Elite Football League Match, Manchester City vs. Celtic FC (Mon Feb 06)


                      Manchester City  |  Celtic FC
                              4-4-2 E  |  4-4-1-1 C
                       Scott Matthews  |  Stuart Neilson
                                       |
                         S_Scuffet GK  |  GK T_Flowers
                         M_Laursen DF  |  DF B_Howedes
                          A_Hansen DF  |  DF N_Wade
                         A_Britton DF  |  DF Fernando_Mera
                          T_Kaizer DF  |  DF C_Metzelder
                        Nuri_Sahin MF  |  MF K_Mizuno
                             Jinky MF  |  MF D_Damjanovic
                      Y_Abdessadki MF  |  MF A_Ben_Hatira
                          Y_Cabaye MF  |  MF K_Dalglish
                           G_Botti FW  |  AM J_M_Jurado
                       D_Rommedahl FW  |  FW M_Phisbaena
                                       |
                             P_Out SUB |  SUB S_Assenjo
                         Efe_Sodje SUB |  SUB M_Britos
                          A_Carlos SUB |  SUB K_Wemberg
                         P_Do_Shaw SUB |  SUB R_V_Persie
                          M_Murphy SUB |  SUB P_McGowan

Referee: F_Brych (Germany)


Min. 1  :(mnc) Y_Cabaye hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  A_Britton latches onto it!
          ...  C_Metzelder makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 1  :(cfc) J_M_Jurado sidesteps his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  J_M_Jurado with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  S_Scuffet can't get to it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!!
          ...  That's put Celtic FC in front!
          ...  Manchester City 0-1 Celtic FC ...
Min. 2  :(cfc) N_Wade is clutching his leg!
          ...  He gets to his feet
          ...  He signals to the bench he can't carry on
Min. 2  :(cfc) M_Britos replaces an unhappy N_Wade and will play as a DF
Min. 4  :(mnc) Y_Cabaye turns past K_Dalglish
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  Y_Cabaye attempts to drive it home!
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 5  :(cfc) A_Ben_Hatira moves forward
          ...  A_Hansen with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the Celtic FC players
          ...  F_Brych calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 5  :(cfc) K_Mizuno leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to A_Ben_Hatira
          ...  A_Ben_Hatira with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 7  :(cfc) K_Mizuno with the diagonal pass J_M_Jurado
          ...  But Y_Abdessadki clears the danger
Min. 11 :(cfc) K_Dalglish finds his way through
          ...  D_Rommedahl with a well timed tackle
          ...  F_Brych didn't like it though
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 12 :(cfc) B_Howedes is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  D_Damjanovic latches onto the ball
          ...  D_Damjanovic hits a curling shot!
          ...  S_Scuffet falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 14 :(mnc) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  G_Botti is through!
          ...  G_Botti rifles it to the far post !
          ...  T_Flowers blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 14 :(mnc) D_Rommedahl takes advantage of a mistake by K_Mizuno
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  K_Mizuno with the high feet
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from F_Brych
Min. 16 :(cfc) C_Metzelder works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Phisbaena
          ...  M_Phisbaena with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  S_Scuffet never had a chance!
Min. 17 :(mnc) D_Rommedahl gains possession
          ...  D_Rommedahl gets up high for the header !
          ...  But T_Flowers tips it behind
          ...  F_Brych has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 20 :(cfc) B_Howedes slides the ball across to M_Phisbaena
          ...  A glorious effort by M_Phisbaena !
          ...  S_Scuffet gathers it comfortably
Min. 21 :(mnc) Nuri_Sahin with the dribble
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate
          ...  He's decided to go alone
          ...  C_Metzelder plays the back pass
          ...  T_Flowers can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Jinky chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  Y_Abdessadki gets to it!
          ...  Looks like it should be T_Flowers's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  T_Flowers looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Nuri_Sahin chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  D_Rommedahl makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Jinky chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  T_Flowers fists it away!
Min. 24 :(mnc) Y_Abdessadki with a glorious 60-yard pass to Y_Cabaye
          ...  Y_Cabaye hits a great drive!
          ...  But T_Flowers is equal to it
Min. 26 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena stops the ball and looks around for movement
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  Cleaned up by M_Laursen
Min. 36 :(mnc) Nuri_Sahin floats the ball in to find A_Britton
          ...  The ball hits B_Howedes in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 36 :(mnc) Y_Cabaye sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to D_Rommedahl
          ...  A_Ben_Hatira with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 37 :(mnc) Jinky looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Y_Abdessadki
          ...  Fine tackle by Fernando_Mera
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(cfc) D_Damjanovic controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs A_Hansen
          ...  He puts in A_Ben_Hatira!
          ...  A_Ben_Hatira carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  S_Scuffet parries it
Min. 45 :(mnc) A_Britton with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals
          ...  A_Britton looks to see where T_Flowers is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Jinky lofts the ball in!
          ...  M_Britos reads it well and clears the danger

