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Season 20 Archive: Elite League, Week 17

Celtic FC 2 - 0 Barcelona

Elite Football League Match, Celtic FC vs. Barcelona (Sun Jun 07)


                            Celtic FC  |  Barcelona
                              5-3-2 A  |  5-2-1-2 C
                       Stuart Neilson  |  Bryngar Myre
                                       |
                         T_Flowers GK  |  GK L_Mulen
                           C_Berra DF  |  DF B_Myre
                         B_Howedes DF  |  DF G_Bale
                           I_Garde DF  |  DF G_Wilkinson
                        N_Burdisso DF  |  DF S_Gronkjaer
                       C_Metzelder DF  |  DF Ciaran_Clark
                          K_Mizuno MF  |  MF R_Tabata
                      D_Damjanovic MF  |  MF M_Essien
                          J_Plasil MF  |  AM Saruman
                         P_McGowan FW  |  FW Pele
                       M_Phisbaena FW  |  FW M_Hunt
                                       |
                         V_Mannone SUB |  SUB Pepe_Reina
                            P_Cocu SUB |  SUB J_Myre
                        R_V_Persie SUB |  SUB R_Kopa
                        Almen_Abdi SUB |  SUB B_Spencer
                            Sansao SUB |  SUB R_Lewandowski

Referee: J_Hunye (Hungary)


Min. 4  :(cfc) M_Phisbaena steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs S_Gronkjaer
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  S_Gronkjaer recovers to win the ball back
Min. 10 :(cfc) K_Mizuno finds M_Phisbaena with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  M_Phisbaena aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  But it hits off L_Mulen's back!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Very unlucky!
          ...  That's put Celtic FC ahead!
          ...  Celtic FC 1-0 Barcelona ...
Min. 11 :(cfc) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Celtic FC will now play D
Min. 11 :(cfc) N_Burdisso has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past S_Gronkjaer
          ...  He puts in M_Phisbaena!
          ...  M_Phisbaena hits a crisp volley!
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 14 :(brc) Saruman with the first time flick to S_Gronkjaer
          ...  Cleared by C_Berra
Min. 15 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to I_Garde
          ...  R_Tabata with an awful challenge
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 16 :(cfc) P_McGowan finds his way through
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap
          ...  G_Wilkinson goes in stud's first
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 21 :(brc) B_Myre is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to M_Hunt
          ...  C_Berra knocks the ball back to T_Flowers
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past T_Flowers!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Wilkinson curls it into the box!
          ...  T_Flowers catches it!
Min. 27 :(cfc) I_Garde has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  N_Burdisso gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  S_Gronkjaer wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 38 :(cfc) P_McGowan sprints forward with the ball
          ...  G_Wilkinson with the tackle
          ...  J_Hunye will want to speak to him
          ...  Surely not!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  J_Hunye is a disgrace!!
          ...  P_McGowan Places the ball on the spot
          ...  L_Mulen dives
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  The keeper had no chance there!
          ...  Celtic FC 2-0 Barcelona...
Min. 39 :(brc) M_Hunt hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  Saruman latches onto it!
          ...  D_Damjanovic tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(brc) Saruman unselfishly heads the ball back to M_Essien
          ...  C_Metzelder with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 43 :(cfc) P_McGowan beats G_Bale
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves J_Hunye
          ...  G_Bale with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 47 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  P_McGowan gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  But G_Wilkinson clears the danger

