June Ridout Memorial Cup Groug Stage Match 3, Benfica vs. Celtic FC (Wed Feb 26)


                              Benfica  |  Celtic FC
                          4-1-2-1-2 L  |  4-4-2 N
                   Matias Finkelstein  |  Malky McKay
                                       |
                       P_Gazzaniga GK  |  GK Carlos_Bravo
                            D_Rose DF  |  DF F_Sierralta
                          W_Morgan DF  |  DF Kim_Min_Jae
                         P_Maldini DF  |  DF S_Stallbaum
                             A_Bah DF  |  DF Nahuel_Molina
                         W_Dustice DM  |  MF Arne_Engels
                        D_Maradona MF  |  MF M_Olise
                         C_Hikarra MF  |  MF K_Sema
                        Joao_Mario AM  |  MF R_Tabatta
                            G_Cano FW  |  FW I_Sarr
                           D_Suker FW  |  FW K_Furuhashi
                                       |
                          L_Yashin SUB |  SUB D_De_Gea
                           Diego_T SUB |  SUB A_Ibarguen
                          C_Romero SUB |  SUB Jota_Neves
                          C_Medina SUB |  SUB S_Mannsverk
                          P_Minuti SUB |  SUB Steve_Brown

Referee: A_Taylor (England)


Min. 2  :(bfa) A defence splitting pass from D_Maradona to P_Maldini
          ...  But S_Stallbaum puts it in row Z!
Min. 2  :(cfc) M_Olise holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to K_Sema
          ...  K_Sema hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He is dancing round the corner flag!
          ...  Celtic FC go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Benfica 0-1 Celtic FC ...
Min. 3  :(cfc) Celtic FC restructured their strategy to P
Min. 3  :(cfc) R_Tabatta with a neat pass into K_Furuhashi
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by D_Maradona
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Sierralta curls it into the box!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga jumps well to claim it!
Min. 13 :(bfa) C_Hikarra looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to G_Cano
          ...  S_Stallbaum brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But A_Taylor waves play on!!!
Min. 13 :(cfc) R_Tabatta gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds K_Sema
          ...  A skilful effort from K_Sema !
          ...  But P_Gazzaniga just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  A_Taylor has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 13 :(cfc) K_Furuhashi spits at W_Dustice
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 15 :(bfa) C_Hikarra retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  G_Cano gets on the end of it
          ...  But Kim_Min_Jae puts it in row Z!
Min. 17 :(cfc) K_Sema with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves the defender behind
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by P_Maldini
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Sierralta plays it towards the near post!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 23 :(bfa) D_Maradona hoofs it up field to find G_Cano
          ...  G_Cano runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  It floats over Carlos_Bravo
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 24 :(bfa) D_Suker looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to W_Morgan
          ...  W_Morgan with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  But Carlos_Bravo gets down well to tip the ball wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Maradona plays it towards the near post!
          ...  Nahuel_Molina clears the danger
Min. 24 :(cfc) Arne_Engels knocks it past D_Maradona and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  An audacious effort from Arne_Engels !
          ...  P_Gazzaniga saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 35 :(bfa) Benfica are switching their playing style to A
Min. 41 :(cfc) K_Sema finds I_Sarr with a ball over the defence
          ...  I_Sarr rifles it at the goal !
          ...  It s going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Benfica 0-2 Celtic FC ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(cfc) R_Tabatta with an incisive pass to I_Sarr
          ...  I_Sarr runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 47 :(bfa) D_Suker is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to G_Cano
          ...  G_Cano hits a curling shot!
          ...  Carlos_Bravo makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!

