Elite League Match, Celtic FC vs. Valencia (Wed Mar 02)


                            Celtic FC  |  Valencia
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-4-2 P
                       Stuart Neilson  |  James Burns
                                       |
                       Hugo_Lloris GK  |  GK J_Pickford
                          P_A_Cocu DF  |  DF D_E_Boyata
                        C_Kabasele DF  |  DF B_Ivanovic
                          C_Irvine DF  |  DF J_Stam
                       F_Sierralta DF  |  DF Bauer
                        C_Makelele MF  |  MF M_Kikuchi
                          L_Holtby MF  |  MF R_Tabatta
                        N_Chalobah MF  |  MF L_Macleod
                            K_Sema MF  |  MF S_Mazzola
                            I_Sarr FW  |  FW W_Jose
                           M_McKay FW  |  FW D_Suker
                                       |
                        P_Dahlberg SUB |  SUB Coupet
                            M_Madl SUB |  SUB P_Thompson
                        J_Richards SUB |  SUB A_Nouri
                            Ribery SUB |  SUB Y_Stamm
                           A_Souda SUB |  SUB D_Trezeguet

Referee: P_Graham (Wales)


Min. 1  :(cfc) L_Holtby boots it towards N_Chalobah
          ...  But D_E_Boyata sweeps up the threat
Min. 2  :(vla) S_Mazzola brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  W_Jose gets on the end of the pass
          ...  But F_Sierralta wins the ball
Min. 3  :(cfc) N_Chalobah holds the ball up
          ...  He sees I_Sarr in space!
          ...  I_Sarr aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  J_Pickford manages to turn it behind
Min. 4  :(vla) R_Tabatta kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  W_Jose gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by W_Jose !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris looks relieved there!
Min. 7  :(vla) M_Kikuchi has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past P_A_Cocu
          ...  He puts in L_Macleod!
          ...  L_Macleod drives the ball low !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris never had a chance!
Min. 8  :(vla) D_Suker sidesteps his marker
          ...  He runs forward now
          ...  D_Suker must beat Hugo_Lloris!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 9  :(cfc) K_Sema 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!
          ...  K_Sema tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 10 :(cfc) M_McKay gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past Bauer!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  W_Jose forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Makelele chips the ball into the area!
          ...  M_McKay makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  P_Graham talks to his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's given Celtic FC the advantage!
          ...  Celtic FC 1-0 Valencia ...
Min. 12 :(vla) S_Mazzola is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to W_Jose
          ...  C_Kabasele with a reckless challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 14 :(vla) L_Macleod with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to B_Ivanovic
          ...  What a shot from B_Ivanovic !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  Hugo_Lloris falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Unlucky!
          ...  The Valencia fans start to taunt him now!
          ...  All square, that should make things interesting!
          ...  Celtic FC 1-1 Valencia ...
Min. 18 :(cfc) C_Kabasele is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to I_Sarr
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by I_Sarr !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 20 :(cfc) C_Makelele 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!
          ...  C_Makelele tries the shot !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  J_Pickford is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Chalobah crosses it in!
          ...  C_Irvine swings a leg at it!
          ...  It's beaten J_Pickford
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 21 :(cfc) N_Chalobah knocks it forward
          ...  R_Tabatta slips
          ...  I_Sarr gets to it!
          ...  I_Sarr with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 21 :(vla) L_Macleod with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past K_Sema
          ...  He knocks it to W_Jose!
          ...  M_McKay fouls
          ...  That was disgusting
          ...  P_Graham tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 21 :(vla) L_Macleod moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Suker
          ...  F_Sierralta tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Bauer!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris fists it away!
Min. 23 :(vla) Bauer lobs it over the defender
          ...  Bauer shoots towards goal !
          ...  But Hugo_Lloris just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  P_Graham has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 25 :(cfc) N_Chalobah with a 50-yard pass to K_Sema
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  M_Kikuchi hits it out for a throw
Min. 26 :(cfc) L_Holtby kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  M_McKay gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  But B_Ivanovic slides in
Min. 29 :(vla) L_Macleod has it now
          ...  He takes on C_Kabasele
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in M_Kikuchi!
          ...  M_Kikuchi blasts it at the goal !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Tabatta chips the ball into the area!
          ...  J_Stam gets to it!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Tabatta lofts the ball in!
          ...  The ball comes to W_Jose
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris has to pick the ball out of the net
          ...  That's given Valencia the lead!
          ...  Celtic FC 1-2 Valencia ...
Min. 31 :(cfc) K_Sema finds the run of I_Sarr
          ...  I_Sarr hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 31 :(vla) D_Suker slides the ball across to W_Jose
          ...  K_Sema wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 32 :(vla) D_E_Boyata 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!
          ...  W_Jose receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  A thundering drive by W_Jose !
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 35 :(cfc) K_Sema with a real burst of pace
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from B_Ivanovic
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 35 :(vla) B_Ivanovic takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into W_Jose
          ...  C_Irvine wins the ball
Min. 36 :(cfc) N_Chalobah with an incisive pass to K_Sema
          ...  K_Sema with a little chip!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 40 :(cfc) L_Holtby finds his way through
          ...  He bears down on goal
          ...  W_Jose fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  P_Graham refrained from booking him but had stern words
Min. 41 :(vla) W_Jose with the dribble
          ...  C_Irvine is easily beaten
          ...  P_A_Cocu intercepts the pass
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(cfc) C_Makelele with a 40-yard pass to L_Holtby
          ...  Fine tackle by J_Stam
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 44 :(cfc) K_Sema with a probing pass to M_McKay
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  B_Ivanovic hits it out for a throw
Min. 45 :(cfc) K_Sema plays a long ball to I_Sarr
          ...  W_Jose cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 46 :(cfc) I_Sarr jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  I_Sarr looks to see where J_Pickford is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  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 1-2 Valencia

