beats J_Butland
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Freddy_Abu with a clumsy challenge
Min. 92 :(asr) J_Butland holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to Freddy_Abu
          ...  P_Cocu fouls badly
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick
          ...  B_Celina hits it hard
          ...  D_Anderson tips it over his bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Celina hits it towards the far post!
          ...  D_Anderson comes out and claims it!

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : Olimpico Stadium
Attendance           : 54,000
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AS Roma Match Info
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Best player          : A_Cissokho (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : W_Zaha (11)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : Marco_Rojo (62)
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Celtic FC Match Info
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Best player          : I_Garde
Scorers              : M_Phisbaena (63 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              AS Roma     |    Celtic FC
Attempts on Goal     :           4        |       8
Off target           :           2        |       3
On target            :           2        |       5
Possession           :          40        |       60
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       5
Key Tackles          :           6        |       7
Key Passes           :           9        |       7
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Final Score          : AS Roma 1 - 1 Celtic FC
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Player Statistics - AS Roma
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Reina        GK  28   2   3   1  18 |  97   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
A_Kerzhakov    DF   1  23  10   7  42 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
A_Cissokho     DF   2  23  10   6  12 |  97   0   2   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  40  25   1
J_Okore        DF   3  23   5   6  22 |  73   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Rekik        DF   1  21   6   2  12 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Marco_Rojo     DF   1  20   9   6  30 |  65   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
J_Butland      MF   2   9  23  10  41 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_Pantilimon   MF   1   3  23   8  31 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
W_Zaha         MF   2   6  22  17  12 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  10  20
Christinoa     FW   3   8   6  23  42 |  78   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Freddy_Abu     FW   3   7   9  19  42 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Kindonga       GK  24   5   6   5  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Bossis       DF   1  23   8   6  10 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Knight       MF   1   2  23   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Celina       MF   2   6  20  15  28 |  24   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
M_Bangura      FW   3   8   7  23  27 |  19   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1

Player Statistics - Celtic FC
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_Anderson     GK  34   4   1   5  19 |  97   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
B_Howedes      DF   2  27  10   8  23 |  71   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Garde        DF   2  26  10   6  32 |  97   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 100  10   0
K_Ramsteijn    DF   1  25  10   9  42 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Zanetti      DF   1  24  11   9  41 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_Damjanovic   MF   2   9  28   8  47 |  68   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
K_Mizuno       MF   1   8  27   9  28 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
Almen_Abdi     MF   1  10  25  10  30 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
J_M_Jurado     AM   2   6  24  17  18 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
P_McGowan      FW   2   8   7  30  16 |  63   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
Sansao         FW   1   8   8  26  23 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
V_Mannone      GK  27   5   3   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Cocu         DF   2  24   7  10  30 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Walker       DF   1  23   7   4  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Bentley      MF   3  16  24   8  36 |  29   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Phisbaena    FW   2   8  12  29  32 |  34   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  21
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