Elite FA Cup Group Match 4, Celtic FC vs. Benfica (Wed Mar 06)


                            Celtic FC  |  Benfica
                            4-3-1-2 P  |  4-3-1-2 C
                          Malky McKay  |  Matias Finkelstein
                                       |
                       Hugo_Lloris GK  |  GK P_Gazzaniga
                          C_Irvine DF  |  DF D_Rose
                           Marcelo DF  |  DF W_Samuel
                     T_Alderweirel DF  |  DF A_Burdisso
                       F_Sierralta DF  |  DF N_Molina
                         E_Barreto MF  |  MF Liziero
                          Tardelli MF  |  MF J_Mascherano
                        K_Moehwald MF  |  MF S_Nakamoto
                            K_Sema AM  |  AM A_Varela
                             H_Son FW  |  FW G_Cano
                        A_Lombardo FW  |  FW D_Suker
                                       |
                        P_Dahlberg SUB |  SUB L_Yashin
                             Samir SUB |  SUB P_Maldini
                        Luis_Palma SUB |  SUB Diego_T
                       S_Mannsverk SUB |  SUB A_Almendra
                             Kyogo SUB |  SUB Cantona

Referee: S_Youri (Morrocco)


Min. 1  :(bfa) Benfica altered their play to a P strategy
Min. 3  :(cfc) E_Barreto kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  C_Irvine gets on the end of the pass
          ...  N_Molina dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 3  :(bfa) A_Burdisso with a probing pass to Liziero
          ...  Liziero tries to chip the ball over Hugo_Lloris!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris falls over
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris looks a little embarrassed now!
          ...  And Benfica are leading in the game now
          ...  Celtic FC 0-1 Benfica ...
Min. 4  :(bfa) The Benfica manager told his side to change to a D strategy
Min. 5  :(cfc) E_Barreto beats one
          ...  Goes past the second
          ...  He keeps going
          ...  fantastic skill!!
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  J_Mascherano picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 5  :(bfa) J_Mascherano has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past F_Sierralta!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  C_Irvine with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 7  :(cfc) T_Alderweirel pulls it back to H_Son
          ...  N_Molina takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 9  :(cfc) H_Son dribbles it into the box
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from D_Rose
Min. 11 :(cfc) E_Barreto kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  A_Lombardo gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A_Lombardo smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a well worked goal!
          ...  That s the equaliser!
          ...  Celtic FC 1-1 Benfica ...
Min. 12 :(bfa) It looks as though Benfica is now playing P
Min. 14 :(cfc) K_Sema with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past N_Molina
          ...  He knocks it to A_Lombardo!
          ...  A_Lombardo sees P_Gazzaniga off his line !
          ...  P_Gazzaniga can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 21 :(cfc) F_Sierralta races into the box
          ...  He sees K_Sema lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  K_Sema shapes up for a shot!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  P_Gazzaniga catches it with style!
Min. 22 :(cfc) K_Sema with the cross-field pass to A_Lombardo
          ...  A_Lombardo keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 23 :(cfc) K_Sema chests it down
          ...  N_Molina takes the player down!!
          ...  That s a poor tackle!
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 26 :(cfc) E_Barreto brings it under control
          ...  He takes on D_Rose
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in C_Irvine!
          ...  C_Irvine tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  P_Gazzaniga makes a good save
Min. 26 :(bfa) N_Molina retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  G_Cano latches onto the end of it
          ...  T_Alderweirel rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  What s S_Youri going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 35 :(cfc) E_Barreto knocks the ball past N_Molina
          ...  D_Rose knocks the ball back to P_Gazzaniga
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It s gone past P_Gazzaniga!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Sema chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  D_Rose reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(bfa) J_Mascherano with a reverse pass to G_Cano
          ...  G_Cano with a stunning strike !
          ...  Hugo_Lloris makes a difficult save
Min. 45 :(cfc) H_Son with the header on
          ...  He finds K_Sema in space
          ...  K_Sema with a bicycle kick !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Celtic FC 1-1 Benfica