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

Min. 47 :(bfa) G_Cano takes on the defender
          ...  He runs past the defender
          ...  G_Cano smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  Carlos_Bravo can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  Carlos_Bravo makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 47 :(cfc) K_Sema barges D_Maradona off the ball
          ...  A_Bah wins the ball with ease
          ...  A_Taylor saw something no-one else did
          ...  A_Taylor lectures him
Min. 47 :(cfc) M_Olise sidesteps his marker
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  M_Olise hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 48 :(cfc) M_Olise sprints forward with the ball
          ...  A_Bah with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the Celtic FC players
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Right on the edge of the box!
          ...  K_Furuhashi hits it over the wall
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 52 :(bfa) D_Suker with an incisive pass to G_Cano
          ...  G_Cano attempts to drive it home!
          ...  But Carlos_Bravo makes an easy save
Min. 53 :(cfc) Arne_Engels with a simple pass to K_Furuhashi
          ...  K_Furuhashi with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  The shot slips through P_Gazzaniga's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 55 :(cfc) Arne_Engels finds I_Sarr on the edge of the box
          ...  W_Dustice with the foul
          ...  A_Taylor wants a quiet word
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  S_Stallbaum shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to I_Sarr instead
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by D_Rose
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Sema hits it into the box!
          ...  I_Sarr gets to it!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga gets a hand to it!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He just couldn't keep it out!
          ...  Benfica 0-3 Celtic FC ...
Min. 58 :(cfc) Arne_Engels with a glorious long pass to K_Furuhashi
          ...  K_Furuhashi with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  It s going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Benfica 0-4 Celtic FC ...
Min. 59 :(bfa) D_Suker leaves Nahuel_Molina standing
          ...  K_Furuhashi clears with a diving header
Min. 59 :(cfc) R_Tabatta with the dribble
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  The fans are on their feet
          ...  P_Maldini tackles cleanly
Min. 60 :(bfa) Diego_T is being brought on
          ...  P_Maldini is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 60 :(bfa) G_Cano jumps over Arne_Engels's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  G_Cano looks to see where Carlos_Bravo is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Celtic FC fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 61 :(cfc) K_Furuhashi jumps over Diego_T's challenge
          ...  K_Furuhashi goes for goal !
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 62 :(bfa) C_Medina is being brought on
          ...  D_Maradona is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 63 :(bfa) Up goes the substitution board - C_Romero on for A_Bah as a DF
Min. 64 :(cfc) R_Tabatta holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to I_Sarr
          ...  I_Sarr keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 64 :(bfa) C_Medina with a short pass to find G_Cano
          ...  Nahuel_Molina stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That s a rash challenge!!
Min. 65 :(cfc) R_Tabatta with the heel pass to K_Furuhashi
          ...  W_Morgan gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 67 :(bfa) P_Minuti replaces G_Cano and will play FW
Min. 68 :(cfc) M_Olise boots it towards I_Sarr
          ...  C_Romero with an ugly foul
          ...  A_Taylor will want to speak to him
          ...  The ref shouts him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  He's off!!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  K_Sema floats it forward
          ...  I_Sarr latches onto the end of it
          ...  I_Sarr sees Carlos_Bravo off his line !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the bench
          ...  He jumps on a delighted Malky McKay
          ...  He has completed his hat trick!
          ...  And that takes his tally to 10 for the campaign!!
          ...  Benfica 0-5 Celtic FC ...
Min. 70 :(cfc) A_Ibarguen is going to be brought on
          ...  S_Stallbaum is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 70 :(cfc) Jota_Neves is being prepared to come on
          ...  Arne_Engels is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 70 :(cfc) S_Mannsverk replaces R_Tabatta and will play MF
Min. 70 :(cfc) Steve_Brown is being prepared to come on
          ...  I_Sarr is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 71 :(bfa) Joao_Mario with the header on
          ...  He finds D_Suker in space
          ...  D_Suker hits a curling shot!
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 73 :(bfa) C_Hikarra passes the ball to D_Suker
          ...  K_Sema is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was pushing down on his man
          ...  A_Taylor gave him a strong warning
Min. 74 :(cfc) K_Furuhashi with electric pace
          ...  He eases past D_Rose
          ...  K_Furuhashi hits a great drive!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 74 :(cfc) Kim_Min_Jae spits at Diego_T
          ...  A_Taylor calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 75 :(cfc) The Celtic FC manager shouts at them from the touchline to play D
Min. 75 :(cfc) Curled in dangerously from S_Mannsverk to K_Furuhashi
          ...  But D_Rose wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 76 :(bfa) P_Minuti knocks it past F_Sierralta and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Steve_Brown reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 79 :(bfa) P_Minuti picks up the pass
