Elite League Cup Group Match, Celtic FC vs. Benfica (Thu Apr 27)


                            Celtic FC  |  Benfica
                          4-1-3-1-1 A  |  4-4-2 A
                       Stuart Neilson  |  Steven Theobald
                                       |
                         T_Flowers GK  |  GK E_Thorstvedt
                         B_Howedes DF  |  DF J_Martinez
                     Fernando_Mera DF  |  DF C_Thomson
                            N_Wade DF  |  DF Yann_M_Vila
                          P_A_Cocu DF  |  DF R_Tomassi
                       B_Bjorksson DM  |  MF H_Kiessling
                          K_Mizuno MF  |  MF Zheng_Zhi
                      D_Damjanovic MF  |  MF J_Plasil
                      A_Ben_Hatira MF  |  MF Denilson
                       M_Phisbaena AM  |  FW M_Murphy
                         P_McGowan FW  |  FW Nathan_Dyer
                                       |
                        T_Courtois SUB |  SUB Z_Alomerovic
                           K_Abrha SUB |  SUB T_Adams
                          M_Britos SUB |  SUB J_Wilshere
                        R_V_Persie SUB |  SUB R_VD_Vaart
                           Osvaldo SUB |  SUB D_Rortugal

Referee: M_Atkinson (England)


Min. 5  :(cfc) B_Howedes takes advantage of a mistake by H_Kiessling
          ...  Denilson with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  M_Atkinson calls him over
          ...  M_Atkinson is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 8  :(bfa) H_Kiessling with a reverse pass to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  D_Damjanovic rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  M_Atkinson calls him for a talk
Min. 10 :(cfc) P_McGowan flicks it over J_Martinez's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  R_Tomassi is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 12 :(cfc) B_Bjorksson pulls it back to P_McGowan
          ...  P_McGowan bears down on goal!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 15 :(cfc) P_McGowan spits at R_Tomassi
          ...  He deserves punishment for that!
          ...  M_Atkinson calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 16 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to P_A_Cocu
          ...  H_Kiessling stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 17 :(cfc) A_Ben_Hatira lashes out at R_Tomassi
          ...  That was disgraceful!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 17 :(cfc) R_V_Persie replaces an unhappy P_McGowan and will play as a MF
Min. 18 :(bfa) J_Martinez had to stretch to reach the pass
          ...  J_Martinez hits a crisp volley!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered home!
          ...  The Benfica fans chant his name!
          ...  Benfica have snatched the lead!
          ...  Celtic FC 0-1 Benfica ...
Min. 19 :(bfa) Benfica made the switch to a C strategy
Min. 19 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi takes advantage of a bad back pass from P_A_Cocu
          ...  P_A_Cocu moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 22 :(cfc) K_Mizuno turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to M_Phisbaena
          ...  The ball hits R_Tomassi in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 23 :(bfa) J_Martinez slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  A powerful shot by J_Martinez !
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 23 :(cfc) K_Mizuno drives it across the face of the goal Fernando_Mera
          ...  Nathan_Dyer with a clumsy challenge
Min. 26 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on T_Flowers!
          ...  B_Howedes brings him down!
          ...  M_Atkinson wants a quiet word
Min. 27 :(cfc) K_Mizuno beats J_Martinez
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  R_Tomassi hits it out for a throw
Min. 30 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  J_Martinez gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Blocked by M_Phisbaena
Min. 31 :(bfa) H_Kiessling gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside N_Wade!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  H_Kiessling launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  T_Flowers is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 34 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi sidesteps N_Wade
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  But Fernando_Mera clears the danger
Min. 36 :(cfc) D_Damjanovic runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  D_Damjanovic with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt is equal to it
Min. 36 :(cfc) K_Mizuno looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Phisbaena
          ...  Zheng_Zhi had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
          ...  M_Atkinson reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 37 :(cfc) R_V_Persie leaves C_Thomson standing
          ...  C_Thomson reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 37 :(bfa) H_Kiessling cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Yann_M_Vila
          ...  Yann_M_Vila chases it through, he must score !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 39 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena with a Cruyff turn
          ...  J_Martinez with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 39 :(bfa) H_Kiessling is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  K_Mizuno takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 41 :(bfa) C_Thomson makes himself available
          ...  C_Thomson belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  T_Flowers won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(bfa) Denilson has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past B_Howedes
          ...  He puts in M_Murphy!
          ...  M_Murphy attempts a lob!
          ...  The shot slips through T_Flowers's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Celtic FC 0-1 Benfica

