Elite FA Cup Final Match, Bayern Munich vs. Celtic FC (Wed Aug 23)


                        Bayern Munich  |  Celtic FC
                              4-3-3 A  |  4-5-1 P
                         John Raggett  |  Stuart Neilson
                                       |
                       L_Fabianski GK  |  GK T_Flowers
                          M_Tudgay DF  |  DF B_Howedes
                     C_Azpilicueta DF  |  DF Fernando_Mera
                         W_Lavezzi DF  |  DF N_Wade
                         P_Sweeper DF  |  DF K_Abrha
                        W_Sneijder MF  |  MF K_Mizuno
                      Granit_Xhaka MF  |  MF D_Damjanovic
                       K_El_Ahmadi MF  |  MF B_Bjorksson
                              Pele FW  |  MF A_Ben_Hatira
                             Messi FW  |  MF R_V_Persie
                       Matej_Vydra FW  |  FW P_McGowan
                                       |
                           C_Clark SUB |  SUB T_Courtois
                         Ni_Na_Lee SUB |  SUB P_A_Cocu
                          R_Baggio SUB |  SUB C_Metzelder
                     D_Archambault SUB |  SUB Paas_De_Boll
                         L_McQueen SUB |  SUB I_Gabilondo

Referee: G_Reddy (Republic_of_Ireland)


Min. 2  :(cfc) P_McGowan with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves C_Azpilicueta behind
          ...  P_McGowan chases it through, he must score !
          ...  L_Fabianski fists it away
Min. 4  :(cfc) R_V_Persie backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  P_McGowan latches onto the end of it
          ...  P_McGowan heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a great effort!
          ...  That's given Celtic FC the lead!
          ...  Bayern Munich 0-1 Celtic FC ...
Min. 7  :(cfc) Fernando_Mera knocks the ball back to T_Flowers
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  Bayern Munich 1-1 Celtic FC ...
Min. 7  :(cfc) K_Mizuno with a measured ball to P_McGowan
          ...  But C_Azpilicueta sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 9  :(bnm) W_Sneijder is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to Messi
          ...  Messi sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  T_Flowers won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 11 :(bnm) W_Lavezzi pushes it past P_McGowan
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Fernando_Mera
Min. 12 :(bnm) K_El_Ahmadi with a probing pass to Messi
          ...  Messi tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 14 :(cfc) P_McGowan sidesteps W_Lavezzi
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  P_McGowan with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 17 :(bnm) W_Sneijder drives it forward to C_Azpilicueta
          ...  C_Azpilicueta has a go!
          ...  But T_Flowers reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 19 :(cfc) A_Ben_Hatira drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to D_Damjanovic
          ...  P_Sweeper with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  He received a good talking to from G_Reddy
Min. 21 :(cfc) R_V_Persie has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  P_McGowan gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  P_McGowan with a thundering drive!
          ...  But L_Fabianski makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 29 :(cfc) P_McGowan plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  P_Sweeper slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by A_Ben_Hatira
          ...  It comes to R_V_Persie
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  But L_Fabianski just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  G_Reddy has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 32 :(bnm) Messi turns on a sixpence
          ...  D_Damjanovic with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is well within shooting range!
          ...  Matej_Vydra hits it over the wall
          ...  T_Flowers saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 35 :(bnm) K_El_Ahmadi brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Matej_Vydra gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Matej_Vydra gets up high for the header !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  T_Flowers dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had T_Flowers beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Granit_Xhaka!
          ...  K_El_Ahmadi gets to it!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 37 :(cfc) B_Howedes threads the through ball to P_McGowan
          ...  A thundering drive by P_McGowan !
          ...  L_Fabianski gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 38 :(bnm) W_Sneijder lays the ball back to Messi
          ...  Fernando_Mera anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 38 :(cfc) R_V_Persie plays a first time ball through the defence to P_McGowan
          ...  P_McGowan with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  L_Fabianski with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 40 :(cfc) K_Abrha with a slide rule pass to R_V_Persie
          ...  The cross hits R_V_Persie on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  But L_Fabianski reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 40 :(bnm) The ball is passed in from K_El_Ahmadi, he finds Matej_Vydra
          ...  R_V_Persie fouls badly
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 41 :(cfc) K_Mizuno gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds P_McGowan
          ...  P_McGowan cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(bnm) Pele beats his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Pele with a powerful diving header!
          ...  T_Flowers saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 46 :(bnm) W_Lavezzi can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to C_Azpilicueta
          ...  C_Azpilicueta smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  T_Flowers gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by T_Flowers !!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Bayern Munich 1-1 Celtic FC

