Division One Reserve League Match, Celtic FC Res vs. Benfica Res (Wed Mar 29)


                        Celtic FC Res  |  Benfica Res
                              4-5-1 C  |  4-1-2-1-2 E
                          Malky McKay  |  Matias Finkelstein
                                       |
                        R_McCrorie GK  |  GK V_Barkas
                     W_TroostEkong DF  |  DF R_Engo
                     Jimmy_McNulty DF  |  DF N_Molina
                          J_Ngakia DF  |  DF A_Sandez
                       Moritz_Jenz DF  |  DF Eefmamj_Jason
                        Reo_Hatate MF  |  DM C_Medina
                         M_De_Ligt MF  |  MF J_Chicco
                     Houssem_Aouar MF  |  MF D_Steffanato
                           J_Kucka MF  |  AM A_Varela
                      Daizen_Maeda MF  |  FW A_Di_Stefano
                             Kyogo FW  |  FW J_Alvarez
                                       |
                          Cortoise SUB |  SUB G_Roy
                       G_Giannatti SUB |  SUB C_Ried
                        M_Richards SUB |  SUB J_Forlin
                          S_Ridout SUB |  SUB R_Lee
                      R_MullerRinz SUB |  SUB O_Sweemey

Referee: H_Webb (England)


Min. 3  :(cfcr) Houssem_Aouar 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!
          ...  Houssem_Aouar sees V_Barkas off his line !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Reo_Hatate!
          ...  It comes to J_Ngakia
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  But V_Barkas punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that V_Barkas got a touch
Min. 5  :(cfcr) J_Kucka is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  Daizen_Maeda latches onto the end of it
          ...  A wicked drive by Daizen_Maeda !
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 5  :(bfar) J_Chicco looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards A_Di_Stefano
          ...  Moritz_Jenz fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  H_Webb wants a word
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 6  :(cfcr) Reo_Hatate cuts the ball back to Kyogo
          ...  Kyogo tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  V_Barkas parries it
Min. 6  :(bfar) A_Di_Stefano finds himself in a good position
          ...  Daizen_Maeda body checks his opponent!!
          ...  That's a careless challenge!!
          ...  H_Webb reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 7  :(cfcr) J_Kucka brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  J_Kucka with the attempt at goal!
          ...  V_Barkas is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 8  :(cfcr) J_Kucka finds Jimmy_McNulty on the edge of the box
          ...  Jimmy_McNulty has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  V_Barkas with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 9  :(cfcr) Houssem_Aouar is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to Kyogo
          ...  Kyogo with the strike !
          ...  V_Barkas won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 9  :(cfcr) M_De_Ligt pushes it past N_Molina
          ...  A_Di_Stefano fouls badly
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 10 :(cfcr) Houssem_Aouar has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past C_Medina
          ...  He puts in Kyogo!
          ...  Eefmamj_Jason with a bad challenge
          ...  H_Webb tries to calm him down
Min. 16 :(cfcr) Houssem_Aouar with a short pass to find M_De_Ligt
          ...  A_Sandez forces him off the ball
Min. 16 :(bfar) J_Chicco has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Jimmy_McNulty
          ...  He puts in A_Di_Stefano!
          ...  Jimmy_McNulty moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 18 :(cfcr) Daizen_Maeda runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to Kyogo
          ...  Kyogo with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 19 :(cfcr) Kyogo comes to collect the ball
          ...  Great turn!!!
          ...  Superb play
          ...  But R_Engo clears the ball to safety
Min. 20 :(bfar) A_Di_Stefano skips the challenge from Moritz_Jenz
          ...  A_Di_Stefano curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  But R_McCrorie pulls out a save of the game
Min. 23 :(cfcr) Kyogo sidesteps N_Molina
          ...  Kyogo hits the ball first time!
          ...  V_Barkas won't get to that!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb finish!!!
          ...  Celtic FC Res have snatched the lead!
          ...  Celtic FC Res 1-0 Benfica Res ...
Min. 23 :(bfar) Benfica Res will now play A after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 23 :(bfar) D_Steffanato brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  A_Varela gets on the end of the pass
          ...  M_De_Ligt with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  A_Di_Stefano swings it in
          ...  J_Alvarez gets on the end of it
          ...  J_Alvarez unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 25 :(cfcr) Houssem_Aouar brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  Houssem_Aouar fires a shot at goal !
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 25 :(bfar) D_Steffanato lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  A_Di_Stefano latches on to it
          ...  M_De_Ligt takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  A_Varela swings it in
          ...  J_Alvarez gets on the end of it
          ...  J_Alvarez with the overhead !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  R_McCrorie moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  R_McCrorie catches it with style!
Min. 30 :(bfar) J_Alvarez is force to hold onto the ball
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  J_Alvarez strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  R_McCrorie makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 38 :(cfcr) Moritz_Jenz holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Kyogo
          ...  Kyogo has slipped behind the defence!
          ...  He is one on one with V_Barkas
          ...  He rounds V_Barkas
          ...  He has been pushed wide!
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Celtic FC Res 2-0 Benfica Res ...
Min. 39 :(cfcr) Daizen_Maeda has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past N_Molina!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Daizen_Maeda with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  V_Barkas has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  V_Barkas reacts well to save!!!
Min. 40 :(bfar) R_Engo sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Alvarez
          ...  J_Alvarez aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  The shot slips through R_McCrorie's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(bfar) J_Chicco brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  W_TroostEkong read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 47 :(cfcr) Daizen_Maeda has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past Eefmamj_Jason
          ...  He knocks it to Kyogo!
          ...  J_Chicco rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  H_Webb calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 48 :(cfcr) Kyogo floats the ball in to find M_De_Ligt
          ...  M_De_Ligt beats the offside trap!
          ...  He looked offside to me
          ...  V_Barkas comes towards him
          ...  He nutmegs V_Barkas
          ...  V_Barkas does well to save it !!

