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Season 21 Archive: Elite League, Week 18

Celtic FC 0 - 1 FC Porto

Elite Football League Match, Celtic FC vs. FC Porto (Sun Jan 17)


                            Celtic FC  |  FC Porto
                              5-3-2 N  |  4-2-2-2 C
                       Stuart Neilson  |  Shaun Winzor
                                       |
                         T_Flowers GK  |  GK D_Marshall
                           C_Berra DF  |  DF P_Rodriguez
                         B_Howedes DF  |  DF J_Conroy
                           I_Garde DF  |  DF B_Moore
                            P_Cocu DF  |  DF L_Squillaci
                        N_Burdisso DF  |  DM Gandolf
                          K_Mizuno MF  |  DM G_Fofana
                      D_Damjanovic MF  |  MF K_Kong
                        R_V_Persie MF  |  MF Di_Maria
                       M_Phisbaena FW  |  FW S_Morison
                         P_McGowan FW  |  FW E_Adebayor
                                       |
                         S_Assenjo SUB |  SUB Helton
                       C_Metzelder SUB |  SUB H_Almeida
                        A_Arrondel SUB |  SUB R_Nomvethe
                        Almen_Abdi SUB |  SUB J_R_Riquelme
                            Sansao SUB |  SUB Juanfran

Referee: M_de_Vries (Holland)


Min. 4  :(fcp) Di_Maria moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Morison
          ...  S_Morison tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  Looks like it should be T_Flowers's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  T_Flowers looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Gandolf plays it into the danger area!
          ...  B_Howedes wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 6  :(cfc) D_Damjanovic beats Gandolf
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  B_Moore stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 6  :(fcp) S_Morison runs at B_Howedes
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  S_Morison tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  T_Flowers gets up well to catch that one
Min. 14 :(cfc) R_V_Persie runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to M_Phisbaena
          ...  M_Phisbaena hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  But D_Marshall stops that one easily
Min. 14 :(fcp) P_Rodriguez sidesteps his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  C_Berra with the tackle
          ...  He left his foot in there!
          ...  M_de_Vries warned him
Min. 17 :(fcp) Gandolf retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  P_Rodriguez latches onto the end of it
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by C_Berra
Min. 23 :(fcp) Di_Maria with an inch perfect pass to K_Kong
          ...  R_V_Persie with a deliberate foul
          ...  That deserves a punishment
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one
          ...  Stuart Neilson looks relieved
          ...  Shaun Winzor is far from happy with that decision
Min. 23 :(fcp) B_Moore has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past I_Garde
          ...  He puts in S_Morison!
          ...  S_Morison leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  T_Flowers gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 25 :(fcp) Gandolf has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  K_Kong gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  T_Flowers is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
          ...  Appeals for a penalty!
          ...  Given !!
          ...  E_Adebayor is the man who takes it
          ...  T_Flowers dives
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  The keeper had no chance there!
          ...  That's given FC Porto the lead!
          ...  Celtic FC 0-1 FC Porto...
Min. 26 :(cfc) Celtic FC will now play P after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 26 :(fcp) Gandolf runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to P_Rodriguez
          ...  Blocked by P_Cocu
Min. 29 :(fcp) P_Rodriguez with the dribble
          ...  He uses his pace to get free
          ...  P_Rodriguez fires a shot at goal !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by B_Moore!
          ...  T_Flowers fists it away!
Min. 33 :(cfc) R_V_Persie with a pinpoint pass to M_Phisbaena
          ...  But J_Conroy slides in
Min. 38 :(cfc) D_Damjanovic chips the ball over the defence and finds P_McGowan
          ...  E_Adebayor rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena turns well with ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  M_Phisbaena hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  D_Marshall looks relieved there!
Min. 45 :(cfc) N_Burdisso crosses in from the wing, he finds M_Phisbaena in the box
          ...  M_Phisbaena with the attempt at goal!
          ...  The shot slips through D_Marshall's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 46 :(fcp) S_Morison pushes it past M_Phisbaena
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  P_McGowan takes possession

