Elite League Match, Celtic FC vs. Bayern Munich (Wed Jan 17)


                            Celtic FC  |  Bayern Munich
                          4-2-2-1-1 N  |  5-3-2 E
                       Stuart Neilson  |  Scott Matthews
                                       |
                         T_Flowers GK  |  GK D_Anderson
                         B_Howedes DF  |  DF J_Charlton
                            N_Wade DF  |  DF M_Tudgay
                          P_A_Cocu DF  |  DF D_Santon
                           K_Abrha DF  |  DF Nacho
                       B_Bjorksson DM  |  DF Ni_Na_Lee
                        C_Makelele DM  |  MF Preety
                          K_Mizuno MF  |  MF M_Ozil
                        R_V_Persie MF  |  MF L_Carsley
                       M_Phisbaena AM  |  FW Messi
                         P_McGowan FW  |  FW Sheringham
                                       |
                         S_Assenjo SUB |  SUB A_Hugo
                     Fernando_Mera SUB |  SUB C_Azpilicueta
                          M_Britos SUB |  SUB D_O_Dea
                      A_Ben_Hatira SUB |  SUB Douglas_Costa
                         G_Puciato SUB |  SUB Stan_Matthews

Referee: W_Collum (Scotland)


Min. 4  :(cfc) P_A_Cocu gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Phisbaena
          ...  M_Tudgay with an over the top challenge
          ...  W_Collum wants a quiet word
Min. 7  :(bnm) T_Flowers miskicks!
          ...  M_Ozil is takes control of the ball!
          ...  Good sliding challenge from N_Wade
Min. 14 :(bnm) Messi is first to the loose ball
          ...  B_Howedes wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 20 :(bnm) M_Tudgay moves forward
          ...  N_Wade beats him to the ball
Min. 22 :(cfc) B_Bjorksson unselfishly lays the ball back to N_Wade
          ...  Ni_Na_Lee makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 22 :(bnm) M_Ozil holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Messi
          ...  Messi attempts to nutmeg T_Flowers!
          ...  T_Flowers with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 25 :(cfc) B_Bjorksson flicks the ball through
          ...  B_Howedes runs onto it!
          ...  B_Howedes looks to see where D_Anderson is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  D_Anderson collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 25 :(bnm) L_Carsley passes the ball to Messi
          ...  Messi sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Runs off and slides on his knees!!
          ...  The fans go wild!
          ...  That puts Bayern Munich ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Celtic FC 0-1 Bayern Munich ...
Min. 26 :(cfc) G_Puciato takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace B_Bjorksson as FW
Min. 26 :(cfc) Celtic FC switch to playing P
Min. 26 :(bnm) Bayern Munich altered their play to a D strategy
Min. 31 :(cfc) R_V_Persie plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  M_Phisbaena decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  J_Charlton reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 31 :(bnm) L_Carsley runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  Ni_Na_Lee latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from N_Wade
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 35 :(bnm) Ni_Na_Lee pulls it back to Sheringham
          ...  K_Abrha reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 38 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  Nacho with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 38 :(bnm) Curled in dangerously from L_Carsley to M_Ozil
          ...  P_A_Cocu gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 39 :(bnm) Preety passes the ball to Messi
          ...  C_Makelele with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(bnm) M_Ozil takes advantage of a mistake by B_Howedes
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  M_Ozil with the goal bound shot!
          ...  But T_Flowers dives to his left
          ...  I think T_Flowers just got a hand on that one
          ...  W_Collum has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 45 :(cfc) P_McGowan with a perfectly timed run
          ...  D_Santon with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  W_Collum gave him a strong warning
Min. 46 :(bnm) Preety turns on a sixpence
          ...  M_Phisbaena takes the player down!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one
          ...  Stuart Neilson looks relieved
          ...  Scott Matthews is far from happy with that decision

