Elite League Match, Santos FC vs. Celtic FC (Sun Feb 18)


                            Santos FC  |  Celtic FC
                              4-4-2 P  |  4-1-3-1-1 P
                           Glyn Rigby  |  Stuart Neilson
                                       |
                        A_Marshall GK  |  GK T_Flowers
                           D_Moore DF  |  DF B_Howedes
                           Josimar DF  |  DF Fernando_Mera
                            R_Huth DF  |  DF P_A_Cocu
                        C_Kabasele DF  |  DF K_Abrha
                             E_Sno MF  |  DM B_Bjorksson
                       Koki_Mizuno MF  |  MF K_Mizuno
                          J_Tessem MF  |  MF R_V_Persie
                         S_Marsden MF  |  MF C_Makelele
                              Pele FW  |  AM M_Phisbaena
                               Bar FW  |  FW P_McGowan
                                       |
                           R_Locke SUB |  SUB S_Assenjo
                             Oscar SUB |  SUB N_Wade
                         N_Subotic SUB |  SUB K_Femenia
                          Socrates SUB |  SUB A_Ben_Hatira
                          Casemiro SUB |  SUB G_Puciato

Referee: P_Graham (Wales)


Min. 5  :(sfc) Bar runs into space
          ...  K_Mizuno is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  P_Graham reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 6  :(cfc) B_Bjorksson loses Pele
          ...  C_Kabasele wins the ball
Min. 9  :(cfc) K_Mizuno fires over a low cross to B_Bjorksson
          ...  B_Bjorksson curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  A_Marshall watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 11 :(sfc) E_Sno flicks it over the defenders head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  E_Sno curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 13 :(sfc) E_Sno drives it forward to Josimar
          ...  Josimar attempts a chip!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He is dancing round the corner flag!
          ...  Lets see if Santos FC can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Santos FC 1-0 Celtic FC ...
Min. 14 :(sfc) S_Marsden passes the ball to C_Kabasele
          ...  K_Abrha rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's P_Graham going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 15 :(cfc) B_Howedes looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to M_Phisbaena
          ...  Pele with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 18 :(sfc) Pele with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past R_V_Persie
          ...  K_Abrha fouls badly
          ...  That looked malicious
Min. 22 :(cfc) Fernando_Mera with a flicked pass to M_Phisbaena
          ...  A cheeky lob from M_Phisbaena !
          ...  A_Marshall takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 22 :(sfc) Koki_Mizuno with a smart pass to Bar
          ...  Fernando_Mera wins the ball well
          ...  P_Graham has given a free kick
Min. 25 :(sfc) Pele with a Cruyff turn
          ...  Pele with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  It's beaten T_Flowers
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 27 :(cfc) K_Mizuno takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_McGowan
          ...  A cheeky lob from P_McGowan !
          ...  Brilliant save from A_Marshall
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 28 :(sfc) Pele with electric pace
          ...  He eases past K_Abrha
          ...  Pele tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  T_Flowers gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 31 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to P_McGowan
          ...  D_Moore dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 32 :(cfc) P_McGowan knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  But Josimar wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but P_Graham has none of it.
Min. 34 :(sfc) R_Huth runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to Pele
          ...  Pele with the overhead !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  A classy finish
          ...  Santos FC 2-0 Celtic FC ...
Min. 35 :(sfc) Santos FC changed their strategy to play C
Min. 35 :(sfc) J_Tessem jumps over Fernando_Mera's challenge
          ...  C_Makelele fouls badly
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 36 :(sfc) J_Tessem picks out Bar with the cross
          ...  Driven towards goal by Bar !
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 39 :(sfc) R_Huth takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Pele
          ...  Pele with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 40 :(cfc) P_McGowan skips the challenge from Josimar
          ...  Josimar recovers to win the ball back
Min. 42 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena curls the ball out wide to P_McGowan
          ...  P_McGowan hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  But A_Marshall comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(sfc) J_Tessem skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Bar
          ...  Bar tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  T_Flowers watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 43 :(cfc) R_V_Persie sidesteps R_Huth
          ...  R_Huth goes in hard to win the ball back

