Elite League Match, Real Madrid vs. Celtic FC (Sun Jan 05)


                          Real Madrid  |  Celtic FC
                            5-3-1-1 A  |  4-1-3-2 P
                      Gareth Williams  |  Stuart Neilson
                                       |
                           J_Reina GK  |  GK H_Gomes
                      D_Kuzmanovic DF  |  DF B_Howedes
                         K_Tierney DF  |  DF P_A_Cocu
                        D_Carvajal DF  |  DF C_Kabasele
                       Beckenbauer DF  |  DF C_Metzelder
                            D_John DF  |  DM C_Makelele
                       F_Ravanelli MF  |  MF L_Holtby
                         L_Copland MF  |  MF R_V_Persie
                           Platini MF  |  MF A_Cejudo
                      J_Gandolfini AM  |  FW P_McGowan
                         K_Benzema FW  |  FW M_Phisbaena
                                       |
                            L_Dita SUB |  SUB P_Dahlberg
                          D_A_Cole SUB |  SUB H_Bellerin
                         M_Elliott SUB |  SUB J_A_Riise
                          Valverde SUB |  SUB C_Ronaldo
                       Matej_Vydra SUB |  SUB M_McKay

Referee: C_Cakir (Turkey)


Min. 1  :(rmd) F_Ravanelli runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  D_Carvajal latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  D_Carvajal has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  H_Gomes tips it over !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by L_Copland
          ...  D_John tries to place the shot!
          ...  But H_Gomes reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 3  :(cfc) P_A_Cocu has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past K_Tierney
          ...  He puts in M_Phisbaena!
          ...  M_Phisbaena with a bicycle kick !
          ...  J_Reina falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 7  :(cfc) P_McGowan loses his marker!
          ...  P_McGowan attempts a low drive!
          ...  But J_Reina punches it away
Min. 8  :(rmd) F_Ravanelli retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  K_Benzema gets on the end of it
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  L_Holtby takes possession
Min. 10 :(rmd) K_Tierney plays it forward to K_Benzema
          ...  K_Benzema with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  H_Gomes with a superb tip over the bar
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Platini hits it into the box!
          ...  D_John tries to place the shot!
          ...  H_Gomes falls over
          ...  But H_Gomes is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 11 :(rmd) L_Copland sidesteps C_Metzelder
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  But P_A_Cocu clears the ball to safety
Min. 13 :(rmd) J_Gandolfini controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  L_Copland gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  L_Copland fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  H_Gomes goes down well to save
Min. 13 :(cfc) R_V_Persie with a penetrating pass to C_Metzelder
          ...  K_Tierney goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 14 :(cfc) A_Cejudo feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  P_McGowan runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  P_McGowan hits a curling shot!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  J_Reina dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had J_Reina beaten!
Min. 15 :(rmd) Platini with a slide rule pass to K_Benzema
          ...  P_A_Cocu with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 16 :(rmd) K_Tierney spits at B_Howedes
          ...  He received a good talking to from C_Cakir
Min. 16 :(cfc) P_McGowan is hurt
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now
          ...  But he looks unable to continue
Min. 16 :(cfc) M_McKay will replace the useless P_McGowan and will play FW
Min. 17 :(cfc) L_Holtby moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_A_Cocu
          ...  P_A_Cocu strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 21 :(cfc) C_Makelele hits a hard pass to M_McKay
          ...  K_Benzema with an awful challenge
          ...  C_Cakir wants a quiet word
Min. 21 :(cfc) A_Cejudo looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Phisbaena
          ...  M_Phisbaena with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant
          ...  He waves play on
          ...  Goal not given there!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
Min. 24 :(cfc) R_V_Persie beats K_Tierney
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  R_V_Persie launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 27 :(rmd) Platini with a flicked pass to J_Gandolfini
          ...  J_Gandolfini shapes up for a shot!
          ...  H_Gomes blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 27 :(cfc) C_Metzelder has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_Carvajal
          ...  He puts in M_Phisbaena!
          ...  M_Phisbaena must beat J_Reina!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  J_Reina moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  J_Reina looks dejected!
          ...  That's put Celtic FC in front!
          ...  Real Madrid 0-1 Celtic FC ...
Min. 28 :(rmd) Real Madrid switch to playing E
Min. 32 :(cfc) P_A_Cocu brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  C_Metzelder makes himself available
          ...  Platini fouls badly
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 36 :(cfc) R_V_Persie jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_McKay
          ...  L_Copland with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
Min. 41 :(cfc) A_Cejudo retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  M_McKay gets on the end of it
          ...  M_McKay flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  His players jump on top of him
          ...  Real Madrid 0-2 Celtic FC ...
Min. 42 :(rmd) F_Ravanelli with the header on
          ...  He finds J_Gandolfini in space
          ...  J_Gandolfini attempts a lob!
          ...  H_Gomes gathers it easily
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(rmd) J_Gandolfini with the heel pass to K_Benzema
          ...  K_Benzema attempts a chip!
          ...  But H_Gomes is equal to it
Min. 43 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_A_Cocu
          ...  P_A_Cocu blasts it at the goal !
          ...  But he got that all wrong

