Elite League Match, FC Porto vs. Celtic FC (Sun Sep 22)


                             FC Porto  |  Celtic FC
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-4-2 P
                   Roberto Ciccotelli  |  Stuart Neilson
                                       |
                         Dino_Zoff GK  |  GK H_Gomes
                              Maxi DF  |  DF B_Howedes
                         S_Bradley DF  |  DF Henrique
                          T_Stavos DF  |  DF C_Kabasele
                           L_Jones DF  |  DF H_Bellerin
                         D_Pereira MF  |  MF R_V_Persie
                           R_Neves MF  |  MF C_Makelele
                          G_Fofana MF  |  MF L_Holtby
                         F_Alvares MF  |  MF N_Chalobah
                          J_Garner FW  |  FW M_Phisbaena
                     R_Chamgerlain FW  |  FW Ricardinho
                                       |
                       B_Trautmann SUB |  SUB S_Assenjo
                           C_Obasi SUB |  SUB P_Albert
                            T_Haas SUB |  SUB Eduardo
                           G_Mixon SUB |  SUB C_Ronaldo
                          B_Hayles SUB |  SUB P_McGowan

Referee: S_Youri (Morrocco)


Min. 5  :(cfc) R_V_Persie with an intelligent ball to M_Phisbaena
          ...  Good sliding challenge from S_Bradley
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Chalobah chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  H_Bellerin with the shot!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 6  :(fcp) G_Fofana hoists the ball across to J_Garner
          ...  J_Garner tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  H_Gomes with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 6  :(cfc) M_Phisbaena with the dribble
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  The fans are on their feet
          ...  M_Phisbaena with the shot !
          ...  But Dino_Zoff tips it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Henrique drives it into the box!
          ...  Dino_Zoff easily catches it!
Min. 7  :(fcp) R_Chamgerlain takes advantage of a mistake by B_Howedes
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  H_Bellerin reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Alvares chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  M_Phisbaena gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 8  :(fcp) F_Alvares finds the run of J_Garner
          ...  L_Holtby tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
Min. 9  :(cfc) N_Chalobah plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Ricardinho decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  A cracking drive from Ricardinho !
          ...  But Dino_Zoff hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 10 :(fcp) R_Neves wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Chamgerlain
          ...  R_Chamgerlain with a thundering shot!
          ...  H_Gomes falls over
          ...  But H_Gomes is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 12 :(fcp) F_Alvares is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  L_Jones latches onto the ball
          ...  L_Jones fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  But H_Gomes tips it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Fofana chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  H_Gomes easily catches it!
Min. 13 :(cfc) R_V_Persie is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  B_Howedes latches onto the ball
          ...  L_Jones with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
          ...  S_Youri reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 14 :(cfc) C_Makelele beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds N_Chalobah
          ...  D_Pereira is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
          ...  S_Youri ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Roberto Ciccotelli looks relieved
Min. 15 :(fcp) D_Pereira backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  R_Neves gets on the end of it
          ...  Good sliding challenge from C_Kabasele
Min. 19 :(cfc) N_Chalobah with the first time pass to M_Phisbaena
          ...  M_Phisbaena hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He is dancing round the corner flag!
          ...  That puts Celtic FC ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  FC Porto 0-1 Celtic FC ...
Min. 23 :(cfc) L_Holtby with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to Ricardinho
          ...  Ricardinho chases it through, he must score !
          ...  Dino_Zoff fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 24 :(fcp) F_Alvares boots it towards S_Bradley
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  C_Kabasele hits it out for a throw
Min. 26 :(cfc) C_Makelele sidesteps his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  C_Makelele with the shot !
          ...  But Dino_Zoff makes a superb stop down low
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Chalobah curls it into the box!
          ...  The ball finds its way to C_Makelele
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  But Dino_Zoff makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 35 :(fcp) F_Alvares puts in L_Jones
          ...  L_Jones with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  But H_Gomes comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 35 :(cfc) C_Makelele with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  R_V_Persie gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  A great volley from R_V_Persie !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 41 :(cfc) N_Chalobah changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Phisbaena
          ...  M_Phisbaena lobs Dino_Zoff!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(cfc) C_Makelele drives it across the face of the goal R_V_Persie
          ...  Driven towards goal by R_V_Persie !
          ...  But Dino_Zoff tips it behind
          ...  S_Youri has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 44 :(fcp) F_Alvares brings it under control
          ...  He takes on Henrique
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in J_Garner!
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  B_Howedes picks up the loose ball and clears the danger