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

Min. 50 :(sfc) Bar pauses and waits for support
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  M_Phisbaena with the foul
          ...  P_Graham calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Stuart Neilson looks relieved
Min. 51 :(sfc) E_Sno is through on goal
          ...  But B_Howedes wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Koki_Mizuno swings it in!
          ...  Pele gets his head on it
          ...  But T_Flowers comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 54 :(sfc) Koki_Mizuno cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Pele
          ...  Pele flings a shot at goal !
          ...  T_Flowers gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 55 :(sfc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  Oscar will come on for Josimar and play DF
Min. 55 :(cfc) P_McGowan with a real burst of pace
          ...  P_McGowan runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  A_Marshall blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 58 :(cfc) B_Bjorksson with the towering header to P_McGowan
          ...  P_McGowan with the punt towards goal!
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Abrha swings it in!
          ...  A_Marshall comes out and claims it!
Min. 59 :(cfc) B_Howedes spits at E_Sno
          ...  P_Graham warns him
Min. 60 :(sfc) There's going to be a change
          ...  Casemiro will come on for Koki_Mizuno and play MF
Min. 65 :(sfc) It seems J_Tessem has switched to a AM
Min. 67 :(sfc) D_Moore with the mazy run
          ...  D_Moore attempts the shot!
          ...  T_Flowers blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  It goes clear!
Min. 69 :(cfc) C_Makelele with a slick pass to M_Phisbaena
          ...  R_Huth is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was pushing down on his man
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 70 :(cfc) N_Wade will come on for K_Abrha and play DF
Min. 71 :(sfc) E_Sno beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds Oscar
          ...  R_V_Persie with a deliberate foul
          ...  P_Graham will want to speak to him
          ...  P_Graham tries to calm him down
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  S_Marsden plays it short to R_Huth
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by N_Wade
Min. 72 :(cfc) A_Ben_Hatira is coming on for K_Mizuno and will play MF
Min. 74 :(sfc) Casemiro crosses into the box, finding Bar
          ...  M_Phisbaena reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 75 :(sfc) a big roar from the crowd as Socrates comes on for Bar to play MF
Min. 75 :(sfc) J_Tessem turns well with ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  J_Tessem must beat T_Flowers!
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 77 :(sfc) Socrates retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Pele gets on the end of it
          ...  Pele must beat T_Flowers!
          ...  T_Flowers blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  It goes clear!
Min. 77 :(cfc) B_Howedes jumps over Oscar's challenge
          ...  S_Marsden with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  It is deep inside there own half
          ...  C_Makelele plays it short to P_McGowan
          ...  P_McGowan heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 78 :(sfc) E_Sno looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Tessem
          ...  Fernando_Mera wins the ball with ease
          ...  P_Graham saw something no-one else did
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  It is deep inside there own half
          ...  S_Marsden knocks it forward
          ...  Pele gets on the end of it
          ...  Pele with a bicycle kick !
          ...  T_Flowers with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 80 :(cfc) G_Puciato is coming on for P_McGowan and will play FW
Min. 80 :(sfc) Pele with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  A_Ben_Hatira pulls the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is in a good position!
          ...  E_Sno bends it in
          ...  T_Flowers parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And T_Flowers recovers to save!!
Min. 82 :(cfc) N_Wade plays in M_Phisbaena with a beautiful ball
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from S_Marsden
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 82 :(sfc) Pele makes the tackle
          ...  N_Wade with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Right on the edge of the box!
          ...  Casemiro drives it in
          ...  But T_Flowers reaches the ball. Good save
          ...  There was a foul on T_Flowers anyway
Min. 84 :(cfc) G_Puciato finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled Oscar
          ...  Driven towards goal by G_Puciato !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 85 :(sfc) J_Tessem with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past B_Howedes
          ...  J_Tessem drives it towards goal !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide
Min. 86 :(sfc) Pele takes advantage of a mistake by P_A_Cocu
          ...  R_V_Persie clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 86 :(cfc) R_V_Persie gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Phisbaena
          ...  M_Phisbaena with a little chip!
          ...  A_Marshall is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  A_Marshall looks very relieved!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(sfc) Socrates whips the ball across to Pele
          ...  Pele rifles it at the goal !
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
          ...  Goal kick given
Min. 90 :(sfc) J_Tessem slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from P_A_Cocu
Min. 91 :(sfc) D_Moore with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from Fernando_Mera
          ...  N_Wade tackles cleanly

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Academic Stadium
Attendance           : 150,000
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Santos FC Match Info
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Best player          : Pele (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Josimar (13), Pele (34)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Huth (69), S_Marsden (77)
Injured              : N/A
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Celtic FC Match Info
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Best player          : M_Phisbaena
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : K_Mizuno (5), C_Makelele (35), Fernando_Mera (78), N_Wade (82)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Santos FC    |    Celtic FC
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       9
Off target           :           9        |       5
On target            :           9        |       4
Possession           :          56        |       44
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       4
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       17
Key Tackles          :           6        |       7
Key Passes           :          12        |       9
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Final Score          : Santos FC 2 - 0 Celtic FC
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Player Statistics - Santos 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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A_Marshall     GK  39   4   6   5  11 |  93   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  85   0   0   0
D_Moore        DF   3  31  13  10  16 |  93   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
Josimar        DF   2  30  13   7  23 |  56   0   2   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  80   0  30
R_Huth         DF   2  29  11   8  43 |  93   0   1   2   1   0   0   1   0   0  18  33  -2
C_Kabasele     DF   3  27   8   6  30 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
E_Sno          MF   1  11  33  10  30 |  93   0   0   3   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  45   6
Koki_Mizuno    MF   1   7  32   7  28 |  61   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Tessem       AM   1   8  29  17  27 |  93   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   2
S_Marsden      MF   1   8  29   8  46 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  28  18
Pele           FW   1   8   9  35  26 |  93   0   0   0   0   9   1   0   0   0   0   0  54
Bar            FW   1   7  10  30  22 |  76   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
R_Locke        GK  36   2   4   4  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Oscar          DF   2  29   7   9  31 |  37   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Subotic      DF   2  29   7   8  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Socrates       MF   1   6  28   8  12 |  17   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Casemiro       MF   3   7  27   5  11 |  32   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5

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 |  93   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
B_Howedes      DF   2  32  11   8  23 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Fernando_Mera  DF   3  31   9   8  27 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0 -22 -12 -22
P_A_Cocu       DF   2  29   7  11  30 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
K_Abrha        DF   1  29   9   6  33 |  71   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
B_Bjorksson    DM   2  11  29   7  31 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
K_Mizuno       MF   1   8  32  10  28 |  73   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
R_V_Persie     MF   2   9  28  13  31 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
C_Makelele     MF   2  12  28  10  30 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
M_Phisbaena    AM   2   9  13  32  32 |  93   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  20   6
P_McGowan      FW   2   9   8  33  16 |  81   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
S_Assenjo      GK  28   3   3   4  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Wade         DF   2  31   9   6  25 |  22   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  38   8  -2
K_Femenia      DF   3  25   8   6  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Ben_Hatira   MF   2   6  29   8  40 |  20   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Puciato      FW   2   9   9  28  42 |  12   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -19
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