Elite FA Cup Group Match, Marseille vs. Celtic FC (Sun May 12)


                            Marseille  |  Celtic FC
                              4-4-2 A  |  5-4-1 N
                             Lee Shaw  |  Stuart Neilson
                                       |
                         R_Higuita GK  |  GK C_Gordon
                         G_Halford DF  |  DF R_Chimbonda
                          L_Shawry DF  |  DF Alex
                          Y_Kaboul DF  |  DF B_Howedes
                          M_Amoros DF  |  DF K_Ramsteijn
                        Y_Sankhare MF  |  DF D_Santon
                          A_Marcos MF  |  MF A_Jolie
                     Douglas_Costa MF  |  MF K_Mizuno
                            D_Obua MF  |  MF D_Damjanovic
                          Z_Zidane FW  |  MF D_Bentley
                            Yeboah FW  |  FW M_Phisbaena
                                       |
                           S_Given SUB |  SUB O_Giroud
                          M_Bossis SUB |  SUB P_Cocu
                     N_Ben_Khalifa SUB |  SUB Zheng_Zhi
                            Craige SUB |  SUB Gago
                         J_Digweed SUB |  SUB Matej_Vydra

Referee: A_Barken (Norway)


Min. 7  :(cfc) A_Jolie takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Phisbaena
          ...  What a shot from M_Phisbaena !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  R_Higuita with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 13 :(msl) G_Halford flicks the ball through
          ...  Yeboah runs onto it!
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by B_Howedes
Min. 15 :(msl) Y_Sankhare takes advantage of a mistake by Alex
          ...  Y_Sankhare with a thundering volley!
          ...  C_Gordon falls over
          ...  But C_Gordon is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 18 :(msl) Z_Zidane with the Cruyff turn
          ...  A_Jolie with the tackle
          ...  A_Barken will want to speak to him
Min. 22 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs G_Halford
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  But L_Shawry spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 23 :(cfc) Alex hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  D_Santon latches onto it!
          ...  L_Shawry goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 27 :(msl) Yeboah runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off Alex back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  Alex does well to get the tackle in
Min. 30 :(cfc) Celtic FC switch to playing A
Min. 32 :(msl) Yeboah finds himself with plenty of time
          ...  Yeboah curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Halford chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of C_Gordon
Min. 32 :(msl) M_Amoros spits at A_Jolie
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 35 :(cfc) B_Howedes cuts through the defence
          ...  B_Howedes with the side footed shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled into the top corner!
          ...  Celtic FC have snatched the lead!
          ...  Marseille 0-1 Celtic FC ...
Min. 36 :(cfc) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Celtic FC will now play D
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on