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

Min. 46 :(cfc) Ricardinho takes possession
          ...  He's got no outlet
          ...  He decides to go alone
          ...  Ricardinho controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  Dino_Zoff has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  Dino_Zoff reacts well to tip it wide!!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  H_Bellerin chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  Dino_Zoff makes the catch!
Min. 46 :(fcp) D_Pereira with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  R_Neves gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  H_Bellerin is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
Min. 48 :(cfc) L_Holtby looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards Ricardinho
          ...  The defender plays it back to Dino_Zoff
          ...  Ricardinho intercepts the back pass!
          ...  He tries to dummy Dino_Zoff
          ...  He tries to beat Dino_Zoff
          ...  Dino_Zoff dives on the ball !!
Min. 50 :(cfc) Ricardinho sidesteps L_Jones
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  Ricardinho looks to see where Dino_Zoff is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!!
          ...  He is dancing round the corner flag!
          ...  FC Porto 0-2 Celtic FC ...
Min. 52 :(fcp) F_Alvares nutmegs R_V_Persie, he continues to run forward
          ...  H_Bellerin goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 52 :(cfc) N_Chalobah sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  Henrique runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Henrique with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 53 :(cfc) Henrique with a flicked pass to M_Phisbaena
          ...  M_Phisbaena blasts it at the goal !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  Dino_Zoff moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Dino_Zoff looks dejected!
          ...  FC Porto 0-3 Celtic FC ...
Min. 60 :(cfc) Up goes the substitution board - P_McGowan on for Ricardinho as a FW
Min. 60 :(fcp) J_Garner leaves H_Bellerin standing
          ...  J_Garner hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  Looks like it should be H_Gomes's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  H_Gomes looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Pereira crosses it in!
          ...  S_Bradley gets something on it!
          ...  But H_Gomes palms it behind
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Neves lofts the ball in!
          ...  H_Gomes comes out and claims it!
Min. 61 :(fcp) Maxi finds R_Chamgerlain with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  R_Chamgerlain with the cheeky shot!
          ...  H_Gomes gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 65 :(cfc) R_V_Persie hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  C_Makelele latches onto it!
          ...  A delicate header from C_Makelele !
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 66 :(cfc) L_Holtby is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to M_Phisbaena
          ...  M_Phisbaena with a powerful diving header!
          ...  Dino_Zoff gathers it comfortably
Min. 70 :(fcp) C_Obasi will replace L_Jones and play DF
Min. 70 :(cfc) C_Ronaldo is coming on for L_Holtby and will play MF
Min. 72 :(fcp) J_Garner with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows C_Kabasele a clean set of heals
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by C_Kabasele
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Neves chips the ball into the area!
          ...  The ball comes to C_Obasi
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 73 :(cfc) C_Makelele has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past C_Obasi
          ...  He puts in H_Bellerin!
          ...  H_Bellerin pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  Dino_Zoff looks relieved there!
Min. 74 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena runs at the defence
          ...  M_Phisbaena tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 78 :(cfc) P_Albert is ready to come on to replace B_Howedes
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 80 :(fcp) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems FC Porto will now be playing A
Min. 82 :(fcp) F_Alvares with the first time pass to Maxi
          ...  Maxi with the attempt at goal!
          ...  H_Gomes with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 87 :(cfc) C_Ronaldo has it now
          ...  He takes on C_Obasi
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in P_McGowan!
          ...  A delicate header from P_McGowan !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(cfc) P_McGowan rushes through the defence
          ...  A great volley from P_McGowan !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  Dino_Zoff acrobatically tips it over !!
          ...  Great keeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Ronaldo crosses it in!
          ...  It is cleared by T_Stavos
Min. 92 :(cfc) C_Ronaldo looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to H_Bellerin
          ...  S_Bradley is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  S_Youri warns him

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estádio do Dragãos
Attendance           : 150,000
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : F_Alvares
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Jones (13)
Injured              : N/A
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Celtic FC Match Info
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Best player          : M_Phisbaena (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Phisbaena (19,53), Ricardinho (50)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             FC Porto     |    Celtic FC
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       21
Off target           :           2        |       8
On target            :           7        |       13
Possession           :          43        |       57
Corners              :           5        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           1        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       7
Key Tackles          :           1        |       6
Key Passes           :           9        |       17
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Final Score          : FC Porto 0 - 3 Celtic FC
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Player Statistics - FC Porto
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Dino_Zoff      GK  34   2   2   3  30 |  95  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
Maxi           DF   1  30   8   8  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
S_Bradley      DF   2  29  13   8  21 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
T_Stavos       DF   3  28  12   5  10 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
L_Jones        DF   3  28   7   8  22 |  72   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  18
D_Pereira      MF   3  12  30   7  32 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
R_Neves        MF   2   5  29   4  33 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
G_Fofana       MF   1  17  28   7  21 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
F_Alvares      MF   1   9  28   8  22 |  95   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
J_Garner       FW   3   7   8  29  11 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
R_Chamgerlain  FW   2   6  10  27  20 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
B_Trautmann    GK  29   2   1   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Obasi        DF   2  30  12   8  39 |  23   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
T_Haas         MF   2  26  12   7  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Mixon        FW   1   6  11  29  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Hayles       FW   2   5   6  18  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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H_Gomes        GK  38   2   3   7  41 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  85   0   0   0
B_Howedes      DF   2  34  11   9  23 |  80   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20  20
Henrique       DF   1  30  12   8  29 |  95   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  45  21
C_Kabasele     DF   3  30   8   6  30 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
H_Bellerin     DF   1  29  10  10  23 |  95   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0   2
R_V_Persie     MF   2   9  30  14  31 |  95   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30  11
C_Makelele     MF   2  12  30  10  30 |  95   0   0   4   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  40  21
L_Holtby       MF   2   8  30   8  21 |  72   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
N_Chalobah     MF   2   7  25   4  24 |  95   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0
M_Phisbaena    FW   2   9  14  35  32 |  95   0   1   0   0   6   2   0   0   0  20   0  92
Ricardinho     FW   3   5  12  27  40 |  62   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  75
S_Assenjo      GK  29   3   3   4  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Albert       DF   2  27   8   7  22 |  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Eduardo        MF   2   7  30   8  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Ronaldo      MF   3   7  28   8  21 |  23   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
P_McGowan      FW   2   9   8  36  16 |  33   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
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