Min. 46 :(bfa) Liziero plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  D_Suker keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  C_Irvine with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 47 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Mascherano
          ...  J_Mascherano sees Hugo_Lloris off his line !
          ...  Hugo_Lloris parries it
Min. 48 :(cfc) Tardelli backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  K_Sema gets on the end of it
          ...  J_Mascherano pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 52 :(cfc) E_Barreto has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  H_Son collects the loose ball!
          ...  H_Son beats the defender to the ball
          ...  He beats a second defender
          ...  He just has P_Gazzaniga to beat!
          ...  He lobs it over P_Gazzaniga
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Lets see if Celtic FC can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Celtic FC 2-1 Benfica ...
Min. 54 :(cfc) K_Sema can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to H_Son
          ...  H_Son gets his head to the ball !
          ...  Saved by P_Gazzaniga
Min. 56 :(bfa) D_Suker breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Hugo_Lloris!
          ...  E_Barreto brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  S_Youri reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Just outside the box!
          ...  D_Rose hoists it forward
          ...  G_Cano gets on the end of it
          ...  G_Cano has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Nakamoto hits it towards the far post!
          ...  F_Sierralta reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 57 :(bfa) Liziero with the diagonal pass J_Mascherano
          ...  K_Sema takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That s a poor tackle!
          ...  S_Youri called him over for a strong verbal warning
Min. 60 :(bfa) P_Maldini replaces D_Rose and will play DF
Min. 62 :(cfc) E_Barreto has it now
          ...  He takes on S_Nakamoto
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in F_Sierralta!
          ...  F_Sierralta from 20 yards !
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  S_Youri talks to his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Celtic FC 3-1 Benfica ...
Min. 63 :(cfc) It looks as though Celtic FC is now playing C
Min. 63 :(bfa) Benfica will now play A
Min. 66 :(cfc) E_Barreto knocks it forward
          ...  P_Maldini slips
          ...  K_Moehwald gets to it!
          ...  P_Maldini moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 67 :(bfa) Cantona is coming on for D_Suker and will play FW
Min. 67 :(bfa) J_Mascherano takes advantage of a bad back pass from T_Alderweirel
          ...  J_Mascherano with a terrific drive !
          ...  But Hugo_Lloris punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 70 :(bfa) A_Varela off the woodwork.
          ...  Liziero picks up the deflection
          ...  Liziero with a blistering shot !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 73 :(cfc) E_Barreto looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  K_Sema receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  K_Sema hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by P_Gazzaniga !!
Min. 74 :(bfa) J_Mascherano controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  Cantona gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Cantona leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 75 :(cfc) Samir takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace T_Alderweirel as DF
Min. 75 :(cfc) S_Mannsverk is being prepared to come on
          ...  E_Barreto is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 75 :(cfc) Luis_Palma takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace K_Sema
          ...  He'll play as a AM
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 75 :(bfa) Diego_T is going to be brought on
          ...  N_Molina is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 75 :(bfa) Up goes the substitution board - A_Almendra on for A_Varela as a MF
Min. 77 :(cfc) H_Son floats the ball in to find Luis_Palma
          ...  A vicious shot by Luis_Palma !
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 77 :(bfa) Liziero with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  G_Cano gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Fine tackle by Tardelli
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 83 :(cfc) Kyogo replaces an unhappy A_Lombardo and will play as a FW
Min. 83 :(cfc) S_Mannsverk feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  H_Son runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  H_Son with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But P_Gazzaniga punches it away
Min. 84 :(cfc) K_Moehwald pulls it back to H_Son
          ...  Driven towards goal by H_Son !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga never had a chance!
Min. 84 :(bfa) Liziero controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  G_Cano gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  F_Sierralta tackles cleanly
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(cfc) Kyogo flicks it over P_Maldini's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  A left-footer by Kyogo !
          ...  It floats over P_Gazzaniga
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 92 :(bfa) W_Samuel with an inch perfect pass to Cantona
          ...  C_Irvine robs him of the ball

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Celtic Park
Attendance           : 145,220
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Celtic FC Match Info
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Best player          : E_Barreto (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Lombardo (11), H_Son (52), F_Sierralta (62)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Irvine (46), E_Barreto (56)
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : Liziero
Scorers              : Liziero (3)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N_Molina (23)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Celtic FC     |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       7
Off target           :           6        |       3
On target            :           8        |       4
Possession           :          63        |       37
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           4        |       4
Fouls                :          11        |       9
Key Tackles          :           5        |       7
Key Passes           :          17        |       11
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Final Score          : Celtic FC 3 - 1 Benfica
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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 |  94   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
C_Irvine       DF   2  35  12   8  33 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  38  -2   3
Marcelo        DF   1  35  10   7  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
T_Alderweirel  DF   1  34   9   9  31 |  76   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
F_Sierralta    DF   2  32  13  17  23 |  94   0   2   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  40  10  25
E_Barreto      MF   1  10  34  10  33 |  76   0   0   7   3   0   0   1   0   0  -2 128  -2
Tardelli       MF   3   7  33   7  33 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
K_Moehwald     MF   1  22  32  13  28 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
K_Sema         AM   1  13  31  24  21 |  76   0   0   3   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  30  10
H_Son          FW   2  10  12  37  20 |  94   0   0   2   0   4   1   0   0   0  20  40  55
A_Lombardo     FW   3   6  10  32  32 |  84   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
P_Dahlberg     GK  31   5   2   2  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Samir          DF   2  30   1   1  18 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Luis_Palma     AM   2   9  32  16  39 |  18   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Mannsverk    MF   1  16  30  10  11 |  18   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Kyogo          FW   1   1   4  26  23 |  10   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Benfica
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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P_Gazzaniga    GK  34   1   2   3  40 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
D_Rose         DF   1  33  12   8  22 |  61   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
W_Samuel       DF   2  33   8   4  28 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
A_Burdisso     DF   2  26   6   8  31 |  94   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
N_Molina       DF   2  24   7   1  40 |  76   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  38   8  -2
Liziero        MF   1  19  31   5  23 |  94   0   0   4   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  40  25
J_Mascherano   MF   1  16  31   8  47 |  94   0   2   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  20  10
S_Nakamoto     MF   3   5  30  17  32 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Varela       AM   1  10  25  17  30 |  76   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
G_Cano         FW   2   1   4  32   9 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
D_Suker        FW   1   7  13  30  31 |  68   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Yashin       GK  29   2   1   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Maldini      DF   2  31   7   4  33 |  33   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
Diego_T        DF   2  27   5   5  29 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Almendra     MF   1   6  24  13  29 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Cantona        FW   1   5   9  30  13 |  26   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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