Division One League Match, Marseille vs. Celtic FC (Mon Nov 24)


                            Marseille  |  Celtic FC
                              4-4-2 E  |  4-1-3-1-1 A
                             Lee Shaw  |  Stuart Neilson
                                       |
                         R_Higuita GK  |  GK D_Anderson
                         G_Halford DF  |  DF B_Howedes
                           T_Taiwo DF  |  DF I_Garde
                          L_Shawry DF  |  DF K_Ramsteijn
                       L_Koscielny DF  |  DF P_Cocu
                           J_Fleck MF  |  DM K_Mizuno
                        Y_Sankhare MF  |  MF Ludovic
                     Douglas_Costa MF  |  MF J_McArthur
                     N_Ben_Khalifa MF  |  MF J_Gandolfini
                         J_Digweed FW  |  AM M_Phisbaena
                          Z_Zidane FW  |  FW P_McGowan
                                       |
                           S_Given SUB |  SUB S_Assenjo
                          M_Amoros SUB |  SUB C_Metzelder
                            J_Cole SUB |  SUB Almen_Abdi
                       C_Griffiths SUB |  SUB R_V_Persie
                            Yeboah SUB |  SUB Sansao

Referee: N_Alexander (Northern_Ireland)


Min. 3  :(msl) J_Fleck can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to N_Ben_Khalifa
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  D_Anderson gets his fingertips to it
Min. 6  :(msl) Y_Sankhare squares it to J_Digweed
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by B_Howedes !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 6  :(msl) G_Halford plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  J_Digweed keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  P_Cocu is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
          ...  N_Alexander wants a quiet word
Min. 8  :(cfc) P_McGowan sidesteps his marker
          ...  Fine tackle by L_Shawry
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 9  :(cfc) Ludovic runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to P_McGowan
          ...  Cleaned up by L_Shawry
Min. 18 :(msl) J_Digweed nutmegs P_Cocu, he continues to run forward
          ...  J_Digweed hits the ball first time!
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 19 :(msl) J_Fleck whips the ball across to Z_Zidane
          ...  Z_Zidane tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 25 :(msl) J_Fleck sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to J_Digweed
          ...  J_Digweed launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Douglas_Costa chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  P_Cocu clears the danger
Min. 25 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena beats his marker
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  M_Phisbaena strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  R_Higuita fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 26 :(msl) A defence splitting pass from Y_Sankhare to Z_Zidane
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  B_Howedes hits it out for a throw
Min. 26 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  Y_Sankhare takes the player down!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Stuart Neilson looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 28 :(cfc) J_McArthur leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to M_Phisbaena
          ...  M_Phisbaena attempts the shot!
          ...  It's hit the bar
          ...  It bounces down
          ...  R_Higuita grabs it
          ...  No Goal!
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 29 :(cfc) J_McArthur with a slide rule pass to P_McGowan
          ...  P_McGowan tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  R_Higuita tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 32 :(msl) Y_Sankhare gets possession in his own half
          ...  But I_Garde sweeps up the threat
Min. 32 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena crosses to K_Mizuno
          ...  K_Mizuno with a powerful diving header!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 33 :(msl) J_Digweed knocks the ball past P_Cocu
          ...  J_Digweed runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  D_Anderson moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 36 :(cfc) K_Mizuno changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_McGowan
          ...  P_McGowan looks to see where R_Higuita is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  But R_Higuita gets down well to tip the ball wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ludovic plays it towards the near post!
          ...  R_Higuita easily claims the ball!
Min. 37 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa beats his marker
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves N_Alexander
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 37 :(cfc) I_Garde beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds M_Phisbaena
          ...  M_Phisbaena pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  R_Higuita just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 38 :(msl) J_Digweed finds himself in a good position
          ...  J_Digweed tries to beat D_Anderson!
          ...  D_Anderson won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 41 :(msl) Z_Zidane sprints forward with the ball
          ...  Z_Zidane gets up high for the header !
          ...  It floats over D_Anderson
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 42 :(cfc) K_Ramsteijn volleys it forward. He finds P_McGowan
          ...  L_Koscielny hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Gandolfini chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of R_Higuita
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(msl) J_Digweed with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows B_Howedes a clean set of heals
          ...  B_Howedes goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 45 :(msl) J_Digweed finds his way through
          ...  He bears down on goal
          ...  J_Digweed with a bicycle kick !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate

