Elite League Match, Celtic FC vs. Ajax (Sun Jan 16)


                            Celtic FC  |  Ajax
                            4-1-3-2 C  |  4-4-2 C
                       Stuart Neilson  |  James Maund
                                       |
                       Hugo_Lloris GK  |  GK Ini_Kamoze
                          P_A_Cocu DF  |  DF S_Kolasinac
                        C_Kabasele DF  |  DF Fazio
                          C_Irvine DF  |  DF M_Van_D_Hoorn
                            M_Madl DF  |  DF W_Gallas
                        C_Makelele DM  |  MF J_Cruijff
                          L_Holtby MF  |  MF G_Karagounis
                            Ribery MF  |  MF M_Overmars
                        N_Chalobah MF  |  MF C_Fabregas
                            I_Sarr FW  |  FW A_Langlitz
                           M_McKay FW  |  FW T_Wallcott
                                       |
                        P_Dahlberg SUB |  SUB J_Ablanedo
                        J_Richards SUB |  SUB M_Keown
                       F_Sierralta SUB |  SUB T_Vermaelen
                            K_Sema SUB |  SUB P_Vieira
                           A_Souda SUB |  SUB Edu_Gaspar

Referee: N_Alexander (Northern_Ireland)


Min. 1  :(cfc) The Celtic FC manager shouts at them from the touchline to play P
Min. 2  :(aja) T_Wallcott breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Hugo_Lloris!
          ...  Ribery brings him down!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 9  :(aja) C_Fabregas with a neat pass into M_Overmars
          ...  M_Madl reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 11 :(cfc) L_Holtby brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  M_McKay gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Fazio gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 11 :(aja) S_Kolasinac with the dribble
          ...  Ribery is easily beaten
          ...  A well-placed shot from S_Kolasinac !
          ...  But Hugo_Lloris tips it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Fabregas hits it towards the far post!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris makes the catch!
Min. 12 :(cfc) M_McKay nutmegs S_Kolasinac, he continues to run forward
          ...  M_McKay gets his head to the ball !
          ...  Ini_Kamoze saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 18 :(cfc) Ribery is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to I_Sarr
          ...  I_Sarr hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  Ini_Kamoze saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 18 :(aja) Fazio boots it towards T_Wallcott
          ...  T_Wallcott has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  But Hugo_Lloris smothers the ball.
Min. 19 :(cfc) C_Kabasele sidesteps Fazio
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  C_Kabasele hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  Ini_Kamoze never had a chance!
Min. 20 :(cfc) M_McKay beats M_Overmars
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  A powerful header from M_McKay !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  Ini_Kamoze moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  Ini_Kamoze catches it with style!
Min. 20 :(cfc) M_McKay finds his way through
          ...  The offside trap didn't work
          ...  C_Fabregas with a deliberate foul
          ...  N_Alexander will want to speak to him
Min. 22 :(aja) G_Karagounis controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  S_Kolasinac gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  S_Kolasinac has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  But Hugo_Lloris comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 23 :(cfc) Ribery plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  I_Sarr decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  I_Sarr throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  Ini_Kamoze looks relieved there!
Min. 24 :(aja) J_Cruijff spits at M_McKay
          ...  N_Alexander will just give him a speaking to
Min. 31 :(aja) J_Cruijff with the diagonal pass T_Wallcott
          ...  A well-placed shot from T_Wallcott !
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 32 :(aja) J_Cruijff with a penetrating pass to A_Langlitz
          ...  A_Langlitz with a terrific drive !
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 40 :(cfc) M_Madl feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  I_Sarr runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  I_Sarr beats the offside trap!
          ...  He is clean through
          ...  He just has to beat Ini_Kamoze
          ...  He dinks it over Ini_Kamoze
          ...  Ini_Kamoze reacts well to save !!
Min. 41 :(aja) C_Fabregas is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to J_Cruijff
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  P_A_Cocu hits it out for a throw
Min. 42 :(cfc) M_Madl makes himself available
          ...  But M_Van_D_Hoorn slides in
Min. 42 :(aja) Fazio knocks it forward
          ...  C_Irvine slips
          ...  T_Wallcott gets to it!
          ...  C_Kabasele with the tackle
          ...  N_Alexander will want to speak to him
          ...  He is warned by N_Alexander
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(cfc) M_Madl miskicks!
          ...  He finds I_Sarr though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  I_Sarr tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  Ini_Kamoze tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Chalobah curls it into the box!
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 44 :(aja) G_Karagounis looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to T_Wallcott
          ...  C_Kabasele goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 49 :(cfc) I_Sarr gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside S_Kolasinac!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Celtic FC 0-0 Ajax