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

Min. 53 :(cfc) P_McGowan with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from B_Myre
          ...  G_Bale gathers up the loose ball
Min. 56 :(cfc) C_Metzelder fires over a low cross to M_Phisbaena
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Ciaran_Clark hits it out for a throw
Min. 60 :(cfc) Sansao will replace M_Phisbaena and play FW
Min. 64 :(cfc) Almen_Abdi is coming on for D_Damjanovic and will play MF
Min. 64 :(cfc) P_McGowan has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  G_Bale with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  J_Hunye refrained from booking him but had words
Min. 65 :(brc) R_Lewandowski is coming on for S_Gronkjaer and playing FW
Min. 65 :(brc) Barcelona's manager orders his side to play A
Min. 66 :(cfc) C_Berra spits at R_Tabata
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  J_Hunye reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 68 :(cfc) a big roar from the crowd as P_Cocu comes on for C_Metzelder to play DF
Min. 71 :(brc) R_Lewandowski takes advantage of a mistake by N_Burdisso
          ...  R_Lewandowski with the attempt at goal!
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  T_Flowers looks relieved there!
Min. 71 :(cfc) J_Plasil looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to P_McGowan
          ...  Saruman with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  J_Hunye calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Bryngar Myre looks relieved
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  J_Plasil with the thundering drive
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 76 :(cfc) Almen_Abdi flicks it over B_Myre's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  But G_Bale spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 77 :(brc) M_Essien holds the ball up
          ...  He sees Pele in space!
          ...  Pele has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  T_Flowers with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 78 :(brc) J_Myre is coming on for G_Bale and will play DF
Min. 78 :(brc) B_Spencer is going to be brought on
          ...  Pele is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 79 :(cfc) B_Howedes unselfishly heads the ball back to J_Plasil
          ...  M_Hunt brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But J_Hunye waves play on!!!
Min. 80 :(brc) Saruman plays the early ball across the box to find M_Hunt in space
          ...  A delicate chip from M_Hunt !
          ...  T_Flowers with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(cfc) P_McGowan sidesteps his marker
          ...  But B_Myre with the fine tackle
Min. 88 :(brc) R_Tabata gets to the by line and finds R_Lewandowski with a beautiful cross
          ...  Sansao knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But J_Hunye just turns away!
Min. 90 :(brc) M_Hunt finds his way through
          ...  The offside trap didn't work
          ...  M_Hunt shapes up for a shot!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  T_Flowers is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Myre crosses it in!
          ...  T_Flowers fists it away!
Min. 92 :(cfc) P_McGowan sidesteps Ciaran_Clark
          ...  J_Myre anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 92 :(brc) Saruman latches onto the ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  C_Berra with a deliberate foul
          ...  That deserves a punishment
          ...  J_Hunye tries to calm him down

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Celtic Park
Attendance           : 110,000
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Celtic FC Match Info
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Best player          : M_Phisbaena (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Phisbaena (10), P_McGowan (38 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Metzelder (43), C_Berra (66)
Injured              : N/A
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : Saruman
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Tabata (15), G_Wilkinson (16), G_Bale (43)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Celtic FC    |   Barcelona
Attempts on Goal     :           4        |       4
Off target           :           2        |       2
On target            :           2        |       2
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           0        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       16
Key Tackles          :           3        |       9
Key Passes           :           8        |       6
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Final Score          : Celtic FC 2 - 0 Barcelona
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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  36   2   2   1  27 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
C_Berra        DF   2  29   6   6  32 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
B_Howedes      DF   2  27  10   8  23 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
I_Garde        DF   2  27  10   6  32 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  30  20
N_Burdisso     DF   2  25   8   7  31 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
C_Metzelder    DF   2  24   7   8  30 |  72   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  28  18
K_Mizuno       MF   1   8  28   9  28 |  96   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0
D_Damjanovic   MF   2   9  28   8  47 |  68   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Plasil       MF   1   7  26   9  19 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
P_McGowan      FW   2   8   7  30  16 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20
M_Phisbaena    FW   2   8  12  29  32 |  64   0   0   2   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  20  21
V_Mannone      GK  27   5   3   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Cocu         DF   2  25   7  10  30 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_V_Persie     MF   2   8  25  12  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Almen_Abdi     MF   1  10  25  10  30 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Sansao         FW   1   8   8  26  23 |  32   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0

Player Statistics - Barcelona
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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L_Mulen        GK  39   4   6   3   1 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0   0   0
B_Myre         DF   1  29  13   5  30 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -20
G_Bale         DF   2  27  11   7  42 |  82   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
G_Wilkinson    DF   1  27   9   7  31 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
S_Gronkjaer    DF   2  26   8   7  12 |  69   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Ciaran_Clark   DF   2  26   8   8  24 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
R_Tabata       MF   1  11  46   8  29 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
M_Essien       MF   1   2  35   6  39 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Saruman        AM   2   7  25  23  30 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Pele           FW   1   7   9  32  26 |  82   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -15
M_Hunt         FW   2   9   7  32  33 |  96   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   6
Pepe_Reina     GK  27   2   1   1  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Myre         DF   2  26   8   7  39 |  14   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
R_Kopa         MF   2  13  28   7  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Spencer      MF   1  11  26  11  31 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Lewandowski  FW   2   9   8  25  20 |  27   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
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