Elite Football League Cup 2nd Round Match, Celtic FC vs. Sao Paulo FC (Wed Nov 04)


                            Celtic FC  |  Sao Paulo FC
                              4-4-2 E  |  4-3-1-2 E
                       Stuart Neilson  |  Daniel Perry
                                       |
                         T_Flowers GK  |  GK Valdivia
                           C_Berra DF  |  DF A_Barzagli
                         B_Howedes DF  |  DF Douglas
                            P_Cocu DF  |  DF G_Fotheringam
                        A_Arrondel DF  |  DF D_Carvajal
                      D_Damjanovic MF  |  MF M_Ball
                        R_V_Persie MF  |  MF K_Commons
                        Almen_Abdi MF  |  MF S_Clingan
                        J_M_Jurado MF  |  AM Rocket
                       M_Phisbaena FW  |  FW Geminiho
                         P_McGowan FW  |  FW C_Bellamy
                                       |
                         S_Assenjo SUB |  SUB H_Manzoni
                        N_Burdisso SUB |  SUB Papakoli_Diop
                       C_Metzelder SUB |  SUB K_Wemberg
                          K_Mizuno SUB |  SUB V_Wanyama
                            Sansao SUB |  SUB E_Bergkamp

Referee: G_Reddy (Republic_of_Ireland)


Min. 6  :(cfc) Almen_Abdi flicks the ball through
          ...  M_Phisbaena runs onto it!
          ...  D_Carvajal pulls the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just inside there own half
          ...  J_M_Jurado floats it forward
          ...  P_McGowan latches onto the end of it
          ...  P_McGowan throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  Valdivia is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  That's given Celtic FC the lead!
          ...  Celtic FC 1-0 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 11 :(cfc) J_M_Jurado has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past M_Ball
          ...  He knocks it to P_McGowan!
          ...  Douglas with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 12 :(cfc) Almen_Abdi barges A_Barzagli off the ball
          ...  Almen_Abdi hits a great shot !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 13 :(cfc) The ball is passed in from D_Damjanovic, he finds R_V_Persie
          ...  What a shot from R_V_Persie !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  Valdivia has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  Valdivia reacts well to save!!!
Min. 16 :(cfc) R_V_Persie with a short pass to find M_Phisbaena
          ...  M_Phisbaena fires the shot in!
          ...  Valdivia makes a good save
Min. 16 :(sao) Rocket jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Bellamy
          ...  C_Bellamy chases it through, he must score !
          ...  T_Flowers is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  T_Flowers looks very relieved!
Min. 17 :(cfc) J_M_Jurado runs at the defender
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  But A_Barzagli wins the ball
Min. 18 :(cfc) P_McGowan has time and space on the edge of the box
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from P_McGowan !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 24 :(cfc) R_V_Persie with a 50-yard pass to P_McGowan
          ...  P_McGowan with his head down lets it go !
          ...  Valdivia with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 26 :(cfc) P_McGowan sidesteps his marker
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  P_McGowan attempts to nutmeg Valdivia!
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 27 :(cfc) R_V_Persie runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off D_Carvajal back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  A_Barzagli belts it clear
Min. 31 :(sao) Douglas with a real burst of pace
          ...  Douglas has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 32 :(cfc) J_M_Jurado controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  P_McGowan gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  A wicked drive by P_McGowan !
          ...  Valdivia is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 32 :(sao) K_Commons is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to G_Fotheringam
          ...  G_Fotheringam hits a crisp volley!
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 33 :(cfc) R_V_Persie fires over a low cross to M_Phisbaena
          ...  M_Phisbaena shoots towards goal !
          ...  Valdivia tips it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Damjanovic chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  R_V_Persie gets to it!
          ...  Valdivia makes a good save
Min. 37 :(sao) Geminiho looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to C_Bellamy
          ...  B_Howedes wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(cfc) P_McGowan pushes it past the defender
          ...  P_McGowan curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  It's hit the bar
          ...  It bounces down
          ...  Valdivia grabs it
          ...  No Goal!
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 47 :(sao) S_Clingan cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  S_Clingan hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  The shot slips through T_Flowers's hands
          ...  But T_Flowers recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 47 :(cfc) P_McGowan loses his marker
          ...  M_Ball with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 48 :(sao) A_Barzagli is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to D_Carvajal
          ...  D_Carvajal hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  But T_Flowers tips it behind
          ...  G_Reddy has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 49 :(cfc) D_Damjanovic with a Cruyff turn
          ...  D_Damjanovic sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  Valdivia with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!

