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Season 21 Archive: Elite League, Week 2

Barcelona 2 - 1 Celtic FC

Elite Football League Match, Barcelona vs. Celtic FC (Mon Sep 21)


                            Barcelona  |  Celtic FC
                              4-5-1 E  |  4-4-1-1 N
                         Bryngar Myre  |  Stuart Neilson
                                       |
                           L_Mulen GK  |  GK T_Flowers
                            B_Myre DF  |  DF C_Berra
                            G_Bale DF  |  DF B_Howedes
                       G_Wilkinson DF  |  DF I_Garde
                            J_Myre DF  |  DF N_Burdisso
                            R_Kopa MF  |  MF K_Mizuno
                         I_Muniain MF  |  MF D_Damjanovic
                           Saruman MF  |  MF J_Plasil
                     Adnan_Januzaj MF  |  MF R_V_Persie
                            J_Cole MF  |  AM M_Phisbaena
                              Pele FW  |  FW P_McGowan
                                       |
                        Pepe_Reina SUB |  SUB S_Assenjo
                      Ciaran_Clark SUB |  SUB P_Cocu
                         B_Spencer SUB |  SUB C_Metzelder
                      G_Karagounis SUB |  SUB Almen_Abdi
                            M_Hunt SUB |  SUB J_M_Jurado

Referee: J_Hunye (Hungary)


Min. 1  :(cfc) J_Plasil controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  K_Mizuno gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  G_Wilkinson picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 2  :(brc) Pele sidesteps B_Howedes
          ...  A left-footer by Pele !
          ...  But T_Flowers punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 5  :(cfc) K_Mizuno finds himself with plenty of time
          ...  G_Bale cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 8  :(cfc) C_Berra tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  Barcelona 1-0 Celtic FC ...
Min. 9  :(brc) Barcelona's manager orders his side to play D
Min. 9  :(cfc) Celtic FC will now play E
Min. 10 :(brc) R_Kopa with a slide rule pass to Pele
          ...  I_Garde reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Cole floats the ball in!
          ...  T_Flowers jumps well to claim it!
Min. 14 :(brc) B_Myre is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to Saruman
          ...  Saruman tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 16 :(cfc) R_V_Persie with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows I_Muniain a clean set of heals
          ...  G_Wilkinson fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 18 :(brc) The defender loses control of the ball!
          ...  Pele seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  Pele tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  T_Flowers tips it over !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Myre chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  T_Flowers makes the catch!
Min. 22 :(brc) Pele beats R_V_Persie
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  Pele with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  The shot slips through T_Flowers's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 23 :(cfc) D_Damjanovic finds P_McGowan on the edge of the box
          ...  P_McGowan curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  It's beaten L_Mulen
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 29 :(cfc) D_Damjanovic brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  K_Mizuno gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj with a bad challenge
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  J_Hunye reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 36 :(brc) I_Muniain holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Pele
          ...  Good sliding challenge from N_Burdisso
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Kopa hits it into the box!
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj swings a leg at it!
          ...  T_Flowers won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 36 :(brc) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  Pele is through!
          ...  N_Burdisso muscles him off the ball
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 37 :(brc) G_Bale cuts inside I_Garde
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  N_Burdisso steals the ball of off him
Min. 38 :(cfc) K_Mizuno drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to B_Howedes
          ...  The ball hits G_Bale in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 41 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj finds his way through
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap
          ...  T_Flowers rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  J_Hunye couldn't have had a clearer view of it
          ...  Pele places the ball on the spot!
          ...  He's converted it!!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Barcelona 2-0 Celtic FC...
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena with a 40-yard pass to R_V_Persie
          ...  R_V_Persie drives the ball low !
          ...  L_Mulen parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 44 :(cfc) K_Mizuno takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into P_McGowan
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  I_Muniain looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 45 :(brc) J_Cole fires over a low cross to Pele
          ...  N_Burdisso is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  T_Flowers misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj floats the ball in!
          ...  Saruman gets something on it!
          ...  T_Flowers dives towards his top let hand corner
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal
          ...  Super Stop !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Muniain swings it in!
          ...  T_Flowers makes the catch!
Min. 46 :(cfc) D_Damjanovic squares it to M_Phisbaena
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj intercepts the pass

