Elite Football League Match, Valencia vs. Celtic FC (Mon Apr 25)


                             Valencia  |  Celtic FC
                            5-1-3-1 A  |  4-1-3-2 A
                           Andie Glen  |  Stuart Neilson
                                       |
                          K_Jensen GK  |  GK T_Flowers
                       K_Ramsteijn DF  |  DF C_Berra
                       D_Criscrito DF  |  DF B_Howedes
                          Henrique DF  |  DF I_Garde
                       C_Prandelli DF  |  DF N_Wade
                           P_Jones DF  |  DM Almen_Abdi
                        A_Isaksson MF  |  MF K_Mizuno
                          P_Nedved AM  |  MF D_Damjanovic
                         O_Ruggeri AM  |  MF R_V_Persie
                              Raul AM  |  FW P_McGowan
                         G_Puciato FW  |  FW M_Phisbaena
                                       |
                            J_Hart SUB |  SUB S_Assenjo
                           S_Logan SUB |  SUB Fernando_Mera
                          I_Falque SUB |  SUB A_Arrondel
                        Emerson_Jr SUB |  SUB C_Makelele
                           Stefano SUB |  SUB O_Ighalo

Referee: F_De_Bleeckere (Belgium)


Min. 1  :(cfc) M_Phisbaena nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward
          ...  C_Prandelli gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 3  :(vla) Raul turns past Almen_Abdi
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  C_Berra reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 8  :(vla) P_Jones looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Raul
          ...  Fine tackle by C_Berra
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 10 :(cfc) R_V_Persie feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  M_Phisbaena runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  A cheeky lob from M_Phisbaena !
          ...  K_Jensen parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And K_Jensen recovers to save!!
Min. 13 :(vla) O_Ruggeri retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  K_Ramsteijn latches onto the end of it
          ...  K_Ramsteijn drives it low !
          ...  T_Flowers can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  T_Flowers makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 13 :(cfc) R_V_Persie is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to P_McGowan
          ...  A glorious effort by P_McGowan !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  K_Jensen never had a chance!
Min. 14 :(vla) G_Puciato beats N_Wade
          ...  G_Puciato with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  T_Flowers collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 17 :(vla) P_Nedved knocks the ball past B_Howedes
          ...  N_Wade wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Raul lofts the ball in!
          ...  T_Flowers makes the catch!
Min. 19 :(vla) K_Ramsteijn controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  G_Puciato gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  G_Puciato attempts a low drive!
          ...  But T_Flowers makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 20 :(vla) Raul curls the ball out wide to C_Prandelli
          ...  C_Prandelli tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  But T_Flowers hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 22 :(cfc) Almen_Abdi has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  P_McGowan collects the loose ball!
          ...  G_Puciato with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere calls him over
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 23 :(vla) G_Puciato sidesteps C_Berra
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  G_Puciato drives it towards goal !
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 28 :(vla) Henrique with a first time pass
          ...  Raul runs onto it!
          ...  B_Howedes cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 28 :(cfc) The ball is passed in from K_Mizuno, he finds D_Damjanovic
          ...  A_Isaksson is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He received a good talking to from F_De_Bleeckere
Min. 28 :(cfc) D_Damjanovic sidesteps his marker
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  K_Ramsteijn takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 31 :(vla) G_Puciato with a short pass to find A_Isaksson
          ...  M_Phisbaena reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 33 :(vla) O_Ruggeri with a measured ball to G_Puciato
          ...  G_Puciato tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  The shot slips through T_Flowers's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 34 :(vla) Raul with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows B_Howedes a clean set of heals
          ...  Raul runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  It floats over T_Flowers
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 34 :(cfc) Almen_Abdi finds a hole in the defence
          ...  The defence was sleeping
          ...  He made a fantastic run though
          ...  P_Jones slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 35 :(cfc) B_Howedes pass splits open the defence and finds P_McGowan
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  C_Prandelli belts it clear
Min. 38 :(vla) O_Ruggeri takes possession
          ...  He has his back towards goal
          ...  He turns well
          ...  N_Wade rushes in with a poor tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Andie Glen looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 42 :(vla) A_Isaksson has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past R_V_Persie
          ...  He knocks it to O_Ruggeri!
          ...  R_V_Persie moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(cfc) R_V_Persie with a slick pass to N_Wade
          ...  N_Wade shoots towards goal !
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort