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Real Madrid 0-2 Celtic FC

Min. 46 :(rmd) F_Ravanelli moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Gandolfini
          ...  J_Gandolfini tries to chip the ball over H_Gomes!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  H_Gomes never had a chance!
Min. 47 :(cfc) B_Howedes pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  M_McKay is clean through!
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Beckenbauer hits it out for a throw
Min. 48 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  L_Holtby gets on the end of the pass
          ...  K_Tierney tackles cleanly
Min. 51 :(cfc) C_Makelele controls it with ease
          ...  C_Makelele with a blistering shot !
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 55 :(rmd) K_Benzema cuts inside L_Holtby
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  C_Kabasele gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Platini crosses it in!
          ...  The ball finds its way to Beckenbauer
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  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!
          ...  L_Copland chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  It comes to K_Tierney
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  H_Gomes just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 57 :(cfc) L_Holtby moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Cejudo
          ...  But D_John wins the tackle
Min. 60 :(rmd) F_Ravanelli runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to K_Benzema
          ...  K_Benzema tries to chip the ball over H_Gomes!
          ...  But H_Gomes is equal to it
Min. 65 :(cfc) R_V_Persie hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  M_Phisbaena latches onto it!
          ...  M_Phisbaena with a little chip!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 67 :(rmd) K_Benzema steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs C_Makelele
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  K_Benzema with the shot !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 67 :(cfc) C_Kabasele turns past D_Carvajal
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  D_Carvajal reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 70 :(cfc) J_A_Riise is ready to come on to replace B_Howedes
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 71 :(rmd) D_Carvajal makes the tackle
          ...  C_Kabasele wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 72 :(cfc) R_V_Persie with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  C_Metzelder gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  C_Metzelder hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  J_Reina with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 73 :(rmd) K_Benzema with a burst of pace
          ...  K_Benzema fires the shot in!
          ...  What agility from H_Gomes
Min. 74 :(rmd) F_Ravanelli looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to J_Gandolfini
          ...  J_Gandolfini with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  H_Gomes is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Copland crosses it in!
          ...  It is cleared by J_A_Riise
Min. 75 :(cfc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  C_Ronaldo will come on for R_V_Persie and play MF
Min. 76 :(cfc) J_A_Riise beats D_Carvajal
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  L_Copland with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 77 :(rmd) Matej_Vydra will replace the useless K_Benzema and will play FW
Min. 78 :(rmd) M_Elliott replaces D_Carvajal to play as a DF
Min. 79 :(rmd) a big roar from the crowd as Valverde comes on for L_Copland to play MF
Min. 79 :(cfc) L_Holtby retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  M_McKay gets on the end of it
          ...  From long range M_McKay bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  J_Reina manages to turn it behind
Min. 82 :(rmd) Matej_Vydra knocks it past C_Kabasele and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  Matej_Vydra with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  H_Gomes never had a chance!
Min. 84 :(cfc) J_A_Riise throws a punch
          ...  K_Tierney slumps to the ground
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  Matej_Vydra with the thundering drive
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  H_Gomes never had a chance!
Min. 86 :(cfc) L_Holtby fires over a low cross to M_Phisbaena
          ...  M_Elliott wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 87 :(rmd) Valverde is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to J_Gandolfini
          ...  J_Gandolfini with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  H_Gomes blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  It goes clear!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  P_A_Cocu gets on the end of the pass
          ...  D_John with the block
Min. 91 :(rmd) F_Ravanelli runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to K_Tierney
