Elite League Match, Valencia vs. Celtic FC (Sun Jun 05)


                             Valencia  |  Celtic FC
                            4-3-1-2 N  |  4-3-1-2 P
                          James Burns  |  Stuart Neilson
                                       |
                            Bonner GK  |  GK Hugo_Lloris
                        D_E_Boyata DF  |  DF C_Kabasele
                        B_Ivanovic DF  |  DF C_Irvine
                        P_Thompson DF  |  DF F_Sierralta
                          Chellini DF  |  DF M_Madl
                         M_Kikuchi MF  |  MF L_Holtby
                         L_Macleod MF  |  MF N_Chalobah
                           T_Kroos MF  |  MF Ianis_Hagi
                         R_Tabatta AM  |  AM K_Sema
                       D_Trezeguet FW  |  FW I_Sarr
                           D_Suker FW  |  FW L_Griffiths
                                       |
                       B_Chillwell SUB |  SUB P_Dahlberg
                          M_Gorgon SUB |  SUB H_Kamara
                          Thiago_C SUB |  SUB A_Masina
                              ToZe SUB |  SUB C_Makelele
                            W_Jose SUB |  SUB B_McClair

Referee: S_Youri (Morrocco)


Min. 4  :(vla) B_Ivanovic fires over a low cross to P_Thompson
          ...  P_Thompson looks to see where Hugo_Lloris is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 6  :(vla) T_Kroos unselfishly lays the ball back to D_Suker
          ...  D_Suker with the chance !
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!
          ...  Just look at the delight!!
          ...  That's given Valencia the advantage!
          ...  Valencia 1-0 Celtic FC ...
Min. 7  :(cfc) Celtic FC made the switch to a A strategy
Min. 10 :(vla) D_Trezeguet knocks the ball past the lunge of M_Madl
          ...  An audacious effort from D_Trezeguet !
          ...  Hugo_Lloris with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 15 :(cfc) L_Holtby squares it to K_Sema
          ...  K_Sema belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 16 :(vla) T_Kroos with electric pace
          ...  He eases past C_Kabasele
          ...  T_Kroos with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  Hugo_Lloris with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 19 :(vla) D_Trezeguet beats F_Sierralta
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  D_Trezeguet with the cheeky shot!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris reacts well to tip it wide!!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Macleod hits it towards the far post!
          ...  F_Sierralta clears the danger
Min. 19 :(cfc) K_Sema brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  K_Sema hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  Bonner with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 21 :(vla) L_Macleod with a pinpoint pass to Chellini
          ...  Chellini strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  Hugo_Lloris with a superb tip over the bar
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Kroos plays it into the danger area!
          ...  The ball finds its way to L_Macleod
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris acrobatically tips it over !!
          ...  Great keeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Trezeguet swings it in!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris makes the catch!
Min. 24 :(cfc) Ianis_Hagi squares it to L_Griffiths
          ...  L_Griffiths tries the shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He starts to run the full length of the pitch!
          ...  But it's been disallowed.
          ...  The reason is unclear!
          ...  The manager is involved down on the touchline!!
          ...  He is shown the red card!
Min. 25 :(vla) T_Kroos beats one
          ...  Goes past the second
          ...  He keeps going
          ...  fantastic skill!!
          ...  T_Kroos sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But Hugo_Lloris punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 28 :(vla) D_Trezeguet pulls it back to T_Kroos
          ...  C_Irvine takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 32 :(vla) M_Kikuchi turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to D_Suker
          ...  D_Suker with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  The shot slips through Hugo_Lloris's hands
          ...  But Hugo_Lloris recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 33 :(cfc) C_Irvine with a pinpoint pass to I_Sarr
          ...  I_Sarr gets up high for the header !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Holtby plays it towards the near post!
          ...  D_E_Boyata clears the corner
Min. 35 :(vla) R_Tabatta with a penetrating pass to D_Trezeguet
          ...  D_Trezeguet hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Celtic FC fans laugh at him
Min. 37 :(cfc) L_Holtby hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  I_Sarr latches onto it!
          ...  B_Ivanovic with the high feet
Min. 38 :(vla) P_Thompson runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to D_Trezeguet
          ...  D_Trezeguet attempts the shot!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 39 :(vla) M_Kikuchi with the first time pass to D_Trezeguet
          ...  D_Trezeguet aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 40 :(vla) T_Kroos controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs C_Kabasele
          ...  He puts in L_Macleod!
          ...  A skilful effort from L_Macleod !
          ...  But Hugo_Lloris palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 41 :(cfc) I_Sarr beats his marker
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves S_Youri
          ...  I_Sarr has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  Bonner watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(cfc) K_Sema with an inch perfect pass to I_Sarr
          ...  I_Sarr drives it towards goal !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 46 :(vla) L_Macleod drives it across the face of the goal D_Trezeguet
          ...  But C_Kabasele sweeps up the threat