          ...  F_Sierralta rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  What s A_Taylor going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 84 :(bfa) P_Minuti beats Nahuel_Molina
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  Steve_Brown tugs on his opponent s shirt!!
          ...  A_Taylor has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by A_Taylor!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 85 :(cfc) K_Sema barges Joao_Mario off the ball
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by W_Morgan
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Mannsverk chips the ball into the area!
          ...  K_Furuhashi with the header
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(cfc) Steve_Brown runs at the defender
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Diego_T and it had to be
Min. 89 :(bfa) D_Suker sidesteps his marker
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  A_Ibarguen with a nasty foul
          ...  A_Taylor calls him for a talk
          ...  It s just a warning
Min. 90 :(cfc) K_Furuhashi kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  F_Sierralta gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Diego_T rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  What s A_Taylor going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 91 :(cfc) K_Furuhashi turns past Diego_T
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  K_Furuhashi attempts a chip!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
Attendance           : 131,000
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : G_Cano
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : C_Romero (68)
Booked               : A_Bah (48)
Injured              : N/A
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Celtic FC Match Info
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Best player          : I_Sarr (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : K_Sema (2), I_Sarr (41,55,68), K_Furuhashi (58)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : K_Furuhashi (13), Kim_Min_Jae (74), Steve_Brown (84)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Benfica     |    Celtic FC
Attempts on Goal     :           7        |       16
Off target           :           4        |       6
On target            :           3        |       10
Possession           :          34        |       66
Corners              :           1        |       4
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           4        |       4
Fouls                :           7        |       10
Key Tackles          :           9        |       6
Key Passes           :           9        |       13
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Final Score          : Benfica 0 - 5 Celtic FC
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Player Statistics - Benfica
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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P_Gazzaniga    GK  36   1   2   3  40 |  93   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
D_Rose         DF   1  35  12   8  22 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30 -20 -20
W_Morgan       DF   3  33  13   7  10 |  93   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  50   0   5
P_Maldini      DF   2  33   8   4  33 |  62   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
A_Bah          DF   2  30   7   5  30 |  65   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
W_Dustice      DM   1  14  30   7  42 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Maradona     MF   2  12  33   1  16 |  64   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5  10 -20
C_Hikarra      MF   1   4  31   3  28 |  93   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
Joao_Mario     AM   2   6  32  18  28 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
G_Cano         FW   2   1   4  33   9 |  69   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
D_Suker        FW   1   7  13  31  31 |  93   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
L_Yashin       GK  29   2   1   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Diego_T        DF   2  28   5   5  29 |  31   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
C_Romero       DF   1  27   1   2  34 |   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
C_Medina       MF   2  23  24   1   9 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Minuti       FW   2   9   9  28  11 |  24   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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Carlos_Bravo   GK  38   1   2   3  21 |  93   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
F_Sierralta    DF   2  34  13  18  23 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0
Kim_Min_Jae    DF   2  34   2   3  27 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  23  -2  -2
S_Stallbaum    DF   1  33  18  17  47 |  72   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
Nahuel_Molina  DF   1  33   8   3  20 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45  20  20
Arne_Engels    MF   2   5  35  12  31 |  72   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  65   5
M_Olise        MF   1   6  34  15  19 |  93   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
K_Sema         MF   1  14  33  25  21 |  93   0   0   1   3   2   1   0   0   0   0  75  30
R_Tabatta      MF   2  25  32  18  21 |  72   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0
I_Sarr         FW   1  10   9  39  21 |  72   0   0   0   0   5   3   0   0   0   0   0  85
K_Furuhashi    FW   1   5   2  34  20 |  93   0   1   1   0   7   1   1   0   0  23  13  28
D_De_Gea       GK  30   4   1   4  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Ibarguen     DF   2  28   1  19  29 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jota_Neves     MF   1  10  33  16  21 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Mannsverk    MF   1  16  31  11  11 |  21   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
Steve_Brown    FW   1  17  24  29  29 |  21   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  43  18  18
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