Elite Football League Match, Celtic FC vs. Liverpool (Sun Jun 21)


                            Celtic FC  |  Liverpool
                              4-4-2 E  |  5-4-1 C
                       Stuart Neilson  |  Malky McKay
                                       |
                         T_Flowers GK  |  GK T_Peterson
                         B_Howedes DF  |  DF O_Price
                            P_Cocu DF  |  DF C_Fuchs
                        N_Burdisso DF  |  DF J_Stam
                       C_Metzelder DF  |  DF J_Paintsil
                          K_Mizuno MF  |  DF L_Jones
                      D_Damjanovic MF  |  MF F_Zappa
                          J_Plasil MF  |  MF S_Arrache
                        J_McArthur MF  |  MF R_Radinski
                         P_McGowan FW  |  MF Gazeau
                       M_Phisbaena FW  |  FW Casiano_Silva
                                       |
                         V_Mannone SUB |  SUB S_Kerr
                           I_Garde SUB |  SUB M_Babbel
                        R_V_Persie SUB |  SUB T_Butcher
                        Almen_Abdi SUB |  SUB Ronaldinho
                           Morgado SUB |  SUB J_Piere

Referee: S_Farina (Italy)


Min. 2  :(cfc) K_Mizuno backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  P_Cocu gets on the end of it
          ...  P_Cocu shapes up for a shot!
          ...  T_Peterson falls over
          ...  But T_Peterson is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 4  :(cfc) J_McArthur 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 P_McGowan
          ...  O_Price with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 5  :(lpl) J_Stam has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past M_Phisbaena
          ...  He knocks it to Casiano_Silva!
          ...  Casiano_Silva has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  T_Flowers with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 6  :(cfc) P_Cocu slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  P_Cocu hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  T_Peterson with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 7  :(lpl) R_Radinski takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to O_Price
          ...  A wicked drive by O_Price !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  T_Flowers has to pick the ball out of the net
          ...  Lets see if Liverpool can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Celtic FC 0-1 Liverpool ...
Min. 8  :(lpl) Liverpool altered their play to a D strategy
Min. 9  :(cfc) B_Howedes looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to M_Phisbaena
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by J_Paintsil
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 10 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to C_Metzelder
          ...  J_Paintsil rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  He is warned by S_Farina
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 16 :(cfc) D_Damjanovic holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to P_Cocu
          ...  C_Fuchs clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 17 :(lpl) J_Stam hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  Casiano_Silva latches onto it!
          ...  Casiano_Silva with a thundering shot!
          ...  T_Flowers with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 26 :(lpl) L_Jones takes advantage of a bad back pass from M_Phisbaena
          ...  N_Burdisso hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Zappa chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  Casiano_Silva gets his head on it
          ...  But T_Flowers pulls out a save of the game
Min. 28 :(lpl) S_Arrache kicks J_McArthur off the ball
          ...  He's Butted him !
          ...  S_Farina has stopped play
          ...  S_Farina calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 31 :(cfc) B_Howedes nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward
          ...  B_Howedes gets his head to the ball !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 31 :(lpl) Gazeau breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on T_Flowers!
          ...  N_Burdisso brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  S_Farina reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 36 :(cfc) J_Plasil has it now
          ...  He takes on J_Stam
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in P_McGowan!
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  J_Paintsil looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(lpl) Casiano_Silva picks up a loose ball
          ...  C_Metzelder wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 46 :(cfc) B_Howedes has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  P_Cocu collects the loose ball!
          ...  P_Cocu with a powerful downward header!
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that

