Elite League Cup Group Match, Santos FC vs. Celtic FC (Wed May 09)


                            Santos FC  |  Celtic FC
                            4-1-3-2 E  |  4-1-3-1-1 A
                           Glyn Rigby  |  Stuart Neilson
                                       |
                        A_Marshall GK  |  GK T_Flowers
                           D_Moore DF  |  DF B_Howedes
                           Josimar DF  |  DF N_Wade
                             Oscar DF  |  DF P_A_Cocu
                         N_Subotic DF  |  DF Henrique
                        Emerson_Jr DM  |  DM C_Makelele
                         S_Marsden MF  |  MF A_Ben_Hatira
                          Socrates MF  |  MF B_Bjorksson
                          Casemiro MF  |  MF L_Holtby
                         Neymar_Jr FW  |  AM M_Phisbaena
                             Bojan FW  |  FW P_McGowan
                                       |
                               Leo SUB |  SUB S_Assenjo
                          Leonardo SUB |  SUB C_Kabasele
                          J_Tessem SUB |  SUB K_Ajer
                         K_Richard SUB |  SUB R_V_Persie
                               Bar SUB |  SUB S_Chalmers

Referee: M_Stadio (Austria)


Min. 4  :(cfc) M_Phisbaena loses Oscar
          ...  M_Phisbaena rifles it to the far post !
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 5  :(sfc) Socrates with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Bojan gets on the end of the pass
          ...  B_Howedes cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 6  :(sfc) Bojan nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from N_Wade
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Bojan chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of T_Flowers
Min. 7  :(sfc) Neymar_Jr takes advantage of a mistake by Henrique
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  Neymar_Jr with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the Santos FC fans!
          ...  And Santos FC are leading in the game now
          ...  Santos FC 1-0 Celtic FC ...
Min. 9  :(sfc) Josimar runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to D_Moore
          ...  P_A_Cocu wins the ball
Min. 9  :(sfc) Oscar takes advantage of a mistake by Henrique
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  C_Makelele with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul
          ...  M_Stadio warns him
Min. 11 :(sfc) Socrates picks out Bojan with the cross
          ...  Henrique intercepts the pass
Min. 13 :(cfc) L_Holtby with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  P_McGowan gets on the end of the pass
          ...  P_McGowan keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  A_Marshall makes a fine save
Min. 18 :(sfc) S_Marsden with the first time flick to Emerson_Jr
          ...  A thundering drive by Emerson_Jr !
          ...  It's beaten T_Flowers
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 19 :(sfc) S_Marsden runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Josimar
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by N_Wade !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 21 :(sfc) S_Marsden hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Neymar_Jr latches onto it!
          ...  Neymar_Jr with a thundering drive!
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 21 :(cfc) A_Ben_Hatira changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_McGowan
          ...  A thundering drive by P_McGowan !
          ...  A_Marshall with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 24 :(sfc) Casemiro plays the early ball across the box to find Bojan in space
          ...  B_Howedes reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Socrates crosses it in!
          ...  T_Flowers easily catches it!
Min. 28 :(cfc) P_McGowan had to stretch to reach the pass
          ...  P_McGowan aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 29 :(cfc) B_Howedes looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Phisbaena
          ...  Emerson_Jr robs him of the ball
Min. 30 :(cfc) L_Holtby spots P_McGowan who is in acres of space
          ...  Socrates brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 31 :(cfc) The ball goes loose!
          ...  P_McGowan gains possesion and thinks about the shot
          ...  Josimar plays the back pass
          ...  A_Marshall can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_McGowan plays it towards the near post!
          ...  A_Marshall fists it away!
Min. 33 :(sfc) Socrates bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to Neymar_Jr
          ...  Neymar_Jr aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered into the top corner!
          ...  Santos FC 2-0 Celtic FC ...
Min. 34 :(sfc) Oscar sidesteps his marker
          ...  Henrique fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  M_Stadio sends him off the pitch !!
          ...  M_Stadio had no choice there!!
          ...  RED CARD!
Min. 34 :(cfc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  C_Kabasele will come on for P_McGowan and play DF
Min. 35 :(sfc) Santos FC will now play C
Min. 37 :(sfc) Casemiro hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Socrates latches onto it!
          ...  P_A_Cocu anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 37 :(cfc) L_Holtby knocks it past Emerson_Jr and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  D_Moore steals the ball of off him
Min. 42 :(sfc) Bojan nutmegs B_Howedes, he continues to run forward
          ...  C_Makelele with a reckless challenge
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he was unlucky there, deserve a booking only!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(sfc) Neymar_Jr breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on T_Flowers!
          ...  P_A_Cocu brings him down!
          ...  He could be off!!
          ...  M_Stadio calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is within shooting distance!
          ...  Casemiro hoists it forward
          ...  Bojan gets on the end of it
          ...  A skilful effort from Bojan !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  T_Flowers tips it over !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by S_Marsden
          ...  Casemiro gets his head on it
          ...  But T_Flowers with the difficult save
Min. 47 :(sfc) Neymar_Jr with a smart turn
          ...  M_Phisbaena knobbles the attacking player.
          ...  M_Stadio blows up for a foul
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Just outside the box!
          ...  Bojan bends it in
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  T_Flowers never had a chance!
Min. 48 :(sfc) S_Marsden looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Oscar
          ...  Oscar hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  But T_Flowers punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on