Min. 48 :(cfc) C_Makelele picks out I_Sarr with the cross
          ...  I_Sarr tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 49 :(cfc) M_McKay knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  M_McKay fires the shot in!
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 60 :(cfc) M_McKay 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!
          ...  But D_E_Boyata puts the ball out of play
Min. 62 :(cfc) L_Holtby with a simple pass to I_Sarr
          ...  I_Sarr curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 63 :(vla) M_Kikuchi knocks it forward
          ...  P_A_Cocu slips
          ...  R_Tabatta gets to it!
          ...  K_Sema wins the ball
Min. 66 :(vla) L_Macleod with a simple pass to B_Ivanovic
          ...  A delicate chip from B_Ivanovic !
          ...  Hugo_Lloris with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 67 :(cfc) K_Sema flicks the ball through
          ...  C_Kabasele runs onto it!
          ...  C_Kabasele shapes up for a shot!
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into J_Pickford's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 71 :(vla) D_E_Boyata finds R_Tabatta with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  C_Kabasele takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 73 :(cfc) L_Holtby looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to I_Sarr
          ...  I_Sarr uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  J_Pickford parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 75 :(cfc) M_Madl replaces C_Kabasele and will play DF
Min. 75 :(cfc) Ribery is going to be brought on
          ...  C_Makelele is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 75 :(cfc) A_Souda is being prepared to come on
          ...  I_Sarr is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 75 :(vla) B_Ivanovic flicks the ball through
          ...  D_Suker runs onto it!
          ...  F_Sierralta beats him to the ball
Min. 76 :(vla) D_Suker sidesteps M_Madl
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  D_Suker runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 77 :(cfc) L_Holtby 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_A_Cocu
          ...  P_A_Cocu with the shot on net !
          ...  J_Pickford makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 79 :(vla) Y_Stamm is going to be brought on
          ...  S_Mazzola is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 80 :(vla) D_Trezeguet will come on for D_Suker and play FW
Min. 81 :(vla) There's going to be a change
          ...  P_Thompson will come on for J_Stam and play DF
Min. 83 :(vla) P_Thompson 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!
          ...  W_Jose receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  Good sliding challenge from A_Souda and it had to be
Min. 85 :(cfc) Ribery with the header on
          ...  He finds A_Souda in space
          ...  A_Souda is clean through!
          ...  He rounds J_Pickford
          ...  He tries to slide it past J_Pickford
          ...  J_Pickford pulls off a save !!
Min. 86 :(cfc) N_Chalobah with the header on
          ...  He finds F_Sierralta in space
          ...  D_Trezeguet rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  P_Graham refrained from booking him but had stern words
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just past the halfway line
          ...  L_Holtby knocks it forward
          ...  A_Souda gets on the end of it
          ...  A_Souda could have let it bounce!
          ...  J_Pickford gathers it comfortably
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(vla) R_Tabatta plays in D_Trezeguet with a beautiful ball
          ...  D_Trezeguet with the shot on net !
          ...  What agility from Hugo_Lloris

