Elite League Match, Barcelona vs. Celtic FC (Sun Oct 25)


                            Barcelona  |  Celtic FC
                              4-3-3 A  |  5-4-1 A
                         Bryngar Myre  |  Stuart Neilson
                                       |
                          T_Conner GK  |  GK Hugo_Lloris
                       G_Wilkinson DF  |  DF B_Howedes
                      Ciaran_Clark DF  |  DF P_A_Cocu
                         J_Miranda DF  |  DF C_Kabasele
                        Marco_Rojo DF  |  DF J_A_Riise
                         B_Spencer MF  |  DF J_Richards
                     Adnan_Januzaj MF  |  MF C_Makelele
                          Coutinho MF  |  MF L_Holtby
                             H_Son FW  |  MF Ribery
                          K_Mbappe FW  |  MF N_Chalobah
                      P_B_E_Dybala FW  |  FW P_McGowan
                                       |
                              Kepa SUB |  SUB P_Dahlberg
                            J_Myre SUB |  SUB C_Metzelder
                            D_Rose SUB |  SUB R_V_Persie
                              Xavi SUB |  SUB A_Pirlo
                       K_Porborsky SUB |  SUB K_Phillips

Referee: K_Ippi (Finland)


Min. 1  :(cfc) N_Chalobah finds his way through
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap
          ...  N_Chalobah with the drive!
          ...  T_Conner guesses right
Min. 2  :(cfc) L_Holtby finds himself in a good position
          ...  L_Holtby sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  T_Conner gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He just manages to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by Ribery
          ...  P_McGowan swings a leg at it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered into the top corner!
          ...  Celtic FC go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Barcelona 0-1 Celtic FC ...
Min. 5  :(brc) B_Spencer whips the ball across to H_Son
          ...  B_Howedes brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But K_Ippi waves play on!!!
Min. 6  :(cfc) L_Holtby with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle
          ...  But Ciaran_Clark slides in
Min. 11 :(brc) Coutinho finds H_Son with a ball over the defence
          ...  H_Son heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  Hugo_Lloris saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 11 :(cfc) P_A_Cocu takes possession
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  P_A_Cocu with a bicycle kick !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  T_Conner tips it wide !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by C_Makelele!
          ...  Ciaran_Clark wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 12 :(brc) H_Son runs into space
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  J_A_Riise hits it out for a throw
Min. 13 :(cfc) P_McGowan beats one
          ...  Goes past the second
          ...  He keeps going
          ...  fantastic skill!!
          ...  But G_Wilkinson wins the tackle
Min. 14 :(cfc) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  P_McGowan is through!
          ...  P_McGowan with a powerful downward header!
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 17 :(cfc) C_Makelele is force to hold onto the ball
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  C_Makelele has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  T_Conner with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 21 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj with a precise pass to J_Miranda
          ...  A powerful header from J_Miranda !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  Hugo_Lloris blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  It goes clear!
Min. 23 :(cfc) N_Chalobah with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  P_McGowan gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  P_McGowan drives the shot in!
          ...  T_Conner makes a difficult save
Min. 27 :(cfc) Ribery sidesteps his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Ribery pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 30 :(cfc) C_Kabasele spits at H_Son
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  K_Ippi reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 32 :(brc) Coutinho takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past the defender
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Coutinho attempts a lob!
          ...  But Hugo_Lloris tips it behind
          ...  K_Ippi has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 32 :(cfc) B_Howedes has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Marco_Rojo
          ...  He puts in P_McGowan!
          ...  Marco_Rojo wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Chalobah hits it towards the far post!
          ...  J_Miranda wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 33 :(brc) H_Son crosses into the box, finding P_B_E_Dybala
          ...  But J_A_Riise reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 33 :(cfc) J_A_Riise finds his way through
          ...  He lost his man too easily
          ...  J_Miranda knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But K_Ippi just turns away!
Min. 41 :(brc) Ciaran_Clark spits at C_Makelele
          ...  He received a good talking to from K_Ippi
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(cfc) C_Makelele gets to the by line and finds Ribery with a beautiful cross
          ...  Ribery is clean through!
          ...  He tries to take it round T_Conner
          ...  He nutmegs T_Conner
          ...  It hits the upright!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Barcelona 0-2 Celtic FC ...
Min. 44 :(cfc) J_Richards takes possession on the halfway line
          ...  He runs forward with the ball
          ...  He skips past the challenges
          ...  J_Miranda stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 44 :(brc) P_B_E_Dybala takes advantage of a mistake by P_A_Cocu
          ...  L_Holtby with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick
          ...  B_Spencer fires it towards the goal
          ...  Hugo_Lloris falls over
          ...  But Hugo_Lloris is relieved to watch it go out of play!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Barcelona 0-2 Celtic FC