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

Min. 49 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  M_Phisbaena hits a great shot !
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 50 :(mnc) Nuri_Sahin whips the ball across to G_Botti
          ...  But Fernando_Mera wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Jinky hits it towards the far post!
          ...  T_Flowers jumps well to claim it!
Min. 51 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena with the kinky dribble
          ...  S_Scuffet stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a rash challenge!!
          ...  F_Brych gave him a strong warning
          ...  There can only be one outcome!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  M_Phisbaena is the man who takes it
          ...  S_Scuffet pulls off the save!!
Min. 51 :(cfc) A_Ben_Hatira has time and space on the edge of the box
          ...  A_Ben_Hatira drives the ball low !
          ...  But S_Scuffet palms it behind
          ...  F_Brych has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 52 :(mnc) Nuri_Sahin plays the early ball across the box to find Jinky in space
          ...  Jinky from 20 yards !
          ...  T_Flowers with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 53 :(cfc) D_Damjanovic with an inch perfect pass to M_Britos
          ...  M_Britos with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  S_Scuffet dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had S_Scuffet beaten!
Min. 54 :(mnc) Y_Cabaye pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  G_Botti is clean through!
          ...  G_Botti fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  T_Flowers won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 55 :(mnc) Y_Abdessadki works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Rommedahl
          ...  D_Rommedahl controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  But T_Flowers with the difficult save
Min. 55 :(cfc) C_Metzelder works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Phisbaena
          ...  M_Laursen plays the back pass
          ...  S_Scuffet can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Damjanovic chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  S_Scuffet catches it!
Min. 56 :(cfc) B_Howedes dribbles it into the box
          ...  B_Howedes looks to see where S_Scuffet is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  But S_Scuffet pulls out a save of the game
Min. 57 :(cfc) K_Mizuno hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  M_Phisbaena latches onto it!
          ...  M_Phisbaena with a powerful downward header!
          ...  It floats over S_Scuffet
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 59 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena gains possession
          ...  M_Phisbaena with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  S_Scuffet saves it !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Dalglish chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  S_Scuffet comes out and claims it!
Min. 60 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw is being prepared to come on
          ...  Jinky is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 60 :(mnc) P_Out takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace T_Kaizer as DF
Min. 60 :(mnc) The ball goes loose!
          ...  D_Rommedahl seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  D_Rommedahl tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 62 :(cfc) A_Ben_Hatira holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_M_Jurado
          ...  J_M_Jurado hits a great drive!
          ...  S_Scuffet parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 63 :(cfc) J_M_Jurado runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off G_Botti back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  J_M_Jurado with a powerful diving header!
          ...  Brilliant save from S_Scuffet
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 64 :(cfc) K_Dalglish retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  J_M_Jurado latches onto the end of it
          ...  J_M_Jurado cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Fernando_Mera!
          ...  S_Scuffet comes out and claims it!
Min. 65 :(mnc) D_Rommedahl dribbles it into the box
          ...  Fernando_Mera gathers up the loose ball
Min. 68 :(mnc) Y_Abdessadki is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to A_Hansen
          ...  A_Hansen with the crafty shot!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 70 :(mnc) M_Murphy replaces D_Rommedahl and will play FW
Min. 70 :(cfc) K_Dalglish leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to M_Phisbaena
          ...  M_Phisbaena drives it low !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 75 :(cfc) Up goes the substitution board - R_V_Persie on for K_Mizuno as a MF
Min. 75 :(cfc) J_M_Jurado drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to M_Phisbaena
          ...  Y_Abdessadki with an awful challenge
Min. 75 :(cfc) J_M_Jurado with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves M_Laursen behind
          ...  J_M_Jurado with his head down lets it go !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 78 :(cfc) A_Ben_Hatira takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into R_V_Persie
          ...  R_V_Persie flings a shot at goal !