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

Min. 49 :(bnm) Messi beats B_Howedes
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves W_Collum
          ...  K_Abrha with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 52 :(cfc) C_Makelele with a glorious long pass to G_Puciato
          ...  But J_Charlton wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but W_Collum has none of it.
Min. 59 :(cfc) P_McGowan knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  But J_Charlton clears the ball to safety
Min. 60 :(bnm) C_Azpilicueta is being brought on
          ...  M_Tudgay is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 60 :(bnm) D_O_Dea is being brought on
          ...  D_Santon is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 60 :(bnm) Douglas_Costa takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace L_Carsley
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 65 :(bnm) Douglas_Costa finds Messi with a ball over the defence
          ...  P_A_Cocu gathers up the loose ball
Min. 69 :(cfc) B_Howedes heads the ball back to G_Puciato
          ...  Ni_Na_Lee gathers up the loose ball
Min. 70 :(cfc) Fernando_Mera is going to be brought on
          ...  N_Wade is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 70 :(bnm) Sheringham with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves the defender behind
          ...  K_Abrha with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 71 :(cfc) C_Makelele has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past J_Charlton
          ...  He knocks it to G_Puciato!
          ...  But C_Azpilicueta wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but W_Collum has none of it.
Min. 72 :(cfc) A_Ben_Hatira comes on for K_Mizuno and takes up a MF role
Min. 74 :(bnm) Messi sidesteps his marker
          ...  He runs forward now
          ...  A cracking drive from Messi !
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into T_Flowers's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 76 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena crosses into the box, finding R_V_Persie
          ...  R_V_Persie hits a curling shot!
          ...  The shot slips through D_Anderson's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 77 :(cfc) P_McGowan hits a hard pass to G_Puciato
          ...  G_Puciato hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Ben_Hatira plays it into the danger area!
          ...  Ni_Na_Lee heads it away
Min. 87 :(cfc) R_V_Persie brings it under control
          ...  He takes on C_Azpilicueta
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in M_Phisbaena!
          ...  Ni_Na_Lee makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(bnm) M_Ozil finds Preety in the box
          ...  A_Ben_Hatira with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 91 :(bnm) M_Ozil boots it towards Sheringham
          ...  Fernando_Mera forces him off the ball

*************  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          : N_Wade
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : K_Abrha (70), A_Ben_Hatira (91)
Injured              : N/A
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Bayern Munich Match Info
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Best player          : Ni_Na_Lee (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Messi (25)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Celtic FC    | Bayern Munich
Attempts on Goal     :           3        |       4
Off target           :           2        |       1
On target            :           1        |       3
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           1        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       6
Key Tackles          :          10        |       8
Key Passes           :          10        |       9
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Final Score          : Celtic FC 0 - 1 Bayern Munich
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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 |  94   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Howedes      DF   2  31  11   8  23 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -15
N_Wade         DF   2  31   9   6  25 |  71   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
P_A_Cocu       DF   2  29   7  11  30 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
K_Abrha        DF   1  28   9   6  33 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
B_Bjorksson    DM   2  11  29   7  31 |  26   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
C_Makelele     DM   2  12  28  10  30 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
K_Mizuno       MF   1   8  32  10  28 |  73   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_V_Persie     MF   2   9  28  13  31 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
M_Phisbaena    AM   2   9  13  32  32 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
P_McGowan      FW   2   9   8  33  16 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Assenjo      GK  28   3   3   4  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Fernando_Mera  DF   3  30   9   8  27 |  23   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
M_Britos       DF   2  27   6   8  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Ben_Hatira   MF   2   6  29   8  40 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
G_Puciato      FW   2   9   9  28  42 |  68   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1

Player Statistics - Bayern Munich
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_Anderson     GK  39   4   1   5  19 |  94   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
J_Charlton     DF   2  36  14   8  18 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
M_Tudgay       DF   2  33   6   8  32 |  61   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Santon       DF   2  29  11   6  24 |  61   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Nacho          DF   3  28   7   4  32 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Ni_Na_Lee      DF   3  26   8   7  41 |  94   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 100  30  20
Preety         MF   1  10  40   6  28 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Ozil         MF   2   8  30   7  18 |  94   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
L_Carsley      MF   2   5  29  11  40 |  61   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
Messi          FW   1   9   8  32  18 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  36
Sheringham     FW   2   6   8  29  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Hugo         GK  27   2   3   1  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Azpilicueta  DF   2  32  10   9  13 |  33   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20  20
D_O_Dea        DF   2  29  12   8  41 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Douglas_Costa  MF   2   8  30  11  42 |  33   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Stan_Matthews  FW   1   8   5  33  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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