Min. 47 :(cfc) J_A_Riise looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to P_McGowan
          ...  A wicked drive by P_McGowan !
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 50 :(cfc) P_McGowan loses his marker!
          ...  P_McGowan rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  T_Conner saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 53 :(brc) P_B_E_Dybala makes the tackle
          ...  C_Kabasele takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  K_Ippi warns him
Min. 55 :(cfc) P_McGowan knocks it past Ciaran_Clark and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  J_Miranda knobbles the attacking player.
          ...  K_Ippi blows up for a foul
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 59 :(cfc) Ribery pass splits open the defence and finds P_McGowan
          ...  P_McGowan hits a great shot !
          ...  T_Conner watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 63 :(cfc) P_A_Cocu times his run well
          ...  P_A_Cocu with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 64 :(brc) K_Mbappe back heels to find P_B_E_Dybala in space
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Coutinho hits it into the box!
          ...  C_Kabasele clears the corner
Min. 66 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  K_Mbappe latches onto the end of it
          ...  K_Mbappe attempts a chip!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris tips it over !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  H_Son chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris catches it!
Min. 69 :(cfc) L_Holtby backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  C_Makelele latches onto the end of it
          ...  But Marco_Rojo puts the ball out of play
Min. 70 :(cfc) C_Metzelder will come on for P_A_Cocu and play DF
Min. 70 :(cfc) A_Pirlo is being brought on
          ...  L_Holtby is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 73 :(cfc) A_Pirlo is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to P_McGowan
          ...  B_Spencer with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 75 :(brc) J_Myre is being prepared to come on
          ...  G_Wilkinson is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 75 :(brc) Xavi is coming on for Adnan_Januzaj and playing MF
Min. 75 :(brc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  K_Porborsky will come on for K_Mbappe and play MF
Min. 76 :(brc) P_B_E_Dybala runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off C_Metzelder back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  C_Kabasele wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 77 :(cfc) C_Kabasele is force to hold onto the ball
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  J_Myre picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 78 :(cfc) C_Makelele with a penetrating pass to P_McGowan
          ...  P_McGowan smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  T_Conner makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 80 :(cfc) Up goes the substitution board - K_Phillips on for P_McGowan as a FW
Min. 87 :(cfc) C_Makelele runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Richards
          ...  J_Richards rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(cfc) A_Pirlo with the through ball to J_Richards
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala intercepts the pass
Min. 89 :(cfc) Ribery with the diagonal pass A_Pirlo
          ...  A_Pirlo hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  But T_Conner stops that one easily
Min. 91 :(brc) K_Porborsky hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  Xavi latches onto it!
          ...  N_Chalobah with a bad challenge
          ...  K_Ippi calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 92 :(cfc) K_Phillips turns on a sixpence
          ...  K_Phillips tries to beat T_Conner!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Howedes lofts the ball in!
          ...  T_Conner reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 93 :(brc) K_Porborsky has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_A_Riise!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  K_Porborsky with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  Hugo_Lloris beats the ball away
Min. 94 :(brc) B_Spencer spits at K_Phillips
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one
          ...  Bryngar Myre looks relieved
          ...  Stuart Neilson is far from happy with that decision
Min. 94 :(cfc) A_Pirlo holds the ball up
          ...  He sees K_Phillips in space!
          ...  But H_Son slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Camp Nou
Attendance           : 146,116
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : H_Son
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Miranda (55), B_Spencer (73)
Injured              : N/A
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Celtic FC Match Info
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Best player          : Ribery (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : P_McGowan (2), Ribery (43)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Kabasele (30), N_Chalobah (91)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Barcelona    |    Celtic FC
Attempts on Goal     :           7        |       17
Off target           :           1        |       7
On target            :           6        |       10
Possession           :          40        |       60
Corners              :           2        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       12
Key Tackles          :           9        |       4
Key Passes           :           7        |       12
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Final Score          : Barcelona 0 - 2 Celtic FC
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Player Statistics - Barcelona
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_Conner       GK  36   3   3   2  32 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
G_Wilkinson    DF   1  35  11   8  31 |  76   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Ciaran_Clark   DF   2  34   9   9  24 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_Miranda      DF   2  31  11   8  21 |  95   0   3   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  58  -2   3
Marco_Rojo     DF   1  29  11   7  30 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
B_Spencer      MF   1  13  33  14  31 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2   8   3
Adnan_Januzaj  MF   3  12  31  11  23 |  76   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Coutinho       MF   3   7  29   9  21 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -15
H_Son          FW   2   9  11  33  20 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
K_Mbappe       FW   2   8   7  33  12 |  76   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
P_B_E_Dybala   FW   2   6   8  27  22 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Kepa           GK  33   5   1   4  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Myre         DF   2  33  10   8  39 |  19   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_Rose         DF   1  28  11   7  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Xavi           MF   1   5  31  10  31 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Porborsky    MF   2   7  28   8  21 |  19   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5

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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Hugo_Lloris    GK  36   3   2   3  13 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
B_Howedes      DF   2  36  12   9  23 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
P_A_Cocu       DF   2  34   8  11  30 |  71   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
C_Kabasele     DF   3  32   9   6  30 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
J_A_Riise      DF   3  30   8   9  32 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
J_Richards     DF   1  28   6   7  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
C_Makelele     MF   2  12  32  10  30 |  95   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  45   5
L_Holtby       MF   2   8  32   9  21 |  71   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Ribery         MF   1   7  30  10  33 |  95   0   0   2   1   2   1   0   0   0   0  35  25
N_Chalobah     MF   2   7  30   5  24 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  28  23
P_McGowan      FW   2   9   9  38  16 |  81   0   0   0   0   7   1   0   0   0   0   0  40
P_Dahlberg     GK  31   5   2   2  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Metzelder    DF   2  29   8   9  30 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_V_Persie     MF   2  10  31  14  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Pirlo        MF   1  13  28   7  11 |  24   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  50  25
K_Phillips     FW   2   8   8  28  42 |  14   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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