Elite FA Cup Group Match, Celtic FC vs. AS Roma (Wed Dec 08)


                            Celtic FC  |  AS Roma
                            4-1-3-2 P  |  5-3-2 C
                       Stuart Neilson  |  David Hanna
                                       |
                       Hugo_Lloris GK  |  GK J_Hunter
                          P_A_Cocu DF  |  DF J_Matip
                        J_Richards DF  |  DF Danny_Collina
                       F_Sierralta DF  |  DF Arthur
                            M_Madl DF  |  DF R_Lamie
                           A_Pirlo DM  |  DF A_Young
                          L_Holtby MF  |  MF J_Afolabi
                        C_Makelele MF  |  MF S_Gruber
                            Ribery MF  |  MF A_Silva
                            I_Sarr FW  |  FW E_Dzeko
                           M_McKay FW  |  FW S_Iversen
                                       |
                        P_Dahlberg SUB |  SUB A_Capivara
                        C_Kabasele SUB |  SUB Roberto
                          C_Irvine SUB |  SUB D_Ali
                        N_Chalobah SUB |  SUB J_Cole
                           A_Souda SUB |  SUB L_Suraez

Referee: B_Kuipers (Netherlands)


Min. 3  :(cfc) C_Makelele turns past Arthur
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  C_Makelele tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  J_Hunter was lucky there
Min. 4  :(asr) Arthur knocks it forward
          ...  J_Richards slips
          ...  E_Dzeko gets to it!
          ...  But P_A_Cocu wins the tackle
Min. 9  :(asr) S_Iversen takes possession
          ...  He looks up
          ...  He's in acres of space
          ...  Blocked by J_Richards
Min. 10 :(cfc) L_Holtby has it now
          ...  He takes on S_Gruber
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in M_McKay!
          ...  R_Lamie with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 10 :(asr) A_Silva picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it
          ...  A_Silva swings in the shot!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris with a superb tip over the bar
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by A_Young!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris easily catches it!
Min. 12 :(asr) J_Afolabi is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to E_Dzeko
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  P_A_Cocu picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 12 :(cfc) M_McKay slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  J_Afolabi with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 13 :(asr) S_Iversen finds himself with plenty of time
          ...  J_Richards slices it
          ...  Hugo_Lloris moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Matip drives it into the box!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris makes the catch!
Min. 16 :(cfc) I_Sarr takes advantage of a bad back pass from A_Young
          ...  R_Lamie forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Pirlo curls it into the box!
          ...  The ball finds its way to P_A_Cocu
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 19 :(asr) R_Lamie fires over a low cross to E_Dzeko
          ...  A_Pirlo fouls badly
          ...  B_Kuipers will want to speak to him
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 20 :(cfc) P_A_Cocu sidesteps his marker
          ...  He runs forward now
          ...  R_Lamie with a bad challenge
          ...  B_Kuipers will want to speak to him
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  Stuart Neilson looks annoyed that there was no card there
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just inside there own half
          ...  Ribery swings it in
          ...  I_Sarr gets on the end of it
          ...  I_Sarr sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 24 :(cfc) J_Richards drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to C_Makelele
          ...  C_Makelele with a thundering volley!
          ...  But J_Hunter stops that one easily
Min. 26 :(asr) AS Roma will now play P
Min. 27 :(cfc) J_Richards controls the ball with ease
          ...  A_Young with a pull on the shirt
          ...  B_Kuipers calls him for a talk
Min. 29 :(asr) R_Lamie runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to S_Iversen
          ...  S_Iversen hits a great shot !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 31 :(cfc) I_Sarr is too quick for the defence
          ...  A_Young with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  B_Kuipers calls him over
          ...  B_Kuipers tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 32 :(cfc) Ribery with a flicked pass to F_Sierralta
          ...  R_Lamie forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by L_Holtby
          ...  It comes to P_A_Cocu
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  J_Hunter palms it behind !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Sarr hits it towards the far post!
          ...  J_Hunter makes the catch!
Min. 33 :(cfc) I_Sarr takes advantage of a mistake by Arthur
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  But R_Lamie wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 38 :(cfc) L_Holtby gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  M_McKay is unmarked
          ...  M_McKay attempts to drive it home!
          ...  J_Hunter with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on