          ...  C_Kabasele bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 93 :(rmd) Matej_Vydra with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past the defender
          ...  But C_Kabasele comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 93 :(cfc) L_Holtby is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to M_Phisbaena
          ...  F_Ravanelli slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Santiago Bernabeu
Attendance           : 150,000
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Real Madrid Match Info
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Best player          : F_Ravanelli
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Platini (32), L_Copland (76)
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 (27), M_McKay (41)
Sent Off             : J_A_Riise (84)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : P_McGowan (16)
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Match Statistics
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                           Real Madrid    |   Celtic FC
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       13
Off target           :           7        |       8
On target            :          11        |       5
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           5        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          12        |       8
Key Tackles          :           8        |       7
Key Passes           :          14        |       19
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Final Score          : Real Madrid 0 - 2 Celtic FC
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Player Statistics - Real Madrid
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Reina        GK  37   2   3   1  18 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -25   0   0   0
D_Kuzmanovic   DF   2  37   9   8  40 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
K_Tierney      DF   3  32  12   7  32 |  95   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  20   1
D_Carvajal     DF   1  30   9  10  32 |  80   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
Beckenbauer    DF   2  30   9   7  21 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
D_John         DF   3  25   5   7  22 |  95   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0  20
F_Ravanelli    MF   3  11  33   9  21 |  95   0   1   7   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  70   0
L_Copland      MF   1   9  33   7  21 |  81   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   8
Platini        MF   3   4  30   6  32 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
J_Gandolfini   AM   3   9  28  20  12 |  95   0   0   2   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  20  32
K_Benzema      FW   3   7   6  30  23 |  79   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  41
L_Dita         GK  29   3   1   1  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_A_Cole       DF   1  29   9  11  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Elliott      DF   1  25   7   5  21 |  15   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Valverde       MF   3   8  26   7  43 |  14   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Matej_Vydra    FW   1  11   7  31  13 |  16   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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H_Gomes        GK  39   2   3   7  41 |  95  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  95   0   0   0
B_Howedes      DF   2  35  11   9  23 |  72   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
P_A_Cocu       DF   2  32   8  11  30 |  95   0   2   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  60  40  22
C_Kabasele     DF   3  30   9   6  30 |  95   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100  20  20
C_Metzelder    DF   2  28   8   9  30 |  95   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  40  25  10
C_Makelele     DM   2  12  31  10  30 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
L_Holtby       MF   2   8  31   9  21 |  95   0   1   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  50   0
R_V_Persie     MF   2   9  30  14  31 |  77   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   1
A_Cejudo       MF   3   9  28   8  10 |  95   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
P_McGowan      FW   2   9   8  37  16 |  16   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
M_Phisbaena    FW   2   9  14  36  32 |  95   0   0   3   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  30  38
P_Dahlberg     GK  31   5   2   2  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Bellerin     DF   1  29  10  10  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_A_Riise      DF   3  28   7   9  32 |  14   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  10 -10 -10
C_Ronaldo      MF   3   7  28   8  21 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_McKay        FW   3   7  10  28  21 |  79   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  45
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