Min. 46 :(bnm) Messi rushes through the defence
          ...  Cleared by B_Howedes
Min. 47 :(bnm) Messi picks up the pass
          ...  B_Howedes cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 47 :(bnm) P_Sweeper cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  Fernando_Mera fouls badly
          ...  G_Reddy will want to speak to him
          ...  G_Reddy calls him for a talk
Min. 54 :(cfc) R_V_Persie beats Messi
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  R_V_Persie hits a curling shot!
          ...  L_Fabianski guesses right
Min. 56 :(cfc) R_V_Persie controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  K_Abrha gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  But M_Tudgay comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 60 :(bnm) W_Sneijder plays a long ball to Matej_Vydra
          ...  K_Abrha reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 63 :(bnm) Matej_Vydra pushes it past the defender
          ...  Fernando_Mera slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  W_Sneijder chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of T_Flowers
Min. 64 :(cfc) P_McGowan takes advantage of a mistake by K_El_Ahmadi
          ...  P_McGowan hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  L_Fabianski is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Damjanovic hits it into the box!
          ...  P_McGowan tries to place the shot!
          ...  L_Fabianski was lucky there
Min. 65 :(bnm) R_Baggio is coming on and K_El_Ahmadi is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 66 :(cfc) K_Mizuno threads the through ball to B_Howedes
          ...  Messi wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 67 :(cfc) B_Bjorksson spots R_V_Persie who is in acres of space
          ...  W_Lavezzi cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 67 :(bnm) P_Sweeper finds Pele with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  A_Ben_Hatira is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  He is warned by G_Reddy
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 68 :(bnm) Pele with the dribble
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate
          ...  He's decided to go alone
          ...  Fine tackle by Fernando_Mera
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 70 :(cfc) D_Damjanovic hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  P_McGowan latches onto it!
          ...  P_McGowan shapes up for a shot!
          ...  L_Fabianski just watches float over the bar!
Min. 72 :(bnm) Granit_Xhaka had to stretch to reach the pass
          ...  Granit_Xhaka hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 73 :(cfc) N_Wade plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  P_McGowan decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  A vicious shot by P_McGowan !
          ...  L_Fabianski parries it
Min. 74 :(bnm) R_Baggio with the first time pass to Messi
          ...  Messi is through on goal!
          ...  The flag stays down
          ...  He just has T_Flowers to beat
          ...  He tries to slide it past T_Flowers
          ...  T_Flowers gets a foot to it !!
Min. 76 :(cfc) P_A_Cocu is ready to come on to replace Fernando_Mera
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 76 :(bnm) R_Baggio knocks the ball past the lunge of A_Ben_Hatira
          ...  R_Baggio could have let it bounce!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Granit_Xhaka plays it towards the near post!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of T_Flowers
Min. 76 :(cfc) P_McGowan turns past P_Sweeper
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  C_Azpilicueta reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 77 :(bnm) Pele beats P_A_Cocu
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  Pele with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  T_Flowers plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 78 :(cfc) Paas_De_Boll takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace K_Mizuno as MF
Min. 78 :(cfc) Paas_De_Boll takes possession
          ...  He looks up
          ...  He's in acres of space
          ...  A glorious effort by Paas_De_Boll !
          ...  L_Fabianski gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  He has put it wide !!
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 79 :(bnm) Matej_Vydra flicks it over N_Wade's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  Matej_Vydra with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 80 :(cfc) I_Gabilondo is coming on for P_McGowan and playing FW
Min. 80 :(cfc) D_Damjanovic with the header on
          ...  He finds K_Abrha in space
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by K_Abrha !
          ...  But L_Fabianski tips it over the bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Paas_De_Boll plays it into the danger area!
          ...  L_Fabianski makes the catch!
Min. 85 :(bnm) R_Baggio controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  Pele gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by P_A_Cocu
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 85 :(cfc) D_Damjanovic looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to P_A_Cocu
          ...  P_A_Cocu curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 86 :(bnm) W_Sneijder runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to W_Lavezzi
          ...  W_Lavezzi tries to beat T_Flowers!
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  T_Flowers was beaten there!
Min. 87 :(cfc) B_Howedes looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to N_Wade
          ...  N_Wade hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(cfc) K_Abrha is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to B_Howedes