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

Min. 47 :(cfc) I_Sarr knocks the ball past the lunge of A_Young
          ...  I_Sarr has a go!
          ...  J_Hunter collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 49 :(cfc) F_Sierralta sidesteps Danny_Collina
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  F_Sierralta attempts the shot!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  J_Hunter pushes it behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ribery chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  R_Lamie wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 49 :(asr) Arthur drives it across the face of the goal S_Gruber
          ...  S_Gruber sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  But Hugo_Lloris makes a fine save
Min. 51 :(cfc) L_Holtby throws a punch
          ...  Arthur slumps to the ground
          ...  B_Kuipers calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 54 :(asr) S_Gruber plays in S_Iversen with a beautiful ball
          ...  But F_Sierralta will cut out the threat
Min. 56 :(cfc) F_Sierralta holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to M_McKay
          ...  But J_Afolabi wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but B_Kuipers has none of it.
Min. 57 :(asr) A_Silva drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Iversen
          ...  F_Sierralta clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 61 :(cfc) M_Madl retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  L_Holtby latches onto the end of it
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  Arthur looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 65 :(cfc) C_Irvine will come on for J_Richards and play DF
Min. 65 :(asr) D_Ali is being brought on
          ...  J_Afolabi is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 65 :(asr) Roberto replaces J_Matip to play as a DF
Min. 68 :(cfc) P_A_Cocu passes the ball to M_Madl
          ...  M_Madl hits a great drive!
          ...  J_Hunter is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 69 :(cfc) F_Sierralta sprints past the defender
          ...  F_Sierralta goes for goal !
          ...  J_Hunter won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 70 :(asr) L_Suraez is coming on and E_Dzeko is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 71 :(asr) A_Silva kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  S_Gruber gets on the end of the pass
          ...  S_Gruber beats the offside trap!
          ...  He runs at Hugo_Lloris
          ...  He lobs it over Hugo_Lloris
          ...  It goes wide!!
Min. 72 :(asr) The AS Roma manager told his side to change to a A strategy
Min. 73 :(asr) A defence splitting pass from A_Silva to S_Iversen
          ...  P_A_Cocu pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 75 :(cfc) N_Chalobah is being prepared to come on
          ...  Ribery is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 76 :(cfc) C_Makelele controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs Roberto
          ...  He puts in F_Sierralta!
          ...  F_Sierralta with his head down lets it go !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a cheeky finish!
          ...  The Celtic FC fans sing his praises!
          ...  Yes!!
          ...  That goal surely snatches the win!
          ...  Celtic FC 1-0 AS Roma ...
Min. 76 :(asr) Roberto hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  A_Young latches onto it!
          ...  C_Irvine reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 80 :(cfc) Up goes the substitution board - A_Souda on for M_McKay as a FW
Min. 82 :(asr) A_Silva hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  S_Iversen latches onto it!
          ...  But M_Madl slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 83 :(cfc) C_Makelele back heels to find L_Holtby in space
          ...  L_Holtby tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  J_Hunter tips it over his bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Makelele hits it into the box!
          ...  It is cleared by Danny_Collina
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(cfc) C_Makelele beats the defender
          ...  C_Makelele hits a crisp volley!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  J_Hunter dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had J_Hunter beaten!
Min. 92 :(cfc) N_Chalobah has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past R_Lamie
          ...  He puts in I_Sarr!
          ...  I_Sarr uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Pirlo hits it into the box!
          ...  A_Souda with the header
          ...  J_Hunter parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And J_Hunter recovers to save!!
Min. 92 :(asr) L_Suraez squares it to A_Silva
          ...  A_Silva has a go!
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 93 :(asr) L_Suraez takes advantage of a bad back pass
          ...  But I_Sarr wins the ball
Min. 94 :(cfc) L_Holtby kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  A_Souda gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Danny_Collina gets in the way and wins the ball

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Celtic Park
Attendance           : 138,837
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Celtic FC Match Info
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Best player          : F_Sierralta (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : F_Sierralta (76)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Pirlo (19), L_Holtby (51)
Injured              : N/A
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AS Roma Match Info
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Best player          : R_Lamie
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Afolabi (12), A_Young (31)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Celtic FC     |    AS Roma
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       5
Off target           :           6        |       3
On target            :           9        |       2
Possession           :          63        |       37
Corners              :           6        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       12
Key Tackles          :          10        |       7
Key Passes           :          11        |       12
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Final Score          : Celtic FC 1 - 0 AS Roma
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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  38   3   2   3  13 |  98   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
P_A_Cocu       DF   2  36   8  12  30 |  98   0   3   1   0   2   0   0   0   0 100  10   5
J_Richards     DF   1  30   6   7  22 |  69   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
F_Sierralta    DF   2  29  12  17  23 |  98   0   2   1   0   3   1   0   0   0  40  10  30
M_Madl         DF   3  29  10   7  22 |  98   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  30  20
A_Pirlo        DM   1  14  29   8  11 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
L_Holtby       MF   2   8  34   9  21 |  98   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  28   3
C_Makelele     MF   2  13  33  10  30 |  98   0   0   2   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  40  10
Ribery         MF   1   7  32  11  33 |  79   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
I_Sarr         FW   1   9   8  32  21 |  98   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
M_McKay        FW   3   7  11  30  21 |  84   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
P_Dahlberg     GK  31   5   2   2  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Kabasele     DF   3  34   9   7  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Irvine       DF   2  32  11   8  33 |  29   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
N_Chalobah     MF   2   8  32   5  24 |  19   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Souda        FW   2   6   8  26  31 |  14   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

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_Hunter       GK  35   4   5   4  28 |  98   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
J_Matip        DF   3  32   9   8  10 |  69   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Danny_Collina  DF   1  30   1   1  15 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 -20 -20
Arthur         DF   1  27  16   1  21 |  98   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
R_Lamie        DF   3  26   7  10  31 |  98   0   5   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0 -20
A_Young        DF   3  26   9   8  41 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
J_Afolabi      MF   2  16  29   6  32 |  69   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  18   8  -2
S_Gruber       MF   3   9  29   8  21 |  98   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
A_Silva        MF   1   6  28   7  20 |  98   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  40   5
E_Dzeko        FW   2   8   9  30  20 |  74   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Iversen      FW   2   7   8  26  32 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Capivara     GK  29   3   2   1  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Roberto        DF   3  31   9   9  40 |  29   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Ali          MF   3  10  28  15  33 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cole         MF   3   9  27   7  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Suraez       FW   2   6   7  25  40 |  24   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
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