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


Match Details
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Venue                : Celtic Park
Attendance           : 142,702
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Celtic FC Match Info
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Best player          : K_Sema
Scorers              : M_McKay (10)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Kabasele (12)
Injured              : N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Valencia Match Info
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Best player          : B_Ivanovic (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : B_Ivanovic (14), W_Jose (29)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Match Statistics
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                            Celtic FC     |    Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       12
Off target           :          13        |       7
On target            :           5        |       5
Possession           :          43        |       57
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       9
Key Tackles          :           9        |       9
Key Passes           :          18        |       17
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Final Score          : Celtic FC 1 - 2 Valencia
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Player Statistics - Celtic FC
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hugo_Lloris    GK  39   3   2   3  13 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_A_Cocu       DF   2  37   8  12  30 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
C_Kabasele     DF   3  35   9   7  30 |  77   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  18   8  -2
C_Irvine       DF   2  32  11   8  33 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
F_Sierralta    DF   2  29  12  17  23 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40 -20 -20
C_Makelele     MF   2  13  34  10  30 |  77   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
L_Holtby       MF   2   9  34   9  21 |  95   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
N_Chalobah     MF   2   8  32   5  24 |  95   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
K_Sema         MF   1  13  29  23  21 |  95   0   2   4   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  40   0
I_Sarr         FW   1   9   8  33  21 |  77   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
M_McKay        FW   3   8  11  30  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
P_Dahlberg     GK  31   5   2   2  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Madl         DF   3  30  10   7  22 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Richards     DF   1  30   6   7  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ribery         MF   1   8  32  11  33 |  18   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Souda        FW   2   6   8  26  31 |  18   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10

Player Statistics - Valencia
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
J_Pickford     GK  39   3   3   5  31 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
D_E_Boyata     DF   2  34  12   9  11 |  95   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
B_Ivanovic     DF   3  33  12   7  22 |  95   0   3   2   0   2   1   0   0   0  60  20  30
J_Stam         DF   2  33   9   7  29 |  83   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Bauer          DF   2  32  10   5  32 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
M_Kikuchi      MF   1  16  30   9  30 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
R_Tabatta      MF   2  23  29  17  21 |  95   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
L_Macleod      MF   2   9  29  11  31 |  95   0   0   5   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  90  20
S_Mazzola      MF   2  10  28   7  33 |  81   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
W_Jose         FW   3   9  10  31  10 |  95   0   2   0   0   3   1   0   0   0  40   0  25
D_Suker        FW   1   6  12  29  31 |  82   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  30  20
Coupet         GK  29   3   1   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Thompson     DF   2  31  13   6  30 |  12   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Nouri        DF   1  31  12   6  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Stamm        MF   3  25   8   7  22 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Trezeguet    FW   3   7  11  30  21 |  13   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
1646261771 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35