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

Min. 46 :(vla) T_Kroos slides the ball across to D_Suker
          ...  But C_Kabasele wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 47 :(vla) B_Ivanovic has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past C_Irvine
          ...  He knocks it to R_Tabatta!
          ...  R_Tabatta rifles it to the far post !
          ...  The shot slips through Hugo_Lloris's hands
          ...  But Hugo_Lloris recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 47 :(cfc) L_Holtby hoists the ball across to L_Griffiths
          ...  R_Tabatta takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 49 :(vla) B_Ivanovic with a simple pass to D_Suker
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by M_Madl
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Kroos swings it in!
          ...  D_Trezeguet loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  But Hugo_Lloris with the difficult save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Kikuchi hits it into the box!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris easily claims the ball!
Min. 52 :(cfc) I_Sarr makes the tackle
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball
          ...  I_Sarr could have let it bounce!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by N_Chalobah!
          ...  It comes to F_Sierralta
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And Bonner reacts well to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Sema chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  I_Sarr swings a leg at it!
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 56 :(vla) R_Tabatta with a 40-yard pass to B_Ivanovic
          ...  B_Ivanovic tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  Hugo_Lloris collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 57 :(vla) P_Thompson moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Tabatta
          ...  R_Tabatta hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 57 :(cfc) K_Sema hoists the ball across to I_Sarr
          ...  T_Kroos is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 58 :(vla) T_Kroos with a precise pass to D_Suker
          ...  D_Suker tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  Hugo_Lloris watches it sail wide!
Min. 60 :(cfc) H_Kamara takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace C_Kabasele
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 60 :(cfc) N_Chalobah plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  M_Madl decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by D_E_Boyata !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 61 :(vla) M_Kikuchi with an incisive pass to R_Tabatta
          ...  R_Tabatta tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into Hugo_Lloris's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 62 :(vla) B_Ivanovic plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  B_Ivanovic tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 63 :(vla) D_Suker takes advantage of a mistake by K_Sema
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  L_Holtby brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 65 :(cfc) L_Griffiths slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  B_Ivanovic wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by K_Sema
          ...  Chellini gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 70 :(cfc) A_Masina replaces an unhappy M_Madl and will play as a DF
Min. 70 :(cfc) C_Makelele is coming on and N_Chalobah is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 70 :(cfc) B_McClair is coming on for L_Griffiths and playing FW
Min. 73 :(vla) D_Trezeguet leaves F_Sierralta standing
          ...  A_Masina wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 73 :(cfc) Curled in dangerously from C_Makelele to B_McClair
          ...  B_McClair drives it towards goal !
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 79 :(vla) ToZe is being prepared to come on
          ...  R_Tabatta is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 79 :(vla) ToZe plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  I_Sarr with a nasty foul
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 80 :(vla) W_Jose is coming on for D_Suker and playing FW
Min. 81 :(vla) M_Gorgon takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace P_Thompson
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 82 :(cfc) L_Holtby finds B_McClair with a ball over the defence
          ...  B_McClair hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  But it hits off Bonner's back!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Very unlucky!
          ...  Celtic FC have done it!!
          ...  They are all square
          ...  Valencia 1-1 Celtic FC ...
Min. 83 :(cfc) Celtic FC made the switch to a P strategy
Min. 83 :(vla) D_Trezeguet flicks it past the defender
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  An audacious effort from D_Trezeguet !
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 84 :(vla) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  Chellini is through!
          ...  C_Irvine gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(cfc) F_Sierralta has time and space on the edge of the box
          ...  B_Ivanovic with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
Min. 89 :(cfc) C_Irvine beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds A_Masina
          ...  A_Masina with the attempt at goal!
          ...  Bonner gets up well to catch that one

*************  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          : T_Kroos (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Suker (6)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Celtic FC Match Info
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Best player          : L_Holtby
Scorers              : B_McClair (82)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : I_Sarr (79)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Valencia     |    Celtic FC
Attempts on Goal     :          21        |       12
Off target           :           7        |       7
On target            :          14        |       5
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           5        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       4
Fouls                :          11        |       7
Key Tackles          :           3        |       7
Key Passes           :          17        |       9
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Final Score          : Valencia 1 - 1 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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Bonner         GK  31   1   2   2  32 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
D_E_Boyata     DF   2  34  12   9  11 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
B_Ivanovic     DF   3  33  12   7  22 |  95   0   1   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  30   5
P_Thompson     DF   2  31  13   6  30 |  84   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
Chellini       DF   1  29  10   8  11 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
M_Kikuchi      MF   1  16  31   9  30 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
L_Macleod      MF   2  10  30  11  31 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20  10
T_Kroos        MF   3   8  28  22  30 |  95   0   0   4   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  60  10
R_Tabatta      AM   2  23  29  17  21 |  82   0   1   2   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  20   5
D_Trezeguet    FW   3   7  11  30  21 |  95   0   0   1   0   7   0   0   0   0   0  10  20
D_Suker        FW   1   6  12  29  31 |  83   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
B_Chillwell    DF   2  27  13   8  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Gorgon       DF   2  25  10   7  32 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Thiago_C       MF   1  10  28   9  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
ToZe           MF   2  10  24  18  31 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Jose         FW   3   9  10  31  10 |  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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Hugo_Lloris    GK  39   3   2   3  13 |  95  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
C_Kabasele     DF   3  35  10   7  30 |  63   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
C_Irvine       DF   2  32  11   8  33 |  95   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
F_Sierralta    DF   2  30  12  17  23 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
M_Madl         DF   3  30  10   7  22 |  73   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
L_Holtby       MF   2   9  34   9  21 |  95   0   1   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  50   0
N_Chalobah     MF   2   8  32   5  24 |  73   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Ianis_Hagi     MF   1   9  31   7  12 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
K_Sema         AM   1  13  30  23  21 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
I_Sarr         FW   1   9   8  35  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
L_Griffiths    FW   2  10   5  29  31 |  73   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
P_Dahlberg     GK  31   5   2   2  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Kamara       DF   2  29   5   2  29 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Masina       DF   2  26   2   2  32 |  22   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
C_Makelele     MF   2  13  34  11  30 |  22   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
B_McClair      FW   1   5   9  30  13 |  22   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
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