Elite FA Cup Group Match, Celtic FC vs. Lyon (Wed Dec 07)


                            Celtic FC  |  Lyon
                            4-3-1-2 P  |  4-4-2 N
                       Stuart Neilson  |  Tim Batth
                                       |
                         S_Assenjo GK  |  GK T_Snelders
                         B_Howedes DF  |  DF H_Berg
                     Fernando_Mera DF  |  DF P_Jones
                       C_Metzelder DF  |  DF R_Carlos
                          A_Alrawi DF  |  DF T_Alderweirel
                      D_Damjanovic MF  |  MF M_Ball
                      A_Ben_Hatira MF  |  MF D_Stankovic
                        K_Dalglish MF  |  MF P_Pogba
                        S_Berghuis AM  |  MF Jesus_Cordoba
                         P_McGowan FW  |  FW S_Iversen
                          O_Ighalo FW  |  FW Rodrigo
                                       |
                         T_Flowers SUB |  SUB L_Camp
                           C_Berra SUB |  SUB J_Diakiese
                          M_Britos SUB |  SUB Kwaga
                          K_Mizuno SUB |  SUB R_Sharp
                       M_Phisbaena SUB |  SUB M_Fernandes

Referee: F_Brych (Germany)


Min. 1  :(cfc) S_Berghuis with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from P_Jones
          ...  S_Berghuis sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  T_Snelders blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  It goes clear!
Min. 3  :(cfc) S_Berghuis with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  C_Metzelder gets on the end of the pass
          ...  C_Metzelder with a powerful diving header!
          ...  T_Snelders with a superb tip over the bar
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Dalglish floats the ball in!
          ...  T_Snelders jumps well to claim it!
Min. 3  :(lyn) D_Stankovic holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to S_Iversen
          ...  S_Iversen belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Jesus_Cordoba chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  P_McGowan belts it clear
Min. 4  :(lyn) M_Ball with a measured pass to Rodrigo
          ...  A_Ben_Hatira stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a rash challenge!!
          ...  He got away with just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  P_Jones swings it in
          ...  S_Iversen takes control of it!
          ...  But A_Alrawi slides in two footed.
          ...  F_Brych has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 4  :(lyn) P_Pogba with the header on
          ...  He finds P_Jones in space
          ...  P_Jones beats the offside trap!
          ...  He is clean through
          ...  He just has to beat S_Assenjo
          ...  He rounds S_Assenjo
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's given Lyon the advantage!
          ...  Celtic FC 0-1 Lyon ...
Min. 6  :(cfc) K_Dalglish runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs H_Berg
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  D_Stankovic wins the ball
Min. 6  :(lyn) D_Stankovic runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of S_Iversen
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from A_Ben_Hatira
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by M_Ball
          ...  D_Damjanovic clears the corner
Min. 7  :(cfc) A_Ben_Hatira sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to O_Ighalo
          ...  An audacious effort from O_Ighalo !
          ...  But T_Snelders punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 8  :(cfc) K_Dalglish plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  K_Dalglish fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 10 :(cfc) P_McGowan turns well with ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  P_McGowan hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  T_Snelders falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 11 :(cfc) A_Ben_Hatira with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle
          ...  But P_Jones comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 12 :(cfc) O_Ighalo latches onto the ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  M_Ball with a nasty foul
          ...  F_Brych will want to speak to him
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from F_Brych
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  This is a good chance!
          ...  A_Ben_Hatira plays it short to S_Berghuis
          ...  S_Berghuis shoots towards goal !
          ...  But T_Snelders makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 18 :(cfc) D_Damjanovic takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Ben_Hatira
          ...  A_Ben_Hatira drives it low !
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 19 :(cfc) B_Howedes sidesteps R_Carlos
          ...  B_Howedes rifles it at the goal !
          ...  But T_Snelders punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 20 :(lyn) Rodrigo with a perfectly timed run
          ...  B_Howedes with the tackle
          ...  He left his foot in there!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 20 :(lyn) P_Pogba plays it forward to Rodrigo
          ...  Rodrigo with the drive!
          ...  S_Assenjo parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And S_Assenjo recovers to save!!
Min. 20 :(cfc) Fernando_Mera nutmegs H_Berg
          ...  P_Jones with a bad challenge
          ...  F_Brych calls him for a talk
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 22 :(cfc) A_Ben_Hatira picks out P_McGowan with the cross
          ...  P_McGowan flings a shot at goal !