          ...  S_Scuffet can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  S_Scuffet makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 84 :(mnc) M_Murphy turns past D_Damjanovic
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  M_Murphy tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 86 :(cfc) R_V_Persie holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to M_Phisbaena
          ...  M_Phisbaena with the shot !
          ...  S_Scuffet just watches float over the bar!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(mnc) M_Murphy lobs it over B_Howedes
          ...  M_Murphy lobs T_Flowers!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 90 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena has it on the edge of the box
          ...  M_Phisbaena hits a crisp volley!
          ...  S_Scuffet is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  S_Scuffet looks very relieved!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance           : 68,000
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : Y_Cabaye
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Hansen (5)
Injured              : N/A
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Celtic FC Match Info
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Best player          : B_Howedes (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_M_Jurado (1)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Ben_Hatira (36)
Injured              : N_Wade (2)
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    Celtic FC
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       20
Off target           :           9        |       13
On target            :           5        |       7
Possession           :          42        |       58
Corners              :           5        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           9        |       6
Key Tackles          :           3        |       6
Key Passes           :          10        |       14
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Final Score          : Manchester City 0 - 1 Celtic FC
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Player Statistics - Manchester City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Scuffet      GK  39   5   1   4  41 |  92  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
M_Laursen      DF   2  29   9   6  30 |  92   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
A_Hansen       DF   3  27   6  10  19 |  92   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -1
A_Britton      DF   2  27   9   8  15 |  92   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
T_Kaizer       DF   2  27   6   4  37 |  61   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Nuri_Sahin     MF   1   8  28   8  19 |  92   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Jinky          MF   3   8  27   8  41 |  61   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Y_Abdessadki   MF   2   8  27   8  29 |  92   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30   1
Y_Cabaye       MF   2  11  26  11  14 |  92   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   6
G_Botti        FW   1   8   9  27  32 |  92   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -14
D_Rommedahl    FW   2   6   9  26  27 |  71   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0 -20 -20  -8
P_Out          DF  12   5   4   7  14 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Efe_Sodje      DF   2  28   4   3  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Carlos       DF   1  27  12   8  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Do_Shaw      MF   2   9  28   8  25 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Murphy       FW   1  12  14  28  26 |  21   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2

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  39   2   2   1  27 |  92   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
B_Howedes      DF   2  29  10   8  23 |  92   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  20   5
N_Wade         DF   2  29   9   6  25 |   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Fernando_Mera  DF   3  28   9   8  27 |  92   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
C_Metzelder    DF   2  26   8   8  30 |  92   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
K_Mizuno       MF   1   8  30  10  28 |  76   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  50  20
D_Damjanovic   MF   2   9  30   8  47 |  92   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
A_Ben_Hatira   MF   2   6  28   8  40 |  92   0   0   2   0   3   0   1   0   0  18  38  29
K_Dalglish     MF   3   7  25  12  18 |  92   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_M_Jurado     AM   2   7  25  17  18 |  92   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  28
M_Phisbaena    FW   2   8  12  31  32 |  92   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0   0   0   0  21
S_Assenjo      GK  28   3   3   4  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Britos       DF   2  26   6   8  22 |  90   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
K_Wemberg      DF   2  24   6   7  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_V_Persie     MF   2   9  27  13  31 |  16   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
P_McGowan      FW   2   8   8  31  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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