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

Min. 51 :(cfc) B_Howedes looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to P_McGowan
          ...  P_McGowan gets up high for the header !
          ...  But D_Marshall punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 53 :(fcp) Gandolf hoists the ball across to Di_Maria
          ...  Di_Maria with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  T_Flowers was lucky there
Min. 54 :(fcp) Di_Maria with a flashy move
          ...  K_Mizuno seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 55 :(fcp) L_Squillaci brings it under control
          ...  He takes on N_Burdisso
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in E_Adebayor!
          ...  E_Adebayor attempts a lob!
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 60 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena could get a shot on goal here
          ...  J_Conroy wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 61 :(cfc) N_Burdisso beats J_Conroy
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  B_Moore with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 62 :(cfc) A_Arrondel takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace C_Berra as DF
Min. 62 :(cfc) K_Mizuno crosses to M_Phisbaena
          ...  M_Phisbaena sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  D_Marshall with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 62 :(fcp) Di_Maria looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to E_Adebayor
          ...  But N_Burdisso sweeps up the threat
Min. 63 :(fcp) a big roar from the crowd as H_Almeida comes on for P_Rodriguez to play DF
Min. 63 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena jumps over J_Conroy's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  But K_Kong wins the ball
Min. 65 :(fcp) Di_Maria with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past B_Howedes
          ...  He knocks it to S_Morison!
          ...  S_Morison flings a shot at goal !
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 66 :(fcp) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  Juanfran will come on for S_Morison and play FW
Min. 67 :(fcp) FC Porto altered their play to a D strategy
Min. 68 :(cfc) Almen_Abdi is coming on for D_Damjanovic and playing MF
Min. 68 :(fcp) Gandolf turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to E_Adebayor
          ...  E_Adebayor hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 69 :(fcp) a big roar from the crowd as R_Nomvethe comes on for K_Kong to play DM
Min. 69 :(fcp) Juanfran with the dribble
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate
          ...  He's decided to go alone
          ...  A_Arrondel read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 70 :(cfc) Sansao replaces M_Phisbaena and will play FW
Min. 70 :(cfc) I_Garde lays the ball back to P_McGowan
          ...  H_Almeida wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 74 :(cfc) R_V_Persie with the nod to Sansao
          ...  J_Conroy slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 78 :(fcp) Di_Maria retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  J_Conroy latches onto the end of it
          ...  R_V_Persie with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  M_de_Vries calls him over
          ...  M_de_Vries tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  H_Almeida swings it in
          ...  E_Adebayor takes control of it!
          ...  P_Cocu gets to the ball first
Min. 79 :(cfc) Sansao sidesteps H_Almeida
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  J_Conroy takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 82 :(cfc) K_Mizuno kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  P_Cocu gets on the end of the pass
          ...  The ball hits J_Conroy in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 86 :(cfc) R_V_Persie with a well-controlled run
          ...  H_Almeida takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 86 :(fcp) G_Fofana reads the run of E_Adebayor
          ...  K_Mizuno with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(fcp) Di_Maria has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past B_Howedes
          ...  He puts in E_Adebayor!
          ...  But I_Garde slides in

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Celtic Park
Attendance           : 110,000
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Celtic FC Match Info
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Best player          : K_Mizuno
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_V_Persie (78)
Injured              : N/A
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : J_Conroy (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : E_Adebayor (25 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Moore (61)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Celtic FC    |    FC Porto
Attempts on Goal     :           5        |       9
Off target           :           2        |       5
On target            :           3        |       4
Possession           :          42        |       58
Corners              :           0        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       8
Key Tackles          :           9        |       9
Key Passes           :           8        |       14
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Final Score          : Celtic FC 0 - 1 FC Porto
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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 |  93   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
C_Berra        DF   2  29   6   6  32 |  64   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
B_Howedes      DF   2  28  10   8  23 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -20
I_Garde        DF   2  27  10   6  32 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
P_Cocu         DF   2  26   7  10  30 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
N_Burdisso     DF   2  26   8   7  31 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
K_Mizuno       MF   1   8  29   9  28 |  93   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
D_Damjanovic   MF   2   9  29   8  47 |  70   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_V_Persie     MF   2   8  26  13  31 |  93   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
M_Phisbaena    FW   2   8  12  30  32 |  72   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
P_McGowan      FW   2   8   7  30  16 |  93   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
S_Assenjo      GK  28   3   3   4  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Metzelder    DF   2  25   8   8  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Arrondel     DF   2  23   3   7  12 |  29   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Almen_Abdi     MF   1  10  26  11  30 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Sansao         FW   1   8   8  26  23 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - FC Porto
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_Marshall     GK  38   7   5   7  14 |  93   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
P_Rodriguez    DF   2  30   8  10  28 |  65   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
J_Conroy       DF   2  28  12   9  21 |  93   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
B_Moore        DF   2  27  13  11  20 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  58   8  -2
L_Squillaci    DF   4  24  10   7  37 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Gandolf        DM   2  19  27   8  19 |  93   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
G_Fofana       DM   1  16  24   7  21 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
K_Kong         MF   1   6  30   9  18 |  71   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Di_Maria       MF   1   6  27   5  37 |  93   0   0   6   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  60   5
S_Morison      FW   1   2   7  28  36 |  68   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
E_Adebayor     FW   2   7   7  27  35 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  20  20  42
Helton         GK  29   1   1   2  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Almeida      DF   2  27  12  10  29 |  28   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
R_Nomvethe     DM   2  18  23   6  28 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_R_Riquelme   AM   3   6  26  20  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Juanfran       FW   3   6   6  25  31 |  25   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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