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

Min. 46 :(cfc) P_McGowan nutmegs D_Carvajal
          ...  P_McGowan hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  Valdivia makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 47 :(sao) Douglas with a flicked pass to Geminiho
          ...  Geminiho has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 51 :(cfc) B_Howedes with a 50-yard pass to D_Damjanovic
          ...  D_Damjanovic with a thundering shot!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  Valdivia tips it wide !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Damjanovic hits it into the box!
          ...  C_Berra swings a leg at it!
          ...  Valdivia with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 52 :(cfc) P_McGowan runs at D_Carvajal
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  P_McGowan looks to see where Valdivia is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  Valdivia is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Damjanovic lofts the ball in!
          ...  The ball comes to A_Arrondel
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  Valdivia watches it sail wide!
Min. 52 :(cfc) P_McGowan with the dribble
          ...  The defender is easily beaten
          ...  C_Bellamy leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
          ...  G_Reddy called him over for a strong verbal warning
Min. 55 :(cfc) R_V_Persie cuts the ball back to J_M_Jurado
          ...  J_M_Jurado leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  Valdivia parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 56 :(cfc) Almen_Abdi brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  P_McGowan gets on the end of the pass
          ...  P_McGowan drifts clear!
          ...  He is clean through!
          ...  He is one on one with Valdivia
          ...  He rounds Valdivia
          ...  He has been pushed wide!
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle
          ...  It hits post!!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Celtic FC 2-0 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 59 :(cfc) J_M_Jurado with the header on
          ...  He finds D_Damjanovic in space
          ...  But A_Barzagli wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 59 :(sao) Rocket turns past M_Phisbaena
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  B_Howedes rushes in with a poor tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
Min. 60 :(sao) Papakoli_Diop will come on for A_Barzagli and play DF
Min. 60 :(sao) V_Wanyama is ready to come on to replace Rocket
          ...  Looks like he will play as a AM
Min. 60 :(sao) E_Bergkamp takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace C_Bellamy as FW
Min. 60 :(cfc) J_M_Jurado knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender
          ...  J_M_Jurado hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  But Valdivia reaches the ball. Good save
          ...  There was a foul on Valdivia anyway
Min. 64 :(cfc) Up goes the substitution board - N_Burdisso on for P_Cocu as a DF
Min. 68 :(cfc) K_Mizuno is being prepared to come on
          ...  D_Damjanovic is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 69 :(cfc) K_Mizuno hits a hard pass to Almen_Abdi
          ...  D_Carvajal takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 69 :(sao) M_Ball with electric pace
          ...  He eases past N_Burdisso
          ...  N_Burdisso recovers to win the ball back
Min. 70 :(cfc) Almen_Abdi turns past D_Carvajal
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  Almen_Abdi hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  Valdivia parries it
Min. 73 :(sao) M_Ball is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  Geminiho latches onto the end of it
          ...  Almen_Abdi leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
          ...  G_Reddy reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 74 :(sao) K_Commons controls the ball immaculately
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance
          ...  A glorious effort by K_Commons !
          ...  T_Flowers takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 75 :(cfc) Sansao is coming on for M_Phisbaena and will play FW
Min. 75 :(cfc) K_Mizuno looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to P_McGowan
          ...  P_McGowan rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 76 :(cfc) R_V_Persie knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  A glorious effort by R_V_Persie !
          ...  Valdivia with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 78 :(cfc) P_McGowan beats Papakoli_Diop
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  P_McGowan with a blistering shot !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 79 :(cfc) Sansao drives it across the face of the goal P_McGowan
          ...  P_McGowan with the punt towards goal!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 83 :(sao) Douglas controls the ball immaculately
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance
          ...  N_Burdisso tackles cleanly
Min. 84 :(cfc) P_McGowan rushes through the defence
          ...  But G_Fotheringam clears the ball to safety
Min. 84 :(sao) K_Commons 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 E_Bergkamp
          ...  A glorious effort by E_Bergkamp !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Clingan floats the ball in!
          ...  T_Flowers comes out and claims it!
Min. 86 :(cfc) J_M_Jurado brings it under control
          ...  He takes on G_Fotheringam
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Sansao!
