Elite League Match, Celtic FC vs. Barcelona (Sun Mar 03)


                            Celtic FC  |  Barcelona
                              5-3-2 A  |  5-4-1 C
                       Stuart Neilson  |  Bryngar Myre
                                       |
                         T_Flowers GK  |  GK M_Zetterer
                         B_Howedes DF  |  DF G_Bale
                          P_A_Cocu DF  |  DF G_Wilkinson
                          Henrique DF  |  DF J_Myre
                        C_Kabasele DF  |  DF Ciaran_Clark
                          M_Britos DF  |  DF J_Miranda
                        R_V_Persie MF  |  MF R_Kopa
                        C_Makelele MF  |  MF K_Mizuno
                          T_Muller MF  |  MF B_Spencer
                         P_McGowan FW  |  MF Adnan_Januzaj
                       M_Phisbaena FW  |  FW H_Son
                                       |
                         S_Assenjo SUB |  SUB N_Douchez
                        H_Bellerin SUB |  SUB K_Abrha
                       C_Metzelder SUB |  SUB Xavi
                          L_Holtby SUB |  SUB Shaqiri
                           D_Harry SUB |  SUB M_Hunt

Referee: W_Collum (Scotland)


Min. 1  :(brc) K_Mizuno is too quick for the defence
          ...  M_Britos had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 1  :(brc) R_Kopa with an intelligent ball to G_Bale
          ...  G_Bale drives the shot in!
          ...  But T_Flowers palms it behind
          ...  W_Collum has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 2  :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj hoofs it up field to find J_Myre
          ...  Henrique wins the ball
Min. 3  :(brc) G_Wilkinson with a glorious 60-yard pass to H_Son
          ...  H_Son with a thundering shot!
          ...  But T_Flowers comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 5  :(brc) R_Kopa with a 40-yard pass to J_Miranda
          ...  A well-placed shot from J_Miranda !
          ...  But T_Flowers makes a fine save
Min. 6  :(cfc) C_Makelele nutmegs the defender
          ...  But B_Spencer barges him off the ball
Min. 8  :(cfc) R_V_Persie has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past J_Miranda
          ...  He knocks it to P_McGowan!
          ...  P_McGowan must beat M_Zetterer!
          ...  M_Zetterer is beaten!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb finish!!
          ...  Celtic FC go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Celtic FC 1-0 Barcelona ...
Min. 12 :(brc) K_Mizuno spots J_Myre who is in acres of space
          ...  J_Myre fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  T_Flowers heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 15 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal
          ...  G_Bale gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Phisbaena hits it towards the far post!
          ...  M_Zetterer fists it away!
Min. 16 :(cfc) R_V_Persie is injured. He's been stretchered off
Min. 16 :(cfc) Up goes the substitution board - L_Holtby on for R_V_Persie as a MF
Min. 16 :(brc) B_Spencer picks out H_Son with the cross
          ...  H_Son tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 19 :(cfc) P_McGowan sidesteps J_Miranda
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  P_McGowan sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 20 :(cfc) T_Muller cuts through the defence
          ...  Ciaran_Clark cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 21 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena runs with pace at the defence
          ...  Ciaran_Clark with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  W_Collum wants a quiet word
Min. 23 :(cfc) P_McGowan runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off J_Myre back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  But G_Wilkinson barges him off the ball
Min. 23 :(brc) R_Kopa brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  J_Myre makes himself available
          ...  J_Myre controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  T_Flowers takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 25 :(cfc) C_Kabasele looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to M_Phisbaena
          ...  M_Phisbaena has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It floats over M_Zetterer
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 27 :(brc) K_Mizuno hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  Ciaran_Clark latches onto it!
          ...  Ciaran_Clark drives the ball low !
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  T_Flowers never had a chance!
Min. 30 :(brc) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Barcelona will now be playing A
Min. 30 :(cfc) T_Muller with the first time flick to M_Britos
          ...  M_Britos with a little chip!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered home!
          ...  Celtic FC 2-0 Barcelona ...
Min. 34 :(cfc) P_A_Cocu finds his way through
          ...  He lost his man too easily
          ...  P_A_Cocu attempts a low drive!
          ...  M_Zetterer is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  M_Zetterer looks very relieved!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(cfc) C_Makelele has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past G_Bale
          ...  He puts in P_McGowan!
          ...  P_McGowan drives it towards goal !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 46 :(brc) H_Son beats his marker
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  L_Holtby with the foul
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  B_Spencer plays it short to H_Son
          ...  H_Son with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 47 :(brc) K_Mizuno takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to G_Wilkinson
          ...  G_Wilkinson with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  T_Flowers can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  T_Flowers makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?