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

Min. 46 :(cfcr) Houssem_Aouar is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to Kyogo
          ...  Kyogo launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 46 :(bfar) C_Medina runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to A_Sandez
          ...  But M_De_Ligt slides in
Min. 47 :(cfcr) Kyogo plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  Eefmamj_Jason brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But H_Webb waves play on!!!
Min. 50 :(cfcr) M_De_Ligt brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  M_De_Ligt flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  Looks like it should be V_Barkas's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  V_Barkas looks embarrassed!
          ...  Celtic FC Res 3-0 Benfica Res ...
Min. 50 :(bfar) A_Varela hits a hard pass to A_Di_Stefano
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Houssem_Aouar belts it clear
Min. 55 :(bfar) C_Ried is being prepared to come on
          ...  R_Engo is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 57 :(cfcr) J_Ngakia 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 Kyogo
          ...  Kyogo runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  V_Barkas never had a chance!
Min. 60 :(bfar) O_Sweemey comes on for A_Di_Stefano and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 61 :(cfcr) J_Ngakia has it now
          ...  He takes on N_Molina
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Kyogo!
          ...  O_Sweemey dives it two footed!!
          ...  That's an awful tackle!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 62 :(bfar) A_Varela with a glorious long pass to J_Alvarez
          ...  The defence has gone to sleep
          ...  J_Alvarez is all alone
          ...  R_McCrorie comes towards him
          ...  He dinks it over R_McCrorie
          ...  R_McCrorie reacts well to save !!
Min. 65 :(bfar) R_Lee is going to be brought on
          ...  C_Medina is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 68 :(bfar) Eefmamj_Jason controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  R_Lee gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  R_Lee flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  R_McCrorie is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 69 :(cfcr) Reo_Hatate flicks the ball through
          ...  Daizen_Maeda runs onto it!
          ...  C_Ried knocks the ball back to V_Barkas
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past V_Barkas!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by J_Kucka
          ...  N_Molina wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 69 :(bfar) D_Steffanato is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to J_Alvarez
          ...  W_TroostEkong with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 70 :(bfar) J_Chicco holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Varela
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  W_TroostEkong takes possession
Min. 78 :(cfcr) Kyogo takes possession on the halfway line
          ...  He runs forward with the ball
          ...  He skips past the challenges
          ...  But N_Molina sweeps up the threat
Min. 80 :(cfcr) G_Giannatti is going to be brought on
          ...  W_TroostEkong is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 80 :(cfcr) S_Ridout replaces Houssem_Aouar to play as a MF
Min. 80 :(cfcr) R_MullerRinz is coming on and Kyogo is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 80 :(cfcr) M_De_Ligt beats N_Molina
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  N_Molina recovers to win the ball back
Min. 85 :(cfcr) Celtic FC Res made the switch to a D strategy
Min. 86 :(bfar) J_Chicco lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  J_Alvarez latches on to it
          ...  A skilful effort from J_Alvarez !
          ...  R_McCrorie just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(cfcr) Daizen_Maeda hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  R_MullerRinz latches onto it!
          ...  R_MullerRinz gets up high for the header !
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Celtic FC Res 4-0 Benfica Res ...
Min. 89 :(bfar) J_Chicco slides the ball across to A_Varela
          ...  A_Varela controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Celtic Park
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Celtic FC Res Match Info