          ...  Sansao tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  Valdivia with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 86 :(sao) V_Wanyama plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  V_Wanyama with a little chip!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  T_Flowers moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  T_Flowers catches it with style!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(cfc) Sansao controls the ball with ease
          ...  Sansao fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  But Valdivia parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 91 :(cfc) Sansao cuts through the defence
          ...  E_Bergkamp rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  P_McGowan with the spot kick
          ...  He sends Valdivia the wrong way
          ...  But it has gone wide!!
          ...  Shocking miss!!
Min. 92 :(sao) Geminiho leaves A_Arrondel standing
          ...  C_Berra steals the ball of off him
Min. 93 :(cfc) R_V_Persie crosses to Sansao
          ...  Papakoli_Diop read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 93 :(sao) Geminiho with a measured pass to K_Commons
          ...  K_Commons fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Celtic Park
Attendance           : 103,371
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Celtic FC Match Info
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Best player          : P_McGowan (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : P_McGowan (6,56)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Howedes (59), Almen_Abdi (73)
Injured              : N/A
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Sao Paulo FC Match Info
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Best player          : A_Barzagli
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Celtic FC    |   Sao Paulo FC
Attempts on Goal     :          27        |       10
Off target           :          11        |       6
On target            :          16        |       4
Possession           :          66        |       34
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       9
Key Tackles          :           4        |       7
Key Passes           :          15        |       8
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Final Score          : Celtic FC 2 - 0 Sao Paulo FC
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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  37   2   2   1  27 |  97   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  85   0   0   0
C_Berra        DF   2  29   6   6  32 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
B_Howedes      DF   2  27  10   8  23 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  18   8  -2
P_Cocu         DF   2  25   7  10  30 |  68   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
A_Arrondel     DF   2  23   3   7  12 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
D_Damjanovic   MF   2   9  29   8  47 |  72   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
R_V_Persie     MF   2   8  25  13  31 |  97   0   0   5   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  50  15
Almen_Abdi     MF   1  10  25  10  30 |  97   0   0   1   1   2   0   1   0   0  -2  23   4
J_M_Jurado     MF   2   6  24  17  18 |  97   0   0   4   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  55   6
M_Phisbaena    FW   2   8  12  30  32 |  79   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
P_McGowan      FW   2   8   7  30  16 |  97   0   0   0   0  12   2   0   0   0   0   0  59
S_Assenjo      GK  28   3   3   4  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Burdisso     DF   2  26   8   7  31 |  29   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
C_Metzelder    DF   2  25   8   8  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Mizuno       MF   1   8  28   9  28 |  25   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40  20
Sansao         FW   1   8   8  26  23 |  18   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10  10

Player Statistics - Sao Paulo 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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Valdivia       GK  31   2   2   1  42 |  97  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
A_Barzagli     DF   2  24   7  10  20 |  64   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
Douglas        DF   2  24   9   8  18 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   1
G_Fotheringam  DF   2  23   8  11  30 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
D_Carvajal     DF   1  23   7   9  32 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
M_Ball         MF   2  11  23   4  23 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
K_Commons      MF   1   7  23   9  32 |  97   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   6
S_Clingan      MF   1   3  23   8  26 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Rocket         AM   2   9  23  10  33 |  64   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
Geminiho       FW   3   9  10  23  31 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
C_Bellamy      FW   2   6   8  23  33 |  64   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
H_Manzoni      GK  16   1   3   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Papakoli_Diop  DF   2  23  15   8  24 |  33   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
K_Wemberg      DF   2  23   6   7  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_Wanyama      AM   1   7  24  17  19 |  33   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
E_Bergkamp     FW   3  10   5  25  34 |  33   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
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