          ...  T_Snelders just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 23 :(lyn) P_Pogba backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  S_Iversen gets on the end of it
          ...  Intercepted by B_Howedes
Min. 24 :(cfc) The ball runs loose!
          ...  O_Ighalo seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  But P_Jones slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 25 :(cfc) P_McGowan with a smart turn
          ...  But H_Berg wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 26 :(lyn) S_Assenjo miss-kicks!
          ...  S_Iversen is through!
          ...  S_Iversen sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 27 :(lyn) P_Pogba sidesteps K_Dalglish
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  A_Ben_Hatira bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  F_Brych calls him over
          ...  F_Brych tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 31 :(cfc) D_Damjanovic hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  K_Dalglish latches onto it!
          ...  K_Dalglish drifts clear!
          ...  He is clean through!
          ...  He is one on one with T_Snelders
          ...  He tries to slide it past T_Snelders
          ...  T_Snelders pulls off a save !!
Min. 33 :(lyn) Jesus_Cordoba moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Jones
          ...  C_Metzelder makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 34 :(lyn) M_Ball with an intelligent ball to S_Iversen
          ...  B_Howedes brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But F_Brych waves play on!!!
Min. 36 :(cfc) P_McGowan has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by P_Jones
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Dalglish floats the ball in!
          ...  T_Alderweirel clears the corner
Min. 37 :(cfc) K_Dalglish with a probing pass to P_McGowan
          ...  P_McGowan tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  O_Ighalo chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  T_Snelders jumps well to claim it!
Min. 37 :(lyn) P_Pogba plays it forward to S_Iversen
          ...  A_Ben_Hatira goes in stud's first
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He's been sent off!!
          ...  RED CARD!!
Min. 37 :(cfc) K_Mizuno is being brought on
          ...  O_Ighalo is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 39 :(cfc) D_Damjanovic off the woodwork.
          ...  Fernando_Mera picks up the deflection
          ...  A vicious shot by Fernando_Mera !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Lyon fans taunt him!
Min. 42 :(cfc) S_Berghuis 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 D_Damjanovic
          ...  Rodrigo with the tackle
Min. 42 :(lyn) H_Berg runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to T_Alderweirel
          ...  T_Alderweirel has a dig at goal!
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  S_Assenjo was beaten there!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(lyn) M_Ball moves to DM
Min. 45 :(cfc) S_Berghuis with the towering header to P_McGowan
          ...  T_Alderweirel gets to the ball first
Min. 46 :(cfc) D_Damjanovic plays in C_Metzelder with a beautiful ball
          ...  C_Metzelder with the overhead !
          ...  Saved by T_Snelders
Min. 47 :(cfc) S_Berghuis beats his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  R_Carlos knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But F_Brych just turns away!
Min. 48 :(cfc) K_Dalglish beats the defender
          ...  K_Dalglish tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  T_Snelders moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  T_Snelders looks dejected!
          ...  Celtic FC have squared things up with that goal!
          ...  Celtic FC 1-1 Lyon ...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Celtic FC 1-1 Lyon

Min. 47 :(lyn) S_Iversen has it now
          ...  He takes on A_Alrawi
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Rodrigo!
          ...  Rodrigo with the shot on net !
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 49 :(cfc) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  P_McGowan is through!
          ...  A thundering drive by P_McGowan !
          ...  But T_Snelders makes an easy save
Min. 56 :(cfc) K_Mizuno with a neat pass into P_McGowan
          ...  P_McGowan drifts clear!
          ...  He is clean through!
          ...  He is one on one with T_Snelders
          ...  He nutmegs T_Snelders
          ...  It hits the upright!!
          ...  T_Snelders recovers to save it !!
Min. 57 :(lyn) S_Iversen lobs it over K_Mizuno
          ...  B_Howedes with a terrible tackle
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off !
          ...  He knew he had to be careful after the first one, and this time he had to walk!
Min. 57 :(cfc) a big roar from the crowd as C_Berra comes on for P_McGowan to play DF
Min. 60 :(cfc) K_Mizuno barges P_Jones off the ball
          ...  A delicate header from K_Mizuno !