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

Min. 46 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena beats his marker
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  M_Phisbaena attempts a chip!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Damjanovic crosses it in!
          ...  R_Higuita comes out and claims it!
Min. 61 :(cfc) Alex cuts inside Z_Zidane
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  But Y_Kaboul slides in two footed.
          ...  A_Barken has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 65 :(cfc) There's going to be a change
          ...  Zheng_Zhi will come on for D_Bentley and play MF
Min. 65 :(msl) Douglas_Costa curls the ball out wide to Yeboah
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  K_Ramsteijn hits it out for a throw
Min. 66 :(msl) A_Marcos plays a first time ball through the defence to Z_Zidane
          ...  A left-footer by Z_Zidane !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Douglas_Costa hits it towards the far post!
          ...  D_Santon gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 68 :(cfc) K_Mizuno pushes it past L_Shawry
          ...  K_Mizuno with his head down lets it go !
          ...  But R_Higuita punches it away
Min. 70 :(cfc) D_Damjanovic gets to the by line and finds M_Phisbaena with a beautiful cross
          ...  M_Phisbaena gets up high for the header !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Damjanovic chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  R_Higuita comes out and claims it!
Min. 71 :(cfc) A_Jolie beats L_Shawry
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  D_Obua with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 74 :(msl) L_Shawry pulls it back to Yeboah
          ...  K_Ramsteijn tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  A_Barken has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by A_Barken!
          ...  A_Barken wants a quiet word
Min. 75 :(cfc) P_Cocu is coming on for B_Howedes and will play DF
Min. 75 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena leaves Y_Kaboul standing
          ...  G_Halford knobbles the attacking player.
          ...  A_Barken blows up for a foul
          ...  A_Barken calls him for a talk
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 76 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena takes advantage of a mistake by M_Amoros
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  M_Phisbaena flings a shot at goal !
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 77 :(cfc) Zheng_Zhi controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs G_Halford
          ...  He puts in P_Cocu!
          ...  L_Shawry pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 78 :(msl) a big roar from the crowd as M_Bossis comes on for G_Halford to play DF
Min. 78 :(cfc) R_Chimbonda runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Phisbaena
          ...  M_Phisbaena belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  R_Higuita just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 80 :(msl) Craige is being prepared to come on
          ...  Y_Sankhare is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 80 :(cfc) Matej_Vydra replaces an unhappy M_Phisbaena and will play as a FW
Min. 82 :(msl) J_Digweed is coming on for Z_Zidane and will play FW
Min. 84 :(msl) D_Obua holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to Yeboah
          ...  K_Ramsteijn wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Douglas_Costa chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  C_Gordon easily catches it!
Min. 84 :(cfc) Matej_Vydra nutmegs L_Shawry
          ...  M_Amoros slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 93 :(msl) Craige miskicks!
          ...  He finds Yeboah though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  Yeboah with the crafty shot!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stade Veladrome
Attendance           : 107,230
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : L_Shawry
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Amoros (32), D_Obua (71)
Injured              : N/A
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Celtic FC Match Info
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Best player          : B_Howedes (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : B_Howedes (35)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Marseille   |    Celtic FC
Attempts on Goal     :           4        |       7
Off target           :           3        |       4
On target            :           1        |       3
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       14
Key Tackles          :           5        |       4
Key Passes           :           6        |       5
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Final Score          : Marseille 0 - 1 Celtic FC
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Player Statistics - Marseille
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Higuita      GK  37   2   2   2  34 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
G_Halford      DF   1  26   7   3  35 |  80   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
L_Shawry       DF   2  25   7   7  15 |  95   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  45  12   0
Y_Kaboul       DF   1  23   6   2  31 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
M_Amoros       DF   2  22   8   7  42 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  13  -2  -2
Y_Sankhare     MF   3   8  25  11  36 |  82   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
A_Marcos       MF   2   6  24  15  32 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
Douglas_Costa  MF   2   7  24  10  42 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
D_Obua         MF   2  11  23   8  31 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  10  -2
Z_Zidane       FW   2   8   7  26  34 |  84   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Yeboah         FW   1   6   6  25  31 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
S_Given        GK  27   5   5   2  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Bossis       DF   1  21   8   6  10 |  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
N_Ben_Khalifa  MF   1  10  24  11  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Craige         MF   1   1  22   1  27 |  13   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  -8 -20
J_Digweed      FW   1   7   8  26  19 |  11   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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C_Gordon       GK  33   1   1   3  17 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
R_Chimbonda    DF   2  27   5   4  23 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
Alex           DF   2  24  13   8  20 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  55  12   0
B_Howedes      DF   2  24   9   7  23 |  77   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  15   0  28
K_Ramsteijn    DF   1  23  10   9  42 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
D_Santon       DF   2  23  10   5  24 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
A_Jolie        MF   1   8  26   5  35 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  32  20
K_Mizuno       MF   1   7  25   9  28 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
D_Damjanovic   MF   2   8  25   8  47 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  32  20
D_Bentley      MF   3  15  22   8  36 |  67   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Phisbaena    FW   2   8  11  26  32 |  82   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
O_Giroud       GK  20   3   3   2  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Cocu         DF   2  22   6   9  30 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Zheng_Zhi      MF   1   8  25   8  42 |  28   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
Gago           MF   2   5  21  14  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Matej_Vydra    FW   1   9   6  21  13 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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