Min. 46 :(cfc) I_Sarr beats A_Langlitz
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Fazio wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 47 :(aja) A_Langlitz slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  M_Madl is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 47 :(aja) C_Fabregas with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  G_Karagounis gets on the end of the pass
          ...  C_Makelele takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 47 :(aja) C_Fabregas spits at P_A_Cocu
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 50 :(aja) M_Keown is being prepared to come on
          ...  W_Gallas is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 50 :(cfc) M_McKay loses M_Van_D_Hoorn
          ...  M_McKay with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 51 :(aja) P_Vieira is ready to come on to replace M_Overmars
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 52 :(aja) Edu_Gaspar comes on for A_Langlitz and takes up a MF role
Min. 53 :(cfc) Ribery holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to I_Sarr
          ...  P_Vieira slices it
          ...  Ini_Kamoze moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Holtby swings it in!
          ...  M_Keown clears the danger
Min. 55 :(aja) T_Wallcott breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Hugo_Lloris!
          ...  L_Holtby brings him down!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  N_Alexander sends him off the pitch !!
          ...  He deserved to walk for that!!
Min. 55 :(cfc) K_Sema will replace M_McKay and play MF
Min. 55 :(aja) Edu_Gaspar lobs it over M_Madl
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  P_A_Cocu takes possession
Min. 56 :(cfc) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  Ribery is through!
          ...  A wicked drive by Ribery !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Ini_Kamoze dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had Ini_Kamoze beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_A_Cocu lofts the ball in!
          ...  Ini_Kamoze comes out and claims it!
Min. 60 :(aja) J_Cruijff times his run well
          ...  P_A_Cocu wins the ball
Min. 62 :(cfc) N_Chalobah unselfishly lays the ball back to C_Makelele
          ...  A thundering drive by C_Makelele !
          ...  Ini_Kamoze parries it
Min. 62 :(aja) C_Fabregas loses M_Madl
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from C_Fabregas !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris never had a chance!
Min. 66 :(aja) C_Fabregas with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn sees Hugo_Lloris off his line !
          ...  Hugo_Lloris with a superb tip over the bar
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Vieira drives it into the box!
          ...  C_Irvine wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 70 :(cfc) N_Chalobah has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Keown
          ...  He puts in I_Sarr!
          ...  I_Sarr goes for goal !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  Ini_Kamoze moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 71 :(aja) Edu_Gaspar with an incisive pass to T_Wallcott
          ...  T_Wallcott belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  Hugo_Lloris won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 72 :(aja) P_Vieira hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  Fazio latches onto it!
          ...  C_Irvine reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 73 :(aja) T_Wallcott takes on C_Irvine
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  T_Wallcott has a dig at goal!
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Celtic FC fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 74 :(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn sidesteps M_Madl
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  P_A_Cocu clears with a diving header
Min. 75 :(cfc) J_Richards will replace the useless C_Kabasele and will play DF
Min. 75 :(cfc) Ribery picks up the pass
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by Ribery !
          ...  Ini_Kamoze beats the ball away
Min. 80 :(cfc) A_Souda comes on for I_Sarr and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 82 :(aja) C_Fabregas fires over a low cross to T_Wallcott
          ...  A_Souda bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 86 :(cfc) K_Sema sidesteps S_Kolasinac
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 87 :(cfc) N_Chalobah has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  K_Sema collects the loose ball!
          ...  An audacious effort from K_Sema !
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(aja) J_Cruijff controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  T_Wallcott gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  T_Wallcott shapes up for a shot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Cruijff chips the ball into the area!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris easily catches it!
Min. 93 :(cfc) Ribery with a measured pass to N_Chalobah
          ...  But M_Keown comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 93 :(aja) G_Karagounis bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to P_Vieira
          ...  A thundering drive by P_Vieira !
          ...  Hugo_Lloris gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Celtic Park
Attendance           : 147,914
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Celtic FC Match Info
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Best player          : P_A_Cocu
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : L_Holtby (55)
Booked               : Ribery (2), M_Madl (47)
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : M_Van_D_Hoorn (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Celtic FC     |      Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       11
Off target           :           6        |       6
On target            :           7        |       5
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           3        |       3
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       13
Key Tackles          :           9        |       7
Key Passes           :          10        |       15
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Final Score          : Celtic FC 0 - 0 Ajax
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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  39   3   2   3  13 |  97   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
P_A_Cocu       DF   2  36   8  12  30 |  97   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
C_Kabasele     DF   3  34   9   7  30 |  79   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
C_Irvine       DF   2  32  11   8  33 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
M_Madl         DF   3  30  10   7  22 |  97   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  18  -2
C_Makelele     DM   2  13  33  10  30 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
L_Holtby       MF   2   9  34   9  21 |  59   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10   0 -10
Ribery         MF   1   7  32  11  33 |  97   0   0   4   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  38   3
N_Chalobah     MF   2   8  32   5  24 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
I_Sarr         FW   1   9   8  33  21 |  84   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
M_McKay        FW   3   8  11  30  21 |  59   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
P_Dahlberg     GK  31   5   2   2  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Richards     DF   1  30   6   7  22 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
F_Sierralta    DF   2  29  12  17  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Sema         MF   1  13  29  23  21 |  38   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Souda        MF   2   6   8  26  31 |  13   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0

Player Statistics - Ajax
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Ini_Kamoze     GK  39   4   3   1  30 |  97   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
S_Kolasinac    DF   2  35  12  10  11 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0  10
Fazio          DF   2  33   8  10  41 |  97   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  32   9   8  33 |  97   0   4   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  80   0   5
W_Gallas       DF   1  28   4   2  35 |  54   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cruijff      MF   1   7  30  11  11 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
G_Karagounis   MF   2  10  30   9  33 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
M_Overmars     MF   2  11  29  14  32 |  55   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Fabregas     MF   3   8  29   7  31 |  97   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
A_Langlitz     FW   3   8  12  30  32 |  56   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Wallcott     FW   3   9  11  30  21 |  97   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
J_Ablanedo     GK  29   3   7   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Keown        DF   3  32  13   7  21 |  43   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
T_Vermaelen    DF   2  30   9   7  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Vieira       MF   1   8  32  10  20 |  42   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
Edu_Gaspar     MF   2   9  27  10  41 |  41   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
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