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

Min. 46 :(brc) Pele flicks it past N_Burdisso
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  Pele strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  T_Flowers with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 48 :(brc) R_Kopa gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to Saruman
          ...  Saruman controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  But T_Flowers comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 49 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  Pele with the tackle
          ...  J_Hunye will want to speak to him
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  PENALTY !! J_Hunye waves the players away
          ...  M_Phisbaena with the spot kick
          ...  He's converted it!!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Barcelona 2-1 Celtic FC...
Min. 50 :(cfc) R_V_Persie rushes through the defence
          ...  G_Wilkinson with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  J_Hunye calls him over
          ...  J_Hunye tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 57 :(brc) Pele loses B_Howedes
          ...  B_Howedes knocks the ball back to T_Flowers
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past T_Flowers!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Kopa lofts the ball in!
          ...  The ball finds its way to G_Bale
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  But T_Flowers just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  J_Hunye has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 57 :(brc) B_Myre spits at N_Burdisso
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 58 :(brc) R_Kopa looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Pele
          ...  Cleaned up by I_Garde
Min. 58 :(cfc) R_V_Persie is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  P_McGowan latches onto the ball
          ...  Pele with an ugly foul
          ...  J_Hunye will want to speak to him
Min. 59 :(brc) Saruman with a penetrating pass to Pele
          ...  B_Howedes clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 60 :(cfc) P_Cocu will replace the useless C_Berra and will play DF
Min. 61 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to J_Cole
          ...  N_Burdisso knocks the ball back to T_Flowers
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past T_Flowers!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Cole hits it towards the far post!
          ...  T_Flowers comes out and claims it!
Min. 61 :(cfc) B_Howedes with a precise pass to P_McGowan
          ...  Cleaned up by Adnan_Januzaj
Min. 64 :(cfc) C_Metzelder takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace R_V_Persie as MF
Min. 64 :(cfc) J_Plasil knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  G_Wilkinson belts it clear
Min. 68 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena beats his marker
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  M_Phisbaena tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  But L_Mulen smothers the ball.
Min. 69 :(brc) Pele rushes through the defence
          ...  Pele goes for the top corner !
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 70 :(brc) B_Spencer will replace the useless R_Kopa and will play MF
Min. 70 :(brc) G_Karagounis is coming on for J_Myre and playing MF
Min. 70 :(cfc) J_M_Jurado is being brought on
          ...  P_McGowan is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 70 :(brc) Saruman sidesteps N_Burdisso
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  K_Mizuno with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the Barcelona players
          ...  J_Hunye wants a word
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 74 :(brc) Pele hoofs it up field to find B_Spencer
          ...  P_Cocu plays the back pass
          ...  T_Flowers can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Muniain swings it in!
          ...  T_Flowers catches it!
Min. 75 :(brc) Ciaran_Clark is going to be brought on
          ...  G_Wilkinson is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 75 :(brc) G_Bale with an incisive pass to Pele
          ...  Pele belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  T_Flowers with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 75 :(cfc) D_Damjanovic sprints past G_Karagounis
          ...  B_Spencer clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 76 :(brc) Pele gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past P_Cocu!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Cleared by I_Garde
Min. 79 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj is in some pain
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now
          ...  But he looks unable to continue
          ...  They have no substitutions left.
          ...  Will play a man down
Min. 80 :(brc) I_Muniain with a slide rule pass to Pele
          ...  Pele with the attempt at goal!
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 81 :(brc) B_Spencer sidesteps his marker
          ...  Good sliding challenge from D_Damjanovic
Min. 82 :(brc) G_Karagounis has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past N_Burdisso!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  G_Karagounis has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  T_Flowers has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  T_Flowers is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 86 :(cfc) B_Howedes finds a hole in the defence
          ...  The defence was sleeping
          ...  He made a fantastic run though
          ...  B_Howedes with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  L_Mulen narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(brc) B_Myre with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Pele gets on the end of the pass
          ...  P_Cocu dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 90 :(brc) Pele beats C_Metzelder
          ...  Pele aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Camp Nou
Attendance           : 147,908
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : Pele (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : C_Berra (8 og), Pele (41 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Adnan_Januzaj (29), Pele (49), G_Wilkinson (50), B_Myre (57)
Injured              : Adnan_Januzaj (79)
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Celtic FC Match Info
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Best player          : M_Phisbaena
Scorers              : M_Phisbaena (49 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Flowers (41)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Barcelona    |   Celtic FC
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       5
Off target           :           7        |       1
On target            :           8        |       4
Possession           :          56        |       44
Corners              :           8        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           4        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          14        |       11
Key Tackles          :           8        |       12
Key Passes           :          12        |       8
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Final Score          : Barcelona 2 - 1 Celtic FC
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Player Statistics - Barcelona
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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L_Mulen        GK  39   4   6   3   1 |  93   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
B_Myre         DF   1  29  13   5  30 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
G_Bale         DF   2  27  11   7  42 |  93   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   5
G_Wilkinson    DF   1  27   9   7  31 |  76   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
J_Myre         DF   2  26   8   7  39 |  71   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Kopa         MF   2  13  28   7  23 |  71   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
I_Muniain      MF   1  10  26   8  24 |  93   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
Saruman        MF   2   7  25  23  30 |  93   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  11
Adnan_Januzaj  MF   3  11  25   9  23 |  80   0   2   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  58  28  19
J_Cole         MF   3   8  24   7  33 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30  20
Pele           FW   1   7   9  32  26 |  93   0   0   1   0   8   1   1   0   0  -2   8  42
Pepe_Reina     GK  27   2   1   1  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ciaran_Clark   DF   2  26   8   8  24 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Spencer      MF   1  11  27  12  31 |  22   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
G_Karagounis   MF   2   9  24   8  33 |  22   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
M_Hunt         FW   2   9   7  33  33 |   0   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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T_Flowers      GK  37   2   2   1  27 |  93  12   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  18   0   0   0
C_Berra        DF   2  29   6   6  32 |  61   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20   0
B_Howedes      DF   2  27  10   8  23 |  93   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   5
I_Garde        DF   2  27  10   6  32 |  93   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
N_Burdisso     DF   2  26   8   7  31 |  93   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60 -20 -20
K_Mizuno       MF   1   8  28   9  28 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
D_Damjanovic   MF   2   9  28   8  47 |  93   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
J_Plasil       MF   1   7  26   9  19 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
R_V_Persie     MF   2   8  25  13  31 |  65   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
M_Phisbaena    AM   2   8  12  29  32 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  10  25
P_McGowan      FW   2   8   7  30  16 |  71   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
S_Assenjo      GK  28   3   3   4  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Cocu         DF   2  25   7  10  30 |  32   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
C_Metzelder    MF   2  24   8   8  30 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Almen_Abdi     MF   1  10  25  10  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_M_Jurado     FW   2   6  24  17  18 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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