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Best player          : Kyogo (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Kyogo (23,38), M_De_Ligt (50), R_MullerRinz (88)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Daizen_Maeda (6), M_De_Ligt (25), W_TroostEkong (69)
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Res Match Info
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Best player          : J_Alvarez
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : O_Sweemey (61)
Booked               : J_Chicco (47)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Celtic FC Res  |   Benfica Res
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       9
Off target           :           8        |       5
On target            :           9        |       4
Possession           :          60        |       40
Corners              :           2        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          12        |       11
Key Tackles          :           5        |       6
Key Passes           :          15        |       13
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Final Score          : Celtic FC Res 4 - 0 Benfica Res
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Player Statistics - Celtic FC Res
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_McCrorie     GK  28   1   3   3  23 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
W_TroostEkong  DF   1  23   9   6  21 |  83   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
Jimmy_McNulty  DF   1  22   8   1  29 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
J_Ngakia       DF   2  22   5   6  34 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
Moritz_Jenz    DF   1  20   8   1  34 |  94   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  40  30   0
Reo_Hatate     MF   1  16  23   5  47 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40  20
M_De_Ligt      MF   3   8  23  13  22 |  94   0   1   0   0   2   1   1   0   0  18  -2  28
Houssem_Aouar  MF   2   8  22  15  32 |  83   0   1   4   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  60  20
J_Kucka        MF   1   3  22   4  18 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Daizen_Maeda   MF   1  11  21  12  37 |  94   0   0   3   1   2   0   1   0   0  -2  48   3
Kyogo          FW   1   1   3  24  23 |  83   0   0   1   0   7   2   0   0   0   0  10  55
Cortoise       GK  20   2   1   2  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Giannatti    DF   3  23   7   7  22 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Richards     DF   1  21  11   6  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Ridout       MF   3  13  21   7  33 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_MullerRinz   FW   3   9  10  22  31 |  11   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25

Player Statistics - Benfica Res
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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V_Barkas       GK  23   2   2   4  28 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -15   0   0   0
R_Engo         DF   2  24   9   1  45 |  58   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
N_Molina       DF   2  23   6   1  40 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
A_Sandez       DF   2  22   2   4  38 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Eefmamj_Jason  DF   2  22   3   1  26 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
C_Medina       DM   2  19  20   1   9 |  68   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Chicco       MF   2  17  23   6  42 |  94   0   0   5   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  48  -2
D_Steffanato   MF   2   7  23   1  33 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
A_Varela       AM   1   9  22  16  30 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
A_Di_Stefano   FW   2   1   5  22  39 |  63   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
J_Alvarez      FW   2   4   4  21  30 |  94   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0 -20 -20  -5
G_Roy          GK  26   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Ried         DF   2  23   8  10  21 |  36   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Forlin       DF   1  22   9   5  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Lee          MF   2  10  19   6  22 |  26   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Sweemey      FW   3   6  10  24  32 |   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
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