          ...  B_Howedes belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  But L_Fabianski tips it over
          ...  G_Reddy has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 89 :(bnm) L_McQueen will replace the useless Granit_Xhaka and will play FW
Min. 90 :(cfc) A_Ben_Hatira has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past P_Sweeper
          ...  He puts in I_Gabilondo!
          ...  I_Gabilondo shapes up for a shot!
          ...  But L_Fabianski palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 92 :(bnm) Matej_Vydra gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside K_Abrha!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Matej_Vydra chases it through, he must score !
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That surely hands Bayern Munich victory!!
          ...  Bayern Munich 2-1 Celtic FC ...
Min. 92 :(cfc) Celtic FC changed their strategy to play C
Min. 92 :(cfc) I_Gabilondo times his run well
          ...  W_Sneijder is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Goodison Park
Attendance           : 134,000
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Bayern Munich Match Info
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Best player          : Matej_Vydra
Scorers              : Fernando_Mera (7 og), Matej_Vydra (92)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Celtic FC Match Info
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Best player          : P_McGowan (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : P_McGowan (4)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_V_Persie (40)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Bayern Munich  |    Celtic FC
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       20
Off target           :           8        |       7
On target            :           7        |       13
Possession           :          34        |       66
Corners              :           3        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :          12        |       13
Key Tackles          :           6        |       8
Key Passes           :          12        |       18
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Final Score          : Bayern Munich 2 - 1 Celtic FC
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Player Statistics - Bayern Munich
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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L_Fabianski    GK  39   8   4   7  14 |  95  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
M_Tudgay       DF   2  32   6   8  32 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
C_Azpilicueta  DF   2  31  10   9  13 |  95   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0  10
W_Lavezzi      DF   2  30  14   7  45 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   1
P_Sweeper      DF   2  29   6  11  22 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
W_Sneijder     MF   2   8  31   8  23 |  95   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
Granit_Xhaka   MF   1  10  29   7  21 |  92   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
K_El_Ahmadi    MF   1  10  27   7  15 |  68   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   1
Pele           FW   1   8   9  35  26 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
Messi          FW   1   9   8  31  18 |  95   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  20   0   7
Matej_Vydra    FW   1  10   7  28  13 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0  20  20  47
C_Clark        GK  27   4   2   3  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ni_Na_Lee      DF   3  26   8   7  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Baggio       MF   1   9  28   7  21 |  27   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
D_Archambault  MF   3   6  26  11  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_McQueen      FW   1   8  10  24  10 |   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20

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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T_Flowers      GK  39   2   2   1  27 |  95   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
B_Howedes      DF   2  31  11   8  23 |  95   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  20   5
Fernando_Mera  DF   3  30   9   8  27 |  79   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60 -20   0
N_Wade         DF   2  30   9   6  25 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
K_Abrha        DF   1  28   9   6  33 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -15
K_Mizuno       MF   1   8  31  10  28 |  81   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
D_Damjanovic   MF   2   9  31   8  47 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
B_Bjorksson    MF   2  10  29   7  31 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Ben_Hatira   MF   2   6  29   8  40 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
R_V_Persie     MF   2   9  27  13  31 |  95   0   0   4   1   3   0   1   0   0 -22  33  -7
P_McGowan      FW   2   9   8  32  16 |  83   0   0   0   0  11   1   0   0   0   0   0  54
T_Courtois     GK  27   1   2   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_A_Cocu       DF   2  28   7  10  30 |  16   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
C_Metzelder    DF   2  26   8   8  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Paas_De_Boll   MF   2   9  26   9  31 |  14   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
I_Gabilondo    FW   2   7   8  27  29 |  12   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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