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

Min. 47 :(cfc) Henrique sidesteps his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Ciaran_Clark
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Muller curls it into the box!
          ...  J_Myre reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 50 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  T_Flowers is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 56 :(cfc) T_Muller with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to P_McGowan
          ...  G_Wilkinson with the block
Min. 56 :(brc) Ciaran_Clark with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from P_A_Cocu
          ...  C_Makelele with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 57 :(cfc) L_Holtby with a one-touch layoff to M_Phisbaena
          ...  M_Phisbaena attempts the shot!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 57 :(brc) J_Miranda finds a hole in the defence
          ...  The defence was sleeping
          ...  He made a fantastic run though
          ...  J_Miranda throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  But T_Flowers with the difficult save
Min. 58 :(brc) R_Kopa with the through ball to B_Spencer
          ...  B_Spencer has a go!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide
Min. 59 :(cfc) L_Holtby is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to P_McGowan
          ...  G_Bale seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 60 :(cfc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  H_Bellerin will come on for B_Howedes and play DF
Min. 61 :(cfc) L_Holtby with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to P_McGowan
          ...  The defence has gone to sleep
          ...  P_McGowan is all alone
          ...  M_Zetterer comes towards him
          ...  He dinks it over M_Zetterer
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Celtic FC 3-0 Barcelona ...
Min. 63 :(brc) K_Mizuno runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Ciaran_Clark
          ...  Ciaran_Clark with the overhead !
          ...  T_Flowers makes a difficult save
Min. 63 :(brc) B_Spencer slumps to the ground!
          ...  He isn't going to continue!
Min. 63 :(brc) Xavi is being prepared to come on
          ...  B_Spencer is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 65 :(brc) H_Son with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to Xavi
          ...  P_McGowan rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 66 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to H_Son
          ...  H_Son launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 67 :(cfc) L_Holtby hoofs it up field to find P_McGowan
          ...  But G_Bale reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 68 :(cfc) P_McGowan takes advantage of a mistake by G_Wilkinson
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  P_McGowan must beat M_Zetterer!
          ...  M_Zetterer tips it round the post
          ...  Well saved
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Makelele chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  M_Phisbaena gets a shot in
          ...  M_Zetterer gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by M_Zetterer !!
Min. 71 :(cfc) T_Muller brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  C_Makelele gets on the end of the pass
          ...  C_Makelele with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 75 :(brc) M_Hunt is coming on for R_Kopa and will play FW
Min. 75 :(brc) Shaqiri takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace G_Wilkinson
          ...  He'll play as a AM
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 77 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj has it now
          ...  He takes on Henrique
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in M_Hunt!
          ...  M_Britos reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 78 :(brc) K_Mizuno jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  M_Phisbaena with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from W_Collum
Min. 80 :(cfc) D_Harry is being prepared to come on
          ...  M_Phisbaena is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 86 :(cfc) C_Makelele races into the box
          ...  He sees M_Britos lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  Shaqiri with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 87 :(cfc) P_McGowan sprints forward with the ball
          ...  What a shot from P_McGowan !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  M_Zetterer gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 87 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Shaqiri
          ...  But H_Bellerin slides in
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(cfc) L_Holtby squares it to D_Harry
          ...  But J_Miranda slides in two footed.
          ...  W_Collum has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 90 :(brc) Xavi back heels to find M_Hunt in space
          ...  P_A_Cocu goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 91 :(cfc) T_Muller backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  P_McGowan latches onto the end of it
          ...  P_McGowan hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  But M_Zetterer punches it away
Min. 91 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past Henrique
          ...  He puts in H_Son!
          ...  A glorious effort by H_Son !
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 92 :(cfc) C_Kabasele feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  L_Holtby runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  L_Holtby hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  M_Zetterer heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Celtic Park
Attendance           : 150,000
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Celtic FC Match Info
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Best player          : P_McGowan (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : P_McGowan (8,61), M_Britos (30)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Britos (1), L_Holtby (46), C_Makelele (56), P_McGowan (65)
Injured              : R_V_Persie (16)
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : Adnan_Januzaj
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : B_Spencer (63)
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Match Statistics
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                            Celtic FC     |    Barcelona
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       15
Off target           :           6        |       8
On target            :           8        |       7
Possession           :          43        |       57
Corners              :           3        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           4        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          13        |       12
Key Tackles          :           4        |       9
Key Passes           :          13        |       17
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Final Score          : Celtic FC 3 - 0 Barcelona
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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  39   2   2   1  27 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
B_Howedes      DF   2  33  11   9  23 |  62   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
P_A_Cocu       DF   2  31   7  11  30 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
Henrique       DF   1  29  12   8  29 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
C_Kabasele     DF   3  29   8   6  30 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Britos       DF   2  28   6   8  22 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   1   1   0   0  18  -2  33
R_V_Persie     MF   2   9  29  14  31 |  16   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0
C_Makelele     MF   2  12  29  10  30 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -1
T_Muller       MF   3   9  29  10  32 |  94   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0
P_McGowan      FW   2   9   8  35  16 |  94   0   0   0   0   7   2   1   0   0  -2  -2 100
M_Phisbaena    FW   2   9  13  33  32 |  82   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  20  32
S_Assenjo      GK  29   3   3   4  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Bellerin     DF   1  28  10  10  23 |  32   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
C_Metzelder    DF   2  27   8   8  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Holtby       MF   2   8  29   8  21 |  78   0   0   5   1   1   0   1   0   0  -2  63   8
D_Harry        MF   2   9   8  25  33 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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M_Zetterer     GK  39   3   3   3  32 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Bale         DF   2  33  12   8  42 |  94   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0  10
G_Wilkinson    DF   1  32  10   8  31 |  77   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   1
J_Myre         DF   2  31   9   8  39 |  94   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0  20
Ciaran_Clark   DF   2  31   9   8  24 |  94   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0  11
J_Miranda      DF   2  29  11   7  21 |  94   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0  20
R_Kopa         MF   2  15  33   8  23 |  77   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
K_Mizuno       MF   1   9  33  10  28 |  94   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
B_Spencer      MF   1  12  31  13  31 |  65   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   1
Adnan_Januzaj  MF   3  12  29  10  23 |  94   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  50   1
H_Son          FW   2   9  11  30  20 |  94   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  10  14
N_Douchez      GK  38   2   2   7  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Abrha        DF   1  30   9   7  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Xavi           MF   1   5  30   9  31 |  29   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Shaqiri        AM   2   9  25  18  31 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
M_Hunt         FW   2   9   8  38  33 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
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