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

Min. 48 :(vla) P_Nedved has it now
          ...  He takes on N_Wade
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Raul!
          ...  I_Garde wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by A_Isaksson
          ...  T_Flowers fists it away!
Min. 50 :(vla) P_Nedved knocks it past C_Berra and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  P_Nedved with the drive!
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 55 :(vla) Stefano takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace G_Puciato as FW
Min. 56 :(vla) K_Ramsteijn takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to C_Prandelli
          ...  C_Prandelli hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  T_Flowers makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 59 :(vla) Raul plays a long ball to Stefano
          ...  C_Berra wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by A_Isaksson
          ...  T_Flowers fists it away!
Min. 60 :(vla) I_Falque is coming on for P_Nedved and playing MF
Min. 60 :(cfc) a big roar from the crowd as A_Arrondel comes on for N_Wade to play DF
Min. 63 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena knocks the ball past Henrique
          ...  M_Phisbaena hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Valencia fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 63 :(vla) Stefano plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  M_Phisbaena with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere calls him over
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 65 :(vla) Emerson_Jr is coming on and O_Ruggeri is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 66 :(cfc) C_Makelele replaces an unhappy D_Damjanovic and will play as a MF
Min. 66 :(vla) Stefano beats C_Makelele
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Stefano hits a crisp volley!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  T_Flowers tips it wide !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by Emerson_Jr
          ...  T_Flowers catches it!
Min. 68 :(cfc) C_Makelele miskicks!
          ...  He finds Almen_Abdi though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  But Stefano sweeps up the threat
Min. 69 :(cfc) K_Mizuno knocks it forward
          ...  D_Criscrito slips
          ...  B_Howedes gets to it!
          ...  B_Howedes attempts a low drive!
          ...  K_Jensen with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 71 :(vla) A_Isaksson runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Raul
          ...  Raul tries to beat T_Flowers!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 72 :(vla) A_Isaksson with a probing through ball Raul
          ...  Raul fires the shot in!
          ...  T_Flowers goes down well to save
Min. 72 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena with a measured ball to P_McGowan
          ...  A_Isaksson knobbles the attacking player.
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere blows up for a foul
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  This is a good chance!
          ...  K_Mizuno shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to M_Phisbaena instead
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by I_Falque
Min. 73 :(cfc) K_Mizuno drives it across the face of the goal M_Phisbaena
          ...  Stefano wins the ball with ease
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere saw something no-one else did
Min. 79 :(vla) Raul runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of Stefano
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  A thundering drive by Stefano !
          ...  T_Flowers falls over
          ...  But T_Flowers is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 81 :(vla) Henrique can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to Raul
          ...  Raul sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 82 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena runs forward
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  M_Phisbaena tries to chip the ball over K_Jensen!
          ...  K_Jensen has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  K_Jensen is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 84 :(vla) Stefano is through on goal
          ...  Stefano tries to beat T_Flowers from outside the area!
          ...  But T_Flowers comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 86 :(cfc) P_McGowan nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  P_McGowan with a bicycle kick !
          ...  But K_Jensen hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 92 :(vla) Henrique with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows B_Howedes a clean set of heals
          ...  Henrique fires a shot at goal !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  T_Flowers moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 93 :(vla) Stefano had to stretch to reach the pass
          ...  I_Garde wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Mestalla Stadium
Attendance           : 110,000
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : C_Prandelli
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : G_Puciato (22), A_Isaksson (72)
Injured              : N/A
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Celtic FC Match Info
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Best player          : T_Flowers (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N_Wade (38), M_Phisbaena (63)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Valencia     |    Celtic FC
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       7
Off target           :           8        |       4
On target            :           8        |       3
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           4        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :          10        |       7
Key Tackles          :           6        |       9
Key Passes           :          15        |       9
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Final Score          : Valencia 0 - 0 Celtic FC
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Player Statistics - Valencia
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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K_Jensen       GK  39   4   5   3  18 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
K_Ramsteijn    DF   1  27  11  10  42 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   1
D_Criscrito    DF   2  27  10   7  27 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Henrique       DF   1  25  11   8  29 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
C_Prandelli    DF   1  25  11   7  29 |  95   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  80   0  10
P_Jones        DF   2  23  11   6  28 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
A_Isaksson     MF   1   8  28   4  31 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
P_Nedved       AM   1   7  24  22  17 |  61   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
O_Ruggeri      AM   1   8  24  21  19 |  66   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Raul           AM   1   8  22  20  30 |  95   0   0   3   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  30   8
G_Puciato      FW   2   9   9  26  42 |  56   0   0   1   0   4   0   1   0   0  -2   8  10
J_Hart         GK  28   2   2   7  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Logan        DF   3  28  10   8  36 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Falque       MF   3  14  26   9  19 |  34   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Emerson_Jr     MF   3  17  24  10  21 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Stefano        FW   2   9   8  28  39 |  39   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  20   0  15

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  38   2   2   1  27 |  95  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0   0
C_Berra        DF   2  30   6   6  32 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
B_Howedes      DF   2  28  10   8  23 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  10   5
I_Garde        DF   2  28  10   6  32 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
N_Wade         DF   2  28   8   6  25 |  61   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -1
Almen_Abdi     DM   1  10  26  11  30 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
K_Mizuno       MF   1   8  29   9  28 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
D_Damjanovic   MF   2   9  29   8  47 |  67   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_V_Persie     MF   2   8  26  13  31 |  95   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
P_McGowan      FW   2   8   7  31  16 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
M_Phisbaena    FW   2   8  12  30  32 |  95   0   1   1   0   3   0   1   0   0  18   8   5
S_Assenjo      GK  28   3   3   4  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Fernando_Mera  DF   3  27   9   8  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Arrondel     DF   2  23   3   7  12 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Makelele     MF   2  11  26   9  30 |  28   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
O_Ighalo       FW   1   8   7  23  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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