Min. 47 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena stops the ball and looks around for movement
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  M_Phisbaena with a bicycle kick !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 48 :(cfc) B_Bjorksson holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to M_Phisbaena
          ...  M_Phisbaena has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt reaches the ball. Good save
          ...  There was a foul on E_Thorstvedt anyway
Min. 50 :(cfc) D_Damjanovic 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!
          ...  R_V_Persie receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  R_V_Persie aims for the top right corner !
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 52 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  B_Howedes gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 52 :(cfc) D_Damjanovic has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past R_Tomassi
          ...  He puts in M_Phisbaena!
          ...  J_Plasil with the foul
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 53 :(bfa) M_Murphy skips the challenge from B_Bjorksson
          ...  Cleaned up by Fernando_Mera
Min. 54 :(cfc) D_Damjanovic skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to M_Phisbaena
          ...  C_Thomson wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 55 :(cfc) R_V_Persie has it now
          ...  He takes on H_Kiessling
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in M_Phisbaena!
          ...  M_Phisbaena with a blistering shot !
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant
          ...  He waves play on
          ...  Goal not given there!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
Min. 55 :(bfa) H_Kiessling with a one-touch layoff to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Fernando_Mera
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 56 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past B_Howedes
          ...  He knocks it to J_Plasil!
          ...  B_Howedes rushes in with a poor tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
Min. 56 :(bfa) J_Plasil is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  H_Kiessling latches onto the ball
          ...  H_Kiessling hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  T_Flowers with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 60 :(bfa) T_Adams comes on for Nathan_Dyer and takes up a DF role
Min. 63 :(cfc) R_V_Persie is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to M_Phisbaena
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Yann_M_Vila hits it out for a throw
Min. 63 :(bfa) C_Thomson takes possession
          ...  He has his back towards goal
          ...  He turns well
          ...  N_Wade knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But M_Atkinson just turns away!
Min. 65 :(bfa) H_Kiessling flicks it over K_Mizuno and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  B_Howedes is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 65 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  M_Murphy collects the loose ball!
          ...  M_Murphy with a blistering shot !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 69 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into T_Adams
          ...  Cleared by N_Wade
Min. 70 :(bfa) Up goes the substitution board - J_Wilshere on for Denilson as a DM
Min. 70 :(bfa) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Benfica will now be playing D
Min. 72 :(cfc) K_Abrha replaces B_Howedes and will play DF
Min. 74 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled K_Abrha
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by K_Mizuno
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 75 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila picks out M_Murphy with the cross
          ...  B_Bjorksson with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 79 :(bfa) D_Rortugal replaces an unhappy M_Murphy and will play as a FW
Min. 82 :(bfa) J_Wilshere knocks it past Fernando_Mera and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  J_Wilshere runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 83 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_V_Persie
          ...  T_Adams with an over the top challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Stuart Neilson looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 85 :(bfa) T_Flowers miskicks!
          ...  Zheng_Zhi is takes control of the ball!
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by N_Wade
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  H_Kiessling plays it towards the near post!
          ...  The ball comes to T_Adams
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  H_Kiessling lofts the ball in!
          ...  It is cleared by Fernando_Mera
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena sidesteps his marker
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  But T_Adams with the fine tackle
Min. 93 :(cfc) K_Mizuno gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  B_Bjorksson is unmarked
          ...  B_Bjorksson with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Fernando_Mera lofts the ball in!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt reads it well, and claims it!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Celtic Park
Attendance           : 120,000
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Celtic FC Match Info
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Best player          : M_Phisbaena
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : A_Ben_Hatira (17)
Booked               : P_McGowan (15), B_Howedes (65)
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : J_Martinez (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Martinez (18)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Denilson (5), R_Tomassi (10), Zheng_Zhi (36), J_Plasil (52), T_Adams (83)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Celtic FC    |     Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :           7        |       10
Off target           :           3        |       8
On target            :           4        |       2
Possession           :          40        |       60
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       5
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       14
Key Tackles          :          12        |       8
Key Passes           :          12        |       12
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Final Score          : Celtic FC 0 - 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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T_Flowers      GK  39   2   2   1  27 |  96   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
B_Howedes      DF   2  30  10   8  23 |  74   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
Fernando_Mera  DF   3  29   9   8  27 |  96   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
N_Wade         DF   2  29   9   6  25 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40 -20 -20
P_A_Cocu       DF   2  28   7  10  30 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
B_Bjorksson    DM   2  10  28   7  31 |  96   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   1
K_Mizuno       MF   1   8  30  10  28 |  96   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  30   0
D_Damjanovic   MF   2   9  30   8  47 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
A_Ben_Hatira   MF   2   6  28   8  40 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -30 -30 -30
M_Phisbaena    AM   2   9  12  31  32 |  96   0   1   2   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  20  11
P_McGowan      FW   2   8   8  32  16 |  17   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   3
T_Courtois     GK  27   1   2   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Abrha        DF   1  27   9   6  33 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Britos       DF   2  26   6   8  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_V_Persie     MF   2   9  27  13  31 |  79   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
Osvaldo        FW   1   3   8  24  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   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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E_Thorstvedt   GK  39   2   6   4  13 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
J_Martinez     DF   1  34   3   4  23 |  96   0   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  40  20  41
C_Thomson      DF   2  30  12   6  25 |  96   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  20  21
Yann_M_Vila    DF   2  29  13   8  22 |  96   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   1
R_Tomassi      DF   1  27   8   7  37 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  78   8  -2
H_Kiessling    MF   4  12  31  10  31 |  96   0   1   4   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  40   6
Zheng_Zhi      MF   1   9  29   8  42 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
J_Plasil       MF   1   7  29   9  19 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
Denilson       MF   1  15  27   2  18 |  72   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
M_Murphy       FW   1  12  14  28  26 |  81   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   7  11  28  31 |  62   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Z_Alomerovic   GK  28   1   1   1  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Adams        DF   2  31   7   7  22 |  34   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -1
J_Wilshere     DM   2  19  28  11  19 |  24   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
R_VD_Vaart     MF   2  10  27   8  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Rortugal     FW   3  10   9  28  21 |  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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