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

Min. 46 :(cfc) K_Mizuno reads the run of M_Phisbaena
          ...  Z_Zidane is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
Min. 46 :(cfc) I_Garde looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Phisbaena
          ...  T_Taiwo with the block
Min. 48 :(msl) Douglas_Costa has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past I_Garde
          ...  He knocks it to Y_Sankhare!
          ...  Y_Sankhare with a bicycle kick !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 48 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  P_McGowan gets on the end of the pass
          ...  P_McGowan from 20 yards !
          ...  But R_Higuita stops that one easily
Min. 49 :(msl) J_Fleck plays the early ball across the box to find N_Ben_Khalifa in space
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa tries the shot !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by Douglas_Costa
          ...  I_Garde wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 51 :(cfc) J_Gandolfini 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 M_Phisbaena
          ...  M_Phisbaena has a dig at goal!
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 52 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from L_Koscielny
          ...  M_Phisbaena aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 55 :(msl) J_Fleck finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled P_Cocu
          ...  J_Fleck hits a curling shot!
          ...  D_Anderson with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 56 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa pulls it back to Y_Sankhare
          ...  Y_Sankhare hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 60 :(cfc) R_V_Persie comes on for Ludovic and takes up a MF role
Min. 60 :(cfc) B_Howedes finds J_McArthur with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  J_McArthur with a thundering volley!
          ...  It's beaten R_Higuita
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 64 :(cfc) Sansao is being brought on
          ...  P_McGowan is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 64 :(cfc) J_Gandolfini plays in M_Phisbaena with a beautiful ball
          ...  M_Phisbaena fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 65 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena knocks it forward
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa slips
          ...  Sansao gets to it!
          ...  L_Koscielny knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But N_Alexander just turns away!
Min. 66 :(cfc) R_V_Persie with the towering header to P_Cocu
          ...  But J_Fleck reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 68 :(cfc) C_Metzelder replaces I_Garde and will play DF
Min. 68 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  Z_Zidane is clean through!
          ...  But P_Cocu slides in
Min. 68 :(cfc) R_V_Persie 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!
          ...  Sansao receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  Sansao tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  R_Higuita never had a chance!
Min. 71 :(cfc) C_Metzelder with a glorious 60-yard pass to Sansao
          ...  Sansao uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 71 :(msl) J_Digweed is all alone
          ...  the linesman keeps his flag down
          ...  M_Phisbaena with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  Douglas_Costa shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to L_Shawry instead
          ...  L_Shawry hits a curling shot!
          ...  D_Anderson watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 72 :(msl) M_Amoros is ready to come on to replace T_Taiwo
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 75 :(msl) J_Cole will come on for J_Fleck and play MF
Min. 79 :(msl) Douglas_Costa with the dribble
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  The fans are on their feet
          ...  Douglas_Costa hits the ball first time!
          ...  But D_Anderson makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 80 :(msl) Yeboah comes on for Z_Zidane and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 83 :(msl) Douglas_Costa with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  J_Digweed gets on the end of the pass
          ...  J_Digweed with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Celtic FC fans taunt him!
Min. 87 :(msl) J_Digweed lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  J_Cole latches on to it
          ...  K_Ramsteijn wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 87 :(cfc) R_V_Persie sidesteps G_Halford
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  R_V_Persie hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(cfc) J_Gandolfini beats one
          ...  Goes past the second
          ...  He keeps going
          ...  fantastic skill!!
          ...  L_Koscielny dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 92 :(msl) Y_Sankhare moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Koscielny
          ...  But J_Gandolfini will cut out the threat

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stade Veladrome
Attendance           : 149,053
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : J_Fleck
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Y_Sankhare (26)
Injured              : N/A
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Celtic FC Match Info
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Best player          : B_Howedes (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
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     :          16        |       14
Off target           :          13        |       10
On target            :           3        |       4
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           4        |       8
Key Tackles          :           7        |       7
Key Passes           :          13        |       16
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Final Score          : Marseille 0 - 0 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  39   2   2   2  34 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
G_Halford      DF   1  28   8   3  35 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
T_Taiwo        DF   2  28   4   3  31 |  74   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
L_Shawry       DF   2  27   8   7  15 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   1
L_Koscielny    DF   2  26  10   7  36 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
J_Fleck        MF   1   6  28   9  28 |  77   0   1   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  40   5
Y_Sankhare     MF   3   8  27  11  36 |  94   0   0   3   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  28   0
Douglas_Costa  MF   2   7  26  10  42 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
N_Ben_Khalifa  MF   1  11  25  11  25 |  94   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20   7
J_Digweed      FW   1   7   8  27  19 |  94   0   0   1   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  10   6
Z_Zidane       FW   2   8   8  27  34 |  82   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_Amoros       DF   2  24   8   7  42 |  20   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cole         MF   3   7  23   7  33 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Griffiths    MF   1   3  23   7  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Yeboah         FW   1   6   6  26  31 |  12   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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D_Anderson     GK  33   4   1   5  19 |  94   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
B_Howedes      DF   2  26  10   8  23 |  94   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
I_Garde        DF   2  26  10   6  32 |  70   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  20   0
K_Ramsteijn    DF   1  25  10   9  42 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
P_Cocu         DF   2  24   7  10  30 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
K_Mizuno       DM   1   8  27   9  28 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
Ludovic        MF   2   1  27   1  25 |  62   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_McArthur     MF   3   6  24   7  12 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
J_Gandolfini   MF   3   8  23  17  12 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
M_Phisbaena    AM   2   8  12  29  32 |  94   0   0   3   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  30  10
P_McGowan      FW   2   8   7  29  16 |  66   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
S_Assenjo      GK  27   3   3   4  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Metzelder    DF   2  24   7   8  30 |  24   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Almen_Abdi     MF   1  10  25  10  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_V_Persie     MF   2   8  25  12  31 |  32   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
Sansao         FW   1   8   8  25  23 |  28   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
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