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

Min. 55 :(sfc) Leonardo is coming on and D_Moore is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 56 :(sfc) Emerson_Jr looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Bojan
          ...  B_Bjorksson makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 60 :(sfc) J_Tessem will replace the useless S_Marsden and will play MF
Min. 60 :(cfc) R_V_Persie replaces an unhappy A_Ben_Hatira and will play as a MF
Min. 62 :(sfc) Bojan finds himself with plenty of time
          ...  Fine tackle by P_A_Cocu
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 62 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena takes advantage of a mistake by N_Subotic
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  N_Subotic with a well timed tackle
          ...  M_Stadio didn't like it though
          ...  M_Stadio gave him a strong warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is well within shooting range!
          ...  P_A_Cocu hits it over the wall
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 63 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena turns nicely onto the ball
          ...  From long range M_Phisbaena bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  A_Marshall is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 65 :(sfc) Bar is coming on for Bojan and playing FW
Min. 65 :(cfc) B_Bjorksson hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  M_Phisbaena latches onto it!
          ...  M_Phisbaena has a dig at goal!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  A_Marshall is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Bjorksson chips the ball into the area!
          ...  Leonardo clears the danger
Min. 66 :(sfc) Oscar races into the box
          ...  He sees Casemiro lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  P_A_Cocu gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Socrates floats the ball in!
          ...  J_Tessem loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  T_Flowers with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 70 :(cfc) B_Bjorksson slides it through the middle to P_A_Cocu
          ...  Josimar tackles cleanly
Min. 72 :(sfc) J_Tessem runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Bar
          ...  Bar shoots towards goal !
          ...  But T_Flowers makes an easy save
Min. 74 :(sfc) Casemiro with the header on
          ...  He finds Neymar_Jr in space
          ...  But P_A_Cocu slides in
Min. 77 :(sfc) J_Tessem brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  Oscar gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Oscar controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  T_Flowers won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 78 :(sfc) Emerson_Jr with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to Neymar_Jr
          ...  Neymar_Jr hits a great shot !
          ...  T_Flowers fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 79 :(sfc) J_Tessem takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past the defender
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  J_Tessem hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  T_Flowers with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 79 :(cfc) L_Holtby sidesteps J_Tessem
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Josimar with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 86 :(cfc) C_Kabasele plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  B_Bjorksson decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Josimar
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Holtby chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Marshall
Min. 87 :(sfc) Casemiro with an intelligent ball to Leonardo
          ...  C_Kabasele cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(sfc) J_Tessem beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds Neymar_Jr
          ...  Neymar_Jr hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Emerson_Jr chips the ball into the area!
          ...  T_Flowers makes the catch!
Min. 92 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena punches Emerson_Jr off the ball
          ...  That's a terrible challenge
          ...  The referee comes over
          ...  He's already on a yellow
          ...  Straight RED CARD!
Min. 94 :(sfc) Bar jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  R_V_Persie brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio Urbano Caldeira
Attendance           : 150,000
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Santos FC Match Info
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Best player          : Neymar_Jr (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Neymar_Jr (7,33)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Celtic FC Match Info
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Best player          : B_Bjorksson
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : Henrique (34), C_Makelele (42), M_Phisbaena (92)
Booked               : P_A_Cocu (44)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Santos FC    |    Celtic FC
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       7
Off target           :           5        |       5
On target            :           9        |       2
Possession           :          57        |       43
Corners              :           5        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       3
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           5        |       13
Key Tackles          :           7        |       13
Key Passes           :          18        |       7
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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 |  97   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
D_Moore        DF   3  31  13  10  16 |  58   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
Josimar        DF   2  30  13   7  23 |  97   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  10   0
Oscar          DF   2  29   7   9  31 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  30  31
N_Subotic      DF   2  29   7   8  33 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Emerson_Jr     DM   3  18  26  11  21 |  97   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   1
S_Marsden      MF   1   8  30   8  46 |  63   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
Socrates       MF   1   6  29   8  12 |  97   0   1   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  40  70  20
Casemiro       MF   3   7  28   5  11 |  97   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40  10
Neymar_Jr      FW   1   8   7  29  20 |  97   0   0   0   0   5   2   0   0   0   0   0  82
Bojan          FW   2   7   9  27  12 |  68   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
Leo            GK  27   2   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Leonardo       DF   2  28  10  10  22 |  39   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Tessem       MF   1   8  29  17  27 |  34   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30  20
K_Richard      MF   1  10  29  10  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Bar            FW   1   7  10  30  22 |  29   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10

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 |  97  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
B_Howedes      DF   2  32  11   8  23 |  97   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
N_Wade         DF   2  31   9   6  25 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 -20 -20
P_A_Cocu       DF   2  29   7  11  30 |  97   0   5   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  98  -2  -1
Henrique       DF   1  28  11   8  29 |  34   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -30 -30
C_Makelele     DM   2  12  28  10  30 |  42   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
A_Ben_Hatira   MF   2   6  30   8  40 |  63   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
B_Bjorksson    MF   2  11  29   7  31 |  97   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
L_Holtby       MF   2   8  28   8  21 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Phisbaena    AM   2   9  13  32  32 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   1   0 -10 -10  -7
P_McGowan      FW   2   9   8  33  16 |  34   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  21
S_Assenjo      GK  28   3   3   4  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Kabasele     DF   3  28   8   6  30 |  63   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
K_Ajer         DF   1  25  10   7  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_V_Persie     MF   2   9  28  13  31 |  34   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
S_Chalmers     FW   1   8   8  25  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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