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

Min. 55 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena finds P_Cocu with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  But O_Price reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 56 :(lpl) Casiano_Silva takes on 3 men
          ...  Casiano_Silva tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  It floats over T_Flowers
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That was a great effort
          ...  Celtic FC 0-2 Liverpool ...
Min. 62 :(cfc) J_Plasil skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to M_Phisbaena
          ...  M_Phisbaena has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  It floats over T_Peterson
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 64 :(cfc) R_V_Persie comes on for K_Mizuno and takes up a AM role
Min. 65 :(cfc) Morgado replaces P_McGowan to play as a FW
Min. 66 :(lpl) F_Zappa looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Arrache
          ...  C_Metzelder gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 67 :(lpl) There's going to be a change
          ...  M_Babbel will come on for J_Stam and play DF
Min. 67 :(lpl) T_Butcher is going to be brought on
          ...  L_Jones is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 68 :(cfc) I_Garde is being brought on
          ...  P_Cocu is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 70 :(lpl) Ronaldinho is going to be brought on
          ...  R_Radinski is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 71 :(cfc) J_McArthur with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  J_McArthur with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  But T_Peterson parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 75 :(lpl) J_Paintsil is first to the loose ball
          ...  C_Metzelder is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
          ...  S_Farina tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 77 :(cfc) J_Plasil pushes it past the defender
          ...  S_Arrache takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
Min. 83 :(lpl) T_Butcher heads the ball back to M_Babbel
          ...  I_Garde intercepts the pass
Min. 84 :(cfc) C_Metzelder nutmegs Ronaldinho
          ...  But C_Fuchs wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but S_Farina has none of it.
Min. 85 :(cfc) D_Damjanovic hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  C_Metzelder collects the loose ball!
          ...  C_Metzelder with the crafty shot!
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He kisses his shirt!!
          ...  He shows his love for the club!!
          ...  The fans cheer him and chant his name!!
          ...  That's given Celtic FC a glimmer of hope!
          ...  Celtic FC 1-2 Liverpool ...
Min. 85 :(lpl) Casiano_Silva beats I_Garde
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  N_Burdisso with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 85 :(lpl) Gazeau brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  C_Fuchs makes himself available
          ...  Morgado anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 86 :(cfc) D_Damjanovic beats T_Butcher
          ...  But J_Paintsil wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 87 :(cfc) R_V_Persie races into the box
          ...  He sees C_Metzelder lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  J_Paintsil beats him to the ball
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(cfc) D_Damjanovic drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to B_Howedes
          ...  B_Howedes with the chance !
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 90 :(cfc) D_Damjanovic with an inch perfect pass to M_Phisbaena
          ...  A well-placed shot from M_Phisbaena !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Celtic Park
Attendance           : 104,778
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Celtic FC Match Info
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Best player          : D_Damjanovic
Scorers              : C_Metzelder (85)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N_Burdisso (31)
Injured              : N/A
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : Casiano_Silva (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : O_Price (7), Casiano_Silva (56)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Arrache (28)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Celtic FC    |    Liverpool
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       5
Off target           :           5        |       0
On target            :           4        |       5
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           0        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       14
Key Tackles          :           5        |       8
Key Passes           :          13        |       6
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Final Score          : Celtic FC 1 - 2 Liverpool
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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 |  92   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -25   0   0   0
B_Howedes      DF   2  27  10   8  23 |  92   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   2
P_Cocu         DF   2  25   7  10  30 |  69   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
N_Burdisso     DF   2  25   8   7  31 |  92   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
C_Metzelder    DF   2  24   8   8  30 |  92   0   2   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  40   0  20
K_Mizuno       MF   1   8  28   9  28 |  65   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
D_Damjanovic   MF   2   9  28   8  47 |  92   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0
J_Plasil       MF   1   7  26   9  19 |  92   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_McArthur     MF   3   6  25   7  12 |  92   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
P_McGowan      FW   2   8   7  30  16 |  66   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Phisbaena    FW   2   8  12  29  32 |  92   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   2
V_Mannone      GK  27   5   3   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Garde        DF   2  27  10   6  32 |  23   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
R_V_Persie     AM   2   8  25  12  31 |  27   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Almen_Abdi     MF   1  10  25  10  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Morgado        FW   1   6  13  22  37 |  26   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0

Player Statistics - Liverpool
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_Peterson     GK  36   1   2   1  10 |  92   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
O_Price        DF   2  24  11   7  26 |  92   0   2   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  40   0  20
C_Fuchs        DF   2  24   7   9  32 |  92   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_Stam         DF   2  24   8   6  29 |  68   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_Paintsil     DF   1  23  12   9  31 |  92   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100  20  20
L_Jones        DF   3  23   6   7  22 |  68   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Zappa        MF   1   6  27   2  19 |  92   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Arrache      MF   1   6  26   9  38 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
R_Radinski     MF   1  11  25   6  29 |  71   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0
Gazeau         MF   1   4  24   7  29 |  92   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Casiano_Silva  FW   1   6   7  23  33 |  92   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
S_Kerr         GK  27   3   2   2  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Babbel       DF   1  23   9   7  33 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
T_Butcher      DF   2  23   8   7  23 |  24   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Ronaldinho     MF   3   4  23  12  30 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Piere        FW   1   6   7  23  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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