          ...  But T_Snelders punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 65 :(cfc) M_Britos is coming on and C_Berra is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 66 :(lyn) Rodrigo has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Britos!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Rodrigo carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 69 :(lyn) Kwaga replaces D_Stankovic to play as a MF
Min. 70 :(cfc) M_Britos drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Berghuis
          ...  S_Berghuis drives it low !
          ...  T_Snelders makes a good save
Min. 74 :(lyn) Jesus_Cordoba races into the box
          ...  He sees P_Jones lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  P_Jones with a powerful diving header!
          ...  But S_Assenjo makes an easy save
Min. 75 :(lyn) P_Jones spots S_Iversen who is in acres of space
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  M_Britos belts it clear
Min. 80 :(lyn) Kwaga latches onto the ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  Kwaga sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  S_Assenjo with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 83 :(cfc) K_Mizuno controls the ball with ease
          ...  K_Mizuno gets up high for the header !
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 85 :(lyn) T_Alderweirel controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  Rodrigo gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Rodrigo with the side footed shot!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 85 :(cfc) K_Mizuno steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  S_Iversen with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  F_Brych tries to calm him down
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  M_Britos floats it forward
          ...  D_Damjanovic latches onto the end of it
          ...  But H_Berg wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 87 :(lyn) P_Pogba finds S_Iversen in the box
          ...  D_Damjanovic knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But F_Brych just turns away!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(lyn) Rodrigo with a slide rule pass to S_Iversen
          ...  C_Metzelder reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 91 :(lyn) Jesus_Cordoba looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Rodrigo
          ...  D_Damjanovic takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Celtic Park
Attendance           : 115,836
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Celtic FC Match Info
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Best player          : D_Damjanovic
Scorers              : K_Dalglish (48)
Sent Off             : A_Ben_Hatira (37), B_Howedes (57)
Booked               :
Injured              : N/A
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : P_Jones (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : P_Jones (4)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Celtic FC    |      Lyon
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       10
Off target           :           7        |       6
On target            :          12        |       4
Possession           :          62        |       38
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           2        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :          10        |       5
Key Tackles          :           9        |       9
Key Passes           :          12        |       17
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Final Score          : Celtic FC 1 - 1 Lyon
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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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S_Assenjo      GK  28   3   3   4  34 |  94   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
B_Howedes      DF   2  29  10   8  23 |  60   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   1   0  30 -10  -5
Fernando_Mera  DF   3  28   9   8  27 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
C_Metzelder    DF   2  25   8   8  30 |  94   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0  10
A_Alrawi       DF   1  24   3   3  28 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_Damjanovic   MF   2   9  30   8  47 |  94   0   3   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  40   0
A_Ben_Hatira   MF   2   6  28   8  40 |  37   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   1   0  10  10  -9
K_Dalglish     MF   3   7  25  12  18 |  94   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  10  26
S_Berghuis     AM   2   4  22  15  20 |  94   0   0   3   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  30  15
P_McGowan      FW   2   8   8  31  16 |  60   0   1   0   0   5   0   0   0   0  20   0  13
O_Ighalo       FW   1   8   7  23  21 |  37   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
T_Flowers      GK  39   2   2   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Berra        DF   2  31   6   6  32 |   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Britos       DF   2  26   6   8  22 |  26   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
K_Mizuno       MF   1   8  30   9  28 |  57   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   6
M_Phisbaena    FW   2   8  12  31  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Lyon
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_Snelders     GK  33   2   3   4  16 |  94  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
H_Berg         DF   1  25  10   7  21 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
P_Jones        DF   2  24  11   6  28 |  94   0   3   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  60  10  25
R_Carlos       DF   3  23  11   6  11 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
T_Alderweirel  DF   1  23   7   8  31 |  94   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   1
M_Ball         DM   2  11  24   4  23 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
D_Stankovic    MF   2  10  23  15  31 |  72   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
P_Pogba        MF   2   7  23  12  21 |  94   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0
Jesus_Cordoba  MF   2   7  23  10  11 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
S_Iversen      FW   2   7   8  24  32 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   2
Rodrigo        FW   1   7   7  24  20 |  94   0   1   1   0   4   0   0   0   0  20  10   8
L_Camp         GK  27   3   4   4  10 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Diakiese     DF   3  24   8   6  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Kwaga          MF   3   8  23   6  26 |  22   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
R_Sharp        FW   3   6  10  24  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Fernandes    FW   2   6   9  23  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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